What's so good about Lavos really? | Warframe

As we hold our collective breaths ahead of a new major update, it's time to address why Lavos is my number 1 used and showcased Warframe in the game. Settle in for a calm and rational discussion piece on my favourite tanky alchemist.
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[@TheKengineer]

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[@RobleViejo]

Dude your Operator Fashion is EXACTLY like mine (3:23) And is not like that is a common combination of cosmetics

[@Quantumironturtle]

Apple Pies are Delicious!

[@loadingerror7599]

What is the weapon in the thumbnail

[@EldestZelot]

​​@@loadingerror7599I think its an argo and vel (drifter mace and shield unlock from Duviri) but I could be wrong.

[@TheKengineer]

@@loadingerror7599 Argo & Vel

[@bryanthomas1382]

If you play the game for long enough, you find a frame that becomes your comfort pick, it just makes sense. Mine's currently Nezha, mainly for the movement and double damage stacking with his 2 and Roar.

[@apolesse9428]

Nezha is bae. He’s such a flamer. ❤

[@bnashtay2278]

Mines rn are Gauss and Mirage. I’ll throw these 2 out for anything

[@hisokamorow6709]

Yeah, Nezha is my comfort pick aswell, hell, I could call him my crutch.

[@Livid72Des]

I have done all of warframe’s content with Frost. I don’t see why people complain.

[@lceorangutan]

mines wukong and u get why, starting to like saryn for non survival game but doesn't work

[@LDSG_A_Team]

The fact that your most biased video is still extremely informative and based entirely on objective facts says a lot about the quality of your content, Ken 😂 Keep up the good work

[@slyth0196]

Before watching: As a lavos main, i find him to be tanky and overall fun Edit after watching: I can agree with many of the pounts, he is tanky and adaptable, his transmutation probe converting ammo and orbs to universal is convenient enough my zephyr main friend often asks me to bring him on long missions over other frames id prefer. Though i will admit i didnt know of the finisher opportunities nor the way you can chain vial rush

[@Wooskii1]

There's also a cool vial rush interaction with Mag's bubble if you're looking to coordinate with a friend. It's pretty fun, something different. Look into it if you want to.

[@slyth0196]

@Wooskii1 i imagine its like canceling early or getting stuck, where all the vials land in relatively obe spot?

[@warflex8895]

"Tanky" Every warframe with onel heal and a Bit of armor is a tank in communitys eyes but gets clapped when levels rise just a bit (talking about steel path) In normal missions every frame survives even a visible loki... Lavos is a bit tank and a bit DD but nothing for real

[@DavidUtau]

>tanky >No augur set ¿¿??

[@robertobear1749]

@@warflex8895 even if I conceded that people overuse the term tanky, I'm fairly sure having twice the base health and armor of the average frame counts as way more then "a bit of armor". He has the 5th highest EHP before mods and abilities and it shows. If you can't survive as lavos on non-endless steel path missions...that's legitimately on you.(I mean he's even doing steel path in the video) If you want to talk about endless missions, then that's a different story. most players don't do endless long enough where it's a anything is a threat to a well-built lavos though. Also, calling shield gating tanky is like calling CC tanky. they're fundamently different ways of surviving. Naturally tanky frames don't have to press a button every second they get shot by a single peashooter.

[@NovaUmbral]

Wow that Vial Rush Probe combo is absolutely insane, thanks for sharing Ken!

[@CalamitasBrimstoneWitch]

Lmao hi there Umbral I really love how all the major WF content creators know each other and have a kind of general agreement that any ideas can and will be used by the others if they might be needed, or just cool.

[@user-ji3cj2co9l]

It's a lot better coming from a borderlands 2 community there is nothing but love from the Warframe community BL2 is full of KZbinrs arguing it's really sad because I loved that game I now replaced my love with Warframe and I may never go back to BL2

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

Lavos is definitely among my favorites. It's also nice not having to manage energy economy and those times where the game just doesn't care to give you energy orbs. His vial rush is very fun to use as well.

[@TheCrimsonV01d]

I play d&d every so often and main an artificer/alchemist. Seeing Lavos’ description immediately made me want him. I’ve been wanting to build him for a while now, and thanks to you, I will. Thank you for making this content. It’s phenomenal from start to finish.

[@ascentlx4222]

My buddy uses him all the time and swears by him. He's pretty fun honestly.

