by UltimoFive — last updated 2 years ago
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Hello everyone,
My name is UltimoFive and today we are going to be revisiting the [Guandao Prime], Yúncháng's Blade.
[Guandao Prime] is the Prime Version of [Guandao] and was released alongside [Zakti Prime] and [Nezha Prime]. In order to obtain the [Guandao Prime] one must open a variety of relics that contain the Blueprint, Hilt, and 2 Blades in order to make it at the foundry.
Guandao Prime requires a mastery rank of 12.
[Guandao Prime] comes with a "D" and 2 "V" Polarity Slots, plus a "Scratch" Stance Slot. Because of this, the builds on this weapon will require 1 - 3 Forma.
[Guandao Prime] excels in Medium to Large Crowd Slaughter against all factions in High Leveled Areas.
Guandao Prime has several buffs compared to the original Guandao in different areas. These stats would be:
Higher Base Damage at 240 vs. 202
Higher Critical Chance at 32% vs. 28%
Higher Critical Multiplier at 2.4x vs. 2.2x
Higher Status Chance at 20% vs. 4%
Higher Attack Speed at 1.00 vs. 0.83
Longer Combo Duration at 6.0 Seconds Vs. 5.0 Seconds
Advantages:
High Critical Chance at 32%
High Critical Multiplier at 2.4x
Long Combo Duration at 6.0 Seconds
Great Range at 3.0 meters
Disadvantages:
Corpus | 1 Forma | Tested up to Level 155
The Element for the [Guandao Prime] against the Corpus will be Toxin. Toxin deals 50% base damage per second over 6 seconds and stacks indefinitely with each instance having its own timer. The Build's Flex Slot is [Gladiator Might] and works great due to Toxin Damage just bypassing Shields to directly kill off any enemies, even into the Steel Path. Meanwhile, the Slash Works pretty well to help take out those with Alloy Armor, such as the Bursa or enemies at the Index.
Corrupted & Grineer | Tested up to Level 155
Viral | 1 Forma
Slash | 3 Forma
The Element for the [Guandao Prime] against the Corrupted and Grineer will be Viral or Slash. Viral amplifies health damage by 100% for 6 seconds and stacks up to 10 times for a total of 325%. Meanwhile, Slash's status effect is Bleed and after 1 second it deals 35% of the base damage per second for 6 seconds, which bypasses armor. The Build's Flex Slots are [Primed Smite Corrupted] or Grineer for both Builds. However the Slash Build also has an additional Flex Slot of [Sacrificial Steel]. Both Builds work great into the Steel Path with just annihilating the enemy. However, with the Slash Build I strongly recommend using Arcane Strike in order to replace [Berserker Fury] with [Gladiator Might] in order to make the Build do even more ridiculous amount of Damage.
Infested | Tested up to Level 155
Gas | 1 Forma
The Element for the [Guandao Prime] against the Infested will be Gas. Gas deals 50% base damage per second for 6 seconds in a 3 meter radius and stacks up to 10 times to a total of 6 meters. The Build's Flex Slot is [Primed Smite Infested] and this time Heat didn't make into the Build, just due to how well Gas was. Other than this difference, the weapon performs very well against the Infested Faction as a whole, including on Deimos, just due to how ridiculous Gas Procs are.
Corpus: Toxin | 2 Forma | Tested up to Level 125
Corrupted & Grineer: Slash | 2 Forma | Tested up to Level 125
Infested: Heat | 2 Forma | Tested up to Level 125
The Elements for the [Guandao Prime] with the Heavy Attack Build Set will follow Toxin for the Corpus, Slash for the Corrupted and Grineer, and Heat for the Infested. The Flex Slot for the Corpus, will be [Melee Prowess], [Weeping Wounds] for the Corrupted and Grineer, and [Melee Prowess] for the Infested. These Builds are for those who want to try out the [Guandao Prime]'s Heavy Attack Set for fun. I wouldn't suggest taking these into late game and this is mainly due to the weapon not having that High of a Base Status Chance and all of its available Stances not having a guaranteed Proc. It does okay against the Infested and Corpus, but is just horrible against the Corrupted and Grineer. The only way to make it slightly better into late game for the Corrupted and Grineer is adding an extra Forma and adding Melee Prowess instead.
