Arsenal figures land at roughly 115% Strength, 183% Duration, 145% Range, 100% Efficiency, with 555 health, 465 shield, 185 armor and 427 energy.
100% baseline · center 0% · outer ring 400%
CONFIGURATION
8 equipped mods
9Fortitude+15% Shield Recharge, +50% Knockdown Resistance per rankRANK 3/3Fortitude+15% Shield Recharge, +50% Knockdown Resistance per rankEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 1 · RANK 3
Fortitude
Unpolarized 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
SLOT 2 · RANK 10
Primed Flow
Polarized slot
13Constitution+40% Faster Knockdown Recovery, +28% Ability DurationRANK 3/3Constitution+40% Faster Knockdown Recovery, +28% Ability DurationEffects shown at max rank · 13 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 3
Constitution
Polarized slot
9Power Drift+15% Ability Strength, +30% Chance to Resist KnockdownRANK 5/5Power Drift+15% Ability Strength, +30% Chance to Resist KnockdownEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 4 · RANK 5
Power Drift
Unpolarized slot
9Stretch+45% Ability RangeRANK 5/5Stretch+45% Ability RangeEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 5 · RANK 5
Stretch
Unpolarized slot
12Preparation+100% Maximum Energy is filled on SpawnRANK 10/10Preparation+100% Maximum Energy is filled on SpawnEffects shown at max rank · 12 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 10
Preparation
Unpolarized slot
9Savage SilenceSilence Augment: Silence staggers enemies and Finisher damage is increased by 300%RANK 3/3Savage SilenceSilence Augment: Silence staggers enemies and Finisher damage is increased by 300%Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 7 · RANK 3
Savage Silence
Unpolarized slot
Augment.
Silenced enemies are open to finishers and take bonus finisher damage
14Primed Continuity+5% Ability Duration per rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Continuity+5% Ability Duration per rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
PASSIVE Slash Status Effects inflicted on enemies do 25% increased damage and last 50% longer.
1
Shuriken
Launches seeking shuriken that deal Slash damage and pin enemies to walls.
2
Smoke Screen
Drops a smoke bomb that stuns enemies and obscures their vision, rendering Ash invisible for a short time.
3
Teleport
Teleport to a target and perform a Finisher. If the finisher kills the target, Ash regains a portion of the energy spent.
4
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.
Smoke Screen for invisibility, Savage Silence to open every nearby enemy to a finisher, and Enemy Radar to keep the chain going.
Built for stealth-multiplier affinity, not survival.
How it works
Stay invisible with Smoke Screen, walk into a group, cast
Savage Silence to open them to finishers, and clear them for the stealth
affinity multiplier.
Preparation hands you full energy on spawn; Constitution
and Fortitude extend the invisibility window.
Primed Sure Footed is deliberately
left off to save a slot, so expect the occasional knockdown.
Helminth
None; the augment carries the loop.
Where it struggles
No scaling damage, thin defenses, knockdown-prone
without Primed Sure Footed.
It is a farm build.
Variants
The Silent Verdict (#012) is the red-crit Bladestorm Ash; First
Cuts (#098) is the beginner non-Helminth build; The Quiet Cut (#135) is the
Obex finisher nuke.
Who runs this
Players grinding stealth-multiplier affinity on Ash.
Curated build
Shadow Clones Prime
The Copied Blades
1 Forma · guide
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 mods
16Primed 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 1 · RANK 10
Primed Fever Strike
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 2 · RANK 10
Galvanized Steel
Unpolarized slot
5Finishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageRANK 3/5 · TEXT AT MAX RANKFinishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 5 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 3
Finishing Touch
Unpolarized slot
13Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageRANK 3/3Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 13 base drain
SLOT 4 · RANK 3
Covert Lethality
Unpolarized 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 5 · RANK 5
Berserker Fury
Unpolarized slot
7Spoiled Strike+100% Melee Damage, -20% Attack SpeedRANK 3/3Spoiled Strike+100% Melee Damage, -20% Attack SpeedEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 3
Spoiled Strike
Unpolarized slot
14Primed 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 7 · RANK 10
Primed Pressure Point
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: Blade Storm, stance slotExilus: open
ARCANES
Melee Crescendo
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 build
Shadow Clones Prime
The Toxic Clones
2 Forma · guide
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 mods
9Proton 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
SLOT 1 · RANK 3
Proton Snap
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 2 · RANK 5
Weeping Wounds
Unpolarized slot
5Finishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageRANK 3/5 · TEXT AT MAX RANKFinishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 5 base drain
SLOT 3 · RANK 3
Finishing Touch
Unpolarized slot
13Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageRANK 3/3Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 13 base drain
SLOT 4 · RANK 3
Covert Lethality
Unpolarized slot
14Primed 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
SLOT 5 · RANK 10
Primed Fury
Polarized slot
7Volcanic Edge+60% Heat, +60% Status ChanceRANK 3/3Volcanic Edge+60% Heat, +60% Status ChanceEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 3
Volcanic Edge
Unpolarized slot
14Primed 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 7 · RANK 10
Primed Pressure Point
Polarized slot
16Lasting Sting+110% Status DurationRANK 10/10Lasting Sting+110% Status DurationEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 8 · RANK 10
Lasting Sting
Polarized slot
Aura: Blade Storm, stance slotExilus: open
ARCANES
Melee Crescendo
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.
9
Fortitude+15% Shield Recharge, +50% Knockdown Resistance per rankRANK 3/3Fortitude+15% Shield Recharge, +50% Knockdown Resistance per rankEffects shown at max rank · 9 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
13
Constitution+40% Faster Knockdown Recovery, +28% Ability DurationRANK 3/3Constitution+40% Faster Knockdown Recovery, +28% Ability DurationEffects shown at max rank · 13 base drain
9
Power Drift+15% Ability Strength, +30% Chance to Resist KnockdownRANK 5/5Power Drift+15% Ability Strength, +30% Chance to Resist KnockdownEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
9
Stretch+45% Ability RangeRANK 5/5Stretch+45% Ability RangeEffects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
12
Preparation+100% Maximum Energy is filled on SpawnRANK 10/10Preparation+100% Maximum Energy is filled on SpawnEffects shown at max rank · 12 base drain
9
Savage SilenceSilence Augment: Silence staggers enemies and Finisher damage is increased by 300%RANK 3/3Savage SilenceSilence Augment: Silence staggers enemies and Finisher damage is increased by 300%Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
14
Primed Continuity+5% Ability Duration per rank (Primed)RANK 10/10Primed Continuity+5% Ability Duration per rank (Primed)Effects shown at max rank · 14 base drain
Arcane Energize
Arcane Consequence
16
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
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
Finishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageRANK 3/5 · TEXT AT MAX RANKFinishing Touch+60% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 5 base drain
13
Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageRANK 3/3Covert Lethality+16 Initial Combo
+100% Finisher DamageEffects shown at max rank · 13 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
7
Spoiled Strike+100% Melee Damage, -20% Attack SpeedRANK 3/3Spoiled Strike+100% Melee Damage, -20% Attack SpeedEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain
14
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
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 Crescendo
9
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
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
14
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
7
Volcanic Edge+60% Heat, +60% Status ChanceRANK 3/3Volcanic Edge+60% Heat, +60% Status ChanceEffects shown at max rank · 7 base drain
16
Lasting Sting+110% Status DurationRANK 10/10Lasting Sting+110% Status DurationEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
4 Forma · layout