*ADDENDUM* Frames with busted Synergy with Syam: - Any Frame with Grouping; Any Frame with Armor Strip; Sickening Pulse; Voruna, Citrine Prismatic Gem, Harrow (critbuffs and swing speed), Garuda, Mirage Clones, Protea Temporal Anchor, Saryn Toxic Lash, Volt Shields, Wisp Breach Surge Particle chaining, Zephyr (breaks Tornados though). - Primed Pressure Point and Arcane Fury may not be working properly with the Heavy Attack Projectile. Needs further testing, but I might be incorrect. - Buzz Kill is 2% worse than Carnis Mandible on light attack Syam. It *does* lead to more slash procs, albeit weaker, but more importantly, Carnis Mandible lets Syam hit 200% SC at 12x combo. Buzz Kill sits at 183.6%. --- *TIMESTAMPS* I'm on Twitch too now! See me live at: www.twitch.tv/aznvasions NEW Gun CO Spreadsheet: tinyurl.com/GunCOv2 0:00 Intro & Context 0:35 Balanced Testing 0:52 As a Normal Melee 1:11 Gimmick Mechanics 1:57 Mod Scaling 2:18 Traveling Mechanics (ANTI) SYNERGIES 2:44 Magnetize, Xata, Navigator 3:01 Zephyr's Tornado STANCES 3:16 Wave Mechanic Stats 3:47 Blind Justice 4:16 Decisive Judgement 4:43 Crowd Clearing Potential 4:57 Stances for Clearing vs Single Target 5:07 Weapon Limitations SYAM STANDARD BUILDS 5:25 Carnis Mandible 5:41 Build 01 | Light Attack Spam 6:25 Build 01 | vs Nikana Prime 6:46 Build 02 | Heavy Attack 7:03 Build 02 | vs Nikana Prime (Math) 7:41 Build 02 | NikanaP is Significantly Better on Heavy SYAM GIMMICK BUILDS 8:15 Gimmick Options 8:38 Voruna Alternative Modding 8:53 Build 03 | Gas DPS 2x Combo 9:34 Build 03 | Gas Mod Scaling and Mod Saving 10:11 Build 03 | Melee Prowess 10:33 Build 03 | Grouping Tools 10:49 Acolytes vs Syam Projectile 11:13 Build 04 | Usage & Mechanics 11:40 Build 04 | Full Strip Viral 2x Combo 12:11 Build 04 | Why Pillage? 12:34 HI Demolyst Killer 12:42 Heat Inherit Mechanics 13:11 How to Use Heat Inherit 13:18 Heat Inherit Epitaph Primer Build 13:56 Build 05 | Heat Inherit Syam Build 14:38 Build 05 | Voruna Alternative Modding 15:02 Build 05 | Armor Stripping Options 15:24 Armor Stripping Latron Utility Build 15:59 How to Use Build 05 16:38 Conclusion
I really hope the community gets out of this delirium of immediately calling something bad because it's not the best-in-slot, instead of honestly approaching the weapon and trying to understand how to make it work
@Turkey Kent If it kills it kills. Majority of people aren't wanting to min-max or speed run. There's so much variety available in what is viable but everyone runs the same stuff. It's bland.
if you're doing an initial combo build DON'T USE AMALGAM ORGAN SHATTER. if you heavy attack twice it takes too long for the combo to regenerate and the second heavy doesn't get the combo multiplier. also, in my testing, the damage was not scaling up with pressure point/other +damage mods except for condition overload
In my experience Syam has been very good. The heavy wave scales up really nicely, and even as normal melee its good by default, by having such good stances.
I love Corufell, so I love Syam too. Honestly, a "wall-hack" shockwave on heavy attack of Syam that can "kill" any melee. Heat shockwave can become Gas shockwave, that sync well with any Grouping skill. I realized that gas cloud spawns per target so more targets more gas clouds. 5 gas clouds = 5x dmg of gas. Thank you for the informative video, my man! I found your channel is the top 3 best warframe channels now. Thought, idea, mechanic, purpose, proof, test, how to fix, pros & cons, extra information and cut to the chase,... that are all in one video.
just wanted to put this out there cuz it seems like nobody has noticed it yet but chroma can subsume nourish onto any of his abilities, and nourish applies like an elemental mod, which if you know chroma, means that his base damage bonus gets scaled up by it. but i didn't say anything.
