Discord link: https://discord.gg/5VDtGzu

• Live Q&A (feel free to ask any questions)
  
• Hang out
  
• Veterans who want to give their own input are also welcome to this channel.

• Download and install discord at https://discordapp.com
  
• Open discord
  
• Enter discord link into a browser
  
• Accept invite

We will be using important tools to create our builds.

• Link: http://warframe-builder.com
  
• This is an amazing site and allows you to create builds and view resulting stats.

• Cephalon Simaris offers a virtual simulation where you can test builds on enemies. It will cost 50k standing to buy.

• Link: http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Warframes
  
• Here we will look at abilities and check how stats modify them.

Link: http://warframe-builder.com

• Export - You can save your current build, by exporting which will provide a link that can be bookmarked.
  
• Orokin Reactor - By default Orokin Reactors are applied but can be switched on or off
  
• Forma - Be default formas are not applied, but can be enabled on at the top right hand corner. After enabling, clicking on any slot will give you an option to add/change/eliminate polarities.
  
• Filter - search for specific mods
  
• Mods Max Rank - Automatically max rank mod selection
  
• Mods Min Rank - Automatically min rank mod selection
  
• Capacity - The green bar shows remaining capacity and total capacity
  
• No Helmet Equipped - Here you can equip an arcane helmet if you are using one. Note arcane helmets are discontinued items.
  
• Details - Shows resulting stats
  
• Mod Rank Upgrading/Downgrading - Hovering over a mod, allows you to upgrade or downgrade the mod using +/-.

This window shows resulting stats after equipping mods. Here you can see exactly what equipped mods are doing!! Note that Power Duration, Strength, Efficiency, and Range always start at 100.

Vitality and Umbral Vitality cannot be combined.

Because mods are multiplicative, warframes with high base health benefit the most from +health mods.

Nova Base Health = 300
Health With Max Vitality = 740
Total Health Increase = 440

Nidus Base Health = 450
Health With Max Vitality = 1110
Total Health Increase = 660

Total Health = Base Health × (1 + Modifier) + Health Gain From Leveling
Base Health is health of the warframe at rank 0.
Health Gain From Leveling is the difference between health at rank 30 and rank 0.

Steel Fiber and Umbral Fiber cannot be combined.



Because mods are multiplicative, warframes with high base armor benefit the most from +armor mods.

Nova Base Armor = 65
Armor With Max Steel Fiber = 136.5
Total Armor Increase = 71.5

Valkyr Prime Base Armor = 700
Armor With Max Steel Fiber = 1470
Total Armor Increase = 770

Net Armor = Base Armor ( 1 + Mod Multiplier )

Damage Mitigation = Net Armor / ( Net Armor + 300)

Because mods are multiplicative, warframes with high base shield benefit the most from +shield mods.

Nova Base Shield = 300
Health With Max Redirection = 740
Total Shield Increase = 440

Trinity Prime Base Shield = 450
Shield With Max Redirection = 1110
Total Health Increase = 660

Total Shield = Base Shield × (1 + Modifier) + Shield Gain From Leveling
Base Shield is Shield of the warframe at rank 0.
Shield Gain From Leveling is the difference between Shield at rank 30 and rank 0.

Modding a ton of shield will not help against certain Infested enemies that attack with Toxin and Gas.

The resistance received from this mod stacks multiplicatively with other sources of resistance such as armor and abilities.

Effective Health is an effective way of calculating survivability and provides a precise number. It is a alternative way of looking at survivability from an increase of effective health rather than a damage mitigation standpoint. You can think of it as total damage an enemy will have to deal to you before you die. For example a warframe with 1000 health and 50% damage mitigation from armor will have an effective health of 2000.

Effective Health = Shield + ( Health ) / ( 1 - Damage Reduction )

Because mods are multiplicative, warframes with high base sprint benefit the most from +sprint mods.

Rhino Base Sprint = 0.90
Sprint With Max Rush = 1.17
Total Sprint Increase = 0.27

Loki Base Sprint = 1.25
Sprint With Max Rush = 1.63
Total Sprint Increase = 0.43

Total Sprint = Base Sprint × (1 + Modifier)

Strategy for reliably proc'ing Growing Power is in my other guide, Proc'ing Growing Power: +25% Power Strength.

• Corrosive Projection (-30% enemy armor)
  
• Energy Siphon (+0.6 energy regen)
  
• Shield Disruption (-24% enemy shield capacity)
  
• Sprint Boost (+15% sprint speed)
  
• Growing Power (status proc increases Power Strength by 25% for 6 seconds)
  
• Stand United (+25.5% armor)
  
• Infested Impedance (infested -18% speed capped at -75%)
  
• EMP Aura (corpus -15% accuracy)
  
• Power Donation (-30 power strength +30 power strength to teammates)

• Aura Strength increases the effect of your aura on everyone.
  
• Aura Effectiveness increases the effect of everyone's auras on yourself.

*Growing Power is not affected by Coaction Drift.

Link: http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Warframes
The top of the abilities tab lists the warframe's passive. Rhino's passive creates a shock wave upon landing.

• Power Strength affects damage.
  
• Duration affects time enemies spend in stasis.
  
• Range affects radius.
  
• Base energy cost per cast is 100 energy.
  
