I'd have to say the Strun was my favorite early game weapon, as rifles aren't nearly as satisfying as the obliteration a shotgun has. However, the Hek is basically a direct upgrade.
One thing not mentioned here for beginners: any time you build a weapon that requires another one for its blueprint, like the Tipedo needing Kunai and Bo, be sure to level the required weapons to 30 first for contribution to your Mastery rank. For the Aklex you only need to level one Lex because you can only get the MR exp once per weapon. Once you get into modular weapons this needs additional explanation but I'm sure there's tutorials for those.
@@MHBlacky_ENG duuude Warframe needs a grinder like the Borderlands PreSequel one that would make sure nothing goes to waste lol 5 maxed weapons get you endo or 1 forma or something lol
I'm started Warframe a week ago on my OLED Switch and your videos have been super duper helpful. This channel needs way wayyy more subs. I'm also really taken aback and impressed with the tight knit community! Everyone is so so very helpful. There's tons to do and I see myself playing this for a very long time. Been wanting to have a go at this game for ages. And now? I finally can.
Aaaw thank you for the kind words ❤️ I'm glad you're enjoying my stuff and the game itself so much ^^ I totally agree with the community part ^^ Everybody is very friendly and helpful towards beginners ^^
Keep in mind, Tipedo needs a Bo and a Kunai (not their mk1 forms) to craft, and im not sure which but one needs MR4 to craft, so while Tipedo's blueprint can be bought at MR3, you need MR4 to actually craft it
Also, you can find the volatile quick return mod while fighting infested in the Cambion drift and that might make the Xoris even more useful as an AoE weapon early on.
An additional thing to note is the Quanta Alt-Fire actually explodes on contact as well, so if you let them hit enemies, they'll detonate in that manner too.
Rather than Aklex specifically, I'd say the Lex in general is top notch. That thing is a sniper hand cannon. Lex was my favorite Secondary in general, only surpassed by Lex Prime once I got it.
@@davidm5548 same, first Prime weapon I got, and I still use it as my main Secondary. Only time I change it is to put on a different Secondary to increase my Mastery for my Mastery Rank.
Same but I had used lex prime for like 2 years and got tired of it. Btw anyone want a free braton prime on ps4/5 il give it to whoever messages killervskunk "fart nugget" first. I don't want to turn it into ducats and no one wants it for 20p so I'm giving it for free. I will delete this part after i get rid of it.
Nice vid! Gonna go for xoris now :) And new idea for video/little guide: easiest ways to earn standing with conclave, sigils don't work anymore unfortunately... but we still need those amazing mods and cosmetics.
On your comment regarding the hek: The regular hek actually scales the hardest, but requires the most investment to get to peak efficiency. The kuva hek can be better, technically, but a maxed out regular hek still competes DPS wise when factoring in reloads. The Vaykor Hek is a pretty good side grade for less forma investment, but if you can pick that up from steel meridian, then you can pick up scattering justice. Which will eventually make the regular hek outscale it.
Lmao, so when I first found out about clans I was trying to make something but needed a recipe from a clan for a part of it. in the span of like, 5 seconds, I go "I need to be in a clan? tf?" Close the crafting screen and get an invite to a clan.
In both the base and prime variants, the Strun is just the semi-auto variant to the Boar, and both Primes have really good riven disposition that don't stray far from that of the normal versions. Simply put, the Strun has better ammo economy and I think has slightly higher multishot, while the Boar has higher DPS and damage per projectile....at least if I'm remembering correctly.
As someone who tried to solo most of warframe until I caught up with the story (including clan projects, I regret, but did), the Furis pistol was a nice machine pistol worked wonders for me until I made the twin Grakatas (that I used until my Kuva Nukor and Laetum, still have it in my inventory). As for primary weapons, the Karak never steered me wrong, but I used the Gorgon for a lot before the Soma (I wanted it due to the trailers) because I liked spray & pray. Melee? I mainly used the Heat Sword from the infested quest until I was MR 8.
Thank you for the amazing work you put into this video. The "if you ever played a video game in your life" makes me back up a little and chuckle. I just switched to this game in September, after playing many MMORPGs and RPGs, which are nothing like Warframe (World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls Online, TES Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim being just a few examples... mostly medieval-like settings). I wasn't even expecting to like it so much, since it's so far from what I've been playing, but I strongly recommend it. I use any weapon my grabby little noobish hands can get so I can get more mastery rank, but I'm grateful to learn from people like you, who put a lot of effort and research and share it with us all. 🥰
Probably worth noting that the Boltor, Fragor, and Vulkar, in addition to being decent beginner weapons themselves, are granted to you by the Junctions so you save some credits not having to buy their blueprints. Another weapon I would recommend is the Vasto, as an alternative to the Lex or Aklex. It does less than half the damage of a Lex, but it fires almost 5 times faster with a 1s reload and it still packs a decent punch. It's a much more forgiving weapon than the Lex or Aklex.
Thank you for the valuable additions ^^ The Vulkar might me a good replacement for the Vectis. The Fragor however never really appealed to me personally that much. I think it comes down to personal taste ^^
I recommend the Ether reaper. Scythes are stupid strong just cause of their heavy attacks. simple viral modding and you can clear the entire start chart with the weapon something like pressure point and you don't even need the 60/60 mods. That forced slash on heavy will kill any and everything.
@@foaduk9118 Every scythe is good in the game due to their forced slash on heavy attack that has a 500% multiplier on it. Hate is particularly good as it has an incarnon form you can unlock later on. I prefer reaper prime just cause it's an old og prime weapon.
Just getting back into Warframe for the first time in 5 years, and this video has been monumental. Hoping to get into a clan quickly, and start the grind 💪💪💪
xoris was definitely the stand out early(ish) weapon for me, not for the infinite combo i never made any use of that, but rather just making use of the thrown heavy attacks with high crit and thrown/heavy attack specific mods
I JUST got Legendary 1 but I will never forget the Hek. I was on Uranus, trying to defeat Tyl Regor, and a friend of mine told me to get the Hek. and thus...he was defeated. Those are good weapons all. and as you get higher mastery, you unlock so so many more. fun ones, quirky ones, devestatingly powerful ones. Good luck.