[@literallyJOIR]

ohhhh dbd yea he's like a killer in that game

[@Sneakybeans4]

As a Loki Prime main, I would feel called out but that was my decoy all along.

[@bugsmith9751]

under rated comment of the century!

[@Scoop017]

Been using Lavos for the past month and a half now and im in love. I always had the problem to find a warframe i actually like and find fun, Lavos is that warframe.

[@Benzinilinguine]

His 2 is fantastic. Its a shame that half the tilesets in the game involve a staircase that he cannot dash up.

[@domixd7666]

I use Citrine for a similar reason. Her passive is a comfy health regen, her 2 gives a lot of defense, especially if combined with Health Conversion, Adaptation and Arcane Blessing. Her 1 makes healing and energy regen a non issue, her 3 is a solid CC, damage and weapon buff tool if you use Condition Overload or the Galvanized variants of it, even more if you use Archon Continuity for the extra Corrosive proc. Her 4 is just a panic button, or a "I really do not want to deal with an Acolyte today" button. Simple, fun, strong, tanky, all a man can want! Not to mention how all of her abilities also affect allies, making her an amazing frame for solo and a terrific choice for co-op missions!

[@NekoKhris]

Even before I found your channel, Lavos had become one of my favourite frames, and this perfectly sums up why. He's very, VERY comfortable to play with, and while often another frame may be better for a specific job, in most scenarios he simply works good enough.

[@rodrodrodrodrod]

As a person who also loves lavos, he is good and fun but the main reason I think people steer clear of him is because of his gimmicks. Choosing elements for each ability confuses some people and cooldowns make people think they can’t spam (you basically can if you just play him properly). Overall I personally think he is one of the most uniquely enjoyable frames in the game when you use him right

[@TN-kq3ex]

When Lavos first came out, I almost immediately bought him. He's since then become my go-to when I don't want anything specific loadout, and I've shocked my friends who know the game better by simply eating hits that most others can't. Lavos mains rise

[@laneleach]

He's so easy to build for since you don't need efficiency, or duration.

[@SlenderMiner99]

For me this has always been Rhino.

[@techknight3753]

Lavos and Wisp, my two favorite frames that complement each other perfectly. Omniprocs and Omnibuffs

[@TN-kq3ex]

@@techknight3753 Don't forget Voruna. She and Lavos can be best friends honestly

[@bribabletick7966]

​@laneleach You absolutely need duration, it increases the range of your Vial Rush and the duration of your status effects. I build duration and strength, with a bit of range and efficiency

[@apolesse9428]

I’m waiting patiently for Lavos Prime and Cedo Prime. It’s gonna be a good day.

[@bugsmith9751]

lavos prime is going to be very soon since we are on gauss prime! im betting after protia prime they will be choosing between xaku and lavos prime as the next

[@bribabletick7966]

They come four years after release, so this December is looking good. I am beyond ecstatic. Having to stop myself from formaing him a sixth time right now lmao b

[@beanbountyhunter]

You forgot to mention his unrivaled drip

[@sijrichters]

I gotta say, I really appreciate this video. I didn't understand Lavos that well before but your video has convinced me to build mine. Thank you!

[@KingHalako]

after being a Lavos main from when he came out til about the end of last year (I gave him a break for a while) you have rekindled my interest in my ultimate main warframe. I have 7 forma (including an umbral) 5 archon shards and six configs for him (each using a different helminth + vanilla Lavos on one) I both look forward to and dread the day Lavos Prime comes out because I will have to do all that investment again, simply because I must!

[@hjalmiris4230]

I just got him by the time you uploaded this video. Great timing

[@Journey22405]

i started using lavos because of seeing you use him so much, hes now in my top 3 most used behind volt and saryn. hes so much fun and hes probably my favourite to play. his playstyle is exactly what i like in a warframe with perfect synergies in his abilities and essentially everything you will ever need in a frame, 2 aoe clears with 1 reducing your cooldowns, staggers, life steal and a dash with a nuke on 4. not to mention an insane amount of health to boot. hes just so good.

[@kaniggets]

A lot of these points are why I keep going back to Oberon. I'd play Lavos more if the element picking didn't feel so clunky or if I could setup default combinations tied to each ability.

[@macsucktwice]

Oberon with the feyarch skin will always be my comfort frame

[@jadenthomas5261]

I haven't even finished the video yet but I started using Lavos thanks to you and I will NEVER look back. (Except when I play Harrow)

[@LFiles48]

I used mainly Lavos ever since he was released (until Voruna came along with pure aggression) and he's still one of my favorite frame for all the reasons you mentionned. Always know it's going to be a long run when he pops up in Duviri circuit.

