S-TIER THUNDER CAGE BUILD! // The First Descendent Best Weapons Guide

Yoo guys, today we are going over my Build guide for the Thunder Cage! This is one of the best, if not the best mobbing weapon in the game and can do some serious bossing damage. Hope you guys enjoy the full weapon breakdown!
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0:00 - 0:40 Intro
0:40-5:04 Gun Affixes & Crafting
5:04-6:45 Build Guide
6:45 Tamer & Outro

[@Nemesis1489]

For everybody who's asking where to farm specific items. There is an Information tab besite your map and social tab where you can look for any mod etc

[@itzjustme2776]

Thx

[@darcycourtepatte6564]

That does not include rare weapons unfortunately

[@tarsisioxavier]

Thank you friend, you are a friend 🤝

[@SupraSav]

While I appreciate you, please stop spoon feeding these people(THE SAME ONES THAT ASK FOR CARRIES IN WORLD CHAT). The same 'access info' UI button for all of us... even the lazy ones.

[@Nemesis1489]

@@SupraSav i got your point, but better the info for this Option than answering the Same question thousand times, i guess

[@sportnut1989]

Thanks for breaking down how the weapon upgrades work. You definitely made it easier to understand.

[@diegomacias5872]

I seriously love that you use Warframe lingo when talking about things in this game. It makes it so funny and yet so easy to understand.

[@blkdiamond1121]

Righttt 😂❤

[@siffredi2180]

Thanks For the Video!

[@alexanastasiou2024]

Thank you for the upgrade explanation, that helped me understand it much better!

[@derekmachiele4133]

Man, your channel is helping me sooo much on figuring out how to play. Thanks a lot man.

[@LIVEYoutubeShorts]

Thx 🩷 very helpful I was soo confused

[@willrobinson4859]

Great tips on both the build and how to upgrade overall. Just got my first thunder cage at 22! Is it effective to just boost it up every 10 levels or more often to get to max?

[@brayanaguilar5024]

Thank you bro good explanation

[@CtrlSaltDlt]

What is the reasoning for rolling Elemental Damage on the weapon additional stats, as opposed to say having Weak Point, Crit Dmg, ATK vs Colossus, etc. I would have assumed adding an element to a weapon would make it useless vs bosses who have a high resistance to said element. Whereas you could just use the "x elemental" enhancement mod. Input on this topic would be awesome at it's confusing me a bit.

[@mplasma1430]

It only makes some of your damage that element. Most of your dps is staying normal.

[@xblackxabyssx1983]

by rolling elemental on it and using a mod is the only way to get 2 elements on one weapon atm

[@bluedevil678]

Your documentation of these builds is amazing - thank you!

[@soggeovanie5484]

PLEASE READ... moxsy we really need to get the community together and have some convos with the devs if possible... they need to allow us to just have the colors unlocked once obtained not have to buy multiple of one color to use it again... also the "blueprint" for whatever you're crafting should not b consumed when crafting... this is literally the first game i have ever played where the blue print has to b farmed over and over in order to make multiple copies... Edit: if yall want one use blue prints to be a thing for the sake of grind and because it was in warframe then fine but there r still things that need to b addressed otherwise... the costumes and colors def are a terrible practice we should b able to paint our base costume and we should only have to buy the color one time

[@Dr3w1992]

Facts

[@lowkey182]

I can paint any part of my character infinitely after I have bought the color once

[@derekgreenwood396]

Man alive how so very true is this like

[@Katastra_]

​@@lowkey182but if you want to use that color on another character you have to pay premium currency to do so

[@kevinclapson]

I would rather them bump the price of each color a bit and allow for unrestricted use. As it stands its cheap, but the restrictions really limit trial and error. Knock each color up to 100pc, permanent and unrestricted use, done deal.

[@stonehengeman]

Great to see Moxxy doing TFD vids 👍

[@robertmurry1442]

very informative thank you

[@AnnoyedPopcorn-ur8ix]

Nice build man

[@basicllyipoop5074]

I didnt know about the substats thanks for the info

[@LUFT_al]

I loved this game fr ❤

[@PSNjohnnybeam]

Ive seen on some of your new videos that you have different setups for the thunder cage, are you able to do a new video on that, i was trying to work on a mobbing build and a bossing build for the thunder cage

[@NicholasBrown003]

Nice!

