Citrine — Squad Prism
Steel Path build. Prismatic Gem is a status turret for the whole cell. Archon Stretch drinks the Electric. Everyone's guns get greedy. This is the peak you can run the day Steel Path unlocks — galvanized / arcanes, no Helminth.
Codex Checked · Compared against current game data for this update. · Update 43.5 · 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Current
Steel Path Star Chart, Circuit, first Archon. Helminth is the next card.
Wrong drop or mechanic?
Why this build?
Steel Path for Steel Path Star Chart, Circuit, first Archon. Helminth is the next card.
Health: Not yet — Helminth, Steel Path, or Archon Hunts still closed. Play the Starter.
- Four statuses from one turret is why Citrine still has a squad job in 2026.
- Prismatic Companion is the quality-of-life augment. Stationary gems get left behind.
- Archon Stretch plus gem Electric is free energy. Do not drop it.
Don’t use this for: Star Chart only · loadouts that need Helminth
Stronger mods, Arcanes, real synergy
You don’t need the shards to run the loop. They are a later ceiling, not a gate.
Bring: Status primary — A primer or a status Incarnon. The gem already applies four elements — your gun adds Viral / Heat on top.
Alternative if…
- Star Chart only → First Facets
- This is too much Forma / cost → First Facets — Star Chart
- You wanted the ability loop, not guns → First Facets
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Readiness
Inventory unknown
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- Required mods 0/9 · required — 0/9 named
- Forma 0/4 · required — 4 on the card. Codex does not track installed Forma.
- Helminth · optional — Not required
- Arcanes · recommended — 0/2 recommended
- Shards · optional — Optional unless the card says a breakpoint
Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 1 shard · 2 specialised mods. Typical farm ~4–6 hours. Trade if a route is vaulted.
Codex Checked · Compared against current game data for this update. · Update 43.5 · 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Current
Medium confidence. A solid recommendation with more situational dependencies. Confidence is not verification. Verification is separate: Codex Checked against Update 43.5.
Your next step
Next: Squad Prism — Optimised
Unlock Helminth, Steel Path, or Archon Hunts before this upgrade is honest.
Squad Prism — OptimisedPlan
Today → next → later
Inventory unknown — mark “I own this” on a few mods. Until then this is a plan, not a score of zero.
- NextGet Growing PowerThe Silver Grove quest
- After that3–4 FormaOne slot at a time. Rank 30 after each polarize.
- LaterAmber · Casting SpeedHelminth and shards are the last rungs. They are not the Starter.
- FinalSquad Prism — Steel PathSteel Path · Advanced · 3–4 Forma
Upgrade from here
Squad Prism — Optimised
Locked behind Helminth, Steel Path, or Archon Hunts. Tick those on Progress first.
Open Squad Prism — OptimisedFarm the gap
- Crystal augments — Recrystalize · Prismatic Companion
Helminth & shards
What to put on the body
- 1 Amber · Casting Speed — Gem down, Blast out.Archon locked
Tonight
What is actually up
30 minutes, one hour, or two — matched to this loadout, not a dump of the Origin System.
30 minutes
Farm Growing Power
One named gap. The Silver Grove quest
60 minutes
Growing Power, then Forma
Finish the missing named card, then spend a Forma if a polarity is still fighting you.
120 minutes
One Archon Hunt
If you are logging off after this, stop at the named component. Do not start a second Forma session tired.
- Farm Growing Power
The Silver Grove quest
Who this is for
Play this build from zero
Steel Path groups. You own Prismatic Companion.
- Time to a playable copy
- After the Companion augment and Archon Stretch.
- First mission to practice in
- A busy Survival so the gem has targets.
2 button drills · 12 parts · tick the lists as you go
Before you start
0 of 3 done
Put it on the Warframe
0 of 4 done
Keep this up
Prism loop
Pocket card. Stick this on a second screen; the long version is the mission below.
- 1Gem (3) every room. Companion augment means it walks with you — recast when it despawns.
- 2Shell (2) on cooldown. Kills refill DR.
- 3Blast (1) for orbs and grouping. Shoot into the lasers.
- 4Crystallize (4) is optional here. You are the primer, not the crit-spot hunter.
First mission — press these buttons
- 1
Gem on, walk
33. It follows. Shoot anything — four statuses land.
- 2
Blast for the battery
1 whenever orbs are thin. Archon Stretch drinks Electric from the gem.
Common mistakes
Overextended and then wondering why 4 tickles
This config is a primer. Crit Lattice is the other config.
