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Valkyr Prime Talons

The Capped Talons

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A twelve-combo heavy-spam build that hits the damage cap

Content: Steel Path, Level capRole: Damage-cap heavy attacksDifficulty: AdvancedWeapon reliance: High. Valkyr-locked
Valkyr Prime Talons

BUILD PERFORMANCE

Imported guide figures

Weapon figures land near 105% base crit chance and 4.89x crit damage, climbing with Blood Rush as combo builds.

CONFIGURATION

8 equipped mods
Galvanized Steel mod card12madurai polarityGalvanized SteelGalvanized Steel+110% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks) On Melee Kill: +30% Critical Damage for 20s. Stacks up to 4x.RANK 10/10Galvanized Steel+110% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks) On Melee Kill: +30% Critical Damage for 20s. Stacks up to 4x.Effects shown at max rank · 12 base drain
SLOT 1 · RANK 10

Galvanized Steel

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Blood Rush mod card14madurai polarityBlood RushBlood Rush+40% Critical Chance per Combo Multiplier at max rankRANK 10/10Blood Rush+40% Critical Chance per Combo Multiplier at max rankEffects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
SLOT 2 · RANK 10

Blood Rush

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Gladiator Might mod card9madurai polarityGladiator MightGladiator Might+60% Critical Damage at max rank (Set)RANK 5/5Gladiator Might+60% Critical Damage at max rank (Set)Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 5

Gladiator Might

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Primed Fever Strike mod card16naramon polarityPrimed Fever StrikePrimed Fever Strike+15% Toxin per rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Fever Strike+15% Toxin per rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 4 · RANK 10

Primed Fever Strike

naramon polarity Polarized slot

Focus Energy mod card9madurai polarityFocus EnergyFocus Energy+40% Heavy Attack Efficiency, +60% ElectricityRANK 3/3Focus Energy+40% Heavy Attack Efficiency, +60% ElectricityEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 5 · RANK 3

Focus Energy

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Amalgam Organ Shatter mod card11madurai polarityAmalgam Organ ShatterAmalgam Organ Shatter+85% Critical Damage +60% Heavy Attack Wind Up SpeedRANK 5/5Amalgam Organ Shatter+85% Critical Damage +60% Heavy Attack Wind Up SpeedEffects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 5

Amalgam Organ Shatter

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Killing Blow mod card11madurai polarityKilling BlowKilling Blow+120% Melee Damage On Heavy Attack +60% Heavy Attack Wind Up SpeedRANK 5/5Killing Blow+120% Melee Damage On Heavy Attack +60% Heavy Attack Wind Up SpeedEffects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
SLOT 7 · RANK 5

Killing Blow

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Primed Pressure Point mod card14madurai polarityPrimed Pressure PointPrimed Pressure Point+165% Damage at max rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Pressure Point+165% Damage at max rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
SLOT 8 · RANK 10

Primed Pressure Point

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Aura: open, stance slotExilus: Dispatch Overdrive, unpolarised

ARCANES

Melee CrescendoMelee Crescendo

CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE

How to play this build.

Tenno. A meme that works: with twelve combo, full priming and shards, Valkyr's exalted Talons reach the per-hit damage cap on unarmoured enemies. Melee Crescendo carries the buff to your guns too.

The mods

Killing Blow plus Primed Pressure Point are heavy damage; Blood Rush plus Gladiator Might scale crit with combo; Galvanized Steel plus Amalgam Organ Shatter are the crit numbers; Melee Crescendo stacks the gun buff.

Where it struggles

Valkyr-locked.

Armour caps it out much earlier, so bring a strip.

Heavy forma cost.

Variants

The Feral Claws (#305) is the raw red-crit Talons; The Live Claws (#310) is the electric influence version.

Who runs this

Valkyr players chasing the damage cap number.