Volt

Tank / Defense

Electricity flows through Volt. His attacks deal high damage. Enemies will be shocked.

Stats

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Verified 2026-07-22

Electricity flows through Volt. Built around Shock, Speed, Electric Shield.

Grounded movement generates an electrical charge building up bonus Damage per meter that is unleashed with the next attack.

You want a tank / defense toolkit and Volt’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Volt brings — especially Shock.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Volt’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Shock (Ability 1): Launch a voltaic projectile that stuns and damages its target.
Speed (Ability 2): Embody an electric current.
Electric Shield (Ability 3): Volt deploys an electric shield that blocks enemy fire and adds Electricity Damage to projectiles.
Discharge (Ability 4): Volt discharges the electricity that courses through him.

1
Electric Shield
Volt deploys an electric shield that blocks enemy fire and adds Electricity Damage to projectiles.
2
Shock
Launch a voltaic projectile that stuns and damages its target.
3
Speed
Embody an electric current.
4
Discharge
Volt discharges the electricity that courses through him.

Shock is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Speed and later abilities when they define Volt’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Volt’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Volt if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Volt is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	On Steel Path density, Volt leans on Shock to keep rooms deleting while the squad rotates. Launch a voltaic projectile that stuns and damages its target. Electricity flows through Volt.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Cryopods and excavators are Volt’s home turf — Shock locks or deletes the wave on the point. Launch a voltaic projectile that stuns and damages its target. Electricity flows through Volt.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Excellent	Exterminate / Capture is a sprint for Volt: Speed cuts tile time instead of setting up a base. Embody an electric current. Electricity flows through Volt.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Weak	Loud kit. Leave Spy / Rescue to invis or silence frames; Shock doesn’t make Volt quiet. Launch a voltaic projectile that stuns and damages its target. Electricity flows through Volt.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Volt still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Speed handles fights. Embody an electric current.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Volt wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Shock won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Launch a voltaic projectile that stuns and damages its target. Electricity flows through Volt.