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CODEX

Ash is great for players looking for a more stealthy approach to combat. Lethal abilities are complemented by powers of distraction.

This is Ash, lethal and elusive.

Ash can remain unseen, but his effects on the battlefield can be felt by all. Keep an eye out, Tenno.

—Lotus

Release Date: October 25th, 2012

Ash is a fast, maneuverable Warframe that possesses a high degree of survivability in the field. Fleet movement complements deadly tools of assassination, making Ash a perfect balance between killing potency and stealth.

Acquisition

Ash's main blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Ash's component blueprints are obtained from Venus Proxima (Systems), Neptune Proxima (Neuroptics), and Pluto Proxima (Chassis) in Rotation C of Empyrean Defense and Survival missions.

Item	Source	Chance	Expected	Nearly Guaranteed
Neuroptics Blueprint	Neptune Proxima Defense / C	8.51%	~ 11 C Rotations	77 ± 25 C Rotations
Neuroptics Blueprint	Neptune Proxima Survival / C	8.33%	~ 12 C Rotations	79 ± 26 C Rotations
Chassis Blueprint	Pluto Proxima Defense / C	10.26%	~ 9 C Rotations	63 ± 21 C Rotations
Chassis Blueprint	Pluto Proxima Survival / C	8.33%	~ 12 C Rotations	79 ± 26 C Rotations
Systems Blueprint	Venus Proxima Defense / C	10.53%	~ 9 C Rotations	62 ± 20 C Rotations
Systems Blueprint	Venus Proxima Survival / C	8.33%	~ 12 C Rotations	79 ± 26 C Rotations

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations. Drop chances are rounded to two decimal places, following the official drop tables repository.
Expected means a player can expect to obtain at least one of a drop every N attempts on average.
Nearly Guaranteed refers to the total number of attempts a player needs to obtain a 1 in 10^2,3, and 4 probability not to have recieved a single drop (99%, 99.9%, and 99.99% probability to have received at least one drop).
The combined probability of multiple drops is 1 - ((1-A%) * (1-B%) * ...) (add drops in same rotation)
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Manufacturing Requirements
25,000	1	1	1	1	Time: 72 hrs
25,000	1	1	1	1	Rush: 50
Market Price: 375			Blueprints Price:35,000

Ash Neuroptics Blueprint
15,000	150	1	150	500	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	150	1	150	500	Rush: 25

Ash Chassis Blueprint
15,000	1	1,000	300		Time: 12 hrs
15,000	1	1,000	300		Rush: 25

Ash Systems Blueprint
15,000	1	1	500	500	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	1	1	500	500	Rush: 25

Lore

Main article: Leverian#Ash

LEVERIAN ENTRY

Ash. Avatar of murder.

Patron saint of the Orokin school of political assassination known as... The Scoria. Each assassin bore a mark: a swirling, smoky-black jewel between their eyes.

"You are forever the Scoria. The Scoria is forever you."

No devotee knew of any life, any thought that was not Scoria Doctrine. For every question, so the Orokin of the Scoria said, Ash was the answer.

Two notable students of the Scoria's anthracite halls were also two brothers: Dom and Pilio. Dom was nimble, cunning, and a quick study with the blade. His brother, Pilio, however, was not so gifted. While he idolized Ash, worshipped him, Pilio lacked Dom's grace and clarity. And Ash's ruthlessness. However... it was Dom who had been captured by the very target he was tasked to kill. A sin unforgivable to the Scoria. So it fell to Pilio - the lesser - to uphold the Scoria by taking Dom's life. By this, the Seven would have assurance that Dom's flaw was not a... familial trait.

You see, as you might expect of an Orokin school of murder, the Scoria were ruthless when it came to... "academic excellence". With Dom dead at Pilio's feet, two essential killings would have taken place: that of a failure, and that of any shred of pity within Pilio. Ash would oversee Pilio's mission.

Pilio's soul was to die that day: as the life drained from his brother's eyes or if he could not do so, beneath the blades of his lifelong idol: Ash.

During the Orokin Era, there was a school of assassination called The Scoria. Each of its members bore a black jewel imprinted between their eyes and treated Ash as their patron saint.

