Desert Wind is 
Baruuk's signature Exalted Weapon, which can only be used upon activating the 
Serene Storm. The weapon exclusively uses the Serene Storm stance.
Refer to the weapon's ability page for a list of mods that affect the weapon.
Characteristics
Edit
This weapon deals pure 
Impact damage.
Advantages:
- Tied with Exalted Blade, Iron Staff, and Valkyr Talons for the highest base damage of all melee weapons.
- Tied with Valkyr Talons for the highest critical chance of all melee weapons.
- Attacks release waves that travel 20 meters with unlimited punch through.
- Waves can ragdoll enemies and reflect projectiles.
- Fist attacks have a chance to disarm.
- Innate two and one polarities.
Disadvantages:
- No Puncture or Slash damage – less effective against armor and health.
- Low status chance.
- Wave damage dissipates with range.
- Wave hits do not count towards the Melee Combo Counter.
- Requires Restraint to activate and keep active.
- As an Exalted Weapon, it cannot benefit from, nor contribute to the set bonus of any Set Mods (excluding the Sacrificial Mod Set; the Gladiator Mod Set can still apply if equipped on Warframe, Melee or Robotic Weapons, and not on the Exalted Weapon itself).
- Cannot equip Melee Combo Counter Mods (except Drifting Contact), Acolyte Mods (e.g., Blood Rush), or Amalgam Mods (e.g., Amalgam Organ Shatter).
Weapon LoadoutsEdit
- See Category:Desert Wind Build to see how players mod this weapon.
- See Category:Desert Wind Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
- For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.
NotesEdit
- Reach does not extend the wave range.
TriviaEdit
- Desert Wind is the second melee Exalted Weapon with innate range attack, the first being Exalted Blade.
Patch HistoryEdit
Update 24.6
- Restored ability to have Baruuk's Desert Wind slam pull enemies instead of pushing them by holding block/aim key.
- MELEE REVISIT - PHASE 1 - "Flow"
- Let The Gun & Blade Flow
Swap between your gun and melee at the press of a button, no holstering required!
- Keybinds!
Notable Keybind changes:
- Your left mouse button is gun fire, always, instantly.
- Your right mouse button is now aim, always, instantly.
- Additional Information and Changes
- Exalted weapons will also benefit from the uninterrupted swaps! Be aware that Energy will still drain, even when swapping between weapons!
- Fixed Baruuk’s Desert Wind weapon displaying as having Impact, Puncture, and Slash in the Arsenal when it's just Impact.
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 24.2.3
See AlsoEdit
- Serene Storm, the ability that summons the weapon.
- Serene Storm (Stance), the weapon's exclusive stance.
- Baruuk, the weapon's user.
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