Riptide

Ability4

Energy25

Riptide

Drag enemies into a crushing maelstrom and then blow them away in a watery burst. Each enemy trapped in the vortex increases the burst's damage.

Introduced in Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)

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Drag enemies into a crushing maelstrom and then blow them away in a watery burst.

Info

Riptide is Yareli’s ability 4.
Drag enemies into a crushing maelstrom and then blow them away in a watery burst.
Use it with the rest of the kit — especially Sea Snares, Merulina — instead of casting it in isolation.
Ability Strength, Duration, Range, and Efficiency each matter differently; check Mod Scaling below before dumping all four.

Read the battlefield first — cast Riptide when it actually solves the room, not on cooldown habit.
Pair Riptide with movement and energy economy so you’re not stranded after a big spend.
On Steel Path, confirm whether Riptide still carries without strip, Viral, or a squad buff.
If you never press 4, it’s the first Helminth candidate on Yareli.

Ability dossier · Riptide

Verified 2026-07-22

RiptideSea Snares
Use Riptide to set up Sea Snares, or follow Sea Snares with Riptide while enemies are vulnerable.
RiptideMerulina
Use Riptide to set up Merulina, or follow Merulina with Riptide while enemies are vulnerable.
RiptideAquablades
Use Riptide to set up Aquablades, or follow Aquablades with Riptide while enemies are vulnerable.

Strength: Improves Riptide’s damage or effect potency where Strength is listed on the ability.
Duration: Duration is low priority on Riptide unless an augment or lingering effect needs it.
Range: Range is usually dumpable on Riptide unless you feel the hitbox is too tight.
Efficiency: Riptide costs energy each cast — Efficiency (or strong regen) keeps the loop comfortable on long missions.

Stack the stats that actually move this ability’s needle, then Efficiency for uptime.

Mission	How to Use It
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Test whether Riptide still clears or enables clear when enemies are dense and overlevelled.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Use Riptide to control or delete the swarm on the objective, then reposition.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Cast Riptide only when it saves time — skip it on empty tiles.
Spy / Rescue / Quiet Routes	If Riptide is loud or forces combat, save it for after the vault; if it’s stealth-friendly, use it to stay safe.

VS
Vs similar tools on other frames — Riptide is tuned for Yareli’s loop — don’t judge it as a standalone subsume without the rest of the kit.