@@stefanlewis7773 you have the mental capacity of a 3 year old if you think "it seems like" implies that i believe i have some sort of holy knowledge of the game
Neat to see that all the duviri melees have neat gimmicks and easily accessible. People forget about MR requirements, and it'd be super boring if the melees were all just on par with best in class with no gimmick.
If only they'd bring back plague star so new players can catch up. My friends don't have any forma and can't try out a bunch of weapons. I still have forma left from plague star it's not fair to new players who just want to try out weapons.
@@umbralaasimar9463 I got hundreds of forma lmao. its literally my favorite event ever. this is why they need to bring it back, its literally a new player's dream!
Very happy to come back to Warframe for Duviri to find that my favorite Warframe channel is KICKING and as high quality as ever. 😊😊 Will check this out.
I started this game about a month ago and immediately fell in love with the melee combat. Because I enjoyed the game I decided to invest a little money into a sword...I bought Syam. I am now mr14 and still have not put it down
Yeah man, I'm MR 5 and have just been... killing everything from a distance with this amazing sword gimmick. I was hoping there was a niche bit of people who loved it lol.
volt with shock trooper for electric buff and electric and gas melee influence build obliterates, arcane avenger for more crit and molt augmented for more damage buff
3:05 i actually didn't know that was a thing, I encounter the issue about tornado not transferring damage but I tought that was either a bug that affected some weapons when the ability was near ending or simply lag
Thanks for showing me the power of math. Just minmaxed a Volnus Prime with Carnis Mandible. Funny how it will outperform slotting in Primed Pressure Point because of how much more slash you are pumping out.
i love this melee weapon but all i really wanted is just slash on the heavy attack. Like really thats it. i know the heat proc also works really well but it just feels more natural in my head
"Secondary Cucumber" now i can't say it differently LMAO The new Duviri melees will definetly be a fixed part on my arsenal so unique, so fun. Can't wait for that Boltor Incarnon video since is the one i'm working on it right now.
The clean way of your explanation’s and examples🤌🏾Deff a sub. Im leaning towards more of the melee side of this game. I quite years ago but taking it seriously now. I would say for guns, the quellor is my fav and i haven’t even gotten it yet. I would like to see you do a build for it though?
Im using it on Kullervo and Im in love with this one, my setup is: Nauilus for pull + verglas for prime Roar for raw damage, 1 for obvious cri buff Heavy attack = Dead If heavy attack =/= dead... Press Kullervo 3 on pull, if shit doesn't die then u better alt f4 coz you coming up agains god moded enemies
Yeah, Boltor Incarnon is straight up busted. I used it on the Telos myself for a more balanced weapon than trying to force crit chance on a mostly Status Boltor Prime.
Good pick, I have never actually built the prime so my telos will show up more frequently in circuit. I prefer the more consistent crit as well, statuses people use like viral and corrosive on the weapon have a set cap anyways so why try to go too hard on status. You will more than likely get at least one of each of the statuses on the weapon by 2 or 3 shots anyways which is all galvanized aptitude needs.
Thanks for this. You got me to log in, but I just missed the circuit reset. Oh well. (Also the code boosters applied from redemption, rather that from login, as I 'd expected/remembered).
@@dontassociate even tho Warframe has been in “beta” for a while, it would be nice if I didn’t have to be forced to use something for something so basic. I’m more asking for 3D aiming instead of controlling the projectile.
are you gonna compare the gas bows for a cinta vid or are you gonna wait 5 weeks so you can include incarnon paris prime too (and maybe dread depending on its gimmicks)
No matter what I do the Syam projectiles always appear to fly straight upwards and I have no idea why. Edit: It attaches itself to the ceiling and straight over the enemies heads in the Kuva Fortress corridors, probably thinking that the ceiling is the floor or something idk.
Would the syam be good for killing acolytes on endurance runs? In disruption runs I go EV Trinity so demolishers and any other enemy aren't really issues but whenever an acolyte spawns I feel like I'm tickling it. I've heard that slash procs work fine but using my heavy attack Quassus doesn't seem to do as much damage as I think it should. Is the Vastilok with shattering impact any good against them with the armor strip? Cause I have the Vastilok but haven't tried it yet against them.
What max level did u try this? Quassu heavy attack can fk up most of all enemy types. Syam can destroy Acolyte faster when using normal attack. But let me test again with my Dual Attack Syam, that has high combo eff so we can do both normal and heavy attack. Heavy attack +Slide Syam will proc a big slash.
