I still remember how I farmed all of ash's parts twice completely by accident when I was trying to farm for harrow systems. Ah Harrow, a warframe whose aquisition description in the warframe wiki should be: Just Farm it's prime parts it'll be quicker.
Worst thing about cutscene Ash: many players experienced motion sickness Best thing about cutscene Ash: I got to watch a cinematic representation of me one-shotting my whole team in a rad hazard sortie.
@@fixo5132 good thing I just got reminded of this comment by someone liking it, because very recently my friend got ash prime so we went ash-ing for a bit on kuva fortress, and I realized that if you teleport to an enemy who is marked, you actually personally kill the marked enemies until they're *all* dead
@@fixo5132 thing is, something *very funny* happened while we we're doing a sortie, the third mission was assassinate mutalist alad v, I think you can guess what happened
Fem-Ash was super early on when there was a potential plan for the frames having a male and a female version. It's why Excal and Nyx are almost identical body wise. It was scrapped super early on.
Im actually glad you didn't cover the literal arcane wizardry of ash's 'specter" bladestorm builds. One of those few things that is almost literally an eldritch horror in that the more you look at it, the more cursed it gets and the more confusing it gets and the less sense the rest of the game makes because as you start to understand how/why it works you start questioning everything else in the game.
@@NovaUmbral I feel im pretty well versed in warframe after playing it for 8 years on and off lol. Which is why i love your videos. But man, diving into the "weaponless specter" ash build stuff made me feel small. No one needs to be reading that stuff!
I remember when radiation hazard sorties were a problem because of this. You'd have to keep a close eye on ash in case he got radiated and just murdered the whole team. Luckily I mained Saryn at the time and the monent the ash gets radiated, I ult and kill him before he can kill us. Oh and back then Saryn's spores spread so much faster.
I was never into ash personally, except when his 4 didn't require you to aim around. When they added that i dropped him immediately as i never had energize and we didn't have other better energy gain sources to counter his horrible energy economy. I used him for a tiny bit when i heard that savage silence boosted his 4 only to realize even with decent strength his 'amazing' bladestorm wouldn't always one shot enemies so i just gave up on him due to all the extra effort when shooting my guns did more damage. These days, ive only used him a few times for disruption missions due to his slash boosts helping against grineer where i don't even have to do anything but shoot enemies with Conventrix, no special set up or build up just shoot. But eh. I don't think ill ever use him because the gameplay of armor stripping aoe mag followed by pulling them into a pile and one shotting them with a glaive just can't be matched by him lol. At least hes the only thematically appropriate "ninja" in the game?
@@MyDemon32for as much as I like Ash, OP is 100% right. Other frames can do what Ash does way easier and way faster. That’s why Ash needs some help. Either make Blade Storm a pseudo-exalt again (which DE doesn’t seem too keen on doing), or at the very least improve its usability and tweak some other abilities to bring it in line with modern Warframe
I love watching these in depth history videos so much as a player who started in Year 3 of wf but quit until year 6. They are so informative and such good quality. Keep up the good job! Also, Melee Crescendo is also a buff. Infinite easy 12x because of his 4
I would definitely support Bladestorm targeting becoming a cone rather than having to touch each individual enemy. Some targeting powers definitely need QoL improvement, as casting abilities like Spore or Smite involves spamming the button so they come out consistently.
God keep this golden content coming I love long form videos for Warframe Could you make a video about the raids that were in Warframe I think they are a piece of history that deserves to be covered ofc it’s up to you please keep up the amazing work!
thanks for this video I gotten ash prime the other day and im loving ash prime. I was looking for an ash video from u too literally on last Friday, too no treasure found. Im happy to see my new main being talked by u
"Ash wasn't able to keep up" hit me on a personal level. Yes, I'm not keeping up. I'm running around solo with a bow and don't care that bladestorm is sluggish. I wasn't even aware that there was this much discussion around my boy. I remember when I got him people didn't like him (that's when bladestorm got slower apparently) and always sticked with the impression that he is not popular. Then again, I'm not playing disruption and don't pay attention to the meta. Which is exactly why I will always love him, I play him for what he is no matter how strong. He is the Ninja in ninjas play free, he is the most space ninja of all space ninjas. Great video as always, hope you guys are having a great day
Tysm for your vids bro, i genuinely like watching em, i even saw like 8 of your vids in a row and thought that youd be a bigger ytber but when i looked at your channel i was surprised asthe quality of your vids are soo good.
Ash, boy oh boy where do I even begin? Dear Prince Ash Prime, I am writing this letter to express my utmost admiration and respect for your unparalleled talent and leadership both on and off the starchart. Your dedication to the game, work ethic, and commitment to excellence serve as an inspiration to millions of fans around the world. Your ability to elevate your teammates, make clutch plays in crucial moments, and consistently perform at the highest level is truly remarkable. Your frame IQ, versatility, and all-around skills make you one of the greatest players to ever grace the Solar System. But it is not just your athletic prowess that sets you apart, Prince Ash Prime. Your philanthropic efforts, activism, and commitment to social justice make you a true role model and a beacon of hope for those in need. Your generosity and compassion towards others have made a positive impact on countless lives, and your dedication to giving back to your community is truly commendable. In conclusion, I want to thank you for all that you have done for the game of Warframe, for your community, and for being a shining example of what it means to be a true leader. Long live Prince Ash Prime, may your reign continue to inspire and uplift all those who have the privilege of witnessing your greatness. ❤
Great video but one thing you forgot to add was the duviri circuit and how you can ignore that pesky railjack mission and just grind ash and how that increased his accessability
certainly needs some slight updates, maybe 2 seconds to his base duration of smakescreen and a change to his teleport to make it not be a ...... worse Wrathful Advance.....
