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Volt Prime

Gate Current

Electric Shield Guns

Forma
2
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 3 · Transistor Shield

Electric Shield Volt - shoot through Electricity-amped gates with Transistor absorb stacks for Steel Path and hunt lanes. Volt Prime's extra polarities cut Forma versus base Volt for the same polarity story.

Build dossier · Gate Current

2 Forma

Loadout

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

Arsenal

Playstyle

Electric Shield gun lanes — shoot through for Electricity damage, Transistor for absorb stacking, Recharge Barrier for squad shields.

Passive abilities

Static Discharge stores Electricity from movement into the next Shock / Discharge. Shock chains Electricity — Shock Trooper hold-buffs squad Electricity damage. Speed buffs move/reload — Shocking Speed shocks nearby foes, Kinetic Collision extends on body checks. Electric Shield adds Electricity to shots — Transistor Shield / Recharge Barrier are squad tools. Discharge AoE paralysis — Capacitance converts damage to shields.

Active abilities

  • 1 ShockChain stun. Shock Trooper hold-casts Electricity weapon buffs.
  • 2 SpeedMove/reload buff. Shocking Speed and Kinetic Collision variants.
  • 3 Electric ShieldDamage gate + Electricity on projectiles. Transistor / Recharge Barrier augs.
  • 4 DischargeAoE paralysis nuke. Capacitance refunds shields from damage dealt.
  • Augments: Transistor Shield / Recharge Barrier. Keep Speed.

Mod breakdown

Duration / Strength

Shield uptime and Electricity amp / absorb.

Archon shards

  • Duration
  • Strength
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Keep Electric Shield. Roar over Discharge for pure shield guns.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Electric Shield Electricity amp and Transistor absorb turn SP gun lanes into killboxes.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Plant shields on the point.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Strong

    Hold-shield while moving.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Loud.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Shield camps.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Excellent

    Classic Eidolon / hunt shield amp.