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Warframe "Maple Affliction" Arcane, Perfectly Analyzed: Why it's Complex but PowerfulThe "Maple Affliction" arcane in Warframe has a surprisingly complex mechanism. Learn how this arcane works and why it possesses infinite damage potential.
1. 🎮 Basic Mechanics of the Maple Affliction Arcane
· The Maple Affliction arcane works by applying knockdown, lift, or ragdoll status effects to enemies with melee attacks. If the target already has a DOT (Damage Over Time) or status effect, the status count increases by 6.
· This makes stances like Cleansing Forest, which effectively apply lift, knockdown, and ragdoll, a great synergy with Maple Affliction. The lift status, in particular, is more efficient as it triggers Maple Affliction twice.
· The first core mechanic of Maple Affliction is that it doesn't activate on targets without a DOT proc. However, if a DOT proc exists, it adds 6 status counts to all existing status effects.
· Here, a DOT proc refers to the DOT damage applied by the weapon. It's calculated based solely on the base DOT damage, excluding all elemental mods and DOT multipliers. This treats DOT as direct damage, though it's theoretically still considered DOT damage.
· For example, if you apply DOT with a weapon that has 46 base damage, Maple Affliction will deal 46 damage upon activation. Even when applied through abilities like Dark Dagger, the damage of Maple Affliction matches the direct damage of that ability.
· You'll find that using mods for direct damage, faction damage, and status effect damage increases will boost the damage of Maple Affliction.
· This makes stances like Cleansing Forest, which effectively apply lift, knockdown, and ragdoll, a great synergy with Maple Affliction. The lift status, in particular, is more efficient as it triggers Maple Affliction twice.
· The first core mechanic of Maple Affliction is that it doesn't activate on targets without a DOT proc. However, if a DOT proc exists, it adds 6 status counts to all existing status effects.
· Here, a DOT proc refers to the DOT damage applied by the weapon. It's calculated based solely on the base DOT damage, excluding all elemental mods and DOT multipliers. This treats DOT as direct damage, though it's theoretically still considered DOT damage.
· For example, if you apply DOT with a weapon that has 46 base damage, Maple Affliction will deal 46 damage upon activation. Even when applied through abilities like Dark Dagger, the damage of Maple Affliction matches the direct damage of that ability.
· You'll find that using mods for direct damage, faction damage, and status effect damage increases will boost the damage of Maple Affliction.
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1. 🎮 Basic Mechanics of the Maple Affliction Arcane
· The Maple Affliction arcane works by applying knockdown, lift, or ragdoll status effects to enemies with melee attacks. If the target already has a DOT (Damage Over Time) or status effect, the status count increases by 6.
· This makes stances like Cleansing Forest, which effectively apply lift, knockdown, and ragdoll, a great synergy with Maple Affliction. The lift status, in particular, is more efficient as it triggers Maple Affliction twice.
· The first core mechanic of Maple Affliction is that it doesn't activate on targets without a DOT proc. However, if a DOT proc exists, it adds 6 status counts to all existing status effects.
· Here, a DOT proc refers to the DOT damage applied by the weapon. It's calculated based solely on the base DOT damage, excluding all elemental mods and DOT multipliers. This treats DOT as direct damage, though it's theoretically still considered DOT damage.
· For example, if you apply DOT with a weapon that has 46 base damage, Maple Affliction will deal 46 damage upon activation. Even when applied through abilities like Dark Dagger, the damage of Maple Affliction matches the direct damage of that ability.
· You'll find that using mods for direct damage, faction damage, and status effect damage increases will boost the damage of Maple Affliction.
· This makes stances like Cleansing Forest, which effectively apply lift, knockdown, and ragdoll, a great synergy with Maple Affliction. The lift status, in particular, is more efficient as it triggers Maple Affliction twice.
· The first core mechanic of Maple Affliction is that it doesn't activate on targets without a DOT proc. However, if a DOT proc exists, it adds 6 status counts to all existing status effects.
· Here, a DOT proc refers to the DOT damage applied by the weapon. It's calculated based solely on the base DOT damage, excluding all elemental mods and DOT multipliers. This treats DOT as direct damage, though it's theoretically still considered DOT damage.
· For example, if you apply DOT with a weapon that has 46 base damage, Maple Affliction will deal 46 damage upon activation. Even when applied through abilities like Dark Dagger, the damage of Maple Affliction matches the direct damage of that ability.
· You'll find that using mods for direct damage, faction damage, and status effect damage increases will boost the damage of Maple Affliction.
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2. 📊 Calculating Average Status Damage for Maple Affliction
· The first step for Maple Affliction is to inherit all types of DOTs on the target. This step aims to prevent Maple Affliction from spreading uncontrollably and to maintain a somewhat stable addition of continuous status effects.
· In this step, the average damage of identical status effects from all sources is calculated. For instance, it calculates the average of toxin damage procs originating from your primary and secondary weapons.
