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Zephyr Prime

The Void Drop

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A Xata's Whisper heavy-slam one-shot build

Heavy-slam nuke with Funnel Clouds groupingSteel PathSteel Path enduranceLevel cap
Zephyr Prime

BUILD PERFORMANCE

Imported guide figures

Arsenal figures land at roughly 254% Strength, 187% Duration, 34% Range, 45% Efficiency, with about 749 health, 555 shield, 135 armor and a 641 energy pool.

Strength254%Duration187%Range34%Efficiency45%
100% baseline · center 0% · outer ring 400%

CONFIGURATION

8 equipped mods
Jet Stream mod card9zenurik polarityJet StreamJet StreamTurbulence Augment: Turbulence increases Movement Speed by 40% and Projectile Speed by 100% for Zephyr and her allies.RANK 3/3Jet StreamTurbulence Augment: Turbulence increases Movement Speed by 40% and Projectile Speed by 100% for Zephyr and her allies.Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 1 · RANK 3

Jet Stream

Unpolarized slot

Augment

Funnel Clouds mod card9zenurik polarityFunnel CloudsFunnel CloudsTornado Augment: Creates 8 additional tornadoes. All tornadoes are 50% their original size and won't pick up enemies.RANK 3/3Funnel CloudsTornado Augment: Creates 8 additional tornadoes. All tornadoes are 50% their original size and won't pick up enemies.Effects shown at max rank · 9 base drain
SLOT 2 · RANK 3

Funnel Clouds

Unpolarized slot

Augment. 11 small tornadoes

Nira's Hatred
SLOT 3 · RANK 5

Nira's Hatred

Unpolarized slot

Primed Flow mod card14naramon polarityPrimed FlowPrimed 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 4 · RANK 10

Primed Flow

naramon polarity Polarized slot

Narrow Minded mod card16vazarin polarityNarrow MindedNarrow Minded+99% Ability Duration -66% Ability RangeRANK 10/10Narrow Minded+99% Ability Duration -66% Ability RangeEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 5 · RANK 10

Narrow Minded

vazarin polarity Polarized slot

Blind Rage mod card16madurai polarityBlind RageBlind Rage+99% Ability Strength -55% Ability EfficiencyRANK 10/10Blind Rage+99% Ability Strength -55% Ability EfficiencyEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 6 · RANK 10

Blind Rage

madurai polarity Polarized slot

10zenurik polarityPreparationPreparation+100% Maximum Energy is filled on SpawnRANK 8/10 · TEXT AT MAX RANKPreparation+100% Maximum Energy is filled on SpawnEffects shown at max rank · 10 base drain
SLOT 7 · RANK 8

Preparation

Unpolarized slot

Transient Fortitude mod card16madurai polarityTransient FortitudeTransient Fortitude+55% Ability Strength -27.5% Ability DurationRANK 10/10Transient Fortitude+55% Ability Strength -27.5% Ability DurationEffects shown at max rank · 16 base drain
SLOT 8 · RANK 10

Transient Fortitude

madurai polarity Polarized slot

Aura: Ready Steel, Vazarin polarityExilus: Nira's Anguish, Vazarin polarity

ARCANES

Arcane EnergizeArcane Energize
Arcane FuryArcane Fury

ABILITIES

Zephyr Prime

PASSIVE Zephyr moves faster and falls slower while airborne. Also gain 150% Critical Hit chance with weapons while airborne.

1

Tail Wind

Tail Wind

Hold while airborne to hover Zephyr with reduced movement. From the air, tap to dash forward, or aim down to dive bomb enemies below.

2

Airburst

Airburst

Launch a burst of massively dense air. Hold to send enemies flying, tap to pull them toward the burst. Damage increases per enemy hit.

3

Turbulence

Turbulence

Creates a wind shield around Zephyr, redirecting all incoming projectiles.

4

Tornado

Tornado

Create deadly tornadoes that seek out and engulf enemies. Tornadoes deal the elemental Damage Type they absorb the most. Shoot engulfed enemies to inflict extra damage. Hold for stationary tornadoes.

CEPHALON FIELD GUIDE

How to play this build.

Tenno. Xata's Whisper subsumed adds void damage that double-dips heavy-slam multipliers; Funnel Clouds' 11 tornadoes group and multiply the slam hits. Nira's Hatred and Anguish boost slam damage.

Helminth

Xata's Whisper over Tailwind.

Weapon synergy

Heavy-slam melees: Magistar, Jat Kittag (x12 Tennokai or x2 slam-spam influence).

Where it struggles

Slam range.

Bosses.

Variants

The Eye of the Storm (#034) is the tornado weapon-multiplier build.

Who runs this

Players who want a slam-nuke Zephyr with tornado grouping.