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Star Chart2–3 FormaModerateHigh confidenceStar ChartSteel Path
First Bastille — Star Chart
Tap 4 to lift a room. Hold 4 to vortex the leftovers. Photon Strike is the later nuke — learn the cage first. 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: Bastille hold.
- Unlock Helminth, Steel Path, or Archon Hunts on Progress and Artillery Officer — Steel Path replaces this.
By player stage
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| Build | Stage | Cost | Dmg | Sur | En | Mob | Ease | Forma | Helminth | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Bastille | Starter | Starter | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0–2 | Full kit | Star Chart, first Vauban, Defense / Interception |
| First Bastille — Star Chart | Star Chart | Moderate | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2–3 | Full kit | Junctions through the Outer Terminus. Steel Path is the next card, not this one. |
| Artillery Officer — Steel Path Photon Repeater | Steel Path | Advanced | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3–4 | Full kit | Steel Path Star Chart, Circuit, first Archon. Helminth is the next card. |
| Artillery Officer — Optimised Photon Repeater | Optimised | Endgame | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4–5 | Nourish (Grendel) or Roar (Rhino) | Netracells, Archon, EDA. You have Helminth or you don't need it. |
| Artillery Officer — Endgame Photon Repeater | Endgame | Endgame | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4–5 | Nourish (Grendel) or Roar (Rhino) | endgame / endurance, Overguard Eximus, people who want Vauban to kill not just hold |
| Nervos Net Tesla Bank | Steel Path | Advanced | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Full kit | Mobile Defense, hallways, people who like pets that zap |
| Vector and Nails | Steel Path | Advanced | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3–4 | Full kit | Speedruns, Index, people who like gadgets more than cages |
| Loot Vortex Repelling Bastille | Optimised | Endgame | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Full kit | Farming tiles, Sanctuary Onslaught, grouping for a loot frame teammate |