Next is Trinity with the Amprex(fav) Hek or Boltor. Therefore, they can also take advantage of the innate procs that come with these moves. Sadly i dont own Sigma and Octantis It can fire in semi-auto to take advantage of high critical chance and damage multipliers, or it can dump all rounds in a burst to put out some massive damage. I wish the specter is healed by her own motes because she dies to quick. It’s also a piece of the larger War greatsword, which is great for fans of giant, sweeping weapons. Not only does this build up your Mastery Rank, allowing you access to new content and weapons, but it also provides you with a lot of options for challenging missions. Inaros is incredibly fun to pair with very strong melee weapons, as he is less reliant on ability spamming to keep him alive and you can just stay in the thick of it with enemies and mulch them up like soft summer grass. It is worth noting that specters use stalker ai, which means they're actually quite good at landing headshots. A field of flowers springs from the ground, healing allies inside over time. I find giving them a primary with nice range an innate element different to any element I will primarily use in the mission can benefit most. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. I never run into an energy issue when shes out either. The Exergis does need to reload at some point with regular specters but it has infinite ammo. Another weapon that offers great adaptability depending on the threat you are dealing with. Amprex (for CC) Yeah i was thinking about trin, too. :p. Trading specter builds could be interesting is done correctly. ©2020 Digital Extremes Ltd. All rights reserved. Since a few weeks have past since DE tweaked the specter AI, i wondered if anyone has come up with a good loadout yet? I dont know how end game it is, but I find that even a vapor specter made of: Works very well as support, she likes to cast energy vampire a lot, along with Link, which doesnt do much for you, but reveals enemies nearby with the beams. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. I had good results with inaros....it seems to armor up, though it doesn't seem to cost it health. Mod this for damage, critical chance, and multishot and throw on some elemental damage mods and you have yourself one hell of a weapon. The Stalker will come after you if you kill bosses, and you should be trying to do this to get access to new Warframes. Once you’re used to the constant demands of feeding a living virus, Nidus can deal an awesome amount of damage, with excellent crowd control. You should take the Gammacor’s high status chance and run with it, boosting up the status damage and multi-shot to bring the most pain to any faction. Specters get the same benefits and can use the same passives (I.e. Probably because he’s new, although I dunno how the AI would handle consuming enemies. Reddit community and fansite for the free-to-play third-person co-op action shooter, Warframe. She does well in Infested, Corpus and Grineer for me. I don’t think any of my findings will disrupt the main top tier Pokeymans (Octavia, Trinity, Nidus, and Saryn are the ones that come to mind) but I’ve messed around with a few frames and weapons and here’s what I’ve found so far in my findings on numerous Kuva Floods and R5 Lich Missions. All of those mods are useful in other weapons, and maxing them out should be a priority anyway. The “best” frames are those with substantial base stats or unique/useful power sets against higher level content. log in sign up. You can also count on Bastille being cast regularly as a supplement for Excavations, but I wouldn’t rely solely on this. Are you ready to channel the awesome power of Clem? That makes picking a single “best build” pretty difficult. The Grineer Marelok boasts high base damage, and importantly, status chance. PS4 and Xbox One just don't have enough buttons to do that in the heat of battle (the only option is to go into settings or something). To change name of a Loadout – it seems you have to first select the Loadout in the top of the Arsenal where there is a “Loadout panel”. He also builds differently than a lot of other warframes in the game. The Latron Prime is good because it has high damage, is pinpoint accurate, and actually lets the Specter deal any form of damage towards enemies when he decides "I'm gonna stop standing in place like an idiot for a few seconds now". On top of that, i want to hear what others use so i can get a good idea of whats useful I was planning to try a Rhino with an Opticor, just to see how it scals and functions. Posted by. Yes, they block alot (channel block even). So far my favorite is Nidus with Astilla(fav) or Zarr. The game is currently in open … Press J to jump to the feed. I use to load them with the Amprex. At some point, you will need the single target damage of a good