what is a good slash base AOE weapon for nekros

[SuperbDave]

I googled it and there were bunch of suggestions already. but i am looking for something for super lazy nekros farming that doesnt require too much aiming.

I come from the good old tonkor days. so really wanted the "aim in the general direction" kinda of weapon.

thx!

[SuperbDave]

primary or secondary doesn't matter

[Pakaku]

Astilla, if you can manage the ammo

This will also let you gib enemies with any source of damage, so that should open up your options if you want to farm for it: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Amalgam_Ripkas_True_Steel

[SuperbDave]

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Astilla, if you can manage the ammo

This will also let you gib enemies with any source of damage, so that should open up your options if you want to farm for it: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Amalgam_Ripkas_True_Steel

just don't absolutely love ripkas, sooooo slow. any guns recommendations?

[Watermelons]

Originally posted by SuperbDave:

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Astilla, if you can manage the ammo

This will also let you gib enemies with any source of damage, so that should open up your options if you want to farm for it: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Amalgam_Ripkas_True_Steel

just don't absolutely love ripkas, sooooo slow. any guns recommendations?

You can fix the slow with Berserker. Or Gladiator Vice, Quickening, or Fury/Primed Fury. I recommend Berserker unless you hate the slow even at the start before you hit anything.

[SuperbDave]

oh , astilla, thx

[Sceles]

Slashing enemies apart does not give you more loot and because of changes to enemy armor scaling and to status procs slash is significantly weaker than before. And Khora is superior if you're solo farming.

Edit: Apparently the nerf was reverted, my bad.

[Sceles]

Originally posted by in:

Originally posted by Sceles:

Slashing enemies apart does not give you more loot

A what? Since he's playing nekros, did they change something about it?

Long ago, people were farming grove specters using every method possible to get more mod drops so DE decided to nerf loot abilities and later they buffed them again. I'm gonna have to double check though, starting to have doubts about what I said.

[Watermelons]

Originally posted by Sceles:

Originally posted by in:

A what? Since he's playing nekros, did they change something about it?

Long ago, people were farming grove specters using every method possible to get more mod drops so DE decided to nerf loot abilities and later they buffed them again. I'm gonna have to double check though, starting to have doubts about what I said.

Good, because you're wrong and you should've checked before you made the statement in the first place. When they set their new standard for the different loot abilities, they restored Nekros being able to Desecrate body parts separately.

[Sceles]

Originally posted by Something Something Watermelons:

Originally posted by Sceles:

Long ago, people were farming grove specters using every method possible to get more mod drops so DE decided to nerf loot abilities and later they buffed them again. I'm gonna have to double check though, starting to have doubts about what I said.

Good, because you're wrong and you should've checked before you made the statement in the first place. When they set their new standard for the different loot abilities, they restored Nekros being able to Desecrate body parts separately.

I usually do if I'm not certain about something and I was certain(certain and wrong). I'm pretty sure I've gone through this same situation multiple times in-game. I always forget how it goes with Desecrate and body parts. If DE decides to go back and forth with something it confuses me. Reminds me of when they nerfed Vacuum's range and restored it because of death threats.

[Yuki]

Weapon for Nekros? Kohm, potentially in Kuva version.

Just aim in the general direction and hold the trigger for a moment.
In general shotguns with pellets (so no phantasm and such) are far better than everything else here. One pellet kills the enemy, potentially cut him in half already while others still impact and rip of arms and legs. You often end up with 3-5 parts per enemy.
And even though it initially lacks a bit of POW per shot, the Kohm can easily be made more than powerful enough for a Kuva relic survival. No Riven necessary.

The Soma works similar, but requires aiming. One shot kills but until then there are surely a few more on its way before you release the trigger, resulting in "automagically" cutting corpses. Its a bit like having a remote saw. Hold the trigger and just pull it through the enemy group like a whip.
Kuva relic survivals will probably need a riven though.

Other than that a Panthera with a good Riven (multishot especially) is also a beast at that with more pow per shot, way better ammo economy (which shouldnt bother a nekros much :P ), more range than Kohm but less average parts. Build right its the "point in the general direction and let it rain blood at a single click of a button" weapon. And its pow per shot is enough to kill everything not exactly classifying as heavy with a single hit. And its full automatic, though with its power usually played as a semi. That power comes at a price though as the weapon is mediocre at best until about forma #6. Then however when all your heavy cal and multishots are in place it completely transforms into a very different weapon.
Imagine it as an unlimited range slash based Ignis. And the saw sounds surely add to the experience. (Multishots fan out horizontally only. Lowering your accurracy actually helps! One click and you fill the whole area with a lot of bouncing, zirring sawblades)

[JebKerman]

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Astilla, if you can manage the ammo

Really? huh, as much as the Astilla does have enough slash that it should be able to split bodies I've not seen it actually do it much.

[JebKerman]

Originally posted by Senor Avocado:

... orthos prime...

Indeed. well, not necessarily Orthos Prime, but yeah.
If you want AoE + Body Splitting, Melee is the way to go.
You're basically guaranteeing you'll always be in range to desecrate too.

Anything with more than 50% of its IPS damage as Slash should split bodies.
(so if Slash > Impact + Puncture, you should be good)

For an interesting case, take the Soma Prime. Exactly 50% of its IPS damage is Slash, so it will not split bodies. But, throw on even an Unranked Sawtooth Clip (+5% Slash) and now it can.