Cephalon Simaris (or referred to as Irmis by Cephalon Suda) is a Cephalon construct that resides within the Sanctuary Enclave, a room found in all Tenno Relays, which is accessible by visiting any Relay and then using Fast Travel from the Main Menu: default Esc → FAST TRAVEL → CEPHALON SIMARIS. A seeker of knowledge, his ultimate goal is to "immortalize" creatures through the process known as Synthesis, that deconstructs a being and preserves them as data for further research within the Sanctuary.
Standing Gain[]
Standing with Cephalon Simaris is earned by scanning objects and entities using Synthesis Scanners. The amount gained scales with enemy level, and is multiplied further if performed during stealth. Synthesis scans from Helios's 
Investigator do not grant Simaris standing.
Simaris's enclave provides tasks to scan Synthesis targets. There are two types of tasks:
- Personal Target Task for recovering Research Imprints, which involves scanning for an individual target up to 10 times. These tasks can only be completed once per target.
- Daily Synthesis Task, which involves scanning a random individual target 2-4 times daily. Returning to Simaris after completing this task awards Standing and Endo.
After embarking these tasks, a specific enemy will appear in missions, announced by Simaris on entry, which can be tracked from helix-like trails that can only be seen using the Synthesis Scanner. These targets are identified by a visible blue outline. To synthesize the target, three to four points on their body must be scanned with the Synthesis Scanner. However they will attempt to flee and have various abilities to assist in their escape, and can be rendered inert using Kinetic Siphon Traps bought from Simaris for Credits. Once synthesized, the entire squad will earn Cephalon Simaris standing, scaling with enemy level.
Unlike other Syndicates, Simaris has no ranks, allowing players to farm the maximum 
125,000 standing unhindered (except by the Daily Standing Cap).
Tips[]
- Scanning for high leveled enemies and Synthesis targets such as The Steel Path, while using invisible frames such as
Ash, Loki, Ivara, or Octavia, is the most effective way of earning Simaris standing. - Another very simple method of maxing standing is going to the Plains of Eidolon, Orb Vallis, or Cambion Drift in the Steel Path version. The Synthesis Scanner can be used from an Archwing, you can fly up high enough to permanently stay undetected from the enemies for stealth scan bonuses and every enemy, turret, animal, Eidolon Lure, and world boss can be quickly scanned for hundreds of standing each.
- To get the most standing you want to scan the target from the daily synthesis quest (on a Steel Path version if possible), then go to the Steel Path version of Adaro on Sedna (or another node if you prefer) and max out your daily standing. Lastly, turn in the daily synthesis quest for the bonus standing, which doesn't count towards the daily limit.
Sanctuary[]
Cephalon Simaris in his relay enclave
- Main article: Sanctuary (Cephalon Simaris)
The Sanctuary is Cephalon Simaris' Syndicate enclave in the Relays. Compared to other Syndicate enclaves, the Sanctuary houses more functions for Tenno to explore, including the Simulacrum, where players can create multiple Mimeographs of enemies; Mastery Rank test trials, where players can practice previously conquered Mastery Rank tests (or prepare for the one at their next rank); and Synthesis Research.
Synthesis[]
- Main article: Synthesis
Synthesis is Cephalon Simaris' primary purpose and interest as a Cephalon. It is a process of analyzing physical objects and contributing the data into the Sanctuary, using Synthesis Scanners. The goal is to populate the Sanctuary with knowledge and reward the Tenno with the lore behind the WARFRAME universe that was lost to time.
Offerings[]
To acquire all offerings, a player needs a total of 4,220,000, not including costs for Synthesis Scanners or Kinetic Siphon Traps, thus requiring to max out the total Standing of 125,000 at least 34 times. However, this does not take into account that some of the offerings can be acquired in other ways, reducing the times max-out is needed.
Cephalon Simaris is the only place to acquire duplicate claimed Daily Tribute weapons and quest-exclusive items, mods, weapons, Warframes, and Archwings.
Cephalon Simaris' offerings are available for purchase at the blue terminal to the right of him.
Media[]
Trivia[]
- Amusingly, his placeholder description before his release had read out, "Do books even still exist in this universe? Just plug that shit directly into my brain. While I prefer librarians with glasses, a sentient group of trapezoids will have to do."
