Specters Are Warframe's Legal Cheatcodes... (Guide) - [Warframe]

[@Unified-Codex]

Parasitic Links 28% is not “slightly” higher then Jades 25%, its massively higher. Jades is additive, link is multiplicative which means if you are already modded for 200% str, jade will take you from 200 to 225, where as nidus is 200 x 1.28 = 256 - this difference only grows as your modded values increase

[@KeesieOilcorner]

Didn't know! Thanks for pointing this out :)

[@gentozik]

So with Parasitic Link you double dip on "Damage Up" type of abilities bc you have three damage multipliers ( Nidus * Strength * Ability ) instead of just two

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@gentozik Nidus will not directly affect the dmg output as ability damage will still in most cases scale with Ability Strength, so I think it'd be: Strength multiplier * Base damage. Only way you can actively get other multipliers into the calculation is with Roar, some cases Nourish and Archon Shards. Also Viral can up damage for practically all abilities whenever armor is stripped (or for true damage abilities even without).

[@Zuxtron]

If you have trouble on Elite Deep Archimedea's Mirror Defense missions, summon an Ancient Healer Specter and it turns into cakewalk.

[@DawnAfternoon]

Keep in mind on defense objectives their damage reduction is still only up to 50% as of 90%, but yeah its a big help

[@A_Game_Zone]

If only the gear isn't disabled

[@gentozik]

Yea, bc you literally doubling objectives health

[@zeeb2190]

I mean it might be worth sacrificing the fifty vosfor for the ease, maybe ​@@A_Game_Zone

[@KhristianBolano]

If you usually go for an army of specters, the Rhino Specter is great. Its requirements for casting Roar are peculiar, requiring 2-3 other specters online (can't remember how many), it's cast every 45 seconds for a 30 seconds Duration for 50% damage. But having a free Roar/primed Faction mod for most of the time is great, expecially if you don't subsume Roar as an Helminth and go for Xata's Whisper instead for example

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@KhristianBolano Good tip!

[@mozeytown]

One important note on the shield osprey specter is that it will also enhance the shields of objectives (e.g. defense targets and excavation drills) as well as of course buffing the shields of allies, specters, and even rescue targets.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@mozeytown Makes it even better! Thanks for the comment :)

[@insertname9736]

It's also the only way for shieldless Warframes like Inaros, Kullervo and Nidus to gain shields, which will also scale with shield buffs from other frames like Hildryn and Mag, as well with shield mods, if you ever want to make a shield build for them for the lols. It works on Khora's kavat, too, but you can also give it shields with [Link Redirection].

[@mozeytown]

@insertname9736 yes! Mag + shield osprey is an easy early-game cheat code for hijack missions 😂

[@RedSoul001]

You missed the air support from the Skaut which isn't a specter but fits since it summons Kahl's squad. Also the Nidus specter Ability strength bonus from parasitic link is multiplicative with your final moded strength. So it is easily the strongest strength buff if you already have high strength.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

Thanks for pointing these out!

[@franzukato2822]

That Nightmare mode spectre is turning on you is what I found out the hard way with my jade spectre deleting me instantly with a Nataruk 🤣

[@Eli11733]

I summoned two specters to help on a nightmare defense and Instantly lost

[@weezking]

you should make a list on specter weapon load outs . I would like to know what the best weapons to equip on specters . great video .

[@KeesieOilcorner]

Thanks! I can let you know in a comment :) In general any weapon with high base damage is best for the tenno specters as these don't use any of the mods equipped. So think shotguns, several AoE weapons like the Bramma Zarr and Tenet Envoy or Snipers/Bows. Same goes for secondary and melee. However, you can also use some weapons with added QoL like the Proboscis Cernos as I show in the vid. For any of the specters that do use equipped mods your choices are more flexible as you can increase the damage by alot through modding. In general though the direction high base damage and AoE capabilities will give the best results if you're looking for specters able to kill. Small side note is that any specter will never use alternate fire modes on equipped weapons which might disable some cool combos. Hope that answers your question!

