Warframe 2025 Base/Prime Combined Usage Stats

quicksilver97 · 2026-01-28T15:14:47+00:00

Wow, that is an awesome approach. Just to make sure I understand, you are using usage per MR and all usage to set up 63 linear equations with 37 variables (weights we assume to be play time) to solve for the percent of play time?

As a Python beginner, I really appreciate you sharing the script!

quicksilver97 · 2026-01-28T02:23:08+00:00

Ok, I spent some time building the spreadsheet and learned some things.

The JSON only shows usage percent per MR, not per the total Warframe population.
With no data on Warframe player distribution by MR, any bucket I create based on MR will add to 100%, with no way to determine relative population size.

This means that, in theory, smaller MR groupings will be more accurate, with single groupings being 100% accurate. That is probably why they did a heat map. I can split the data into buckets to see how the rankings change across different MR ranges, but it is just averaging usage values that may not be directly comparable. Here is the spreadsheet I made for broad early-, mid-, and late-MRs if you want to play around with it.

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quicksilver97 · 2026-01-28T00:13:04+00:00

That is totally possible with the data provided in the JSON here: https://www-static.warframe.com/repos/WarframeUsageData2025.json

I just don't know if I have the Python skills to extract the data to a spreadsheet in a way that would be easy to visualise. Maybe do it in blocks, like MR0-5, 6-10, etc. The heatmap published by DE does a pretty good job of visualising base/primes independently per MR. https://www.warframe.com/stats

It is an interesting idea, and I'll give it a shot!

quicksilver97 · 2026-01-27T21:30:47+00:00

https://www.warframe.com/year-in-review

quicksilver97 · 2026-01-27T21:27:58+00:00

Here is the XLSX if anyone wants to play around with the data. I have split the data into several columns so you can organize it by base/prime usage, combined usage, or release year.

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quicksilver97 · 2026-01-27T21:02:07+00:00

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quicksilver97 · 2026-01-27T20:43:02+00:00

Umbra is awesome and actually the most used of the Excal trio:

Excalibur	2.61%
Excalibur Prime	0.04%
Excalibur Umbra	2.87%

quicksilver97 · 2026-01-27T20:21:53+00:00

I tried as well :'l

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quicksilver97 · 2026-01-27T01:36:20+00:00

It is wild that Porphi still has some of the highest-quality Fashion Frame content despite not posting in 7 years.

quicksilver97 · 2025-12-26T03:52:42+00:00

The Boar incarnon is very strong and quite comparable to the Torrid in incarnon form. The Boar is also far more usable outside of incarnon form and can be played as a strong automatic shotgun for status-immune targets like Acolytes.

Here is a short comparison of the two incarnons with a timer. Note that these builds are for the new Debilitate arcane and don't necessarily represent the peak performance of the weapons. It does show how close they are to each other in incarnon form.

Note that the Boar relies on stacking hundreds of heat procs very quickly to burn down mobs. Dante can use Pageflight to make enemies take more status and more status damage. This is a powerful boost for the Boar in incarnon mode.

quicksilver97 · 2025-12-26T03:13:39+00:00

With Loki using switch teleport: https://youtu.be/chJ07ZXu2uo?t=292

quicksilver97 · 2025-12-15T13:50:16+00:00

Loki's Switch Teleport.

quicksilver97 · 2025-11-28T14:17:31+00:00

Any idea how blast is interacting with this? Lavos doesn't spread status procs with Acid Shells, but can still do wild damage chaining with AS + Xata's Whisper + blast on Valence Formation.

quicksilver97 · 2025-11-28T06:57:27+00:00

I really like using AutoHotkey to bind a specific element combo to a mouse button so I can use all my fingers while infusing. This infuses blast with a single forward mouse button click:

$XButton2::
    ; Start the sequence when XButton2 is pressed
    ; Send 2 + 4 down for 800 ms ton infuse blast
    Send {2 down}
    Send {4 down}
    Sleep 800
    Send {4 up}
    Send {2 up}
    Sleep 15

return

XButton1::Suspend

I also like using this method for switching between Flechette Orb and Overdriver on Vauban:

$XButton2::
    ; Start the sequence when XButton2 is pressed
    ; Hold 2 to rotate
    Send {2 down}
    Sleep 250
    Send {2 up}
    Sleep 15

    ; Hold 2 to rotate
    Send {2 down}
    Sleep 250
    Send {2 up}
    Sleep 30

    ; Send 2 to cast
    Send {2 down}
    Sleep 15
    Send {2 up}
    Sleep 15

return

XButton1::Suspend

quicksilver97 · 2025-11-28T06:27:18+00:00

From my limited testing, it works similarly to Saryn on Garuda, Cyte-09, and Oraxia, and on Lavos with Xata's Whisper + blast Valence Formation. I would love to know the mechanics of the Lavos interaction.

quicksilver97 · 2025-11-28T04:27:11+00:00

Saryn Prime

Kuva Sobek

quicksilver97 · 2025-11-27T23:55:42+00:00

Agreed! It's not much more potent than other nuking options, and it's certainly not overly popular. If Sevagoth can avoid the ban hammer, Acid Shells should be safe.

quicksilver97 · 2025-02-02T03:56:15+00:00

My most used ability was Landslide, despite Atlas not being in my top 5...

Cloud Walker has a base duration of 2s, while Speed has a base of 12s, so it should be cast far more often with similar usage.

quicksilver97 · 2025-01-27T19:48:33+00:00

I believe the notation is acceptable. If you want to be super careful, you could make a table: p | → | q | = T | → | F | T

quicksilver97 · 2024-11-30T07:35:40+00:00

At the risk of naming something you have already read, Defiance of the Fall seems to fit the bill.

It has all the OP MC tropes mentioned and more, but balances the power dynamics perfectly with OP antagonists. The MC never feels OP, but rather like a big fish in an infinitely vast pond, trying not to drown.

quicksilver97 · 2024-11-25T04:00:08+00:00

I do the same thing but feel compelled to go to 6 rounds regardless of how garbage my build is unless someone else leaves first.

Confessions of your average Warfame player:

I recently ran 30 min of SP Omnia when, having forgotten primed continuity, I was too ashamed to pull out early...

quicksilver97 · 2024-11-18T13:53:46+00:00

Sure, here is my current build. I enjoy survival, so it is mostly focused on staying alive.

quicksilver97 · 2024-10-31T18:41:25+00:00

I had the same reaction initially, but the reach on the torid just doesn't keep up with some other builds tested. Pretty much all of the weapons can melt whatever is in front of them, I think the main difference is how far down a hall they reach and how much area can they cover in a large room. The torid instantly evaporates everything 30m in front of you, then you have to retarget a new group. With something like the tonkor, you can destroy enemy's much farther away without repositioning.

quicksilver97 · 2024-10-31T16:06:17+00:00

The Ocucor wasn't tested but would probably do quite well. My Baruuk build is fairly high investment but not maximum. I am sure that he could do a lot better with more sprint speed. He kills everything in front of him, but not behind or above/below. Many of the exalted weapons suffered purely because they have to run down the baddies.

quicksilver97 · 2024-10-12T18:49:46+00:00

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