How to Unlock the Helminth System in Warframe: Complete Guide

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Key Takeaways:

Unlock a New Level of Customization: With the Helminth System, customize Warframes by transferring abilities across different Warframes to create unique builds tailored to your playstyle.
Prepare for the Heart of Deimos Questline: Progress through quests and obtain necessary resources to unlock Helminth, including achieving Rank 3 with the Entrati Syndicate.
Leveling and Feeding Helminth: Gain Helminth experience by subsuming Warframes and feeding it resources to unlock and enhance its powers effectively.

Customization in Warframe reaches new heights with the Helminth System, introduced in the Heart of Deimos update. This system allows players to replace abilities between Warframes, leading to endless strategic combinations. However, unlocking and mastering this system involves completing quests, achieving rank with the Entrati family, and gathering specific resources. This guide will walk you through each step to unlock and use the Helminth System effectively.

Step 1: Complete the Earth to Mars Junction

Before diving into Deimos, you must unlock the pathway to Mars by completing the Earth to Mars Junction. This milestone grants access to the “Heart of Deimos” questline, central to unlocking the Helminth System. Here’s what you need for the Earth to Mars Junction:

Collect 250 Rubedo: Available on Earth missions.
Complete the “Once Awake” Quest: This primary quest on Mercury introduces various mission types, starting with a Grineer Spy mission on M Prime and concluding with a Defense mission on Lares.

Once you complete the Earth to Mars Junction, you’ll have access to Mars, setting you up for the journey to Deimos.

Step 2: Begin the Heart of Deimos Quest

Upon reaching Mars, players receive a message from Loid, a servant of the Entrati family residing on Deimos. This family holds the key to unlocking the Helminth System. To start the Heart of Deimos quest, head to the Codex in your Orbiter and find the quest under the “Heart of Deimos” section.

Step 3: Access Cambion Drift on Deimos

To reach Deimos and unlock the Helminth System, unlock the Cambion Drift zone through a few mission nodes:

Kadesh (Mars): Defense mission with 1,900 + 14,000 Credit reward.
Horend (Deimos): Capture mission with a 2,100 Credit reward.
Phlegyas (Deimos): Exterminate mission with a 2,200 Credit reward.

Step 4: Complete the Heart of Deimos Questline

The Heart of Deimos quest takes players deep into Deimos’ lore, where you encounter members of the Entrati family, each with their own tasks. Here’s an overview of this questline:

Meet Mother: Destroy two Infested Hives to prove yourself to Mother, who reveals that the Heart powers the Void, critical for Warframes.
Locate Father: Outside the Necralisk, locate Father by fighting alongside a Necramech, a powerful Orokin war machine. This encounter introduces Necramechs, which play a significant role in Deimos missions.
Assist Daughter: Gather Fass Residue and fish in Cambion Drift. Fass and Vome’s battle cycle provides valuable resources that Daughter requires in exchange for her help.
Meet Son: Through a puzzle sequence, unlock the Heart Chamber and fend off a rogue Necramech attempting to sabotage the Heart. You’ll also need to solve a Requiem Cipher puzzle

Completing this quest solidifies your relationship with the Entrati family, a crucial step for progressing further.

Step 5: Gain Standing with the Entrati Syndicate

With the Heart of Deimos quest completed, you can now earn standing with the Entrati family through various activities in the Cambion Drift. Tokens are exchanged for standing points and can be acquired as follows:

Mother Token: Earned through Bounties.
Father Token: Obtained by trading Cambion Drift resources.
Daughter Token: Acquired by trading fish parts.
Son Token: Earned from wildlife conservation tags.
Otak Token: Obtained from mining resources.
Grandmother Token: Exchanged from other family tokens.

Achieving Rank 3 (Associate) with the Entrati Syndicate is mandatory for obtaining the Helminth Segment blueprint needed to access the system.

Step 6: Achieve Associate Rank with the Entrati

To reach Rank 3 with the Entrati Syndicate, gather the following:

71,000 standing points.
3 Spinal Core Sections, 10 Father Tokens, 10 Daughter Tokens, 5 Common Avichaea Tag, 20 Mother Tokens, 10 Son Tokens.
Blueprints for the Keratinos Gauntlet and Blades.

This phase is a significant commitment but is essential to unlocking the Helminth System.

Step 7: Craft and Install the Helminth Segment

Once at Rank 3, you can purchase the Helminth Segment blueprint from Son. Here’s what you’ll need for the segment installation:

Helminth Segment Blueprint (15,000 standing).
Credits: 50,000.
Required Resources: 20 Tempered Bapholite, 15 Pustulite, 10 Pustulent Cognitive Nodule, and 5 Vizier Predasite Tags.
Build Time: 24 hours.

With the segment installed, you now have access to the Helminth Room on your Orbiter.

Step 8: Mastering the Helminth System

Once the Helminth System is installed, you can feed the Helminth, subsume Warframes, and infuse abilities into your current Warframes. Here’s how it works:

Feeding Helminth: Feed various resources for experience points. Feeding is more effective in moderation, as feeding the same resource repeatedly reduces its effectiveness.
Subsuming Warframes: Sacrificing a Warframe permanently unlocks one of its abilities for use on other Warframes.
Infusing Abilities: Add a subsumed ability to any Warframe configuration, though only one ability per configuration can be replaced.

Levelling the Helminth

Leveling up Helminth provides access to additional abilities and upgrades. Here are the primary methods for earning Helminth XP:

Feeding Resources: Using green-arrow resources maximizes XP efficiency.
Subsuming Warframes: Sacrifice a Warframe to gain substantial XP.
Infusing Abilities and Applying Invigorations: Both actions grant significant XP and help level up Helminth quickly.

FAQs

Can I unlock any ability from a subsumed Warframe? No, only a pre-selected ability from each Warframe can be unlocked for the Helminth System.
Does subsuming a Warframe destroy it? Yes, subsuming permanently removes the Warframe from your inventory.
Are invigorations based on Warframes you own? No, invigoration options are random and not dependent on owned Warframes.
Can I use augment mods on subsumed abilities? Yes, augment mods are compatible with subsumed abilities, enhancing their effectiveness.
What’s the Mastery Rank requirement for the Helminth System? You must reach Mastery Rank 8 to access the Helminth System.

With the Helminth System, you gain control over your Warframes, allowing for intricate and powerful combinations that enhance your gameplay experience. Unlocking and mastering this system may be a lengthy process, but it rewards players with immense customization possibilities and boosts in power.