[@nat040496]

I know it's a ways off, but I'm maintaining a stock of 3 Umbral Forma at all times for the day when Lavos Prime finally drops, I love him that much.

[@lobber8599]

This is so insane, i literally just watched so many videos about Lavos because im planning to get him, now this!

[@Joe90h]

Lavos became my Arbitration frame for a decent chunk of time while I was farming those for Galvanised mods and Arcane Pistoleers. His abilities never feel like they're churning through enemies, sucking them up into a convenient ball or buffing him for a bajillion damage, but he always was able to make their day worse and I was always running in a squad spreading their buffs around anyway. Also his inherent use of duration on status was nice too. I tried to build around the aura mod that causes heavy attacks to deal extra status damage, Pennant and the teleporting heavy attack mods and... well, it didn't work, but it was a fun idea none the less I might have to revisit with Kullervo's 1.

[@Dac85]

I just wish the element you chose stayed selected. It would be such a huge QoL improvement.

[@beanpole08]

It's good as it is since less spam and makes u think plus it's like ur actually mixing potions each time

[@therawkhawk64]

It's so nice to see a video on what makes Lavos a good frame. Ever since he released and I decided to try him, he has quickly become my main. I've adopted a health tank playstyle and using his Cedo and his 4 to nuke crowds of enemies. You've definitely given me some more things to consider when it comes to using his abilities, and I'll definitely be adapting some of these tips into my own gameplay. Also, as a side note, his 1 and 3 opening to finishers are great for one of the two new legendary melee arcanes.

[@Wooskii1]

I feel ya, I used Atlas for most of the star chart for similar reasons (chill/ resilient) but I never got comfortable with Lavos. I guess it's a good time (after Plague Star sitting on hundreds of forma) to give my Lavos build a reassessment.

[@TheRavenKing1347]

Lavos is my go-to for endurance and railjack content specifically because of the cooldown instead of energy

[@C_Kiri]

Honestly I think this is a pretty good explanation of the virtues of Lavos. He does a lot that's unique, even if it's not gamebreakingly so, and does everything else Good Enough that he's an incredibly good comfort-frame to just load into missions and Do. Historically I've had a lot of these myself, some better at it than others-- Nidus was my guy for like a year but admittedly he spends a lot of time pressing 1, then it was Revenant but he doesn't do much *unique* other than be genuinely unkillable and somehow still receive buffs from DE anyway, then it was Garuda, who I think does a LOT right and I love her to death but she's also pretty high APM. Lavos may not be my default, but I absolutely understand and respect the commitment, he's just so eminently... Playable. He doesn't bust your ass, he's not boring, and he has just enough claim to fame doing things nothing else can with his lack of an energy pool. Idealized warframe, tbh.

[@Itami0233]

I've played the game for about 1k hours now and when I was looking for a decent frame I had noticed most of your vids had lavos and went to give him a try, he's now my go to frame for nearly most content I do, loved him as soon as I took him into a mission, and i have you to thank for that i would've never seen him

[@andarilhosith494]

Hell yeah, Tenno! Give Lavos more love so that he can become popular and get a awesome deluxe skin! 😁

[@coneuman]

Ken spreading the gospel on my main🗣️ Ever since I rolled lavos in circuit a few months ago I was immediately hooked and had to craft him immediately. So unique and so bloody powerful

[@MrZylix-6]

I bought Lagos with plat the moment he came out and immediately loved him, still my main Frame to this day, use him for near everything and practically studied his kit and synergies. Love his design, kit, lore… everything! The fact that we now have an alchemy themed game mode with the ‘Whispers in the Walls’ update you can imagine how I’ve been grinding melee arcanes with my Alchemist of chance in that XD

[@Scardust6600]

Can't wait for winter 2024 when his prime version arrives. Will be an instand buy with everything that's available for him. Thanks for your video about him. Many people do not understand him and this helps a lot. Even for me as a main lavos player it adds a lot of information.

[@dsvdaniel9031]

Lavos is really a good and unique frame. I hope he get more cosmetics options soon

[@bugsmith9751]

seeing we are now at gauss prime getting launched, that means lavos prime is coming up extremely quickly and im insanely excited!