@@MHBlacky_ENG and it's biggest brother the Kuva Hek. with lots of multishot, and radiation...and some good mods...it's one of the few guns that can ONE SHOT the biggest baddest thing so far, the Archons!
19:51 What did you say? Heathen! Radiation is incredibly useful as a crowd control tool, and it helps disable Auras. It is even better when you mod your sentinel weapon for it! It will ABSOLUTELY buy you a TON of Breathing Room in missions, guaranteed.
When I first started, I used Boar until Jupiter after I got it on a lucky drop in that one mission on Earth, but I was constantly switching out my Melee and Secondary weapon so I was at MR 5~6 when I hit Eris. Honestly, even now I still love my Boar and use it semi-regularly mostly just because of my rose tinted glasses.
I just mastery 2 only played 1 day. So far ive honestly used the sword and kunia as volt more than any other weapon. Really liking the game and cant believe i just discovered it. Thx for the vid
@@MHBlacky_ENG I considered myself new when I got the Doris and even at MR5 at the time I was hitting 500k dmg a hit with the xoris heavy thrown, even now I still use it at MR9 but instead it does 1m all the way up to 5m
a little tip about the Xoris since you didnt mention it nor did you show it in the background video because maybe you forgot or actually missed it since its not really explained about it but you can actually trigger an explosion with the Xoris after you throw it by pressing the heavy attack or alt fire (i forgot since ive changed my binding), i feel like thats the actual reason people use the Xoris... cause it feels satisfying XD
I'm a returning player. I left off with Loki, glaive, Latron Prime, and Twin Vipers. I understand pretty much none of that is considered good anymore, so these videos have been very helpful.
Thank you for all the informative videos. I usually struggle when games just throw everything at you and you have no idea what to do, but i feel like i should pick it up easy thanks to these videos.
Th Boltor i believe has gotten a huge upgrade thanks to the elemental change. Decided to try a built myself for new players and went with. 3,100 endo (wanted to keep it below 3k but.. close enough r?) Hellfire Rifle Aptutude for 90% status in free polarity (explain below) Serration (rank 4) Point strike Speed Trigger (swap to Vigilante Fervor if get while doing armaments) Vigilante armaments (This is hardest of the mods to get but also gives a direction). The reason I think this is a good setup and direction is because of how cold works now as well as puncture. Puncture gives you a 5% additive crit per stack caping at 5 and reduces enemy damage. get a nice 25% crit which would require 250% crit from mods plus 80% less damage from enemies. With point strike giving 10% as well we now have 50% crit. I considered cold for the crit damage but ioin's only good endgame as the crit dmg is multiplied by mods. The freeze and attack speed could help mitigate damage but heats def shread and heat i would value slighty more. Lasty the Vigilante mods... from tier 3 bounty are lvl 20-40 enemies. They also have the innate 5% chance to crit and/or increase a tier. with both vigilante mods u get another 10% chance to crit, seprate to ur base crit. This would be 50% chance to base crit, 5% chance to base crit with vigilant and 5% chance to orange crit when it procs with ur weapons base crit as well. Lastly i want to point new players in the direction of the augur mods on cetus. The next tier of bounty gets u into the best early game warframe modes personally. If... you could get ur hands on hammer shot though it would drastically change the build as it is rifle apritude and the crit dmg multiplier would also multiply colds.. so swapping to cold instead of heat would be viable. Not new player friendly though.. well this new.
on the Xoris, I have a different style I like: Spam throw and heavy attacks. It's served me extremely well to just nuke with several thousand damage explosions every 2-3 seconds. Early on that is insane and kills everything, and towards the end of the starchart good mods can add *another digit* to that number.
@@MHBlacky_ENG I am sadly finding as of late, as I get into liches, isolation vaults, and prodding the surface of steel path, it’s not quite holding up. But the fact this one weapon has gotten me far enough to make statstick-ing it an option is impressive. Every time I had trouble on a mission (or wanted to mine unbothered) I pulled out the xoris. The xoris is the sole reason I rebound my heavy attack to z. Easy to click, hard to do by accident.
I actually don't recommend the normal nukor as it burns through ammo extremely quickly as its several ammo per tick of damage, same goes for the atomos but at least the atomos has base heat instead of radiation, and chains to a few enemies. Once you get your hands on the normal cycron thats your best bet until you get the tenet version later. Also, the boar requires you to be on Uranus which is mid star chart, it only drops from enemies from uranus lol. The Xoris is just pronounced "zoris" :P
From the weapons mentioned in this video the Nukor wouldn't have been my first choice either tbh. With the Boar however the BP drops from the yellow Grineer Troopers. In the vid I accidentally said on Mars because I was tired and thought Drekar Troopers were the Mars ones but so far I don't see anything regarding Uranus on the Wiki
@@MHBlacky_ENG Yeah on the wiki it says the blueprint drops from Drekar Troopers, which are the ones on the Uranus tileset. Although i just remembered earth has one mission, the first or second exterminate mission, that uses the Uranus tileset so it might be possible for a player to eventually get the boar from earth but due to it being an exterminate and a 0.5% drop chance that may take a long time lol.
Aaah yeah my bad. When I went to the Wiki and clicked the Drekar Trooper link it linked me to the wiki page of the normal trooper where it mentions the Drekar variant somewhere further down... I just saw the picture and was like "Ah yeah the yellow ones, easy" xD
I got back into the game 2 weeks ago and ngl, I wished I saw your content first before getting back in a new platform lol. My first weapons I remember were the gram as a melee, my primary was/is the gorgon (looking for either a different weapon recommendation or mod build for it) and the stug as my secondary. Keep up the good work dude!
I will recommend for new/return player a volt frame. A pole meele weapon. Sub weapon something with rapid fire. As for main weapon a boltor rifle. U can use all way to MR 9 so dont be afraid of adding forma. MR 9 probably going swap to a ignis
i actually didnt know the combo counter about xoris lol, thanks about that though one thing i mainly use it is because of the explosion throw, i can clear mobs in one shot even in some bounties in landscape that is designed for higher levels
This video really helped me in understanding early options. Been loving the Lecta, and after getting the Vectis I now actually sometimes shoot bullets. The Quanta has been a goal of mine for when I get there, but it seems a little hard to build. Mostly the Forma. I've only gotten one Forma and didn't realize I should hang onto it for the Quanta. I'll probably be MR 5 before I see a second Forma.
