Inaros/Abilities

Passive

• Undying
• Melee Finisher Heal
• Rank Bonuses

Resurrect the undying king of the desert with the death of his foes. On fatal injury and entering Bleedout,  Inaros entombs himself into a Sarcophagus and incarnates as a sand version of himself, able to revive himself by melee attacking (default E ) enemies and siphoning their life force. Alternatively, allies may manually revive Inaros by interacting with his Sarcophagus (This is currently bugged, as reviving Inaros during Undying will result in the Inaros being unable to move).

• The revive meter that appears on the reticle is filled by ?% for every melee hit.
  • Attacks from Swarm Kavats spawned by  Scarab Swarm also contribute to the revive meter.
• The sand incarnation will only use  Unarmed attacks and cannot use other weapons.
• The sand incarnation does not restrict Maneuvers.
•  Undying Will and  Renewal will still function normally on Inaros' Sarcophagus.
•  Unairu's  Last Gasp will not prompt on Inaros' Sarcophagus.
• Sarcophagus does not prevent Inaros from dying in Arbitrations; he will still enter the Sarcophagus animation before immediately dying.

Killing enemies with melee Finishers restores 20% of Inaros' maximum Health.

• Applies to all finishers, including Finishers triggered from  Desiccation and  Sandstorm, and Parazon Mercy finishers.

Unlike most Warframes, when Inaros ranks up he receives a special set of rank bonuses which are indicated at the middle-left of the Warframe Upgrade screen:

• +10 Health every three ranks, starting at rank 1 and at rank 2.
• +5 Energy Capacity every three ranks, starting at rank 3.

At rank 30, this results in a total of:

• +200 Health
• +50 Energy Capacity

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This section is transcluded from Desiccation . To change it, please edit the transcluded page.

	1 25	Desiccation Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health. Introduced in Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)	Strength:75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (initial  True damage) 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 ( True damage/sec)
			Duration:3 / 5 / 6 / 8 s
			Range:10 / 12 / 13 / 15 m
			Misc:  Stagger on hit 25 % (lifesteal) 180° cone
			Subsumable to Helminth

• Info
• Augment
• Tips & Tricks

Info

• Inaros expends 25 energy to scatter a wave of cursed sand that inflicts  Stagger to all enemies up to 10 / 12 / 13 / 15 meters away in a 180 degree cone in front of him, dealing 75 / 100 / 125 / 150  True damage on hit, then 2 / 4 / 6 / 8  True damage per second for 3 / 5 / 6 / 8 seconds; 25% of any damage dealt by the damage-over-time effect is conferred back to Inaros as Health. Enemies are also blinded by sand and open to Melee Finisher attack prompts (default X ) for the duration.
  • Desiccation bypasses obstacles in the environment and does not require line of sight.
  • All Companions with the exception of Sentinels will receive lifesteal.
  • Effect cone is directed at the reticle and not always forward like the visual effect suggests. For example, aiming directly upwards will apply Desiccation to all enemies around but not below Inaros, counting as 360° in many circumstances.
• Ability Synergy: Inaros passively heals 20% of his health upon performing a Finisher.
• Can be recast while active. Affected enemies that are not blinded can be blinded by another instance of Desiccation.
• Cast delay of 0.5 seconds, affected by Casting Speed. Casting will interrupt movement.
• Inaros visually creates a pile of sand on the ground beside him as he throws a handful forward. The sand pile lingers for a few seconds then dissipates.
• Subsuming Inaros to the Helminth will offer Desiccation and its augments to be used by other Warframes.

Augment

Main article: Desiccation's Curse

Desiccation's Curse is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Inaros'  Desiccation ability that has a chance to summon a  Swarm Kavat when killing a blinded enemy with a Finisher. The augment also increases the maximum limit of Swarm Kavats by 2.

Desiccation's Curse

Tips & Tricks

• Dessication provides an easy way for Inaros to deal melee finishers, allowing him to quickly regenerate his health when performed on a crowd.
• Against certain types of enemies, namely Infested or MOAs, melee finisher is only triggerable from the back of the enemy. Blind them from the front, then execute the finisher attack from their back.

This section is transcluded from Sandstorm . To change it, please edit the transcluded page.

	2 25	Sandstorm Become a sandstorm. Inaros devours enemies pulled into his whirlwind, healing himself. Introduced in Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)	Strength:200 / 300 / 400 / 500 ( Slash damage/sec) 50 (health restore per enemy)
			Duration:4 s (duration)
			Range:4 / 5 / 6 / 7.5 m (radius)
			Misc: 12 m/s (move speed) ? % ( Slash status chance)  Ragdoll in storm 4 s  Knockdown recovery delay

• Info
• Augment
• Bugs

Info

• Inaros expends 25 energy and begins to spin rapidly and move at 12 m/s as a storm of dust and sand, violently pulling in all enemies within a 4 / 5 / 6 / 7.5 meters radius and dealing 200 / 300 / 400 / 500  Slash damage per second with a ?% status chance for 4 seconds or upon manually deactivating the ability. While trapped within the storm, enemies are gradually flung wildly in a  Ragdoll state following and hovering above Inaros; each trapped enemy heals 50 Health to Inaros. While channeling the storm, Inaros becomes Invulnerable but is unable to attack with weapons, cast other abilities, or perform Parkour Maneuvers.
  • Move speed is affected by Movement Speed speed modifiers. Movement Speed bonuses scale off of 10 m/s instead of 12 m/s.
  • Sandstorm's radius is an invisible cylinder with roughly the height of Inaros himself. Enemies on a terrain elevation higher or lower than this cylinder will not be affected by this ability.
• When Inaros performs a Melee quick attack (default E ) during Sandstorm or upon duration end, enemies trapped in the storm are vacuumed toward Inaros and deposited on the ground around him, suffering  Knockdown for 4 seconds and becoming vulnerable to Melee Ground Finishers.
• Ability Synergy: Inaros passively heals 20% of his health upon performing a Finisher.
• Casting and deactivating Sandstorm are full-body animations that allow uninterrupted directional movement controls, but restrict parkour Maneuvers and other actions.

