The gore queen, infinite energy frame, slash procs galore - Garuda!
Release date: 2018-11-08
Passive: Garuda gains up to 100% additional damage bonus for her abilities and weapons for each kill or assisted kill.
Dread Mirror - Rip the life force from an enemy and use it as a shield that captures damage. Charge to channel the captured damage into an explosive projectile.
Blood Altar - Impale an enemy on an altar of talons and siphon health for Garuda and her allies.
Bloodletting - Garuda sacrifices her health to generate energy.
Seeking Talons - Charge to expand the targeting area, release to send Garuda’s talons careening toward each target in area. Surviving enemies are prone to bleeding.
Acquisition: Main blueprint is awarded upon completion of the Vox Solaris quest. Component blueprints are acquired from Orb Vallis Bounties.
Don’t have much to say aside from “she’s excellent.”
I’m rarely one to say something in this game is “the best” but her Talons are the single strongest melee in the game.
On my account, Garuda also seems to have an odd, undocumented passive: She shows up as a circuit choice about 4 times as often as other frames. Which is great because the huge maps with great line of sight means her Seeking Talons can wipe huge chunks of the map with a leap in the air.