[@dsvdaniel9031]

@@bugsmith9751 For sure!!! I'm curious for his prime visual and a future void shell skin

[@DemikusYT]

Welp, found a video that sums up why I play Lavos, glad to see someone else giving him some love :)

[@Melchizidek777]

Thanks for making g this video, you make the best informational videos for warframe in my opinion. Think I’ll give Lavos a shot.

[@stardust-rebel]

I imagine the operator behind a skilled Lavos reciting the Ripley Scroll and walking through battle among corpses as elemental waves pour from the frame's hands. Everyone else is hopping around the walls and roll dashing like a hedgehog on amphetamines but his operator is calmly listing every line of the text and barely needs to fire a shot.

[@mrstalfos7489]

As someone who stuck with Revenant for such a long time Lavos quickly became my top pick alongside it. Just a blast to play overall and lots of potential. Also not worrying about "wasting energy" is such a good feeling even though i run Zenurik most of the time. I am one of the weird people who really enjoy railjack so not having to worry about energy issues while flying was just the cherry on top. Honestly highly reccomend people to at least give him a go.

[@centurionxiv6905]

What is Lavos pros compared to Revenant? I haven't got him yet and Revenant seems like a reliable warframe tbh.

[@mrstalfos7489]

@@centurionxiv6905 Well depends on what you look for on a frame. Revenant and Lavos do different things but one thing that they have in common in my opinion is versatility and synergy in their kit. Revenant can enthrall enemies to crowd control while also being able to dispatch said thralls with percentage damage based on strength all the while being immortal. That said his 4th ability leaves much to be desired and doesn't quite work along the rest of his kit. But i find he work in a lot of scenarios from defense to exterminate but especially survival. Keep in mind i mostly play offline due to my potato net and your thralls can be killed by other players which might get in the way of dispatching high health enemies. Lavos however doesn't have a traditional CC like enthrall but he can infuse his abilities with any element and use that as a CC substitute. Inflicting cold can slow enemies while electricity can stun them for a moment. He also may not have the invincibility skill of Revenant but he does have the second most armor of any frame while also his whole kit synergyzing and working well on higher tier content. This is all a really simplified version of their differences from a potato mostly casual player. Ken does have a Revenant guide and i very much reccomend checking it out. See how the frame works.

[@centurionxiv6905]

Oh I see. He sounds decent then, but at which level do you think Lavos starts having trouble in holding up in SP? Past level 200?@@mrstalfos7489

[@EricBohner]

This is my favorite of your videos. I don't main any frame and bounce around based on moods... I think I may try Lavos more.

[@XmortoxX1990]

As a Lavos main myself, I must you truly mastered this frame. There are some tricks I didn't even realize. Really and outstanding frame. Can't wait to see his Prime variant.

[@JPG.01]

All the reasons listed, sound why my most played warframe is wisp. I'm not a streamer mind you, but everything you said applies to her as well. Except for the energy part, but with wisp, you throw down your flowers, stay close to them and you stop needing energy.

[@GameMiestro]

I love the ability to just not have to constantly dump mental energy into survival, it's such an underrated skill that you can't measure strictly in DPS numbers and build statistics. Grendel is another fantastic example of a frame that can do this- a full shield recovery build on him recovers his shieldgate so fast you can literally AFK in the middle of a Steel Path survival mission, check the mail, make a sandwich, come back a minute later and still see him facetanking a dozen lv 200+ enemies without seeing his health even go down a tick. How many other frames can passively ignore damage this hard realistically? Even Revenant's mesmer skins will run out, Octavia's invisibility needs regular interactive refreshing, and any frame that depends on ability spam to survive will get shredded almost immediately if you don't constantly pay attention to their shields. The feeling of comfort from knowing you don't have to babysit a frame constantly to keep them from being instantly vaporized is incredibly freeing gameplay-wise. The only other frames with that level of passive, extremely low management survivability are Ivara and certain extremely durable health tanks like Inaros and Lavos mentioned here.

[@daku004]

I just tried lavos because it made me curious and completely fell in love with it. Even purchased him a skin, since it will most likely be my main now

[@knicklichtjedi]

I have been looking at my Lavos build now again... What is your opinion on Arcane Power Ramp? That one sounds quite nice for Lavos the longer I think about it. Usually you cast your abilities in succession, and I can't really think of a case where you would an ability repeatedly, because of Cooldowns.