Dang man. I know I'm a bit of a jag off in the comments section here and there... but reading some of these comments... Dang lol. Thank you always for your work and effort trying to teach us :D I can't always agree with you, but at least you back everything up very well with sold proof and game play where I'm just being pig headed cuz my play style is such that I cant do what you do :)
Would the syam be good for endurance run acolytes? During Disruption I usually play an EV trinity so most enemies aren't an issue but whenever an acolyte spawns I feel like I do no damage to them. I generally use a heavy attack Quassus against them since I would think the slash procs would be enough but It doesn't seem to do that much damage. One thing I'm thinking of is a Vastilok to strip them but I don't really know how to build it. I do have a riven for the Vastilok though so I'll probably try to put together a build with it.
The issue with Quassus is most of its dps comes not from its damage, but the sheer amount of slash procs it deals. Acolytes are capped to 4 slash procs, and proccing another will remove the oldest proc. Vastilok has a fair amount of damage behind it. You’d just go viral build with shattering impact. True punishment can help you get to 12x combo quickly. Every shot will give 20 combo since True Punishment has 2x effect on gunblades. Armor will be stripped off as you build combo quickly, and you can easily dump a 12x shot into them after a few seconds. Attack speed is important. If you want it specifically to kill Acolytes, the Syam is worse than the Nikana Prime by a lot.
@@Aznvasions Thanks for the speedy reply! I’m crafting the steam to just try but I’ll break out the Vastilok and see if i like it against acolytes. What should i try to roll for on a riven? Is it even worth it to run a riven as the Vastilok has i think average dispo?
@@lil-trashcans-_- it didn't feel good, well i only tested each weapon once, the worst was the spear as its special was bad but the rest of it was good but the dual wield just felt bad! best to me is the club!
@@liamspruyt the club is the worst to me, on top of being more expensive than the others for literally no reason it's slow as all hell main reason why syam is the only one I like, it's the only one that's fast
@@lil-trashcans-_- you should really try the spear, in heavy attack its a spin attack and very effective and fast! the club might be slow but it often crits and those crits do oneshots or 2 shots. so i never have to hit a lot. also after 4000+ hours on the game and a bunch of farming i already have all 5 weapons :p the 10 extra wasn't that pricy!
@@liamspruyt I have all of them too, I just have a grudge against the extra 10 clamps bc I didn't know it was 60 till I went to buy it with 50, and I don't like heavy attack spam makes me feel like I'm gunna break my controller would much rather just use light attacks
the only reason i dont use this weapon is cuz i built a contagion ninkana zaw the week before duviri , the syam is alil worst but a waaaay cheaper/easier alternative
Tbh I find syam way better than the nikana prime, sure it doesn't proc as much slash, but what's the point if you aren't gonna be comfortable using the heavy attack? I find syam better cuz u can easily grab a bunch of enemies, reach 12x combo quickly them shoot one primer shot and one or two heavy attacks then boom, level 160 corrupted gunners dead
but I like sitting there and spamming nothing but F for Heavy Attacks and watching things go brr with no enhancements from my abilities etc side note still prefer my Zaw with Exodia Contagion but I also enjoy Sun and Moon more then my Syam as of late running around like a spinning blender of death.
fun fact,Nikana prime is #3 best nikana ONLY cause of the base stats and ips distribution but as a simple weapon it does only that dmg, making it bad objectively in a game that's about crazy builds and synergy , sepfanh and Syam both have good stats and build defining unique characteristic making then both #1 and #2 interchangeably , hell even Skiajati is seems more usable and fun than Nikana prime, people need to understand that wf is not a game where you need to choose only 1 weapon and spam attack ,you're making a very tedious and repetitive game even more so by making yourself do only one thing for 2-3 hours straight, use abilities, change weapons, bring a pet, use specters ,we're all playing a pve game where there's no AI, just big dmg sponges, you don't need to be meta, you're not competing against anyone. make the game your own! rant over
Id call syam way better than nikana prime frankly, but people can think what they think. especially if they dont use this and its riven disposition goes higher.
@@noahedenborg4221 as disposition goes up they get absurdly powerful. Skiajati with a proper riven is far more powerful than nikana prime for example. I know they're not for everyone, but I play a lot of warframe and sell a lot of arcane so I always have that option. Even at minimum disposition I've rolled up a dmg, crit chance, heat damage riven and can say syam pretty much always performs the same or better than nikana prime barring a couple of really extreme circumstances. Since the likelihood of syam's disposition going up is really high compared to nikana prime it's worth investing in it now because when it does it will always outperform nikana prime with a riven.
