Warframe brings the Tenno against the many forces and factions pulling their influence across the Origin System. With so many foes, it only makes sense the you need many weapons, whether they're melee weapons, firearms, or ninja warriors that you can pilot. Warframes display a variety of abilities that can change how you approach combat, and if you want to take the most advantage from them, you must keep in mind the context where these powerful skills work at their best.
Saryn is a warframe that involves such approach, since she can bring different kinds of ailments into the battlefield that will spread and become more dangerous the more you move and kill, showing an arsenal of synergic skills that are inherently related to how quick and effective you are on close combat.
How To Craft Saryn
To craft Saryn you must obtain his Main Blueprint first, which you can purchase in the Market for Credits. Once you obtain that you will have to go to the Merrow node in Sedna, and fight the boss enemy Kela De Thaym for the remaining three blueprints. The materials involved in the creation of Saryn's components (such as Ferrite, Salvage, and Rubedo) are pretty common and easily farmable across the Origin System.
Saryn Blueprint
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How To Obtain |
In-Game Market - 35000 Credits |
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Needed Materials |
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Crafting Time |
72 Hours |
Saryn Chassis
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How To Obtain |
Defeating Kela De Thaym - Merrow, Sedna |
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Needed Materials |
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Crafting Time |
12 Hours |
Saryn Neuroptics
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How To Obtain |
Defeating Kela De Thaym - Merrow, Sedna |
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Needed Materials |
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Crafting Time |
12 Hours |
Saryn Systems
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How To Obtain |
Defeating Kela De Thaym - Merrow, Sedna |
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Needed Materials |
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Crafting Time |
12 Hours |
Saryn Abilities
Passive
Status Effects inflicted by Saryn's weapons and abilities last 25% longer.
This passive ability will prove pivotal on the build we'll discuss below. Since Saryn relies on her abilities first and foremost, this is a bonus you will always appreciate.
Spores
Spores: Inflict a target with a pox of Corrosive spores. Spread spores to nearby enemies by destroying them or killing their host. The longer the Spore spreads, its damage will increase.
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Spores Stats |
Stats per Rank |
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Cost |
25 Energy |
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Radius |
30 / 40 / 50 / 60 Meters of Cast Range |
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10 / 12 / 14 / 16 Meters of Spread Radius |
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Duration |
10% Damage decay rate |
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Damage |
6 / 8 / 8 / 10 Initial Damage 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 2 Damage Growth per enemy 50% Corrosive status chance 20% Reset decay |
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Strength |
Duration |
Efficiency |
Range |
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Affects Status Chance, Initial Damage and Damage Growth |
Affects Damage Decay |
Affects Energy Cost |
Affects Cast range and Spread Radius |
Spores is by far the most important skill in Saryn's arsenal. This ability involves spreading an ailment that will inflict damage over time on your foes, while also decaying if it stops spreading from host to host. To avoid that you must kill enemies afflicted with Spores, which in turn will spread the disease further, affecting new enemies. The Augment Mod for this ability is calle Venom Dose, making Spores to be held on cast and creating a buff for the caster and nearby allies that provides temporary additional Corrosive Damage to all their attacks. Another related mod is Revealing Spores, an Exilus Mod that causes enemies affected by Spores to appear on the mini map.
Molt
Molt: Shedding her skin like a snake, Saryn leaves a decoy behind to draw fire from enemies.
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Note: This ability can be subsumed with the Helminth System. |
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Molt Stats |
Stats per Rank |
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Cost |
50 Energy |
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Radius |
5 / 6 / 7 / 10 Meters |
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Duration |
14 / 24 / 32 / 40 Seconds of Decoy Duration 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5 Seconds of Movement Speed Buff |
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Damage |
150 / 300 / 400 / 500 Health 240 / 300 / 350 / 400 Toxin Explosion Damage 30% / 35% / 40% / 50% Movement Speed Buff |
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1.25 / 1.75 / 2.50x Armor multiplier |
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Strength |
Duration |
Efficiency |
Range |
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Affects Decoy's health, Explosion Damage, and Movement Speed buff |
Affects Decoy and Speed Buff Duration |
Affects Energy Cost |
Affects Explosion Radius |
A crowd control tool that diverts aggro to a decoy, Molt also provides a buff on Movement Speed that can serve as a quick way to get out of tight or unfavorable situations. The Augment Mod Regenerative Moltallows Saryn to regenerate Health over time after casting this ability.
