The Ultimate 2026 Xaku & Xaku Prime Guide: Mastering the Void's Arsenal

Yo, Tenno! 👋 The fragmented Warframe, Xaku, and their glorious Primed variant have been tearing up the Origin System for years. By 2026, they've solidified their place as one of the most unique and powerful frames in the meta, capable of becoming a walking, talking arsenal that turns enemy weapons against them. This guide is your one-stop shop for everything Xaku, from the grind to get them, to mastering their kit, and building them to trivialize even the Steel Path. Let's dive into the Void! 🚀

🛠️ How To Get Xaku & Xaku Prime

First things first, you gotta get the frame. Here's the 2026 breakdown.

Grinding for Base Xaku

All of regular Xaku's component blueprints drop from Mother's bounties in the Cambion Drift on Deimos. Pro tip: the harder the bounty tier, the better your chances for the rarer parts. Don't forget to bring your Mastery Rank A-game for better rewards!

The real kicker? Scintillant. You'll need this shiny, annoying-to-farm resource from the Cambion Drift for most parts. Good luck, it's still a pain in 2026.

Here’s the full crafting breakdown for the base version:

Component	Blueprint Source	Key Crafting Costs
Xaku Blueprint	"Heart of Deimos" Quest / Cephalon Simaris	1 of each part, 3 Orokin Cells
Xaku Neuroptics	Deimos Bounties	10 Neural Sensors, 60 Thaumic Distillate
Xaku Chassis	Deimos Bounties	5 Gyromag Systems, 3 Spinal Core Sections
Xaku Systems	Deimos Bounties	10 Breath of the Eidolon, 5 Scintillant

The Prime Path: Xaku Prime

Good news! Xaku Prime's parts are found in Void Relics, just like any other Prime. Farm them from endless missions like Survival or Disruption, or buy relic packs from Syndicates. The best part? No open-world materials are needed! If you hate Deimos, this is your ticket.

Component	Relic Rarity (Typical)	Key Crafting Costs
Xaku Prime Blueprint	Common / Uncommon	1 of each Prime part, 5 Orokin Cells
Xaku Prime Neuroptics	Rare	250 Oxium, 350 Plastids
Xaku Prime Chassis	Uncommon	2 Nitain Extract, 2 Tellurium
Xaku Prime Systems	Rare	2 Argon Crystals, 550 Cryotic

Stats-wise, Prime is a straight upgrade: more Armor, Energy, Shields, and a touch more Sprint Speed. Worth it!

⚡ Xaku's Abilities: The Void's Toolkit

Passive: Evasion Expert

Xaku has a 25% chance to "dodge" (completely avoid) incoming projectiles. 🎯 For AoE attacks, they get a flat 25% damage reduction instead. This can stack with other sources, but the dodge chance is capped at 75%. A great built-in survivability tool!

1. Xata's Whisper (The Void Infusion)

• What it does: Infuses your weapons with Void damage for 35s (base).

• Why it's cool: Void damage has a +50% bonus vs. Overguard and Zariman enemies. It also applies Void status, creating a bullet-attractor bubble that shreds anything inside.

• Mod for: Duration (to last longer) and Strength (for more damage).

2. Grasp of Lohk (The Bread & Butter) 🥖

This is it. The reason you play Xaku. This ability steals guns from nearby enemies and turns them into floating, auto-targeting turrets that orbit you.

🔥 CRITICAL MECHANICS:

• Turret damage scales with the level of the enemy you stole from. Steal from a Level 5000 enemy? Congrats, you win.

• You can have up to 6 turrets (base), but with max Range (265%+) you can steal up to 16!

• Turrets last 12s (base) and fire about twice per second.

BUILD PRIORITY: MAXIMUM RANGE, then Strength. This ability defines the entire playstyle.

3. The Lost (The Swiss Army Knife) 🔧

One ability slot, three functions. Tap the button to cycle:

1. Accuse: Opens a Void fissure that turns enemies into temporary allies. Good for crowd control.

2. Gaze (THE STAR 🌟): Locks a single enemy in place and creates an aura that strips Armor and Shields from all nearby foes. At 200% Ability Strength, it strips 100%. This is mandatory for end-game.

3. Deny: Fires a high-damage Void beam with infinite punch-through. Great for hitting enemies in a line and levitating them.

4. The Vast Untime (The "Pause" Button) ⏸️

Xaku sheds their shell in a big explosion, entering a faster skeletal form with 75% dodge chance.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: While this is active, the duration timers on ALL your other abilities (Grasp of Lohk, Gaze) are FROZEN. This lets you maintain your turrets and armor strip for minutes, not seconds.

• Build for Duration to keep this "paused" state active longer.

• The explosion also has a niche use: with massive Range, it's the best container-breaker in the game for resource farming.

🔧 Xaku Builds for 2026

Build 1: The Zero-Forma Looter King 👑

Perfect for new players or when you just want to farm resources/medallions.

• Core Idea: Max Range The Vast Untime to break every container in a 66m+ radius through walls.

• Key Mods: Overextended, Stretch, Augur Reach, Fleeting Expertise, Streamline.

• Optional Subsume: Mag's Pull with the Greedy Pull augment to vacuum all loot to you. Speedrun heaven!

• Aura: Loot Detector to see all the goodies on your map.

Build 2: The End-Game Grasp of Lohk Monster 🏆

This 3-Forma build lets you AFK through Steel Path.

• Core Idea: High Range + High Strength to steal ~15 guns and strip 100% armor with Gaze.

• Stat Goals:

  • Strength: 200%+ (for full armor strip with Gaze).

  • Range: 265%+ (to steal max guns).

  • Duration: As high as you can get after modding for the above.

• Essential Mods: Transient Fortitude, Umbral Intensify, Overextended, Stretch, Augur Reach, Primed Continuity.

• Survivability: Rolling Guard for invincibility frames.

• Subsume Options (over Xata's Whisper):

  • Harrow's Condemn: For easy overshields and crowd control.

  • Hildryn's Pillage: For shield-stripping and overshields.

  • Banshee's Silence: To disable Eximus abilities in a huge area.

• Archon Shards: Slot in Crimson Shards for more Ability Strength to hit that 200% cap comfortably.

🧩 Augments & Final Tips

Two augments exist, buyable from Steel Meridian or Cephalon Suda:

• Vampiric Grasp: Grasp of Lohk turrets heal you when hitting enemies affected by Gaze or Vast Untime. Solid for sustain.

• The Relentless Lost: Casting different Lost abilities in sequence grants stacking Strength and Efficiency. Fun, but generally less efficient than the standard turret/armor-strip loop.

✨ Pro-Tips for 2026:

• Focus School: Zenurik (for energy regeneration) is still the top pick.

• Playstyle Loop:

  1. Cast The Vast Untime.

  2. Cast Grasp of Lohk to get your turret army.

  3. Cast The Lost: Gaze on a tough enemy to strip all armor in an area.

  4. Watch everything die. Refresh Vast Untime before it expires to keep the timers paused.

• Survivability: Between your 75% dodge chance, shield gating, and Rolling Guard, you're surprisingly tanky.

Xaku is a frame that rewards smart build-crafting and understanding their synergies. Once you get the loop down, you become an unstoppable force of automated destruction. Now go out there, Tenno, and let the Void do the work for you! 💀⚡