At one point during the Era, the school had two noteworthy students: brothers Dom and Pilio. Dom possessed great skill while Pilio was not as gifted, lacking his brother's grace and clarity, but one day Dom was captured by his target. As capture by the enemy was considered an unforgivable sin to the Scoria, Pilio was given the task to assassinate his brother, a mission that would be overseen by Ash himself. However, Pilio would be torn from killing his brother, were he to succeed, or being killed by his idol, were he to fail.

The pair was dispatched on a tower on Mars, but Pilio failed to overcome the fear that his task wrought, leaving Ash to slay the fifty guardsmen with his Causta Bow and Dual Kamas. Ash led Pilio to their target's chambers, discovering Dom in civilian clothes, casually sharing a glass with a middle-aged mustachioed man whose eyes were sad and kind, and the gem between his eyes removed, signifying that he had betrayed the Scoria. The man gladly called Dom and Pilio his sons before coming to Dom's defense and brandishing a sidearm, which was quickly disarmed by Ash's Blade Storm.

Urged by Dom, a confused Pilio questioned Ash, who responded by sinking his blade into Pilio's gem. The gem was suppressing the memories of Dom and Pilio DeNas, who were stolen by the Scoria. The mustachioed man, Lio DeNas, was stealing back his sons. Ash had saved the boy from his turmoil and allowed the DeNas family to escape from Mars forever.

It is unknown why Ash went against the school's doctrine. However, it is known that not even the Scoria were spared from their idol during the fall of the Orokin.

LEVERIAN ENTRY

So. What are we to make of this?

Why did Ash - focal figure of the Scoria - go against Doctrine and permit two boys who were both failures and traitors to fly free?

What was it this killer saw in two near-orphans that, shall we say, softened his heart?

We do not know. Neither did Pilio, whose memoirs bring us this story.

But. We do know this: in the final days of Orokin rule... as towers fell and death came for the white-and-gold gods... the Scoria were not spared.

No. Rather their senior ranks - the mentors and chief assassins - were exterminated to a figure in a pogrom of ruthless and breathtaking efficiency.

A near-total destruction led... in the main... by Ash. Curious, no?

Warframe Guides

“I am the Lotus. I will guide you, but we must hurry.”

Guides are created by users like you. They aren't as strictly regulated as most pages, so keep an eye out for dated or subjective information.

Have your own build and playstyle? You can contribute too! Instructions are within.

See Category:Ash Guides to read user-made guides on how to play this Warframe.

Trivia

Ash was originally named Smoke, and before that, simply Ninja.^[1] He is still referred to as Ninja internally in the game files.
As seen from concept art, Ash was initially slated to be a female Warframe.
Ash, like some of Hydroid's powers, has a unique perk that allows his Blade Storm ability to completely bypass enemy armor due to the attacks dealing True damage; the kind of damage used when players perform finishing attacks on unaware/blinded/sleeping enemies.
Ash was the first Warframe that had innate physical weapons associated with his frame, in this case, the hidden blades he uses in his Blade Storm ability. The second frame with this innate physical weapon was Mesa and her Regulator pistols she uses in her Peacemaker ability.
Ash has smoke constantly venting from his left arm.
Prior to Update 29.10 (2021-03-19), Ash's components dropped from Manics.

References

↑ Dev Diary #1: The Beginning - 3:00

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“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”

Ash Prime is Vaulted.

The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during gameplay at this time. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.

CODEX

Distraction and subterfuge become lethal weapons with Ash Prime. Featuring altered mod polarities for greater customization.

Release Date: July 7th, 2015

Ash Prime is the Primed variant of Ash, possessing a higher shield capacity, armor and sprint speed, as well as an additional polarity. Ash Prime was released alongside Vectis Prime and Carrier Prime.

