17 Aug 2023 (Season of the Deep - S21)

Khepri's Horn Strand Build (PVE)

Strand Titan
PvE

17 Aug 2023 (Season of the Deep - S21)

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Details

Exotic
Weapons
Abilities
Aspects
Fragments
Artifact perks

Armor mods

Helmets
Arms
Chest
Legs
Class items
Keywords
Woven mail
Unravel
Sever
Suspend
Exotic
  • Khepri's Horn
    Helmet
    Solar Rampart – Solar final blows recharge your Barricade, which unleashes a blast of Solar energy that scorches targets when summoned.
Weapons
  • The Navigator
    Trace Rifle
    Protective Weave – Firing this weapon at an ally grants Woven Mail to both the user and the target.
  • Apex Predator
    Rocket Launcher
    Adaptive Frame – A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.
  • CALUS Mini-Tool
    Submachine Gun
    MIDA Synergy – Superb handling. Move faster with this lightweight weapon equipped. This weapon grants additional speed benefits when MIDA Multi-Tool is also equipped.
Abilities
  • Bladefury
    Super Ability
    Suspend
    Sever
    [Super] : Create two woven blades and roam the battlefield. While active: [Light Attack] : Perform a leaping slash towards nearby targets, severing them on hit and dealing bonus damage to suspended targets. Each successful hit briefly increases your attack speed and grants energy for your heavy attack. [Heavy Attack] : Unleash a heavy upward slash, creating two suspending projectiles that seek out targets.
  • Grapple
    Strand Grenade
    Unravel
    Weave a grappling hook, and quickly pull yourself forward. Grappling to a Tangle immediately recharges your grenade energy. During and shortly after grappling, your melee attack deals area damage and unravels targets.
  • Frenzied Blade
    Strand Melee
    Sever
    Activate your charged melee ability to dash forward, slashing at targets in front of you and severing them.
  • Rally Barricade
    Class Ability
    Creates a small barrier that you can peek over while aiming down sights; increases weapon reload speed, stability, and range. Draws hostile fire when you stand behind it.
  • Strafe Lift
    Movement Ability
    Jump while airborne to activate Lift and launch into the air with strong directional control.
Aspects
  • Drengr's Lash
    Suspend
    Activate your Barricade ability to create a ripple in reality that travels forward along the ground, suspending and damaging the targets it hits.
  • Flechette Storm
    Unravel
    While sliding, activate your charged melee ability to leap into the air, knocking nearby targets away and dealing damage. While airborne, activate your charged melee again to launch a cluster of damaging, Unraveling projectiles. Repeatedly activating melee will chain additional throws.
Fragments
  • Thread of Isolation
    Sever
    Landing rapid precision hits emits a severing burst from the target.
  • Thread of Continuity
    Suspend
    Sever
    Unravel
    Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.
  • Thread of Mind
    Suspend
    Defeating suspended targets grants class ability energy.
  • Thread of Warding
    Woven Mail
    -10 Resilience ▼ Picking up an Orb of Power grants Woven Mail.
Armor mods

Helmet armor mods

  • Solar Siphon
    Rapid Solar weapon final blows create an Orb of Power.
  • Heavy Ammo Finder
    Increases the drop chance of Heavy ammo upon defeat of an opponent.

Arms armor mods

  • Heavy Handed
    Your powered melee final blows create Orbs of Power.
  • Focusing Strike
    Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a powered melee attack.
  • Bolstering Detonation
    Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a grenade.

Chest armor mods

  • Arc Resistance (x3)
    Reduces incoming Arc damage from combatants.

Leg armor mods

  • Insulation
    Reduces class ability cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.
  • Stacks on Stacks
    Picking up an Orb of Power grants you 1 additional stack of Armor Charge.
  • Recuperation
    Replenishes health each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Class item armor mods

  • Utility Kickstart (x2)
    Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. When your class ability energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain class ability energy for each Armor Charge used.
  • Reaper
    Shortly after using your class ability, your next weapon final blow spawns an Orb of Power.
Artifact perks
  • Shock and Awe
    Arc final blows while you are amplified summon a burst of lightning that damages and jolts targets.
  • Lightning Strikes Twice
    After throwing an Arc grenade, gain increased grenade recharge for a short time. Arc final blows extend the duration of this benefit.
  • Thunderous Retort
    Grants bonus Arc Super damage if cast while critically wounded or while amplified. Lasts until the end of the Super activation.
  • Deeper Origins
    Greatly improves the benefits provided by the Unsated Hunger, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Harmonic Resonance, and Noble Deeds traits.
  • Authorized Mods: Arc
    The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your Arc weapons are significantly discounted.
  • Authorized Mods: Melee
    The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your melee are significantly discounted.
  • Technicolor Siphon
    Grants access to Helmet armor mods that combine the effects of the Strand Siphon and Arc Siphon mods.
  • Counter Charge
    Gain a stack of Armor Charge when you stun a Champion.
  • Electric Armor
    Gain damage resistance while amplified.
  • Unstoppable Glaive
    Glaives you wield fire a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Glaives are always overcharged when the modifier is active.
  • Overload Trace Rifles
    Uninterrupted fire from your equipped Trace Rifles causes the beam to stun combatants, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering their damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Trace Rifles are always overcharged when the modifier is active.
  • Anti-Barrier Auto Rifle
    Your equipped Auto Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Auto Rifles are always overcharged when the modifier is active.

