Warframe Revenant - How to Unlock and Best Build Guide


The eldritch Warframe Revenant is a very complete warframe with great offensive capabilities, as well as inherent tankiness and decent crowd control tools. Related to the Eidolons in Cetus, Revenant can be a great addition to your arsenal and works perfectly fine in any team.

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How to Obtain and Craft Revenant?

Revenant's main blueprint is awarded upon completion of the Mask of the Revenant quest, which is unlocked after reaching the rank of "Observer" with The Quills. Revenant's component blueprints are acquired from Bounties in the Plains of Eidolon. Building at least two different components is required to advance through the quest. Additional main blueprints can be bought from Cephalon Simaris for 50,000 Reputation.

Component
Requirements/How to Obtain
Time to Build
Revenant Blueprint
Mask of the Revenant quest reward
72 Hours
Revenant Neuroptics
Bounties in the Plains of Eidolon
12 Hours
Revenant Chassis
Bounties in the Plains of Eidolon
12 Hours
Revenant Systems
Bounties in the Plains of Eidolon
12 Hours

Revenant Overview and Best Weapon Options

Revenant’s skills include crowd control tools and protection in the form of Enthrall and Mesmer Skin, with some HP and Shield regeneration when you use Reave and a great offensive resource called Danse Macabre. All the four abilities work greatly either independently or as a whole, so you should try to make a build as balanced as possible.

Passive

Harnessing the essence of Eidolons, Revenant is immune to the Magnetic night waters of the Plains of Eidolon. Additionally, when his Shield depletes, Revenant emits a radial blast that knocks down nearby enemies.

Enthrall
Convert a target into a zealous thrall. Thralls turn on their allies and enthrall through damage. On death, they disintegrate into a damaging pillar of energy. The thrall horde remains under Revenant’s spell until this ability runs out.

Stats
Stat Values
Strength
250 / 500 / 750 / 1,000 Puncture damage per second 250 / 500 / 750 / 1,000 Projectile Impact damage
Duration
15 / 20 / 25 / 30 Seconds of thrall duration 10 Seconds of pillar duration
Range
10 / 15 / 20 / 25 Meters of cast range 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 2 Meters of pillar radius 10 Meters of projectile seek range
Miscellaneous
Max thralls active: 7 100 % Projectile stagger on hit 100 % Beta enthrall chance on hit 50 Overshields per pickup

Mesmer Skin
Become enveloped in Sentient energy, which redirects damage and stuns all those who dare attack. Stunned enemies can be Enthralled at no energy cost.

Stats
Stat Values
Strength
3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Number of charges
Duration
2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Seconds of stun duration
Range
-
Miscellaneous
100% Reflected damage and status 100% Enthrall energy discount 1 Ally buff charge

Reave
Dash through enemies as a wall of Sentient energy, leeching shields and health from any encountered, enhanced for thralls.

Stats
Stat Values
Strength
2 / 4 / 6 / 8 % Hitpoints drain per restore 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 % Thrall hitpoints drain per restore
Duration
0.25 / 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 Second
Range
3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Meters of current width
Miscellaneous
27 Meters of travel speed per second 100 % Status effects transfer 1 Mesmer Skin ally buff charge

Danse Macabre
Erupt with a multitude of Eidolon energy beams and sweep a circle of death around Revenant. The beams will modify their Damage Type to target select defenses, while incoming damage is redirected back into the beams. Hold fire to boost Status Effects and Damage, at the cost of increased energy consumption. Thralls killed by this leave overshield pickups.

Stats
Stat Values
Strength
500 / 750 / 1,000 / 1,250 Damage per second 1,000 / 1,500 / 2,000 / 2,500 Boosted damage per second
Duration
-
Range
0.03 / 0.05 / 0.08 / 0.1 Meters of beam radius 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.15 / 0.2 Meters of boosted beam radius
Miscellaneous
Number of beams: 9 100 Meters of sweep area 20% Status chance 40%Boosted status chance 50 Overshield points per pickup 23.33% Stored damage decay per second

Revenant - Best Arsenal Loadout

Revenant doesn’t need any specific weapon setup, so you can go with whatever is more comfortable to you and you should be fine. In my case, Ignis, Epitaph, and orthos will serve that purpose, and of course, if you can afford the Prime or Vandal versions, the better. Use as many Forma on them as you see fit to achieve the desired build, and you'll be good to go!