@@noahedenborg4221 Not necessarily needed, but they can be a lot of fun. They also do change the dynamic of "best" though really once anything is pushed past a certain point it's moot. Rivens let you do some silly things, are fun, and a genuine consideration when building. They also do a lot to make truly poor weapons quite impactful though this isn't the case here. For me personally I do like taking things into activities that could warrant a riven so even more a consideration for my purposes. Tldr; I just think they're neat and can really tip weapons into the silly strong category.
@@GeneralTheGuy ok 2 thigns wrong rivens are only considerd if it can free up mod slots and they dont push poor weapons up every weapon cna kill lvl cap like bruh rivens are bassicly cosmetic at this point
*ADDENDUM*
Frames with busted Synergy with Syam:
- Any Frame with Grouping; Any Frame with Armor Strip; Sickening Pulse; Voruna, Citrine Prismatic Gem, Harrow (critbuffs and swing speed), Garuda, Mirage Clones, Protea Temporal Anchor, Saryn Toxic Lash, Volt Shields, Wisp Breach Surge Particle chaining, Zephyr (breaks Tornados though).
- Primed Pressure Point and Arcane Fury may not be working properly with the Heavy Attack Projectile. Needs further testing, but I might be incorrect.
- Buzz Kill is 2% worse than Carnis Mandible on light attack Syam. It *does* lead to more slash procs, albeit weaker, but more importantly, Carnis Mandible lets Syam hit 200% SC at 12x combo. Buzz Kill sits at 183.6%.
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*TIMESTAMPS*
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See me live at: www.twitch.tv/aznvasions
NEW Gun CO Spreadsheet: tinyurl.com/GunCOv2
0:00 Intro & Context
0:35 Balanced Testing
0:52 As a Normal Melee
1:11 Gimmick Mechanics
1:57 Mod Scaling
2:18 Traveling Mechanics
(ANTI) SYNERGIES
2:44 Magnetize, Xata, Navigator
3:01 Zephyr's Tornado
STANCES
3:16 Wave Mechanic Stats
3:47 Blind Justice
4:16 Decisive Judgement
4:43 Crowd Clearing Potential
4:57 Stances for Clearing vs Single Target
5:07 Weapon Limitations
SYAM STANDARD BUILDS
5:25 Carnis Mandible
5:41 Build 01 | Light Attack Spam
6:25 Build 01 | vs Nikana Prime
6:46 Build 02 | Heavy Attack
7:03 Build 02 | vs Nikana Prime (Math)
7:41 Build 02 | NikanaP is Significantly Better on Heavy
SYAM GIMMICK BUILDS
8:15 Gimmick Options
8:38 Voruna Alternative Modding
8:53 Build 03 | Gas DPS 2x Combo
9:34 Build 03 | Gas Mod Scaling and Mod Saving
10:11 Build 03 | Melee Prowess
10:33 Build 03 | Grouping Tools
10:49 Acolytes vs Syam Projectile
11:13 Build 04 | Usage & Mechanics
11:40 Build 04 | Full Strip Viral 2x Combo
12:11 Build 04 | Why Pillage?
12:34 HI Demolyst Killer
12:42 Heat Inherit Mechanics
13:11 How to Use Heat Inherit
13:18 Heat Inherit Epitaph Primer Build
13:56 Build 05 | Heat Inherit Syam Build
14:38 Build 05 | Voruna Alternative Modding
15:02 Build 05 | Armor Stripping Options
15:24 Armor Stripping Latron Utility Build
15:59 How to Use Build 05
16:38 Conclusion
I really hope the community gets out of this delirium of immediately calling something bad because it's not the best-in-slot, instead of honestly approaching the weapon and trying to understand how to make it work
Not best in slot = potential loss in dps = bad. That is all. Cope all u want
@@turkeykent3719 Seems you lack *Motivation*
@Turkey Kent If it kills it kills. Majority of people aren't wanting to min-max or speed run. There's so much variety available in what is viable but everyone runs the same stuff. It's bland.
