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 into data for storage 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:
- Community 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, four points on their body must be scanned with the Synthesis Scanner, however they will attempt to flee and have various abilities to make good their escape, but 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.
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. - 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.
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.
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.
- Both the Simaris Offering and Simaris Research consoles are purely decorative with no added functionality.
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[]
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 | |
| Neutral | Cephalon Simaris • Conclave | ||
| Landscape | Cetus | Ostron • The Quills | |
| Fortuna | Solaris United • Ventkids • Vox Solaris | ||
| Necralisk | Entrati • Necraloid | ||
| Event | Operational Supply • Nightwave | ||
| Standing • Syndicate Radial Effects | |||
