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Nekros is one of those Warframes that needs a ton of forma for a specific build to work (Shield of Shadows). The conventional Shield of Shadows build with Blind Rage sacrifices the ability to have a perfected Desecrate build in another config slot, forcing you to slot in mods that don't compliment Desecrate, or at worst force you to build a 2nd Nekros dedicated to Desecrating.

This build, along with its companion build "MAX DESECRATE", use the same polarities so that they can be used on 1 Nekros without having to cut corners on either build.

But this build isn't just about its compatibility with the desecrate build, it's about being more survivable than Blind Rage builds.

Blind Rage at rank 10 gives a huge energy efficiency reduction, which also makes your Despoil augment sap more of your health to Desecrate. It also makes your Ultimate, Shadows of the Dead, cost much more to cast. Since your main source of energy (without an EV Trinity) is from Equilibrium's health to energy conversion, you need many more health orbs to be able to recast, meaning if you don't collect enough orbs in time you could lose a valuable minion.

In this build Blind Rage is replaced by Transient Fortitude and Energy Conversion.

Transient's duration loss is countered by Constitution (instead of Continuity because of the Desecrate build compatibility) and gives great knockdown recovery for more survivability.

Energy Conversion is a tricky mod to explain. Equilibrium doesn't trigger Energy/health conversion, so you still rely on energy pickups for this build to work. Desecrates gives plenty of energy orbs to trigger Energy Conversion with, so since you're not spamming your abilities often (Blind Rage doesn't allow other abilities much at all) it's almost always available to activate Shield of Shadows for 90% Damage Reduction.

However, as long as at least one minion is still alive, you can recast Shadows of the Dead to heal/summon your minions without losing your 90% damage reduction, even without Energy Conversion active!
(Do note that if you accidentally cast Shadows without Energy Conversion active, you have to wait for all your minions to expire before you can cast it again when Energy Conversion is actually active)
Because of this, you can recast Shadows of the Dead whenever you like thanks to the abundance of energy from Equilibrium health drops, while keeping extra tanky from the 1350 bonus armor from Health Conversion which you refill constantly. 1350+ armor with 90% damage reduction is no joke.

SPICY TIPS:

1. Need to pick up an energy orb to trigger Energy Conversion, but your Energy is full? Just cast Terrify to spend some energy!
2. Bring your minions near Ramparts (by walking or re-casting Shadows) and wait for them to use them. Some minions can man the ramparts (doing much more damage than you can in them) and will stay there until they die!
3. A sentinel with Vacuum is not required, but incredibly strong when used with this build. Not only do they bring all the loot and orbs to you (keeping your Health Conversion up 24/7), but they can trigger Equilibrium if they are healed by the orbs, resulting in you getting even more energy!
4. If you have the plat to spend, you can invest in a cosmetic with fully ranked Arcane Pulse installed. This will trigger often thanks to desecrate, giving bonus healing to yourself, your squad and companions. Sadly it doesn't heal your minions, nor does it trigger Equilibrium.

TL:DR

This build makes surviving as a Tank Nekros much easier, while also letting you have a perfect Desecrate build in another config slot! Check out the MAX Desecrate build (and MAX SLOW for your third slot).
Please read the rest anyway to understand how to use it :^)

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