Shhhhh. Tryhards crying about this nikana not being the best help lowering riven prices. 😂😂
@@Alberto-wr2sv TRUE! Though, I do prefer to subject myself to the riven challenges rather than trade for them.
if you're doing an initial combo build DON'T USE AMALGAM ORGAN SHATTER. if you heavy attack twice it takes too long for the combo to regenerate and the second heavy doesn't get the combo multiplier.
also, in my testing, the damage was not scaling up with pressure point/other +damage mods except for condition overload
Then CO is most likely multiplicative with whatever additive dmg that might affect it, like Steel Charge or Arcane Fury. May wanna test
add heavy effiencieny
"They added moonveil from elden ring into warframe" was my first thought when using this on a warframe
ikr i just renamed my syam moonveil 😂
In my experience Syam has been very good. The heavy wave scales up really nicely, and even as normal melee its good by default, by having such good stances.
I love Corufell, so I love Syam too.
Honestly, a "wall-hack" shockwave on heavy attack of Syam that can "kill" any melee.
Heat shockwave can become Gas shockwave, that sync well with any Grouping skill.
I realized that gas cloud spawns per target so more targets more gas clouds. 5 gas clouds = 5x dmg of gas.
Thank you for the informative video, my man!
I found your channel is the top 3 best warframe channels now.
Thought, idea, mechanic, purpose, proof, test, how to fix, pros & cons, extra information and cut to the chase,... that are all in one video.
Imo all of the new weaps are good and their fashion is gr8 👌🏻
Syam and kullervo is the go to the 300% crit on the wave is op for wave clearing
just wanted to put this out there cuz it seems like nobody has noticed it yet
but chroma can subsume nourish onto any of his abilities, and nourish applies like an elemental mod, which if you know chroma, means that his base damage bonus gets scaled up by it.
but i didn't say anything.
You really think you're the only one who noticed this. Really?
@@stefanlewis7773 you have the mental capacity of a 3 year old if you think "it seems like" implies that i believe i have some sort of holy knowledge of the game
Neat to see that all the duviri melees have neat gimmicks and easily accessible. People forget about MR requirements, and it'd be super boring if the melees were all just on par with best in class with no gimmick.
I never thought they could do a different 2nd heavy swing as all weapons just cycle the normal and slide heavy for their heavy sequense
Syam with killing blow, amalgam organ shatter, and condition overload give it a nice edge.
For the interested, you can use arcane anomaly on the operator for grouping, i think the range at max rank is 30 mts
I don’t have enough catalysts for this update let alone forma
Better get to using those nightwave credits then cuz reset is coming.
@@eyywannn8601 already have lol
If only they'd bring back plague star so new players can catch up. My friends don't have any forma and can't try out a bunch of weapons. I still have forma left from plague star it's not fair to new players who just want to try out weapons.
@@kie9683 how the hell do you still have some left over,how much did you farm
@@umbralaasimar9463 I got hundreds of forma lmao. its literally my favorite event ever. this is why they need to bring it back, its literally a new player's dream!
This is what I wanted excalibur to do. I still remember when excal could snipe enemies across the corpous defense map
Time for a refresh on this weapon! I spent the day messing around with tennokai on this thing and its ridiculously fun.
Very happy to come back to Warframe for Duviri to find that my favorite Warframe channel is KICKING and as high quality as ever. 😊😊 Will check this out.
I'm loving these new melee. Theyre just good. I use the MIGHTY SEER at the same time
I tried Syam and immediately thought that Saryns toxic lash might just break this projectile. Plus the weapon is cool.
I started this game about a month ago and immediately fell in love with the melee combat. Because I enjoyed the game I decided to invest a little money into a sword...I bought Syam. I am now mr14 and still have not put it down
Yeah man, I'm MR 5 and have just been... killing everything from a distance with this amazing sword gimmick. I was hoping there was a niche bit of people who loved it lol.
Amazing insights for the more advanced Warframe players out there, great video!
volt with shock trooper for electric buff and electric and gas melee influence build obliterates, arcane avenger for more crit and molt augmented for more damage buff
3:05 i actually didn't know that was a thing, I encounter the issue about tornado not transferring damage but I tought that was either a bug that affected some weapons when the ability was near ending or simply lag
Pretty good for MR0 weapon that all new players can farm straight after finishing Duviri quest
Pro-tip this weapon procs cascadia flair.
