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Valkyr Prime Talons

The Feral Claws

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A red-crit raw-damage exalted claw build

Content: Steel Path, Steel Path endurance, Level capRole: Hysteria DPSDifficulty: AdvancedWeapon reliance: High. Valkyr-locked
Valkyr Prime Talons

BUILD PERFORMANCE

Imported guide figures

Weapon figures land near 105% base crit chance and 5x 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

Primed Reach mod card14madurai polarityPrimed ReachPrimed Reach+17% Range per rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Reach+17% Range per rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 10

Primed Reach

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

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 5 · RANK 5

Gladiator Might

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Organ Shatter mod card9madurai polarityOrgan ShatterOrgan Shatter+90% Critical DamageRANK 5/5Organ Shatter+90% Critical DamageEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 5

Organ Shatter

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Spring-Loaded Blade mod card9vazarin polaritySpring-Loaded BladeSpring-Loaded BladeOn Status Effect: +1 Range for 24s. Stacks up to 2 times.RANK 5/5Spring-Loaded BladeOn Status Effect: +1 Range for 24s. Stacks up to 2 times.Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 7 · RANK 5

Spring-Loaded Blade

vazarin 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

Exilus: Discipline's Merit, unpolarised

ARCANES

Melee ExposureMelee Exposure

CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE

How to play this build.

Tenno. Valkyr Prime's exalted Talons already crit hard. Stack Blood Rush, Galvanized Steel and Primed Pressure Point for raw red crits while Hysteria keeps you alive.

The mods

Primed Pressure Point plus Galvanized Steel plus Organ Shatter are the damage and crit core; Blood Rush scales crit with combo; Primed Fever Strike is toxin.

Organ Shatter is flexible for Condition Overload with a primer or Gladiator Rush without a Dexterity arcane.

Melee Exposure needs occasional ability casts to keep up.

Where it struggles

Valkyr-locked.

Melee Exposure upkeep.

Short base range.

Variants

The Live Claws (#310) is the electric-influence Talons variant.

Who runs this

Valkyr players who want the biggest Hysteria hit.