The ONLY Warframe Melee Guide You'll Need (2025) - Steel Path & Beyond

This is the ultimate Warframe Melee Modding Guide for 2025. Learn how to build for Steel Path & Beyond, covering Light Attack Melees, Glaives, Slams, Subsumes and Primers.
By the end, you'll understand why certain setups work, and how to build every melee type.

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Melee Duplicate Formula: Optimal Critical Chance = (3 × Critical Damage Multiplier − 4) ÷ (2 × Critical Damage Multiplier − 2)

00:00 Intro
00:22 7 Key Steps for Light Attack Builds
01:13 CO vs Primed Pressure Point
01:39 Diminishing Returns
02:21 Stance Mods
02:41 Galvanized vs Sac Steel
04:17 Attack Speed
04:44 Range
05:14 Final Multipliers
05:35 Melee Influence Triple Dipping
06:23 Maintaining 12x Combo
07:11 Blueprint for Light Attack Builds
07:24 Why not Viral or Corrosive?
08:02 When to Skip Melee Influence
09:32 Slams
11:17 Crucial Tip for Slam Builds
11:49 Attack Speed on Slams
12:00 Faction Mods
12:21 Blueprint for Slam Builds
12:55 Stack Melee Crescendo Fast
13:19 Glaives
15:42 Blueprint for Influence Glaives
15:55 Non-Influence Glaives
17:03 Subsumes Explained
17:15 Roar
17:27 Nourish
17:56 Shock (Shock Trooper)
18:27 Wrathful Advance
18:46 Eclipse
19:04 Xata's Whisper
19:33 Xata's Double Dipping Explained
20:09 Subsumes Summary
20:39 Best Primers
20:56 Hound Setup
21:52 Hound Weapon Setup
22:05 Diriga Setup
22:41 Diriga Weapon Setup
23:01 Which is Best for You?
23:24 Outro