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Saryn Revisited, Dojo Remaster, and more!
The Mistress of Maladies is getting updated Abilities!
Posted On 2018-05-17 11:27:00
Saryn Revisited, Dojo Remaster, and more!

In the latest Update, Saryn, AKA the Queen of Viral and Toxin Damage, AKA the countess of corrosion, AKA the mistress of maladies, AKA the regent of rot, is getting some updated Abilities! In our latest Dev Workshop, we detailed our intentions for the rework and what you can expect from these changes.

To summarize, our goals are to make Saryn’s Abilities flow and synergize more naturally, make underused Abilities fit better with the rest in her set, and disrupting the “meta” that contributes to a “set it and forget it” playstyle.

In keeping with these goals, here’s the full details on Saryn’s Ability changes:

General Changes
Saryn’s base Armor as been increased from 175 to 225 (at Rank 30). Saryn Prime’s Armor has also been increased from 225 to 300 (at Rank 30).

Spores
Spores now have infinite Duration and escalating Damage! That means that the Duration of Spores is determined by the enemies affected. If enemies are dying to Spores, the Spores will continue to spread. Also, the longer your spores deal Damage, the more your Damage will grow! Spores’ Damage type has also been swapped from Viral to Corrosive Damage, making it a great tool against highly armored enemies.

Molt
One of the goals of revisiting Saryn’s Abilities was to shake up the way you play Saryn and create new ways to play! With this in mind, you will no longer be able to cast Spores on your Molt Decoy. Molt is still a great tool for deception and distraction, however, and we’ve doubled down on that functionality! Now after casting Molt, Saryn will receive a movement speed boost for a short duration. Molt will also scale similar to Rhino’s Iron Skin, meaning that initial Damage taken shortly after casting will make the Decoy more resilient. Once the Decoy’s Health reaches zero, it explodes, dealing Toxin damage to any enemies unfortunate enough to be near it.

Toxic Lash
Toxic Lash was one of the Abilities we felt was underutilized while playing Saryn. We wanted to make Toxic Lash more compatible with a variety of playstyles, so in this latest rework, Toxic Lash will apply to Primary and Secondary Weapons as well as Melee! In addition, Toxic Lash duration has been increased to 45 seconds, and weapons will trigger a Toxin Status Effect!

Miasma
Miasma’s damage has been swapped from Corrosive to Viral, and increased from 350 to 500. Miasma also has a 100% guaranteed Viral Status Effect on damage. Miasma’s duration has been increased to three seconds and deals double Damage to targets affected by Spores.

Saryn will also be receiving an audio rework with new vocalizations when she casts (voiced by [DE]Danielle) to add more character and depth to the audio!

That’s not all though, Tenno! This Update also includes a Dojo Remaster, an Alt-Helmet for Equinox, GPU Particle update, Sentinel Precepts and more!

Dojo Remaster
We’re committed to making your Dojos look as good as they possibly can, and acting on that commitment with remastered Dojo Lighting and Customization options such as 5 new Pigments, as well as a suite of new Decorations for you to build and place! There are 54 new Orokin Decorations, 37 Tenno Decorations and 17 items dedicated to the creation of Obstacle Courses.

We’ve been blown away by your creativity when it comes to decorating your Dojo and can’t wait to see what you create with Obstacle Courses and these new Decorations.

GPU Particles
Brace yourselves for Ludicrous Speed, Tenno! Warframe has cranked the GPU Particle knob up to 11 and created a variety of new effects for Tenno across the Origin System to enjoy, regardless of what GPU you’re using! These new GPU Particles will replace Nvidia PhsyX Particles, which are no longer supported. Warframe’s new GPU Particles can be enjoyed on all Platforms with varying intensity: Off/Low/Medium/High and Ludicrous! From the Capture target animation to Warframe Abilities and Weapon effects, there’s a ton of beautiful new effects for you to enjoy. If you’re worried about performance, these effects have been optimized for old and new hardware alike, and are also adjustable and entirely optional!

This is only the beginning though, Tenno. We’ll be continuing to improve existing FX as well as add amazing new FX in the future!

Equinox Alt-Helm
EQUINOX CLISTHERT HELM: When they are night you are day. When they are light, you are the all-encompassing dark. A demon helm befitting a Warframe of savage duality.

Sentinel Precepts
With new and reworked Sentinel Precepts, your Companions are itching to aid you in your interplanetary adventures! There’s two new and one reworked Precept Mods for Wyrm, Djinn, and Carrier, check out the details below:

Wyrm - Negate - Sentinel prevents Status Effects from applying to its owner once every 5 seconds.

Djinn - Reawaken - Upon death, automatically revives itself after 90 seconds.

Carrier - Looter (reworked original) - Destroys Loot crates within 12 meters.

Plus this update is coming with Controller and Cursor changes, Operator Focus UI changes, Dargyn changes, Spear Fishing HUD changes, and much much more! For the full list of changes, check out our Patch Notes on the Official Warframe Forums!