[@bugsmith9751]

I would say since lavos will rarely recast the same ability twice in a row cause of cooldowns, it seems like a very good fit for him

[@sephiro2063]

I'm not a streamer but as a Lavos main since orphix venom all I can do is agree fully. So hyped for his prime 🎉

[@bugsmith9751]

im excited for his prime as well, its either going to look extremely good, or weirder than hell, and i embrace both!

[@phillipgeorge6690]

I wonder how long we'll have to wait for his prime?

[@LivingTheorem]

Simply not having to have energy efficiency or generation on my build when using Lavos makes things so refreshing. Also cycling through his elements and abilities to maximize damage is a fun built in mini game. Not to mention the innate punch through on his abilities. There are lots of times when I'm killing enemies through walls while waiting for someone to come hit the second pad to open a door.

[@DrewBoivie]

Lavos actually can compose a sonnet, but you have to use the element Blast. 🙂

[@DrewBoivie]

It seems like with all the changes (especially to pets lately) there have to be some wild new Lavos synergies. Its nice that he's kinda tanky, but you really have to dig deep to make his abilities be relevant.

[@neptunedirect129]

This certainly is an eye opener. Think I might give Lavos another chance. I’ve been looking for an adaptable comfort frame.

[@Grautwok]

Watching this made me realize why I don't like playing Lavos. He's just decent to very good at everything. No huge strength, no huge weakness, just a solid pick all around. Since I mostly play Limbo or Harrow, who need constant adult supervision, playing a frame that's so chill just feels wierd to me

[@bugsmith9751]

lavos has 2 huge strengths being that he is insanely tankey, and has every enemies weakness at hand to nuke everything, but since he has everythings elemental weakness, it feels less like a strength for sure he feels odd to play, but if you ever want to shut your brain off, he can be a bit of fun to just zip around with

[@tomfallow9924]

I love Lavos! I'm surprised his passive didn't make your list; not worrying about status effects and arson eximus flames is REALLY nice

[@spamandsazon]

You really increased my appreciation for Lavos. Gonna need to get over my personal bias of only using Primes and just use him sometimes.

[@LeTtRrZ]

Lavos is one of my most played frames. It’s absolutely true that he is versatile and tanky. People who say he is a niche frame have no idea what they’re talking about. They just don’t understand how well he balances between support, CC, tankiness, stopping power, mobility, and heavy weapon usage. I have seen his 4 hit well over 10 million on some targets, and with air burst subsumed, I can group enemies, use 1, 3, and 1, and have 4 ready to go within 5 seconds of using it.

[@bugsmith9751]

hes far from one of the most played according to statistics from 2022 he is on the middle of the chart with only 0.76% of usage, so he is fairly niche that all said, just because he is hardly used doesnt mean that he isnt insanely powerful, i have run saryn, chroma and styanax, and i would say lavos is still my strongest frame to date

[@NealStidham]

Excellent points through and through! I'd add one meta-game reason he's such a good frame: he's easier to obtain than some of the much more obnoxious farms for other frames. He becomes available after Heart of Deimos, an earlier quest, and only requires up to rank 3 with the Entrati (one of the easiest syndicates to get standing with), making him accessible to newer players.

[@brandendunagan8822]

I mean yeah that's fair. Most people want a just "play the game" frame that can do everything up to or a bit past a 10 minute steel path survival. For me thats Gauss as im ok with poping another 3 ablilities every minute or so but Grendel, Rhino, Wukong, Nezha, all kinda do the same thing. They dont die and have some buff to go with that, whether that be speed, damage, or in Lavos's case high status uptime without worrying about energy.

[@robertmarianomolina295]

Aight you sold me on Lavos, I'll go and farm him now. Can't wait for a prime variant to release.

[@matthewmartinez3550]

Ever since Duviri, Lavos has become one of my favorite frames to play. It started with min-maxing status-based decrees, which made me realize just how powerful he can be. He's one of the three frames I can use comfortably in Steel Path, the others being Nidus as an ultimate health tank and Wisp with her level 100 sneak.

