-9
Steel Charge
Squad receives +60% Melee Damage
Baruuk
Patient Fists
Desert Wind Exalted
- Frame
- Baruuk
- Forma
- 5
- Playstyle
- Helminth
- Keep 4 · Reactive Storm
Restraint-to-fists Baruuk — empty Restraint, keep Desolate Hands topped, and delete rooms with Reactive Storm Desert Wind.
Alternative builds
Build dossier · Patient Fists
Loadout
Aura + Exilus on top, then eight general slots in two rows of four.
16
Blind Rage
+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency
16
Transient Fortitude
+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration
11
Fleeting Expertise
+60% Ability Efficiency · -60% Ability Duration
14
Stretch
+82.5% Ability Range
14
Primed Flow
+185% Energy Max
9
Reactive Storm
Serene Storm Augment: Desert Wind is granted +250% Status Chance and changes its damage type to match enemy weaknesses.
12
Rolling Guard
On Dodge: · Become invulnerable for 3s and remove all Status Effects. 7s cooldown.
16
Umbral Intensify
+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance
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
Erode Restraint with Lull / Hands, keep 9+ daggers, cast Serene Storm, and light-attack with Desert Wind. Reactive Storm adds status and adapts impact to enemy weaknesses.
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: Reactive Storm on Serene Storm. Optional Endless Lullaby on Lull.
Mod breakdown
Strength
Primary stat for Desert Wind and dagger count.
Duration
Often dumped so Lull can be recast to erode Restraint faster.
Range / Efficiency
Mild Range for Lull / Pull-like dagger seekers; Efficiency keeps spam cheap.
Aura / Exilus
- AuraSteel ChargeSquad receives +60% Melee DamageDefault
- Reactive StormSerene Storm Augment: Desert Wind is granted +250% Status Chance and changes its damage type to match enemy weaknesses.Required
- ExilusPower Drift+15% Ability Strength · +30% Chance to Resist KnockdownStrength
- Rolling GuardOn Dodge: · Become invulnerable for 3s and remove all Status Effects. 7s cooldown.Panic i-frames
Helminth
Keep Serene Storm and Desolate Hands. Flex Elude or Lull only if you already erode Restraint another way.
Mission Usefulness
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Serene Storm deletes dense packs once Restraint is empty and daggers are topped.
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Hold the point under Desolate Hands DR while fists clear waves.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Fast once Restraint is eroded; slower on the first rooms of a mission.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Lull helps quiet tiles, but fists are still a combat kit.
Open World / Bounties
Camp stages reward Desert Wind; travel stretches lean on Operator.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
Exalted fists want melee range, not Amp hunts.