Acquisition

Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics | (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics | (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic

Ash Prime's Relic Drops
Chassis Blueprint	Blueprint	Systems Blueprint	Neuroptics Blueprint
Axi B1 Common (V) Lith V8 Common (V) Meso V2 Common (V) Neo N4 Common (V)	Lith S3 Uncommon (V) Lith V7 Uncommon (V) Meso C1 Uncommon (V) Meso S3 Uncommon (V)	Axi A7 Rare (V) Axi N1 Rare (V) Neo N5 Uncommon (V)	Axi N2 Uncommon (V) Meso N2 Uncommon (V) Meso V4 Uncommon (V) Neo A4 Uncommon (V) Neo N3 Uncommon (V) Neo V4 Uncommon (V)

Manufacturing Requirements
25,000	1	1	1	1	Time: 72 hrs
25,000	1	1	1	1	Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Ash Prime Neuroptics Blueprint
15,000	150	2	1,000	750	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	150	2	1,000	750	Rush: 25

Ash Prime Chassis Blueprint
15,000	3	1,000	400		Time: 12 hrs
15,000	3	1,000	400		Rush: 25

Ash Prime Systems Blueprint
15,000	3	1	1,000	500	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	3	1	1,000	500	Rush: 25

Vaultings

On May 24th, 2017, it was announced that Ash Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on May 30th, 2017. Any preexisting components or fully-built frames will remain as is.
Ash Prime resurfaced along with Vauban Prime, Vectis Prime, Carrier Prime, Akstiletto Prime, and Fragor Prime from November 19th, 2019, to February 11th, 2020.

Notes

Ash Prime, compared to Ash:
- Higher Shields (125/375 vs. 100/300)
- Higher Armor (175 vs. 100)
- Higher Sprint Speed (1.2 vs. 1.15)
- Different Polarities ( vs. )
As a Prime Warframe, Ash Prime possesses a special passive ability where contact with an Orokin Void Death Orb will make them release an energy pulse that grants 250 Energy to all nearby allies. This effect can only occur once per Death Orb and can occur even if the Death Orb has been previously destroyed.

Trivia

Ash Prime's helmet could be loosely based on the traditional Kabuto Samurai helmet and shows certain aspects of other Samurai Helmets like the oversized chin guard.
The ponytail on the Ash Prime helmet is somewhat reminiscent of the ponytail in Ash's original concept art.
- This "ponytail" was originally intended to be included in his final design, however, cloth physics at the time did not permit it.
In the Codex, Ash Prime's arm blades are mounted underneath the wrist; in-game, however, the blades are positioned above his wrists much like the normal Ash.
Ash Prime's ability features are energy ribbons that emerge from Ash Prime when he appears out of Smoke Screen and when he reaches his destination from Teleport.
Ash Prime has Orokin writing on his torso that says "Tenno Model 24N - Serial 147H".
Ash Prime's Arsenal image shows him holding the Vectis Prime as a lefty. Although this may be unintentional, it could hint to Ash Prime being ambidextrous, hence why he is equally efficient with both arm blades.
A fully built Ash Prime was given for watching TennoCon 2018 on WARFRAME's Twitch with a Twitch-linked account for 30 consecutive minutes, or were in attendance to TennoCon 2018, on July 7th, 2018.^[1]
- Due to server issues that prevented players from watching the livestream, DE gave away a free Ash Prime to anybody with a Twitch-linked account who logged into WARFRAME between July 3rd and July 10th, 2018.^[2]

Media

Ash Prime in Codex.
One of Ash Prime's early helmet designs.

WARFRAME - Ash Revisit

WARFRAME - Ash Prime Nightcrawler Loadout (ft. Skiajati)

HOW TO ASH PRIME - The True Ninja in Warframe Update 16.11

Suit Up (Warframe) E7 - Ash Prime

Warframe Test Drive Ash Prime

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Passive

Any Slash procs inflicted by Ash (from both weapons and abilities) deal 25% more damage and last 50% longer.

- Bonus is also independent of faction damage bonuses, stacking multiplicatively with them.
  - For example, when using Ash, a weapon that deals 100 damage with Bane of Grineer will have a Slash proc that deals $(100 * (1 + 0.3)) * 0.35 * (1 + 0.3) * (1 + 0.25) = 73.94$ damage per tick.
Bleed duration bonus stacks additively with status duration mods such as Lingering Torment.

