A persistence health-tank that scales to level cap while carrying an Iron Staff
Effortless health tank, Iron Staff influence clearSteel PathSteel Path enduranceLevel capSpeedrun
BUILD PERFORMANCE
Imported guide figures
Arsenal figures land at roughly 177% Strength, 214% Duration, 34% Range, 100% Efficiency, with a 1970 health pool, 812 armor, 445 shield and a 556 energy pool.
100% baseline · center 0% · outer ring 400%
CONFIGURATION
8 equipped mods
16Umbral Intensify+4% Strength, +1% Tau Resistance per rankRANK 10/10Umbral Intensify+4% Strength, +1% Tau Resistance per rankEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 1 · RANK 10
Umbral Intensify
Polarity unspecified
16Umbral Vitality+44% Health, +11% Tau ResistanceRANK 10/10Umbral Vitality+44% Health, +11% Tau ResistanceEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 2 · RANK 10
Umbral Vitality
Polarity unspecified
16Umbral Fiber+55% Armor, +11% Tau ResistanceRANK 10/10Umbral Fiber+55% Armor, +11% Tau ResistanceEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 10
Umbral Fiber
Unpolarized slot
16Narrow Minded+99% Ability Duration
-66% Ability RangeRANK 10/10Narrow Minded+99% Ability Duration
-66% Ability RangeEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 4 · RANK 10
Narrow Minded
Polarized slot
9Gladiator Resolve+40% HealthRANK 5/5Gladiator Resolve+40% HealthEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 5 · RANK 5
Gladiator Resolve
Polarized slot
11Hunter AdrenalineConvert +45% of Damage on Health to Energy. Without Shields, ally Overguard imitates Health.RANK 5/5Hunter AdrenalineConvert +45% of Damage on Health to Energy. Without Shields, ally Overguard imitates Health.Effects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 5
Hunter Adrenaline
Polarized slot
14Primed Flow+185% Energy Max at max rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Flow+185% Energy Max at max rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
PASSIVE After taking fatal damage Wukong automatically uses one of his mastered survival techniques. These techniques can only be invoked three times per mission.
1
Celestial Twin
Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side. Attack at range and the twin will melee, pull a blade and the twin will lay down covering fire. Use again to command the twin to attack a target with increased damage.
2
Cloud Walker
Evaporate into a cloud of mist and float through the battlefield, dazing any enemies encountered, while healing Wukong and his twin.
3
Defy
Wukong and his twin become invulnerable and defy enemies to attack. All damage is captured, stored, and dealt back in a single furious strike of Wukong's staff. Bonus Armor is then granted relative to the damage captured.
4
Primal Fury
Summon the iron staff and unleash fury.
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno.
This Wukong does almost nothing except not die.
Defy stacks 1500 armour, the Umbral set and Arcane Blessing push health past 3000, and Arcane Persistence caps incoming damage at 500 a second above 700 armour.
Cloudwalker heals and travels.
Enter Iron Staff and hold light attack.
That is the whole game.
How it works
Arcane Persistence caps damage at 500/s while armour is above
700, which Defy (1500 armour on cast, over 2000 held) clears with a huge buffer
against heat and corrosive stripping it.
The Umbral set plus Gladiator Resolve plus
Nira's Hatred plus Arcane Blessing push health past 3000 for a ~5s buffer, and any
healing over 500/s keeps you alive indefinitely.
Gloom is the most consistent
heal.
Playstyle
1.
Activate the Twin (optional if not subsumed).
2.
Press 3 (Defy) to absorb hits and stack 1500 armour.
3.
Use 2 (Cloudwalker) to travel and heal.
4.
Enter 4 (Iron Staff), hold light attack, use Tennokai when it lights up.
Duration, Efficiency, Range, Strength
Duration for Cloudwalker range and buff
length.
Efficiency for Cloudwalker and Iron Staff drain.
Range is dumped (only
Defy uses it).
Strength scales Iron Staff (and any subsumed buff).
The mods
The Umbral set plus Umbral Fiber is the health-and-armour core.
Narrow Minded is the Duration with its Range cost free.
Hunter Adrenaline is
the energy engine.
Primed Flow is the pool for melee crit-damage shard value.
Gladiator Resolve, Nira's Hatred push health over 3000 and add combo crit.
Flexible slots
Arcane Deflection over Arcane Blessing for Grineer and fissure
Cascade, where Kuva Trokarian slash procs one-shot through Persistence.
The aura
and exilus are open.
Helminth
Pick one.
Subsume over the Twin (1) or Defy (3).