[@radicalcub2859]

Lavos is also my main and my friend that I play with all the time always tries to get me to swap off, or doesnt get why I like lavos. But ya, he is just an insanely chill frame. I feel like he is such an amazing warframe to use if you arent sure what to use

[@bugsmith9751]

if your friend has never used lavos, he probably doesnt understand, i got my lavos at the tail end of orphix venom, and the entire time before i got him, when one of my friends used him, i could barely tell he was using any abilities ever, and he seemed weak cause his abilities are so subtle, but i would see at the end of a mission he would often get like 80% damage and was using his abilities constantly after i got lavos, i realized, to others he just looks like hes just there not doing much, but when you play him you can feel just how much raw power he has! if vauban didnt exist, i would be a lavos main

[@itz_Metaa]

at 4:00 that was a sick transition

[@K1ZUA70]

I now have played zephyr and she's been my pick for now since going to pc and i'm trying to get lavos because he has always been my comfort pick:D

[@francoisvT]

I did not see this in the video so for any players who do not know this, with his second ability you can cancel it by double jumping, if I recall correctly, allowing him to hop out of the animation so if you need you can cancel and transition into any other parkour options for maneuverability. Good informative video, while Lavos is not my favorite I can see why some would like him and his kit does feel fun. Thanks for the video was a good watch.

[@SoulbreakerNB]

The Kengineer is the TRUE Lavos Enjoyer.

[@nulls5408]

As a limbo main, the way you describe lavos with his chill utility is pretty similar to how I would for my main. In other words: Frames are like a car - sure, a car that’s faster out of the factory than another is superficially better and you can make tier list about it till your blue in the face. But with enough practice and understanding of its quirks and handling, and optimizing what you got under the hood, can practically make anything you use be better than any stock choice.

[@randomflexi8019]

I do have lavos... might have to build him

[@VultureXV]

Lavos has another thing going for him that i find nice; subsumed abilities actually make him _weaker._ His kit has all the versatility you need becauae if you play the Debuff game like I do, losing an element to work with is like a gut punch. Don't like vial rush? You get no viral. Dont like probe? You get no radiation and corrosive. Etc etc. Lavos does best vanilla, to fully take advantage of these (surprisingly) strong debuff effects.

[@temaliusakadraster4883]

Do you think he can be paired with the Proboscis Cernos to make some of the cooldown reducing combos Nova Umbral showed in his video ? And if it's a yes, what build do you suggest for it ?

[@cryw1092]

You are a very good salesman. I'll definitely look into getting a Lavos into my arsenal. Edit: Done. Having seen your builds, i do wonder if you use some of the Archon mods? The way they affect ability status applications seem like they would be useful, even though the Umbral mods are really strong for him.

[@Genashi1991]

Well worth to pause for curiosity.

[@mrmakovec6198]

Since Lavos was released, I used him for every quest since then. Can't wait for Whispers in the Walls.

[@MrHeiska01]

Lavos is also oddly good AoE nuker. His 4 has old unnerfed Condition overload effect in it. With some trickery you can spread super Gas clouds that kill everything up to lvl 9999. Pretty fun. Lavos doesnt really need any Helminth abilities, but his 2 is least important ability, so you can exchange some traveling speed with Sickening Pulse for example.

[@bugsmith9751]

i would personally argue that his 2 is his second strongest just because it leaves plumes of lingering status effects and when it ends it does a large radial burst that scales with ability range, but the only subsume i use on him is golden instinct on a loot build, which replaces his 1

[@yeoldpubman]

@th9751 Yeah, it's his shortest cooldown and an amazing tool for CO melee, it scoots you straight into the next group and primes them at the same time. With Archon Continuity it can even outright kill armored enemies by itself, stacking huge amounts of toxin/corrosive on anything that touches the puddles.

[@DeFeat01]

Love your video! I also love Lavos and I am yearning for his Prime + Cedo Prime everyday! - I have no qualms with your video and I think Lavos is a great frame for weapon testing, too! However, I remember watching your previous Lavos vid and know that his duration affects weapon status duration -> still love ur vid and love Lavos but I just wanna ask: Is Inaros a better weapon tester in this case? (I know we can just throw out any duration mods - it's just that Lavos with base duration can still affect weapon status duration)

[@TheKengineer]

With 100% Duration he's having no effect on the weapons

[@DeFeat01]

@@TheKengineer ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying. I had misunderstandings about Lavos duration overwrites weapon duration. All is clear now. Thanks. You da best. Much love!

[@Xsoskeleton]

my go to for railjack just for the sheer comfort of exchanging energy management to cooldowns just to not press more keys at a time

[@conducktorwhirlwarstartera5055]

I will never not love Lavos. He is my favorite and I can't WAIT for his prime!