Abilities

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Main article: Shuriken (edit)

ENERGY: 25 KEY 1	Shuriken Launches a spinning blade of pain, dealing high damage and impaling enemies to walls.	Strength:100 / 250 / 350 / 500 ( Slash damage on hit)
		Duration:N/A
		Range:N/A
		Misc:1 / 1 / 2 / 2 (number of shurikens) 6 m (auto-target radius) 60 m (targeting range) 90° (homing angle) 100 % ( Slash status chance)
		Subsumable to Helminth

Ash throws 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 shuriken to strike enemies standing within a 6 meter radius around him, or home in on enemies within 60 meters and a 90° angle of the aiming reticle. Each Shuriken inflicts 100 / 250 / 350 / 500 Slash damage with a 100% status chance on hit.
- Damage is affected by Ability Strength and Theorem Demulcent.
- The Bleed DoT inflicts 43.75% of the initial damage per tick for a total of 9 ticks over 9 seconds, due to Ash's passive. The Bleed damage bypasses armor.
  - Should Shuriken hit an enemy's head, the Bleed DoT will inflict 87.5% of the initial damage per tick for the same duration.
- Number of shurikens, auto-target radius, targeting range, homing angle, and status chance are not affected by mods.
- Shurikens do not require direct line of sight to home in on enemies.
- Shurikens can bypass obstacles in the environment to strike targets behind walls and objects.
- Shurikens will travel toward the aiming reticle on a slight angle if no enemies were standing close to Ash or within the targeting range and homing angle. Enemies will still receive damage and proc if hit by these Shurikens.
Shuriken will not disrupt Shade's cloak.
Shuriken is a one-handed action. As such, it can be used while performing various maneuvers and actions without interruption.
Delay of about 0.5 seconds between uses.
Subsuming Ash to the Helminth will offer Shuriken and its augments to be used by other Warframes.

Main article: Seeking Shuriken

Seeking Shuriken is an Ash Warframe Augment Mod that allows Shuriken to temporarily reduce the armor of their targets.

Rank	Armor Reduction	Duration	Cost
0	35%	2s	6
1	45%	4s	7
2	55%	6s	8
3	70%	8s	9

Can be cast in rapid succession and since Slash procs ignore armor and can be stacked, this can bypass the high scaled armor of Grineer units.
Shuriken can be used to seek out nearby hidden enemies due to its homing feature.
- However, Shuriken will often try to seek enemies that you've run past, making it miss both the enemy you ran past and the target you were trying to hit.
Using the Seeking Shuriken augment, Ash can strip armor of any enemy entirely with only 143% Ability Strength. It works great on bosses, especially in Sorties when they are high level.

Main article: Smoke Screen (edit)

ENERGY: 35 KEY 2	Smoke Screen Drops a smoke bomb that stuns enemies and obscures their vision, rendering Ash invisible for a short time.	Strength:N/A
		Duration:2 / 4 / 6 / 8 s
		Range:10 m

Ash throws down a smoke bomb that briefly staggers enemies within a radius of 10 meters, while Ash turns transparent and rendering him invisible to all enemies for 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 seconds.
- Duration is affected by Ability Duration.
- Stagger radius is affected by Ability Range.
Cannot be recast while active.

Main article: Smoke Shadow

Smoke Shadow is a Warframe Augment Mod for Ash's Smoke Screen that allows Ash to temporarily cloak nearby allies along with himself, while also increasing everyone's critical chance.

Rank	Duration	Range	Critical Chance	Cost
0	2s	15m	60%	6
1	4s	15m	90%	7
2	6s	15m	120%	8
3	8s	15m	150%	9

Smoke Screen does not prevent damage from Orokin Lasers or AoE damage such as poison clouds and explosions.
The ability's short duration makes Smoke Screen only useful for quick flanking movements.
- The low duration also necessitates using the ability with care and paying attention to the remaining duration when active.
Can be used when surrounded to stagger nearby enemies and escape.

Main article: Teleport (edit)

ENERGY: 25 KEY 3	Teleport Ash teleports towards the target, bringing him into melee range and making enemies vulnerable to finishers.	Strength:N/A
		Duration:N/A
		Range:20 / 45 / 45 / 60 m

