Oberon Prime · Loadouts

Oberon 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 ChartShards optional

First Paladin

Learn the frame.

Best for: Star Chart, first Oberon, learning the 2025 rework

Hallowed Ground is a full circle now. Renewal heals. Reckoning slams. Smite deletes the Eximus.

The 2025 rework made Hallowed Ground a circle. Muscle memory that 'aims the cone' is wasting time.

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

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

Star Chart2–3 FormaModerateHigh confidenceStar ChartSteel Path

First Paladin — Star Chart

First serious version.

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

Hallowed Ground is a full circle now. Renewal heals. Reckoning slams. Smite deletes the Eximus. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.

The 2025 rework made Hallowed Ground a circle. Muscle memory that 'aims the cone' is wasting time.

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

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Full Strip Slam — Steel Path.

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceStar ChartSteel PathShards optional

Full Strip Slam — Steel Path

Your first endgame-capable version.

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

Reckoning full-strips armor at 167% Strength. Grass guarantees Radiation. Health orbs feed the new passive. This is the peak you can run the day Steel Path unlocks — galvanized / arcanes, no Helminth.

167% Strength is the Reckoning full-strip number. Build to it, then stop greed-stacking unless you want fatter slams.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 1 shard · 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: 4/5 Dmg
Sur: 4/5 Sur
En: 3/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 4/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Full Strip Slam — Optimised.

Optimised4–5 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceNetracellsArchon HuntsHelminthShards optional

Full Strip Slam — Optimised

Spend resources to push it.

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

Reckoning full-strips armor at 167% Strength. Grass guarantees Radiation. Health orbs feed the new passive.

167% Strength is the Reckoning full-strip number. Build to it, then stop greed-stacking unless you want fatter slams.

Investment: 5 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Nourish (Grendel)) · 2 shards · 4 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: 4/5 Sur
En: 3/5 En
Mob: 2/5 Mob
Ease: 3/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Full Strip Slam — Endgame.

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

Endgame4–5 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceSteel PathHelminthShards optional

Full Strip Slam — Endgame

Only if you actually need it.

Best for: endgame / endurance Grineer, crowds, the Oberon people actually slam

Reckoning full-strips armor at 167% Strength. Grass guarantees Radiation. Health orbs feed the new passive.

167% Strength is the Reckoning full-strip number. Build to it, then stop greed-stacking unless you want fatter slams.

Investment: 5 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Nourish (Grendel)) · 2 shards · 4 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: 4/5 Sur
En: 3/5 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.

Endgame4 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceDefenseShards optional

Iron Lawn

Only if you actually need it.

Best for: Endurance, Defense, squads that want a floor they can stand on

Hallowed Reckoning drops armor patches. Renewal adds armor. Reckoning's own bonus caps at 1,000. You are a walking fort.

Hallowed Reckoning is the floor-tank augment. The +40% range is not a footnote.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 2 shards · 4 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: 5/5 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.

Steel Path3 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceArbitrationsHelminthShards optional

Phoenix Line

Your first endgame-capable version.

Best for: Arbitrations, squads that down, anyone who wants to be the medic paladin

Renewal heals the squad. Phoenix Renewal eats a lethal hit every 60 seconds. Passive Righteous Negation is extra lives on orbs.

Phoenix Renewal is the medic augment. 60s cooldown after the rework is actually usable.

Investment: 3 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Pillage (Hildryn) or Eclipse (Mirage)) · 1 shard · 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 Full Strip Slam — Optimised.

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceSteel PathShards optional

Infused Guns

Your first endgame-capable version.

Best for: Weapon platforms, Radiation inheritance, people who like paladin buffs more than slams

Smite Infusion paints Radiation on squad weapons. Smite itself still peels Overguard off one target.

Smite Infusion is the 2026 weapon-Oberon. Radiation on guns is the buff.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 2 shards · 4 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: 2/5 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 Full Strip Slam — Optimised.