Theorylytics

Temple

Heat Anthem

Ripper Wail Heat Guns

Frame
Temple
Forma
4
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 3 · Ripper's Wail

Ripper's Wail Temple - Backbeat ability hits stack Heat on squad weapons under Archon Vitality while i-frames keep you alive on Steel Path.

Build dossier · Heat Anthem

4 Forma

Loadout

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

Arsenal

Playstyle

Ripper's Wail — i-frames/heal, then Backbeat ability hits stack Heat on squad weapons. Archon Vitality recommended.

Passive abilities

Backbeat metronome — cast on the beat for empowered effects and to charge Exalted Solo. Pyrotechnics Heat pillars, Overdrive Heat wave + crit vulnerability, Ripper's Wail i-frames/heal plus stacking Heat weapon buffs on Backbeat hits, Exalted Solo (Lizzie) Heat exalted once charged. Rhythm Guard prints Overguard on Backbeat casts.

Active abilities

  • 1 PyrotechnicsHeat pillars. Backbeat ignites more and extends Ripper's Wail Heat.
  • 2 OverdriveHeat wave + crit vulnerability. Backbeat doubles crit chance vuln.
  • 3 Ripper's WailBrief invuln/heal; Backbeat ability hits stack Heat on squad weapons.
  • 4 Exalted SoloLizzie Heat exalted once the Backbeat charge is ready. Aim for elemental sound waves.
  • Keep Ripper's Wail. Backbeat hits extend and empower the Heat buff.

Mod breakdown

Duration / Strength

Wail uptime and Heat buff values.

Archon shards

  • Duration
  • Strength
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Keep Wail. Flex Solo for Roar if guns carry.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Ripper's Wail Heat stacks from Backbeat hits turn SP squad guns into Heat monsters under Archon Vitality.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Wail the point team, Backbeat abilities.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Heat buffed guns clear fast.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Loud.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Buff camps.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Excellent

    Heat weapon buff for hunts.