Question About Blade Storm

[Exmix]

So at max rank it has a 25m range. Does stretch add to it or is it just a perma 25m range? I looked on the wiki and didn't see anything about it.

[SgtFlex]

Pretty sure it's definitely affected by range. I recall that it cannot go over 50m, however, so using Overextended + Stretch would be kinda useless. One or the other alone will work fine though.

 

(Not sure on that range thing anymore though, it may no longer be capped at 50, or I have misinformation)

Edited September 29, 2014 by SgtFlex

[R34LM]

It is affected by range. Stretch will help with it. Stretch is really all you want to put on there, so the range cap is easily ignored.

[-Himari-]

Moved to a proper section.

[Exmix]

Alright cool. Thanks. :) I assuemd range did affect it I just wan't 100% sure so I figured i'd ask.

[SgtFlex]

While we're at it, can anyone clarify the range cap? Is it that you can't target your initial target beyond 50m, or powers like bladestorm's AOE will not work past 50m?

[Cerberus888]

According to the wiki, you can target across the map as long as the enemy is within the tile set. But the range of bladestorm at the target is limited to 50m.

 

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Blade_Storm 

[R34LM]

I don't remember what the range cap was for the inital target. All I know is that it is pretty far, regardless of what you got.

[(PSN)Hiero_Glyph]

It is worth noting that Blade Storm deals a specific number of hits to every enemy in its radius so while you can definitely cover the largest area possible, keeping the radius smaller will allow you to focus multiple attacks on a single or smaller group of enemies.  This can be particularly effective as the higher level or tougher enemies require more hits to kill.  Also, the melee multiplier will carry over to the damage dealt by Blade Storm so make sure you stack it accordingly before activating the ability.  Range is great for solar map missions but can hinder you at higher levels or during infinite content.

[SpongyPenguin]

It is worth noting that Blade Storm deals a specific number of hits to every enemy in its radius so while you can definitely cover the largest area possible, keeping the radius smaller will allow you to focus multiple attacks on a single or smaller group of enemies.  This can be particularly effective as the higher level or tougher enemies require more hits to kill.  Also, the melee multiplier will carry over to the damage dealt by Blade Storm so make sure you stack it accordingly before activating the ability.  Range is great for solar map missions but can hinder you at higher levels or during infinite content.

 

If you need to kill thinks quickly at high level content, popping Blade Storm is a terrible idea because it rends your primary source of damage (guns) useless for a long period of time.

 

Also, increasing range is incredibly efficient because of the 100% chance Bleed proc DOT. If you hit a bunch of targets and then cast Bladestorm again, most of those initial targets will have taken most of, if not all of the full affect of the Bleed DOT. This increases your damage efficiency by a lot.