The sound of heavy attack makes my ears proc quadrillion bleed status 👉😬👈
Please make a small update with tennokai in mind, and maybe reworked inaros
Thanks for showing me the power of math. Just minmaxed a Volnus Prime with Carnis Mandible. Funny how it will outperform slotting in Primed Pressure Point because of how much more slash you are pumping out.
i love this melee weapon but all i really wanted is just slash on the heavy attack. Like really thats it. i know the heat proc also works really well but it just feels more natural in my head
Right? Sword wave, so obviously it would slash.
"Secondary Cucumber" now i can't say it differently LMAO
The new Duviri melees will definetly be a fixed part on my arsenal so unique, so fun. Can't wait for that Boltor Incarnon video since is the one i'm working on it right now.
A Nikana that blasts out little Judgement Cuts...Vergil would be proud.
The clean way of your explanation’s and examples🤌🏾Deff a sub. Im leaning towards more of the melee side of this game. I quite years ago but taking it seriously now. I would say for guns, the quellor is my fav and i haven’t even gotten it yet. I would like to see you do a build for it though?
Melee duplicate make the slashes from the heavy hit twice makes a viral heat build go crazy.. also the waves work with the dyiku amalgam mod
Syam is also AMAZING with Kullervo!
This is a great "you have skill issues" response-type video.
we need Cucumber secondary skin. to use with the secondary cucumber.
Respect for tha practice founded pack full of information dope!
Im using it on Kullervo and Im in love with this one, my setup is:
Nauilus for pull + verglas for prime
Roar for raw damage, 1 for obvious cri buff
Heavy attack = Dead
If heavy attack =/= dead... Press Kullervo 3 on pull, if shit doesn't die then u better alt f4 coz you coming up agains god moded enemies
Yeah, Boltor Incarnon is straight up busted. I used it on the Telos myself for a more balanced weapon than trying to force crit chance on a mostly Status Boltor Prime.
Good pick, I have never actually built the prime so my telos will show up more frequently in circuit. I prefer the more consistent crit as well, statuses people use like viral and corrosive on the weapon have a set cap anyways so why try to go too hard on status. You will more than likely get at least one of each of the statuses on the weapon by 2 or 3 shots anyways which is all galvanized aptitude needs.
Bolton turns into an auto shotgun in incarnon and is a crit lmg in normal mode
Love your videos keep it up. I have been wondering for ages is there a place where you show the warframe builds you use in your video
Favourite melee, combo with Nezha fire walk and surging blade augment and yo got a melee only setup
Thanks for this.
You got me to log in, but I just missed the circuit reset. Oh well. (Also the code boosters applied from redemption, rather that from login, as I 'd expected/remembered).
I noticed there’s a handful of weapons with projectiles that travel at a fixed height. Anyone ever thinks we’ll be able to aim those projectiles?
Ivara
@@dontassociate even tho Warframe has been in “beta” for a while, it would be nice if I didn’t have to be forced to use something for something so basic. I’m more asking for 3D aiming instead of controlling the projectile.
besides syam i cant think of any
After watching both your videos on Edun & Syam, I still hae no idea which of the two to choose
choose which is more comfortable
are you gonna compare the gas bows for a cinta vid or are you gonna wait 5 weeks so you can include incarnon paris prime too (and maybe dread depending on its gimmicks)
No matter what I do the Syam projectiles always appear to fly straight upwards and I have no idea why.
Edit: It attaches itself to the ceiling and straight over the enemies heads in the Kuva Fortress corridors, probably thinking that the ceiling is the floor or something idk.
I really hope that there will be a video on incarnon master
I was using Syam in Duviri defense yesterday, i was killing them just by looking in the radar and using the heavy atttack
Doesnt have anything to do with the video but is the azothane any good and would you recommend it over the livia azothane looks much cooler
i mean id say its fine but wise razor is well wise razor its gimmick is ok i guess pretty ok at building combo
Would the syam be good for killing acolytes on endurance runs? In disruption runs I go EV Trinity so demolishers and any other enemy aren't really issues but whenever an acolyte spawns I feel like I'm tickling it. I've heard that slash procs work fine but using my heavy attack Quassus doesn't seem to do as much damage as I think it should. Is the Vastilok with shattering impact any good against them with the armor strip? Cause I have the Vastilok but haven't tried it yet against them.
What max level did u try this? Quassu heavy attack can fk up most of all enemy types.
Syam can destroy Acolyte faster when using normal attack.
But let me test again with my Dual Attack Syam, that has high combo eff so we can do both normal and heavy attack. Heavy attack +Slide Syam will proc a big slash.