Ash was the first frame I was farming for when starting Warframe. And he is still one of my most played frames sharing his place with Ember. (IMHO the combination of Ember and Ash is really funny)
As an ash main since 2013 this is an awesome trip down memory lane. Took five years off and now i’m back because of crossplay. I gotta say, The addition of helminth has added so much depth to ash, plus smoke shadow’s crit buff, PLUS archon shards has made for some crazy fun and effective builds. Gloom on ash can create an unkillable tank. Wrathful advance is a different FT. Roar, Xata’s, and eclipse plus smoke shadow make for great dps. Aquablades is hilarious with invis. Creeping Terrify is great for when you want to run ash as an armor stripping defense frame. The possibilities are endless and i’ve been having an absolute blast with him since coming back. I’m about to build my third ash prime just so i can min max and make more helminth builds
One thing you didn't mention is that when the Dark Sector update arrived, we used to have attack-defense mode for each clan's solar rail to battle for dark sector's node ownership and profit from taxes. So basically you attack and or defend your solar rail from other clan member pvp style, and how do we cheese that mission? Ash's bladestorm, basically just rush in, press 4, and push.
@@NovaUmbral yeah it was like, the obscure time of warframe, it was the peak of Alliance-Clan cooperation and backstabbing. Ash's Bladestorm and (iirc) nova's 4 before it was changed to a wave was the go to for "tryhard clans".
Yeah I never understood how moving Ash and Oberon into Railjack made any sense or did anything for the gamemode other than artifically boosting the number of people who played it by forcing people who wanted to farm Ash or Oberon to do Railjack or how it made getting Ash or Oberon feel any better. For Sevagoth it made sense why his farm was in Railjack. His lore is that he was the captain of a renowned rescue Railjack.
Ash is so so fun, all he needs is high duration and a slash weapon, he can do anything in game with this set up, or you can go the bladestorm route but i prefer guns and invisibility
My Favorite Warframe of all time. The Warframe I played the most. The Warframe that I find the most interesting. When I first found your channel I was sad that Ash didnt have an Entry. ASH BRO'S ASSEMBLE
I'd be down for all the changes you listed. I'd only add slight bump to Smokebomb duration and give Bladestorm a Peacemakers-like reticle with which you have easier time marking enemies quick and in wider area. With new LoS changes, it will not be blocked by clutter as much as well. And have clones execute enemies immediately, rather than one at a time. Dante can wipe the room with a press of a button, I don't see why Ash has to be so scuffed doing the same thing.
for the moving of ash to railjack instead of the maniacs or whatever, i never got in many years of playing more than 1 ash part from those guys, the type of mission i run the most is grineer and those guys almost never appeared to my, i can count in my fingers, actually my first ash was the ash prime they gave at tennocon
I love Ash and Bladestorm Ash has been my favourite frame for years, is super cool and strong. Years ago, when I played Ash for the first time, I wasn't too impressed, but ever since his Bladestorm rework (with the marks), I'm madly in love. Plus, Ash Prime is super hawt. Before his quality of life patch, I had still complained about the marking mechanism, but that's better now. Honestly, I wish he had more interaction with clones instead of further straight Bladestorm buffs, since they are a part of his lore and Bladestorm already is very strong, but I don't care which ability gains the clones, I just want more 😀 If he would summon clones on Smoke Screen or Teleport that stagger, stun or stealth kill at his side. Or if the use of Shuriken would add clones to Bladestorm. Or if clones would randomly appear and mark targets for takedown (I know, maybe too many marks 😸). His Smoke Screen doesn't necessarily need duration because with shorter duration you can recast it and stagger enemies over and over, but ever since Whispers in the Wall, I run Energy Nexus and dropped Streamline and the minus duration one, which is funnily enough more efficient than these two. Actually, Ash is very fine at the moment.
I am, to this day, one of the people the Bladestorm gutting was aimed at. I like the animation (jank and all), and I just found it really funny to be able to see one guy's ankle and press 4 on that to clear the entire room behind him Bad for the game? Absolutely, 100% Good for me? Absolutely, 100% The nerf was needed but damn do I miss those days
And then Ivara came along, with her Prowl Augment making her invisibility better than Loki's and Ash's due to being able to also ignore environmental hazards... And her exalted bow having its known uses, like actual combat... And floof hunting once that was introduced. Night Equinox's Rest is also good for floof hunting, but (shrugs)
You think there’s a chance that they’ll rework Ash again so that his Bladestorm is actually usable? A rework I could see is rather than having to mark enemies, he sends out shadow clones that target enemies within a certain radius of him and if we want the animation we use teleportation plus if we use smokescreen Bladestorm benefits from the stealth modifier.
I would make bladestorm just a long cone or rectangle that checks for enemies in LoS and then sends in a clone that teleports around and strikes those enemies. Having to activate it, then mark enemies, then activate it again, then wait for all enemies to be struck is really clunky. Either that or make it so you hold bladestorm to mark enemies and then release to cast on those enemies.
