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Hildryn

Pillage Engine

Full Strip Pillage

Frame
Hildryn
Forma
5
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 2 · Pillage

Pillage Hildryn - full armor strip and shield steal on a short loop while Balefire or guns finish Steel Path packs.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Pillage Engine

5 Forma

Loadout

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

-7

Corrosive Projection

Enemies lose -18% Armor

9

Power Drift

+15% Ability Strength · +30% Chance to Resist Knockdown

16

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency

16

Transient Fortitude

+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration

14

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

14

Stretch

+82.5% Ability Range

16

Primed Redirection

+180% Shield Capacity

7

Augur Accord

+70% Shield Capacity

12

Rolling Guard

On Dodge: · Become invulnerable for 3s and remove all Status Effects. 7s cooldown.

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedArcane ExpertiseWarframe · RareShieldsRecommendedArcane AegisWarframe · RareShield gate comfort
Molt AugmentedWarframe · RareAlt

Arsenal

Playstyle

Pillage is the engine — full strip, shield steal, status cleanse. Balefire or guns finish. Aegis Gale still pairs if you keep Storm.

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 Balefire — Exalted pistol bolts. Balefire Surge restores shields on charged hits. Aegis Gale adds shield-scaling alt-fire during Aegis Storm.
  • 2 Pillage — Steal shields/armor and cleanse status. Aim ~164%+ Strength for comfortable full strip with Corrosive Projection.
  • 3 Haven — Ally shield aura + Radiation on approach. Blazing Pillage sets Haven targets ablaze and restores more shields.
  • 4 Aegis Storm — Hover and rain Balefire. Aegis Gale is the modern damage augment. Enemies drop energy orbs for the squad.
  • Keep Pillage. Optional Blazing Pillage with Haven. Hit strip Strength.

Mod breakdown

Strength / Range

Strength for strip breakpoints; Range for Pillage radius.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Strength — full strip
  • Range
  • Shield Capacity

Helminth

Keep Pillage. Flex Aegis Storm only if Balefire ground play is enough.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Full-strip Pillage plus shield steal keeps SP shield-gated forever.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Pillage the objective wave; Haven covers allies.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Strong

    Strip speeds gun/Balefire clears.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Strip camps.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Situational

    Strip helps gun teams.