Vastilok is used to stripping target armor only. Then Slash deal more dmg
Dang man. I know I'm a bit of a jag off in the comments section here and there... but reading some of these comments... Dang lol.
Thank you always for your work and effort trying to teach us :D
I can't always agree with you, but at least you back everything up very well with sold proof and game play where I'm just being pig headed cuz my play style is such that I cant do what you do :)
I'm so disappointed to learn that the heavy attack wave procs impact and not slash. Thank you for that heads up!
13:29 Secondary Cucumber, lol!
Thinking too hard. I just threw some mods i use on it and it already seems to perform better than this. I dont get it.
How do I increase the damage on Syam waves or heavy attack is open to any builds
also really interested in same kind video but for azothane!
i just got this cc, cd, -puncture riven for the syam unrolled and it puts my syam at 58% slash weighting
Didn't know the details about gas and heat procs, learnt something new.
Syam works in heat build because high base heat damage correct?
Yep! The base damage is deceptively high, and is a very big reason it works well, since the wave has 1.0 Follow through as well.
Everyone using this weapon as a regular weapon while I’m over here doing the sevagoth meatball strat
please explain, im new and love the unique builds
I use Mirage Prime with pure heat on my SYAM works well
Would the syam be good for endurance run acolytes? During Disruption I usually play an EV trinity so most enemies aren't an issue but whenever an acolyte spawns I feel like I do no damage to them. I generally use a heavy attack Quassus against them since I would think the slash procs would be enough but It doesn't seem to do that much damage. One thing I'm thinking of is a Vastilok to strip them but I don't really know how to build it. I do have a riven for the Vastilok though so I'll probably try to put together a build with it.
The issue with Quassus is most of its dps comes not from its damage, but the sheer amount of slash procs it deals. Acolytes are capped to 4 slash procs, and proccing another will remove the oldest proc.
Vastilok has a fair amount of damage behind it. You’d just go viral build with shattering impact. True punishment can help you get to 12x combo quickly. Every shot will give 20 combo since True Punishment has 2x effect on gunblades. Armor will be stripped off as you build combo quickly, and you can easily dump a 12x shot into them after a few seconds. Attack speed is important.
If you want it specifically to kill Acolytes, the Syam is worse than the Nikana Prime by a lot.
@@Aznvasions Thanks for the speedy reply! I’m crafting the steam to just try but I’ll break out the Vastilok and see if i like it against acolytes. What should i try to roll for on a riven? Is it even worth it to run a riven as the Vastilok has i think average dispo?
Now i gotta build this weapon. :)
lovely video! i only thought syam was worthless in the regular duviri hadn't tried it in normal yet!
syam is the best drifter melee how did you think it was useless in duviri?
@@lil-trashcans-_- it didn't feel good, well i only tested each weapon once, the worst was the spear as its special was bad but the rest of it was good but the dual wield just felt bad! best to me is the club!
@@liamspruyt the club is the worst to me, on top of being more expensive than the others for literally no reason it's slow as all hell main reason why syam is the only one I like, it's the only one that's fast
@@lil-trashcans-_- you should really try the spear, in heavy attack its a spin attack and very effective and fast!
the club might be slow but it often crits and those crits do oneshots or 2 shots. so i never have to hit a lot.
also after 4000+ hours on the game and a bunch of farming i already have all 5 weapons :p the 10 extra wasn't that pricy!
@@liamspruyt I have all of them too, I just have a grudge against the extra 10 clamps bc I didn't know it was 60 till I went to buy it with 50, and I don't like heavy attack spam makes me feel like I'm gunna break my controller would much rather just use light attacks
Does killing blow mods doesn't fit with syam?
Sooo, apparently the waves were bugged and didn't scale with Melee Damage?
1:58 And this contradicts that - Maybe only sometimes?
you sound a lil weird r u good?
btw does aero vantage let you heavy attack midair? or will you do a heavy slam
Was out for family things over the weekend and lost my voice a bit
for the second question no as seen in the video you both dont need aero vantage and the wave is only for grounded heavy
kullervo loves this weapon
Will you check out the new Cinta bow?
I do intend to, I don't own it yet though
Bro how u make this sick dark blue energy color on operator - share pls
Does anyone know if the heavy attack works with amalgam daikyu lifesteal?
How about Lavos with Gas on his 4 and Sickening Pulse?
You see, you throw the numbers at me. But, all I hear is BURY THE LIGHT!!