I miss the press 4 to win ash 😢 the good old days i wish they would give a argument that removes the manual targeting or maybe allow us tap/hold option for auto Targeting 😢
Melee arcanes are such a huge buff for Ash. A rank 1 Melee Crescendo gives him the ability to make any melee have permanent 12x combo and that means his Bladestorm does bleed procs in the millions. Savage Silence Ash has made the game trivial with Arcane Trickery with an UN-NULLIFIABLE invisibility and room clearing capabilities.
Tbh , at this point in time DE could let ash ultimate use his melee weapon again. Enemies are way bulkier and we are only dealing finisher dmg , also , ash is not easy to farm by any means , by the time a player gets him , he should be done with almost all the mid-game and starting to dip their toes into things like arbitration and SP. But hey , I still use ash from time to time , he is a very fun frame and with savage silence he can put up some serious dmg.
Ash needs a revisit, Ash has issues most people don`t know about, the biggest issue being inconsistency. Shuriken can`t consistently hit the target YOU want to hit. His teleport can`t consistently open humanoid enemies up for finishers. His bladestorm is slow, inconsistent and nit fun to use. He relies too much on augments and helminth for his abilities to be useful to the point where at base with no add-ons people think Ash is not good. Other warframe can do what he can do or do it better. Bases on this Ash really needs a revisit, despite what people say, based on the facts and stats of Ash people don`t like Ash as much as they say they do. I do believe that the mechanics of the old BS should return but not with it`s issues. Here`s what I would do to BS: When activating the ability, it will start instantly. Enemies that are within the radius of the enemy your radical in on will be affected by it. The target range is 30m while the radius is 20m which can be increased by range mods. Pressing the ability will bring you into the animation while holding the ability will send clones out to kill instead of you. If you want to jump out of bs, press the ability again and the clones will continue to kill enemies. Enemies that are red can be killed by players. It ignores line of site. There is no limit to how many enemies he can kill within the radius of the enemy he`s aiming at. On deactivation or when blade storm ends while in the animation, Ash teleports back to the position where he first activated it. An indicator is shown of the number of enemies that are going to be killed by bs. Sliding before activating will increase the animation speed and clones` attack speed by 20%. Your sentinel will not only be invulnerable but will also visually disappear while in the animation, this also including visually pickups from vacuum. If you want to see all the facts, stats and my improvements to Ash, go to the warframe forums and look at the post: EVIDENCE OF WHY ASH NEEDS A REVISIT You will see a compelling reason as to why Ash needs a revisit and a solution that will make Ash a better warframe before and after the nerf.
Thanks for this deep dive into Ash, one of my favorite Warframes. Do you think you'll ever look at Ivara? She's supposed to be "The Hunter" but I'm not seeing how she's much of a "Hunter." I can see Ash being a Ninja but I'm not sure frames do what DE thinks they do and it's more marketing hype than anything.
One combo I love with ash is Cyam(that duviri nikana) with the arcane that gives initial combo on finishers. Bladestorm counts as finishers, deals more damage per combo multiplier and it will increase Cyam's heavy attacks. Why Cyam ? It's a cool nikana with shockwave heavy attacks ^^
Ash Prime is my first prime with a price of 6p. Still keep him and almost disappointed with him losing edges with each update until now. Good thing Slash procs become one of the most deadly damage in the game and Kullervo update giving him another bridge that allows him to be semi meta frame. I still miss the monochrome filter in his 4th ability.
Personally I like your suggestions for Ash, he really can just be fixed with a few minor tweaks. - Shuriken getting more Shurikens by default is a good idea, but I would also suggest making it so enemies hit with Shuriken have a higher chance to proc Bleed from all sources. Kind of like a weaker Garuda 4m the status chance is higher, but not guaranteed. If you hit an enemy with a Shuriken, they are also prioritized first by your Shadow Clones to make killing specific targets easier. Just so the ability has a use as a Helminth option and on Ash himself without the Augment. - Going to just say I agree with the Teleport changes overall. Not much to add there, but I would hope the new Augment adds something like a Marked for Death function to Teleport instead. - Bladestorm and it's QoL would also seriously benefit a Tap and Hold functionality, wherein the ability would only end if you Hold Cast, and Tap Casts just activate the clones. That way, continuous Bladestorm casts are easier, hopefully helping him with his generally clunky gameplay. Less button presses and something like an actual reticle as you've stated would be appreciated.
Weapon archetype does not matter regarding blade storm damage. It may be a glitch or bug, but I tried 15+ different weapons. 7 different types one with lowest unmodded damage and one with highest unmodded damage for each of the 7 categories. My damage was flat and unchanged across all 15+ weapons. I have up before splitting hairs in weapon types. Daggers Rapiers Whips Sword shield Nakanas Swords Machete All don't change damage. I also never had varying damage between animations. The last 2 enemies always had the exact increase from the multiplier. While the first 6 also had exactly the same number.
