How Best To Use Valkyr?

[Xandielm]

Just hit lvl 13 with her and have a potato in her but am still having a hard time surviving in most of my missions (escept infested).  I just feel like the best thing I can do is just spam my ult but that is boring to me since I want to have at least some gun play in my missions.

 

I am also not sure how to mod her or how she should be played but right now it looks like I just focus on health and armor mods (would use rage but don't have it yet) then the usual intensify, streamline, continuity, and flow mods.

 

Anyone got any pointers on this and also what melee weapons I should be using with her to maximize her ulti damage.

[ensignvidiot]

Anything with High Crit, and if you can swing it, any melee weapon with a special ground slam

 

Crit stacks with her ult crit, and if you have a special ground-slam weapon (Like the Obex, or the Heat Swords) that 'nova' will still occur during hysteria, only then it will get hysteria damage bonuses.

 

For defensively modding valk, just a Vitality and a Vigor/Steel Fiber and you are done. You can tank with your health thanks to hysteria's lifesteal on hit, and if you want the most out of paralysis, vigor will give you enough sheilds for a bit more damage on it.

 

if you REALLY want to maximize her ULT damage, your Aura should be Steel Charge.

[Riddle78]

A friend of mine sings her praises. Ignore shields. Stack armour and health so you can survive between your bouts of Hysterics. Power Duration will make Hysteria last much longer. Hysteria also inherits your melee weapon's critical stats,so a Dual Ichors would be a BEAST of a weapon for that purpose. It also takes the weapon's mods into consideration. Stacking power strength will improve the damage multiplier of your strikes,to a maximum of four times the melee weapon's damage,if you're willing to spend 155 Energy to use Hysteria.

 

Pop Hysteria,punch everything. KILL everything.

[(PSN)natek_morzy]

This is the best build in my opinion. sometimes I switch out Handspring for Flow and Hysteria for Rip Line.

 

Strategy: As you lose health you also gain energy for abilities. Then Rejuvenation gives you health back at a rate of 3/sec.

 

Valkyr is meant to be a berserker build. With these mods you'll have 860 health, 1260 armor(80% mitigation), -25% efficency, +99% duration, +99% power strength and fast recovery from stuns.

 

Edited March 25, 2014 by (PS4)natek_morzy

[CptWasea]

You are right, you should focus on her health and armor. Flow is not really needed if you get Rage, Streamline only if you use Blind Rage. Equip Steel Charge aura, obviously. I also use Intensify, Continuity and Constitution. As a melee weapon for max damage you'll want a weapon with high crit chance and damage like Dual Ichors and Dual Zorens. For levels up to around 30 something you don't even need them. I suggest you trade for Rage if you can, it will allow you to enter Hysteria whenever you need. Trust me, she'll get very sturdy, at least until you reach high level enemies. I just finished an invasion mission where I melee killed most enemies, even a Napalm, some Heavy Gunners and Eviscerators out of Hysteria and without warcry (because I forgot about that lol).

[(PSN)natek_morzy]

You are right, you should focus on her health and armor. Flow is not really needed if you get Rage, Streamline only if you use Blind Rage. Equip Steel Charge aura, obviously. I also use Intensify, Continuity and Constitution. As a melee weapon for max damage you'll want a weapon with high crit chance and damage like Dual Ichors and Dual Zorens. For levels up to around 30 something you don't even need them. I suggest you trade for Rage if you can, it will allow you to enter Hysteria whenever you need. Trust me, she'll get very sturdy, at least until you reach high level enemies. I just finished an invasion mission where I melee killed most enemies, even a Napalm, some Heavy Gunners and Eviscerators out of Hysteria and without warcry (because I forgot about that lol).

I go without Steel Charge. I prefer my Rejuvenation so I don't rely so much on Hysteria to gain back health.

 

Also I don't just use melee weapons. I use shotguns and pistols a lot for close quarters.

Edited March 25, 2014 by (PS4)natek_morzy

[CptWasea]

I go without Steel Charge. I prefer my Rejuvenation so I don't rely so much on Hysteria to gain back health.

I noticed. I also praise your dedication, I'm only at my first forma with her.

I always like to melee stuff in games when I can, so steel charge is the obvious choice for me, plus you can max Hysteria damage. I used Rejuvenation as well before getting it though.

[ultra_KING]

I use paralysis and hysteria most. While hysteria obviously better because it makes her invincible paralysis is extremely useful as a standard power. While I was training her on a defense mission I got that glitch where my primary and secondary won't work and have to only use melee and powers. Paralysis was the main reason I survived the mission because I was quickly going toward each enemy using paralysis to stun them and then kill t hem my melee while avoiding taking any damage. I suggest maxing power efficiency with valkyr and get into the habit of using paralysis for most minor threats hysteria is for major threats and if you run out of life support. 

