Theorylytics

Mesa

Gallery Battery

Pillage Peacemaker Platform

Frame
Mesa
Forma
5
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.

Build dossier · Gallery Battery

5 Forma

Loadout

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

Arsenal

Primary

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

Secondary

Regulators replace secondaries while Peacemaker is active.

Melee

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

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 BatteryStore damage for a empowered shot. Common Helminth slot (Pillage / Nourish / Roar).
  • 2 Shooting GalleryBuff and jam that bounces between you and allies. Muzzle Flash stuns.
  • 3 Shatter ShieldReflect and DR vs ranged hits. Cap ~95% DR. Does not cover melee/AOE.
  • 4 PeacemakerExalted 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.

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.