- Gloom for consistent passive healing while Iron Staff deals damage.
- Firewalker for status immunity (protects against the heat, corrosive, magnetic and slash that break Persistence) plus Cloudwalker speed.
- Roar to triple-dip melee influence.
- Wrathful Advance for flat Iron Staff crit chance.
- Molt for the biggest Cloudwalker speed boost.
Arcanes
Arcane Persistence (mandatory for the tank), Arcane Blessing for the
health buffer.
Arcane Strike for Iron Staff attack speed if you skip Arcane Strike
on a subsume.
Focus
Any.
Madurai for Strength.
Weapon synergy
Dexterity arcanes on a primary, secondary and archgun give ~30s
combo duration so Iron Staff never drops combo.
Okina Prime with Condition
Perfection gives Iron Staff a 4s Tennokai window.
Staying alive
Arcane Persistence plus a healing source, padded by the health
pool.
It fails to Violence, nullifiers, magnetic, slash procs that bypass the cap
(Arcane Deflection), and heat or corrosive dropping armour below 700.
Energy
Hunter Adrenaline keeps you topped.
Where it struggles
The frame does no damage.
It needs a heal source.
Slash
procs (Kuva Trokarians) bypass Persistence.
5 forma plus Umbral forma.
Bosses.
Variants
The The Cloud Staff build is the active Iron Staff and Defy-nuke
version.
A low-range pure Iron Staff build.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strong: effectively unkillable to level cap with
minimal input, strong Iron Staff clear, great for speedruns.
Weak: no self damage,
needs a heal, slash-proc vulnerability, forma-hungry.
Who runs this
Players who want to stop thinking about survival entirely and
just hold light attack.
Curated build
Iron Staff Prime
The Charged Pole
6 Forma · guide
Wukong's exalted staff as an electric influence nuke
BUILD PERFORMANCE
Imported guide figures
Weapon figures land near 53% base crit chance and 2x crit damage, climbing with Blood Rush as combo builds.
CONFIGURATION
8 equipped mods
14Blood 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 1 · RANK 10
Blood Rush
Polarized slot
12Galvanized Elementalist+80% Status Damage
On Melee Kill:
+30% Status Chance for 20s. Stacks up to 4x.RANK 10/10Galvanized Elementalist+80% Status Damage
On Melee Kill:
+30% Status Chance for 20s. Stacks up to 4x.Effects shown at max rank · 12 base drain
SLOT 2 · RANK 10
Galvanized Elementalist
Polarized slot
9Weeping Wounds+40% Status Chance per Combo MultiplierRANK 5/5Weeping Wounds+40% Status Chance per Combo MultiplierEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 5
Weeping Wounds
Polarized slot
11Shocking Touch+90% ElectricityRANK 5/5Shocking Touch+90% ElectricityEffects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
SLOT 4 · RANK 5
Shocking Touch
Polarized slot
14Primed Reach+17% Range per rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Reach+17% Range per rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
SLOT 5 · RANK 10
Primed Reach
Polarized slot
9Berserker 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
SLOT 6 · RANK 5
Berserker Fury
Polarized slot
12Galvanized 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 7 · RANK 10
Galvanized Steel
Polarized slot
15Condition 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
SLOT 8 · RANK 5
Condition Overload
Polarized slot
Aura: open (Zenurik polarity), stance slotExilus: Discipline's Merit, unpolarised
ARCANES
Melee Influence
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno.
Iron Staff Prime has huge reach and a strong crit base.
Modded electric with Melee Influence, one sweep through a primed crowd chains the status kill across the room.
The mods
Galvanized Elementalist plus Shocking Touch build electric for
influence; Blood Rush plus Weeping Wounds scale with combo; Galvanized Steel is
the crit numbers; Condition Overload multiplies per status; Primed Reach makes
the already-long staff enormous.
Where it struggles
Wukong-locked.
Influence wants a primed crowd.
Who runs this
Wukong players who want the exalted staff to nuke.
Curated build
Iron Staff Prime
The First Staff
1 Forma · guide
A zero-forma-friendly beginner build for the exalted staff
BUILD PERFORMANCE
Imported guide figures
Weapon figures land near 55% base crit chance and 3.8x crit damage.
