Exalted blade

[(PSN)ffaddict789]

So I like Valkyr and I build her for power and melee so it comes out in Hysteria. Is the same type of build going to be effective to make Excaliburs' Exalted Blade slice through a crowd or what?!?!?!?! I want to switch her and him in late game play so is it a comparable outcome or should I stick with Valkyr? Thnx for your help Tenno!

[RIOT]

Post your valkyr build, and your melee build. you can use warframe builder to do that or take an ingame screen shot and post it.
 

Edited February 28, 2016 by RIOT

[grigorije]

Excalibur is likely the most OP warframe currently.

I never played Valkyr (I am aware of how powerful she is), but if you want to go for an EB Excal build, then go for power strength and efficiency, while also equipping Rage and/or Energy Siphon for a steady supply of energy. You could equip both, though I think Energy Siphon alone would be the best choice as Rage is more prominent on warframes with low shields and high health/armour values. Once the new Egyptian warframe comes out, Rage will be your best friend. Furthermore, for Rage to be effective, you need Life Strike on your weapon (preferrably a sword, seeing as how Excal has passive buffs for swords), and that would mean modding your weapon for a channeling build, which will only drain your energy further.

In short, you can either go for a pure damage build with intensify and streamline, or go for a hybrid build designed for survivability with Rage + Life Strike + EB + Energy Siphon (+ Quick Thinking) + channeling. Speaking of channeling, you can channel while EB is active. Though, it will drain your energy faster, so use it for missions with a lot of enemies.

[RIOT]

2 minutes ago, grigorije said:

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I would say rage over energy siphon, ES is deactivated while exalted blade is up.
 

[grigorije]

12 minutes ago, RIOT said:

I would say rage over energy siphon, ES is deactivated while exalted blade is up.
 

I do not think it is deactivated; more likely it slows down EB's energy drain. Did you read this at the wiki perhaps?

Edited February 28, 2016 by grigorije
Typo

[bad4youLT]

2 minutes ago, grigorije said:

I do not think it is deactivated; more likely it slows down EB's energy drain. Did you read this at the wiki perhaps?

no I tested it deactives ES same goes whit overflow 

[grigorije]

1 minute ago, bad4youLT said:

no I tested it deactives ES same goes whit overflow 

Interesting. I will investigate this.

This game is full of surprises.

[(PSN)ffaddict789]

Ok but won't steel charge boost exalted blade? The melee build affects hysteria so if I build for another melee power........

Edited February 28, 2016 by (PS4)ffaddict789

[grigorije]

48 minutes ago, (PS4)ffaddict789 said:

Ok but won't steel charge boost exalted blade? The melee build affects hysteria so if I build for another melee power........

If you are going for a pure EB damage build, then yes.

[grigorije]

19 hours ago, (PS4)ffaddict789 said:

COk but won't steel charge boost exalted blade? The melee build affects hysteria so if I build for another melee power........

Correction. EB is not affected by Steel Charge or the weapon equipped.