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Gara Prime

Gara Prime

Support / Healer

Continue the legend of the glass-armored warrior Gara. Dominate the battlefield with the power and purity of crystal.

Role
Support / Healer
Aura
VazarinVazarin
Polarities
MaduraiMaduraiMaduraiMaduraiNaramonNaramon
Mastery
0
Introduced
Update 30.3 (2021-05-25)

Stats

Type
Warframe
Category
Warframes
Mastery
0
Health
345
Shield
270
Armor
200
Energy
175
Sprint Speed
1.15
Build Cost
25,000 Credits
Build Time
72h 0m
Rush
50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Gara Prime is the primed variant of Gara — same kit fantasy with Prime stats and polarities. Enemies are made fragile by Gara’s deadly touch. Built around Shattered Lash, Splinter Storm, Spectrorage.

Passive

A chance to create a radial blind lasting several seconds when Gara casts Abilities.

When to Pick

  • You want Gara’s kit with Prime polarities / stats.
  • You want a support / healer toolkit and Gara’s fantasy matches the mission.
  • Your squad is missing what Gara brings — especially Shattered Lash.

Kit Overview

  • Ability kit matches Gara — open the base ability pages for deep dives.
  • Shattered Lash (Ability 1): Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike.
  • Splinter Storm (Ability 2): Gara's armor splinters into a maelstrom of shattered glass.
  • Spectrorage (Ability 3): Trap enemies in a carousel of mirrors, forcing them to attack visions of their true selves.

Abilities & Augments

  • 1
    Shattered Lash

    Energy 25

    Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike. Stats are boosted by the equipped mods on Shattered Lash.

  • 2
    Splinter Storm

    Energy 25

    Gara's armor splinters into a maelstrom of shattered glass. Allies who contact the cloud are fortified against damage.

  • 3
    Spectrorage

    Energy 25

    Trap enemies in a carousel of mirrors, forcing them to attack visions of their true selves. Destroyed mirrors damage their attackers, as does the collapse of the carousel.

  • 4
    Mass Vitrify

    Energy 25

    Create an expanding ring of molten glass that slowly crystallizes enemies who enter. When the expansion is complete, the ring hardens to block weapons fire. The ring draws extra strength from the health and shields of crystallized enemies. Use Shattered Lash to smash the ring and send razor-sharp glass flying.

    No augment

Ability Priority

  1. 1
    Splinter Storm

    Gara's armor splinters into a maelstrom of shattered glass.

  2. 2
    Mass Vitrify

    Create an expanding ring of molten glass that slowly crystallizes enemies who enter.

  3. 3
    Shattered Lash

    Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike.

  4. 4
    Spectrorage

    Trap enemies in a carousel of mirrors, forcing them to attack visions of their true selves.

Helminth / Subsume

  • Shattered Lash is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
  • Keep Splinter Storm and later abilities when they define Gara’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 Gara’s Strength-scaling abilities.

Duration

Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Gara if the kit leans on buffs or zones.

Range

Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Gara 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 / ContextRatingWhy
Steel Path Survival / Defense / DisruptionStrongNot the densest clearer, but Gara Prime plus Splinter Storm is enough for most Steel Path pubs. Gara's armor splinters into a maelstrom of shattered glass. Enemies are made fragile by Gara’s deadly touch.
Mobile Defense / ExcavationExcellentOn Mobile Defense, Gara Prime’s Shattered Lash means fewer downed cryopods and less babysitting. Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike. Enemies are made fragile by Gara’s deadly touch.
Exterminate / Capture Speed RunsSituationalUsable on speed runs, but Gara Prime’s support / healer kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike. Enemies are made fragile by Gara’s deadly touch.
Spy / Rescue / NightmareSituationalOnly if you already know the vaults — Gara Prime is not a Spy specialist and Shattered Lash won’t save a loud play. Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike.
Open World / BountiesStrongStrong on packed bounty camps; Gara Prime still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Shattered Lash handles fights. Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike. Enemies are made fragile by Gara’s deadly touch.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style ContentWeakGara Prime wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Shattered Lash won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike. Enemies are made fragile by Gara’s deadly touch.

Crafting

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