**Basmu Build Guide: Dreadful Killshot Setup for Warframe**
The Basmu has always been a bit underrated in Warframe. As a Sentient rifle, it looks fantastic and fires innate Electricity rounds that explode on impact, dealing Heat damage. While it also features an alternative fire mode—a beam attack—this build focuses exclusively on the primary fire mode.
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### Why Use the Dreadful Killshot Build?
The Dreadful Killshot mod was introduced in the most recent Nora’s Nightwave update. It grants a damage and status chance bonus scaling with your Warframe’s health. You get a 20% damage and status chance buff for each 75 health points, capping at 360% total bonus (at 1350 health). Notably, with only 600 health, you’ll match the benefit of a fully-ranked Serration mod.
While any Warframe can wield the Basmu, optimizing for health maximizes kill potential. It’s recommended to use a Frame that can reach the health threshold for maximum efficiency. Why leave extra damage on the table?
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### Build Philosophy
This guide presents a low-cost build designed to carry you through Steel Path with just a single Forma investment. It’s hard to beat for value and effectiveness.
**Arcane Choice:**
Primary Crux is suggested for improved ammo economy and status chance, but substitute freely among Primary Crux, Merciless, or Deadhead depending on which you have fully ranked.
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### Mods Breakdown
| **Mod** | **Effect** |
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| Critical Delay | Big critical chance boost at the cost of fire rate. Substitute Point Strike if needed.|
| Galvanized Aptitude| Multiplicative damage increase based on status effects (“Gun CO”). Rifle Aptitude alternative.|
| Magnetic Capacity | Adds Magnetic Damage (top-tier type) and increases magazine size. |
| Vital Sense | Major improvement to critical damage. |
| Malignant Force | Elemental slot 1. Pairs with Rime Rounds for Viral damage. |
| Rime Rounds | Elemental slot 2. Combines with Malignant Force for Viral. |
| Dreadful Killshot | Grants scaling bonus based on Warframe health. |
| Galvanized Chamber | Multishot; more projectiles per shot. Use Split Chamber if unavailable. |
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**Note:** This weapon relies on external Corrosive priming against heavily armored enemies. Consider using a companion (like Diriga or a Hound) or a secondary weapon for armor stripping.
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### Advanced Synergy
Once you can “outsource” the Viral status (for example, with a Helminth subsumed ability like Nourish), you can swap out the Viral mods for Corrosive or other elements, depending on your needs. Blast is great for crowd control if you have strong grouping abilities. Feel free to experiment!
#### Example Usage:
– **Frost:**
While my Frost build doesn’t hit the health cap, it still benefits from Dreadful Killshot. With full armor strip on Frost’s fourth ability and subsumed Nourish adding Viral, it’s a blast in Void Cascades.
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### Who Is This Build For?
The Basmu + Dreadful Killshot setup is perfect for health-tank fans—usually newer players who stack health—and only requires one Forma. Economical, efficient, and able to scale into Steel Path content, it’s the perfect low-investment weapon for those topping off their arsenal.
This weapon won’t reach the heights of meta picks for pushing the level cap, but it doesn’t need to. Its versatility and ease of use make it a standout choice for most content—and a well-deserved tool for fashion and function alike.
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**Have fun experimenting with the Basmu build, and let us know how it fits into your Steel Path loadouts below!**
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