CONFIGURATION
8 equipped mods
9Fury+30% Attack SpeedRANK 5/5Fury+30% Attack SpeedEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 1 · RANK 5
Fury
Unpolarized slot
9Gladiator Rush+1.5s Combo Duration per rank (Set)RANK 5/5Gladiator Rush+1.5s Combo Duration per rank (Set)Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 2 · RANK 5
Gladiator Rush
Unpolarized slot
11Shocking Touch+90% ElectricityRANK 5/5Shocking Touch+90% ElectricityEffects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 5
Shocking Touch
Polarized slot
11Fever Strike+90% ToxinRANK 5/5Fever Strike+90% ToxinEffects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
SLOT 4 · RANK 5
Fever Strike
Polarized slot
7Reach+1.5 RangeRANK 3/5 · TEXT AT MAX RANKReach+1.5 RangeEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain
SLOT 5 · RANK 3
Reach
Unpolarized slot
9Organ Shatter+90% Critical DamageRANK 5/5Organ Shatter+90% Critical DamageEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 5
Organ Shatter
Unpolarized slot
9True Steel+120% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks)RANK 5/5True Steel+120% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks)Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 7 · RANK 5
True Steel
Polarized slot
9Pressure Point+20% Melee Damage per rank (max +120% at rank 5)RANK 5/5Pressure Point+20% Melee Damage per rank (max +120% at rank 5)Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 8 · RANK 5
Pressure Point
Polarized slot
Aura: open (Zenurik polarity), stance slotExilus: open
ARCANES
none yet
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno.
A first Iron Staff Prime: common damage, crit and elemental mods, no primed cards, no arcane.
It teaches the frame while you farm the rest.
The mods
Pressure Point plus True Steel plus Organ Shatter are the damage
and crit basics; Fever Strike plus Shocking Touch add elements; Gladiator Rush
builds combo; Fury is attack speed.
Upgrade path is The Charged Pole (#330).
Where it struggles
No primed mods or arcane, so the ceiling is modest.
Wukong-locked.
Variants
The Charged Pole (#330) is the invested electric influence Iron
Staff Prime.
Who runs this
New Wukong players building their first exalted staff.
16
Umbral Intensify+4% Strength, +1% Tau Resistance per rankRANK 10/10Umbral Intensify+4% Strength, +1% Tau Resistance per rankEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
16
Umbral Vitality+44% Health, +11% Tau ResistanceRANK 10/10Umbral Vitality+44% Health, +11% Tau ResistanceEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
16
Umbral Fiber+55% Armor, +11% Tau ResistanceRANK 10/10Umbral Fiber+55% Armor, +11% Tau ResistanceEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
16
Narrow Minded+99% Ability Duration
-66% Ability RangeRANK 10/10Narrow Minded+99% Ability Duration
-66% Ability RangeEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
9
Gladiator Resolve+40% HealthRANK 5/5Gladiator Resolve+40% HealthEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
11
Hunter AdrenalineConvert +45% of Damage on Health to Energy. Without Shields, ally Overguard imitates Health.RANK 5/5Hunter AdrenalineConvert +45% of Damage on Health to Energy. Without Shields, ally Overguard imitates Health.Effects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
14
Primed Flow+185% Energy Max at max rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Flow+185% Energy Max at max rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
Arcane Blessing
Arcane Persistence
14
Blood 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
12
Galvanized Elementalist+80% Status Damage
On Melee Kill:
+30% Status Chance for 20s. Stacks up to 4x.RANK 10/10Galvanized Elementalist+80% Status Damage
On Melee Kill:
+30% Status Chance for 20s. Stacks up to 4x.Effects shown at max rank · 12 base drain
9
Weeping Wounds+40% Status Chance per Combo MultiplierRANK 5/5Weeping Wounds+40% Status Chance per Combo MultiplierEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
11
Shocking Touch+90% ElectricityRANK 5/5Shocking Touch+90% ElectricityEffects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
14
Primed Reach+17% Range per rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Reach+17% Range per rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
9
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
12
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 drain
15
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 Influence
9
Fury+30% Attack SpeedRANK 5/5Fury+30% Attack SpeedEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
9
Gladiator Rush+1.5s Combo Duration per rank (Set)RANK 5/5Gladiator Rush+1.5s Combo Duration per rank (Set)Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
11
Fever Strike+90% ToxinRANK 5/5Fever Strike+90% ToxinEffects shown at max rank · 11 base drain
Reach+1.5 RangeRANK 3/5 · TEXT AT MAX RANKReach+1.5 RangeEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain
9
Organ Shatter+90% Critical DamageRANK 5/5Organ Shatter+90% Critical DamageEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
9
True Steel+120% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks)RANK 5/5True Steel+120% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks)Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
9
Pressure Point+20% Melee Damage per rank (max +120% at rank 5)RANK 5/5Pressure Point+20% Melee Damage per rank (max +120% at rank 5)Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
none yet
5 Forma · guide