Which WARFRAME is the BEST STARTER? 

Which Warframe is your favorite starter? :D

Simple 1. You like speed? = volt 2. You want total control of magnetic fields and strip armor off the flesh of anything that ever existed = mag 3. You want anime sword space ninja = excalibur

The best reason to pick Volt as a starter is because he really is a “jack of all trades” frame. Volt gives you an opportunity to see what play style you drift towards then you can shoot for the frames that really excel at that play style.

Volts shield is easily the strongest ability when paired with his passive for early game. You can easily turn 100 damage into 1100 damage, paired with the shield if you land a crit that 1100 damage truns into 4400 damage (assuming the weapon has a base 2.0x crit multiplier) Edit: this is only if you are interested in a weapon/ability synergy warframe

Excalibur is my favorite, hands down. Volt and mag are both very fun and I have both of their prime versions. But the beautiful simplicity of cutting down enemies with swords and other blades just can’t be beat imo.

I think the early-game problems with Mag are a bit overstated. In the early game even without using combos she can wreck hoards of enemies, Excalibur is better against tougher enemies and bosses but Mag is much better against large groups, and as fun as Excalibur's sword is, pulling all the enemies on the map into a giant blob in front of you and finishing them all off with one sword stroke or crushing them all like a Sith lord just never gets old.😎

Mag was my first warframe, and I love her. My most played warframe, even after Umbra. Noone can change my mind.

I chose Volt for 2 reasons: 1- He has straightforward versatility. All of his abilities make sense, have specific uses, and those are fairly intuitive. 2- Most importantly he looked like he would feel most like my Hunter main from Destiny 2.

Mag is by far my favourite frame in the whole game in all honesty. I love using melee and the pull ability is so fun to just watch multiple enemies fly ate and just obliterate them with a melee, I also just love her abilities so much and i don’t find it to hard to learn how to play her

I picked volt since I thought there wasn't a cap to his damage increase. But I still don't regret picking him. If I suddenly go, " Hey, I don't want to use my guns," I can just speed into a enemy and bonk. He kinda allows me to switch to whatever I want to do, whenever. Edit: Just started 2 days ago, did not regret me choice.

When I joined it was way before they had that dope cutscene, I chose Excalibur as well, it’s description said it was balanced and as I had no clue at the time how the game played I chose him as well, I enjoy a balanced build that allows me to play both offensively and defensively, I am now a Nidus/Sevagoth main but Excalibur will always in my eyes be “Ol reliable”

I chose Excalibur because not only of him being the poster boy, but also the feeling of using a exalted sword is amazing. I will say that if you plan to use one, Excalibur can go with you throughout the ENTIRE game, or until the sacrifice.

personally , mag seemed like a blessing for me . as it allowed me to just use its abilities of throwing around enemies and a fraggor that hits like a tank to take on higher level enemies , or in situations where i was simply out gunned . a good example of this is when i decided to start the railjack quest and i didnt have any good warframes nor builds at the time the first was easy , the second was a bit tricky but after 2 tries i got it the third one ... was difficult it didnt have much cover and the enemies got stronger overtime + the sentients would realistically drain my entire shield hp pool in a matter of a seconds . so i basically stayed in one room trying my best to stun lock enemies and distract them as much as possible and when a opportunity showed itself i took it rushing out of the room and into the scanning area after approx 30 minutes of doing this i cleared that monster of a mission i believe i wouldnt be able to do that without the help of mags abilities and besides i really adore any support frames that heal or buff and a frame like mag that requires a functioning brain to use properly im not saying excalibur is a brainless warframe its certainly not . But the concept of using a warframe like mag that can give me an opportunity to be creative with my combat , making traps . stunlocking or making combo's with my weapons to push forward i adore that concept also another thing about mag, the energy problem isnt a big deal for me as energy efficiency is a half decent way for me to handle that although i did see an offer to get an aura that passively regenerates energy and i took it i'd say mag is incredibly powerfull if you know how to use her otherwise its gonna be a real pain

I started out with Mag. She was perfect to start out with. Love her so much I'm making Mag Prime rn.