I think that a player set mark duration for blade storm would be a good idea along with allowing for the toggle as well. the max marks still being limited by the energy cost meaning the damage and target count wont be affected and you could still activate the attack on will meaning dps wouldn't be hindered. I would say this shouldn't be effected by duration mods as low or high duration would severely limit dps by making attacks too infrequent or making blade storm practically useless as you couldn't mark enough enemies. a mark duration of like 3-4 seconds would be good id say as this is as much time as usually spend marking anyway as when you mark enough enemies i find the ability feels slow as the clones make their away around each enemy
I think changing bladestorm to work like Ember's inferno would've been alright and then make it a hold cast to go into the animation rather than locking it into his 3
The existence of the Harmony scythe has completely CRACKED Ash's potential wide open. Heavy build Harmony with a melee focussed Ash with Smoke Shadow and Wrathful Advance will regularly hit in the MILLIONS per heavy melee, occasionally hitting the 2.1B cap and sometimes even overflowing it to something like -1.4M. Absolutely absurd and I love it, my main is living his best life right now.
When the game first launched I used to think Ash and Excalibur were rivals or something because they had similar designs and opposing origins because ones a European knight the other is a japanese ninja
I always thought it would be neat for the *seeking shuriken* to shred and seek new enemies as it travels through them. As a neat and new way to have armor stripping. Plus, having it tied to duration is rather abhorrent nowadays.
Its quite unfortunate that almost all of stat stick Ash was "nerfed/fixed" honestly at least allowing over 50% attack speed would be more than enough to make BS more fluid
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How ash smoked Warframe like how RUclips smoked my channel. Appreciate the shoutout my brother so much love ❤
Hope all goes well with your channel man. Love your stuff
Man i love youtube but god damn it tends to act like a child with brain rot 70% of the time.
what a bar, but condolences from youtube's fuckery
You got smoked cause to change your pfp. The anime girl pfp isnthe way to go to not get smoke.
best of luck, loved your videos, thank you Tenno
I still remember how I farmed all of ash's parts twice completely by accident when I was trying to farm for harrow systems. Ah Harrow, a warframe whose aquisition description in the warframe wiki should be: Just Farm it's prime parts it'll be quicker.
Ironic with how constantly one of harrow's base parts drops lmao
Shame he's Vaulted now.
I wonder what I should so with my 9k harrow chassis
My own going joke: "AH! Harrow Chasis! Finally I can make my harrow!" ..."Said no one ever"
@@kotlolish me and my friend have something similar where whenever we find one we just go like "AH! guess what i just found!!! you'll never guess!"
Worst thing about cutscene Ash: many players experienced motion sickness
Best thing about cutscene Ash: I got to watch a cinematic representation of me one-shotting my whole team in a rad hazard sortie.
Omg he can do that? That can happen? Man i gotta get my hands on this guy
@@basaltcrust1915use to*
@@fixo5132 I know now, but thank you anyways :(
@@fixo5132 good thing I just got reminded of this comment by someone liking it, because very recently my friend got ash prime so we went ash-ing for a bit on kuva fortress, and I realized that if you teleport to an enemy who is marked, you actually personally kill the marked enemies until they're *all* dead
@@fixo5132 thing is, something *very funny* happened while we we're doing a sortie, the third mission was assassinate mutalist alad v, I think you can guess what happened
The ash covenant is satisfied with your efforts, you shall recieve an ash noggle for your work when the time is right
Ash is simply the best warframe
@@andres6v893 exactly brother
@@h4ven01de4 All Ash mains must gather under a single flag!
@@andres6v893 ASH MAINS REJOICE, THE ORDER 31 HAS BEEN CALLED
JUST as i got ash prime you make this. i love you.
Yep, really smart to make this vid while Ash is in the resurgence
same here lol
Same mate 🤣
I got *one* of his parts amd a few relics during the resurgence, that's good right? :' )
Fem-Ash was super early on when there was a potential plan for the frames having a male and a female version. It's why Excal and Nyx are almost identical body wise. It was scrapped super early on.
And now it turns out they're siblings
When I see Ash’s face, I think “let me do it for you”
This man is a walking encyclopedia!!! It's amazing how you teach things in a way that makes complicated information sound so simple!!!
Im actually glad you didn't cover the literal arcane wizardry of ash's 'specter" bladestorm builds. One of those few things that is almost literally an eldritch horror in that the more you look at it, the more cursed it gets and the more confusing it gets and the less sense the rest of the game makes because as you start to understand how/why it works you start questioning everything else in the game.
If I did chances are DE might fix it and tbh I don’t think bladestorm needs any fixes but allow these “bugs” as new mechanics
@@NovaUmbral I feel im pretty well versed in warframe after playing it for 8 years on and off lol. Which is why i love your videos. But man, diving into the "weaponless specter" ash build stuff made me feel small. No one needs to be reading that stuff!
Perfect timing for me. Tjank you buddy, i really enjoy these videos. You do a fantastic job!
I’ve been playing more ash lately, I love him, he’s very strong, glad to see this video now
I remember when radiation hazard sorties were a problem because of this. You'd have to keep a close eye on ash in case he got radiated and just murdered the whole team.
Luckily I mained Saryn at the time and the monent the ash gets radiated, I ult and kill him before he can kill us.
Oh and back then Saryn's spores spread so much faster.
I still miss the ol' hydron stairs molt and spores combo
Dude the random subway surfers was crazy. Gotta keep up that engagement right. 😂😂
I was never into ash personally, except when his 4 didn't require you to aim around. When they added that i dropped him immediately as i never had energize and we didn't have other better energy gain sources to counter his horrible energy economy.
