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Steel Charge
Squad receives +60% Melee Damage
Baruuk Prime
Elusive Tempo
Dodge Crit Fists
- Frame
- Baruuk Prime
- Forma
- 3
- Playstyle
- Helminth
- Keep 1 · Elusive Retribution
Elude Baruuk with Elusive Retribution — dodge stacks feed Desert Wind while Hands and Serene Storm still carry the clear. Baruuk Prime’s extra polarities cut Forma versus base Baruuk for the same polarity story.
Alternative builds
Build dossier · Elusive Tempo
Loadout
Aura + Exilus on top, then eight general slots in two rows of four.
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Blind Rage
+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency
16
Transient Fortitude
+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration
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Primed Continuity
+55% Ability Duration
14
Stretch
+82.5% Ability Range
14
Primed Flow
+185% Energy Max
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Elusive Retribution
Elude Augment: Every attack Baruuk Eludes increases his Melee Attack Speed and Melee Critical Damage by 5% up to 6 stacks. Stacks last 6s.
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Reactive Storm
Serene Storm Augment: Desert Wind is granted +250% Status Chance and changes its damage type to match enemy weaknesses.
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Intensify
+30% Ability Strength
Arcanes
Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.
Arsenal
Primary
Flex / primer — exalted or fists carry.
Melee
Stat stick / movement when not using exalted fists.
Playstyle
Run Elude with Elusive Retribution — dodge to stack attack speed / crit damage into Desert Wind, then Serene Storm as usual.
Passive abilities
Restraint erodes as you cast abilities. Empty Restraint unlocks Serene Storm’s Desert Wind exalted fists and stacks damage reduction with Desolate Hands daggers (aim for 9+ for the 90% DR breakpoint).
Active abilities
- 1 Elude — Dodge stance that avoids most fire while Restraint erodes. Elusive Retribution rewards successful dodges.
- 2 Lull — Sleep CC and fast Restraint erosion — spam with lower Duration.
- 3 Desolate Hands — Orbiting daggers for DR and disarm. Keep 9+ up.
- 4 Serene Storm — Desert Wind exalted fists. Reactive Storm is the modern damage augment.
- Augment: Elusive Retribution on Elude + Reactive Storm on Serene Storm.
Mod breakdown
Strength
Still the fist damage stat.
Duration
Keep enough for Elude drain comfort; dump the rest for Lull recasts.
Aura / Exilus
- AuraSteel ChargeSquad receives +60% Melee DamageDefault
- Elusive RetributionElude Augment: Every attack Baruuk Eludes increases his Melee Attack Speed and Melee Critical Damage by 5% up to 6 stacks. Stacks last 6s.Required
- Reactive StormSerene Storm Augment: Desert Wind is granted +250% Status Chance and changes its damage type to match enemy weaknesses.Pair with fists
Helminth
Keep Elude for the augment. Hands and Storm stay.
Mission Usefulness
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Elude + Elusive Retribution feeds crit fists while Desolate Hands tanks the room.
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Dodge on the point, Lull waves, punch under Serene Storm.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Works once dodge buffs and Restraint are online.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Elude is not invis — loud when you start punching.
Open World / Bounties
Camps are fine; open travel is awkward in Elude.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
Melee-first plan.