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Khora Prime | SP | Whipclaw

A harmony of mistress and monster. The gilded huntress and her loyal Kavat, Venari, dominate the battlefield with their will.

PNMKPby -FT-ChrlstlanPosted Jun 3, 2026Patch Update 44.0Forma 8×Endo 206,5701 VotesReport build

Mods

+14zenurik
Brief Respite

Brief Respite

Squad converts 150% of Energy spent to Shields while Overshields are inactive

AURA

12zenurik
Preparation

Preparation

+100% Maximum Energy is filled on Spawn

WARFRAME

6vazarin
Overextended

Overextended

+90% Ability Range

-60% Ability Strength

WARFRAME

8madurai
Blind Rage

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength

-55% Ability Efficiency

WARFRAME

7naramon
Primed Flow

Primed Flow

+185% Energy Max

WARFRAME

7madurai
Primed Continuity

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

WARFRAME

9zenurik
Accumulating Whipclaw

Accumulating Whipclaw

Whipclaw Augment: Hitting 3 enemies will grant a 35% stacking Damage Bonus to subsequent Whipclaws. Bonus will decay after 10s.

Khora

8naramon
Archon Stretch

Archon Stretch

+45% Ability Range

Abilities that deal Electricity Damage restore +2 Energy/s over 5s.

WARFRAME

7vazarin
Catalyzing Shields

Catalyzing Shields

x0.20 Max Shield Capacity

1.33s Full Shield Gate immunity duration

WARFRAME

7naramon
Equilibrium

Equilibrium

Health pickups give +110% Energy. Energy pickups give +110% Health.

WARFRAME

Arcanes

Arcane Fury

Molt Augmented

Archon Shards

Violet (Tauforged)

+37.5% melee crit (doubles above 500 energy) (Tau)

Violet (Tauforged)

+37.5% melee crit (doubles above 500 energy) (Tau)

Violet (Tauforged)

+37.5% melee crit (doubles above 500 energy) (Tau)

Amber Shard (Tauforged)

+37.5% casting speed (Tau)

Amber Shard (Tauforged)

+37.5% casting speed (Tau)

Guide

The Khora Prime Whipclaw Build

This build focuses entirely on infinite energy and an immortal shield system so that you can use the whip without interruption.

The Frame Setup Guide

  • Helminth Ability: Replace Khora’s 3rd ability (Venari) with Lycast’s Hunt (from Voruna).
Why? This ensures that melee kills (which your whip counts as) guarantee a health orb every 2 kills.
  • The Energy Combo: Use the mod Equilibrium.
Why? It instantly converts the dropped health orbs into massive amounts of energy. This gives you infinite resources to spam your abilities.
  • The Survival System (Shield-Gating): Use Brief Respite (Aura) and the mod Catalyzing Shields.
Why? Catalyzing Shields is mechanically designed to give you the full invulnerability time of 1.33 seconds as soon as your shields break—no matter how small your maximum shield capacity is. Every time you cast your whip, Brief Respite regenerates shields based on the energy spent. This makes you essentially immortal as long as you keep attacking.
  • Archon Shards:
2x Amber (Yellow): For Casting Speed (this now noticeably speeds up the whip animation).
3x Violet: For Melee Critical Damage.

Alternative Helminth: Brightbonnet (Nokko)
Better for stationary play such as survival or defense. The mushroom gives energy and an ability strength buff while you stay near it. Hunt remains the better choice if you keep moving.

IMPORTANT: Without the matching weapon mod build, Khora will not deal any damage here. You can find the exact guide for her whip right below: Whipclaw | Hybrid Overload