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Lavos
The Primed Vial
An influence and gun-buff weapon platform with a shield gate
CONFIGURATION
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72 / 742 remainingRank 30 · Orokin Reactor · 60 base + 14 aura capacity
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LavosPASSIVE Energy and Universal Orbs give Lavos status immunity for 10s. Hold any ability to imbue the next cast with additional Elemental Damage and Status.
Ophidian Bite
Lash out with a toxic serpentine strike, consuming the target to heal Lavos. Hold to imbue all abilities with Toxin.
Vial Rush
Dash forward, crashing through enemies and leaving an icy trail of broken vials. Hold to imbue the next ability cast with Cold.
Transmutation Probe
Launch a probe that converts Health and Energy Orbs into Universal Orbs that provide both, and ammo pickups into Universal Ammo Pickups. The probe shocks enemies in close proximity. Each electrocuted foe reduces other ability cooldowns by 1.5s.
Catalyze
Catalyst Probes erupt from Lavos and douse combatants in a fiery gel. Damage is doubled for each element afflicting an enemy. Hold to imbue the next ability cast with Heat.
CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE
How to play this build.
Tenno. Lavos primes every element on cooldown, Valence Formation stacks a damage buff, and Catalyzing Shields plus Fast Deflection hold the gate. The weapon, usually a melee-influence build, does the rest.
How it works
Ophidian Bite and Transmutation Probe prime status on everything nearby, which is what an influence melee needs to chain.
Valence Formation stacks a scaling elemental buff each cast.
The shield gate is the whole defense, so Catalyzing Shields caps the pool low and Fast Deflection plus Arcane Aegis rebuild it.
Helminth
None; the priming kit is the point.
Where it struggles
No energy fallback.
Cooldowns cap cast rate.
Needs a built influence weapon.
Variants
The Element Engine (#049) and The Alchemist's Forge (#112) are the Catalyze scaling builds; The Sealed Vial (#163) is the pure gate platform.
Who runs this
Influence-melee players who want Lavos as a primer and buff stick.