[@MysticYuvs]

So is it best to start rerolling gun perks once you reach equipment level 100? Does it provide higher numbers compared to say something like level 80?

[@dvont1383]

Yes. Numbers go up by a lot. wouldn't waste materials for anything under 100.

[@ImJustGeoffrey]

10 minutes for the precision tuner. There was actually a timer when you were hovering it at 1:18 lol

[@hoofhearted4]

ive been kinda meh with TFD. but seeing that Moxsy is covering it (finally popped up in my feed), gives me some renewed interest.

[@tamatitoko6342]

Opinion on what’s better to use between the thunder cage and nazeistra?

[@razia6046]

Thank you.

[@66azabeth]

@moxsy, just wondering do you know the defense cap for your char at 40?

[@Hannbaal666]

Thanks for your guides, it really helps, we had an issue where a friend of mine had yellow stats worse than my blue/purple ones and the game didn't tell you about what you explained early in the video so we were pretty confused on how this works. Your guides are incredible! THX!

[@Febrezeaire]

Thanks for the heads up. I had some lower level weapons that had good rolls but now I know there's no point in saving them

[@meganclare7]

Only reason to save any weapon is to help lvl your rank up because all of them have a progress bar.

[@user-ug7ee1fr6r]

​@@meganclare7so I should switch guns pretty often to keep leveling up?

[@T03L3G]

To raise mastery level yes weapon and descendant xp are individual but both contribute to overall mastery​@@user-ug7ee1fr6r

[@H311i0nV2]

yo how do you get so much energy activators? If you may can you make a video explaining on how (If you do farm for them idk if you can buy them)?

[@blackpanda158]

U don’t understand how much u helped me by explaining what those things do in the beginning that’s a follow

[@SupraSav]

Hype. My 3x gold rolls on my TC have me clocking 275k and I still have some weapon prestiging to do/plenty of room to up my mods

[@calistin1]

thanks for the video, I was just looking at my thunder cage and rolled a second one that has better stats but looks like that doesnt matter since if I lvl it up they will just go white anyways... so just feed it to my already lvl one...was wonderign how that worked.

[@Prestegist08]

DAMNIT! Why am i just now noticing Moxy does videos for this game. FML.

[@antaga5598]

Hey Moxsy and thanks for this amazing guide, I have a question, how does your Better Concentration module only cost 8 ? Mine cost 16.

[@hippo1985]

Matched module type, you see the icon at the top of the mod card, you use Crystallization Catlysts to set a specific mod slot to that module type then any mod you place in that socket that matches will get its cost reduced by half, the game does force teach this to you so if you skipped any on screen tutorials thats why you missed it.

[@nelsing1978]

Nice thunder cage only needs one socket upgrade to be able to max it all. (And a few hours farming the mods i were missing) :) Thx for the guide time to try this out.

[@tylerojuri7296]

A video on the best bossing weapons maybe like a top 5??

[@Fik-Shun26]

Those precision phase things only take ten minutes to make

[@PolarGuns]

Also max overcharge on thunder cage is OP gets rid of the reload speed negative and makes it proc its ability 100% of the time after a kill and makes the AoE of the blast 5m in range

[@amYearsAgo-ib3rp]

Bunny - 79 capacity Shock punch Power increase Technician Hp amplification Mp collector Increased HP Increased DEF Nimble fingers Skill expansion Thunder cage - 79 capacity Action and reaction Rifling reinforcement Concentration priority Better concentration Better Insight Weak point sight

[@dr_kabukii3249]

is this a endgame bunny build?

[@aldeonuwu2634]

Bunny is overrated af

[@nmnscali5107]

​@@aldeonuwu2634 hmmm. Bet it would be the same if the other characters got some tight clothing and show skin.😂

[@aldeonuwu2634]

@@nmnscali5107 she is just boring, her ability kit is almost useless, it comes handy only in few specific moment or mission, plus she is not the only one with a great gyat 😂

[@xSpeakerYT]

@@aldeonuwu2634 Really? cuz I've been just running through the whole campaign with her and haven't really been using my gun.

[@NotCrack3d67]

Good keep these coming😮

[@cubic-c]

Is it recommended to do weapon readjustment on thunder cage on lower levels i.e. lower than 40? Or wait for higher levels that is 80+? Seeing as the stats change every time you upgrade a level and Fine Adjustment Control Axis early game is somewhat difficult to get early game?

