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Harmony · Melees

Tennokai Detonation

Steel PathTennokai heavy / status detonate5 forma

Steel Path Tennokai variant — Discipline’s Merit keeps heavy detonations on cadence while Primed Smite Grineer double-dips condensed status damage on armored targets.

Best pickStatus DetonatorRecommended Harmony loadout — open it instead if you want the default setup.

Loadout

Exilus on top, then eight general slots. Weapons have no Aura slot.

Mods Explained

Why each mod is in this Harmony loadout.

  • Primed Reach

    Reach stays mandatory — Tennokai Detonation still wants every condensing heavy to clip the whole primed pack.

  • Reaping Spiral

    Scythe stance remains the heavy setup engine — Tennokai windows still flow from Reaping Spiral strings.

  • Sacrificial Steel

    Crit floor remains mandatory — Smite multiplies detonations that actually crit on Steel Path heavies.

  • Amalgam Organ Shatter

    Heavy crit damage so Smite-multiplied detonations still crit hard — pairs with Sacrificial Steel on every Tennokai hit.

  • Killing Blow

    Heavy damage and wind-up stay the detonation multiplier — Tennokai does not replace the need for Killing Blow.

  • Discipline's Merit

    Tennokai consistency so detonations fire on a predictable cadence without spending the combo counter on random heavies.

  • Lasting Sting

    Status duration still fattens condensed DoT damage — longer statuses mean bigger Tennokai Detonation payloads.

  • Melee Elementalist

    Status damage amp for the condensed instance — Elementalist is the Steel Path closer beside Smite.

  • Primed Smite Grineer

    Faction damage that double-dips status damage against Grineer — the Steel Path upgrade when raw Status Detonator stalls on armor.

Used on Warframe builds

Frame builds that list Harmony in Arsenal.