I used him for a tiny bit when i heard that savage silence boosted his 4 only to realize even with decent strength his 'amazing' bladestorm wouldn't always one shot enemies so i just gave up on him due to all the extra effort when shooting my guns did more damage.
These days, ive only used him a few times for disruption missions due to his slash boosts helping against grineer where i don't even have to do anything but shoot enemies with Conventrix, no special set up or build up just shoot. But eh.
I don't think ill ever use him because the gameplay of armor stripping aoe mag followed by pulling them into a pile and one shotting them with a glaive just can't be matched by him lol. At least hes the only thematically appropriate "ninja" in the game?
A wall o text that amounts to nothing just to state your hate for a frame. Pathetic
@@MyDemon32 lol
@@MyDemon32cry more it's funny af😂
@@MyDemon32for as much as I like Ash, OP is 100% right. Other frames can do what Ash does way easier and way faster. That’s why Ash needs some help. Either make Blade Storm a pseudo-exalt again (which DE doesn’t seem too keen on doing), or at the very least improve its usability and tweak some other abilities to bring it in line with modern Warframe
@@someclevername8167But his bladestorm still operates as a pseudo exalt, you just dont see the stats or damage numbers from it because of stealth
Me: quit playing league for warframe
VoidUmbral: shockblade Zed jump scare
Me: has a ptsd episode
ikr the random Shockblade Zed was spooky
fem ash being the first concept explains a lot, actually... even now, those hips don't lie.
Fem Ash walked so wisp can run
I love watching these in depth history videos so much as a player who started in Year 3 of wf but quit until year 6. They are so informative and such good quality. Keep up the good job!
Also, Melee Crescendo is also a buff. Infinite easy 12x because of his 4
Bro… thank you for the effort put in this informative video. You’re awesome ❤
I would definitely support Bladestorm targeting becoming a cone rather than having to touch each individual enemy. Some targeting powers definitely need QoL improvement, as casting abilities like Spore or Smite involves spamming the button so they come out consistently.
God keep this golden content coming I love long form videos for Warframe
Could you make a video about the raids that were in Warframe I think they are a piece of history that deserves to be covered ofc it’s up to you please keep up the amazing work!
That suggested reticle change for Bladestorm is such a good idea. It would make the ability feel way better to use
Wait bring back the Subway Surfers gameplay so i can pay attention to the video again
Zoomer vibes
I forgive you for this transgression because your profile picture is really good, but be careful, even the jarls influence has its limits.
thanks for this video I gotten ash prime the other day and im loving ash prime. I was looking for an ash video from u too literally on last Friday, too no treasure found. Im happy to see my new main being talked by u
I'm honestly surprised you haven't done a Nova episode yet. Given the channel name and all
This is amazing timing because I’ve recently started playing ash more
"Ash wasn't able to keep up" hit me on a personal level. Yes, I'm not keeping up. I'm running around solo with a bow and don't care that bladestorm is sluggish. I wasn't even aware that there was this much discussion around my boy. I remember when I got him people didn't like him (that's when bladestorm got slower apparently) and always sticked with the impression that he is not popular. Then again, I'm not playing disruption and don't pay attention to the meta. Which is exactly why I will always love him, I play him for what he is no matter how strong. He is the Ninja in ninjas play free, he is the most space ninja of all space ninjas.
Great video as always, hope you guys are having a great day
Tysm for your vids bro, i genuinely like watching em, i even saw like 8 of your vids in a row and thought that youd be a bigger ytber but when i looked at your channel i was surprised asthe quality of your vids are soo good.
Love the vid and great timing. I literally have an Ashe Prime in my foundry now and looking up builds
Ash, boy oh boy where do I even begin?
Dear Prince Ash Prime,
I am writing this letter to express my utmost admiration and respect for your unparalleled talent and leadership both on and off the starchart. Your dedication to the game, work ethic, and commitment to excellence serve as an inspiration to millions of fans around the world.
Your ability to elevate your teammates, make clutch plays in crucial moments, and consistently perform at the highest level is truly remarkable.
Your frame IQ, versatility, and all-around skills make you one of the greatest players to ever grace the Solar System.
But it is not just your athletic prowess that sets you apart, Prince Ash Prime. Your philanthropic efforts, activism, and commitment to social justice make you a true role model and a beacon of hope for those in need. Your generosity and compassion towards others have made a positive impact on countless lives, and your dedication to giving back to your community is truly commendable.
In conclusion, I want to thank you for all that you have done for the game of Warframe, for your community, and for being a shining example of what it means to be a true leader. Long live Prince Ash Prime, may your reign continue to inspire and uplift all those who have the privilege of witnessing your greatness. ❤
BABE BABE WAKE UP, ASH VIDEO IS FINALLY HERE
Great video but one thing you forgot to add was the duviri circuit and how you can ignore that pesky railjack mission and just grind ash and how that increased his accessability
Ah crap I did, apologies for that, I think newer tenno can figure out what comes in/out of Circuit
Melee crescendo with glaive prime and secondary outburst is nutty these days
certainly needs some slight updates, maybe 2 seconds to his base duration of smakescreen and a change to his teleport to make it not be a ...... worse Wrathful Advance.....
Excellent video man 👌
Ash was the first frame I was farming for when starting Warframe. And he is still one of my most played frames sharing his place with Ember.
