Best Lavos Prime build in Warframe

Lavos Prime is here, and if you want a build for the dark alchemist to take on most of the content offered in Warframe, we have you covered. Below is a build that will consist of mods, subsumed abilities, Archon Shards, and weapon choices. This is going to be a late-game build in Warframe, given that some mods and setups are not available until after Whispers in the Walls. Best Lavos Prime build in Warframe This build will turn Lavos more into a weapons platform. Since his abilities are more about inflicting status effects or having utility, this will make builds that use Galvanized mods or Condition Overload very powerful. So, to start, here’s a mod setup for Lavos Prime: Aura: Corrosive Projection Exilus: Sure Footed Screenshot by Destructoid Mods: Catalyzing Shields Augur Reach Rolling Guard Fortitude Stretch Fast Deflection Vigilante Vigor Streamline Arcanes: Arcane Aegis The second Arcane slot can be put in with anything for your playstyle. This setup will seem unconventional since you’re using a lot of shield-recharging mods and Catalyzing Shields to exploit shield gating essentially. It's strong even after nerfs, just to prevent full immunity. You only need some range and efficiency so that your abilities can connect with more enemies and be cast more often, synergizing with Transmutation Probe. Best subsume abilities for Lavos Prime For this build specifically, here are the following abilities you can use. It’s also best to replace Vial Rush since it can disrupt the flow of this build. Lycath’s Hunt - If you plan on using weapons with several elemental damage types on them, this will be the best choice. Nourish - You can never go wrong with this ability. All your weapons get Viral, plus you get the occasional AoE burst. Wyrd Scythes - This is like a Viral damage version of Catalyze that primes enemies with guaranteed elemental procs. Since you remove cold for Vial Rush, this is a good alternative. Screenshot by Destructoid Best Archon Shards for Lavos Prime Since Lavos acts as a weapons platform for this build or an elementalist, these are good uses for each shard. Mix and match to your liking with these abilities: Crimson: All embed bonuses Amber: Casting Speed Emerald: Increase max stacks of Corrosive Status by +2(+3 Tauforged) Topaz: Increase Secondary Critical Chance by 1%(1.5% Tauforged) every time you kill an enemy affected by Heat status. Violet: Gain 30%(45% Tauforged) Primary Electricity Damage. Best weapons for Lavos Prime These weapons are the best ones to use because they can inflict several status effects and benefit greatly from elemental damage stack builds. Acceltra (Prime) Alternox Amprex Arca Plasmor (Tenet) Astilla (Prime) Basmu Bubonico Cedo (Prime) Cinta Corinth (Prime) Felarx Tenet Glaxion Fulmin (Prime) Gotva Prime Higasa Ignis Wraith Lenz (Prisma) Phage Phantasma (Prime) Shedu Synapse Tenet Flux Rifle Torit Trumna (Prime) Akarius (Prime) Atomos Tenet Cycron Epitaph (Prime) Grimoire Laetum Ocucor Plinx (Tenet) Spectra Vandal Staticor Any melee weapon with a status chance above 20% Lavos Prime build playstyle Playing this Lavos Prime build requires good timing and placement of your abilities and survivability. You can take a good amount of damage before the Shield Gating stops working. Once your shield stops charging or when your health bar becomes gray, perform a dodge roll right after the Shield Gate wears off to activate the invincibility of Rolling Guard. This will refresh the recharge loop for Shield Gating to work again. While fighting enemies, cycle your abilities to inflict unique status effects, with Transmutation Probe being cast last. Doing so in a crowd of enemies can reduce the cooldown of your abilities significantly. Spreading procs will make all enemies susceptible to damage if you have Galvanized Savvy, Galvanized Shot, or Condition Overload. Survivability and spreading elements is good for solo play and group play, being more of a support role. The post Best Lavos Prime build in Warframe appeared first on Destructoid.

