Baruuk Prime

Crowd Control

Doomed are the fools who attack the peace and exhaust the restraint of this reluctant warrior.

Role: Crowd Control
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: NaramonVazarinMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Hotfix 32.2.5 (2022-12-14)

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 180
Shield: 365
Armor: 240
Energy: 200
Sprint Speed: 1.2
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Baruuk Prime is the primed variant of Baruuk — same kit fantasy with Prime stats and polarities. Beware the fury of the truly patient. Built around Elude, Lull, Desolate Hands.

Passive

Each projectile dodged, each enemy lulled or disarmed, erodes Baruuk's restraint and fuels the storm within. As Baruuk's restraint is diminished he becomes up to a percentage more resistant to damage.

When to Pick

You want Baruuk’s kit with Prime polarities / stats.
You want a crowd control toolkit and Baruuk’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Baruuk brings — especially Elude.

Kit Overview

Ability kit matches Baruuk — open the base ability pages for deep dives.
Elude (Ability 1): Dodge all incoming projectiles, but only while not attacking.
Lull (Ability 2): A calming wave slows enemies until they fall into a slumber.
Desolate Hands (Ability 3): Summon a bevy of orbiting daggers to seek out enemy guns, destroying them with a small explosion.

Abilities & Augments

1
Elude →
Energy 25
Dodge all incoming projectiles, but only while not attacking. Use again to deactivate this ability.
Augment
Elusive RetributionOpen augment →
2
Lull →
Energy 25
A calming wave slows enemies until they fall into a slumber. Enemies woken by damage will be confused and disoriented. Short-term amnesia means all waking enemies forget anything that happened before the lull.
Augment
Endless LullabyOpen augment →
3
Desolate Hands →
Energy 25
Summon a bevy of orbiting daggers to seek out enemy guns, destroying them with a small explosion. Combine with Elude to double the range.
No augment
4
Serene Storm →
Energy 25
With his Restraint eroded, Baruuk commands the Desert Wind to deliver powerful radial strikes with his fists and feet. Each moment commanding the storm restores his Restraint.
Augment
Reactive StormOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Elude
Dodge all incoming projectiles, but only while not attacking.
2
Lull
A calming wave slows enemies until they fall into a slumber.
3
Desolate Hands
Summon a bevy of orbiting daggers to seek out enemy guns, destroying them with a small explosion.
4
Serene Storm
With his Restraint eroded, Baruuk commands the Desert Wind to deliver powerful radial strikes with his fists and feet.

Helminth / Subsume

Elude is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Lull and later abilities when they define Baruuk’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Mod Scaling

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Baruuk’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Baruuk if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Baruuk is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Priority

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission Usefulness

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	Endless Steel Path is where Baruuk Prime’s loop peaks — Serene Storm is the button you press every pack. With his Restraint eroded, Baruuk commands the Desert Wind to deliver powerful radial strikes with his fists and feet.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Bring Baruuk Prime when the objective can’t move — Elude is built for standing your ground. Dodge all incoming projectiles, but only while not attacking.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Strong	Good Exterminate / Capture frame if you skip Baruuk Prime’s slow setup and spam Elude. Dodge all incoming projectiles, but only while not attacking.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Excellent	Spy / Rescue / Nightmare is trivialized by Baruuk Prime’s Lull — quiet routes without dumping your combat kit. A calming wave slows enemies until they fall into a slumber. Beware the fury of the truly patient.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Baruuk Prime unless you love Elude. Dodge all incoming projectiles, but only while not attacking.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Baruuk Prime wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Elude won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Dodge all incoming projectiles, but only while not attacking.