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Star Chart2–3 FormaModerateHigh confidenceStar ChartSteel Path
First Brood — Star Chart
Summon Ortholysts, spin Razor Gyre for shields, Fusion Strike when you see armor. Learn the three summon types. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.
Junctions through the Outer Terminus. Steel Path is the next card, not this one.
- Steel Path ready: Arcanes are fair game, shards can wait.
- Content: Steel Path matched against what this loadout is actually for.
- Playstyle: Ortholyst mortars.
- Unlock Helminth, Steel Path, or Archon Hunts on Progress and Razor Mortar — Steel Path replaces this.
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| Build | Stage | Cost | Dmg | Sur | En | Mob | Ease | Forma | Helminth | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Brood | Starter | Starter | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0–2 | Full kit | Star Chart, first Caliban, post-rework kit |
| First Brood — Star Chart | Star Chart | Moderate | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2–3 | Full kit | Junctions through the Outer Terminus. Steel Path is the next card, not this one. |
| Razor Mortar — Steel Path Razor Mortar | Steel Path | Advanced | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3–4 | Full kit | Steel Path Star Chart, Circuit, first Archon. Helminth is the next card. |
| Razor Mortar — Optimised Razor Mortar | Optimised | Endgame | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4–5 | Full kit | Netracells, Archon, EDA. You have Helminth or you don't need it. |
| Razor Mortar — Endgame Razor Mortar | Endgame | Endgame | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5–6 | Full kit | endgame / endurance general, the 2025–2026 Caliban Prime identity |
| Tau Strip | Optimised | Endgame | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Full kit | Armored tiles, people who want Caliban as a walking Corrosive Projection |
| Nourished Tau Razor Mortar | Endgame | Endgame | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Nourish (Grendel) | Energy hungry Strike spam, people who find Wrath too slow on Defense |
| Gyre Gate | Steel Path | Advanced | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Full kit | Shield-gating fans, people who like 1 as a survivability button |