Garuda's Talons

Tenno Weapons

Garuda's Talons
Statistics
Slot	Melee
Type	Exalted Weapon
Utility
Attack Speed	1.0
Range	2.2 m
Combo Duration	5 s
Block Angle	60°
Follow Through	80%
Disposition	Unknown
Normal Attacks
19.84
54.56
173.6
Total Damage	248.0 ( 70%)
Crit Chance	20%
Crit Multiplier	2.0x
Status Chance	36%
Slam Attacks
Slam Impact	744.0
Radial Damage	248.0
Radial Forced Proc	Ragdoll
Slam Radius	6.0 m
Heavy Attacks
Heavy Impact	1240.0
Wind-up	0.6 s
Heavy Slam	992.0
Radial Damage	992.0
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Other Attacks
Slide Attack	744.0
Miscellaneous
Polarities
Stance Polarity
Weapon Users	Garuda
Introduced	Update 24.0

Garuda's Talons are Garuda's signature Exalted Weapon. Instead of being channeled through a Warframe ability, Garuda's Talons are permanently equipped as long as she does not have any other melee weapon. Unlike other Exalted Weapons, it does not come with its own stance, instead using the regular Claw stances.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.

Advantages:

• Highest base damage of all claws
  • High Slash damage – effective against health.
• High critical chance.
• Highest status chance of all claws.
• Largest melee attack range of all claws.
• Innate and polarity.
• Can equip Melee Combo Counter Mods (e.g.,  Body Count), or Amalgam Mods (e.g.,  Amalgam Organ Shatter).

Disadvantages:

• Low Impact and Puncture damage – less effective against shields and armor.
• 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).
• Acolyte Mods (e.g.,  Blood Rush, Weeping Wounds) and the Gladiator Mod Set have no effect on the Exalted Weapon

Weapon Loadouts

• See Category:Garuda's Talons Build to see how players mod this weapon.
• See Category:Garuda's Talons Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
• For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

Notes

• As the user technically does not have a melee weapon equipped, Garuda's Talons cannot be used in Melee Only Sorties.
  • As the talons count as a weapon, not a Warframe’s ability like other Exalted Weapons, it cannot be used in any other weapon restricted Sorties as well.
• Similar to Exalted Weapons:
  • Garuda's Talons can gain rank but don't contribute to Mastery Rank.
  • Set Mods equipped on Garuda's Talons will not contribute to nor benefit from set bonuses, but the regular effect of the mod will still apply.
  • Garuda's Talons can damage enemies inside Rift Plane.
  • Garuda's Talons do not affect weapon affinity.
• While Stance Forma can be applied to Garuda's Talons, it has no benefit due to all available Claw stances sharing the same polarity.

Trivia

• Unlike other claw weapons, Garuda's Talons are prehensile, as shown during her idle animation while holding rifle.

Patch History

Hotfix 29.1.1

• Fixes towards Exalted weapons not being equipped when viewed via Look Link or Mod Link.

Hotfix 29.0.8.1

• Fixed Garuda’s Talons not being visible on the End of Mission screen.

Update 28.0

• Damage increased from 180 to 248.
• Status Chance increased from 30 to 36%.
• Critical Chance increased from 10 to 20%.
• Slight reduction to Elemental FX on Garuda’s Talons.
• (Undocumented) Slam Attack increased from 540 to 744.

Hotfix 27.4.3

• Stance Forma is now eligible to be installed on Garuda’s Talons due to the Talons using standard Stance Mods instead of an Exalted Stance.

Hotfix 27.3.13

• Fixed a script error related to Garuda’s Talons.

Update 26.0

• Damage increased from 72 to 180.
• Range increased from 1 to 2.2.
• Slide Attack increased from 216 to 540.
• Slam Attack increased from 72 to 540.
• Parry Angle set to 60.

Update 24.4

• Dispatch Overdrive now applies to Garuda’s Talons when equipped.

Update 24.0

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 26.0

See Also

• Garuda, the weapon's user.