[Sea_Wall]

To me Rejuv is unnecessary unless you are not using her Super Saiyan mode as the LS from it should remove the need for passive healing(Unless your teamm8s need it ofc). 

[ajwalker65]

This is the best build in my opinion. sometimes I switch out Handspring for Flow and Hysteria for Rip Line.

 

Strategy: As you lose health you also gain energy for abilities. Then Rejuvenation gives you health back at a rate of 3/sec.

 

Valkyr is meant to be a berserker build. With these mods you'll have 860 health, 1260 armor(80% mitigation), -25% efficency, +99% duration, +99% power strength and fast recovery from stuns.

 

Very nice build on her, but being a newer player, I don't have or have access to half the mods you are using.

 

Another reason DE should look at how mods are distributed or even do away with the mod system all together and switch to a Focus type system as each Warframe/Weapon levels up.

[Xandielm]

thanks for all the builds guys helps me out a lot but looking at how everyone uses her I don't think I will be playing her long lol.

 

Also one last thing.  How should I be modding my melee weapons with her?  Using the dual zoren so pressure point, crit mods, and elemental damage I would assume.

[Leriel]

Go close up to enemies and then cast Paralysis. Enjoy being able to use the stealth attack prompt on affected enemies. Use properly modded dual ichor with Hysteria(high ranking power mod) to achieve massive damage through stealth attack.

[LynxZ4r0Z]

This is the best build in my opinion. sometimes I switch out Handspring for Flow and Hysteria for Rip Line.

 

Strategy: As you lose health you also gain energy for abilities. Then Rejuvenation gives you health back at a rate of 3/sec.

 

Valkyr is meant to be a berserker build. With these mods you'll have 860 health, 1260 armor(80% mitigation), -25% efficency, +99% duration, +99% power strength and fast recovery from stuns.

 

sorry..i dont want to offend but..this build...yeah isnt good :/ 7 forma valkyr? u gotta be kidding me..valkyr dosnt need any forma at all really...ur aura is wrong...and she needs 3 skills (ripline/hysteria/warcry) dunno why narrow minded...but the rest is ok :D

[CptWasea]

Valkyr does not need forma? That depends on what level of enemies you expect to encounter. My 1 forma build has Vitality and Steel Fiber nowhere near maxed and against lvl 45 corrupted Valkyr starts taking very heavy damage, so I'll need to add more forma as soon as I'm done with other stuff. She does not *need* ripline either, though it can be nice to have. And Narrow Minded is obviously to extend the duration of Hysteria.

But you should keep in mind that builds may vary according to taste, there's no right build or wrong build as long as you don't use mods that have no effect on the powers you want to improve (like putting Continuity on Mag).

[ItPutsTheLotion]

Hi. The builds above use a lot of formas.

Let me show you my ZERO forma build, with reactor.



You may replace Constitution for Vitality OR Intensify.

You may replace Rage with Intensify 

Then you may want to consider adding Blind Rage Rank 2 (but now increasing streamline to max lv)

This build focuses on Spamming Hysteria (SHY)
With energy siphon, fleeting expertise(FE) + streamline, you will be able to continuously spam Hysteria for 25 energy.
I've included duration mods to counteract FE.

 

You won't really need rejuvenation, because hysteria already heals you.

Also, pair up with Dual Ichors. You'll hit for 5k - 10k dmg constantly per swing

You will be completely invincible - except during cast time - forever.

 

Further Considerations.

You may want to throw in Natural Talent
Also, use warcry to make your OPness even more OP

Edited March 25, 2014 by ItPutsTheLotion

[(PSN)JuanitoRainman]

Hi. The builds above use a lot of formas.

Let me show you my ZERO forma build, with reactor.

You may replace Constitution for Vitality OR Intensify.

You may replace Rage with Intensify 

Then you may want to consider adding Blind Rage Rank 2 (but now increasing streamline to max lv)

This build focuses on Spamming Hysteria (SHY)

With energy siphon, fleeting expertise(FE) + streamline, you will be able to continuously spam Hysteria for 25 energy.

I've included duration mods to counteract FE.

 

You won't really need rejuvenation, because hysteria already heals you.

Also, pair up with Dual Ichors. You'll hit for 5k - 10k dmg constantly per swing

You will be completely invincible - except during cast time - forever.

 

Further Considerations.

You may want to throw in Natural Talent

Also, use warcry to make your OPness even more OP

great build, i'd still use steel charge though, i did forma valkyr just once, i dont see the point of several formas and i dont see rip line :( it's 60% of the fun using this warframe :p 

[Somedude1000]

A vitality + steel charge + continuity should benefit you a lot. Also, I believe hysteria now depends on your melee weapon but I'm not sure. Either way those three are the only mods I used up to level 26. I mostly ranked her up on Mimas.playing an average of 30 mins. Then again, I'm no master tenno.