Breakdown

Orb generation

Heavy Handed
Your powered melee final blows create Orbs of Power.

Reaper
Shortly after using your class ability, your next weapon final blow spawns an Orb of Power.

Solar Siphon
Rapid Solar weapon final blows create an Orb of Power.
Orb pickup

Utility Kickstart
Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. ...

Insulation
Reduces class ability cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Stacks on Stacks
Picking up an Orb of Power grants you 1 additional stack of Armor Charge.

Recuperation
Replenishes health each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Thread of Warding
... Picking up an Orb of Power grants Woven Mail.
Armor Charge create

Utility Kickstart
Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. ...
Armor Charge consume

Utility Kickstart
... When your class ability energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain class ability energy for each Armor Charge used.
Class Ability cooldown

Utility Kickstart
... When your class ability energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain class ability energy for each Armor Charge used.

Insulation
Reduces class ability cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Focusing Strike
Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a powered melee attack.

Bolstering Detonation
Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a grenade.

Thread of Mind
Defeating suspended targets grants class ability energy.
Grenade cooldown

Grapple
... Grappling to a Tangle immediately recharges your grenade energy. ...
Final blows

Heavy Handed
Your powered melee final blows create Orbs of Power.

Shock and Awe
Arc final blows while you are amplified summon a burst of lightning that damages and jolts targets.

Lightning Strikes Twice
... Arc final blows extend the duration of this benefit.

Khepri's Horn
Solar Rampart – Solar final blows recharge your Barricade, which unleashes a blast of Solar energy that scorches targets when summoned.

Techeun's Regalia Plate
Queen's Favor – Generate Awoken Favors with fewer final blows. ...

Reaper
Shortly after using your class ability, your next weapon final blow spawns an Orb of Power.

Solar Siphon
Rapid Solar weapon final blows create an Orb of Power.
Defeating an enemy

Thread of Mind
Defeating suspended targets grants class ability energy.

Heavy Ammo Finder
Increases the drop chance of Heavy ammo upon defeat of an opponent.

Unravel
... Unraveled targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Sever
... Severed targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Suspend
... Suspended targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Keywords

Woven mail

Your body is encased in a protective mesh of tightly woven Strand matter, greatly reducing any incoming non-precision damage.

Thread of Warding
... Picking up an Orb of Power grants Woven Mail.
Unravel

The target is permeated with destructive Strand matter. As they take additional damage, they create unraveled projectiles that seek out nearby targets. Unraveling Rounds from your Strand weapons pierce the shields of Barrier Champions and stun them. Unraveled targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Grapple
... During and shortly after grappling, your melee attack deals area damage and unravels targets.

Thread of Continuity
Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.

Flechette Storm
... While airborne, activate your charged melee again to launch a cluster of damaging, Unraveling projectiles. ...
Sever

The target's connections to the world around them are cut, and their outgoing damage is significantly reduced. Severed targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Thread of Isolation
Landing rapid precision hits emits a severing burst from the target.

Thread of Continuity
Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.

Bladefury
... While acti... [Light Attack] : Perform a leaping slash towards nearby targets, severing them on hit and dealing bonus damage to suspended targets. ...

Frenzied Blade
Activate your charged melee ability to dash forward, slashing at targets in front of you and severing them.
Suspend

The target is immobilized by a web of Strand matter, lifting them into the air. While suspended, Guardians are unable to move freely, combatants are unable to move or fire their weapon, and Unstoppable Champions are stunned. Suspended targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Thread of Continuity
Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.

Bladefury
... While acti... [Light Attack] : Perform a leaping slash towards nearby targets, severing them on hit and dealing bonus damage to suspended targets. ... [Heavy Attack] : Unleash a heavy upward slash, creating two suspending projectiles that seek out targets.

Thread of Mind
Defeating suspended targets grants class ability energy.

Drengr's Lash
Activate your Barricade ability to create a ripple in reality that travels forward along the ground, suspending and damaging the targets it hits.

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