Gauss build
◈ Warframe · MR 0Take charge with the Saint of Altra. Gauss is fast, deals high damage, and has strong survivability. Movement charges his powerful battery, so never stop moving.
Base stats
| Health | 270 |
| Shield | 455 |
| Armor | 185 |
| Energy | 175 |
| Sprint speed | 1.4 |
| Mastery required | MR 0 |
Abilities
Passive: Moving generates an electrical current that fills Gauss' battery. Shields recharge up to % faster while the Recharge Delay is up to % shorter, based on the battery level.
💡 The combo from Pandaahh's live: Xata's Whisper (Helminth, over his 2) + Thermal Sunder = a "brilliant" blast synergy, ideal with a Phenmor. Tips: no need to stack duration (already very high) — a roll-triggered arcane (armor steal + Overguard) helps far more —, and don't stack fire rate on your weapon: Gauss's 4 already provides plenty, reload included. And for a beginner kit that walks through the Steel Path (SOS Bambi): the Thermal Transfer augment on the 3 (hold Heat + tap Cold = a big Blast bonus on your weapon — at 10 stacks Blast chain-detonates within 5 m), Roar (Rhino, Helminth) as the buff, and Arcane Aegis: one proc and your shields regenerate with no delay, even under fire. Always move with your 1: it charges the battery.
The 3 builds
🌱 Beginner
0–1 forma · market mods, Vor and early planets
5/5Energy Siphonaura: +0.6 energy/s (squad)
10/10Vitality+440% Health
10/10Redirection+440% Shield
10/10Steel Fiber+110% Armor
5/5Flow+150% Energy Max
5/5Continuity+30% Ability Duration
10/10Intensify+30% Ability Strength
5/5Streamline+30% Ability Efficiency
10/10Stretch+45% Ability RangeThe universal base: survivability (Vitality/Redirection/Steel Fiber) plus the four ability stats. All of these drop early (some from the market, others from enemies/containers on the first planets) and rank up without a potato.
⚙️ Intermediate
2–3 formas + Orokin Reactor · corrupted mods (Deimos) & Augur sets
5/5Energy Siphonaura: +0.6 energy/s (squad)
5/5Cunning Drift+15% Range10/10Vitality+440% Health10/10Intensify+30% Ability Strength
10/10Blind Rage+99% Strength / −55% Efficiency
5/5Fleeting Expertise+60% Efficiency / −60% Duration5/5Flow+150% Energy Max5/5Continuity+30% Ability Duration
3/3Constitution+28% Duration · faster knockdown recovery10/10Stretch+45% Ability RangePush Strength with Blind Rage (Deimos vault runs) offset by Fleeting Expertise. Constitution (Vor's Prize) extends duration. Tune the Strength/Range/Duration balance around your frame's key ability.
Arcanes
🔥 Expert
4–6 formas + possibly an Umbra Forma · Primed mods (Baro), Umbral (The Sacrifice), maxed Arcanes
5/5Steel Chargeaura: +60% melee damage (squad)
5/5Power Drift+15% Strength
10/10Umbral Intensify+44% Strength (Umbral set bonus)
10/10Umbral Vitality+100% Health (Umbral set bonus)
10/10Adaptation+10% resistance per hit (max 90%) to damage type received10/10Primed Continuity+55% Ability Duration10/10Primed Flow+185% Energy Max
10/10Transient Fortitude+55% Strength / −27.5% Duration
10/10Archon Stretch+45% Range · energy regen on Electricity ability damage10/10Blind Rage+99% Strength / −55% EfficiencyThe all-out build: Umbral set (2 pieces are often enough), Primed mods from Baro Ki'Teer, Adaptation (Arbitrations) and an Archon mod (Archon Hunts). Keep an eye on efficiency if you spam abilities.
Arcanes
Archon Shards — 5 slots (profile: Ability caster)
Variant: swap an Azure for a 🟣 Violet (Electricity damage → energy gain) if you run Archon Stretch.
⚠️ « Evergreen » builds generated per archetype — the meta evolves. Adjust to the mods, arcanes and shards you own. All 3 tiers only use real in-game mods.
📚 Guides mentioning it: Kuva Lich: weapon, element, and how to get rid of it