I just started playing, thank you so much on showing me volts game style it definitely matched up to my game style so well.

this is a good video iy explains things clearly shows game play from each frame and explains about them and then tells people to choose for them self well done

I started with Mag and then upgraded to Mag prime before I did the new war. Complicated to use, but once you learn how she works, it's down to muscle memory and becomes automatic

Mag is my favorite of all the starters, and someone I still play pretty often 3,000 hours later. Love her kit so much. I started the game with her, and made sure to use her prime during my MR30 test to sorta go full circle Finding the synergy of Boltor with her 2 felt so amazing, seeing how it’d grab the bolts just made something click and I fell in love with it

Volt in my eyes is a diverse support frame since he starts off with 2 useful abilities for teams and 2 others for solo damage

Any OGs remember when Loki was the third choice instead of Volt?

I picked Volt as my starter and he's still my favorite frame. Shock isn't super useful but it gives a nice cheap CC, speed is fun and useful for reload speed and attack speed buff, but his 3 and 4 are where things really come together. I remember getting shredded when I first got to Jupiter and struggling with a mobile defense mission. The shield combined with his 4 damage and CC allowed me to break through. I also picked the bow to start so his passive worked perfectly with that. Volt's versatility is what makes him my pick for the best. Sure Excal can easily melt everything early game with exalted blade (assuming you have the energy for it) but Volt can perform well in any mission type and with any weapon. While I don't have a Mag, I can say that I haven't touched Excal in a long time while my go to for general play (leveling and star chart missions) is Volt...it could also be me playing favorites, idk...also doesn't help that I love electricity powers so the bias is definitely real...I also have 1000 hours so my "starter experience" is kinda hazy

Played on release and returned a few days ago. I went with Mag, due to her attraction abilities.. That paired with a decent Melee weapon gets you through a lot without too much hassle.

The tittle question is which one is the best for starters, and with absolutely no doubt is Volt, if you are starting volt alone with basic mods will carry you thru the star chart not only faster than Excalibur and Mag but with almost no effort, and still having fun. My favorite was excalibur on the begining, but soon i learn that the one you like the most is not aways the best, and this was a really good example.

Mag is absolutely amazing! Her pull alone can help you is no many situations, magnetize is multi use and can be devastating with any peirceing wepon. Crush is simply wonderfull and polarize can get you out of sticky situation, she's such a good frame!

I started with mag and it felt really rewarding to finally get tons of energy regen later in the game. I'd recommend volt to a new tenno today though.

My favorite starter was Loki. Just had the best time running around invisible and melee stealth killing everything.

in my personal experience, mag is the best for new player, yeah, you might having difficulties to play her, but once you understand how each skill synergize, you'll love it.

Thanks to this i already know who to choose... I will always choose a complicated and rough way through the game.

I agree with you for the most part. Excalibur is the most simple and forgiving, volt is the most versatile but lacks power, and mag is the most powerful but complicated

I started with volt, and since have upgraded to volt prime. When I do a story mission though, I take volt prime out simply because I've used volt/volt p. so much and am so familiar with him that it just feels natural. Also, no joke, it took me 700 hours before the game coughed up an intensify. I had volt built for duration/efficiency/range due to that, and man, a 30 second indestructible wall on demand is a literal lifesaver.

Volt is my favorite Warframe because that it is impossible to give up the amazing abilities that this amazing character has to offer

Thanks for this. I just downloaded Warframe on Switch and was debating between Mag and Volt, as they both looked really cool in the opening cinematic. I think I'll probably pick Volt to start. I like the sound of his versatility.

Just started warframe and these guides are really helpful dude. Thank you so much❤️🙌

Mag was my starterframe and I would choose her again. But I struggled a lot in the beginning. I now enjoy playing more durable and forgiving frames with some support abilities like Inaros, Oberon and Hildryn.

Thank you so much I taught i had to choose excaliber but volt is definitely what i need

Mag was my starter and loved her. Her big bubble was a life saver multiple times. Boyfriend runs Mag Prime too.

I just like volt because he is an all Rounder and he’s got that passive ability that does more damage as you walk I think that’s just neat to me

My fav starter has to be mag beacouse her 1st ablility melts early game and you dont even need to be good with it. The 2nd ablility destroys more tanky mobs if you use a bow or other projectiles.

Started with Mag because I like mage types. If I were to start over I think I'd definitely go Volt, but Mag still holds that special place in my heart for being quite powerful once you understand her mechanics, became a night and day difference once I had basic mods in and that old focus perk for energy regen.