Sniper Rifle, and the Rubico and Rubico Prime are personal favorites. You can then transition to the Gram Prime, it’s bigger, badder brother. Reddit community and fansite for the free-to-play third-person co-op action shooter, Warframe. Komorex is slightly worse than Astilla in that regard but still valid. The problem is that if you can give a new player a specter will insanely overpowered gear, they would not have any challenge on whatever mission they use it on. I also rarely, if at all, see specters casting any skills so I wouldn't rely on picking a frame specifically for their skills. Warframe encourages you to build and master as many weapons as possible. I honestly need to get around to farming Nidus. Volt with the Ignis/Ogris/Scourge(fav) is next because that constant speed buff is crazy. He can also be made practically unkillable with Arcane Grace, as he will never take more damage than he is able to heal. The Gram shines thanks to high Slash damage, good critical stats, and decent status. The Atomos is basically a one-handed Ignis, and you can easily spray down a group of enemies with it, doing lots of status damage, then jump into the mix with your melee weapon and completely melt them. Weapon-wise, High-damage, High-slash weapons seem to perform the best. Specters are great. Why would you bring along another player if a cheap and easy to control consumable item can do the same? You could maybe have a way of storing a build in an item, and then if you give that item to another player, they can use that item to change their existing specters to that build. A Mastery Rank 5 weapon, it does impressive damage when modded for pure damage, some extra elemental types, and adding Heavy Caliber will increase the damage and the spread. The only drawback is he's all over the place. That should probably be decided when equipping the specters in your armory. In addition to building for raw damage, Hek has its own augment mod, Scattered Justice, that provides punch-through and a unique ability. It combines solid damage with a high critical chance and multiplier, making it something that can actually bring you into the end game without much issue. I have tried most specters except Atlas (I don't have him yet. Fleeting Expertise and Transient Fortitude are both great options to improve your damage dealing, and Flow or Primed Flow are a must if you have them. Throws tethers that knockdown and clump mooks together, Teslas for electric procs, Bastille to immobilize and strip armor, and Flechette Orb does a ridiculous amount of damage if you care about that. The first idea being the load out. He specializes in area of effect damage and healing, which great for dealing with swarms, crowds, and defense missions. Their powers are top notch support and they use them often. He does well in infested, corpus and Grineer for me. Though, in longer runs I stick with Radiation so specters can take the aggro off themselves easily. nothings set in stone yet. With Oberon, you want to build toward ability strength and range, allowing your abilities to affect more enemies and allies and deal more damage or provide more healing. i was leaning toward Trinity to heal allies and other specters. I’d recommend). Ash, Saryn). In this article, we will run through some of the stronger Warframes in 2020, but it is important to note that this issue has now been complicated somewhat by the Helminth system. I got my first taste of creating a Spector the other day. In addition, they cast Teslas and Orbital Strikes a lot, although they are extremely inaccurate with the later. Warframeencourages you to build and master as many weapons as possible. I'll also be taking a look at Oberon and Gara as mentioned by el_guiri77 and LightTankTerror, respectively. If you manage to kill the Stalker, you can get the Dread, arguably the best bow in the game. He uses Virulence sometimes and I see that he doesn't use the weapons very often, which is fine since when I play him I rarely use any weapon. It’s one of the best one-handed swords in the early game and looks pretty mean to boot. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Count on Rhino to make a game about space ninjas seem almost boring. It’s also high in Slash damage, one of the most advantageous damage types in the game at the moment. I'm talking about just trading the specter template. Chose baza as it's silenced and accurate, though not sure if the silenced aspect even matters lol. I got my first taste of creating a Spector the other day. Question though, do you want to trade specters builds or the actual specters themselves? A fast rate of fire, excellent critical stats, and an alternate firing mode that will obliterate groups, the Corinth is a weapon for all occasions. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But i figured she probably blesses as often as my rhino stomps. I should test one in melee 3.0 due to the update to heat procs (Gauss specters cast the heat version instead of the cold version). It shoots a jet of pure heat damage at enemies, reducing their armor and making them more susceptible to damage. Mostly because of iron skin, it works great on spectres. My buddy has different frames then I, so I figured if he were to make a specter build using his Warframe, he could trade them to me, or anyone else for that matter. According to my squadmate, the Specter cleared an entire high-level Survival room after going down (it was a Vapor Specter, too, to add insult to injury). It's about time warframe added a Pokemon trading center, I'd like to see all of the other spectre Deere out there in the warframe world, I like this idea. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. (XBOX)DarkForceLegend, March 5, 2015 in General. Trinity you may want to keep an eye on her so when she uses her skills, you can be near to take advantage of them. Octavia - She is awesome. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Thanks I didn't know that that's really cool. And she tends to keep other specters healed up. Not very often, but that is what happens with the Twin Grakatas. r/Warframe: Reddit community and official fansite for the free-to-play third-person co-op action shooter, *Warframe*. Rhino has better survivability than other frames when it comes to Specters, simply due to their Stalker AI being flat-out stupid. When activated, you stop in place and hold the trigger to unleash a storm of bullets at your enemies without having to aim. The Marelok is a straightforward sidearm with a lot of potential, and it doesn’t need much adjustment from round to round. His straightforward ability set and tanky disposition make him an excellent choice for missions where you don’t want to worry about dying, or even consider it as a possibility. Nidus and Trinity are the two main specters that have taken even longer than +3hrs and they stayed alive with ease till the end. Building up your ability power, maximum energy, and duration will give you the best fighting chance, and the right Arcanes that give additional damage and fire rate based on crits will turn her into a monster. Specters can be crafted in the Foundry (under Gear section) and once crafting is finished they must be equipped from Gear in Arsenal.Before a Specter building begins, a Specter loadout screen appears where a player must first set the Warframe and loadout that the Specter will use. Even before they were buffed up to actually use abilities and buff team mates, they’ve always been useful to me. It’s not quite as satisfying as the Sonicor’s audio blasting power, but it does feel pretty good to melt enemies. Marelock is a great option if your loadout lacks real single target damage. So like in some games how you can essentially program your companions for certain situations. I did a 2hr arbitration the other day and he survived just fine. I tried a rhino specter, hoping he would stomp frequently, but mine always just charges through the room. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. I play around with specters a lot and some of them surprise me. Don't give them rapid fire weapons as they only fire them in short bursts. Players c… The multi-shot mods, Barrel Diffusion, and Lethal Torrent help increase your laser’s speed and damage. For meeles if they do use blocking a Silvia and Aegis Prime or if you have it a Sigma and Ocantias if not give them a heavy meele. I figured that could be selected when you build them. Use https://rwarframe.github.io/#flair to set user flair and text. Hmm... Perhaps there could be personality mods specific to specters that did interesting things, at the very least the previous AI configurations I listed. Ash is just great for killing things in general, although I haven’t taken him past an hour in Arbitration. She uses most abilities quite often and can do a lot of reviving on objectives and my Companion. I mean all specters with the right primary can assist. She makes confined areas a death trap. A simple IF and DO structure would work fine. You can either let it run until you run out of energy or stop it by pressing the ability key again. Like most weapons, you’ll want to build for damage and status chance, but Blood Rush can certainly help when paired up with a fast stance. It should feel familiar to classic shotguns, so you can charge through huge crowds and tear them down quickly. This will help you continue to build charges on the Mutation gauge, improving your power and letting you cast your third and fourth abilities. Nidus you can let him do his thing. Uses all 4 abilities. Thanks for that. I use Tiberon and Dragon nikana on my spectres with Rhino prime. Specters scale with level for everything (except possibly their warframe powers) so valkyr health and really