Theorylytics

Citrine

Prismatic Orbit

Companion Gem Guns

Frame
Citrine
Forma
5
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 3 · Prismatic Companion

Prismatic Companion Citrine — Gem rides a free-moving companion while Preserving Shell and Fractured Blast keep Steel Path guns comfortable.

Build dossier · Prismatic Orbit

5 Forma

Loadout

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

Arsenal

Playstyle

Prismatic Companion on a free-moving companion, keep Preserving Shell topped with kills, Fractured Blast for orbs, and shoot under Gem status. Crystallize is optional red-crit spice.

Passive abilities

Affinity-range health regen scales with Health Orb pickups. Fractured Blast feeds that loop — Strength toward ~200% locks health/energy orb chance and Preserving Shell’s DR cap.

Active abilities

  • 1 Fractured BlastSlash stagger + orb bait. Common Helminth slot when Nourish covers energy.
  • 2 Preserving ShellDecaying DR for you and allies — keep kills flowing to top it back up.
  • 3 Prismatic GemStatus beams + status chance/duration aura. Prismatic Companion sticks it to a free-moving companion.
  • 4 CrystallizeParalyze + guaranteed red-crit crystal weak spots. Recrystalize spreads on crystal kills.
  • Augment: Prismatic Companion on Prismatic Gem. Optional Recrystalize if you keep Crystallize.

Mod breakdown

Strength

~200%+ locks Fractured Blast orb chance and Shell DR cap — don’t dump it.

Duration / Range

Duration keeps Gem and Shell comfortable; Range widens Gem aura and Blast.

Archon shards

  • Casting Speed — long casts
  • Violet Equilibrium — orb economy
  • Strength / Duration flex

Helminth

Keep Gem + Shell. Flex Fractured Blast for Nourish if Violet shards already cover orbs.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Mobile Prismatic Gem + Shell DR keeps SP packs primed while guns delete.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Companion-mounted gem stays on the point with you; Shell covers the squad.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Strong

    Fast once Shell and Gem are up — first cast is the only slow beat.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Loud crystal kit — wrong for quiet vaults.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Travel-friendly with Companion gem; camps reward Crystallize red crits.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Situational

    Guns work at range, but crystals and Gem want pack density more than Amp hunts.