As someone who picked Volt and still has his Prime now, here's how I see them: Excalibur: Cool space ninja, melee focused which I love, Poster boy. (Easiest starter frame (Noob frame)) Volt: Cool electric boy, go fast, shield, utility haver. (Advanced frame with utility in later game content and great scaling) Mag: Gravity mage, Never-ending skill level. (Frame with a really cool progression loop) I'd love to be able to play out the first mission chunks with any frame, because seeing mag evolve from heavily limited to a monster would be really cool. That's definitely something I'd be interested in doing at some point on another account.

I started with mag and i struggled so much at the start but that made the game very interesting and rewarding in the long run, if i had picked excal the game would have bored me very quickly. I felt that shortly after getting rhino, the game became super stale and it was just a race to the evac in most missions. Press 2 and just run over everyone. It was comfortable for the most part but i was learning nothing at all, i was just pressing 2 and running to the green button. Mag made me explore and play the game more tactical, i feel that is very important for new players since you will never ever experience that again once you are deep into the modding section. The whole game is just becomes running to the green marker as quickly as you can. As a new player i hated picking mag ngl, but as a vet rn, i would pick her 1million more times simply for the reasons mentioned above.

I chose Mag as my starting frame and it's not as complicated as it looks. A lot of the early game is just pull and melee what's left. It can lead to some just doing only that, but I like to experiment. Lead me to some of the combos that Mag has. I've wracked a lot of kills with the barrier - pull combo Edit: I'm still relatively new. Been playing about a week or so

Volt is just amazing and fun to play because of how all 4 abilities seem strong and are fun to use. Perfect for beginners I think because if you wanna be big damage magic caster you can mash ability one. If you like shooting you can use the shields, if you like melee you can use the speed boost, and it’s just more fun to me to be able to experience all of those playstyles on the fly on one character when you’re starting out and getting a feel for the game.

Mag is best starter imo. She has 3 cc ability out of the gate, which make her amazing when dealing with any type of mission. And later on, you can get 1 augment mod and literally AOE armor strip all enemies around you, group them with 1st ability and surround them with your 2nd. Making even SP mission enemies melt like butter.

I like to think of them as the Mage (Mag), Rogue (Volt), and Warrior (Excaliber) archetypes. If one of those is the kind that you usually pick then you'll have fun.

After the buffs the frames got both Mag and Volt are the better choices IF you get a little help getting some mods like fleeting expertise so you can use your powers more as both volt and especially mag are spammy power frames. Mag is almost broken though if you get some of her augments. Also one of the worst things about excalibur is the tricky thing DE did with his slide attacks while using his exalted blade, where you use precious ENERGY up to blind enemies, which does not serve any purpose as you already drain energy to use the ability. The game punishes you for doing slide attacks as excalibur.

I'm new to the game and chose Excalibur and so far I'm really happy with him and like his style

Good video, and spot on with the analysis. 🤙🏼

Volt imo because you can be useful to your teammates more early with the second ability

If I was to recommend a frame, then Excalibur. He is potent, easy to use and direct. His bonus damage with all swords and his Exalted Blade will devastate early game targets. Volt has recently been upgrade into a high-tier frame, and works good if you like DPS casters. His shields add survivability in defensive missions. Mag is a frame I would only recommend to player who enjoy game mechanics and learning them. She is difficult to use well but once you do, she'll work well.

Mag by a long shot is my favourite starter and i have played all 3 👌🖤

my starter frame was mag. never regreted it.

There's an argument to be made for getting Volt, not for any gameplay reasons, but because he's the only one out of the three who isn't unlocked through the star chart. Once you reach Phobos, there's a good chance you can farm up all the Mag blueprints within less than an hour because the Sergeant is a push-over. Excal is gonna take a bit longer because Lech Kril likes to waste your time a lot. Volt on the other hand requires you to join a Clan, that Clan needs to have researched Volt and you will have to pay a bunch of extra credits to replicate the blueprints and early on, money can actually be quite tight. Volt also has a clearly defined niche in Eidolon Hunts and Sanctuary Onslaught, meaning you'll want to have one, anyways. Mag on the other hand is a much less popular frame and she doesn't have any unique applications though she remains a strong late game choice. Excal on the other hand falls off. You don't really use him late game anymore and he's the most likely candidate for you to "grow out of". On the other hand, that also means that the early game is the time where you'll get the most use out of him by far, whereas later on he'd just end up as MR fodder.