[@DawnAfternoon]

In terms of weapons, I recommend the following: - Phantasma/Prime: Highest radiation proc chance for primary wepaons, so specters offers passive aggro CC that lasts for the entirety they're alive. Helps both your and their survivability. - Kuva Nukor: Same idea, highest radiation proc chance and rapid fire, offering the same passive aggro CC. - Vastilok: The melee's first shot has a knockback so specters can instantly go back to using their gun whenever enemy enters their melee range.

[@warp6045]

Suggestion for something to put in tenno specter melee slots: Nepheri. Tenno specters will spam the melee neutral combo when enemies get in melee range and Nepheri's neutral combo force procs slash and fires off 3 fireballs each combo that go out to 20 meters and force proc heat.

[@lycieae8879]

Be me with 100 crafted specters Only try to cast them in no gear allowed missions

[@Noloh1]

Fun fact: using specters (and more important, Railjack's crew members) on a Deep Archimedia mission, the specters will (most likely) trivialize it.

[@alexanderdurannarvaez5039]

This is the kind ofvideo a lot of people needed ❤

[@spherexxx44]

"Specters come and go but Prime Surefooted is forever" 🤣Random Vet. great video though.❤

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@spherexxx44 Once you go PSF you never go back

[@spherexxx44]

@@KeesieOilcorner 😂🤣

[@godzillacc5]

You forgot the kahl bros

[@basedlordprime]

I love my little Kahl of Duty squad. I like the silly names they get.

[@ivanbenja4]

Few things I want to point out. I use specters a lot so I tried to min-max them to the fullest. *1.* Tenno specters generally do extremely low damage, so putting any weapon that doesn't either protect it or give utility is a waste. A few weapons come to mind: - Shedu for instance does an explosion that, when within radius, removes Sentient resistances, and has infinite ammo. Basmu instead heals the specter. _(note that when reaching 0 magazine ammo in battery weapons, specter switches to secondary) - The secondaries are generally bad for them, so use something where they'll run out of ammo quick (Cantare/Pox/Aegrit) - Melee has a few options that some to mind - either use Pathocyst for sometimes spawning maggots, Paracesis for another way of stripping Sentient resistances, or melees with 90 degree blocking angles.(Haven't tried Dorrclave yet for the guaranteed slash after 10 assists, Lesion passive, etc.) *2.* On call crew best setup (godroll) would be to get an elite crewmate (upgrade railjack intrinsics) with 2 top stats (gunnery and piloting) at 0. Also go with healing on kill. This gives you 50 hp/s refreshable healing which is almost constantly on. This also affects defense objectives. (Finishing hijack with 100% hp on the vehicle sounds pretty sweet right?). Zarr is the best weapon to choose (Kuva preferrably). It does the most damage. Build it with a higher reload and fire rate. The on call crew reload the Zarr "magazine" by just putting one cannon ball in, instead of the usual 1 ball at a time reload. They also don't use things like Galvanized mods, rivens, specialized mods, etc. *3.* I know you haven't mentioned Liches yet, but Sister with impact Cycron is the generally the best option. The damage from the Cycron is decent and she often uses Cursed ground (Oberons Hallowed ground) that removes statuses from the player when walked on, and Blaze artillery (Protea turrets). You generally want immunities and resistances on liches you intend to use, alongside them being a higher level with a high weapon bonus. You need to be blessed by RNGesus to get all this. I got a good one and messed up by not getting the lich to level 5, but 3, so a heads up if you have a good roll.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@ivanbenja4 Awesome comment, thanks for these tips!

[@Zictive]

Ive been using specters religiously, and am glad to see a video talking about it ❤

[@Fipsh]

I was today years old i learned you can extract while the hostage is downed

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@Fipsh found out myself right there and then. Only works if the animation is still playing 😂

[@Jealous_Oberon]

This video is fantastic! You are very concise and easily understood. Plus I really liked your editing style, especially your use of slo-mo close-ups on the frames; a very good looking video. And that lo-fi Skyrim music was a treat to include-chef's kiss. Subbed! EZ Also, you hinted at making a video about Liches and I would love to see it! But I would also like it if you included the special Railjack summons you can acquire from Fortuna (the ones from Lvl 10 Command intrinsics). Would love your recommendation on stats and special abilities!

