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Steel Charge
Squad receives +60% Melee Damage
Excalibur Umbra
Open Judgment
Howl Finisher Soften
- Frame
- Excalibur Umbra
- Forma
- 4
- Playstyle
- Helminth
- Keep 2 · Radial Howl
Radial Howl Excalibur Umbra - stun packs and shed Sentient resists, then finishers or Chromatic Exalted clean up. Umbra swaps Radial Blind for Radial Howl and can fight while you Operator — same Chromatic Blade loop.
Alternative builds
Build dossier · Open Judgment
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
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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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Chromatic Blade
Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 300%.
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Rolling Guard
On Dodge: · Become invulnerable for 3s and remove all Status Effects. 7s cooldown.
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Umbral Intensify
+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance
Arcanes
Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.
Arsenal
Primary
Flex / primer — Exalted Blade carries.
Melee
Stat stick / movement when Exalted is down.
Playstyle
Radial Howl stuns for openers; finisher melee or Exalted cleans up. Radiant Finish is base-Excalibur flavored — on Umbra lean Howl + Exalted instead.
Passive abilities
Umbra fights independently when you Operator out (unless Warrior's Rest). Radial Howl sheds Sentient resistances. Exalted Blade is still the damage engine — Chromatic Blade sets element from emissive color.
Active abilities
- 1 Slash Dash — Dash through packs with Slash status and brief invulnerability. Surging Dash feeds combo.
- 2 Radial Howl — Stun + strip Sentient resistances. Softens rooms before Exalted waves.
- 3 Radial Javelin — Slash javelins / Furious Javelin melee buff. Common Wrathful Advance Helminth slot.
- 4 Exalted Blade — Exalted sword + energy waves. Chromatic Blade is the modern damage augment.
- Keep Radial Howl. Chromatic Blade still recommended for Exalted.
Mod breakdown
Range / Strength
Range for Blind/Howl coverage; Strength for Exalted backup.
Aura / Exilus
- AuraSteel ChargeSquad receives +60% Melee DamageMelee
- Radiant FinishRadial Blind Augment: Blinded enemies take 300% more Finisher Damage.Base Excalibur only — skip on Umbra
- Chromatic BladeExalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 300%.Exalted backup
- ExilusPower Drift+15% Ability Strength · +30% Chance to Resist KnockdownStrength
Helminth
Keep Blind/Howl. Flex Javelin for Roar if finishers are enough.
Mission Usefulness
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Radiant Finish blinds feed finisher melee on SP packs.
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Blind the point, finish marked targets.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Finisher loops clear when blinds stick.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Blind helps quiet-adjacent rooms; still combat.
Open World / Bounties
Works on camps; slower than raw Exalted waves.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
Finisher kit, not long-range.