- Cephalon Simaris is voiced by Ross Huguet.
- During Octavia's Anthem, Cephalon Suda refers to Simaris as "Irmis", however it is unknown whether this is an actual name from his past or just a mistake due to Suda's mind being affected.
Bugs[]
- There is an uncommon glitch that can occur when a player talks to Cephalon Simaris for the first time, his speech will loop infinitely with no escape other than closing the game.
- When first talking to Cephalon Simaris for The New Strange, select the first talking option, rather than first accepting his usual missions, otherwise it may not start this quest.
- The game's navigation system points players to the room directly below where Cephalon Simaris is, and there's no indication to use the lift, which is a blue glowing tube that propels you up to the correct floor to access his room.
See Also[]
- Sanctuary, an official WARFRAME site regarding Simaris' room, Sanctuary.
- Sanctuary (Cephalon Simaris), an in-house page from WARFRAME Wiki regarding Simaris' room, Sanctuary.
Patch History[]
Hotfix 35.5.9 (2024-05-01)
- Fixed the “Fully Scan To Unlock” text in the Simulacrum Spawner options not fitting into the UI for certain languages.
- Now, only the “LOCKED” tag will appear and the “Fully Scan To Unlock” text will appear in the on-hover tooltip.
Hotfix 35.5.4 (2024-04-05)
- Fixed Secondary ammo pickups in the Simulacrum not charging the Grimoire’s alt-fire.
Hotfix 35.5.3 (2024-04-04)
- Fixed special objective markers for certain enemy types (Demolishers, Demolysts, and Gruzzling) appearing when spawned in the Simulacrum.
Hotfix 35.5.1 (2024-03-27)
- Fixed getting an error when attempting to purchase something from Cephalon Simaris.
- Error message read: “The transaction could not be completed. Your account has not been charged. Please try again later”.
Update 35.5 (2024-03-27)
- ALBRECHT’S LABORATORIES & SANCTUM ANATOMICA CHANGES
“Research Dante” Store
A new store has been added to Loid in the Sanctum Anatomica where you can acquire the following items for Vessel Capillaries:
- New Simulacrum Room: Sanctum Simulacrum
- Simulate a battle in the Sanctum Anatomica! This Simulacrum allows enemy difficulty to be set 25 levels above the standard maximum.
- Cephalon Simaris Introduction
We are adding Synthesis to the Junction path (see “Junction Changes” for more details), and have made the following changes to improve a Tenno’s first introduction to Simaris.
- Moved the “talk” interaction placement for Cephalon Simaris so players don’t have to get quite so close.
- Updated tutorial dialogue option to better indicate that it is a tutorial.
- It now reads “Teach me how to Perform Synthesis”.
- Added a waypoint to the Offerings console after completing the Synthesis Simulation.
- Fixed having to speak to Simaris again after his introductory dialogue. Now the conversation will continue on seamlessly!
- Junction Changes
- Added “Perform Synthesis for Cephalon Simaris” task to the Uranus Junction.
- Performing Synthesis and scanning targets are vital tasks for player progression, so we are adding an official introduction to it via Junctions.
- GENERAL ADDITIONS
- Added new preset Battlegroups to the Simulacrum to allow for players to summon a variety of enemies in one click! Each Squad summons 20 predetermined enemies to test your builds on. Each Squad is unlocked once you have scanned 30% of the Faction -- meaning this feature will allow you to spawn in enemies you haven’t fully scanned. Squads are available for the following Factions:
- Grineer
- Corpus
- Infestation
- Orokin
- Narmer
- The Murmur
- Sentient
- GENERAL FIXES
- Fixed Clients experiencing hitches when using the Arsenal in the Simulacrum.
- Fixed inability to spawn the Hurling Fragment and Shuffling Fragment in the Simulacrum.
- Fixed the Gara statue in the Ballroom Simulacrum missing its glass shoulder and back pieces.
Update 35.0 (2023-12-13)
- Removed the Tomb Guardian from the list of spawnable enemies in the Simulacrum.
- Since these enemies split into smaller versions of themselves upon defeat, they could result in a large number of foes spawned into the Simulacrum, leading to performance issues or crashes.
