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Surging Blades

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Surging Blades

Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 10% damage when any Aquabl…

Yareli

Augments Aquablades

Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 10% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

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

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Surging Blades

Ability 3 · Aquablades

Rank Table

RankStats
Rank 0
  • Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 5% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.
Rank 1
  • Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 6% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.
Rank 2
  • Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 8% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.
Rank 3
  • Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 10% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.

Cast Changes

  • Changes how Aquablades plays: Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade.
  • Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Worth the Slot?

  • Equip Surging Blades when that change is part of your standard Yareli 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 Yareli 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 — Surging Blades often only feels complete at rank 3.
  • Try one mission with and without it on Yareli before locking the slot.
  • If you Helminth over Aquablades, this augment usually becomes irrelevant on that loadout.

Notes

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

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