When this feels easy
- 1Arcane ImpetusUnique statuses from the gem are free ability stats.
Parts checklist
0 of 12 owned. Tap How on anything you still need.
Dependencies
15 dependencies
Frame → mods → unlocks. Tick Collection and Progress. This is a decision graph, not a wiki tree.
- 1●citrineframe
- 2○Growing Powermod
- 3○Cunning Driftmod
- 4○Prismatic Companionaugment
- 5○Blind Ragemod
- 6○Primed Continuitymod
- 7○Stretchmod
- 8○Overextendedmod
- 9○Equilibriummod
- 10○Rolling Guardmod
- 11○Arcane Impetusarcane
- 12○Molt Efficiencyarcane
- 13○Amber · Casting Speedshard
- 14○Steel Pathunlock
- 15○Archon Hunts (shards optional)unlock
Depends on
What this loadout needs
Required is a gate. Recommended is a ceiling. Optional is a later farm — don’t stall the card for it.
Required
Growing Powermissing · The Silver Grove quest
Cunning Driftmissing · Lua Halls of Ascension
- Prismatic Companion
missing · Steel Meridian / Red Veil · 25,000
Gem follows you instead of sitting in last tile. Buy this.
Blind Ragemissing · Run Orokin Vaults
Primed Continuitymissing · Wait for Baro Ki'Teer
- Equilibrium
missing · The New Strange / drops
- Rolling Guard
missing · Arbitrations
Recommended
Arcane Impetusmissing · Buy it
Unique statuses from the gem stack ability damage and efficiency. Rank 0 is legal. Rank 3 is the Steel Path version.
- Molt Efficiency
missing · Zariman
Duration. The gem wants to live. Rank 0 is legal. Rank 3 is the Steel Path version.
Optional
Strength
~180–220%
Duration
180%+ gem lifetime
Range
175%+ so the gem sees the tile
Nearby allies gain status chance and status duration. Park the gem where people actually shoot.
From the mods
Live power
Additive from max-rank Codex mods. Efficiency clamped 15–175%. Umbral set is +11% Strength per extra piece.
- Strength
- 139%
- Duration
- 155%
- Range
- 250%
- Efficiency
- 45%
- Energy
- base
- Capacity
- 49 / 67
Weapon HUD
Arsenal numbers
Base × damage mods × crit expectation × fire rate × multishot. No faction, no quantization. Galvanized kill stacks are a slider, not assumed.
- Damage
- 35
- Crit
- 12% × 2.00
- Status
- 26%
- Fire rate
- 9.58
- Multishot
- 1.00
- Avg hit
- 39
- Arsenal DPS
- 376
Toggle common mods
Citrine mods
- AuraGrowing PowerSilver Grove
- ExilusCunning DriftLua Halls
- 1Prismatic CompanionGem follows you instead of sitting in last tile. Buy this.Steel Meridian / Red Veil · 25k
- 2Blind RageOrokin Vaults
- 3Primed ContinuityBaro Ki'Teer
- 4StretchGem's Electric procs feed energy.Kahl / Archon Hunts
- 5OverextendedGem coverage. Strength loss is fine — you are a primer.Orokin Vaults
- 6EquilibriumThe New Strange
- 7Rolling GuardArbitrations
| Slot | Mod | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura | Growing Power | Silver Grove | |
| Exilus | Cunning Drift | Lua Halls | |
| 1 | Prismatic Companion Gem follows you instead of sitting in last tile. Buy this. | Steel Meridian / Red Veil · 25k | |
| 2 | Blind Rage | Orokin Vaults | |
| 3 | Primed Continuity | Baro Ki'Teer | |
| 4 | Stretch Gem's Electric procs feed energy. | Kahl / Archon Hunts | |
| 5 | Overextended Gem coverage. Strength loss is fine — you are a primer. | Orokin Vaults | |
| 6 | Equilibrium | The New Strange | |
| 7 | Rolling Guard | Arbitrations |
Status primary
A primer or a status Incarnon. The gem already applies four elements — your gun adds Viral / Heat on top.
Arcanes
Arcane Impetus
Unique statuses from the gem stack ability damage and efficiency. Rank 0 is legal. Rank 3 is the Steel Path version.
Deep Archimedea / trade
Molt Efficiency
Duration. The gem wants to live. Rank 0 is legal. Rank 3 is the Steel Path version.
Zariman
Archon shards
- 1
Amber · Casting SpeedGem down, Blast out.1 · EDA
| # | Shard | Qty | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber · Casting Speed Gem down, Blast out. | 1 | EDA |