Talk:Valkyr (Warframe)/@comment-50.154.129.7-20141111235858/@comment-24786097-20141119062113

I feel Rage is counter productive if you run a Hysteria build.

1. If you're running a Hysteria build, chances are you'l be recasting it immediately after the duration ends. Especially in the heat of battle. This gives you very little oppurtunity for Rage to work. This is different compared to Quick Thinking which increases your effective health using your energy pool. Rage, itself, does not make you tankier.

2. Rage as a source to regain energy for the next Hysteria. This depends on how you mod. Suppose you run around with a Max Blind Rage. That's some damage you'd have to take voluntarily in order to get back enough energy for Hysteria. On the other hand, if you run a max efficiency build, it's not that hard to get back enough energy from enemy drops during the duration of Hysteria. So again, Rage is under utilized. Besides, willingly getting pelt by bullets to get energy... not really wise... (then again I don't use Steel Fiber in my build, but even if I do, less damage to health = less energy gained).

I personally run a Max efficiency build with R5 Blind Rage and Intensify. This brings Hysteria to a cost of 40. On the rare occasion I do not have enough energy *Stares at Eximus*, I drop a Medium Team Energy Restore. Instant 50 energy to recast Hysteria.

Not saying Rage is useless. If you run a non-hysteria oriented build (only use it to gain health, or you run a Melee chanelling with Life Strike), Rage can help. But IMHO the Mod slot can be used for something else