Build it if you have the Stalker drop, because the Incarnon Genesis turns Hate into a real slash-crit hybrid scythe with a free heat-explosion mode. Its real weakness is raw attack speed: Hate is the slowest scythe in the game, so combo upkeep needs Berserker Fury or a heavy-attack playstyle.
Build a 6x melee combo, then land a Heavy Attack to trigger Incarnon Form: +100% melee damage, +20% Sprint Speed and Parkour Velocity, plus Forward/Neutral combos that launch spectral blades exploding for Heat damage. Stalker’s Legacy adds bonus initial combo when Dread and Despair are also equipped, the only Incarnon with a same-set weapon synergy.
Hate is the Stalker’s signature scythe, farmed off him rather than bought outright, and its Incarnon Genesis kit from the Steel Path Circuit still earns it a spot in 2026 build guides: 161 Slash out of 230 total damage and a 30%/2.5x crit profile make it a real crit-status hybrid, not a one-note stick.
How to get the Hate
- Farm the Stalker (or his invasion/nightmare variants) at any mission level until the Hate blueprint drops; it is not a guaranteed drop, so expect repeated encounters.
- Alternatively skip the grind by buying the ‘What Stalker?’ bundle for 725 Platinum, which includes the weapon outright.
- Build the blueprint: 15,000 Credits, 10 Morphics, 5,000 Ferrite, 6,000 Nano Spores, 4,500 Salvage, 12-hour build timer (or rush with Platinum).
- Rank Hate to 30, then complete The Duviri Paradox and Angels of the Zariman and unlock Steel Path to access The Circuit.
- Run Steel Path Circuit matches and select the Hate Incarnon Genesis as a reward option when it appears in rotation (check the in-Circuit reward screen rather than assuming a fixed week), or buy it once from Cavalero in the Chrysalith for 120 Platinum (that purchase includes install resources and can only be made one time).
- Install the adapter with Cavalero using 20 Pathos Clamp, 70 Dracroot, and 20 Maw Fang.
- In a mission, build combo to 6x and land a Heavy Attack to unlock Incarnon Form, then clear the remaining evolution challenges (repeated Incarnon activations, 20 melee Finisher kills, manually equipping the melee slot before a mission starts).
Hate and its blueprint are untradeable, so you cannot buy a finished or half-built copy from another player; it’s farm-the-Stalker or buy-the-bundle only. The Cavalero Platinum purchase for the Incarnon adapter is also a one-time offer per account.
Stats
| Class | Melee |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 8 |
| Attack Speed | 0.92 |
| Range | 2.8 m |
| Blocking Angle | 60° |
| Combo Duration | 5 s |
| Follow Through | 0.6 |
| Wind Up | 1 s |
| Slam Attack | 690 |
| Heavy Attack | 1380 |
| Critical Chance | 30% |
| Critical Multiplier | 2.5x |
| Status Chance | 20% |
| Riven Disposition | (1.1) |
| Damage | 230 total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 34.5 |
| Puncture | 34.5 |
| Slash | 161 |
Hate’s 1.1 riven disposition is mid-pack, and a riven is a nice-to-have that offsets the low attack speed but isn’t required to make the build work.
Builds
Run Blood Rush and Weeping Wounds together: the 30%/2.5x crit scales into red crits as combo climbs, while the 20% status chance off the 70% Slash split reliably procs Slash bleed. Add Cold and Toxin for Viral, stack Condition Overload for flat damage off those procs, and pair with an attack-speed source since Hate is the slowest scythe in the game.
14Blood Rush
Melee
9Weeping WoundsMelee
9Organ Shatter
Melee
14Primed Pressure Point
Melee
15Condition Overload
Melee
11North Wind
Melee
7Virulent ScourgeMelee
9Berserker FuryMelee| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Blood Rush | Converts Hate’s 30% base crit chance into red crits as combo rises, which is where its 2.5x multiplier actually pays off. |
| Weeping Wounds | Pulls the 20% base status chance up enough that Slash and Viral procs land reliably instead of being a footnote. |
| Organ Shatter | Straight crit damage multiplier that scales directly with the crits Blood Rush is generating. |
| Primed Pressure Point | Flat base damage increase that raises the floor under both the Slash bleed and the crit hits. |
| Condition Overload | Turns the status effects this weapon’s kit is built to proc, especially stacked Slash and Viral, into a direct per-hit damage multiplier. |
| North Wind | Supplies the Cold half of Viral to combine with the weapon’s innate Toxin sources for maximum health-damage scaling. |
| Virulent Scourge | Supplies the Toxin half of Viral, completing the combo that makes the 70% Slash split hit much harder on tanky Steel Path enemies. |
| Berserker Fury | Hate is the slowest scythe in the game, so on-kill attack speed is what keeps the combo counter from lapsing between swings. |
Melee Influence is the top pick, spreading elemental status procs to nearby enemies off an Electricity proc, and Melee Crescendo is a cheaper substitute that banks combo off Finisher kills if you don’t have it yet.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Second-highest base damage of all scythes, behind only Caustacyst
- Second-highest crit chance of all scythes, which is exactly what Blood Rush wants to scale
- Free Incarnon Genesis kit adds a self-contained Heat projectile mode with no forma tax to unlock
- 70% Slash split pairs naturally with a Viral build for Steel Path-tier enemy health pools
- Base weapon can be earned for free by farming the Stalker, no Platinum required
Cons
- Slowest attack speed of any scythe in the game, which hurts combo upkeep without a speed mod
- Weapon and blueprint are untradeable, so there’s no buying a finished copy from another player
- Stalker drop is RNG-gated with no guaranteed acquisition path short of the plat bundle
- Sits behind newer S-tier Incarnon melees in most current Steel Path tier lists
Hate is for Stalker-lore fans and scythe mains who want a crit/status hybrid melee and don’t mind a grindy RNG farm to get it.