Melee Weapons Fundamentals

What you will learn

• Explain what melee weapons are used for.
• Identify major melee weapon families.
• Understand how melee weapon type affects range, speed, stance feel, target coverage, and mobility.
• Understand the difference between normal melee weapons, thrown melee weapons, gunblades, modular Zaws, Incarnon melee weapons, and Exalted melee weapons.
• Choose a melee weapon based on comfort, mission role, enemy density, range, single-target needs, or build goals.
• Avoid wasting Forma, Catalysts, adapters, or time on melee weapons they do not understand.

Lessons

1. 1.What Melee Weapons AreLearn the basic role of melee weapons in standard Warframe loadouts.Available
2. 2.Light Blade FamiliesUnderstand swords, dual swords, nikanas, dual nikanas, daggers, and dual daggers.Available
3. 3.Long-Reach FamiliesUnderstand polearms, staves, scythes, heavy scythes, and two-handed nikanas.Available
4. 4.Heavy Impact FamiliesUnderstand heavy blades, hammers, machetes, and assault saws.Available
5. 5.Thrown and Hybrid MeleeUnderstand glaives, gunblades, whips, and blade-and-whip weapons.Available
6. 6.Close-Combat FamiliesUnderstand fists, sparring weapons, claws, tonfas, warfans, sword-and-shield, and rapiers.Available
7. 7.Modular, Incarnon, and Exalted MeleeUnderstand Zaws, Melee Incarnons, and Exalted melee weapons as special systems.Available
8. 8.Choosing a Melee Weapon RoleChoose a melee weapon based on the role your loadout needs.Available
9. 9.Investment, Ranking, and Common MistakesMake safer ranking, keeping, selling, and investment decisions for melee weapons.Available