The Duviri melees are almost TOO GOOD | Warframe

This video walks you through how to get the Duviri melees, what they do in the hands of Drifter and Warframes, and how they compare to other similar weapons in the game. They're rather a bit unblanaced to put it lightly.

===TIMESTAMPS===
0:00 Intro
0:24 Acquisition
1:11 DUVIRI FEATURES
1:22 Sun & Moon (Duviri)
1:52 Syam (Duviri)
2:24 Azothane (Duviri)
3:06 Edun (Duviri)
3:40 Sampotes (Duviri)
4:32 WARFRAME FEATURES
4:44 Sun & Moon (Warframe)
5:00 Syam (Warframe)
5:31 Azothane (Warframe)
6:03 Edun (Warframe)
6:38 Sampotes (Warframe)
7:44 OVERPOWERED STATS
7:59 Syam/Nikana Comparison
9:18 Azothane/2h Nikana Comparison
9:50 Edun/Polearm Comparison
10:21 Sampotes/Hammer Comparison
10:42 Sun & Moon, Conclusion

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[SkyEcho]

I love how Sun and Moon is just like "Oh, ya, you can basically do the whole Start Chart and into SP with a FREE STARTER WEAPON", even the Hek requires you to at least get to MR4 before it starts carrying you through the star chart.

[DatFruitbat]

It's honestly criminal we didnt get the new war version of sun and moon with the elemental changing

[zeldafreak]

For the Syam you mention at 5:23 that the floor not being smooth is the issue, however it is actually the low ceiling that causes the problem.
The Syam is even specifically good on uneven terrain compared to weapons with punchthrough as the wave 'climbs' over terrain and will even hit enemies behind cover and walls very consistently.
However when used in areas with a low ceiling this 'climbing' causes the wave to climb onto the ceiling and miss everything.

[Nutochi]

As a 2x heavy two handed nikana enjoyer i endorse this message

[darthplagueis]

Quick note about the Edun is that it's got a unique, duviri-exclusive heavy attack that is basically a wide spin. It's really good as it has basically no wind-up animation to the point where in my opinion, it's both better than the awkward curving throw heavy that the weapon gets on the Star Chart as well as being more usable than the default polearm heavy attack.

[TizonaAmanthia]

THE TENNO SPACE PROGRAM!!!!

I've a buddy who had a kitgun, can't remember which if it was rattleguts or something else, but it had some crazy high impact stats, and "yeetotron 9000" was a good name for it. he and I had TONS of fun just....REMOVING grineer from the region.

one of my favorite game mechanics is...playing "rocketman" with low level enemies and ragdolling them to the next planet over.

and yes, we DID call it "tenno space program" also

[JackWolf]

9:25 “The first of which you’re likely to get access to, is the MR7 Tatsu…”
*manic laughter after looking at how many resources that thing takes to build*
That weapon takes over 200 ores/gems to make, and you also have to get the BPs for a number of alloys and cut gems.
It’s not worth the trouble.

[CollateralKaos]

"But then the sampotes has the ability to forcibly recruit enemies into the tenno space program." Again, I usually associate your voice with one of strict facts and the complete change here to saying that line had me unable to stop laughing, was wondering when you would say something like that, yet you got through the entire first description of it without doing so. 10/10

Also, the azothane has some of the best stats of every melee weapon in the game, CC and CD are awesome, highest range, high follow through, slash weighted (could be better) and decent damage and status chance. The stance hurts but it's still really strong, showing just how much perfect stats can combat the stance.

[Flustershy]

Hey Kengi, you seemed to have missed a thing about Syam.

Syam has a passive deflect effect when held (soft mode) against most projectiles in the game, and the deflected projectiles cause a impact like proc on the enemies which staggers them for 1-2 seconds.
(It can deflect more absurd things like napalm & missiles and Nox Goo, though you will still take the explosion dmg)

[Pizzarugi]

I'm glad to hear that Tenet Livia isn't being rendered obsolete with Azothane. The greatest perk Tenet Livia has by comparison is that it freezes combo duration while holstered, meaning you'll never have to worry about losing your 12x combo as you travel between groups of enemies so long as you remember to always switch to another weapon. That may not seem like much to some people, but it means not having to rely on any mods or arcanes that increase combo duration, meaning you can just slam more DPS or utility into it.

[Cross]

In Duviri, the Sampotes is basically easy mode for drifter. You can spam heavy attack and keep enemies off balance, ecpecially the Thrax. This is especially the case once you get the increased health per decree and heal over time from the endurance Intrinsics

[miramosa]

I would love the Azothane so much if the stance didn't come with this pause in the beginning that makes light attacks feel super sluggish. Two handed Nikana weapons are generally incredible, Pennant is a favourite of mine, and I dream of a better stance for them.

[Scoobert]

I just started playing 2 weeks ago, and my friend recommended getting the azothane and it has absolutely carried my ass through the star chart so far. I love the play style, it’s been so fun and everyone I’ve met has been very helpful 😊

[shadowfalcon]

Just a quick sidenote. The Edun is actually very great at hitting heads of enemies, applying radial Toxin from the bombastines envy decree and increase the health per sec. gain from the health intrinsic tree.

I switched back to syam though cause the polearm stance just feels weird and i really like the charge attack.

[infractal]

Completely unrelated, but I was on a reddit post about a potential wizard warframe and recreated the avatar intro with you as the focus haha:

*Ice, Toxin, Heat, Electricity.*

Long ago, the four fandoms lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Ember Simps attacked. Only Lavos, master of all four elements could stop them, but when the world needed him most he vanished.

A hundred years passed and my Excalibur friend and I discovered the new Lavos, a youtuber named TheKengineer. And although his presentation skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to indoctrinate anyone. But I believe TheKengineer can save the viewing community of this game.

[Thaylien]

Fun point for Drifters in Duviri; the Edun's basic combo can headshot, triggering multiple Decrees that would normally be reserved for guns, such as the one that boosts damage for 3 seconds on headshot, or Bombastine's Malice when you get unlucky and haven't rolled the Venomous Touch Decree.

[silonos]

Wasn't planning to get any of the duviri melees, then the circuit gave me a syam riven and now it's my new favorite melee.
Crit chance and viral, spicyy

[Xsoskeleton]

my guy, Edun being close sidegrade to Guandao Prime with no mr lock and THREE starting madurai polarities (V) is pretty busted choice

[Mastersskull]

Sampotes giving me good old Sonicor vibes. Here's to hoping the yeet mechanic stays in the game this time.

[Crimson_Sun]

I bet the Syam makes VERY good use of the Life Strike mod (so long as you can hit enemies with the waves it makes)