Happy that it helped you ^^ And don't worry about the Forma 😉 The Blueprints are actually quite easy to come by once you decide to go get some amd there are plenty of weapons that don't require Forma to build them ^^
If your new just use whatever you want, everything is viable early and most things are good end game if you build them properly. Just use whatever you enjoy and you'll enjoy the game a lot more.
I started playing little over 2 weeks ago and the person that got me to play helped me get the azothane great sword as soon as I could. Sorry if I spelled it wrong.
IGNIS is an easy-pick fast on early game, as soon as you build a chem lab in your dojo. Not suitable for high levels, but the no-brain clearing speed at low levels is ridiculous. And in early game, you may find cool to speed up the gain of currencies with a AOE primary. If you have some plat to spend on early game, or OK to concentrate on Deimos and buy the parts, I could recommand CEDO, which combines good things : a strong primary, an explosive secondary, good status and criticals potential... CEDO is good for any level, including Steel Path, when most AOE weapons hit a wall (Atomos, Ignis Wraith...). ATTICA and ZHUGE are fun too, helping newbies to work on their aim skills :) Edit : oups. CEDO is MR8, and IGNIS MR5... So I'm out of the scope :) I've been above any MR restriction for years, so that I didn't check this point...
Me who actually starts playing in the Warframe anniversary. Dex Sybaris always stuck me in my loadout along with the Dex Melee weapon. They just have more capacity back then meaning more easy potential.
I like how the tipedo is mastery rank 3, but to craft it you need to use master rank 4 weapons as materials.... What was even the point of unlocking it at 3? Lol
if you’re new and on ps, you can get a free bundle that gives you one of the most satisfying guns i’ve gotten so far in the game, the grinlok. you also get a free pet that comes with a sniper too.
Soma & Boltor carried me until I got Fulmin. Boltor was always fun with an impact/puncture build. Watching the graneer/corpus rag doll across the map or get stuck to the ceiling was hilarious 😂😂😂
Been using the Paris for the entire star chart and its so satisfying every time I hit a 50k headshot crit (I shoved a catalyst into it, no I don't regret it, probably)
XORIS NOTE: is not necesary to finish the deadlock protocol quest to get the xoris, you can leave the quest for later and just start using the Xoris since you need to craft it before advancing i nthe quest. :D is very good for those that have no melee affinity and jsut want somethign that gives the mextra power, when you get it, ask in Q&A chat for a beginner friendly build, or follow any build guide for it here on YT.
I started warframe a bit more prepared than most because a friend of mine was a warlord in his own clan and regularly talked about the game. When I finally joined, my goal was Nyx and supra, which meant I needed mastery rank 9 at the time asap. Lex Prime was the clan's official badge, so I sported the lex all the way until the prime was available
I'm MR 7, and recently got back into Warframe after about 4 years, and I've been thinking of finishing leveling some of the guns that were mentioned in this video, namely the Hek lol. Though my biggest issue right now is that I don't feel like I'm doing a lot of gun damage, but when I switch to my melee (most often a skanna weapon) is when I feel I do the most damage, and feel the strongest, but even then that OP feeling can feel fleeting at times. I also have a Soma that's maxed out, but I feel like the Soma just spits ammo more than anything. Moral of the story, I guess I feel I'm at a crossroads with my weapons, and damage output, and I have 0 plat after I linked my Switch account to my PC one.
When you get to MR 8 ask in chat for an Ignis Wraith. If someone wants more than an unranked bronze mod or a fish (I'm weird, I trade for fish) they are over charging. People give them away for free, and often in stacks of 5 with the expectation of you handing out the spares. We'd give them away for free if we could. This weapon is part of the meta and is an absolute beast. It uses rifle mods, so your shotty mods won't translate.
HEK is the goat just because you can get it in the game so early and use rudimentary, basic mods to soup it the crap up. This gun will last you a long time.
Not gonna lie, I don't think the Boltor is particularily good, even as an early game option. It's awkward to use, neither crit nor status are worth boosting and the damage really isn't all that good. If you're looking for a solid early game Assault Rifle, I suggest you get the Karak, Hind or even the Braton instead.
I was very torn between the three to be honest... In the end I chose the Voltor because it naiös enemies on to walls and gets them out of your way so they don't block your shots. But I agree. All three rifles are objectively bad and should be replaced as soon as you can get something better ;)
I used to love it, but back then Chroma wasn't even in development. The Boltor Prime especially is just stupid fun, but it's pretty bad, especially by modern standards.
MR5 weapon but I'd really recommend picking up the Atomos as soon as you can. It's.... literally a budget Kuva Nukor, and until you get one of those serves an identical purpose. Chaining lazer with huge status chance. Early game it clears rooms by itself and later on it becomes a go-to primer. Also has natural Heat damage so it becomes the reaper of infested if you combine it with Toxin to make Gas.
I forgot the rank but I love the obex because of the heavy attack being a aoe that after following up a heavy slam can LAUNCH enemies!!! It’s a sparing weapon (fist and feet) and has great attack speed so it’s highly recommended by me to get it as soon as you can!
