Temple · Loadouts

Temple 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 Backbeat

Learn the frame.

Best for: Star Chart, first Temple, Höllvania newbies learning the metronome

Watch the metronome. Cast on the beat. You get Efficiency and extra Heat. Miss the beat and you are a louder Rhino.

Temple is a rhythm frame. Missing the beat is missing the kit.

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

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

Star Chart2–3 FormaModerateHigh confidenceStar ChartSteel Path

First Backbeat — Star Chart

First serious version.

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

Watch the metronome. Cast on the beat. You get Efficiency and extra Heat. Miss the beat and you are a louder Rhino. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.

Temple is a rhythm frame. Missing the beat is missing the kit.

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

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Exalted Solo — Steel Path.

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceStar ChartSteel PathShards optional

Exalted Solo — Steel Path

Your first endgame-capable version.

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

Lizzie is a Heat guitar. Fill the Backbeat charge, press 4 on the beat (free), torch the tile, alt-fire to cycle elements. This is 2026 Temple. This is the peak you can run the day Steel Path unlocks — galvanized / arcanes, no Helminth.

Lizzie is Temple. If the guitar grid is empty, 4 is a lighter.

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: 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 Exalted Solo — Optimised.

Optimised4–5 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceNetracellsArchon HuntsShards optional

Exalted Solo — Optimised

Spend resources to push it.

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

Lizzie is a Heat guitar. Fill the Backbeat charge, press 4 on the beat (free), torch the tile, alt-fire to cycle elements. This is 2026 Temple. Shards and a finished config. Tauforged is the last card.

Lizzie is Temple. If the guitar grid is empty, 4 is a lighter.

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

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Exalted Solo — Endgame.

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

Endgame5–6 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceSteel PathShards optional

Exalted Solo — Endgame

Only if you actually need it.

Best for: endgame / endurance, the rockstar people crafted, anyone done missing the metronome

Lizzie is a Heat guitar. Fill the Backbeat charge, press 4 on the beat (free), torch the tile, alt-fire to cycle elements. This is 2026 Temple.

Lizzie is Temple. If the guitar grid is empty, 4 is a lighter.

Investment: 6 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: 3/5 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 confidenceSteel PathShards optional

Backbeat Caster

Spend resources to push it.

Best for: People who like pressing 1 and 2 in time, packed tiles, caster Temple

Pyrotechnics and Overdrive on every beat. You barely touch Lizzie. The metronome is a Heat machine gun.

Backbeat is the identity even when Lizzie is holstered. The extra pillars and doubled crit chance are on-beat only.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · 2 shards · 5 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: 3/5 Mob
Ease: 3/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Exalted Solo — Endgame.

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

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceDefenseShards optional

Ripper's Wail

Your first endgame-capable version.

Best for: Squad Heat inherit, Defense, people who picked Temple to buff guns not to solo

Wail is invuln, a heal, and a stacking Heat rider for the whole affinity circle. You are the band's amp.

Ripper's Wail is a squad Heat engine, not just a panic i-frame.

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: 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 Exalted Solo — Optimised.

Endgame4 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceSteel PathHelminthShards optional

Overdrive Guns

Only if you actually need it.

Best for: Incarnon primaries, crit guns, people who wanted the metronome on a weapon platform

Nourish over Pyrotechnics. Overdrive makes the tile crit-vulnerable. Wail adds Heat. Your Incarnon does the concert.

This is the Helminth Temple. Pillars were the caster identity. Guns are this one.

Investment: 4 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Nourish (Grendel) or Roar (Rhino)) · 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: 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.