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AegisStormModx256 AegisStorm130xWhite
4
IconShield100
+25/s
+25/s/enemy
+50/dodge
Aegis Storm

Take the skies and rain Balefire rockets down on the enemy. Nearby enemies are blasted into the air where they will create an Energy Orb every few seconds. When shields run out the enemies are smashed into the ground.


Introduced in Update 24.4 (2019-03-08)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:100 / 125 / 150 / 200 (DmgRadiationSmall64 Radiation damage per second)
100 / 300 / 400 / 500 (DmgImpactSmall64 Impact damage on deactivation)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:8 / 10 / 12 / 15 m (energy field max radius)

Misc: 8-18 s (energy orb drop interval)

Info

  • Hildryn expends EnergyOrb100 shields or overshields to activate her jet thrusters as she lifts off from the ground. Hildryn gains vertical and horizontal flight capabilities using the movement (WASD ), crouch (Ctrl ), and jump (Spacebar ) hotkeys, similar to Archwing Maneuvers but without the Afterburner. While active, her shield matrix drains EnergyOrbAbilityRangeBuff25 shield points per second to continuously generate a energy field with a range of AbilityRangeBuff8 / 10 / 12 / 15 meters; the energy field shrinks as Hildryn gains vertical height and expands as she is closer to the ground. Enemies inside the energy field and within Hildryn's line of sight drain EnergyOrbAbilityRangeBuff25 shield points per second per enemy, causing a fiery energy geyser to erupt from beneath them; enemies burned by energy geysers are suspended in midair, receive AbilityStrengthBuff100 / 125 / 150 / 200 DmgRadiationSmall64 Radiation damage per second, and drop an Energy Orb every 8-18 seconds. Deactivating Aegis Storm (default 4 ) causes Hildryn to slam into the ground, knocking down and dealing AbilityStrengthBuff100 / 300 / 400 / 500 DmgImpactSmall64 Impact damage against all enemies inside the energy field.
    • Geyser damage is increased as the energy field's radius becomes smaller.
  • Hildryn in Aegis Storm cannot ascend higher than 10 meters above the horizontal surface underneath her. If Hildryn is above this threshold when activating the ability or due to descending changes in elevation, she will float downward. If Hildryn moves onto terrain that has a higher elevation than her original casting location, she will not maintain her current altitude limit and will rise to match the terrain.
  • Hildryn's BalefireCharger Balefire Charger is the only weapon usable while this ability is active. Primary, Secondary, and Melee weapons cannot be used with Aegis Storm.
    • However, Hildryn cannot zoom in with her Balefire Charger during Aegis Storm.
    • While Hildryn holds two Balefire Chargers instead of one while Aegis Storm is active, this is a purely cosmetic feature and has no effect on the weapon's effectiveness.
  • Pillage130xWhite Pillage and Helminth subsumed abilities cannot be cast while Aegis Storm is active.
  • Hildryn can perform dodging while Aegis Storm is active, at the cost of using EnergyOrb50 shields per dodge.
  • Aegis Storm's movement speed is affected by movement speed increases such as VoltIcon272 Volt's Speed130xWhite Speed and WispIcon272 Wisp's Haste Reservoirs130xWhite Reservoirs.
  • Hildryn is unable to accomplish any action that requires the Use key (default X ) while Aegis Storm is active, thus cannot interact with consoles, pick up datamasses, or revive allies from bleedout.
    • The Operator can still be used while in Aegis Storm, and be able to do these actions without deactivating the ability.
  • While Aegis Storm is active large shield pads appear above each of Hildryn's shoulders. These pads appear above the pads that are briefly visible when Hildryn casts Pillage.
    • Unlike the pads that appear for Pillage and Haven130xWhite Haven; which appear to be generated by small spheres; the pads visible when Aegis Storm is active appear to be generated by two Balefire Chargers, Hildryn's Exalted Weapon.
      • The Balefire Charger visible in Hildryn's hand when she casts Balefire appears to have five energy streams coming out of it. These are not visible in the Balefire Chargers generating her shield pads when Aegis Storm is active.

Tips & Tricks

  • While channeling Aegis Storm, Hildryn can benefit from damage reduction from both Mod TT 20px Agility Drift and Mod TT 20px Aviator.
  • Even though they can't be used, weapons with Weapon Augments can still trigger their Syndicate Radial Effects, as long as they were the equipped weapon when activating Aegis Storm. Using Balefire Charger will prevent these effects, as that then becomes the equipped weapon. This is useful with the Perrin Sequences' Sequence effect, which recovers 25% of the warframe's shield, which is especially effective for Hildryn.
  • Operator Mode can be used without cancelling Aegis Storm, allowing Hildryn to crowd-control a large area of the battlefield while the operator uses their Amp or resurrects teammates. This also supplies affinity to an operator's Amp. However, take care not to die as operator, as Transference Static's shield depletion is particularly crippling for Hildryn.
  • While channeling, Hildryn's shields can be restored by VoltIcon272 Volt's Mod TT 20px Capacitance, TrinityIcon272 Trinity's Blessing130xWhite Blessing, Night EquinoxIcon272 Equinox's MendMaim130xWhite Mend & Maim, and MagIcon272 Mag's Polarize130xWhite Polarize. Trinity's Mod TT 20px Vampire Leech will not restore shields.
  • Mod TT 20px Balefire Surge can replenish Hildryn's own shields during Aegis Storm.

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