Okay, Tenno, let's talk Caliban! 🤯 Remember that epic finale in The New War? Fighting alongside unlikely allies against the Sentients, that wild showdown with Ballas and Lotus? Yeah, that wasn't just for feels – it literally reshaped our Origin System and unlocked the path to one of the coolest Warframes ever: Caliban, the Sentient-Hybrid! Seriously, who wouldn't want to wield the combined power of Warframe tech and Sentient adaptation? The main blueprint? Easy peasy, just grab it from the Market after finishing the quest. But the real journey? That's farming his parts. Let me break it down for you in 2025!
🔄 The Blueprint Hunt: Narmer Bounties Are Your New Best Friend (or Worst Enemy)
Forget the old ways! Caliban's part blueprints (Neuroptics, Chassis, Systems) only drop from Narmer Bounties, a permanent feature added with The New War. Here's the kicker though: they rotate. One blueprint type appears per cycle. Feeling déjà vu? Yep, it's that classic Warframe time-gate, but focused on these new open-world bounties.
Where & When? Timing is EVERYTHING!
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Plains of Eidolon: Head here during DAYLIGHT 🌞 cycles. Narmer Bounties offering Caliban parts will be available from Konzu.
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Orb Vallis: Pack your cold weather gear! You need to visit during the NIGHT ❄️ phase here. Eudico will have the Narmer Bounties.
Pro Tip: ⏰ Plains Day = Orb Night, and vice versa! No need to memorize two separate timers. When it's day on the Plains, it's instantly night in the Vallis. Use this to chain bounties efficiently!
Narmer Bounties - Your ticket to Caliban parts!
Why is this cycle important? 🤔 Because once you grab, say, the Chassis blueprint from a Plains daylight bounty, you won't see another Caliban blueprint (of any type) drop until the next full cycle rotation! Patience, young Tenno... patience.
🛠️ Crafting Caliban: The Resource Grind (Worth It, I Promise!)
Okay, you've sweated through the bounties and finally have all three part blueprints. Congrats! Now, prepare your resource stockpile. Each part needs specific goodies, and they all take 12 hours to build individually. Here's the shopping list:
| Part | Anomaly Shards | Narmer Isoplast | Other Resources | Credits | Build Time |
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| Neuroptics 🧠 | 3 | 12 | 10 Neural Sensors, 20 Tralok Eyes | 15,000 | 12 hours |
| Chassis 🦴 | 3 | 16 | 20 Mortus Horns, 100 Hespazym Alloy | 15,000 | 12 hours |
| Systems ⚙️ | 3 | 12 | 30 Breath of the Eidolon, 30 Hexenon | 15,000 | 12 hours |
Where to Farm Key Resources?
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Anomaly Shards: Sentient Anomaly events in the Veil Proxima (Railjack).
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Narmer Isoplast: Drops from Narmer enemies during... you guessed it... Narmer Bounties! Also found in certain post-New War missions.
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Tralok Eyes: Plains of Eidolon fishing (Traloks are common fish!).
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Mortus Horns: Conservation in Orb Vallis (Cervulite and Virmink).
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Breath of the Eidolon: Mine rare blue veins in the Plains at night.
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Hexenon: Jupiter missions (Disruption on Ganymede is popular).
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Neural Sensors: Jupiter or Kuva Fortress missions.
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Hespazym Alloy: Refine Titanium (common Vallis ore) at Fortuna's Smelter.
🎉 The Final Assembly: Bringing Caliban to Life!
Once all three parts are crafted (after that 12h each wait!), it's time for the grand finale! Head to your Foundry with:
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Caliban Neuroptics
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Caliban Chassis
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Caliban Systems
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12 Orokin Cells (Saturn, Ceres, Deimos Survival/Defense)
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25,000 Credits
Hit build! Now, take a deep breath... because the final assembly takes 72 hours ⏳. Yes, three whole days! Is it worth rushing with Platinum? That's totally up to your hype levels and wallet, Tenno. But trust me, piloting this Sentient-Hybrid beast? Pure. Awesomeness. ✨
Caliban in all his Sentient-Hybrid glory - Worth the grind!
So, ready to embrace the hybrid power? Get that New War quest done, master the Narmer Bounty day/night cycle, stockpile those resources, and embrace the wait! Caliban is a testament to the new era in Warframe, and absolutely a top-tier frame worth adding to your arsenal in 2025. See you star-side! 🚀
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