Cycron Build 2018 (Guide) - The Other Beam Pistol (Warframe Gameplay)

Cycron Build 2018 (Guide) - The Other Beam Pistol (Warframe Gameplay)
Beam weapons never really disappoint and neither did the Cycron. While its overall performance is nothing stellar it still held its own.
The weapon features a high status chance of thirty percent and can be used as a Condition Overload primer.

In terms of build diversity I would recommend you skip critical chance and damage in this case as the base values are rather poor and focus more on status chance and elemental combinations. The good news is that by default this beam weapon comes with Radiation damage so we can have radiation and corrosive on the same gun which spells doom for the Grineer faction.
Overall the Cycron is a solid secondary weapon and a worthy option to the Synoid Gammacor.

Veldt Build 2018 (Guide) - The Revolver Rifle (Warframe Gameplay)

Veldt Build 2018 (Guide) - The Revolver Rifle (Warframe Gameplay)
Considering the approach to the Veldt I was expecting it to deal a large amount of damage per shot and it does, just not as much as I was hoping for. The Semi Rifle features two levels of zoom and you can changes this by using your secondary fire while in aim mode.
High amount of slash but also impact and puncture which will compete for procs. After some testing it became clear to me that a slash base build will work the best for the Veldt as the weapon can double-dip into slash sources. One from the weapon's innate slash value coupled with its high status chance and second from Hunter Munitions as we do have a decent base critical chance of twenty two percent.

Overall the Veldt is a decent weapon that can shred targets but considering the other available options it will take a specific type of player to enjoy this one.

Tysis Build 2018 (Guide) - Simple & Efficient (Warframe Gameplay)

The Tysis was suggested to me as being a powerful secondary weapon but I had my doubts and so for a while I mostly Ignored it. After testing the weapon I can say that it does pack a punch, while it may not be among the strongest secondary weapons in the game the Tysis can still hold its own. The weapon deals default corrosive damage so it will do a number on Ferrite armor and you can make it have multiple elemental combos that are not possible on other weapons. Corrosive plus Viral would be a good example.



Base Status chance is high at fifty percent so the infested pistol can reach one hundred percent true status chance with just two sixty sixty mods. That high status chance comes at a steep price however. Very low base critical chance at three percent and an below average critical multiplier of only one point five. You can use bonus additive after effects such as Arcane avenger to get some critical chance on the weapon but modding for it is not worth it. I can honestly say that the Tysis surprised me as I was not expecting it to pack this much of a punch and overall it's a good secondary weapon with the drawbacks of it being projectile based and not having a decent critical chance.

Glaxion Build 2018 (Guide) - The Shattering Freeze Ray (Warframe Gameplay)

Glaxion Build 2018 (Guide) - The Shattering Freeze Ray (Warframe Gameplay)
It's not exactly news that Beam weapons are currently very strong in Warframe but some are more popular then others. At the lower end of the spectrum we will find the Glaxion, an MR Eight weapon that doesn't see a lot of play.
The range of the beam is twenty four meters and it can be extended with Sinister Reach for an additional twelve. The Critical Chance is very low at eight percent but the status chance is high at thirty four percent so we will be getting plenty of procs out of the weapon. By default the Glaxion deals cold damage and it can be combined into Blast / Viral or Magnetic damage depending on the circumstance.

The weapon performed well with a corrosive elemental combo, perhaps to well as the weapon can fully remove armor from targets and thus nullifying corrosive's damage bonus. For this reason I only recommend a single dual stat mod so we can keep the status chance in check.
Fire rate proved to be a great dps increase and the magazine size and ammunition capacity can take the hit with no problem. You can either mod for fire rate or you can use Arcane Acceleration, or perhaps even both!
Overall I found the Glaxion to be a fairly powerful weapon despite its popularity thou it has to be said that among beam weapons it's certainly not a front runner.

Cernos Prime Build 2018 (Guide) - The Sophisticated One (Warframe Gameplay)

Cernos Prime Build 2018 (Guide) - The Sophisticated One (Warframe Gameplay)
The Cernos Prime has many interesting aspects which made it an absolute joy to test. Of-course intricacy without power isn't that rewarding but I'm happy to say that the weapon can pack one serious punch.
The bow fires there arrows at once in a vertical or horizontal spread and the damage as-well as the status chance will be getting divided among the arrows. Adding multishot to the weapon will not further divide the damage but it will the status chance much like a shotgun would function.
The Cernos Prime also features a fifty percent bonus damage modifier on headshots and you can check all this info out on the wiki as-well.

I've tested all sorts of builds in order to see what the weapon is capable of and at the end of the day a critical bleed build through Hunter Munitions worked best and has the potential to one-shot even high level armored targets such as Corrupted Heavy Gunner. Argon Scope would be a good plus to the build but if you don't have it you can go for a Viral elemental combo with either the sixty mods or the ninety depending on how satisfied you are with viral proc consistency.
The Cernos Prime is a fantastic bow and I highly recommend it as long as fully understand how it works so you can play to the weapons strengths.

Convectrix Build 2018 (Guide) - The Outcast (Warframe Gameplay)

I was told (sometime ago) that veiled shotgun rivens are awesome unless Convectrix or Sweeper. With one completely out of the way I decided to give the Convectrix a chance and what I found is a lot of wasted potential.
The Convectrix is a Beam Shotgun with an awesome critical multiplier of two point four but a low base critical chance of sixteen percent. The weapon also features a thirty percent status chance with it being divided among the two beams it fires. Being a slash based weapon you can chose a viral setup to maximize slash value but from my testing the weapon worked better with straight damage builds and not forcing the status chance as unlike most shotguns it's not getting divided among a ton of pellets, only two beams.
Due to the high critical multi but low base critical chance, effects such as Arcane Avenger will have a visible impact on the weapon and It will synergize very well with Harrow or the Kavat buff.

I'm honestly disappointed that a gimmick is keeping this weapon back as I believe it would be a lot better without it.

Catchmoon Kitgun Build (Guide) - The Unbridled Force (Warframe Gameplay)

With Fortuna came kitguns and so far I have been loving my time with the Catchmoon. You can build it in a number of different ways but after testing a couple I would recommend Catchmoon with Haymaker and Splat. This combination will result in the weapon having a thirty five percent critical chance with a two point three critical multiplier and a status chance of thirteen percent.

The weapon performed very well in all gameplay and simulacrum tests, being fully capable of clearing a room in just a couple of shots thanks to the Plasmor-like projectile. The one negative to the weapon is the way the projectile functions. In contact with a surface it will detonate and deal no damage which makes it a bit unreliable in small rooms where you can hit multiple obstacles because of the sheer size of the projectile. It works fantastically well in open spaces such as Orb Valis or the Plains of Eidolon but much less so in in-door areas.

Overall the Catchmoon can be a fantastic weapon when build correctly and I fully recommend the chamber in combination with the Haymaker grip and Splat loader. Have Fun!