high armor will do a huge amount of good later on. The reason I prefer vapor is you get 10 per build instead of 1 with cosmic making them easy to stockpile on. IF specter sees group of enemies DO use AOE, So those are some of my thoughts... Let me know what you guys think! r/Warframe. A Specter is an AI-controlled ally unit that will fight alongside a player for the duration of a mission. Request. User account menu. Has anybody else been experimenting with them lately? These are my findings with specters so far. Yes, it's a bit show but the crowd control is fantastic. I think it would be pretty cool if we could trade loadouts. Im hoping to get some information on what to give Specters so they can support me in various tasks. It blinds nearby enemies as you swing, which can help you deliver a chain of devastating blows without taking any damage. The reasoning behind this is when I made my specter I found that it would use my Valkyr set up the way I would, nor would it make a great ranged build anyway. Cookies help us deliver our Services. The game is currently in open beta on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. I actually haven’t built Oberon yet but I’ll build the vanilla version for mastery at any rate. Instead, you’ll have to keep moving and dispatch your enemies quickly to stay alive. And Remember(!) The dragon Warframe Chroma has a unique trait that’s quite useful for end-game missions. I also rarely, if at all, see specters casting any skills so I wouldn't rely on picking a frame specifically for their skills. Press J to jump to the feed. I find that she uses blessing very often if my companions health keeps low or her health instead of mine LOL. Down the road, if you find yourself using the Gammacor a lot, the Synoid Gammacor comes from the Cephalon Suda syndicate rewards and is worth the upgrade. Some of the Warframes below will be available quite early, while others are useful long-term options that you should be considering for help with late-game activities. The Pandero was introduced as Octavia’s signature weapon. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm interested to see how trinity and oberon spectres work now, But yeah spectres need to be more flexible. It boasts higher stats almost across the board, with a slightly slower reload speed. Warframe and the Warframe logo are trademarks of Digital Extremes Ltd. Lethal Torrent, Barrel Diffusion, and a combination of the gold status damage/chance mods (Jolt, Scorch, etc) can push the status chance to 100 percent, so it procs on every hit. So on high level places, the specter will be high level, and the weapon with do damage accordingly. The game is currently in open beta on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. You can get the RUbico at MR 6, and this fast-firing Sniper Rifle will increase in damage as you zoom in, and land shots. He is also still one of the standout Eidolon hunters in the game, as long as you can keep his Vex Armor buff maxed for when you need it. 13. Collecting enough affinity with Hek will cause a blast of AoE damage, and restore some of your health. While Broken War is technically locked until Mastery Rank 10, you can receive it for completing the Second Dream quest after Mastery Rank 3. Apart from the exciting damage boost, Chroma’s abilities are mostly AoE focused, and either deal damage or boost teammates, depending on which colors you choose. Marelok works well by leaning on its already-high status chance. In Warframe, your melee weapon determines both damage dealt and movement pattern. Also my idea of weapons would be: The weapon works just great because it doesn't charge anymore and it has 2 innate elements, blast and radiation. Plus, Nidus’ passive ability, Undying, will bring you back to life immediately if you die, assuming you have at least 15 Mutation stacks. I would personally love the idea of giving a newer player some specters to help him on his missions, or to trade builds with someone else. Alas, specters can’t Skiajati their way to victory the way we can, but (at least prior to melee 3.0, haven’t tested yet) they can open up enemies to your own finishers. I’ve considered changing her weapon from the Rubico prime to either the Exergis (which I don’t have yet) or the Vectis Prime (which I do have) since in theory the lack of need to reload makes these very potent options. Wisp specter is so cool. Specters use them like snipers, but they're quite accurate and the damage is insane. Sounds like an awesome idea, specters never seem to do what I want them to do. Specters of a particular Blueprint grade use a template loadout that is derived from a player's current Warframe and weapon loadout in their Arsenal. The definition of glass cannon, Mesa deals wild amounts of damage to single targets, at the cost of a small health and shield pool, and only one true defensive