Pro Archwing Builds And Best Weapons To Use

Get educated on what archwings and weapons to use!

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UPDATE COMING

12/20/2018
New archwing mods have been released. Update on this guide is coming, hopefully within a month.

ARCHWING AND WEAPON COMPARISONS

ARCHWING	SPECIALTY	DESCRIPTION
Amesha	Invincible Tank, Defense, Healer	Amesha can casts drones that absorb 100% damage from enemies. 1 drone is used up each time the player takes damage. It also has a an ability that attracks enemy projectiles and heals anyone within the ability's sphere.
Elytron	Tank, Huge Nuke, Slow	Elytron has two skills that causes explosions in a huge sphere. It also can shoot missiles that explode on impact in a large sphere. Drawback to this archwing is that it is the slowest archwing.
Odonata Prime	DPS/Tank Hybrid	Odonata is tanky and has an ability that does damage in a sphere around it. The damage isn't as strong as elytron's. The area of effect also isn't as big, but still a respectable size. Odonata can also cast a small shield covering its front side.
Itzal	Weak Invisibility, Item Pickup, SUPER Mobile	Itzal has a teleport ability and it beats all the other archwings in mobility by EONS. It can also go invisible. However, once the player moves, they lose their invisibility. It also has an ability that attracts all items in a large surrounding area. ITZAL IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET AROUND IN PLAINS OF EIDOLON AND REQUIRES NO FORMA!!!!!!
PRIMARY	SPECIALTY	DESCRIPTION
Velocitus	Highest Damage, Single Target, Infinite Range	Velocitus has a charge up mechanic and does the most damage on a single target. Effective against the Jordas Golem.
Fluctus	Area Damage, Semi-Automatic, Infinite Range	Fluctus acts much like Excalibur's Exalted Blade. The shots cover a nice area and goes through walls. It is easy to use and the best weapon for killing mass amounts of enemies.
Grattler	Area Damage, Self-Damage, Automatic, Short-Mid Range	Grattler is an alternative option to Fluctus. However Grattler has some drawbacks. It fires explosives that either detonate on impact or after traveling 350 meters. The explosion can do self damage. The explosion also isn't very large. Even though grattler is an automatic weapon, its fire rate is comparable to the fluctus. The grattler's base fire rate is 6.25/s versus fluctus' 5/s base fire rate. Most people prefer the fluctus over the grattler. I personally feel fluctus is better, no contest.
Imperator Vandal	High Rate of Fire, Fully automatic, Long Range, High Accuracy	Imperator Vandal is the soma prime of Archwing. It is strong and accurate. It's got a large magazine size of 300. It's not quite hitscan, but the projectile speed is high. It is only really noticeable at long range against fast moving enemies.
MELEE	SPECIALTY	DESCRIPTION
Centaur	High Damage, High Attack Speed, Ease of Use	The only melee weapon you need. It's hands down the best melee weapon. It has the fastest attack speed and is easy to use. It does great damage even with 0 forma.

*WEAPONS CANNOT BE USED IN PLAINS OF EIDOLON!!!!!!!!!

AMESHA

SKILLS

• 1. Watchful Swarm - Tiny drones orbit the Warframe or an ally, and intercept enemy fire.
  
• 2. Benevolent Decoy - Creates beacons that draw enemy fire, converting the damage into healing pulses.
  
• 3. Warding Grace - Renders the Warframe and nearby allies immune to Status Effects, while slowing nearby enemies.
  
• 4. Vengeful Rush - All damage taken is transformed into Energy, while abilities gain enhanced range, duration and power. Affects the caster and nearby allies.

2 Formas Required

• Add V -

0 Forma Required

• Take off hyperion thrusters

Variations

• Switch primed morphic transformer for morphic transformer. The more power strength the more protective drones amesha will disperse each cast which means less power strength just means slightly more casting. In fact even a low level amesha can tank level 100 enemies as long as it can cast its drones. Primed morphic transformer is not required and is mostly just icing on the cake.
  
• Switch energy inversion for energy amplifier. Range affects the skill benevolent decoy. The base range is already big enough, so energy amplifier is definitely optional. However, since amesha is an amazing tank, energy inversion isn't really needed either.

AMESHA DEMO

ELYTRON

SKILLS

• 1. Bloomer - Fires a high-yield, remotely detonated explosive projectile capable of latching onto targets.
  
• 2. Core Vent - Vents out the Archwing's propulsion core, confusing enemy projectiles and causing them to detonate.
  
• 3. Thumper - Creates a localized storm of punishing explosions.
  
• 4. Warhead - Launches a plodding missile capable of unleashing a massive explosion.
  
• Note: Combine skills thumper and warhead for maximum damage.

3 Formas Required

• Add - - -

1 Forma Required

• Add -
  
• Take off hyperion thrusters

0 Forma Required

• Take off hyperiod thrusters
  
• Take off energy inversion

0 Forma Required

• Take off hyperion thrusters
  
• Switch out primed morphic transformers for morphic transformers. However, primed morphic transformers is HIGHLY recommended since elytron is a dps archwing.

ELYTRON DEMO

ODONATA PRIME

SKILLS

• 1. Energy Shell - Forms a protective energy shell around the Warframe.
  
• 2. Disarray - Drops flare beacons confusing incoming guided missiles.
  
• 3. Seeking Fire - Fires a large volley of homing missiles.
  
• 4. Repel - The Warframe emits a massive pulse of energy, stunning nearby enemies and sending them flying.
  
• Note: Repel's damage is descent, while seeking fire is very low.

1 Forma Required

• Add -

0 Forma Required

• Take off hyperion thrusters.

Variation

• Primed morphic transformer can be exchanged for morphic transformer, though primed morphic transformer is recommended.

