Abyssal Zone

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Abyssal Zone

Abyssal Zone is a variant of Exterminate as Tenno slaughter Grineer and assist Syndicates in recovering a special Orokin relic.

Access to the Abyssal Zone on Ceres requires possession of Abyssal Keys. The keys are purchased from Faction Syndicate (Steel Meridian, Arbiters of Hexis, Cephalon Suda, The Perrin Sequence, Red Veil, or New Loka) at Rank 2 and 5000 Standing 5000. Upon mission completion, only the host's key is consumed.

This mission does not have public matchmaking, requiring players to form premade squads.

Mechanics

In addition to standard Exterminate objectives, the Tenno must retrieve a Defixio and bring it to extraction. Players may find injured Syndicate Operatives who will call for help when nearby and appear as blue allied markers on the minimap; interacting with them will show the Defixio's general location on the minimap.

The Defixio produces a red shimmer, a lantern glow, and a ghastly wail. 8 Defixios can spawn in a mission, but only one per player is required for extraction (4 in a full squad); bringing more Defixios than required provides no benefit. As a carriable, players are limited to secondaries and melee weapons while holding the Defixio.

When half the enemies have been exterminated, Eximus Stronghold occurs and will begin to spawn in large numbers.

On The Steel Path, Nox enemies are much more common.

Defixio Effects

Carrying the Defixio causes a randomly selected debuff to take effect. Dropping the Defixio will remove the debuff until it is picked up again.

Name	Description
Phantom Curse	Gravity is reduced.
Scarcity Curse	Your Ammo depletes steadily. Battery weapons recharge slowly.
Echo Curse	Take damage when you cast Abilities.
Hunter Curse	Take damage as you move. Land jumps for a brief reprieve from this curse.
Exposure Curse	Your Shields get removed.
Blood Curse	Your Health drains steadily. Killing enemies restores it.
Weariness Curse	Your energy drains steadily.
Shadow Curse	Your light source dims steadily. Melee kills brighten it.

Location

• Abyssal Zone, Ceres

Rewards

Abyssal Zone awards 6, 7, or 8  Vainthorn{"Type":"Resource","Description":"The rare thorn of an extinct rose, and a vital component in Orokin Defixios and other technology. Last seen near the Abyssal Zone","Link":"Vainthorn","HelminthCategory":"Bile","Image":"Vainthorn.png","Name":"Vainthorn","Amount":["1","1"],"Rarity":"Rare","Introduced":"34","HelminthCost":"40"} (8, 11, or 12 on The Steel Path, in addition to 1  Steel Essence{"Introduced":"28.1","Type":"Resource","Description":"Tokens of Teshin's Esteem earned from Incursion Alerts or Acolytes on The Steel Path. Can be exchanged for items that prove your warrior capabilities.","Amount":["1","1"],"Name":"Steel Essence","Link":"Steel Essence","InternalName":"/Lotus/Types/Items/MiscItems/SteelEssence","Image":"SteelEssence.png"}) upon completion of the mission. These are used in the construction of  Dagath{"Sprint":"1.1","Description":"Never underestimate the power and wrath of sullen sadness. Dagath's malice deals high damage.","Conclave":false,"Shield":"150","MaxRank":"30","Themes":"Dullahan, Halloween, Spirit Realm","Tactical":"Wyrd Scythes","Image":"Dagath.png","Type":"Warframe","Introduced":"34","Armor":"125","FullImages":{"Splash Art":"DagathSplash.png"},"InternalName":"/Lotus/Powersuits/Horseman/Horseman","Passive":"There is a 35% chance that Energy and Health Orbs will be 300% more effective on Dagath.","Progenitor":"Toxin","SquadPortrait":"DagathLargePortrait.png","Health":"566","Link":"Dagath","Portrait":"DagathIcon272.png","Polarities":["V","D"],"Abilities":["Wyrd Scythes","Doom","Grave Spirit","Rakhali's Cavalry"],"InitialEnergy":"50","Subsumed":"Wyrd Scythes","AuraPolarity":"Zenurik","Name":"Dagath","Sex":"Female","Playstyle":"Damage","SellPrice":"25000","Energy":"175","CodexSecret":false} and  Dorrclave{"SellPrice":"5000","BlockAngle":"60","Introduced":"34","SlideAttack":"222","InternalName":"/Lotus/Weapons/Tenno/Melee/Swords/TnDagathBladeWhip/TnDagathBladeWhip","Slot":"Melee","SweepRadius":"0.25","SlamElement":"Slash","ComboDur":"5","Family":"Dorrclave","Disposition":"0.9","HeavySlamAttack":"666","Conclave":false,"_TooltipAttackDisplay":"1","Class":"Blade and Whip","HeavyAttack":"888","Image":"Dorrclave.png","StancePolarity":"Madurai","FollowThrough":"0.5","HeavySlamRadius":"8","WindUp":"0.4","HeavySlamForcedProcs":["Lifted"],"SlamForcedProcs":["Impact"],"Mastery":"8","MeleeRange":"2.5","CompatibilityTags":["BLADE_AND_WHIP_STANCE"],"MaxRank":"30","Attacks":[{"CritChance":"0.26","CritMultiplier":"2.2","AttackName":"Normal Attack","Damage":{"Slash":"222"},"StatusChance":"0.24","IsSilent":true,"FireRate":"0.833"}],"HeavySlamElement":"Slash","Name":"Dorrclave","Traits":["Dagath","Tenno"],"SlamAttack":"444","SlamRadius":"7","Polarities":["Madurai","Vazarin"],"Link":"Dorrclave"}.

Notes

• Operators cannot pick up the Defixio.

Tips

• Defixios can appear on the minimap as a loot item via Loot Radar.
• Defixios can be manually waypointed.
• Consider rushing towards extraction and immediately depositing the Defixios, then kill the enemies as they spawn/move near extraction.

Patch History

Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)

• Introduced.