Wth, why does the attack sound like a metal pipe?
I didnt know it was op outside of duviri
the only reason i dont use this weapon is cuz i built a contagion ninkana zaw the week before duviri , the syam is alil worst but a waaaay cheaper/easier alternative
dunno how buy I hit 28 mil with the hvy atk last night
wish I could do it more often
first 43 seconds of the video 4 pop up cards is that really necessary?
Tbh I find syam way better than the nikana prime, sure it doesn't proc as much slash, but what's the point if you aren't gonna be comfortable using the heavy attack? I find syam better cuz u can easily grab a bunch of enemies, reach 12x combo quickly them shoot one primer shot and one or two heavy attacks then boom, level 160 corrupted gunners dead
Or you can just use a heavy attack build on pennant or tatsu for forced slash.
Can anyone explain why my rank 30 syam has only 20 mod slots here he has 70 how do I fix it or smt?
Orokin catalyst + Stance mod
@@Aznvasions ty
Build up combo multiplier then heavy attack boom one shot acolyte
Just other like to spam it
The question is why would I use it over my zawgetsuka Tenshin?
How do you roll in place?
iirc its roll and the backwards imput with a slide aka shift s and ctrl
but I like sitting there and spamming nothing but F for Heavy Attacks and watching things go brr with no enhancements from my abilities etc
side note still prefer my Zaw with Exodia Contagion but I also enjoy Sun and Moon more then my Syam as of late running around like a spinning blender of death.
Satterfield Rapids
Anyone who says anything is useless clearly doesn't know how to use it, this guide will not be approved for training my clan.
16:10 Hum...secondary cucumber.
Something something moonveil
Fun build!
Okay, but did you paint your Epitaph green to make it the definitive Secondary Cucumber? 🥒
fun fact,Nikana prime is #3 best nikana ONLY cause of the base stats and ips distribution but as a simple weapon it does only that dmg, making it bad objectively in a game that's about crazy builds and synergy , sepfanh and Syam both have good stats and build defining unique characteristic making then both #1 and #2 interchangeably , hell even Skiajati is seems more usable and fun than Nikana prime, people need to understand that wf is not a game where you need to choose only 1 weapon and spam attack ,you're making a very tedious and repetitive game even more so by making yourself do only one thing for 2-3 hours straight, use abilities, change weapons, bring a pet, use specters ,we're all playing a pve game where there's no AI, just big dmg sponges, you don't need to be meta, you're not competing against anyone. make the game your own! rant over
freaking moonveil users in my warframe
Tennokai allows light attack while routinely spamming heavy attacks. I would imagine that this will change a lot of weapon builds.
"It's just nikana prime" cryy me some more. I just don't get those people tho. Nikana prime isn't cheap, and Syam is practically free soo...
Bro i don't even have it yet
Id call syam way better than nikana prime frankly, but people can think what they think. especially if they dont use this and its riven disposition goes higher.
why care about rivens
@@noahedenborg4221 as disposition goes up they get absurdly powerful. Skiajati with a proper riven is far more powerful than nikana prime for example. I know they're not for everyone, but I play a lot of warframe and sell a lot of arcane so I always have that option. Even at minimum disposition I've rolled up a dmg, crit chance, heat damage riven and can say syam pretty much always performs the same or better than nikana prime barring a couple of really extreme circumstances. Since the likelihood of syam's disposition going up is really high compared to nikana prime it's worth investing in it now because when it does it will always outperform nikana prime with a riven.
@@GeneralTheGuy yeah but rivens arnt needed like 99.99999% of the time
@@noahedenborg4221 Not necessarily needed, but they can be a lot of fun. They also do change the dynamic of "best" though really once anything is pushed past a certain point it's moot. Rivens let you do some silly things, are fun, and a genuine consideration when building. They also do a lot to make truly poor weapons quite impactful though this isn't the case here. For me personally I do like taking things into activities that could warrant a riven so even more a consideration for my purposes.
Tldr; I just think they're neat and can really tip weapons into the silly strong category.
@@GeneralTheGuy ok 2 thigns wrong rivens are only considerd if it can free up mod slots
and they dont push poor weapons up every weapon cna kill lvl cap like bruh rivens are bassicly cosmetic at this point
Guess im weak cause this sword slaps
From testing it out, at least the neutral combos of those 2 nikana stances have no perceivable difference in range
Kenyon Valley
Assumed it was pronounced "she-am"