Oh there's one weapon you can theoretically get and use at or above MR-0... _which is actually an _*_MR-14_*_ weapon._ *_The Opticor Vandal_* ... This thing will be one shotting things from early to late with zero mods on it. And it has no mastery rank requirement, if you complete the Thermia Fractures event (preferably with a group as the event itself is a bit tough) then you get this weapon at the end. I got mine at MR3
I just started playing. I’m MR 4. It’s really easy to join a clan. I just went to recruiting asked if any clans were recruiting newbies and I mentioned I wanted access to the weapons and frames and instantly I got 3 clans hit me up. Don’t stress it fellow newbie tennos
Can't beat the Hek as an early player weapon. Since clearing planets is one of your early goals, and clearing Venus and Mercury are easily done, you'll unlock nightmare missions early. Most of the common nightmare mission mods are for shotguns, and a few more mods can be picked up on Cetus bounties. The BOOM it makes is iconic in Warframe
@@MHBlacky_ENG There is a merit based path of progression for getting powerful in Warframe. I personally visualize it mentally as a stack of blocks, layered according to the path that opens out as a player progressed across the starchart. The quests available through the ship's codex console are often overlooked in their role as power-boosters, but they do feature post-mission side content that provide the next boost in power. But most newer players don't know this. The creative decisions DE have make over recent years have complicated progress by reducing some mods to a 'meh' rating in usefulness (e.g. Blood Rush and Condition Overload)
i dont even use infinite combo counter on xoris, it's charged range explosion that deals 1300 electro damage without mods just oneshots everything early to mid game, i managed to reach 25 waves in defense by just spamming xoris explosions, this weapon is overpowered for the new players
I just restarted the game a few days ago (MR3 now) and im still using mk1 paris, aklato and bo😂 completely forgot what early game weapons are good coming from an end game account. Thanks for the help man, actually feels like im a noob again 😂
You forgot to mention or you dont realise that too, but the Paris can also Go Through Wall, so for Stealth Missions It is Very good, also If in combat, you can hit enemies hiding on Covers
Tonkor is the noob tube of WF. Highly recommend it because big booms not only delete fodder mobs, but make you feel like Michael Bay at his birthday parties.
another weapon to mention is lesion becuase if you cant get a orokin catalyst for it and are a casual player it can carry you all the way to steelpath and it include tipedo so if you want a more status polearm its more helpful
I used the starter bow (currently mastery rank 5 rn) until I got the boltor.. I looked for a video like this cause the railjack missions are hard solo... went from 70 damage to 100 on it.. kinda crazy
What is your favorite starting weapon? ☺
Boltor
Hek. I’m STILL using my OG Hek on steel path years after beginning.
I'd have to say the Strun was my favorite early game weapon, as rifles aren't nearly as satisfying as the obliteration a shotgun has. However, the Hek is basically a direct upgrade.
do u have a discord?
the MK1-Kunai comes with 2 V polaritys so its a good one imo :D
Melee
01:19 - Silva & Aegis
03:58 - Lecta
12:17 - Tipedo
21:00 - Guandao
22:38 - Xoris
Shotgun
05:18 - Strun
06:56 - Boar
14:37 - Hek
Rifle
08:46 - Boltor
16:35 - Quanta
18:29 - Dera
Sniper
09:49 - Vectis
Bow
11:06 - Paris
Pistol
19:13 - Nukor
25:31 - Aklex
You mispelled Silva & Aegis
Good on you for the time stamps haha
Thank you bro
@@ItsCalledVr u misspelled misspelled
thank you
One thing not mentioned here for beginners: any time you build a weapon that requires another one for its blueprint, like the Tipedo needing Kunai and Bo, be sure to level the required weapons to 30 first for contribution to your Mastery rank. For the Aklex you only need to level one Lex because you can only get the MR exp once per weapon. Once you get into modular weapons this needs additional explanation but I'm sure there's tutorials for those.
Yeah absolutely true. Get them to 30 and then throw them in the meat grinder ^^
@@MHBlacky_ENG so umm I started a few days ago and I have a question do you have a clan and if so can I join it?
my dog
Oooh good one this is very true.
@@MHBlacky_ENG duuude Warframe needs a grinder like the Borderlands PreSequel one that would make sure nothing goes to waste lol 5 maxed weapons get you endo or 1 forma or something lol
I'm started Warframe a week ago on my OLED Switch and your videos have been super duper helpful. This channel needs way wayyy more subs. I'm also really taken aback and impressed with the tight knit community! Everyone is so so very helpful. There's tons to do and I see myself playing this for a very long time. Been wanting to have a go at this game for ages. And now? I finally can.
Aaaw thank you for the kind words ❤️ I'm glad you're enjoying my stuff and the game itself so much ^^ I totally agree with the community part ^^ Everybody is very friendly and helpful towards beginners ^^
So you can play on my Xbox and Nintendo switch same characters
Sorry I just started yesterday.
Keep in mind, Tipedo needs a Bo and a Kunai (not their mk1 forms) to craft, and im not sure which but one needs MR4 to craft, so while Tipedo's blueprint can be bought at MR3, you need MR4 to actually craft it
Also, you can find the volatile quick return mod while fighting infested in the Cambion drift and that might make the Xoris even more useful as an AoE weapon early on.
Oh yeah good point! With this one you can actually play the Xoris for range properly :D
Yeah I was doing 120k damage with my explosions
An additional thing to note is the Quanta Alt-Fire actually explodes on contact as well, so if you let them hit enemies, they'll detonate in that manner too.
This video is really helpful for a returning player, like myself, that is picking up Warframe again after a few years of non play. Thank you!
Rather than Aklex specifically, I'd say the Lex in general is top notch. That thing is a sniper hand cannon. Lex was my favorite Secondary in general, only surpassed by Lex Prime once I got it.
Lex Prime was my first Prime anything in the game.
@@davidm5548 same, first Prime weapon I got, and I still use it as my main Secondary. Only time I change it is to put on a different Secondary to increase my Mastery for my Mastery Rank.
Lex Prime can be crafted at MR8, it's so good as one of the first prime weapons to craft
Same but I had used lex prime for like 2 years and got tired of it.
Btw anyone want a free braton prime on ps4/5 il give it to whoever messages killervskunk "fart nugget" first. I don't want to turn it into ducats and no one wants it for 20p so I'm giving it for free. I will delete this part after i get rid of it.
Used lex/lex prime until I was able to get pyranha prime. It's still on a couple of my loadouts
tbh Lato was an amazing starter for me, i stuck with lato for 90% of my early game
Nice vid! Gonna go for xoris now :) And new idea for video/little guide: easiest ways to earn standing with conclave, sigils don't work anymore unfortunately... but we still need those amazing mods and cosmetics.
Thank you for the nice feedback!
On your comment regarding the hek: The regular hek actually scales the hardest, but requires the most investment to get to peak efficiency. The kuva hek can be better, technically, but a maxed out regular hek still competes DPS wise when factoring in reloads. The Vaykor Hek is a pretty good side grade for less forma investment, but if you can pick that up from steel meridian, then you can pick up scattering justice. Which will eventually make the regular hek outscale it.