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@Jealous_Oberon Will have a look! I'm still yet to unlock rank 10 intrinsics on some railjack things (don't tell anyone). But once I do and I investigate a bit I might do an extension video on specter weapons and these special crewmate abilities :)

[@bromgar1902]

Dante specter a ancient healer and a shield drone and you are close to immortal

[@KeesieOilcorner]

Warframe on easy mode 😎

[@bromgar1902]

@@KeesieOilcorner true

[@ZweiofPembroke]

2:19 smooth, fine take it 😂

[@Multiply187]

You forgot Kahl

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@Multiply187 My brothers will never forgive this grave mistake

[@cz_Angel]

nyx can also use mind control

[@InnocentiusLacrimosa]

It would be good to have some good weapon loadouts for specters as those are unmodded and they do not seem to use alt fire at all either.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

Will do a follow up on this including some oversights somewhere next week :)

[@KhristianM.]

Me maiming operator with umbra and my companion and Dante expected priming everything:

[@Saffimaru]

The only one I ever use is the on call crew member with a zarr to afk stuff for me

[@hatonohaato6837]

Wow very engaging wukong cloud walk gameplay.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@hatonohaato6837 Just chilling in my vape cloud

[@DFW72]

Crewmates don't use all mods. Galvanized mods (at least the kill effects) and rivens dont work I'm pretty sure.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

Idk about rivens, but you're right about the Galvanized mods, ty for pointing out :)

[@darvonmitsumura536]

Rivens do work (but only with Railjack still it seems). What doesn't also work are most arcanes. Only bonuses on arcanes like reload speed tend to function. This is the same with Equinox and Wukong for instance.

[@Super787B]

Do you happen to know what causes specters to randomly spawn sometimes in missions? This is rather rare, but I’ve definitely notices an uptick of this happening ever since crossplay was introduced, but I only ever really see them in endless missions or even sometimes in sanctum. This includes deep arch despite the no gear wheel modifier (including solo), and for the lore of me I’ve only ever run into a few people that have seen this happen. Usually it spawns a Dante specter with random weapons, but I’ve seen a few oberons and mag specters too, and I think it might be cause by some networking thing when Xbox consoles host, but I thought I’d ask if you knew anything.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@Super787B Very odd! If you also see this happening solo I'd have no idea what's going on

[@bobbobson3652]

Wait, I’m not actually going crazy? I almost had a stroke when I saw a Dante specter during a solo Deep Archimedean run last week lol

[@user-wv9ni7bz3e]

Watching this while pooping. Thanks for the info

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@user-wv9ni7bz3e my videos are best watched while pooping, hope the splashback wasn't too bad

[@FabiTheSnake]

The Roller Specter is actually solid isn´t it? Like 9 Energy per second, that´s a Zenurik replacement. and something else; i didn´t catch it in the Video; do augments work? For example to get a loot frame along with you, would Hydroid / Atlas / Korha be a working choice?

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@FabiTheSnake Sadly mods for the tenno specters don't work, so you can bring a loot buddy.

[@FabiTheSnake]

@@KeesieOilcorner they should Change that. Would make solo-grinds SO much better.

[@diegoandonizubietagarcia5104]

you can get specters from the orokin lab in the dojo

[@DawnAfternoon]

No, that's a Solar Rail relic from the older days of Warframe where you used to have to build specters to act as AI Warframes to defend your territories (old PvP stuff). It's not usable anymore.

[@rakkiimaru2474]

What are the better weapons to setup for frame specters?

[@XPilotPlayer]

From what I know the specters higher than vapor from rescues are useless. Is that right or did something change?

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@XPilotPlayer In terms of spamming them around yes, but if you want multiple options available to you without having to overwrite your vapors all the time and wait 8hours, the other ones can be handy, hence the general advise part in the video.

[@XPilotPlayer]

@@KeesieOilcorner Got it!

[@derpmorederp1417]

Do not use wisp specters

[@A_Game_Zone]

Did anyone test a stalker specter in nightmare if any bug results in the specter dropping stalker loot on death?

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@A_Game_Zone I don't expect him to drop loot, but spaghetti code has done weird things before

[@MonsterEnergyDrinkerer]

It works.

