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Kullervo

Kullervo

Support / Healer

Kullervo answers for his sins and the sins of others. His daggers and melee prowess deal high damage. Seize the power of treachery to slake his thirst for revenge.

Role
Support / Healer
Aura
NaramonNaramon
Polarities
MaduraiMaduraiMaduraiMadurai
Mastery
0
Introduced
Update 33.5 (2023-06-21)

Stats

Type
Warframe
Category
Warframes
Mastery
0
Health
1005
Shield
0
Armor
550
Energy
175
Sprint Speed
1.1
Build Cost
30,000 Credits
Build Time
72h 0m
Rush
50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Kullervo answers for his sins and the sins of others. Built around Wrathful Advance, Recompense, Collective Curse.

Passive

Kullervo boasts +a percentage Heavy Attack Efficiency and +wind-up% Heavy Attack Wind Up Speed on all melee weapons.

When to Pick

  • You want a support / healer toolkit and Kullervo’s fantasy matches the mission.
  • Your squad is missing what Kullervo brings — especially Wrathful Advance.
  • You already own the mods / archon shards that make Kullervo’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

  • Wrathful Advance (Ability 1): (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes.
  • Recompense (Ability 2): Kullervo surrounds himself with daggers.
  • Collective Curse (Ability 3): Kullervo sends forth a curse that binds enemies.
  • Storm Of Ukko (Ability 4): The Void answers Kullervo's invocation with a storm of daggers that rain down upon his enemies.

Abilities & Augments

  • 1
    Wrathful Advance

    Energy 25

    (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes. His rage-filled focus temporarily increases his Melee Critical Chance. (HOLD) Teleport to any marked location.

    No augment

  • 2
    Recompense

    Energy 25

    Kullervo surrounds himself with daggers. Each dagger that strikes an enemy restores his health, but each dagger that misses an enemy strikes Kullervo, dealing a bit of damage. When Kullervo has max Health, he receives Overguard from struck enemies.

  • 3
    Collective Curse

    Energy 25

    Kullervo sends forth a curse that binds enemies. When a cursed enemy takes damage from him, every other cursed enemy also suffers a portion of that damage.

    No augment

  • 4
    Storm Of Ukko

    Energy 25

    The Void answers Kullervo's invocation with a storm of daggers that rain down upon his enemies.

Ability Priority

  1. 1
    Recompense

    Kullervo surrounds himself with daggers.

  2. 2
    Wrathful Advance

    (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes.

  3. 3
    Collective Curse

    Kullervo sends forth a curse that binds enemies.

  4. 4
    Storm Of Ukko

    The Void answers Kullervo's invocation with a storm of daggers that rain down upon his enemies.

Helminth / Subsume

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

Duration

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

Range

Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Kullervo 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 / DisruptionStrongSolid Steel Path pick — Kullervo won’t hard-carry every tile, but Storm Of Ukko keeps the run stable. The Void answers Kullervo's invocation with a storm of daggers that rain down upon his enemies.
Mobile Defense / ExcavationExcellentKullervo wins Mobile Defense / Excavation by parking Wrathful Advance on the objective instead of chasing stragglers. (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes.
Exterminate / Capture Speed RunsExcellentSpeed runs favor Kullervo because Wrathful Advance skips empty rooms and ends the mission early. (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes.
Spy / Rescue / NightmareSituationalOnly if you already know the vaults — Kullervo is not a Spy specialist and Wrathful Advance won’t save a loud play. (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes.
Open World / BountiesStrongStrong on packed bounty camps; Kullervo still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Wrathful Advance handles fights. (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes. Kullervo answers for his sins and the sins of others.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style ContentWeakKullervo wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Wrathful Advance won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. (TAP) Kullervo charges a Heavy Attack, then teleports to his target and strikes.

Crafting

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