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Lavos Prime is here, and if you want a build for the dark alchemist to take on most of the content offered in Warframe, we have you covered. Below is a build that will consist of mods, subsumed abilities, Archon Shards, and weapon choices.

This is going to be a late-game build in Warframe, given that some mods and setups are not available until after Whispers in the Walls.

Best Lavos Prime build in Warframe

This build will turn Lavos more into a weapons platform. Since his abilities are more about inflicting status effects or having utility, this will make builds that use Galvanized mods or Condition Overload very powerful.

So, to start, here’s a mod setup for Lavos Prime:

Aura: Corrosive Projection

Exilus: Sure Footed

Mods:

Catalyzing Shields

Augur Reach

Rolling Guard

Fortitude

Stretch

Fast Deflection

Vigilante Vigor

Streamline

Arcanes:

Arcane Aegis

The second Arcane slot can be put in with anything for your playstyle.

This setup will seem unconventional since you’re using a lot of shield-recharging mods and Catalyzing Shields to exploit shield gating essentially. It's strong even after nerfs, just to prevent full immunity.

You only need some range and efficiency so that your abilities can connect with more enemies and be cast more often, synergizing with Transmutation Probe.

Best subsume abilities for Lavos Prime

For this build specifically, here are the following abilities you can use. It’s also best to replace Vial Rush since it can disrupt the flow of this build.

Lycath’s Hunt - If you plan on using weapons with several elemental damage types on them, this will be the best choice.

Nourish - You can never go wrong with this ability. All your weapons get Viral, plus you get the occasional AoE burst.

Wyrd Scythes - This is like a Viral damage version of Catalyze that primes enemies with guaranteed elemental procs. Since you remove cold for Vial Rush, this is a good alternative.

Warframe Lavos Prime shards — Screenshot by Destructoid

Best Archon Shards for Lavos Prime

Since Lavos acts as a weapons platform for this build or an elementalist, these are good uses for each shard. Mix and match to your liking with these abilities:

Crimson: All embed bonuses

Amber: Casting Speed

Emerald: Increase max stacks of Corrosive Status by +2(+3 Tauforged)

Topaz: Increase Secondary Critical Chance by 1%(1.5% Tauforged) every time you kill an enemy affected by Heat status.

Violet: Gain 30%(45% Tauforged) Primary Electricity Damage.

Best weapons for Lavos Prime

These weapons are the best ones to use because they can inflict several status effects and benefit greatly from elemental damage stack builds.

Acceltra (Prime)

Alternox

Amprex

Arca Plasmor (Tenet)

Astilla (Prime)

Basmu

Bubonico

Cedo (Prime)

Cinta

Corinth (Prime)

Felarx

Tenet Glaxion

Fulmin (Prime)

Gotva Prime

Higasa

Ignis Wraith

Lenz (Prisma)

Phage

Phantasma (Prime)

Shedu

Synapse

Tenet Flux Rifle

Torit

Trumna (Prime)

Akarius (Prime)

Atomos

Tenet Cycron

Epitaph (Prime)

Grimoire

Laetum

Ocucor

Plinx (Tenet)

Spectra Vandal

Staticor

Any melee weapon with a status chance above 20%

Lavos Prime build playstyle

Playing this Lavos Prime build requires good timing and placement of your abilities and survivability.

You can take a good amount of damage before the Shield Gating stops working. Once your shield stops charging or when your health bar becomes gray, perform a dodge roll right after the Shield Gate wears off to activate the invincibility of Rolling Guard. This will refresh the recharge loop for Shield Gating to work again.

While fighting enemies, cycle your abilities to inflict unique status effects, with Transmutation Probe being cast last. Doing so in a crowd of enemies can reduce the cooldown of your abilities significantly.

Spreading procs will make all enemies susceptible to damage if you have Galvanized Savvy, Galvanized Shot, or Condition Overload.

Survivability and spreading elements is good for solo play and group play, being more of a support role.

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