[@A_Game_Zone]

@@MonsterEnergyDrinkerer Whaaaaaaaaaattt!

[@MonsterEnergyDrinkerer]

@@A_Game_Zone yeah, I farmed it out a few days ago. Got all the weapons and mods. Hotfixing is paused until Koumei so make the most of it. Do note that the loot doesn't spawn unless and until you drop another Stalker Spectre, so you won't get drops from your last use.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

Lol that's fkn insane lmao

[@NewDropz]

nice dutch accent

[@Grim.1le]

I have more plat than bro

[@insertname9736]

Fun fact: the specter Ospreys (as far as I know) are the only way for shieldless Warframes like Inaros, Kullervo and Nidus to gain shields; which will also scale with shield buffs from other frames like Hildryn and Mag, as well with shield mods, if you ever want to make a shield build for them for the lols. It works on Khora's kavat, too. But you can also give it a shield with [Link Redirection].

[@BASEDROBBERSPONGE234]

ok so this is why yalls are suddenly using spectres

[@cloud7899]

Great video it's insane how under-utilized these guys are I haven't even touched warframe spectres I want to make a Wisp one now !

[@ZombieKitKat]

you can farm the stalker drops from using the stalker specter in nightmare missions

[@syazmiz9618]

I put wisp on my vapor....turn out to be a trash 😂😂.....i though if imprint the specter as current loadout and that include all the mods we put on our loadout....its just the warframe without mods lol

[@teacoatl]

F in chat for Caliban, to be fair though, his 3 is currently not worth talking about. Cheers to his rework

[@Awarenesspm]

Another fun thing about specters, their armor scales with level too. This makes gara and frost a decent pick for defence because their bubbles get extremely strong. At high enough level they will outscale player bubbles.

[@jcman-lp6lg]

honestly the biggest turn off for me and alot of players is the AI of warframe allies.

[@Butcher-Psychologist]

Subway Surfer comment made me chuckle :D

[@willythekid0768]

The most hilarious thing about the stalker specter is that he has the stalkers drop table and rapidly spawning him in nightmare missions will drop so much. This exploit will probably be fixed soon enough and also might get you banned.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@willythekid0768 It's insane levels of sphagetti code lmao

[@pablogonzaleziii]

You forgot about desert skate specter, you can get these from baro's void raider mission

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@pablogonzaleziii It's in here as one of the specters of all time

[@HorizonsEdge18]

Do the summoned enemies from Nekros's 4 not count as specters too?

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@HorizonsEdge18 Somewhat yes, I'll include them in the eventual follow up :)

[@sundusky]

Suggestions for specters... for mirror defense nission? Wisp or else? I want to calmly collect crystals on Titania and not think about defending the object. It's a pity to waste Ancient and Moa with Osprey. But for 1 object it's worth spending something from this

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@sundusky Trinity casts blessing which also works on defense targets, so that could be an option. Mix a stalker specter in too to draw some aggro and maybe that's enough :)

[@mozeytown]

Corrupted lancer is also goated for defense missions with its area denial attack; I'd rank it third after healer and osprey for stationary objectives. Citrine is also underrated for defense missions as her 3 melts everything your specters so much as breathe on. It's a nice symmetry that she's one of the best frames to use in the mission she comes from.

[@GhostCorvid20]

I'm surprised they haven't disabled specters for Elite Deep Archimedea. They can completely trivialize so many of the restrictions that would otherwise be an actual challenge to deal with. On the one hand, less frustrating mirror defense is nice, but it is also refreshing to finally have a (sometimes) genuinely challenging gamemode.

[@KeesieOilcorner]

@@GhostCorvid20 The boss fight was actually challenging in the first week it came out, miss that ome tbh

[@KhristianBolano]

There are people that cry if they have to put effort on a boss fight in DE without their meta loadout. Blame them

[@zax919]

I liked that spectre joke 😆 Gained a sub

[@A_Game_Zone]

Finally someone pointed out Dante specter...

[@coach533]

Everybody gangsta til I summon Kahl, Stalker and Trod all at once.

[@TheDailyCatPosts]

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