Volt Prime · Loadouts

Volt 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 Spark

Learn the frame.

Best for: Star Chart, starter-frame Volt, anyone who picked him in the ship

Speed is the buff. Electric Shield is cover. Shock stuns. Discharge is a later nuke — learn 2 and 3 first.

Volt is a starter for a reason. Speed is a squad buff on day one.

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

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

Star Chart2–3 FormaModerateHigh confidenceStar ChartSteel Path

First Spark — Star Chart

First serious version.

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

Speed is the buff. Electric Shield is cover. Shock stuns. Discharge is a later nuke — learn 2 and 3 first. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.

Volt is a starter for a reason. Speed is a squad buff on day one.

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: 3/5 En
Mob: 3/5 Mob
Ease: 5/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Capacitance Storm — Steel Path.

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceStar ChartSteel PathShards optional

Capacitance Storm — Steel Path

Your first endgame-capable version.

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

Discharge stuns a tile and ticks Electricity. Capacitance turns that damage into shields for the squad. Range is the nuke. This is the peak you can run the day Steel Path unlocks — galvanized / arcanes, no Helminth.

Discharge is a stun-nuke, not a level-cap deleter. Overextended makes it a room. It will not replace a Torid.

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

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Capacitance Storm — Optimised.

Optimised4–5 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceNetracellsArchon HuntsHelminthShards optional

Capacitance Storm — Optimised

Spend resources to push it.

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

Discharge stuns a tile and ticks Electricity. Capacitance turns that damage into shields for the squad. Range is the nuke.

Discharge is a stun-nuke, not a level-cap deleter. Overextended makes it a room. It will not replace a Torid.

Investment: 5 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Nourish (Grendel) or Breach Surge (Wisp)) · 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: 4/5 Dmg
Sur: 3/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 3/5 Mob
Ease: 3/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Capacitance Storm — Endgame.

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

Endgame4–5 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceDefenseHelminthShards optional

Capacitance Storm — Endgame

Only if you actually need it.

Best for: Defense, Interception, grouping tiles, people who want Volt to press 4

Discharge stuns a tile and ticks Electricity. Capacitance turns that damage into shields for the squad. Range is the nuke.

Discharge is a stun-nuke, not a level-cap deleter. Overextended makes it a room. It will not replace a Torid.

Investment: 5 Forma · Reactor · Helminth (Nourish (Grendel) or Breach Surge (Wisp)) · 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: 4/5 Dmg
Sur: 3/5 Sur
En: 2/5 En
Mob: 3/5 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 confidenceFarmingCaptureShards optional

Shocking Speed

Spend resources to push it.

Best for: Melee platforms, Capture speedruns, anyone who wants to be the fastest person in the cell

Shocking Speed makes you a lightning melee. Warcry-level attack speed plus Electricity on contact. This is the current Codex Volt melee.

Shocking Speed is the 2026 melee Volt, not Discharge spam.

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

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Capacitance Storm — Endgame.

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

Steel Path3–4 FormaAdvancedMedium confidenceSteel PathSurvivalShards optional

Hallway Sniper

Your first endgame-capable version.

Best for: Eidolons (legacy), long hallways, Phenmor / sniper platforms

Electric Shield adds Electricity and crit-adjacent bonus to shots that pass through. Transistor Shield lets allies pick the panels up. This is the sniper / Incarnon bunker.

Shots through Electric Shield gain Electricity and a damage bonus. That is a free elemental slot.

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: 4/5 Mob
Ease: 4/5 Ease

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Capacitance Storm — Optimised.

Optimised4 FormaEndgameMedium confidenceSteel PathShards optional

Shock Trooper

Spend resources to push it.

Best for: Squad weapon platforms, Heat/Electric inherit, people who picked Volt to buff guns not fists

Shock Trooper puts Ability-Strength Electricity on the whole squad's guns. You are a walking Electric primer with Speed still on.

Shock Trooper is Volt's Roar-for-Electricity. It is the weapon-platform identity.

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

Your next step: run this until it feels easy. Then Capacitance Storm — Endgame.

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