(IMHO the combination of Ember and Ash is really funny)
While grinding Inaros I got the Ash Systems and this releasing so soon, I might as well take it as a sign and grind the rest of his kit.
Been getting back into Warframe recently and have been loving your videos. Keep up the good work! Also- zephyr when??
As an ash main since 2013 this is an awesome trip down memory lane. Took five years off and now i’m back because of crossplay. I gotta say, The addition of helminth has added so much depth to ash, plus smoke shadow’s crit buff, PLUS archon shards has made for some crazy fun and effective builds. Gloom on ash can create an unkillable tank. Wrathful advance is a different FT. Roar, Xata’s, and eclipse plus smoke shadow make for great dps. Aquablades is hilarious with invis. Creeping Terrify is great for when you want to run ash as an armor stripping defense frame. The possibilities are endless and i’ve been having an absolute blast with him since coming back. I’m about to build my third ash prime just so i can min max and make more helminth builds
I BEEN WAITING FOR THE VID ABOUT MAH BOY FOR SO GOD DAYUM LONG
One thing you didn't mention is that when the Dark Sector update arrived, we used to have attack-defense mode for each clan's solar rail to battle for dark sector's node ownership and profit from taxes. So basically you attack and or defend your solar rail from other clan member pvp style, and how do we cheese that mission? Ash's bladestorm, basically just rush in, press 4, and push.
Wow did not know about that. Must have been insanely easy to win battles that way
@@NovaUmbral yeah it was like, the obscure time of warframe, it was the peak of Alliance-Clan cooperation and backstabbing. Ash's Bladestorm and (iirc) nova's 4 before it was changed to a wave was the go to for "tryhard clans".
Mogamu...that's a name I haven't heard in a while.
I am so glad I have my ash prime build 😂
He is an awesome frame in my opinion
i was there... when frames had stamina, and we used tipedo to traverse maps, this game went through so many changes it's crazy
Yeah I never understood how moving Ash and Oberon into Railjack made any sense or did anything for the gamemode other than artifically boosting the number of people who played it by forcing people who wanted to farm Ash or Oberon to do Railjack or how it made getting Ash or Oberon feel any better. For Sevagoth it made sense why his farm was in Railjack. His lore is that he was the captain of a renowned rescue Railjack.
Man I miss ash’s old blade storm before the rework.
Ash was my first prime, how far we've come
same.
Ash is so so fun, all he needs is high duration and a slash weapon, he can do anything in game with this set up, or you can go the bladestorm route but i prefer guns and invisibility
My Favorite Warframe of all time. The Warframe I played the most. The Warframe that I find the most interesting. When I first found your channel I was sad that Ash didnt have an Entry. ASH BRO'S ASSEMBLE
3:15 what!? Warframe had blood splatter onto walls before? Why did they remove it? Or am i not seeing something here?
I'd be down for all the changes you listed. I'd only add slight bump to Smokebomb duration and give Bladestorm a Peacemakers-like reticle with which you have easier time marking enemies quick and in wider area. With new LoS changes, it will not be blocked by clutter as much as well. And have clones execute enemies immediately, rather than one at a time. Dante can wipe the room with a press of a button, I don't see why Ash has to be so scuffed doing the same thing.
Mesa like reticle is perfect honestly
for the moving of ash to railjack instead of the maniacs or whatever, i never got in many years of playing more than 1 ash part from those guys, the type of mission i run the most is grineer and those guys almost never appeared to my, i can count in my fingers, actually my first ash was the ash prime they gave at tennocon
Should do a complimenting Loki video!
Finally. That’s my boi right there
Huh, Ash seems like a solid frame even today *proceeds to continue playing Nyx*
my first prime frame, i miss the days where you would participate in blade storm
Hey man, love the content. I'd like to learn how you make these high quality thumbnails!
Ash was the third warframe I picked up when I started playing and covert lethality on the rakta dark dagger on index was fun cheese.
I love Ash and Bladestorm Ash has been my favourite frame for years, is super cool and strong. Years ago, when I played Ash for the first time, I wasn't too impressed, but ever since his Bladestorm rework (with the marks), I'm madly in love. Plus, Ash Prime is super hawt.
Before his quality of life patch, I had still complained about the marking mechanism, but that's better now.
Honestly, I wish he had more interaction with clones instead of further straight Bladestorm buffs, since they are a part of his lore and Bladestorm already is very strong, but I don't care which ability gains the clones, I just want more 😀
If he would summon clones on Smoke Screen or Teleport that stagger, stun or stealth kill at his side. Or if the use of Shuriken would add clones to Bladestorm. Or if clones would randomly appear and mark targets for takedown (I know, maybe too many marks 😸).
His Smoke Screen doesn't necessarily need duration because with shorter duration you can recast it and stagger enemies over and over, but ever since Whispers in the Wall, I run Energy Nexus and dropped Streamline and the minus duration one, which is funnily enough more efficient than these two.
Actually, Ash is very fine at the moment.
So finisher mods dose not work with shadow storm anymore? 😢
Me and ash are the same, covered in a huge cloud of smoke 😎
Hope your dank has a longer duration than his though :D
I attended to grind for ash parts in Railjack... I got the same part 5 times. Needless to say, when the Nyx retrospective?
