By Lesa 
Warframe is one of the best third-person shooter games in the 21st century. The main feature of this game is the endless possibilities of the builds and customisations you can make. There are many weapons and warframes in the game, one of them being the Tonnkatt. The Tonnkatt is a decent melee weapon in Warframe. The weapon is a tonfa. If you look closely, it is actually two Grineer mining tools. Like the Tonnkatt, there are many weapons and warframes in the game. To get these weapons, skins and other prized material, you will need Warframe Platinum.
If you have the Tonnkatt and are looking for the best builds, you are in the right place. This guide will cover how to get the weapon, the best build, and the suitable warframes.
About The Tonnkatt
First, the Tonnkatt is not the best melee weapon in the game. There are better options available, so choose the melee wisely. The main selling point of this melee weapon is its Unique Trait. It has the Unique Trait of increasing Combo Multiplier, and grants a 4% Heat damage increase for 15 seconds. This trait is stackable 30 times.
Without the Unique trait, the Tonkatt is a slashing weapon. The standard stats are:
- Attack Speed: 1.08
- Base Range: 2.5m
- Critical Chance: 23%
- Critical Multiplier: 2.1x
- Status Chance: 21%
- Base Damage: 165 (132 Slash, 33 Puncture)
- Heavy Attack: 330×2
- Heavy Slam: 495
When you use this weapon, ensure to make full use of the unique trait. So, you must get a 12 times combo. Then reset the combo streak by spamming heavy attacks. Of course, you have your way of doing things, so possibilities are not limited to just this approach.
How To Get the Tonnkatt?
The Tonkatt is a weapon from the Galleon of Ghouls event. You get the blueprint with the first week of the event. If you do not have the blueprint, you can wait for the reprisal of the Tonnkatt in another event. But from May 16 to May 19 2025, you can get the components for it. Of course, this approach means you must farm for the components. Instead, you can get a Warframe account for sale that already has the Tonnkatt. The final choice remains solely with you.
The Best Builds for the Tonnkatt In Warframe
As mentioned before; to make the best of this weapon, you will need to use its Unique Trait. For proper usage, you can wait for the timer or keep spamming heavy attacks. The build will focus on the latter approach to using the tonfas. So, for the Tonnkatt, use a dependable Electricity and Influence setup. The electricity mod is safe as the heat buff does not combine with other factors. If you do not think this build will work out, here are some more:
- Melee influence and Arcane.
- Sovereign Outcast and Aura slot, or by itself.
- Dispatch Overdrive and Exilus shot or by itself.
- Primed Smite mod of a chosen faction and a base Madurai slot or by itself.
- Condition Overload and the V Forma.
- Primed Reach and the V Forma.
- Blood Rush and the V Forma.
- Galvanised Steel and the V Forma.
- Voltaic Strike by itself.
- Berserker Fury by itself.
- Weeping Wounds by itself.
Before, we discussed that this weapon is not everyone’s cup of tea. It is not the best in the segment. So, options are open. You can make a personal build if need be. So, go for it!
The Suitable Warframes for the Tonnkatt
The Tonkatt is a melee weapon, so any warframe with a melee synergy can work wonders. So, feel free to experiment with the Warframes that you have. Here are some options:
- Saryn– Mainly for the Toxic slash.
- Kullervo– When paired with the Tonnkatt, you will get a lot of crits.
- Gauss– If you want a fast attack speed.
Conclusion
Warframe is a solid game. There are some mechanics that are outright dumb or glitchy, but it is a game that we enjoy. At the end of the day, make sure you have fun and enjoy the games you play. May your matches be fruitful and give you continuous victories