Mesa

Support / Healer

The gunslinger has a steady deadly hand. Each shot deals high damage. Mesa is the fastest draw in the realm.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: NaramonNaramon
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 15.5 (2014-11-27)

RelatedPrime VersionMesa Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 365
Shield: 180
Armor: 105
Energy: 100
Sprint Speed: 1.1
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

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Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

The gunslinger has a steady deadly hand. Built around Ballistic Battery, Shooting Gallery, Shatter Shield.

Passive

Shoot dual-wielded sidearms a percentage faster and reload single-handed sidearms reload% more rapidly. Gain some Bonus Health when not using Melee Weapons.

When to Pick

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

Kit Overview

Ballistic Battery (Ability 1): When activated, this power stores damage caused by guns.
Shooting Gallery (Ability 2): Gives an ally Extra Damage while jamming the guns of nearby enemies.
Shatter Shield (Ability 3): Envelops Mesa in a barrier of energy, reflecting back incoming bullet damage.
Peacemaker (Ability 4): With intense focus, Mesa draws her Regulator pistols, shooting down her foes in rapid succession.

Abilities & Augments

1
Ballistic Battery →
Energy 25
When activated, this power stores damage caused by guns. When triggered again, that damage is channelled through the next gunshot.
Augment
Ballistic BullseyeOpen augment →
2
Shooting Gallery →
Energy 25
Gives an ally Extra Damage while jamming the guns of nearby enemies. This power shifts between team members.
Augment
Muzzle FlashOpen augment →
3
Shatter Shield →
Energy 25
Envelops Mesa in a barrier of energy, reflecting back incoming bullet damage.
Augment
Staggering ShieldOpen augment →
4
Peacemaker →
Energy 25
With intense focus, Mesa draws her Regulator pistols, shooting down her foes in rapid succession.
Augment
Mesa's WaltzOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Shatter Shield
Envelops Mesa in a barrier of energy, reflecting back incoming bullet damage.
2
Ballistic Battery
When activated, this power stores damage caused by guns.
3
Shooting Gallery
Gives an ally Extra Damage while jamming the guns of nearby enemies.
4
Peacemaker
With intense focus, Mesa draws her Regulator pistols, shooting down her foes in rapid succession.

Helminth / Subsume

Ballistic Battery is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Shooting Gallery and later abilities when they define Mesa’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 Mesa’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Mesa if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Mesa 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 / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Strong	Not the densest clearer, but Mesa plus Peacemaker is enough for most Steel Path pubs. With intense focus, Mesa draws her Regulator pistols, shooting down her foes in rapid succession. The gunslinger has a steady deadly hand.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	On Mobile Defense, Mesa’s Ballistic Battery means fewer downed cryopods and less babysitting. When activated, this power stores damage caused by guns. The gunslinger has a steady deadly hand.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Excellent	Capture markers and Exterminate tallies fall fast when Mesa chains Ballistic Battery across the tile. When activated, this power stores damage caused by guns. The gunslinger has a steady deadly hand.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Mesa is not a Spy specialist and Ballistic Battery won’t save a loud play. When activated, this power stores damage caused by guns.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Mesa still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Ballistic Battery handles fights. When activated, this power stores damage caused by guns. The gunslinger has a steady deadly hand.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Strong	Credible on long-range content if you invest in the gun loop; Mesa still prefers mid-range where Peacemaker helps. With intense focus, Mesa draws her Regulator pistols, shooting down her foes in rapid succession. The gunslinger has a steady deadly hand.