Talk:Toxic Lash/@comment-26353840-20150429020251/@comment-26353840-20150501022709

Yes I'm replying to my own post lol.

So I've done a bit more testing today with regards to building an effective Contagion build.

What I found: I found that while actually playing through missions (Void Def/Surv) I noticed that Venom isn't actually a move to be used at long range on higher levels. You use Venom at close to mid-range (long when needed or by accident). I mention Venom b/c in order to use Contagion effectively you need to cause as much damage to a single target with melee as quickly as possible. What happens is one of the Venom spores will pop and spread allowing you to go from target to target without needing to recast Venom.

The next step to this is figuring out how much duration you actually need. I found that I only need between 10 to 20 sec. (or even 5 sec depending on build) of Contagion. Why even use Contagion, well if you want to use mods on your weapon that aren't status mods then use Contagion. The reason I use Contagion really comes from wanting to use Venom Dose and noticing that you need some type of duration on Venom and in turn you gain the use of Contagion without having to really focus in on it. Does Miasma suffer from building toward duration, yes and no. It does early game but late game Miasma and doing much against lvl 100-150 period. Think this is why Miasma although brief has a stun effect. Killing high level foes takes Venom with her to proc Viral and to cut through shields with Toxin (Venom Dose for team). Using Molt is a bonus b/c it's like time bomb that causes DoT plus if you're running Regenertive Molt you pretty much have become one of the toughest Warframes combing Rage and Rejuvenation (max Vitality).

Something I've noticed regarding knock downs or the lack thereof is when you are using Melee attacks with channeling, I've been able to resist knock downs along with casting Contagion (resist knockdown). The next post will be short and will include my build after some more tweaks and play through. I'll try to get a screen capture and list my numbers.