Gauss Guide - Fast and Furious - Warframe

Gauss Overview

Here's the example of Gauss gameplay. Keep his second and fourth ability online, use first ability to reposition and use third to buff his weapons and deleting hordes of enemies, he will handle the rest. 

Why should you try Gauss?

How to get Gauss?

Normal Gauss can be obtained from Disruption mission on Sedna, Kappa. Complete each wave of the mission perfectly and from third wave onward you'll have a 7,84% chance of getting one of three Gauss components each wave after, while his blueprint is purchasable in the Store.

Gauss Prime can be farmed through relic system or purchased from other players. For newer players, that means he needs to be traded from other players, since his relics are currently off-limit. If you're planning to buy the frame, use a website called warframe.market, since it offers multiple offers so player can recognize if he's being scammed. DO NOT USE TRADE CHAT IN GAME!

How does Gauss work?

Build

Here's the build:

In Aura and Eximus slots we have Sprint Speed bonuses. It's mainly for fun, however you can change Aura to Corrosive Projection and Eximus slot to Cunning Drift. Next we focus on Duration and Range, for Redline and Thermal Sunder respectively. Equilibrium, Streamline and Primed Flow are for Energy economy. Archon Vitality is only for its secondary effect, which doubles Heat status procs. If you lack Mod space, you can run the mod at Rank 0. Thermal Transfer and Arcane Hot Shot is for weapon buffing. If you need more survivability, consider swapping Augur Reach for Redirection.

There isn't any Helminth ability infused. Gauss kit by itself works too well to swap out anything.

This build also features 5 Tauforged Archon Shards- 2 Duration, 2 Casting Speed, 1 Parkour Velocity. They are completely optional.

It's sugested to keep around 200% Duration in this build. While in Redline, the more Duration you have, the harder it is to reach 100%.

How to use it?

When you load into a mission, cast Redline and Kinetic Plating first. Run around, use Mach Rush to generate energy for your battery. Gauss loves movement so if you can, keep on moving. Cast Heat DMG Thermal Sunder 3-4 times when you want to kill enemies and also to buff your weapons, thanks to Thermal Transfer and Arcane Hot Shot. If they survived, cast Cold DMG Thermal Sunder and watch enemies dissapear. If they didn't, your weapons should be buffed enough to deal with the rest.

One thing to note is "Invert Tap/Hold" option. It was mentioned in Abilities section of this guide, that when you tap his 3rd ability, you apply Cold Status. This build needs Heat DMG more than Cold DMG, so to make it more accessible, in the Settings search for "Invert Tap/Hold" and invert it for Gauss. That way you can deal Heat DMG with tapping the "3" button. You will still need to hold it, if you want to nuke enemies with Blast DMG.

Weapons

Gauss can run (pun intended) any weapon and companion, since his 4th ability makes every weapon overpowered, and companions should be a support, which Gauss doesn't need, but here are some recommendations to make the most of him:

Primary Weapons:

Secondary Weapons:

Melee Weapons:

Conclusion

Gauss is easily one of the most complete and satisfying Warframes in the game. Whether you want to nuke entire rooms, sprint through missions, or turn sluggish weapons into rapid-fire machines, he delivers on every front. Take him for a run—you won't regret it!

Happy hunting!