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Primary Weapon - Ignis

Mod
Effect
Loadout Mod #1 - Serration
+165% Damage
Loadout Mod #2 - Split Chamber
+90% Multishot
Loadout Mod #3 - Heavy Caliber
+165% Damage -55% Accuracy
Loadout Mod #4 - Vital Sense
+120% Critical Damage
Loadout Mod #5 - Vigilante Armaments
+60% Multishot 5% chance to enhance Critical Hits from Primary weapons
Loadout Mod #6 - Stormbringer
+90% Electricity
Loadout Mod #7 - Malignant Force
+60% Toxin +60% Status Chance
Loadout Mod #8 - Point Strike
+150% Critical Chance
Exilus Mod - Agile Aim
+20% Movement Speed when Aiming
Warframe Epitaph
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Secondary Weapon - Epitaph

Mod
Effect
Loadout Mod #1 - Lethal Torrent
+60% Fire Rate +60% Multishot
Loadout Mod #2 - Hornet Strike
+220% Damage
Loadout Mod #3 - Barrel Diffusion
+120% Multishot
Loadout Mod #4 - Augur Pact
+90% Damage 40% Energy spent on abilities is converted to shields.
Loadout Mod #5 - Scorch
+60% Heat +60% Status Chance
Loadout Mod #6 - Frostbite
+60% Cold +60% Status Chance
Loadout Mod #7 - Pistol Gambit
+120% Critical Chance
Loadout Mod #8 - Target Cracker
+60% Critical Damage
Exilus Mod - Lethal Momentum
+40% Projectile Speed
Warframe Orthos
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Melee Weapon - Orthos

Mod
Effect
Stance Mod - Shimmering Blight
Fast spinning attacks and staggering strikes.
Loadout Mod #1 - Reach
+1.1 Range
Loadout Mod #2 - Vicious Frost
+60% Cold +60% Status Chance
Loadout Mod #3 - Virulent Scourge
+60% Toxin +60% Status Chance
Loadout Mod #4 - Volcanic Edge
+60% Heat +60% Status Chance
Loadout Mod #5 - Weeping Wounds
+40% Status Chance per Combo Multiplier
Loadout Mod #6 - Condition Overload
+120% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks)
Loadout Mod #7 - Blood Rush
+40% Critical Chance stacks with Combo Multiplier
Loadout Mod #8 - Berserker Fury
On Melee Kill: +35% Attack Speed for 10s. Stacks up to 2x.

Revenant Best Builds

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Revenant - Dancer Build

The idea of the build is to make it as balanced as you can, prioritizing Strength and then going for Range and Duration. Efficiency won’t survive as well as the other stats, but you can compensate using Flow. The idea is to use Enthrall at all times, spreading it as much as possible, Mesmer Skin and Reave whenever you need them, and then Danse Macabre to wipe entire rooms of enemies. Rolling Guard will be necessary for later stages in the game since casting a new Mesmer Skin will briefly leave you open to attacks. For dramatically better results, replace the mods in the setup with their Prime or Umbral versions.

Mod
Effect
Aura Mod - Growing Power
Applying Status Effects with weapons increase Ability Strength by 25% for 6s.
Exilus Mod - Power Drift
+15% Ability Strength +30% Chance to Resist Knockdown
Loadout Mod #1 - Streamline
+30% Ability Efficiency
Loadout Mod #2 - Intensify
+55% Ability Strength
Loadout Mod #3 - Rolling Guard
On Dodge: Become invulnerable for 3s and remove all Status Effects. 7s cooldown.
Loadout Mod #4 - Continuity
+30% Ability Duration
Loadout Mod #5 - Blind Rage
+99% Ability Strength -55% Ability Efficiency
Loadout Mod #6 - Transient Fortitude
+55% Ability Strength -27.5% Ability Duration
Loadout Mod #7 - Flow
+150% Energy Max
Loadout Mod #8 - Augur Secrets
+24% Ability Strength. Set Bonus: 40% Energy spent on abilities is converted to shields.

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