· If you have Boltor Prime (50 base damage with 150% toxin damage mod) and Hystrix Prime (46 base damage with toxin damage proc), the average toxin damage between the two weapons would be 48.
· This calculation method applies equally to all DOT types except for Blast. This is because Blast status effects do not trigger Maple Affliction.
· After calculating the average damage for each DOT type, we move to the third step, where all these average values are summed up to determine the direct damage of Maple Affliction.
· This process is akin to Maple Affliction acting like a factory, collecting all DOT information and then calculating and delivering the final damage based on it.
· In this step, the average damage of identical status effects from all sources is calculated. For instance, it calculates the average of toxin damage procs originating from your primary and secondary weapons.
· If you have Boltor Prime (50 base damage with 150% toxin damage mod) and Hystrix Prime (46 base damage with toxin damage proc), the average toxin damage between the two weapons would be 48.
· This calculation method applies equally to all DOT types except for Blast. This is because Blast status effects do not trigger Maple Affliction.
· After calculating the average damage for each DOT type, we move to the third step, where all these average values are summed up to determine the direct damage of Maple Affliction.
· This process is akin to Maple Affliction acting like a factory, collecting all DOT information and then calculating and delivering the final damage based on it.
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3. 📈 Maple Affliction's Infinite Damage Potential and Its Cause
· The reason Maple Affliction achieves such immense damage lies in its infinite damage potential. While the arcane's formula appears ordinary at first glance, a closer look reveals hidden possibilities for infinite damage scaling.
· This phenomenon primarily occurs during the second and third stages, specifically in the process where DOTs of the same type find their average and are then summed up.
· If only a single DOT type exists, the formula functions normally, and you won't see a chain reaction of damage increase. Even if you trigger Maple Affliction multiple times, the average value and the final result remain consistent.
· However, the situation changes when other DOT types are introduced. For example, you'll observe damage values continuously increasing, such as 96, 178, 261, 350, 442, and 615.
· The cause of this phenomenon is that the arcane itself calculates the average, including the procs it applies, and then sums up these new average values to create even more powerful Maple Affliction damage. Consequently, with each subsequent execution of the second stage, the average value for each DOT type becomes even higher.
· This phenomenon primarily occurs during the second and third stages, specifically in the process where DOTs of the same type find their average and are then summed up.
· If only a single DOT type exists, the formula functions normally, and you won't see a chain reaction of damage increase. Even if you trigger Maple Affliction multiple times, the average value and the final result remain consistent.
· However, the situation changes when other DOT types are introduced. For example, you'll observe damage values continuously increasing, such as 96, 178, 261, 350, 442, and 615.
· The cause of this phenomenon is that the arcane itself calculates the average, including the procs it applies, and then sums up these new average values to create even more powerful Maple Affliction damage. Consequently, with each subsequent execution of the second stage, the average value for each DOT type becomes even higher.
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4. 💥 Impact of Faction and Status Effect Damage Increase on Maple Affliction
· Another reason why Maple Affliction is exceptionally powerful is that faction damage mods and status effect damage increases influence its formula. These factors maximize the arcane's performance.
· When Maple Affliction requires two or more status effects to trigger its chain reaction, faction damage and elemental damage enable these effects without additional requirements.
· Using faction damage mods or elemental damage mods can lead to significantly more aggressive damage scaling. While both greatly increase damage, using them simultaneously causes Maple Affliction's damage to snowball uncontrollably at an alarming rate.
· Maple Affliction itself might not seem impressive, but understanding its mechanics and grasping why this arcane is unimaginably powerful allows it to establish itself as an S-tier melee arcane alongside Maple Infleunce.
· When Maple Affliction requires two or more status effects to trigger its chain reaction, faction damage and elemental damage enable these effects without additional requirements.
· Using faction damage mods or elemental damage mods can lead to significantly more aggressive damage scaling. While both greatly increase damage, using them simultaneously causes Maple Affliction's damage to snowball uncontrollably at an alarming rate.
· Maple Affliction itself might not seem impressive, but understanding its mechanics and grasping why this arcane is unimaginably powerful allows it to establish itself as an S-tier melee arcane alongside Maple Infleunce.
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5. 💡 Recommended Uses and Conclusion for Maple Affliction Arcane
· Through this video, I hope you understand the power of Maple Affliction and utilize it in the most suitable situations.
· For instance, weapons like the Arc Carn Tethron, which apply strong DOT procs on slam, are perfect candidates for a Maple Affliction build.
· Alternatively, weapons that can efficiently apply lift, ragdoll, and knockdown status effects can also be excellent choices for a Maple Affliction setup.
· For instance, weapons like the Arc Carn Tethron, which apply strong DOT procs on slam, are perfect candidates for a Maple Affliction build.
· Alternatively, weapons that can efficiently apply lift, ragdoll, and knockdown status effects can also be excellent choices for a Maple Affliction setup.