Ash performs a somersault as he teleports to a target within 20 / 45 / 45 / 60 meters on his aiming reticle. If the target is an enemy, it is staggered and opened to a melee finisher attack.
- Targeting range is affected by Ability Range.
- Eligible teleport targets include: enemies, allies, hostages, Cryopods, Excavators, and destructible objects.
- If the enemy cannot be attacked with a melee finisher (either due to positioning or the enemy type), it will be susceptible to Stealth Damage Multipliers from melee attacks for the duration of the stagger.
  - As with Smoke Screen, coming into physical contact with the enemy while attacking will temporarily remove the damage bonus.
Can be cast for free on a marked enemy target during Blade Storm's Shadow Clones assault phase. Ash will teleport to the targeted enemy and strike it and all remaining marked enemies in a cinematic cutscene sequence.
- When an unmarked enemy is targeted instead, Ash will attack it once before striking all remaining marked enemies.
Requires direct line of sight to a small part of the target to cast.
Can be used while in mid-air.
Note that using Teleport on enemies will alert them to your presence, preventing you from receiving the Stealth Kill affinity bonus.
- Wardens additionally lose the massive stealth attack bonus they receive from normal stealth attacks.

Main article: Fatal Teleport

Fatal Teleport is a Warframe Augment Mod for Ash that causes Teleport to immediately perform a melee finisher upon teleporting to the target, with an additional damage multiplier. Additionally, if the finisher kills its target, 50% of Teleport's energy cost is refunded.

Rank	Extra Damage	Cost
0	125%	6
1	150%	7
2	175%	8
3	200%	9

Teleport can trigger Covert Lethality, dealing significant damage.
Using Teleport on an unmarked enemy while Blade Storm is active will allow Ash to mark said enemy at no energy cost.
Teleport allows for rapid movement through a tileset.

Main article: Blade Storm (edit)

ENERGY: 0 KEY 4	Blade Storm Project fierce shadow clones of Ash upon groups of distant enemies. Join the fray using Teleport. Energy per Mark: 12 Energy per Mark (while invisible): 6	Strength:750 / 1000 / 1500 / 2000 ( True damage)
		Duration:N/A
		Range:50 m
		Misc:3 (number of hits per mark) 2 (number of Shadow Clones)

Ash toggles a state of intense focus as he searches for targets to assassinate. During targeting mode, enemies within 50 meters from Ash that are seen near the aiming reticle become highlighted and tagged with a death mark above their head.
- Marking enemies drains 12 energy each, or 6 energy while Ash is invisible (e.g. using Smoke Screen).
  - Energy cost per mark is affected by Ability Efficiency.
- Target acquisition range is affected by Ability Range.
  - Leaving this range while targeting will unmark enemies and refund the energy.
When 1 or more enemies are marked, reactivating the ability will create 2 Shadow Clones that teleport to each marked enemy, striking them with 3 Finisher attacks that inflict 750 / 1000 / 1500 / 2000 True damage per hit with a 100% Slash Bleed chance.
- Damage is affected by Ability Strength, Steel Charge, Savage Silence, Radiant Finish, Arcane Fury, Arcane Blade Charger, Combo Counter multipliers, and Viral status.
  - Blade Storm gains 25% additional damage for each combo multiplier, up to a 3.75x damage multiplier at 12x combo, or 4.0x with Venka Prime equipped at 13x combo.
  - Melee mods do not increase damage, including Finishing Touch and Covert Lethality.
  - Melee mods that affect the combo counter and attack speed will benefit blade storm.
    - Weapons that modify the combo meter also apply, including the bonus initial combo count passives for Furax Wraith (20), Synoid Heliocor (20), Fragor Prime (30), and Venka Prime's increased combo cap.
    - Animation speed is affected by attack speed mods (e.g. Fury) up to the Finisher cap of +50%.
      - Buffs such as Speed, Warcry and Arcane Strike will only buff Ash's Animation speed when he joins blade storm via Teleport, and not the clone's.
      - Animation speed is not affected by the base weapon's attack speed, Berserker Fury, or casting speed mods (e.g., Natural Talent).
  - Arcane Arachne does not increase damage.
- The Bleed's DoT inflicts 43.75% of the initial damage per tick for a total of 9 ticks over 9 seconds. The Bleed damage bypasses armor.
  - Direct hit damage therefore accounts for only 20% of Blade Storm's total damage.
- Total Direct hit Damage (not Slash's Bleed's DoT) is further multiplied by Excalibur's Radiant Finish and Banshee's Savage Silence. (eg. with 100% strength: 2,000 × (1 + 300%) = 8,000)
- Strikes from Ash and his clones add to the melee combo counter.
  - Strikes from the Shadow Clones add 1 hit per enemy (4 with Rising Storm)
  - Combo gain is affected by combo gain mods and arcanes, but not Relentless Combination.
- The combo counter will reset when equipped with Xoris or similar melee weapons that feature infinite duration combo counter.
- Enemies that die to Direct Hits (not Slash's Bleed's DoT) will activate Arcane Trickery, Arcane Ultimatum, and Exodia Might.
Reactivating Blade Storm with no marks will toggle off targeting mode instead.
- While in targeting mode, Ash emits black smoke and his vision darkens.
- Blade Storm has no casting animations, so Ash can still perform all other functions normally such as maneuvering, casting other abilities, and firing or reloading weapons.
- Ash cannot re-enter targeting mode while his Shadow Clones are attacking marked enemies.
Ability Synergy:
- Invisibility by means of Smoke Screen or other allied abilities will half the energy cost of Blade Storm from 12 to 6 per mark.
- While Blade Storm is attacking, Teleport can be cast on a marked enemy at no energy cost to include Ash in the assault. Ash becomes invulnerable for the duration as he teleports and strikes all remaining marked enemies in a cinematic sequence.
  - While joining Blade Storm costs no energy, Ash must have enough energy to cast Teleport to join.
  - Strikes by Ash deal the same damage as his clones, but will attack enemies not targeted his clones. He consumes marks, and effectively accelerates the assault.
  - Ash can regenerate his shields during the animation.