[@sannyvillalon3330]

I have a thunder cage that rolled a gold Electric atk mod. Does that make the dmg on the gun better or should i roll another element?

[@jonathanb1059]

I am definitely interested in using the Thunder Cage as my primary weapon. As you level, how often would you suggest doing a Level Transmission on it? I am like level 25 right and had not leveled it at all since I was not sure how the process worked. Thank you for the helpful guide!

[@jordan3764]

I did one every new area with the highest level weapon I had recently. For a bit more firepower, you can even throw on one of the enhancement mods, which adds an element damage based on the base damage of the weapon.

[@FedDonovan]

hat is crazy ..mox

[@juggernaut204]

Should I use consumer magazines or recycling genius on the weapon?

[@rocklee305]

Your breakdowns and choice of words for them are immaculate my brother.

[@GenocideLv]

so i have a level 2 thundercage 2 more baby thundercages cooking and i have this energy capacity thing that gives a gun +30 module slots so does it matter at which point i slap it on? as in right now maybe. Or there are better uses/better timed uses

[@moodys9855]

When do I start investing? I am level 30 now and am not sure if I should already level my thunder cage with me, reroll etc or wait until I an lvl 100

[@rebelrebel4980]

Great guide, but any builds that don’t need every single mod slot upgraded?

[@leemclaren2518]

Im confused at the part where you expain it as the dots beside your gun your camera hides. How does this part of the wespon upgrade work ?

[@sentinelblood4848]

Very good video sir! Keep the TFD content coming !! ^^

[@SALSASOULRECORDS]

I need some help i just enhance my thunder Cage but my values are very low for example on readjustable options i have values like BONUS FIREARM ATK (vs. Colossus) - 42~203 this is extremely low any reason, thank you for your time sharing your knowledge.

[@TheOnlyHuaShi]

How to I display that I do electric/fire/chill/toxin damage? I also see some people they get display of exp and such when they kill an enemy, how do I get that?

[@plutotbh]

i’m level 40 with weapon drops only being level 20, should i wait to infuse until i get level 40 weapon drops or just do it now

[@LordStormSW2]

I am new to these types of games, just started, how to do you get your weapon to 100>? Do I need to pick and SMG and keep using it to level up then select that weapon to up the lvl on the thunder cage ?>

[@psycho_hunterz7316]

Hey Moxsy! WHere do we farm for the weapon mod Weak Point Insight for General rounds weapons like you have equipped on Thunder cage? I have done 3 different missions that drops Weak Point Insight now and I only get for other weapon types.

[@kongfofury1674]

Go to the journal and go to access info click on modules and the find the one u want an click on it it will tell u the location of the module

[@MaroonGoone]

I don’t remember what the mod is, but there is a purple mod that gives fire rage and something else, wouldn’t it be better to upgrade that over the blue rate if fire mod?

[@BrianMiddleton-bi3yc]

Love this game. Think i have 3 or 4 ult guns and this is the only one i use

[@ashhw1984]

What happens to the four reroll specs if you reset a weapon to lvl 1 to add a polarity?

[@HiBlitzKrieg]

does it mater when you craft the weapon should i wait till later or can you craft duringg story? also do the gun affixes level with the weapon or do you have to roll gold stats

[@HopeBlasey]

Unsure about the fixes, but craft it whenever- You can just continue to upgrade as you get stronger weapons. Try not to upgrade it super often though, as it can get expensive.

[@ThridenGames]

I thought I was crazy I saw the tamer and immediately fell inlove with it

[@crimsondredd4203]

I assume its a late game ish find?

[@ThridenGames]

@@crimsondredd4203 around like the 4 or 5 map

[@leSmokySmoke]

whats the best place to farm the mod upgrade material? I am really starved for it

[@DadGotGamez]

So if you have a level 20 thundercage and later find a level 30 (for example), is it better to transmit the level of the 30 to the 20 or to build off of the higher level?

[@hippo1985]

Exotics all come as level 1, you have to infuse them, exotics dont drop they can only be crafted. If you have plenty of resources, upgrade the level as soon as you can, it makes alot of difference in the big void boss battles as an example.

[@astrxvfx1688]

Question: When using an energy activator(the thing that can max mod capacity) does it max out the 1 weapon or does it max out all copies of the weapon you receive?

