Theorylytics

Gauss

Overclock Barrage

Redline Gun Barrage

Frame
Gauss
Forma
5
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 4 · Redline

Overclock Barrage Gauss - keep the battery over the redline for max fire rate and reload while Kinetic Plating and guns shred Steel Path.

Build dossier · Overclock Barrage

5 Forma

Loadout

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

Arsenal

Playstyle

Redline hypercarry — keep battery above redline for max fire rate / reload, Kinetic Plating for DR, Thermal Sunder to charge and soft CC. Guns do the delete.

Passive abilities

Battery charge powers everything — Mach Rush and Thermal Sunder fill it, Redline spends above the redline for huge fire rate / reload / casting buffs. Keep battery high for Kinetic Plating DR and Sunder armor strip.

Active abilities

  • 1 Mach RushHyper-sprint knockback that charges battery. Mach Crash leaves a vacuum. Crash into walls for shockwaves.
  • 2 Kinetic PlatingDR vs kinetic / Heat / Cold / Blast and converts hits to energy. Cap DR at full battery.
  • 3 Thermal SunderTap Cold / hold Heat (or invert). Heat stacks scale; Cold detonates and strips at high battery. Thermal Transfer buffs ally elements.
  • 4 RedlinePush past redline for fire rate, attack speed, reload, and casting speed. Battery management is the skill ceiling.
  • Keep Redline. Strength scales Redline weapon buffs.

Mod breakdown

Duration / Strength

Duration for Redline uptime; Strength for fire-rate scaling and plating.

Archon shards

  • Duration
  • Strength
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Keep Redline + Plating. Flex Sunder for Roar if guns already overkill.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Redline fire rate / attack speed turns guns into SP shredders under Kinetic Plating.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Redline on the point, shoot under plating DR.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Hypercarry guns delete tiles.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Excellent

    Open-world speed + Redline guns.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Strong

    Redline fire rate helps long-range guns more than most casters.