Main article: Rising Storm

Rising Storm is an Ash Warframe Augment Mod that allows the clones generated by Blade Storm to contribute additional hits to the Melee Combo Counter, as well as increases the duration the Melee Combo Counter lasts.

Rank	Bonus Hits per Attack	Bonus Combo Duration	Cost
0	1	10s	6
1	2	10s	7
2	3	10s	8
3	4	10s	9

Blade Storm can be activated while zooming in with a ranged weapon. This can be used to more precisely pick targets.
You are invincible while using Blade Storm. This can be used to give time to regenerate your shields.
Blade Storm can be used to pick up items that are very far away or in dangerous situations (an item surrounded by 5 enemies for example). This generally requires a sentinel's Vacuum skill for maximum effectiveness. Simply target an enemy near something you want to pick up and activate the ability. Since you return to your starting point you will return to your "safe spot" but will have picked up health orbs, energy orbs, resources, and even mods.
Blade Storm can be used to start long melee combo chains to gain additional bonus melee damage.
- This synergizes well with builds centered around Blood Rush, Weeping Wounds, and Gladiator Mods.
Blade Storm can be empowered by performing melee combo chains before casting, as the ability's damage benefits greatly from the bonus melee damage multiplier.
Since Blade Storm deals True damage, the ability is well suited to dealing with Conculysts and Battalysts.
Ash's second ability, Smoke Screen, synergizes well with this ability, reducing both the energy cost per mark and Ash's vulnerability when marking enemies.
- Similarly, Arcane Trickery also synergizes well, since it can be triggered by Blade Storm and reduces the cost per mark.
Blade Storm allows Ash to easily trigger Arcane Ultimatum, giving him a boost in survivability.
Blade Storm finishers also trigger Exodia Might with Zaws, allowing substantial health regeneration without the use of Life Strike.
Considering Blade Storm has a 100% chance to proc Bleed, dealing 43.75% of the base damage 10 times in 9 seconds, the ability actually does $2,000 + ((2,000\times0.4375)\times10) = 10,750$ damage in 9 seconds, making it one of the most powerful abilities in the game if modded and used accordingly.
If used during sliding, Blade Storm seems to use a shorter version of finishing animations, which reduces total animation time.
Blade Storm benefits greatly from the effects of Body Count, Drifting Contact, and Gladiator Rush. Instead of having a 3 second delay before the combo counter disappears, the delay will be 3+12+10+6 = 31 seconds.
- Using the Rising Storm augment will further increase the delay.
Since Ash only spawns 2 Shadow Clones, it's highly suggested to equip attack speed mods as the time needed for the Shadow Clones' animations can make gameplay sluggish, especially if a large amount of enemies are marked.
Joining Blade Storm has multiple benefits for Ash:
- Becoming invulnerable allows Ash to ignore status effects, such as Toxin, and regenerate his shields.
- The rate in which attacks are dealt is increased as there will be 3 attackers instead of 2.
- The amount of hits added to the combo counter from the ability will be higher than if Ash were to not join.
Using Teleport on an unmarked enemy while Ash's Shadow Clones are attacking marked ones will result in the unmarked enemy being marked without consuming any energy. Ash will then join Blade Storm until all marks are expended.
- Enemies attacked by Blade Storm this way are only attacked once.