ODONATA PRIME DEMO

ITZAL

SKILLS

• 1. Blink - The Itzal Archwing teleports a short distance, dropping all enemy target locks.
  
• 2. Penumbra - Activates a cloaking field that hides the Warframe and any nearby allies who remain stationary.
  
• 3. Cosmic Crush - Forms a miniature black hole that sucks in all nearby objects before rupturing in a massive shock wave.
  
• 4. Fighter Escort - Deploys drones that fight alongside the Warframe, each detonating in a destructive blast when killed.

1 Forma Required

• Add -

0 Forma Required

• Take off hyperion thrusters

Variation

• The teleport ability in some cases can teleport too far forward, so exchanging energy amplifier for enhanced durability is an option. However, more range may be better for Plains of Eidolon.

ITZAL DEMO WITH RANGE MOD IN CLOSED SPACE

ITZAL DEMO WITH RANGE MOD IN OPEN SPACE

VELOCITUS

3 Forma Required

• Add V V D

1 Forma Required

• Add V
  
• Take off Shell Rush

The Jordas Golem is weak to radiation and cold. This build is designed for the Jordas Golem and can deal up to 188k damage to the level 100 Golem in the Jordas Verdict with 4 corrosive projections.

2 Forma Required

• Add V V

1 Forma required

• Add V
  
• Take off shell rush (expensive mod)

VELOCITUS AGAINST LEVEL 100 JORDAS GOLEM

FLUCTUS

3 Formas Required

• Add V V V

This weapon is easy to forma because of the mass amount of enemies it can kill. However, if you want to spend less forma, here are tweaked builds:

1 Forma Required

• Add V
  
• Take off magazine extension OR automatic trigger

0 Forma Required

• Take off both magazine extension AND automatic trigger.

FLUCTUS DEMO

GRATTLER

2 Formas Required

• Add V D

0 Formas Required

• Take off polar magazine

GRATTLER DEMO

IMPERATOR VANDAL

2 Forma Build


0 Forma Build

CENTAUR

3 Formas Required

• Add V V -

1 Forma Required

• Add V
  
• Take off extend though I recommend against it, OR take off glacial edge for a dps drop. However, even without glacial edge, the centuar will do good damage.

0 Forma Required

• Take off both extend and glacial edge

CENTAUR DEMO

EXPERIENCE FARMING LOCATIONS: COMPARISON

NEPTUNE, SALACIA (MOBILE DEFENSE)	URANUS, CAELUS (INTERCEPTION)
Can be solo'd or with party	Must have team of 3-4
Randoms sometimes join	Randoms sometimes join
Does not need pre-made team from recruit channel	Probably needs a pre-made team from recruit channel
Easy and simple	Have to worry about capturing points and potentially failing the mission
Continuous spawns	Continuous spawns
Easy to be within affinity range of other players	Rarely within affinity range of other players
Recommended	Ill-advised
Listen to me	Don't listen to other people who suggest this mission

Neptune Salacia
Note: All videos except one in this guide were taken in Neptune Salacia!

Uranus Caelus

ALL USEFUL ARCHWING MODS

MOD	DESCRIPTION	NOTES
Enhanced Durability	+150% Health
Energy Inversion	+120% Shield Capacity
Argon Plating	+90% Armor
Morphic Transformer	+20% Ability Strength
Primed Morphic Transformer	+55% Ability Strength	Baro Ki'Teer
System Reroute	+55% Ability Efficiency
Efficient Transferral	+30% Ability Duration
Auxiliary Power	+90 Energy Max
Energy Amplifier	+60% Ability Range
Cold Snap	Freeze Enemies	Itzal ONLY
Hyperion Thrusters	+27.5% Spring Speed	Optional
Superior Defenses	+100% Shield Recharge	Optional

Note: Hyperion thrusters is optional but recommended since it will help in getting around Plains of Eidolon. It also in my opinion makes archwing mode more enjoyable.

ALL USEFUL PRIMARY MODS

MOD	DESCRIPTION	NOTES
Rubedo-Lined Barrel	+60% Damage
Dual Rounds	+30 Multishot
Parallax Scope	+80% Critical Chance
Hallowed Bullets	+60% Critical Damage
Automatic Trigger	+45% Fire Rate
Venomous Clip	+120% Toxin
Electrified Barrel	+120% Electricity
Polar Magazine	+120% Cold
Combustion Rounds	+120% Heat
Magazine Extension	+60% Magazine Capacity
Shell Rush	+50% Charge Rate	Optional, Expensive
Magma Chamber	+60% Heat +60% Status Chance	Optional, Expensive, Event Only Mod

ALL USEFUL MELEE MODS

MOD	DESCRIPTION	NOTES
Cutting Edge	+60% Melee Damage
Tempered Blade	+150% Critical Chance
Bleeding Edge	+110% Crit Damage
Extend	+80% Range
Furor	+10% Attack Speed
Poisonous Sting	+120% Toxin
Galvanized Blade	+120% Electricity
Blazing Steel	+120% Heat
Glacial Edge	+120% Cold
Searing Steel	+60% Heat +60% Status Chance	Optional, Expensive, Event Only Mod

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[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

I quit warframe a few months ago, so its not happening.

[Dzhames]

Please update.

[Ndos]

This might need some updating with the new changes coming.

[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

Ey man. You right about that! I'll do my best to do it soon. Been busier lately but ill get it done.

[ProRandus]

might want to update this in light of new archmods and grav unit for using archguns in normal missions

[ZcudFury]

Good Job man.

[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

K ill check it out

[durandle]

not that it is relevent to PoE but the cyngas is also a good archgun

[I_Burn_Heretics]

you need to craft a foundry thing in the tenno lab for archwing

[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

@lewis464 Ok, thanks I will fix it.