- Fixed the Axio Engineer always having the enemy waypoint marker on him when spawned in the Simulacrum.
Hotfix 34.0.4 (2023-10-24)
- Fixed the buff icon for Tenacious Bond not disappearing when switching between Companions in the Simulacrum.
Hotfix 34.0.1 (2023-10-18)
- Fixed softlock that could occur when trying to abandon Simaris’ daily task screen.
Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)
- Added the Argo & Vel Blueprint to Simaris’ wares for those who own the Drifter variant!
- Fixed case where enemies spawned into the Simulacrum were overlapping one another.
- Fixed a bug in Simulacrum where pausing enemy AI would not always work as intended for Tomb Guardians.
Update 33.6 (2023-07-27)
- Fixed Eximus in the Simulacrum not dropping their guaranteed ammo.
Update 33.5 (2023-06-21)
- Added “The Steel Path” option to the Simulacrum enemy settings. When enabled, enemies will have an additional +250% Health, Armor, and Shields.
Update 32.3 (2023-02-15)
- Fixed getting stuck looking at Simaris for a bit after purchasing from his Offerings.
Update 32.2 (2022-11-30)
- Removed the Archwing Corpus Attack Drone from the Simulacrum.
- Fixed issues with an area of the floor in both Simulacrums not lighting properly.
- Fixed there being no cooldown for the following Gear in the Simulacrum:
- Grand Finale
- Starburst
- Ki’Teer Firework
- Fixed crash when using the “Kill Enemies” button in the Simulacrum while Friendly Fire is enabled.
Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)
- Fixed script error that could occur when spawning Sentient enemies in the Simulacrum.
Hotfix 31.6.1 (2022-06-09)
- Fixed Eximus enemies not dropping their guaranteed Energy and 2x Orbs in the Simulacrum.
Update 31.6 (2022-06-09)
- Fixed being unable to swap Focus schools in the Simulacrum as Client.
Hotfix 31.0.6 (2022-01-04)
- Another post-New War Quest item is available in Simaris’ Offerings for those who sell theirs.
Hotfix 31.0.2 (2021-12-16)
- A post-New War Quest item is available in Simaris’ Offerings for those who sell theirs.
Update 30.7 (2021-09-08)
- Added Paracesis Sheath Orbiter decoration!
- Inspired by the conversation had with its original creator (Kaz) during TennoCon 2021’s Art Panel. It can now be purchased from Cephalon Simaris after completing the Chimera Prologue Quest.
Update 30.3 (2021-05-25)
- (Undocumented) Added War Hilt and War Blade to Simaris’ Offerings.
Hotfix 29.5.2 (2020-11-20)
- Made the Machete item in Simaris’ store accessible to those who had obtained it and sold it by means not considered in this store.
Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)
- Added the Machete Blueprint to Simaris’ Offerings.
Hotfix 29.3.1 (2020-11-04)
- Added the Vitrica Blueprint to Simaris’ Offerings, which can be purchased once the Glassmaker boss has been completed.
Hotfix 29.2.2 (2020-10-06)
- Fixed cases of Simaris appearing white instead of orange when entering Sanctuary Onslaught.
Hotfix 29.0.8 (2020-09-10)
- Added Ether Daggers to Simaris’ Offerings for players who might have sold theirs.
Hotfix 29.0.2 (2020-08-26)
- Added Xaku Blueprint to Cephalon Simaris Offerings for those who have completed the Heart of Deimos Quest.
Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)
- Added a new Precept Mod for Oxylus available from Simaris!
- Botanist
- Oxylus Sentinel will scan plants within 20m over 5s. This consumes Codex Scanner charges.
- Botanist
Update 28.3 (2020-08-12)
- Warframe Blueprint and Component costs from Simaris have been reduced by 50%!
Hotfix 28.0.6 (2020-06-24)
- Protea's Blueprint has been added to Simaris' Offerings for players who have completed The Deadlock Protocol Quest and unintentionally sold Protea.
- Let it be known that the Xoris Blueprint/Parts are also available here for players who have completed The Deadlock Protocol Quest and unintentionally sold the Xoris.