[@lexington1514]

Only that one specific weapon you apply it too. Any future copy you get of the same weapon will not have that boost. 🍻

[@astrxvfx1688]

@@lexington1514 okay thanks, was hesitant on using them on purple weapons because of that so I ended up using them on ultimate weapons/characters.

[@lexington1514]

@@astrxvfx1688 Yeah, same.

[@octaviovargas8518]

So because stats don’t also level up on weapons I can just delete all the good rolls I have because I have to reroll them anyways?

[@dinofak7195]

Thank you for a video. 1)Why you roll FIRE attack on all your weapons? Not chill or any other? 2)Fire Rate UP blue card have 25% on max level and the other violet Fire Rate UP card have 20% on max level + 6.5% crit rate damage - does it better?

[@hippo1985]

Yes, the increased crit outweighs the lost fire rate by alot. He also literally tells you to roll cold as its good at freezing targets, he didnt roll his fire it came with it.

[@matthewbowden4576]

Good tip to add into this. If you place the mods in the correct slots, they get reduced capacity as a buff😂

[@allenbeck3543]

got a queestion for you on leveling up the wepons having a hard time leveling the thunder cage i have been farming them but cant up grade them what am i doing wrong

[@9a5r]

How did you put the consume magazine mod on the thunder cage? I have the mod, but I can't use it on this weapon

[@Taargkrizzt]

How to farm a specific module? I am missing the Weak Point Insight, and I must've run the mission in Kingston (10% droprate) 70-80 times and got the module 5 times, but all of them for the purple ammo, not white. It doesnt say anywhere that its for purple ammo only so am I just really unlucky or where do I have to farm for the white ammo one? And is there any way to tell what ammo type it drops for if that is the case?

[@FirstBornConservative]

Yes make sure you make sure the mod is the white one.

[@dedekunz6247]

Does action and reaction drop from a specific mission?

[@flyguygsm8544]

Im having zero luck finding lvl100 gold Thunder Cage mounted reactors.... any help?

[@Yourdailyinformationgiver]

One quest what guy are you using for this build

[@Anonymys43]

1:11 they actually take 10 mins to bulld lol

[@jam201984]

There mods that changes your wep attributes take 1 hour

[@user-ui8be2hk6l]

There is 2 rarities, the one for upgrading the unique weapon is at least one hour.

[@Gabormehes]

literally shows the 10 minutes timer on screen when he is showcasing the ultimate weapon upgrade requirements, the other upgrade does take longer but he wasnt talking about that here

[@SeeWelb]

@@user-ui8be2hk6l10 minutes^ i’ve crafted a lot, it’s not an hour i promise

[@itsmorphinetime]

@@user-ui8be2hk6lit's 10 min

[@John-lq8ny]

What level did you get the LMG to drop?

[@Zindanx]

Gotta make sure to get that Activator though! Swiiiiiipe! (or use the free one you get on your wpn rather than descendent... very big difference in usefulness).

[@gent4306]

Great vid sadly i destroyd my tamer it had pretty good rolls now im strugling to get a new one hahaha

[@hippo1985]

Agna Desert - The Remnant - Battlefield Mission Abandoned Reconstruction Site, 50% drop chance, I got around 100 of them till i got god roll, took just over an hour. You can solo it with Bunny insanely fast

[@sly6627]

Why fire rate up instead of Bullet rain? is there a reason I'm missing? @Moxsy

[@YoloVib3s]

Can we get weapon proficiency above lvl 40 or is that max? I’ve been trying to farm materials to make 3 more Thunder Cages however the mats are not dropping.

[@hippo1985]

Weapon proficiency only goes to level 4, not 40. You can farm as many of the mats as you want, I know because I spent most of a day farming 3 more sets of them a couple days ago, now my thunder cage is maxxed out, the 100% chance at electric bubble and 0% reduced reload speed is beautiful.

[@user-tk2dt4cv7b]

I screwed up the thunder cage quest so i have to literally grind for the parts 😂

[@joemarkangelgalliguez7479]

After infusing a weapon, can I still can infuse it into higher more weapon until I got 100?

