Theorylytics

Inaros

Desert Battery

Persistence Gun Platform

Frame
Inaros
Forma
4
Playstyle
Helminth
Replace 2 (Roar / Eclipse / Nourish)

Gun Inaros - Scarab Shell and Arcane Persistence tanking while a Helminth buffs weapons. Sandstorm optional grouping.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Desert Battery

4 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

Umbral Vitality

+100% Health · +11% Tau Resistance

16

Umbral Fiber

+100% Armor · +11% Tau Resistance

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

12

Adaptation

When Damaged: · +10% Resistance to that Damage Type for 20s. Stacks up to 90%.

14

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

9

Negation Armor

Scarab Shell Augment: When Inaros takes fatal damage, he consumes Scarab Shell to heal with a brief invulnerability that ends with a deadly Slash Status Effect. Cooldown 30s.

12

Rolling Guard

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

16

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedArcane PersistenceWarframe · RareTankRecommendedArcane RageWarframe · RarePrimary
Arcane BlessingWarframe · RareAlt

Arsenal

Playstyle

Helminth over Sandstorm or Scarab Swarm — Persistence tank shell with a weapon buff while guns clear. Desiccation for emergency heal blinds.

Passive abilities

Inaros has no shields — massive health and armor do the tanking. Finishers and Sandstorm heal; Scarab Shell adds armor and status absorb. Arcane Persistence pairs extremely well once armor is high enough.

Active abilities

  • 1 Desiccation — Blind wave that steals health and opens finishers. Desiccation's Curse spawns Swarm Kavats on finisher kills.
  • 2 Sandstorm — Become a healing tornado. Elemental Sandstorm primes from your melee elements.
  • 3 Scarab Shell — Spend health to build armor and absorb statuses. Negation Armor is a cheat-death on fatal hits.
  • 4 Scarab Swarm — Corrosive scarabs that scale with health; kills can spawn Swarm Kavats.
  • Helminth over Sandstorm or Scarab Swarm (Roar / Eclipse / Nourish). Keep Scarab Shell.

Mod breakdown

Health / Strength

Tank pool and Shell armor while guns delete.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Armor
  • Health
  • Strength

Helminth

Roar / Eclipse for guns. Keep Scarab Shell as the armor engine.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Strong

    Persistence tank + Helminth gun buff — Sandstorm optional grouping.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Shell the point, shoot.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Skip tornado babysitting — shoot.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Guns cover travel.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Situational

    Tanky gun platform for hunts.