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Atlas

Fist Economy

Rubble Heap Landslide

Frame
Atlas
Forma
5
Playstyle
Helminth
Replace 2 · Rubble Heap

Rubble Heap Atlas — bank rubble with Petrify, then punch for free empowered Landslides once the pile is high. Strength-forward fists for Steel Path rooms.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Fist Economy

5 Forma

Loadout

Aura + Exilus on top, then eight general slots in two rows of four.

-9

Steel Charge

Squad receives +60% Melee Damage

12

Preparation

+100% Maximum Energy is filled on Spawn

16

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency

16

Transient Fortitude

+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration

14

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

14

Stretch

+82.5% Ability Range

14

Primed Flow

+185% Energy Max

12

Adaptation

When Damaged: · +10% Resistance to that Damage Type for 20s. Stacks up to 90%.

9

Rubble Heap

Passive Augment: When above 1400 Rubble, Landslide costs no Energy, deals 2x Damage, and travels 2x faster.

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedMolt AugmentedWarframe · RareStrength for LandslideRecommendedArcane FuryWarframe · RareMelee / fist damage
Arcane StrikeWarframe · UncommonAlt attack speedMolt EfficiencyWarframe · RareAlt Duration

Arsenal

Playstyle

Petrify packs (or Path of Statues trails) to bank rubble, then spam Landslide. With Rubble Heap, holding a high rubble pile makes Landslide free and stronger — Strength is the damage stat, Efficiency is optional once the pile is online.

Passive abilities

Atlas cannot be knocked down while grounded. Rubble from petrified kills and Rumblers is his second resource — armor, healing, and (with Rubble Heap) free Landslide casts once you hold a high pile.

Active abilities

  • 1 Landslide — Pseudo-exalted punch combo — your clear and i-frame tool. Mod Landslide Fists / melee stick for damage.
  • 2 Tectonics — Bulwark wall. Usually the Helminth slot on modern builds.
  • 3 Petrify — Gaze CC, damage vulnerability on soft targets, Rumbler heal, and rubble generation when statues shatter.
  • 4 Rumblers — Stone summons that petrify on cast and collapse into rubble — keep them for economy or subsume for a buff.
  • Augment: Rubble Heap — free / empowered Landslide above the rubble threshold.

Mod breakdown

Strength

Primary damage stat for Landslide and Petrify vulnerability. Blind Rage is expected.

Duration / Range

Duration helps Petrify and Path of Statues trails. Range widens punches and gaze — dump only if you live in Magistar range forever.

Efficiency

Dumpable once Rubble Heap is active. Keep Flow / pizza for the first minute while you bank rubble.

Aura / Exilus

Steel Charge for stick damage; Power Drift or Preparation in Exilus.

Archon shards

  • Crimson Strength — Landslide ceiling
  • Casting Speed — snappier Petrify / Rumblers
  • Azure Energy — first-minute rubble banking
  • Parkour — traverse between packs

Helminth

Replace Tectonics. Roar / Nourish / Breach Surge are common damage imports; keep Petrify for rubble.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Landslide strings with rubble uptime delete dense packs.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Punch the point — knockdown immunity and Landslide i-frames shine on holds.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Punch through tiles — passive knockdown immunity helps aggressive paths.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Too loud and melee-committed.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Packed camps love Landslide; empty travel is less natural.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Weak

    Fists want melee range, not long sightlines or Amp hunts.