Lmao, so when I first found out about clans I was trying to make something but needed a recipe from a clan for a part of it. in the span of like, 5 seconds, I go "I need to be in a clan? tf?" Close the crafting screen and get an invite to a clan.
Dude. I swear it’s like you’re in my head. As a new player the way that you narrate and edit these videos is top-tier, thank you, subbed.
In both the base and prime variants, the Strun is just the semi-auto variant to the Boar, and both Primes have really good riven disposition that don't stray far from that of the normal versions. Simply put, the Strun has better ammo economy and I think has slightly higher multishot, while the Boar has higher DPS and damage per projectile....at least if I'm remembering correctly.
i tried farming the boar on mars killing the grineer but had no luck. is this the right place or am I just impatient?
I found the Boar commonly drops on Uranus. I think you can just buy it too
As someone who tried to solo most of warframe until I caught up with the story (including clan projects, I regret, but did), the Furis pistol was a nice machine pistol worked wonders for me until I made the twin Grakatas (that I used until my Kuva Nukor and Laetum, still have it in my inventory). As for primary weapons, the Karak never steered me wrong, but I used the Gorgon for a lot before the Soma (I wanted it due to the trailers) because I liked spray & pray. Melee? I mainly used the Heat Sword from the infested quest until I was MR 8.
Thank you for the amazing work you put into this video. The "if you ever played a video game in your life" makes me back up a little and chuckle. I just switched to this game in September, after playing many MMORPGs and RPGs, which are nothing like Warframe (World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls Online, TES Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim being just a few examples... mostly medieval-like settings). I wasn't even expecting to like it so much, since it's so far from what I've been playing, but I strongly recommend it. I use any weapon my grabby little noobish hands can get so I can get more mastery rank, but I'm grateful to learn from people like you, who put a lot of effort and research and share it with us all. 🥰
Aaaaw thank you so much for the lovely compliment, Gabriela
Probably worth noting that the Boltor, Fragor, and Vulkar, in addition to being decent beginner weapons themselves, are granted to you by the Junctions so you save some credits not having to buy their blueprints.
Another weapon I would recommend is the Vasto, as an alternative to the Lex or Aklex. It does less than half the damage of a Lex, but it fires almost 5 times faster with a 1s reload and it still packs a decent punch. It's a much more forgiving weapon than the Lex or Aklex.
Thank you for the valuable additions ^^ The Vulkar might me a good replacement for the Vectis. The Fragor however never really appealed to me personally that much. I think it comes down to personal taste ^^
Shplendid
I don’t even take a primary, i melee my way through everything. Dual heat swords with a couple basic mods literally tears through even bosses.
Yeah it's crazy how strong melee is. Especially in non Steel Path scenarios ^^
I recommend the Ether reaper. Scythes are stupid strong just cause of their heavy attacks. simple viral modding and you can clear the entire start chart with the weapon something like pressure point and you don't even need the 60/60 mods. That forced slash on heavy will kill any and everything.
Yeah dont be impatient like me i sold my Ether Reaper because i wasnt getting a stance but even without stance it was deleting dudes.
Is the weapon 'hate' good
@@foaduk9118 Every scythe is good in the game due to their forced slash on heavy attack that has a 500% multiplier on it. Hate is particularly good as it has an incarnon form you can unlock later on. I prefer reaper prime just cause it's an old og prime weapon.
I remember absolutely loving the kohm clearing basicly entire chart with it
Xoris is my favorite beginner's weapon. It's for melee and ranged AOE without the need of ammos.
Yeah especially because it is the one early game weapon where you can easily justify putting a potato and Forma on :D
Just getting back into Warframe for the first time in 5 years, and this video has been monumental. Hoping to get into a clan quickly, and start the grind 💪💪💪
Yeah same. I did the first couple of missions about 4 years ago and the stopped playing for some reason.
xoris was definitely the stand out early(ish) weapon for me, not for the infinite combo i never made any use of that, but rather just making use of the thrown heavy attacks with high crit and thrown/heavy attack specific mods
xoris go boomboom
what i got from this: check out the clan blueprints more often
having just started a 2 days ago this vid is awesome...subbed
Man, I wish the game taught you that you can buy things like frame and weapon bp from the market with credits.
Oh yeah, this still puzzles me to this day xD
I JUST got Legendary 1 but I will never forget the Hek. I was on Uranus, trying to defeat Tyl Regor, and a friend of mine told me to get the Hek. and thus...he was defeated. Those are good weapons all. and as you get higher mastery, you unlock so so many more. fun ones, quirky ones, devestatingly powerful ones.
Good luck.
Oh I totally feel you! The Hek is a great tool when it comes to making you feel powerful ^-^
@@MHBlacky_ENG and it's biggest brother the Kuva Hek. with lots of multishot, and radiation...and some good mods...it's one of the few guns that can ONE SHOT the biggest baddest thing so far, the Archons!
19:51 What did you say? Heathen! Radiation is incredibly useful as a crowd control tool, and it helps disable Auras. It is even better when you mod your sentinel weapon for it! It will ABSOLUTELY buy you a TON of Breathing Room in missions, guaranteed.
When I first started, I used Boar until Jupiter after I got it on a lucky drop in that one mission on Earth, but I was constantly switching out my Melee and Secondary weapon so I was at MR 5~6 when I hit Eris. Honestly, even now I still love my Boar and use it semi-regularly mostly just because of my rose tinted glasses.
Sure, as long as you enjoy it and it works there's no reason not to ;)
I just mastery 2 only played 1 day. So far ive honestly used the sword and kunia as volt more than any other weapon. Really liking the game and cant believe i just discovered it. Thx for the vid
For the Xoris i think you should just go with the heavy attack build instead. One of the best aoe that a new player can get their hands on imo.
