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Hildryn

Gale Siege

Aegis Gale Balefire

Frame
Hildryn
Forma
5
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 4 · Aegis Gale

Aegis Gale Hildryn - max shields feed Balefire alt-fire while Pillage strips and refuels the Steel Path hover loop.

Build dossier · Gale Siege

5 Forma

Loadout

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

Arsenal

Playstyle

Stack shields (Primed Redirection / Arcane Expertise), cast Aegis Storm with Aegis Gale, Pillage to refill and strip, Balefire alt-fire deletes. Aviator helps while airborne.

Passive abilities

Abilities spend shields, not energy. Bigger max shields mean bigger Aegis Gale Balefire alt-fire. Pillage steals shields/armor to refill you — Infested tiles need Rebuild Shields or another plan.

Active abilities

  • 1 BalefireExalted pistol bolts. Balefire Surge restores shields on charged hits. Aegis Gale adds shield-scaling alt-fire during Aegis Storm.
  • 2 PillageSteal shields/armor and cleanse status. Aim ~164%+ Strength for comfortable full strip with Corrosive Projection.
  • 3 HavenAlly shield aura + Radiation on approach. Blazing Pillage sets Haven targets ablaze and restores more shields.
  • 4 Aegis StormHover and rain Balefire. Aegis Gale is the modern damage augment. Enemies drop energy orbs for the squad.
  • Augment: Aegis Gale on Aegis Storm. Strength also scales Expertise shields.

Mod breakdown

Shields / Strength

Max shields scale Gale damage; Strength hits Pillage strip and feeds Arcane Expertise.

Range

Balefire explosion radius and Pillage coverage.

Archon shards

  • Strength — strip + Expertise shields
  • Shield Capacity
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Keep Aegis Storm + Pillage. Flex Haven for Condemn / Elemental Ward / Roar.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Aegis Gale Balefire scaled by max shields deletes SP packs after Pillage strip.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Pillage the point, Balefire alt-fire under Aegis Storm.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Shield rockets clear tiles fast.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Loud flying kit — not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Airborne camps love Gale.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Situational

    Rockets help; not an Amp hunt frame.