Valkyr Prime
The Capped Stomp
Crescendo-stacked Talons that hit the damage cap on unarmoured targets
CONFIGURATION
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73 / 741 remainingRank 30 · Orokin Reactor · 60 base + 14 aura capacity
ABILITIES
Valkyr PrimePASSIVE Valkyr accumulates Rage when hitting or killing enemies with melee weapons, increasing her Melee Damage up to 300%. Taking fatal damage when the Rage meter is above 150% consumes the meter, preventing death and granting 5s of invulnerability.
Rip Line
Valkyr hurls forth a hook and pulls herself to whatever it hits. If it hits an enemy, nearby foes are pulled in as she unleashes a coordinated Melee attack.
Warcry
Valkyr lets out a rallying cry that bolsters Armor and Attack Speed for allies while in Affinity Range.
Paralysis
Unleash a damaging blast, slowing its victims while increasing their Melee Damage Vulnerability.
Hysteria
Valkyr bares her deadly claws, unleashing devastating attacks that also heal her. Valkyr becomes immune to Status Effects and her Armor bonus from Warcry is multiplied while using the claws.
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno. Wrathful Advance for a teleport and crit angle, Paralysis to group, finishers to stack Crescendo. At twelve combo with full priming and shards the Talons reach the damage cap on anything without armour.
How it works
Press the third ability to group, interact for a finisher to stack Crescendo, press the first ability (subsumed Wrathful Advance) to teleport onto a target and stomp.
Each Crescendo stack raises Talons damage; combined with a twelve-hit combo and priming it caps out.
Armour caps it out earlier, so bring corrosive.
Helminth
Wrathful Advance over the first ability.
Where it struggles
Low energy pool; leans on Hunter Adrenaline and Arcane Battery.
Needs a dedicated Talons build.
Armoured targets need a strip first.
Variants
The Caged Beast (#020) is the Hysteria DPS Valkyr; The Comfortable Rage (#104) is the low-range comfort Hysteria.
Who runs this
Melee players chasing the Talons damage ceiling.
Valkyr Prime Talons
The Feral Claws
A red-crit raw-damage exalted claw build
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 modsGalvanized Steel
Blood Rush
Primed Reach
Primed Fever Strike
Gladiator Might
Organ Shatter
Spring-Loaded Blade
Primed Pressure Point
ARCANES
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.
Valkyr Prime Talons
The Live Claws
An electric Melee Influence Hysteria variant
BUILD PERFORMANCE
Imported guide figures
Weapon figures land near 105% base crit chance and 2x crit damage, climbing with Blood Rush as combo builds.
CONFIGURATION
8 equipped modsVoltaic Strike
Primed Reach
Shocking Touch
Galvanized Elementalist
Weeping Wounds
Blood Rush
Galvanized Steel
Condition Overload
ARCANES
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno. Same exalted claws, tuned for electric and Melee Influence instead of raw crit. Hysteria keeps you alive while the influence chain clears the room.
The mods
Galvanized Elementalist plus Shocking Touch plus Voltaic Strike build electric for Melee Influence; Blood Rush plus Weeping Wounds scale with combo; Galvanized Steel is the crit numbers; Condition Overload multiplies per status.
Voltaic Strike is flexible for Primed Smite.
Where it struggles
Valkyr-locked.
Influence wants a primed crowd.
Variants
The Feral Claws (#305) is the raw red-crit Talons build.
Who runs this
Valkyr players who want Hysteria to nuke crowds.
Valkyr Prime Talons
The Capped Talons
A twelve-combo heavy-spam build that hits the damage cap
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 modsGalvanized Steel
Blood Rush
Gladiator Might
Primed Fever Strike
Focus Energy
Amalgam Organ Shatter
Killing Blow
Primed Pressure Point
ARCANES
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.