[@EchoDoctrine]

Wait so IF I find a lvl “let’s say” 10 gun with 3 gold stats & its a banger. I save it. I get lvl 100. NOW I go back and infuse that lvl 10 gun up to 100 those 3 banger gold stats turn into white stats? Or they won’t remain banger gold good stats?? I thought the percent values would carry over and adjust so let’s say the level 10 gun had fire attack 3.9% (range on lvl 10 guns is .5-4.0) so upgrading it to 100 it would convert to let’s say fire attack 24.9% (range being 20-25) *im using my idea of stats, not necessarily exact in game correct values of 1st descendant* Am I wrong in this assumption?? If that all makes sense?

[@kylepizzacalla7124]

The rolls will stay as they were you have to use the weapon readjustment option and reroll the stats on the lvl 10 gun after you level transfer to 100 so no point in saving low stuff with good rolls

[@mikehammer6130]

Could use the increase movement speed while aim down sights mod on the tamer. Haven’t used it so I don’t know how it handles

[@hippo1985]

Its poo, the increase in movement speed is nothing much at all, speed stat doesnt upgrade either, it just reduces the mod cost when upgraded.

[@billy_cross5580]

Real thing you need to do with thunder cage is where you’re using other kind of case increase that ability. The first increase along is substantial. It increases the AOE area of that electric kind of explosion and which obviously is what makes it good for mobbing it just makes it better, you know when you get that quest and they give you another thunder cage if you’re using the thunder cage, it will make all the better

[@mplasma1430]

Glad I’m not the only one calling it a forma lol.

[@gregmorrell2792]

Hey this guides builds are awesome but one critique I learned from another KZbinr that you actually don't want element effects when rerolling if your taking it to a collosus because 50% of the time you'll actually be doing less damage due to there resistance against it in hard mode especially this matters you can set up different presets or swap out fire damage toxic etc with mods but even if you have the right element mods against a collosus that inherent element effect will actually make you do less damage overall

[@jdavey117]

My thunder cage is level 81. So should I reroll stats now or wait until 100?

[@gloggare]

im interested in how it maxed out.. because im sort of almost at that point... i use 2 different setups since my main is Gley and i don't need reload.. and one whit reload.. mine is up to 465k ish dps think i slapped on everything with crit and attack i could manage to fit..

[@Ace-th2fo]

What’s the max weapons level is it 100 im curious feel stuck at 40 and finding it hard to defeat dead bride or whatever her name is

[@joshuasimmes8698]

I online get modul, consume magazines for the gunes with impact rounds

[@terraax6919]

Someone knows why the weapons attributes turn grey when you rest your prof level or infuse it with another weapon?

[@jamzbraz]

I'm guessing u gotta reroll those so they become available again(colored)

[@jaredfarnsworth3099]

Do I need to level up my gun before enhancing the unique ability

[@drizzydaniell6907]

Where to get the electric shockwaves module for the thunder cage?

[@TotoBoto-fp1sb]

i totaly forgot to reroll my stats lmao they were all gray color but after i rerolled it i got 1 gold and 3 good rare stats.

[@Hibernape]

Is Crit Rate mod really worth it even tho it's only multiplicative?

[@fumi7643]

Is there a mod that makes start supplies give more ammo?

[@boyscodon909]

why weak point good? can we just do crt/crdmg? aiming for weakpoint on colosus kinda hard if u dont have premade

[@garfusso]

Not that hard if you aim at the lower parts of their weak points. They also have phases where they become dormant for a second.

[@fashb2k]

Bro, have you slept?? I get you make money from KZbin but this game came out 2 days ago, how are you level 100??

[@user-zd7dy2zd4x]

Pretty sure it’s been out for pc longer but still 😂

[@Drippy_Flippy]

my exact thoughts

[@alexferrier5732]

He did pull a 20hour sitting on release day lol. That and, he is a very efficient player in this type of games and already had experience on the betas so he didnt waste time understanding mechanics and stuff. He knew where to go to get what and such. As opposed to people new to this game reading everything like me and taking our sweet time on stuff lol.

[@kessukane]

Yeees! and also makeing videos 🫣 . Dont underestimate sleep time ❤

[@trashtronics1700]

Spend money

[@TheCorgies]

how you farm all those mats for mods upgrade?

[@rorisnorris]

Fire arm attack and % and crit are the best stats.

[@puritanical89]

Really easy to farm additional thunder cages, everyone should do it for this fantastic gun