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Primed 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
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Galvanized 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 drain5
Finishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageRANK 3/5 · TEXT AT MAX RANKFinishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 5 base drain 
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Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageRANK 3/3Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 13 base drain
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Berserker FuryOn Melee Kill:
+35% Attack Speed for 10s. Stacks up to 2x.RANK 5/5Berserker FuryOn Melee Kill:
+35% Attack Speed for 10s. Stacks up to 2x.Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
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Spoiled Strike+100% Melee Damage, -20% Attack SpeedRANK 3/3Spoiled Strike+100% Melee Damage, -20% Attack SpeedEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain
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Primed 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
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Condition Overload+80% Damage per Status Type affecting the target at max rankRANK 5/5Condition Overload+80% Damage per Status Type affecting the target at max rankEffects shown at max rank · 15 base drain
Melee Crescendo
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Proton SnapHold Wall Latch for 2s to gain +100% Toxin Damage, and +50% Status Chance for 20s.RANK 3/3Proton SnapHold Wall Latch for 2s to gain +100% Toxin Damage, and +50% Status Chance for 20s.Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
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Weeping Wounds+40% Status Chance per Combo MultiplierRANK 5/5Weeping Wounds+40% Status Chance per Combo MultiplierEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain5Finishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageRANK 3/5 · TEXT AT MAX RANKFinishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 5 base drain 13Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageRANK 3/3Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 13 base drain 
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Primed Fury+7.5% Attack Speed per rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Fury+7.5% Attack Speed per rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
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Volcanic Edge+60% Heat, +60% Status ChanceRANK 3/3Volcanic Edge+60% Heat, +60% Status ChanceEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain14Primed 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 
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Lasting Sting+110% Status DurationRANK 10/10Lasting Sting+110% Status DurationEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drainMelee Crescendo
Curated build
0 Forma · layout
Ash Prime
First Cuts
A zero-forma non-helminth Bladestorm and finisher build
CONFIGURATION
Customize to edit modsMOD CAPACITY
78 / 780 remainingRank 30 · Orokin Reactor · 60 base + 18 aura capacity
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Ash PrimePASSIVE Slash Status Effects inflicted on enemies do 25% increased damage and last 50% longer.
Shuriken
Launches seeking shuriken that deal Slash damage and pin enemies to walls.
Smoke Screen
Drops a smoke bomb that stuns enemies and obscures their vision, rendering Ash invisible for a short time.
Teleport
Teleport to a target and perform a Finisher. If the finisher kills the target, Ash regains a portion of the energy spent.
Blade Storm
Project fierce Shadow Clones of Ash upon groups of distant enemies. Join the fray using Teleport.
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno. A first Ash build with no forma and no subsume. Stay invisible with Smoke Screen, mark a room with Bladestorm, and send the clones. Teleport Rush sets up finishers and extends invisibility.
How it works
High Duration keeps Smoke Screen up ~20s.
Bladestorm's 50m base means 79% Range still marks at 40m.
Precision Intensify covers Bladestorm's Strength.
All three augments are flexible.
Playstyle
Tap 1 for Wrathful Advance, cast 2 for invisibility, mark with 4 and send the clones, mop up with a slash melee or gun.
Cast 3 (Teleport Rush) for finishers and to refresh invisibility.
Helminth
When ready, subsume over 1 or 3: Wrathful Advance, Silence with Savage Silence, Roar, or Expedite Suffering.
Weapon synergy
A magnetic Kuva Nukor or Epitaph primer plus a high-slash melee or statstick.
Fragor Prime or Innodem for finishers.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strong: free, invisible, forgiving, scales into the level-cap builds later.
Weak: modest damage without investment, boss-slow.
Who runs this
New players learning Ash before committing forma.
Curated build1 Forma · guide
Shadow Clones Prime
The Copied Blades
Ash's exalted daggers tuned to one-shot level cap with Bladestorm
BUILD PERFORMANCE
Imported guide figures
Weapon figures land near 53% base crit chance and 2x crit damage.
CONFIGURATION
8 equipped modsSLOT 1 · RANK 10 Polarized slot
Primed Fever Strike
Polarized slotSLOT 2 · RANK 10
Galvanized Steel
Unpolarized slotSLOT 3 · RANK 3
Finishing Touch
Unpolarized slotSLOT 4 · RANK 3
Covert Lethality
Unpolarized slotSLOT 5 · RANK 5
Berserker Fury
Unpolarized slotSLOT 6 · RANK 3
Spoiled Strike
Unpolarized slotSLOT 7 · RANK 10 Polarized slot
Primed Pressure Point
Polarized slotSLOT 8 · RANK 5 Polarized slot
Condition Overload
Polarized slotARCANES
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno. Bladestorm's true-damage component bypasses armour, and this build stacks the multipliers that feed it: Covert Lethality, Finishing Touch, Condition Overload and Melee Crescendo, so one mark deletes a level-cap enemy.
The mods
Elemental damage bonuses (Primed Fever Strike, Melee Exposure) do not touch Bladestorm's armour-bypassing true damage; they only add attenuated bonus damage, full against unarmoured targets and overguard.
Covert Lethality plus Finishing Touch drive the finisher damage; Condition Overload multiplies per status; Melee Crescendo stacks on kills.
Where it struggles
Ash-locked.
Bladestorm marking rhythm.
Armoured targets get less from the elemental component.
Who runs this
Ash players who want Bladestorm to one-shot level cap.
Curated build2 Forma · guide
Shadow Clones Prime
The Toxic Clones
A gas Bladestorm build for dense-map crowd clear
BUILD PERFORMANCE
Imported guide figures
Weapon figures land near 25% base crit chance and 2x crit damage; status is around 30% at twelve combo.
CONFIGURATION
8 equipped modsSLOT 1 · RANK 3 Polarized slot
Proton Snap
Polarized slotSLOT 2 · RANK 5
Weeping Wounds
Unpolarized slotSLOT 3 · RANK 3
Finishing Touch
Unpolarized slotSLOT 4 · RANK 3
Covert Lethality
Unpolarized slotSLOT 5 · RANK 10 Polarized slot
Primed Fury
Polarized slotSLOT 6 · RANK 3
Volcanic Edge
Unpolarized slotSLOT 7 · RANK 10 Polarized slot
Primed Pressure Point
Polarized slotSLOT 8 · RANK 10 Polarized slot
Lasting Sting
Polarized slotARCANES
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno. On dense maps, gas on Bladestorm turns each mark into a spreading cloud. Shadow Clones has a real 5% base status (the listed number is wrong), so Volcanic Edge plus Weeping Wounds at twelve combo brings it to about 30%.
The mods
Volcanic Edge plus Proton Snap build gas; Weeping Wounds pushes status with combo; Lasting Sting extends the clouds; Covert Lethality plus Finishing Touch drive the Bladestorm finisher damage; Melee Crescendo stacks a gun buff.
Where it struggles
Ash-locked.
Gas immunity.
Bladestorm marking rhythm.
Variants
The Copied Blades (#314) is the true-damage one-shot Bladestorm.
Who runs this
Ash players clearing dense Steel Path tilesets.