I'll fight anyone who thinks Mag isn't the best. I love her

The reason I started with Excalibur was because I knew I couldn't aim so I focused on the one that melee everything, also another thing contributing to his appeal that he has something the other two don't have, an Exalted Weapon.

Thank you for the video! It helped me decide with which one i want to start with, for what I'm thankful. 0:28-0:38 - Yeah. Pretty much that was the case with me. The only thing that i decided was to don't pick Mag. She looked way too boring to me, and thanks to this video I also know she is waaay too complicated. So, I came here to get some better understanding of Excalibur and Volt before i choose one. I am thankful that you made this video in the first place, however you weren't much of help with "he got two skills that are pretty useless" bit about excalibur (at 12:30-12:35). You could at least explain how they work, so newbies (like me) wouldn't have to search for this information. I will start with Volt. I don't like when things are over complicated (like with Mag), but I also don't think positively about "spam one button" stuff (like with Excalibur). Not too easy, but either not too hard. If i will suddenly want to play as a Samurai Jack with a bow, I will just get Excalibur. Thanks again for creating this video, so newbies (like me) won't pick something they will get bored/angry at after first few hours.

My first frame was excalibur because mm sword go brrr but after playing the game for years I would say that the best option would be Volt, Excalibur has cc and damage sure but thats about it while Volt has speed buffs too melee and reloading, damage buff and defence with his sheild and then large scale CC as well

It would be a lot easier for new tenno if de made a special starter aura that gives 0.5 e per second and also increase the energy siphon back to what it once was, now that we have all those arcanes theres noneed to keep it at 0.6

Ayo^^ believe it or not, this is the first day i hear about warframe(and hell i want it xD) and like always its pretty hard to find someone immersed which can give u a 'zoomed-out' impression. Thats why i say thank you for this calm&clear explanation insta like&subbed✌🏼

das is sehr cooolll!!

When i started volt allowed me to pretty much solo the entire star chart , his shield alone is enough to make him the best pick imo

I like volt because of how versatile he is, you can play him in most any situation and you'll be able to adapt, getting jumped? Do some AoE stun damage need to defend something? Spawn a shield, need to get out of or to something quickly speed up you can't go wrong with the dude, it's literally impossible to be in a situation where he CAN'T be used/ISN'T A good option, so that's really how I see it

I started with Excalibur, because it was balance between volt and mag (health and shield), because I didn't know any game mechanics... Melee rushing and destroying the enemies in pieces is my favourite part.

Volt, not only is his ability is amazing that cover for everything picking him first help you understand his ability better so for when you reach late game you can get of an idea on how to build him for specific play styles you want.

Loki was my starter. Oh God the pain of having zero offense skills and I got to Mars without a single drop of ANY of the damage mods. I had to join a clan and one of the members traded me some damage mods. Just to spite the game I completed 95% solar system with Loki alone. Loki prime is now my most played frame. Over 1000 hours played. Zero regrets.

I started with excaliblur and am thankful I did. Exactly as you laid out excal was easier and more of a gateway to other frames synergies. Excalibur gave me enough me mechanics to focus on and get good at (eg. movement, energy balance, game types, Modding ect.) before graduating to frames that are a little more dependent on the modding aspect that I was previously misunderstanding. By my estimation, Excalibur is more forgiving of poor mod setups and therefore by slim margin the better starter frame; serving as a sort of introduction to the complete insanity the is warframe (and I say that with the deepest love. That is NOT meant pejoratively)

For me, I feel it doesn't matter. You can clear the early star systems with any of the starter frames including the one that is no longer in the starter list, Limbo. I started as Mag and had a great time pulling everything around. Eventually, you will get all three frames anyway if you go around the star systems, and of course the other non-starter frames also start to appear. So I feel, don't worry about which one you should get, get the one you want to play and just play. Learning the mechanics of the game is probably the most challenging regarding new players, far more than what frame you choose.

My favorite starter was Nekros prime. He sounded so cool that I started playing when he was given away

Excalibur: Basic & Dull Volt: Necessary Utility Mag: Fun Ash: Fun Excalibur

Mag is both the ugliest and difficult to build but I'd say she's the best. I have gotten more use out of her overtime and she can do the low lvl stuff well enough. After you have the mods though she gets awesome fast.