Fair point. In post I think that would've been better xD
@@MHBlacky_ENG I considered myself new when I got the Doris and even at MR5 at the time I was hitting 500k dmg a hit with the xoris heavy thrown, even now I still use it at MR9 but instead it does 1m all the way up to 5m
Me (Paris user): YOU DARE APPROACH ME MORTAL? GET MELLE‘D
Plus an arrow in the knee from close range is still an arrow in the knee
a little tip about the Xoris since you didnt mention it nor did you show it in the background video because maybe you forgot or actually missed it since its not really explained about it but you can actually trigger an explosion with the Xoris after you throw it by pressing the heavy attack or alt fire (i forgot since ive changed my binding), i feel like thats the actual reason people use the Xoris... cause it feels satisfying XD
Idk how current rules are but we got a noob friend the Hek back when it was MR 4 and that still hasn't stopped solving all of his problems lol
I remember using the galatine until I got the broken war. Plus a galatine is good to have to shove in your paracesis once you're at that point.
I was so sad when I had to feed it. I had like 4 Forma in it, and it was my melee weapon from back when there was only like 15 frames.
I'm a returning player. I left off with Loki, glaive, Latron Prime, and Twin Vipers. I understand pretty much none of that is considered good anymore, so these videos have been very helpful.
Thank you for all the informative videos. I usually struggle when games just throw everything at you and you have no idea what to do, but i feel like i should pick it up easy thanks to these videos.
Th Boltor i believe has gotten a huge upgrade thanks to the elemental change. Decided to try a built myself for new players and went with.
3,100 endo (wanted to keep it below 3k but.. close enough r?)
Hellfire
Rifle Aptutude for 90% status in free polarity (explain below)
Serration (rank 4)
Point strike
Speed Trigger (swap to Vigilante Fervor if get while doing armaments)
Vigilante armaments (This is hardest of the mods to get but also gives a direction).
The reason I think this is a good setup and direction is because of how cold works now as well as puncture. Puncture gives you a 5% additive crit per stack caping at 5 and reduces enemy damage. get a nice 25% crit which would require 250% crit from mods plus 80% less damage from enemies. With point strike giving 10% as well we now have 50% crit. I considered cold for the crit damage but ioin's only good endgame as the crit dmg is multiplied by mods. The freeze and attack speed could help mitigate damage but heats def shread and heat i would value slighty more.
Lasty the Vigilante mods... from tier 3 bounty are lvl 20-40 enemies. They also have the innate 5% chance to crit and/or increase a tier. with both vigilante mods u get another 10% chance to crit, seprate to ur base crit. This would be 50% chance to base crit, 5% chance to base crit with vigilant and 5% chance to orange crit when it procs with ur weapons base crit as well.
Lastly i want to point new players in the direction of the augur mods on cetus. The next tier of bounty gets u into the best early game warframe modes personally.
If... you could get ur hands on hammer shot though it would drastically change the build as it is rifle apritude and the crit dmg multiplier would also multiply colds.. so swapping to cold instead of heat would be viable. Not new player friendly though.. well this new.
Vastro revolver is a beastly contender w/ the Lex as I don’t have to spd up the reload time & give some extra power
on the Xoris, I have a different style I like: Spam throw and heavy attacks. It's served me extremely well to just nuke with several thousand damage explosions every 2-3 seconds. Early on that is insane and kills everything, and towards the end of the starchart good mods can add *another digit* to that number.
Yes, that's a totally viable playstyle, too of course ;)
@@MHBlacky_ENG I am sadly finding as of late, as I get into liches, isolation vaults, and prodding the surface of steel path, it’s not quite holding up. But the fact this one weapon has gotten me far enough to make statstick-ing it an option is impressive. Every time I had trouble on a mission (or wanted to mine unbothered) I pulled out the xoris.
The xoris is the sole reason I rebound my heavy attack to z. Easy to click, hard to do by accident.
@@sensha5470 get yourself a glaive prime
Youll thank me later
@@V2ULTRAKill ohh? Why's that?
@@sensha5470 basically it’s a xoris on crack
I actually don't recommend the normal nukor as it burns through ammo extremely quickly as its several ammo per tick of damage, same goes for the atomos but at least the atomos has base heat instead of radiation, and chains to a few enemies. Once you get your hands on the normal cycron thats your best bet until you get the tenet version later.
Also, the boar requires you to be on Uranus which is mid star chart, it only drops from enemies from uranus lol.
The Xoris is just pronounced "zoris" :P
From the weapons mentioned in this video the Nukor wouldn't have been my first choice either tbh.
With the Boar however the BP drops from the yellow Grineer Troopers. In the vid I accidentally said on Mars because I was tired and thought Drekar Troopers were the Mars ones but so far I don't see anything regarding Uranus on the Wiki
@@MHBlacky_ENG Yeah on the wiki it says the blueprint drops from Drekar Troopers, which are the ones on the Uranus tileset. Although i just remembered earth has one mission, the first or second exterminate mission, that uses the Uranus tileset so it might be possible for a player to eventually get the boar from earth but due to it being an exterminate and a 0.5% drop chance that may take a long time lol.
Aaah yeah my bad. When I went to the Wiki and clicked the Drekar Trooper link it linked me to the wiki page of the normal trooper where it mentions the Drekar variant somewhere further down... I just saw the picture and was like "Ah yeah the yellow ones, easy" xD
I definitely knew what he was talking about when he described the feeling of useing the aklex nice and powerful for mid-low lvls and very satisfying
Haha yeah, it's really like the Warframe Desert Eagle xD
Personally the basic magistar practically singlehandedly carried me through the star chart, alongside my rhino. Good times
Ouh yeah the good old 100% Rhino Star Chart clearing setup... can relate :D
I can't recommend Rhino enough for newbs.
Xoris is INSANELY OP especially when u explode it, carried me entire starchart when I got it, I basically ignored my primary and secondary
I got back into the game 2 weeks ago and ngl, I wished I saw your content first before getting back in a new platform lol. My first weapons I remember were the gram as a melee, my primary was/is the gorgon (looking for either a different weapon recommendation or mod build for it) and the stug as my secondary. Keep up the good work dude!
Thank you for your lovely feedback, Bro ❤️ Really glad you find my content helpful ^-^
Wish you much fun and good loot :D
I will recommend for new/return player a volt frame. A pole meele weapon. Sub weapon something with rapid fire. As for main weapon a boltor rifle. U can use all way to MR 9 so dont be afraid of adding forma. MR 9 probably going swap to a ignis
Isn't ignis wraith on MR5?