[@soniaserval454]

As a Lavos main, you make me so happy XDc

[@aroudingo]

I’ve been in love with Lavos ever since I bothered to learn him myself. He’s up in my top 3 frames with Mag and Gauss

[@Tricko42]

Apple pies really only work when an inordinate amount of crumble is added, to provide a nice crunch to balance the softness

[@Ronin03]

Lavos and Citrine; I play them interchangeably, but if there was a way to do it simultaneously...

[@MischieviousJirachi]

I haven't played the game in awhile, but lavos being adabptable is the reason why I've always played wisp when she came out. I will now be getting this frame next, I've never heard of him

[@FatalKenshen]

Lavos is definitley worth using if thats your type of playstyle and you worry about faction weakness elements, my main is hydroid due to his passive playstyle and how versatile he can be in terms of farming for resources when augmented.

[@bugsmith9751]

lavos doesnt even need to worry about faction weaknesses unless hes at very high levels, i have found that just hitting his 4 without any added element can kill standard units in 1 use up to lvl75, and if you just mindlessly apply elements and viral rush around the place, that lvl 75 cap goes way up and includes many heavy units

[@gabrielelachioma8911]

hey, me too i totally love lavos, since its release, it instantly became my favourite wf together with frost! btw i wish to ask you one thing if possible, i'm looking for finalize my build on him, i'm trying with the emerald shards, since i use him with the archon continuty mod, can i ask your help for it?

[@razoub77]

bro that BSOD popping out of nowhere nearly gave me a heart attack 😭

[@ThorDude]

Watching this after Dante OH MY GOD his new augment is so good. It turns him from a fun frame with a good 4 and decent utility on his other abilities, into an extremely strong elemental gunslinger.

[@TH3R34LM]

You freaking terrified me with that blue screen for a moment; I thought I crashed

[@TheKengineer]

No, my previous video does that 😁

[@chaosgyro]

It's almost like you knew I'd been watching your other Lavos videos the last few days. I was even watching guides from the wider KZbin community, but I decided to eat apple pies instead.

[@vik2051]

Lavos is one of my absolute favorites too!

[@IxodesPersulcatus]

I did not realize Ophidian Bite opens enemies to finishers. That discovery is a genuine game-changer.

[@ThatGuyAverage]

Id be curious to se what mods and archon crystals you use if any

[@TopBacon]

Like apple pie, Lavos works in every scenario

[@ThisIsGlitch]

We all have a frame that we start playing and just like the way he plays, a confort frame of sorts, i went from ash, harrow, titania, nekros, Vauban and now I'm starting to like a lot Gauss

[@Ghost_HD2]

@thekengineer can you make or share a updated lavos build. I really like the build you made 3 y ago but would like to slot it swift bite but I feel that removing strength will make him weaker

[@dullahan3650]

Would love to know what music you used in this video Ken :)

[@Alex_Gol]

I didn’t know his 3 opens up enemies to finishers as well. But… I’ll be that guy and point out that Lavos’s duration affects weapons’ status duration, so technically Lavos is *not fully* unobtrusive in that regard. 🤓

[@imaplaygames633]

The funny chemical snake man makes me go "That's not the element mix I want" and that's ok : )

[@Nox210]

“I’m Lavos. I too am here to solve practical problems.”

[@williamv1979]

I main Lavos! It is my favorite frame in any situation. Not only does he tank but with Valence Formation paired with his signature weapon, Cedo, he's a killing machine

[@NyancyCat]

This is pretty similar to my reasoning for Nezha as a go-to; his chakram gives him some unique mobility and can get him around spaces i find tough to navigate otherwise (that one quarter circle room on the galleon tileset, for example), as well as being a great damage buff if I choose to use it. On top of that, its ability to make enemies shit health orbs like a rabbit on ex-lax makes Equilibrium a very attractive energy solution meaning he really doesn;t run out. His Halo makes him extremely survivable, and with his augment I can share that with teammates and defense objectives, which is especially useful in rad hazard sorties. His 4 provides solid crowd control, and functions as a nuke at low levels. He's comfortable to play at any level, and his deluxe skin makes him very enjoyable to look at while I do. He's got great generic utility, and his toolset makes him a solid pick for pretty much everything. I still switch it up pretty often, of course, and he's hardly perfect, but he's 100% my comfort pick.

[@Clockhawk]

“Nothing calls for Lavos to use blast,” this is about to age well

[@INVISIBLE_GAMER053]

I was a Excalibur main and one day a frnd of mine told me to try lavos till this day I am planning him he is fun to give him a try