Extra Flex Slot - Through the utilization of Arcane Strike a player can Flex Out [Primed Fury] for any mod of their choosing. This is due to how the Arcane functions with giving bonus Attack Speed upon hitting an enemy and possibly can save a Forma.
Primed Fever Strike - In place of Fever Strike if one would like more Toxin Damage in the Corpus Build. However, this will cost an additional "V" Forma.
Smite Mods - In place of their Primed Counterparts if one doesn't have them.
Primed Fury, Fury, or Quickening - In place of Berserker Fury if one would like flat Attack Speed increase or want Combo Count Chance.
(Primed) Pressure Point - In place of [Sacrificial Pressure] in the Heavy Attack Build if one doesn't have it or in place of Condition Overload in the Normal Faction Builds if one would like Flat Melee Damage.
True Steel - In place of Sacrificial Steel in the Heavy Attack Build if one doesn't have it.
(Primed) Reach - In place of The Build's Flex Slot if one would want more range on the weapon.
Amalgam Organ Shatter - In place of Organ Shatter if one uses Heavy Attacks and are okay with losing 5% Critical Damage.
Gladiator Might - In place of The Build's Smite Faction Mod if one doesn't like using Faction Mods.
Carnis Mandible - In place of [Berserker Fury] if one has Arcane Strike in the Grineer and Corrupted Slash Build if one would like more Slash Procs and an even Higher Status Chance.
Boreal's Contempt - In place of [Berserker Fury] if one has Arcane Strike or in place of The Build's Flex Slot. This mod honestly makes the weapon really good due to its increase of Damage through Statuses. This can be seen with through all Damage over time that is present in the Build which is: Toxin, Slash, and Gas.
Gladiator Rush or Drifting Contact - In place of The Build's Flex Slot if one doesn't have Naroman focus or can't handle the combo chain duration.
There are several ways to enhance Critical Stats and Damage for this weapon:
Damage:
Rhino's Roar adds bonus damage.
Valkyr's Warcry, which bolsters Attack Speed, in turn increasing DPS.
[Nova]'s Molecular Prime makes all sources of damage increase by 100% against primed enemies, on top of that they will detonate upon death dealing blast damage.
Mirage's Eclipse mixed with her Hall of Mirrors adds a massive damage bonus during the day or in light.
Saryn's Toxic Lash mixed with her Spores abilities.
Wisp's Haste Reservoir, which bolsters Attack Speed, in turn increasing DPS.
Equinox's Rest & Rage in Day Form makes targets more vulnerable to Damage.
Volt's Speed, which bolsters Attack Speed, in turn increasing DPS.
Chroma's Vex Armor when Health gets damaged increases Weapon Damage.
Critical Chance:
[Harrow]'s Covenant can add up to 50% Critical Chance and 200% on headshots (Headshots somehow work with melee, but whatever).
[Frost]'s Passive with his Biting Frost Augmentation grants a 200% increase to Critical Chance and Critical Damage upon attacking Frozen Enemies.
Adarza Kavat with Cat's Eye can give a 60% Critical Chance boost.
Smeeta Kavat with Charm can give a 200% Crit Chance.
Arcane Fury - On Critical Hit, 60% chance for 180% Melee Damage to Melee Weapons for 18 seconds.
Arcane Blade Charger - On Primary Weapon Kill, 30% chance for 300% Melee Damage for 12 seconds.
Arcane Strike - On Hit, 15% chance for 60% Attack Speed to Melee Weapons for 18 seconds.
When you get your hands on a Riven for this weapon the Flex Slot to replace will be what was previously discussed before. This may require 1 to 2 more Forma and in order to maximize Damage output with the Guandao Prime, one will need to get lucky and get some nice stats. My Ideal Stats would be:
Ideal Faction Stats - My Ideal Stats would be; Melee Damage, Critical Damage, Critical Chance, and Negative Finisher Damage.
Also, this time I don't suggest a Riven for the Heavy Attack Build Set. It just isn't worth putting the time, effort, and resources into trying to make the Build Set work into Late Game. However, if one would like to try then I would say; Status Chance, Initial Combo, Critical Damage, and Negative Finisher Damage.
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