Blacky: Throw away your mk1-paris and buy the paris blueprint
Me after putting a silver potato on it: God dammit
i actually didnt know the combo counter about xoris lol, thanks about that
though one thing i mainly use it is because of the explosion throw, i can clear mobs in one shot even in some bounties in landscape that is designed for higher levels
Yeah, if you have Volatilie Quick Return then this is probably the safer playstyle ;)
6:00 as a new-ish player, seeing that cell array get missed tore me to bits
Hahaha I understand that xD But believe me, after you've done a lot of equipment leveling on Helene, Saturm you're gonna be drowning in cells ;)
I’ve been playing since 2018 but still like to watch these vids lol
I'm just leveling everything I can to get that sweet sweet mastery rank
Not a bad idea either :D
Best tip, try out the different weapons and use what is most fun/effective for you. There are tons of options that are effective
Yes. Especially in the early game you can't properly level or mod anyway so testing early is always a good choice ^^
Thanks so much I just started! This is great!
This video really helped me in understanding early options. Been loving the Lecta, and after getting the Vectis I now actually sometimes shoot bullets. The Quanta has been a goal of mine for when I get there, but it seems a little hard to build. Mostly the Forma. I've only gotten one Forma and didn't realize I should hang onto it for the Quanta. I'll probably be MR 5 before I see a second Forma.
Happy that it helped you ^^
And don't worry about the Forma 😉 The Blueprints are actually quite easy to come by once you decide to go get some amd there are plenty of weapons that don't require Forma to build them ^^
1:18 Silva & Aegis
3:57 Lecta
5:18 Strun
6:55 Boar
8:44 Boltor
9:48 Vectis
11:05 Paris
12:16 Tipedo
14:36 Hek
16:34 Quanta
18:00 Dera
19:11 Nukor
21:00 Guandao
22:37 Xoris
25:30 Aklex
If your new just use whatever you want, everything is viable early and most things are good end game if you build them properly.
Just use whatever you enjoy and you'll enjoy the game a lot more.
I started playing little over 2 weeks ago and the person that got me to play helped me get the azothane great sword as soon as I could. Sorry if I spelled it wrong.
IGNIS is an easy-pick fast on early game, as soon as you build a chem lab in your dojo. Not suitable for high levels, but the no-brain clearing speed at low levels is ridiculous. And in early game, you may find cool to speed up the gain of currencies with a AOE primary.
If you have some plat to spend on early game, or OK to concentrate on Deimos and buy the parts, I could recommand CEDO, which combines good things : a strong primary, an explosive secondary, good status and criticals potential... CEDO is good for any level, including Steel Path, when most AOE weapons hit a wall (Atomos, Ignis Wraith...).
ATTICA and ZHUGE are fun too, helping newbies to work on their aim skills :)
Edit : oups. CEDO is MR8, and IGNIS MR5... So I'm out of the scope :) I've been above any MR restriction for years, so that I didn't check this point...
Haha these are really great suggestions, thank you. I agree. If I hadn't set myself the MR4 restriction I would've definitely mentioned them :D
Me who actually starts playing in the Warframe anniversary.
Dex Sybaris always stuck me in my loadout along with the Dex Melee weapon. They just have more capacity back then meaning more easy potential.
Oh yeah the Dex weapons are a huge upgrade compared to other beginning stuff ;)
I had the dex Sybaris on my pc account but sadly I'm on ps4 now
I like how the tipedo is mastery rank 3, but to craft it you need to use master rank 4 weapons as materials.... What was even the point of unlocking it at 3? Lol
if you’re new and on ps, you can get a free bundle that gives you one of the most satisfying guns i’ve gotten so far in the game, the grinlok. you also get a free pet that comes with a sniper too.
Soma & Boltor carried me until I got Fulmin. Boltor was always fun with an impact/puncture build. Watching the graneer/corpus rag doll across the map or get stuck to the ceiling was hilarious 😂😂😂
Oh yeah, I know what you mean ^^
Always loved the Boltor for that 😉
Been using the Paris for the entire star chart and its so satisfying every time I hit a 50k headshot crit (I shoved a catalyst into it, no I don't regret it, probably)
I used rhino, Bolton, kronen, and a mix of secondaries when I started. Been playing on off since Xbox launch
If you can get it, I recommend the Gorgon. A primary weapon that sports two magazines. It's got a high rate of fire. It'll make you feel like Rambo.
18:33 bro cheapo build?? thats rime rounds, a 40p mod XD. still tho, love and support from all of us W vid
XORIS NOTE: is not necesary to finish the deadlock protocol quest to get the xoris, you can leave the quest for later and just start using the Xoris since you need to craft it before advancing i nthe quest. :D is very good for those that have no melee affinity and jsut want somethign that gives the mextra power, when you get it, ask in Q&A chat for a beginner friendly build, or follow any build guide for it here on YT.
I started warframe a bit more prepared than most because a friend of mine was a warlord in his own clan and regularly talked about the game. When I finally joined, my goal was Nyx and supra, which meant I needed mastery rank 9 at the time asap.
Lex Prime was the clan's official badge, so I sported the lex all the way until the prime was available
I have loved the Silva & Aegis since it came out. Fantastic melee! :D
I'm MR 7, and recently got back into Warframe after about 4 years, and I've been thinking of finishing leveling some of the guns that were mentioned in this video, namely the Hek lol. Though my biggest issue right now is that I don't feel like I'm doing a lot of gun damage, but when I switch to my melee (most often a skanna weapon) is when I feel I do the most damage, and feel the strongest, but even then that OP feeling can feel fleeting at times. I also have a Soma that's maxed out, but I feel like the Soma just spits ammo more than anything. Moral of the story, I guess I feel I'm at a crossroads with my weapons, and damage output, and I have 0 plat after I linked my Switch account to my PC one.
I built the Hek on my accounts and I absolutely love it.