• At rank 4, Stomp:
  
  • does 800 damage
    
  • lasts 8 seconds
    
  • affects enemies within 25 meters
    
  • slows enemies by 97.5%

You'll often see four numbers separated by dividers. This just represents stats of the ability at rank 1 / rank 2 / rank 3 / rank 4.

• Info - explains how Power Strength, Duration, Range, And Efficiency mods affect the ability and gives important details on how the ability works
  
• Augment - lists the effects of augment mods which change the mechanics of an ability
  
• Tips & Tricks - tips contributed by the warframe community
  
• Maximization - shows the effects of maximum power strength, efficiency, duration, or range

For example power strength often affects the damage of an ability. However, in specialized instances such as Nova's Molecular Prime, it also affects how much enemy movement is slowed or sped up. Range usually affects the Area of Effect radius. However, for Molecular Prime, it only affects the explosion range, and not how far the wave travels. Instead duration affects how far the wave travels. All particular information will be included in the Info Tab.

Intensify and Umbral Intensify cannot be combined.

• Nova Molecular Prime - affects enemy movement buff/debuff
  
• Frost Snow Globe - affects globe health
  
• Vauban Bastille - affects number of enemies each Bastille can simultaneously suspend in stasis.

Always check Info Tab on the Warframe Wiki!!

A rank 4 Fleeting Expertise and rank 4 Streamline provides 175 energy efficiency.

• Nidus Virulence - energy refund is inversely affected by Ability Efficiency because it is always 25% of energy used to cast, per enemy.

Always check Info Tab on the Warframe Wiki!!

• Energy Orbs
  
• Energy Siphon
  
• Zenurik Energizing Dash
  
• Hunter Adrenaline/Rage
  
• Arcane Energize
  
• Trinity Energy Vampire
  
• Harrow Thurible
  
• Abilities that refund energy under certain conditions
  
• Death Orbs in Void missions restore 250 energy for Prime warframes
  
• Squad Energy Restore

Channeling abilities usually have an energy cost to cast and an energy drain to maintain. Examples of Channeling Abilities are:

• Excalibur Exalted Blade
  
• Equinox Maim
  
• Banshee Quake
  
• Ember World On Fire
  
• Ivara Prowl
  
• Mesa Peace Maker
  
• Nyx Absorb
  
• Revenant Danse Macabre
  
• Titania Razorwing
  
• Valkyr Hysteria
  
• Wukong Defy

Energy Efficiency for channeling abilities are affected primarily by energy efficiency and secondarily by duration. It is also sometimes capped. For example Mesa Peace Maker is capped at 3.75 energy per second.

• rank 4 Fleeting expertise
  
• rank 4 Streamline
  
• duration mod(s), if cap isn't reached

• Energy Orb Pickup
  
• Hunter Adrenaline
  
• Rage

• Energy Siphon
  
• Zenurik Energizing Dash
  
• Trinity's Energy Vampire (exception: Equinox Maim)
  
• Squad Energy Restore

• Nova Molecular Prime - determines how far the wave travels
  
• Zephyr Tail Wind - affects air speed
  
• Trinity Energy Vampire - negative duration increases energy leech

Always check Info Tab on the Warframe Wiki!!

• Nova Molecular Prime - wave travel is affected by duration not range
  
• Mag Polarize - wave travel is affected by duration not range

Always check Info Tab on the Warframe Wiki!!

• Increase dps for damage abilities with long cast animations
  
• Provide faster transitions from ability to abilities, weapons, and/or movement.
  
• Provide greater survivability (if ability leaves you immobile for a long duration)

• Interception missions - locate enemies at vulnerable capture points
  
• Eidolon Captures - quickly find Vomvalyst
  
• Exterminate Speed Runs - quickly locate enemies
  
• Trinity Energy Vampire - makes locating enemies easier

• Cephalon/Soma/Frame Fighter fragments
  
• Loot containers
  
• Syndicate Medallions
  
• POE/Fortuna resources

• Creates nice effects good for fashion frame

• Jumping by Sensor Regulators in Grineer Spy Missions will cause damage to them and result in alert status.
  
• Parkour Damage Mods do extremely low damage.

Note that some players do not like Quick Thinking because when proc'd it causes a stagger animation.

• Nekros Desecrate - causes health orbs to drop from enemies and increased energy orb drop chance
  
• Nezha Blazing Chakram - causes health orbs to drop from enemies and increased energy orb drop chance

• Zephyr Tail Wind - many players use Zephr to fly, so she will be airborne often
  
• Zephyr Innate Glide - Zephyr has an extremely high base glide

• Nezha has extremely high base slide

Can indirectly increase survivability through knockdown recovery. Situations with increased susceptibility to knockdown:

• Swarms of enemies (specific units from each faction cause knockdown)
  
• Swarms of Eximus Units (Sortie with modifier Eximus Stronghold)
  
• Orb Vallis with high alert status

Can be helpful in:

• Sorties - since ciphers cannot be used and failure to hack a vault results in mission failure
  
• Farming Ivara - since a chance for an Ivara part requires all vaults to be successfully hacked
  
• Mastery Rank 5 Test - This test requires players to hack six terminals within a time limit of 1:45.

Can be helpful for:

• Riven Challenge - Get X Kills In A Row While Wall Dashing Or Wall Clinging Without Touching The Floor (especially good with Loki who has a 60 second base wall latch time)
  
• Riven Challenge - Get 3 Headshot Kills In A Single Aim Glide

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