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Tauforged Azure · Armor
Azure shard as Armor. Tauforged is +225 armor. Nidus Prime is 525. 525 + 225 = 750.
Codex Checked · Compared against current game data for this update. · Update 43.5 · 5 Sept 2026 · PC · Current
What needs this
22 loadouts slot Tauforged Azure · Armor
Item → build → frame. Tick it in Collection and those cards move toward runnable.
Used by 22 loadouts across 10 frames.
- 99 PercentShard 1
- Everlasting Hide — Steel PathShard 1
- Everlasting Hide — OptimisedShard 2
- Everlasting Hide — EndgameShard 2
- Frosted PeltShard 2
- Scarab Tide — Steel PathShard 1
- Scarab Tide — OptimisedShard 1–2
- Scarab Tide — EndgameShard 1–2
- Slow DunesShard 2 Tauforged
- Charmed Life — EndgameShard 2 Tauforged
- The HatchlingShard 1
- Persistence God — Steel PathShard 1
- Persistence God — OptimisedShard 1
- Persistence God — EndgameShard 1
- Teeming CritShard 1
- Roar PlagueShard 1
- Abundant ScourgeShard 1
- Punch-Through BunkerShard 2
- Ironclad ChargeShard 2
- Abating BondShard 2
Where do I get it?
Fastest / cheapest / easiest is on the farm card below
- Netracells / Elite Deep Archimedea
- Netracells
- Netracells / EDA
You don’t actually need this
Don’t farm this yet
A normal Azure plus Steel Fiber / Umbral Fiber can also cross 700. Tauforged is just the clean one-slot answer. The current objective can wait. Tick the substitute in Collection if you already have it.
How
Get it
That is how Persistence turns on without Umbral Fiber.
What it is
Azure shard as Armor. Tauforged is +225 armor. Nidus Prime is 525. 525 + 225 = 750.
Why you care
That is how Persistence turns on without Umbral Fiber.
- 1Netracells / Elite Deep ArchimedeaAzure shards drop here. Tauforged is a luck roll on the same drop — a brighter, stronger version.
- 2Socket for ArmorHelminth → Azure → Armor. Check the Arsenal stat page: you want 700+ armor listed before you trust Persistence.
Do not have it yet? A normal Azure plus Steel Fiber / Umbral Fiber can also cross 700. Tauforged is just the clean one-slot answer.