I picked mag for 2 reasons, 1: Visually appealing, 2: Shields, *so much shields*

i am a returning to warframe, the last time i played was about 5 or more years ago, and has you said in the video i dindt know what to do at the start after the tutotrial and it was the main reason i left so i hope i can finally understand the game and get some more hours in it.

I’m so new to all this back then it was jus Excalibur but now u choose

Mag can tear through the origin system, since you can get the Boltor pretty early, you essentially get the most dangerous combo that rips and tears through enemies, the bubble blender, cast a bubble and empty a Boltor clip and watch watch everything that is caught in the bubble die in seconds. Even Junction bosses are not safe from the terror of a bubble blender. That and you could select the kunai as your starting secondary as it’s a Bubble Blender lite until you get the Boltor.

Thx for the help Ik what I want to pick now thx again

Volt it is for me. Appreciate the video!

Way back in 2015 I picked who looked the coolest which was volt, fell in love and never looked back he was my first prime and who I pick whenever I start a new account

Good video, in my first playthough i picked excalibur and just used swords (I thought it was the gun everyone used for some reason), but i lose my account, so now i'm gonna start as volt

I chose Excalibur back in the day when the Dex skin was available and it’s still a gorgeous armor.

So I played the whole game with me and two other guys we used different starter characters I wanted to be volt but was forced into being mag and to this day my favorite superpowered Warframe

I picked Excalibur because they reeled me in with the "Ninjas In Space" motto. Mag is 2nd favorite starter, then Volt. When I realized it would be tougher to craft Excalibur had I picked something else, I felt even better about my decision

I got Frost prime from a friend when he just got vaulted. I still use Frost to everything since he got good ability that helps and solves any "Oh-crap" moment.

On PS4 where I started first I picked Mag because she looked cool and I love magnetic abilities in games. When I started on PC a few years later I picked Volt knowing he's good for blowing through early game levels using his Speed and Shield.

Best tip i give out us that excal should be picked first since he is harder to get than mag and volt as a starting player

I got the mag and I don't regret it at all, it was fun and even now in the end game it's still a lot of fun to play with it.

Classic review everything important is in this video

This was informative.

When I started I picked mag and just pull spammed until enemies died. Didn’t care if that’s how she was played, and I wouldn’t have done it any differently. Ragdolling enemies was just too goofy to not do

I wouldve thought excalibur would be the worst mainly because not only is he not that cheesed compared to volt, but you basically get a better version of him handed down later in the game (yes there is mag and volt prime, but theyre still tough to obtain and crafting better excalibur for cheap is basically manditory to progress later, avoiding spoilers btw). Volt for me though helped me get through the games junctions when i was a noob and didnt even know how to mod or get weapons properly and even now gets out of a lot of tough situations.

I just started and I got Volt. He is a blast to play and I knew I would pick him in the CS lol

I picked Volt because Ive always found electricity-based attacks to be cool. So far I'm very happy with my choice.

11:46 thanks mate starting Warframe Today‼️

Love the video you got a new subscriber

I started warframe around two years ago because of the melee combat which was the week before they nerfed all melee, so i stopped playing now that most other games are dying and falling off, i think ill try warframe again. I used volt because speed and melee looks absolutely *stunning* it left me *shocked*, dare I say *high voltage* levels of fun, i subbed and will check out mire from you soon.💜

So i've chosen Volt as my starting frame I really enjoy him and i love how he's just an all-round type character, but also i can just spam 1 and zap everything if i need to :) i really wanna see if i can do a type of support build with his shield because that sounds fun lol my friend is holding my hand and guiding me through this game and even with that help i've gotten sorta lost but, the game is still really fun! enjoying it so far :D

i always picked up excalibur when starting the game but this time i will give a chance to volt cuz it seems really fun =)

I love Excalibur but thanks to this dude ill go for volt in my Nintendo Switch walkthrough cause i normally use Excalibur in play station

I love volt, lightning is one of my favorite elements and he's speedy as hell.

I'm. Glad Octavia was free this week when I started

First of all, your English is *amazing*! Second, I wish I had this when I started xD but then again, I suppose I had an okay start experience lol