Theorylytics

Mesa Prime

Gallery Battery

Pillage Peacemaker Platform

Frame
Mesa Prime
Forma
3
Playstyle
Helminth
Replace 1 (Pillage / Roar / Nourish)

Helminth Mesa - Pillage strip and shields or Roar damage while Shatter Shield and Peacemaker stay the gunslinger core. Mesa Prime's extra polarities cut Forma versus base Mesa for the same polarity story.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Gallery Battery

3 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

9

Streamline

+30% Ability Efficiency

14

Primed Flow

+185% Energy Max

9

Mesa's Waltz

Peacemaker Augment: Mesa can move at 50% Speed while using Peacemaker.

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 VelocityWarframe · UncommonRegulator fire rateRecommendedArcane EnergizeWarframe · LegendaryPeacemaker drain
Molt AugmentedWarframe · RareAlt Strength

Arsenal

Primary

Regulators are the clear — keep a primer primary for grounded play.

Best pickCedo PrimeBest default primer / cleanup.
ToridIncarnon flex

Secondary

Regulators replace secondaries while Peacemaker is active.

Best pickEpitaphBest default primer when grounded.
LaetumIncarnon

Melee

Passive prefers no melee — bring movement sticks only if needed.

PraedosMovement flex

Playstyle

Helminth over Ballistic Battery — Pillage strip/shields or Roar damage while Shatter Shield and Peacemaker stay online.

Passive abilities

Healthier with no melee equipped. Peacemaker summons Regulators — Strength scales their damage bucket while Arcane Velocity feeds fire rate. Shatter Shield caps at 95% ranged DR around 119% Strength.

Active abilities

  • 1 Ballistic Battery — Store damage for a empowered shot. Common Helminth slot (Pillage / Nourish / Roar).
  • 2 Shooting Gallery — Buff and jam that bounces between you and allies. Muzzle Flash stuns.
  • 3 Shatter Shield — Reflect and DR vs ranged hits. Cap ~95% DR. Does not cover melee/AOE.
  • 4 Peacemaker — Exalted Regulators. Mesa's Waltz lets you walk while channeling.
  • Helminth over Ballistic Battery (Pillage / Roar / Nourish). Mesa's Waltz recommended.

Mod breakdown

Strength / Duration

Peacemaker, Shield DR cap, and Helminth potency.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Strength
  • Casting Speed
  • Energy

Helminth

Pillage is the SP endurance default. Roar if strip is solved elsewhere.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Pillage / Roar Helminth + Shatter Shield + Peacemaker is the SP endurance baseline.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Strip / buff the point, Peacemaker.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Skip Battery — shoot.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Guns cover travel.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Situational

    Better grounded guns if you skip Peacemaker.