I am, to this day, one of the people the Bladestorm gutting was aimed at. I like the animation (jank and all), and I just found it really funny to be able to see one guy's ankle and press 4 on that to clear the entire room behind him
Bad for the game? Absolutely, 100%
Good for me? Absolutely, 100%
The nerf was needed but damn do I miss those days
Fem Ash, Fa-
Wait.
And then Ivara came along, with her Prowl Augment making her invisibility better than Loki's and Ash's due to being able to also ignore environmental hazards... And her exalted bow having its known uses, like actual combat... And floof hunting once that was introduced.
Night Equinox's Rest is also good for floof hunting, but (shrugs)
You think there’s a chance that they’ll rework Ash again so that his Bladestorm is actually usable?
A rework I could see is rather than having to mark enemies, he sends out shadow clones that target enemies within a certain radius of him and if we want the animation we use teleportation plus if we use smokescreen Bladestorm benefits from the stealth modifier.
I would make bladestorm just a long cone or rectangle that checks for enemies in LoS and then sends in a clone that teleports around and strikes those enemies. Having to activate it, then mark enemies, then activate it again, then wait for all enemies to be struck is really clunky. Either that or make it so you hold bladestorm to mark enemies and then release to cast on those enemies.
I miss the press 4 to win ash 😢 the good old days i wish they would give a argument that removes the manual targeting or maybe allow us tap/hold option for auto Targeting 😢
Funny how my reactions to the mentioned content creators range from
"eyyy that was my boi" to "yikes i forgot about them, for a good reason 💀"
Bro finally added subway surfers to treat my adhd
Melee arcanes are such a huge buff for Ash. A rank 1 Melee Crescendo gives him the ability to make any melee have permanent 12x combo and that means his Bladestorm does bleed procs in the millions. Savage Silence Ash has made the game trivial with Arcane Trickery with an UN-NULLIFIABLE invisibility and room clearing capabilities.
Wait, so this whole time I was trying to pair him with the Innodem, the benefits were nerfed before I started?
BABE WAKE UP NOVAL UMBRA JUST DROPPED A VID ON ASH-
I farmed prime ash when he was still in the void. I was very lucky to farmed in a couple of hours. The RNG gods favored me that day
Tbh , at this point in time DE could let ash ultimate use his melee weapon again. Enemies are way bulkier and we are only dealing finisher dmg , also , ash is not easy to farm by any means , by the time a player gets him , he should be done with almost all the mid-game and starting to dip their toes into things like arbitration and SP.
But hey , I still use ash from time to time , he is a very fun frame and with savage silence he can put up some serious dmg.
Ash needs a revisit, Ash has issues most people don`t know about, the biggest issue being inconsistency.
Shuriken can`t consistently hit the target YOU want to hit.
His teleport can`t consistently open humanoid enemies up for finishers.
His bladestorm is slow, inconsistent and nit fun to use.
He relies too much on augments and helminth for his abilities to be useful to the point where at base with no add-ons people think Ash is not good.
Other warframe can do what he can do or do it better.
Bases on this Ash really needs a revisit, despite what people say, based on the facts and stats of Ash people don`t like Ash as much as they say they do. I do believe that the mechanics of the old BS should return but not with it`s issues.
Here`s what I would do to BS:
When activating the ability, it will start instantly.
Enemies that are within the radius of the enemy your radical in on will be affected by it.
The target range is 30m while the radius is 20m which can be increased by range mods.
Pressing the ability will bring you into the animation while holding the ability will send clones out to kill instead of you.
If you want to jump out of bs, press the ability again and the clones will continue to kill enemies.
Enemies that are red can be killed by players.
It ignores line of site.
There is no limit to how many enemies he can kill within the radius of the enemy he`s aiming at.
On deactivation or when blade storm ends while in the animation, Ash teleports back to the position where he first activated it.
An indicator is shown of the number of enemies that are going to be killed by bs.
Sliding before activating will increase the animation speed and clones` attack speed by 20%.
Your sentinel will not only be invulnerable but will also visually disappear while in the animation, this also including visually pickups from vacuum.
If you want to see all the facts, stats and my improvements to Ash, go to the warframe forums and look at the post:
EVIDENCE OF WHY ASH NEEDS A REVISIT
You will see a compelling reason as to why Ash needs a revisit and a solution that will make Ash a better warframe before and after the nerf.
Why dont they fix it where your bladestorm kills count in the stats. Ill have a fully stacked molt augmented and stats will show 75ish kills
Thanks for this deep dive into Ash, one of my favorite Warframes. Do you think you'll ever look at Ivara? She's supposed to be "The Hunter" but I'm not seeing how she's much of a "Hunter." I can see Ash being a Ninja but I'm not sure frames do what DE thinks they do and it's more marketing hype than anything.
One combo I love with ash is Cyam(that duviri nikana) with the arcane that gives initial combo on finishers.
Bladestorm counts as finishers, deals more damage per combo multiplier and it will increase Cyam's heavy attacks.
Why Cyam ? It's a cool nikana with shockwave heavy attacks ^^
you forgot to mention the melee crescendo bladestorm synergy. that makes you basically have 12x combo eternally
I just found out about this a few hours ago after upload, seems really interesting, but I'm not sure if its intended or not, but we shall see
How Lavos Alchemized Warframe Part 2 when?
