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Star Chart2–3 FormaModerateHigh confidenceStar ChartSteel Path
First Gadgets — Star Chart
Hold Grenade Fan for Shield Satellites. Drop Blaze Artillery. Drop Dispensary. You are a turret engineer. 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: Blaze Artillery.
- Unlock Helminth, Steel Path, or Archon Hunts on Progress and Siege Cannons — Steel Path replaces this.
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| Build | Stage | Cost | Dmg | Sur | En | Mob | Ease | Forma | Helminth | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Gadgets | Starter | Starter | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0–2 | Full kit | Star Chart, first Protea, learning tap vs hold on 1 |
| First Gadgets — 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. |
| Siege Cannons — Steel Path Temporal Artillery | Steel Path | Advanced | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3–4 | Full kit | Steel Path Star Chart, Circuit, first Archon. Helminth is the next card. |
| Siege Cannons — Optimised Temporal Artillery | Optimised | Endgame | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4–5 | Full kit | Netracells, Archon, EDA. You have Helminth or you don't need it. |
| Siege Cannons — Endgame Temporal Artillery | Endgame | Endgame | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4–5 | Full kit | endgame / endurance camps, Defense, Disruption lanes, anyone who likes turrets |
| Universal Vending Repair Dispensary | Steel Path | Advanced | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Full kit | Long missions, ammo-hungry weapons, companion builds, being the nice one |
| Satellite Gate | Optimised | Endgame | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Full kit | Level cap, shield-gating enjoyers, people who refuse Temporal Anchor |
| Rewind Run Temporal Erosion | Endgame | Endgame | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Roar (Rhino) | Capture, fast Exterminates, armor strip without a Helminth, people who like a rewind |