On certain unspecific occasions Ash will become invulnerable after using Blade Storm. It should also be noted that Blade Storm can cause lag commonly.

Very rarely, after using Blade Storm, Ash will float and become invincible. He is unable to jump or fall down, use melee weapons (or primaries/secondaries in some cases), or use Blade Storm again. Pressing E will teleport to a random enemy and perform a purely aesthetic Blade Storm attack which does no damage. This appears to occur when Blade Storm's initial target is killed before Blade Storm begins.

On some occasions (most likely related to latency), Ash will remain vulnerable whilst being unable to exit this bugged state without getting killed (as in, actually dying and using a revive charge, as revived by a teammate will not end this glitch).
This may occur when the initial target for Blade Storm is killed (by another player/procs) during the teleporting animation, causing Ash to teleport to his casting location, and initiate this bug.
To deactivate the bug, Ash can prompt a "falling out of level" event by power wall climbing to the sky if there is a wall in the map that allows him to. This will respawn Ash to a random location on the ground and deactivate the bug.

Very Rarely, when Ash finishes using Blade Storm he will appear at the location where he used it with 0 Health, unable to move, unable to use weapons, and unable to be damaged by enemies. Any on screen prompts that occur, such as Defense and Interception wave prompts, will not be presented to Ash in this state. Ash cannot be revived as he isn't considered down despite the fact that he has 0 health. The only way to fix this bug is to wait for the mission to end or leave the mission.

If wielding a melee weapon when cast, Blade Storm will occasionally perform Finisher attacks on enemies. This does not occur if the player is hosting.

Occasionally, Ash will fall out of the map after using Blade Storm, where he will either teleport back to the original casting position or die.

If Blade Storm is cast and Ash's holograms seek out a led target, they will attack the target indefinitely until either the Mind Controlled target dies or its duration expires.

Attempting to use Blade Storm against another player when fighting in the Dojo will cause Ash to become invincible and hover in the air. In this state, Ash can only move and use firearms.

When Ash has no melee weapon equipped, it is possible in some cases for Ash to attain an unmodded Skana after using Bladestorm. This Skana is not listed in the end of mission screen, nor in the in-game gear list, and is lost upon dying or completion of the mission.

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How to get, mod and play Ash in 2021 - The Ultimate Guide

WARFRAME - Ash Revisit

WARFRAME - Ash Prime Nightcrawler Loadout (ft. Skiajati)

Warframe Ash Overview W Commentary

Crash Course In WARFRAME - Ash

WARFRAME - Executing Dash & Bladestorm Synergy

Stealth Ash Pro Builds 5 Forma Update 11.7.3

Warframe Ash Stealth Pro Builds Update 13.2.2-0

Warframe ASH Build Guide

Warframe Ash Blade Storm Pro Builds 2 Forma Update 14.9.2

Warframe Build - ASH BLADE STORM BUILD Update 15.9

Warframe Builds - ASH STEALTH TEAM Smoke Shadow Augment

Warframe Ash, Threesomes & Finishing In Style therundown

Warframe Fanboying Over Ash Prime Access

Warframe Ash Prime Setup (U16.11.4)

HOW TO ASH PRIME - The True Ninja in Warframe Update 16.11

FATAL TELEPORT - Finisher God Warframe

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Warframe - BladeStorm Tekko - Corrupted lvl 100-1

Warframe Combo BladeStorm Tekko ( Build Berserker Quickening ) Fast Atk Speed-0

Ash Rework Quick And Simple Look (Bladestorm Rework)

ASH REWORKED - Blade Storm Changes Warframe

[1] Dev Diary #1: The Beginning - 3:00

[2] Get Ash Prime For Free! - TennoLive 2018 Twitch Drop

[3] The Great TennoCon 2018 Ash Prime Drop Fix!

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