Even as a mid to late game player this video is intertaning
I definitely needed this tip started playin the game today
When you get to MR 8 ask in chat for an Ignis Wraith. If someone wants more than an unranked bronze mod or a fish (I'm weird, I trade for fish) they are over charging. People give them away for free, and often in stacks of 5 with the expectation of you handing out the spares. We'd give them away for free if we could.
This weapon is part of the meta and is an absolute beast. It uses rifle mods, so your shotty mods won't translate.
Yeah the Ignis Wraith is an absolute must have. Gladly nowadays it can be aquired by every clan again ^^
@@MHBlacky_ENG It's also a relatively low MR weapon too. Just a few months of playing nets it. Not bad for something I take into steel path.
HEK is the goat just because you can get it in the game so early and use rudimentary, basic mods to soup it the crap up. This gun will last you a long time.
I love this video. The glaive looks fun but im enjoing staves so much
I picked up the Aklex when I was a beginner and it took me so far. I still have it and I also have the prime version which I still use.
Yeah, I get that :D
Lex/Aklex aren't meta but they just feel so satisfying to use... Love 'em, too ^^
I’ve been using the melee that the ember pack comes with and loving it
Not gonna lie, I don't think the Boltor is particularily good, even as an early game option. It's awkward to use, neither crit nor status are worth boosting and the damage really isn't all that good.
If you're looking for a solid early game Assault Rifle, I suggest you get the Karak, Hind or even the Braton instead.
I was very torn between the three to be honest... In the end I chose the Voltor because it naiös enemies on to walls and gets them out of your way so they don't block your shots. But I agree. All three rifles are objectively bad and should be replaced as soon as you can get something better ;)
I used to love it, but back then Chroma wasn't even in development. The Boltor Prime especially is just stupid fun, but it's pretty bad, especially by modern standards.
Fantastic video, very helpful and full of tips and advice. Thanks.
My favorite starting weapons that i use for such a long time in my beginner state are [Latron] that soon become [Tiberon] and the good ol' [Mire]
MR5 weapon but I'd really recommend picking up the Atomos as soon as you can.
It's.... literally a budget Kuva Nukor, and until you get one of those serves an identical purpose. Chaining lazer with huge status chance. Early game it clears rooms by itself and later on it becomes a go-to primer.
Also has natural Heat damage so it becomes the reaper of infested if you combine it with Toxin to make Gas.
Very true indeed ^^
Since this vid limited me to feature weapons only up to MR4, I put the Atomos in my top mudgame weapons video :😀
So happy I found your channel when I did
Happy to have you here
I forgot the rank but I love the obex because of the heavy attack being a aoe that after following up a heavy slam can LAUNCH enemies!!! It’s a sparing weapon (fist and feet) and has great attack speed so it’s highly recommended by me to get it as soon as you can!
I'm rocking just a Heat Sword on Excalibur so far it's taken me to MR5
Oh there's one weapon you can theoretically get and use at or above MR-0... _which is actually an _*_MR-14_*_ weapon._
*_The Opticor Vandal_* ... This thing will be one shotting things from early to late with zero mods on it. And it has no mastery rank requirement, if you complete the Thermia Fractures event (preferably with a group as the event itself is a bit tough) then you get this weapon at the end.
I got mine at MR3
I just started playing. I’m MR 4. It’s really easy to join a clan. I just went to recruiting asked if any clans were recruiting newbies and I mentioned I wanted access to the weapons and frames and instantly I got 3 clans hit me up. Don’t stress it fellow newbie tennos
im 200 hours and more in but i still feel knew given the sheer amount of stuff
Oh don't worry about it. There's no rush with all the content. Just take your time and enjoy the ride 😉
@@MHBlacky_ENG no I did rush since I'm already doing netracells cuz I really wanted Gauss and he ended up being my first crafted Warframe
Nikana is awesome as soon as you reach 5 and have a dojo you can slash thru most of your enemies
You also forgot the fact the xoris has a manual detonation on charged throw perfect for aoe
Can't beat the Hek as an early player weapon. Since clearing planets is one of your early goals, and clearing Venus and Mercury are easily done, you'll unlock nightmare missions early. Most of the common nightmare mission mods are for shotguns, and a few more mods can be picked up on Cetus bounties. The BOOM it makes is iconic in Warframe
That Nightmare Mod Tipp is worth gold! Thank you for sharing. I didn't even think about this ^^
@@MHBlacky_ENG There is a merit based path of progression for getting powerful in Warframe. I personally visualize it mentally as a stack of blocks, layered according to the path that opens out as a player progressed across the starchart.
The quests available through the ship's codex console are often overlooked in their role as power-boosters, but they do feature post-mission side content that provide the next boost in power. But most newer players don't know this.
The creative decisions DE have make over recent years have complicated progress by reducing some mods to a 'meh' rating in usefulness (e.g. Blood Rush and Condition Overload)
i dont even use infinite combo counter on xoris, it's charged range explosion that deals 1300 electro damage without mods just oneshots everything early to mid game, i managed to reach 25 waves in defense by just spamming xoris explosions, this weapon is overpowered for the new players
I have a lot of fun with the dex weapons. Helped my son far even with later game content. Plus you get them for free so I have tons of fun with them.
Agreed. The Dex Weapons are awesome for new players :D
the hek and the tipedo were my favorite when I was starting
I just restarted the game a few days ago (MR3 now) and im still using mk1 paris, aklato and bo😂 completely forgot what early game weapons are good coming from an end game account. Thanks for the help man, actually feels like im a noob again 😂
You forgot to mention or you dont realise that too, but the Paris can also Go Through Wall, so for Stealth Missions It is Very good, also If in combat, you can hit enemies hiding on Covers
Tonkor is the noob tube of WF. Highly recommend it because big booms not only delete fodder mobs, but make you feel like Michael Bay at his birthday parties.
another weapon to mention is lesion becuase if you cant get a orokin catalyst for it and are a casual player it can carry you all the way to steelpath and it include tipedo so if you want a more status polearm its more helpful
Lesuon is nice, sure, but it's MR9. So unfortunately out of reach for this video
I used the starter bow (currently mastery rank 5 rn) until I got the boltor.. I looked for a video like this cause the railjack missions are hard solo... went from 70 damage to 100 on it.. kinda crazy