
After 23 hours, the sacrificed Warframe will have one predetermined subsumed ability, as listed in the chart below, available for use through the Helminth.

Alternatively, a built Helminth Segment can be purchased from the Market as part of the Helminth Segments Bundle for 300 Platinum 300.Īny built non- Prime/non-Umbra Warframe can be sacrificed to the Helminth, freeing an inventory slot while doing so. It can be accessed through the Helminth Infirmary on the Orbiter, requiring the Helminth Segment whose blueprint is purchased from Son in the Necralisk for 15000 Standing 15000 and requires Mastery Rank 8 and Rank 3 - Associate with the Entrati. The Helminth has the ability to replace Warframe Abilities with those of other Warframes or even unique ones. Other than affecting the Warframe's appearance, the Cyst has no positive or negative effects. This also prevents the inoculated Warframe (except Nidus) from accessing the Helminth Infirmary until the Helminth Segment is acquired. This not only removes the cyst from the Warframe but also inoculates them against further infection.

In order to cure an infected Warframe of the virus, the player can enter any Warframe carrying a cyst, regardless of whether it is immature or has fully grown, into the Helminth Infirmary and interact with the chair and cure them of the infection.

Aborting the mission will prevent the Warframe from being infected in that mission, although they can still get infected at a later time. If a player's Warframe is infected during a mission, the mission must be completed in order for the virus to successfully be spread. Infected players can also spread the virus to players who have yet to complete The Glast Gambit or any of its prerequisite quests (namely The War Within). However, the virus can only be spread during missions, in a Clan Dojo, or in a player's Orbiter, and cannot be spread in Relays. The now-infected Warframes can also spread the virus to other Warframes the same way as Nidus. After 24 hours, the same cyst will appear on the newly infected Warframe. Players will know if they have been infected when they hear an 'injection' sound, and are briefly surrounded by a light, brown cloud. However, Nidus can still receive the cyst from another infected player.Īs long as Nidus is infected, any Warframes that come into contact with him will also contract the Helminth Virus. The injection will only occur once, and will not happen again to additionally built Nidus. The player may drain the mature cyst while incubating a Kubrow to breed a new type of Companion, the Helminth Charger, from the Orbiter's Incubator Segment a new cyst will appear 24 hours after draining it. The cyst will continue to grow in size until 6 more days have passed, at which point it will be fully matured, as seen by the small tendrils sprouting from its surface. 24 hours after the injection, a small, pink, Infested cyst will start growing at the site of injection.

This will infect him with the Helminth virus, and also "awaken" Helminth in the Infirmary, triggering its communications to the Tenno. Should the player choose to sit on the chair (in spite of Ordis's protests), a needle will inject the left side of the Nidus' neck and will release it afterward. The Helminth room becomes accessible for the first time after obtaining a Helminth Cyst from another infected player or by equipping Nidus or Nidus Prime.Īt the center of the Helminth Infirmary is a chair that Nidus can sit on.
WARFRAME EXCALIBUR UMBRA HELMINTH SKIN
According to Ballas' Vitruvian, when a subject is exposed to a Helminth strain, it transforms their skin into sword-steel, as well as interlinking their internal organs with untold resilience, while at the same time preventing the same infestation from completely destroying their mind. It is revealed during The Sacrifice by Executor Ballas that the Helminth was created by the Orokin to convert human subjects into Infested-hybrids, giving birth to Warframes.
