Khora Prime · Loadouts

Khora by progress

Progression path first. Specialist cards after. Each progression card is the peak you can run at that rung — not a second identity.

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Progression path

Starter0–2 FormaStarterHigh confidenceStar ChartFarmingShards optional

First Crack

Learn the frame.

Best for: Star Chart, first Khora, learning the whip rhythm

Whipclaw is a melee explosion. Ensnare groups. Strangledome waits until you camp. Venari is already out.

Whipclaw is Khora. It reads your melee mods. Empty grid is a wet noodle.

Investment: 2 Forma · Reactor · 1 shard

Inventory unknown · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

High — How strongly the Codex recommends this for its stated purpose — not a test log.

Dmg: 4/5 Dmg
Sur: 2/5 Sur
En: 3/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 5/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then First Crack — Star Chart.

Star Chart2–3 FormaModerateHigh confidenceStar ChartSteel Path

First Crack — Star Chart

First serious version.

Best for: Junctions through the Outer Terminus. Steel Path is the next card, not this one.

Whipclaw is a melee explosion. Ensnare groups. Strangledome waits until you camp. Venari is already out. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.

Whipclaw is Khora. It reads your melee mods. Empty grid is a wet noodle.

Investment: 3 Forma · Reactor · 2 specialised mods

Inventory unknown · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

High — How strongly the Codex recommends this for its stated purpose — not a test log.

Dmg: 4/5 Dmg
Sur: 2/5 Sur
En: 4/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 5/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Accumulating Crack — Steel Path.

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceStar ChartSteel PathShards optional

Accumulating Crack — Steel Path

Your first endgame-capable version.

Best for: Steel Path Star Chart, Circuit, first Archon. Helminth is the next card.

Accumulating Whipclaw stacks damage. Ensnare, crack, crack, crack. This is 2026 Khora. This is the peak you can run the day Steel Path unlocks — galvanized / arcanes, no Helminth.

Accumulating Whipclaw plus a real melee grid is the Khora people play.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 1 shard · 2 specialised mods

Not yet · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

Medium — A solid recommendation with more situational dependencies. Confidence is not verification.

Dmg: 3/5 Dmg
Sur: 2/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 4/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Accumulating Crack — Optimised.

Optimised4–5 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceNetracellsArchon HuntsHelminthShards optional

Accumulating Crack — Optimised

Spend resources to push it.

Best for: Netracells, Archon, EDA. You have Helminth or you don't need it.

Accumulating Whipclaw stacks damage. Ensnare, crack, crack, crack. This is 2026 Khora.

Accumulating Whipclaw plus a real melee grid is the Khora people play.

Investment: 5 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Pillage (Hildryn) or Nourish (Grendel)) · 2 shards · 3 specialised mods

Not yet · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

Medium — A solid recommendation with more situational dependencies. Confidence is not verification.

Dmg: 3/5 Dmg
Sur: 2/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 3/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Accumulating Crack — Endgame.

Needs Helminth or shards. Open the Starter first if those are locked.

Endgame5–6 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceSteel PathHelminthShards optional

Accumulating Crack — Endgame

Only if you actually need it.

Best for: endgame / endurance general, Exterminate, anyone who picked Khora to press 1

Accumulating Whipclaw stacks damage. Ensnare, crack, crack, crack. This is 2026 Khora.

Accumulating Whipclaw plus a real melee grid is the Khora people play.

Investment: 6 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Pillage (Hildryn) or Nourish (Grendel)) · 2 shards · 3 specialised mods

Not yet · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

Medium — A solid recommendation with more situational dependencies. Confidence is not verification.

Dmg: 3/5 Dmg
Sur: 2/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 2/5 Ease

Your next step: stop here unless a specialist card fits the mission.

Needs Helminth or shards. Open the Starter first if those are locked.

Specialist builds

Not part of the path

Same frame, different job. These are not missing rungs — they are optional identities once the path feels easy.

Optimised4 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceFarmingSurvivalShards optional

Cage Match

Spend resources to push it.

Best for: Objective missions, endurance camping, people who like a kill room

Two Strangledomes. Whipclaw shares damage across every hanging body. Defense, Survival, Interception.

Two domes is a hallway lock. This is why Khora still owns Defense in 2026.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 2 shards · 2 specialised mods

Not yet · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

Medium — A solid recommendation with more situational dependencies. Confidence is not verification.

Dmg: 4/5 Dmg
Sur: 2/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 3/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Accumulating Crack — Endgame.

Needs Helminth or shards. Open the Starter first if those are locked.

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceSteel PathShards optional

Big Cat Energy

Your first endgame-capable version.

Best for: Solo comfort, people who like Venari, anyone who refuses to Helminth the cat button

Venari Bodyguard. The cat soaks, you whip. Heal posture on command. A tankier, pet-forward Khora.

Most Khora guides Helminth 3. This one does not, on purpose.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 2 shards · 1 specialised mods

Not yet · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

Medium — A solid recommendation with more situational dependencies. Confidence is not verification.

Dmg: 3/5 Dmg
Sur: 3/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 4/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Accumulating Crack — Optimised.

Endgame4–5 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceSteel PathFarmingShards optional

Pilfering Cage

Only if you actually need it.

Best for: Resource farming, Survival loot, stacking with a Nekros, Sanctuary Onslaught

Pilfering Strangledome. Enemies hanging in the cage roll extra loot. The farm Khora.

Pilfering Strangledome is still a top loot tool in 2026. It stacks with Nekros, Hydroid, and boosters.

Investment: 5 Forma · Reactor · 2 shards · 2 specialised mods

Not yet · Codex Checked 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Update 43.5

Medium — A solid recommendation with more situational dependencies. Confidence is not verification.

Dmg: 3/5 Dmg
Sur: 2/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 2/5 Ease

Your next step: stop here unless a specialist card fits the mission.

Needs Helminth or shards. Open the Starter first if those are locked.