Burning Wasp

Excalibur performing Buzzing Sting.
Excalibur performing Sparking Torture.
Excalibur performing Guided Claw.

Burning Wasp is one of two available Stance mods for Whip type weapons. It is a specialized Stance that trades speed for range, its focused lashing attacks being able to hit targets from deceptively long ranges. The style of the stance utilizes a more flowing combo as opposed to Coiling Viper's slithering, coiling style.

Can be equipped on:

✓ denotes weapon with matching Stance polarity

Combos

Move	Button Combination
Buzzing Sting	E E E
Sparking Torture	E E Pause E200% E200%2x
Guided Claw	E Hold E200% E
Rolling Thunder	Hold E
Spiral Cut	Slide + E
Mountain's Chisel	In Air + E
Weightless Steel	Wallrun + E
Resounding Fear	Aiming at Downed Enemy + E
= Normal = All Targets = Slam = Proc

PS4 Players E = O
Xbox Players E = B

Notes

Rolling Thunder can only be performed either immediately following the first two attacks of Buzzing Sting/Sparking Torture, or immediately following another Rolling Thunder; otherwise, when holding E without initiating a combo first, the Tenno will launch into the second strike of Guided Claw, if it is unlocked, and only perform a single attack if it is not. (This may potentially be a bug, as until Guided Claw is unlocked, the Tenno will simply perform only the first melee strike under these conditions.)
The final vertical swing of Buzzing Sting and lunging strike of Guided Claw both possess a guaranteed Proc.
The third hit of Sparking Torture (immediately following the pause) is a lunging strike with a wide-swinging arc. Like most melee moves with built-in lunge or dash movements, the distance the Tenno covers is directly affected by their Attack Speed.
The final strikes of the Sparking Torture combo sweeps the air twice a few meters in front of the wielder, but may miss enemies that are too near to the Tenno.
Guided Claw's second attack is a spinning arc which hits enemies around the user; its lunging final thrust possesses innate Punch Through, hitting all enemies in the path of the strike and bypassing physical barriers.
The last hit of Buzzing Sting strikes approximately 7m away from the Tenno. Guided Claw's final attack has approximately the same physical reach, but is a straight thrust, rather than a downward swing.

Tips

Being aware of the Tenno's positioning relative to enemies is key to maximizing the effectiveness of this stance; the majority of Burning Wasp's attacks strike further from the Tenno than most melee stances, and can potentially miss enemies that are too close to the Tenno.
Reach mods will extend both the striking surface and length of all whip weapons. (tested 24Nov2016)
- The default range for whips is 1.5m-7m.
- With a maxed Reach it becomes 1m-9m
- With a maxed Primed Reach it becomes 0.5m-13.5m making whips the longest reaching melee weapons (excluding the gunblade's projectiles).
It is advisable, when using Sparking Torture's lunge, to aim for open space alongside a group of enemies, to maximize the number of impacted targets and compensate for the final attack's tendency to miss particularly close targets.
Guided Claw possesses both a guaranteed status proc and innate Punch Through on its final strike, bypassing all physical cover, including crates, walls, and Blunts. This allows for delivering crowd-control status affects to enemies without waiting for them to expose themselves--or, without exposing the Tenno themself.
Guided Claw is most easily performed by holding E on the first strike, as it supersedes Rolling Thunder.
Similarly, Sparking Torture's final strike can also be performed by holding E after the pause; the Tenno will automatically follow through after the lunge attack.
The lunging strike on Guided Claw and final swing of Buzzing Sting can be swept to hit a spread of enemies, either by turning the camera while the whip is extended, or (if Align Attacks to Camera is off in the Options > Controls menu) by rotating the Warframe directly, potentially allowing skilled Tenno to deliver guaranteed procs to multiple targets simultaneously.

Trivia

Two of Burning Wasp's combos, Buzzing Sting and Sparking Torture, bear names that speak to the nature of the two whips that match Burning Wasp's polarity: Lecta's electric shock, and the grinder-like Atterax's use as a torturous execution device, respectively.