ability. Continuing our run of non-traditional secondaries, the Gammacor fires laser beams and deals innate magnetic damage, stripping away Corpus shields with ease. I absolutely love specters and have been using them since they existed. On almost the opposite end of the difficulty spectrum, the infection known as Nidus has no shields and instead asks you to chain his abilities together to keep yourself alive. Not reliable enough to guard an arbitration excavator solo IMO but definitely useful for defense. He didn't offer much outside of primary weapon DPS. Since they got changed to cast skills more often im not sure which frame to pick. I also prefer going with vapor. The upkeep of those skills in a +2hr mission is fantastic and he is usually right by my side. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Turn it on, let some of the trash mobs attack you, then deal up to 275% more damage with your best weapon. Ember - She stays close by me and the CC is awesome, she cast her skills very often and doesn't even need a gun but dies so quick :(. Also tell me about alternatives for weapons and why it could be more efficient. Working on it) and Octavia (After being impressed by someone else specter I will try it out). Harrow - Covenant is awesome, but he tends to cast condemn then run off into a corner and just stare at everyone. We run through the best Warframes, primary weapons, secondary weapons, and melee weapons for new players here, so scroll down to find exactly what you’re looking for. For the shotgun fans, Hek is available at Mastery Rank 4, and packs all of its pellets into a narrow cone, for high stopping power at short range. IF specter sees flying enemy DO shoot it! The thing with specter weapons is that though they may be unmodded, their stats scale with the level. Sounds solid, hopefully I kelt my tiberon handy. Condition Overload is a powerful melee mod that improves melee weapon damage for every status type an enemy is afflicted by. The crowd control is fantastic for Infested and Grineer. 0. It was pretty cool, but I thought of a few ways that could potentially make them better. That is one specter that can multi-task very well. He keeps up parasitic link for that 28% and ravenous very often since he doesn't need stacks. I'm actually building a rhino for my specter template... Granted, I'd like to try out the rhino, but I'm mainly building it for my specter. If you’re looking to spend more time helping your teammates, Oberon is a great choice, and he doesn’t sacrifice your ability to solo and deal damage. Grendel my newest specter is so far OK. We have enough equipment slots, lol. It can affect the way you jump, dive, roll, and slam into the ground, based on the weapon type and stance mod you choose. The first idea being the load out. Like a lot of Warframes, Nidus is all about chaining your abilities together, keeping your energy up, and cashing in those mutation points at the right time. Mildly useful. I use Rhino specters mostly, but I wish they’d roar more often ;-; Vauban’s great at CC from what I’ve found. You can get your hands on the Lesion at Mastery Rank 7, and it is something I use constantly in the late game. Killing potential is owed to Slash procs, so a weapon that is suited for those will enhance the carnage you can passively inflict. It doesn’t have the best range though, so you’ll want to stick with a primary unless you’re up close and personal. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Specter version still has a minimum arming distance, so up close they’ll shoot a very underwhelming nonexplosive, and from afar their aim is regrettable. Gram is a heavy blade that you get at Mastery Rank 2, and while you might not have the mods as a new player to really make it shine, it will eventually become a complete monster with the right build. Would a Banshee actually be using Sonar then? Silva & Aegis Prime (higher guard rating since they use it alot) I play around with specters a lot and some of them surprise me. By The real appeal of Ash specters comes from Shuriken and Bladestorm, both of which will melt enemies at lvl 100 (I’ve had success with this guy re-casting in Arbitrations so I’d wager his killing potential goes a bit higher than that. Everything she does is great if you are not moving fast across a map. I don’t remember Atlas doing much aside from making Rumbler babies, but those draw aggro at any rate, so I can see that being useful. Especially soma which is very weak without crits. Like primary weapons, it’s worthwhile to build and configure a number of secondary weapons for different situations and enemy types. His third ability, Vex Armor, converts damage Chroma takes into extra weapon damage. The main one to take note of is groundfinishers, as specters are fully capable of these. Mastery locking the trading of specters is probably the best way to do this.