Hotfix 28.0.1 (2020-06-11)
- Fixed script error when opening Simaris’ Offerings without having started The Deadlock Protocol Quest.
Update 28.0 (2020-06-11)
- Added the Umbra mods to Simaris’ store Offerings (available after The Sacrifice Quest completion):
- Umbral Vitality
- Umbral Fiber
- Umbral Intensify
- Sacrificial Pressure
- Sacrificial Steel
- Added login milestone reward blueprints (Zenistar, Azima, Zenith, and Sigma & Octantis) to Simaris' Offerings.
- Blueprints for each only appear in his Offerings if they have already been previously selected as login rewards.
Update 27.1 (2020-02-04)
- Fixed Companion Weapon Riven Mods not displaying under the ‘Mods’ tab in Cephalon Simaris’ Offerings.
Hotfix 27.0.10 (2020-01-11)
- The Shedu Blueprint has been added to Cephalon Simaris’ Lost & Found Offerings (only after acquisition Quest completion).
Hotfix 25.7.2 (2019-08-30)
- Companion Weapon Rivens have been added back to Simaris’ Offerings! This time they will unveil for the proper weapon.
Hotfix 25.7.1 (2019-08-30)
- Temporarily removed Companion Weapon Rivens from Simaris’ Offerings due to being unveiled for the incorrect weapon type. They will be added back once we make a permanent fix.
We’re working on a script to refund the Simaris Standing to those who were able to purchase the Rivens.Script has completed! Please relog if you don't see the refunded Simaris Standing.
Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)
- Companion Weapon Rivens are available from Simaris’ Offerings for Standing (The War Within completion required), and yes, this includes the Artax!
- If you recall back in Update 24.0 (2018-11-08) we removed Sentinel Weapon Rivens from the pool due to being lackluster in comparison to more applicable weapons. Adding Companion Weapon Rivens to Simaris’ Offerings allows players to freely choose these Rivens if they desire, and leaving it out of the general Riven Mod generation pool for those who don’t want them.
- Added a ‘Recovered Artifacts’ section to Simaris’ Offerings.
Hotfix 25.1.1 (2019-06-06)
- Fixed a soft-lock when viewing Simaris’ Offerings.
Hotfix 25.0.4 (2019-05-28)
- Added Mandachord to Simaris' Lost & Found for 25k Standing. You can now re-craft Octavia with this final piece.
Hotfix 25.0.3 (2019-05-24)
- The following items have been added to Simaris’ Offerings:
- Imperator Blueprint
- Veritux Blueprint
- Revenant Blueprint
- Garuda Blueprint
Hotfix 25.0.2 (2019-05-23)
- Simaris has added the Odonata Blueprint to his Offerings!
- Imperator and Veritux are in the works to also be added
Update 25.0 (2019-05-22)
- Simaris has added his own Decorations to his Syndicate Offering store!
- Cephalon Simaris now sells Blueprints given during quests in his Offerings! This allows you to purchase these items in the event that you’ve accidentally sold them.
Hotfix 24.2.7 (2018-01-09)
- Reduced the Standing cost of Transmutation Cores from 10k to 5k.
Hotfix 22.13.3 (2018-02-21)
- Increased the Endo awarded by Simaris' Daily Synthesis Target by 2x.
Update 17.8 (2015-10-21)
- Simaris Daily Quests have arrived! Visit Cephalon Simaris at any Relay for more information.
- A tutorial on Synthesis is now available in the Simulacrum.
Update 16.0 (2015-03-19)
- Introduced.
| Syndicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Relay | Factions |  Arbiters of Hexis •  Cephalon Suda •  New Loka •  Red Veil •  Steel Meridian •  The Perrin Sequence
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| Neutral | Cephalon Simaris •  Conclave
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| Open World | Cetus |  Ostron •  The Quills
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| Fortuna |  Solaris United •  Ventkids •  Vox Solaris
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| Necralisk |  Entrati •  Necraloid
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| Star Chart | Chrysalith |  The Holdfasts
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| Sanctum Anatomica |  Cavia
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| Drifter's Camp |  Kahl's Garrison
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| Höllvania |  The Hex
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| Event |  Operational Supply •  Nightwave
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| Standing • Syndicate Medallions • Syndicate Radial Effects | |||