Man i miss old bladestorm, not because it was easy but because it didn't make me motion sick
Ash Prime is my first prime with a price of 6p. Still keep him and almost disappointed with him losing edges with each update until now. Good thing Slash procs become one of the most deadly damage in the game and Kullervo update giving him another bridge that allows him to be semi meta frame. I still miss the monochrome filter in his 4th ability.
hey Nova LOVE THE VID.. i have a question tho.. what hud colors do you use? i love it all and i'd love to copy it for myself!
Personally I like your suggestions for Ash, he really can just be fixed with a few minor tweaks.
- Shuriken getting more Shurikens by default is a good idea, but I would also suggest making it so enemies hit with Shuriken have a higher chance to proc Bleed from all sources. Kind of like a weaker Garuda 4m the status chance is higher, but not guaranteed. If you hit an enemy with a Shuriken, they are also prioritized first by your Shadow Clones to make killing specific targets easier. Just so the ability has a use as a Helminth option and on Ash himself without the Augment.
- Going to just say I agree with the Teleport changes overall. Not much to add there, but I would hope the new Augment adds something like a Marked for Death function to Teleport instead.
- Bladestorm and it's QoL would also seriously benefit a Tap and Hold functionality, wherein the ability would only end if you Hold Cast, and Tap Casts just activate the clones. That way, continuous Bladestorm casts are easier, hopefully helping him with his generally clunky gameplay. Less button presses and something like an actual reticle as you've stated would be appreciated.
Also his shuriken should armor strip by default since without the augment the ablity on it's own is completely worthless
Haven’t seen the name N00blShowtek for a long while
Weapon archetype does not matter regarding blade storm damage. It may be a glitch or bug, but I tried 15+ different weapons. 7 different types one with lowest unmodded damage and one with highest unmodded damage for each of the 7 categories. My damage was flat and unchanged across all 15+ weapons. I have up before splitting hairs in weapon types.
Daggers
Rapiers
Whips
Sword shield
Nakanas
Swords
Machete
All don't change damage.
I also never had varying damage between animations. The last 2 enemies always had the exact increase from the multiplier. While the first 6 also had exactly the same number.
Gah this is so infuriating… then it might have been changed past 2 weeks…..
I think that a player set mark duration for blade storm would be a good idea along with allowing for the toggle as well. the max marks still being limited by the energy cost meaning the damage and target count wont be affected and you could still activate the attack on will meaning dps wouldn't be hindered. I would say this shouldn't be effected by duration mods as low or high duration would severely limit dps by making attacks too infrequent or making blade storm practically useless as you couldn't mark enough enemies. a mark duration of like 3-4 seconds would be good id say as this is as much time as usually spend marking anyway as when you mark enough enemies i find the ability feels slow as the clones make their away around each enemy
I need the video for sylva & aegis
I think changing bladestorm to work like Ember's inferno would've been alright and then make it a hold cast to go into the animation rather than locking it into his 3
The existence of the Harmony scythe has completely CRACKED Ash's potential wide open. Heavy build Harmony with a melee focussed Ash with Smoke Shadow and Wrathful Advance will regularly hit in the MILLIONS per heavy melee, occasionally hitting the 2.1B cap and sometimes even overflowing it to something like -1.4M. Absolutely absurd and I love it, my main is living his best life right now.
whats the build i love harmony
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Ash:
- Mods:
- Steel Charge
- Primed Sure Footed
- Umbral Intensify
- Stretch
- Primed Continuity
- Equilibrium
- Seeking Shuriken (not required, I just like the utility)
- Blind Rage
- Primed Flow
- Smoke Shadow
- Arcanes:
- Arcane Reaper
- Arcane Fury
- Shards
- 4x Tauforged Violet, Melee Crit Damage
- 1x Tauforged Azure, Max Energy
- Subsume
- Wrathful Advance, replacing 3
Harmony:
- Mods:
- Reaping Spiral
- Dispatch Overdrive
- Primed Reach
- Melee Elementalist
- Carnis Mandible
- Amalgam Organ Shatter
- Sacrificial Steel
- Killing Blow
- Spring-Loaded Blade
- Lasting Sting
- Arcane:
- Melee Afflictions
Focus school, companion and other details not important
When the game first launched I used to think Ash and Excalibur were rivals or something because they had similar designs and opposing origins because ones a European knight the other is a japanese ninja
You can smoke Warframes?
Can I get some of that good sht?
ash should mark targets passively
Does anyone know what syandana he uses on Ash?
What is it with DE and putting Ash in annoying farm?
What is the weapon you use that you renamed Netherfusion?
Torid Incarno
@@NovaUmbral thx man, you are one of my, if not my favorite warframe youtuber
I always thought it would be neat for the *seeking shuriken* to shred and seek new enemies as it travels through them. As a neat and new way to have armor stripping. Plus, having it tied to duration is rather abhorrent nowadays.
Ash today is simply GOAT. Wants to kill an enemy level 9999 billion? Ash.
I will never forget wheelchair Ash Prime
Rebecca's hate of stat sticks will always baffle me, I genuinely wonder what she thinks is gonna happen when she finally kills them all 💀
Its quite unfortunate that almost all of stat stick Ash was "nerfed/fixed" honestly at least allowing over 50% attack speed would be more than enough to make BS more fluid