Cleaving Whirlwind

Rhino performing Crowd Fall.
Rhino performing Broken Bull, including the staggered end.
Rhino performing Sundered Tusk.
Rhino performing Drifting Stampede.

Cleaving Whirlwind is a stance mod for Heavy Blade melee weapons. It is a momentum-based stance whose slow, sweeping attacks deal high damage in coned or radial areas around the wielder.

Can be equipped on:

✓ denotes weapon with matching Stance polarity

Combos

Combo Name

Button Combination

Length

Crowd Fall

300%

400%

500%

2.25s

Broken Bull

2x 100%

100%

200%

2x 200%

2x 300%

5.7s

+

Drifting Stampede

400%

500%

1.9s

+

Sundered Tusk

500%

300%

100%

200%

400%

2.7s

( + ) +

Crowd Fall

600%

N/A

(Heavy Attack)

Hell's Wave

200%

N/A

(While Sliding)

Mountain's Chisel

200%

N/A

(While In Air)

Flaying Home

200%

N/A

(While Wall Latching)

Tunneling Spike

1200%

N/A

(On Knocked

Down Enemy)

360° Attack

Slam Attack

Ranged Attack

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Key Inputs
Basic Melee (PC default LMB or E)
Heavy Attack (PC default MMB)
Block (PC default RMB)
Forward Movement (PC default W)

Multipliers and Hits
200% Attack does double damage
2x 100% Attack hits twice

Exclusive Procs
Impact or Stagger
Knockdown
Lifted
Ragdoll
Front/Back or Ground Finisher
Impair (PvP only)

Shaded rows are combos shared across all stances of the weapon type.

Notes[edit | edit source]

Both Sundered Tusk and Drifting Stampede do 25% bonus Slash damage.
The Broken Bull Combo involves spinning the blade in a 360 arc around the Warframe while moving forward with each press of the melee key. This can be used to hit multiple enemies in a large area.
- Hits twice in each spin.
  - There is actually a third hit at the end portion of the spins animation, just before another spin is started.
- Can be used while sprinting.
- The 6th attack in this combo is just a stagger animation, dealing no damage

Tips[edit | edit source]

Broken Bull punishes mindless mashing by causing the Tenno to lose their balance and stagger if they try to continue spinning after the 5th spin. Cancel the combo or chain into Crowd Fall to maintain combo momentum.
- The stagger after the 5th swing is shortened dramatically with strong attack speed buffs such as Valkyr's Warcry and Volt's Speed. While under these buffs, spamming mindlessly is punished far less severely.
With careful timing, one could achieve the third hit within the Broken Bull spin by turning 90 degrees clockwise after the second hit has landed.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Crowd Fall is the standard combo for most Heavy Blade melee weapons without a Stance mod on.
Cleaving Whirlwind is the only Stance Mod that comes with a stagger penalty.