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Balefire Surge

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Balefire Surge

Balefire Augment: Fully charged direct hits restore 250 Shield to Hildryn. Impact with Nullifier Shields will destroy them and restore 75…

Hildryn

Augments Balefire

Balefire Augment: Fully charged direct hits restore 250 Shield to Hildryn. Impact with Nullifier Shields will destroy them and restore 750 Shield.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

AcquisitionCommonly listed from Cephalon Suda, Genius; also check Syndicate offerings / trade.

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Balefire Surge

Ability 1 · Balefire

Rank Table

RankStats
Rank 0
  • Balefire Augment: Fully charged direct hits restore 100 Shield to Hildryn. Impact with Nullifier Shields will destroy them and restore 300 Shield.
Rank 1
  • Balefire Augment: Fully charged direct hits restore 150 Shield to Hildryn. Impact with Nullifier Shields will destroy them and restore 450 Shield.
Rank 2
  • Balefire Augment: Fully charged direct hits restore 200 Shield to Hildryn. Impact with Nullifier Shields will destroy them and restore 600 Shield.
Rank 3
  • Balefire Augment: Fully charged direct hits restore 250 Shield to Hildryn. Impact with Nullifier Shields will destroy them and restore 750 Shield.

Cast Changes

  • Changes how Balefire plays: Balefire Augment: Fully charged direct hits restore 250 Shield to Hildryn.
  • Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Worth the Slot?

  • Equip Balefire Surge when that change is part of your standard Hildryn loop.
  • Skip it for generalist builds if capacity is tighter on survivability or parkour mods.

Mission Usefulness

Mission / ContextRatingWhy
Steel Path Survival / Defense / DisruptionStrongDense missions are where most Hildryn augments prove whether they belong in the build.
Mobile Defense / ExcavationSituationalWorth it if the augment helps hold or clear the objective faster.
Casual Star-Chart FarmsSituationalOften skippable when base abilities already overkill the content.

Tips & Tricks

  • Read the max-rank text — Balefire Surge often only feels complete at rank 3.
  • Try one mission with and without it on Hildryn before locking the slot.
  • If you Helminth over Balefire, this augment usually becomes irrelevant on that loadout.

Notes

  • Compatible with Hildryn (Hildryn).
  • Polarity: zenurik; rarity: Rare.

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