Toxic Lash
Toxic Lash: While active, attacks deal additional Toxin damage; this effect is doubled for melee strikes. Instantly burst spores when attacking afflicted enemies.
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Toxic Lash Stats |
Stats per Rank |
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Cost |
50 Energy |
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Radius |
N/A |
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Duration |
20 / 25 / 35 / 45 Seconds |
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Damage |
20% / 24% / 26% / 30% Extra Firearm Damage 40% / 48% / 52% / 60% Extra Melee Damage |
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Other Effects |
100% Toxin Status Chance 100% Spores Burst Chance |
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Strength |
Duration |
Efficiency |
Range |
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Affects Bonus Damage applied |
Affects the Duration |
Affects Energy Cost |
N/A |
While this isn't a very central ability, it may be useful on certain circumstances, adding extra damage with Spores bursting if you attack enemies already afflicted by them. As a twist, the Augment Mod Contagion Cloud will make any kill done under the effect of Toxic Lash to leave behind a poisonous cloud Toxin damage over time to enemies within it.
Miasma
Miasma: Releases a poisonous miasma that deals Viral damage to enemies in range. Foes afflicted by spores are more susceptible to the mist.
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Miasma Stats |
Stats per Rank |
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Cost |
75 Energy |
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Radius |
10 / 12 / 16 / 20 Meters |
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Duration |
6 Seconds |
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Damage |
110 / 125 / 135 / 150 Viral Damage |
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Other Effects |
100% Viral Status Chance 4.0x Spores Damage Multiplier |
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Strength |
Duration |
Efficiency |
Range |
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Affects Damage |
Affects the duration of miasma effect on enemies |
Affects Energy Cost |
Affects Radius |
A perfectly synergic ability for Saryn, Miasma is an AoE attack that will hit with extra damage if enemies are afflicted by Spores. The perfect partner for both Spores and Toxic Lash, this ability can obliterate almost any annoying crowd in seconds, and whoever lives after that will fall under Spores shortly after, you can be sure about that.
Saryn Prime
The Prime version of Saryn possesses higher Armor, Energy capacity, Sprint Speed, and an additional Madurai Polarity. This Prime warframe was released on February 16 of 2016, with the Spira Prime and Nikana Prime as her flagship weapons.
Best Saryn Builds
All-Rounder Spores Build
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Note: This build will display several different Mods, some of which have stronger versions, such as Umbral or Primed mods. For better results, adapt this build to whichever version you have available. |
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Aura Mod - Rejuvenation |
Team Health regenerates. +3 Heal Rate per second. |
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Exilus Mod - Cunning Drift |
+12% Slide |
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-30% Friction |
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+15% Ability Range |
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Mod #1 - Stretch |
+45% Ability Range |
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Mod #2 - Streamline |
+30% Ability Efficiency |
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Mod #3 - Intensify |
+55% Ability Strength |
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Mod #4 - Steel Fiber |
+110% Armor |
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Mod #5 - Vitality |
+440% Health |
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Mod #6 - Continuity |
+30% Ability Duration |
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Mod #7 - Transient Fortitude |
+55% Ability Strength |
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-27.5% Ability Duration |
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Mod #8 - Overextended |
+90% Ability Range |
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60% Ability Strength |
This build is simple to grasp, but it requires to keep an eye on the Spores buildup, so you never stop inflicting damage as you cast Miasma and further spreading them between large groups of enemies (ideal for Elite Sanctuary Onslaught runs). The setup is pretty basic, you need to nail great Range with mods like Overextended, Cunning Drift, and Stretch, to spread the Spores as much as you can to cover territory more effectively. Then Strength and Duration will help you inflict more damage with less Spore Decay, and to do that mods like Intensify, Continuity, and Transient Fortitude will be necessary in this build. Last, since Saryn isn't exactly a tanky warframe, mods like Steel Fiber and Vitality will help, along with Rejuvenation to add a bit of Health regeneration.