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Surging Blades

Yareli augment that lets Aquablades be thrown and improves their damage after hits.

Released Feb 9, 2022

Surging Blades modifies Aquablades so Yareli can throw one blade while Aquablades is active or on cooldown. Hits from any Aquablade increase blade damage; at rank 3 the listed increase is 10%. Consider it for a Yareli setup that uses Aquablades and can make use of the throwing action.

TypeYareliPolarityzenurikMax rank3Base drain6VariantStandardRarityRare

Surging Blades GUIDE

Understand Surging Blades

Useful when…

Add a throwable blade action while Aquablades is active or on cooldown.
Use Merulina to throw without the listed cost, and build the blade damage bonus through Aquablade hits.

How the augment works

The augment lets Yareli activate Aquablades while the ability is in use or on cooldown to throw one blade. When any Aquablade hits an enemy, blades gain damage: 5% at rank 0, 8% at rank 2, and 10% at rank 3. Throwing has no cost with Merulina, according to the mod description.

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Slot and investment

Surging Blades is a Yareli mod with Zenurik polarity, maximum rank 3, and base drain 6. Listed steps cost 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits from rank 0→1, 60 Endo and 2,898 Credits from 1→2, and 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits from 2→3. Rank it when the stronger hit-triggered blade bonus is worth those costs.

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Other Yareli augments

Loyal Merulina changes Merulina so Yareli no longer rides it; Merulina follows and casts Sea Snare on nearby enemies with a 2-second cooldown. Merulina Guardian instead heals Merulina when enemies are eliminated during Sea Snares, then grants secondary Reload Speed and Fire Rate for 20 seconds upon healing. Those augments alter Merulina and secondary weapon support, rather than adding Surging Blades' throwable Aquablades action.

Limitations and tradeoffs

The damage increase is triggered by Aquablade hits; the provided figures do not establish final blade damage.
The augment occupies a standard Yareli mod slot and has base drain 6.

Common mistakes to avoid

Assuming the damage bonus triggers without an Aquablade hitting an enemy.
Assuming the no-cost throw condition applies without Merulina.

Effects and reference details

Rank effects and investment

Rank	Listed effects	Unpolarized drain	Total Endo from rank 0	Total Credits from rank 0
0	Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 5% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.	6	0	0
1	Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 6% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.	7	30	1,449
2	Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 8% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.	8	90	4,347
3	Aquablades Augment: Activate Aquablades when the ability is in use or cooldown to throw one blade. Blades gain 10% damage when any Aquablade hits an enemy. No cost to throw with Merulina.	9	210	10,143

These are listed mod effects and fusion costs, not final build damage. Matching and mismatched polarities change capacity. Totals assume starting at rank 0.