Augment

Main article: Elemental Sandstorm

Elemental Sandstorm is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Inaros that causes  Sandstorm to inflict status procs based on equipped damage types and mods on melee weapons currently wielded. Also passively increases Sandstorm's Ability Range by 50%.

Elemental Sandstorm

Bugs

• If a Commander teleports with an Inaros in Sandstorm, the Inaros will no longer spin. This is only a visual bug and does not affect movement speed.

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	3	Scarab Shell Activate to form Armor by draining Inaros' Health. Activate again to stop the formation early. The protective layer reduces incoming Damage and absorbs Status Effects. Introduced in Update 35.5 (2024-03-27)	Strength:175 / 250 / 300 / 350 (armor bonus)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:N/A
			Misc: 5% (status protection cost) 2,500 HP (total health cost) 2 HP (min. health threshold) ∞ (armor bonus duration) 25 HP (health drain per percent charge) 4.67s (time to full armor bonus)

• Info

Info

• Inaros summons the desert sands and sacred scarabs, offering his Health as a sacrifice to gain Scarab Shell, increasing his base armor by up to 350 and gaining immunity to Status Effects. While charging Scarab Shell, Inaros loses 25 health points for every 1% of converted additional bonus armor, for a total of 2,500 health lost to fully charge the armor. The armor buildup will end once the bonus armor is fully filled, Inaros only has 2 points of health left, or the ability is manually deactivated. The shell loses 5% armor upon negating a status effect, otherwise it lasts indefinitely until Inaros suffers a lethal hit.
  • While the armor bonus is active, a stylized armor bonus counter appears above the ability icons.
  • Scarab Shell is not dispelled from falling out-of-bounds or entering an ability nullification zone such as Nullifier Crewman bubbles.
  • Scarab Shell status immunity does not prevent  Negation Armor's  Slash proc.
• Charging Scarab Shell takes 4.67 seconds in total, not affected by Casting Speed.
• Inaros can move, but cannot cast other abilities, use weapons, or perform parkour Maneuvers or general interactions while channeling this ability.

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	4 100	Scarab Swarm Summon a Scarab Swarm to attack enemies with guaranteed Corrosion Status. Damage scales with Inaros' Health. Enemies killed while immersed in the swarm summon a Swarm Kavat that fights alongside Inaros and guides the scarabs to other enemies. Introduced in Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)	Strength:N/A
			Duration:6 / 10 / 12 / 15 s (swarm duration)
			Range:20 / 22 / 25 / 30 m (cast range) 12 m (spread range)
			Misc: 5% / 6.5% / 8% / 10% (health as  Corrosive damage/sec)  Corrosive status per tick ? s swarm spread interval 100% (spread remaining duration) 3 (Swarm Kavat limit) 20 s (Swarm Kavat lifespan)

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• Tips & Tricks

Info

• Inaros expends 100 energy to hurl swarms of scarabs that travel up to 20 / 22 / 25 / 30 meters away, infesting all enemies in their path. Swarmed enemies will flail in panic and receive 5% / 6.5% / 8% / 10% of Inaros' max Health as  Corrosive damage with a guaranteed status effect per half second for 6 / 10 / 12 / 15 seconds, during which they are completely disabled. While active, Scarab Swarm splits a flying swarm every ? seconds to spread to an unaffected enemy within a 12 meter radius from a swarm host for its remaining duration.
  • Launching a Scarab Swarm on an enemy that is still under the effects of another Scarab Swarm, will not refresh the debuff.
  • Scarab Swarm's projectile possesses innate punch through but does not bypass obstacles in the environment.
• When an enemy affected by Scarab Swarm dies, they spawn a friendly Swarm Kavat that scratches enemies to spread Scarab Swarm. A maximum of 3 Swarm Kavats can spawn, each lasting 20 seconds.
  • Number of active Swarm Kavats are tracked as a buff icon beside Inaros' hitpoints indicator.
  • Swarm Kavat-inflicted Scarab Swarm does not spread flying swarms.
• Ability Synergy:
  • Swarm Kavat claw swipes contribute as hits toward Inaros' revival via his Passive.
  •  Desiccation's Curse allows Finisher kills to summon a Swarm Kavat and increases the maximum limit of Swarm Kavats to 5.

Augment

Main article: Negation Armor

Negation Armor is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Inaros that sacrifices an active  Scarab Shell to prevent Inaros from entering Bleedout, but receives a  Slash status effect once its invulnerability period expires.

Negation Armor

Tips & Tricks

• It is more energy efficient to cast a Scarab Swarm attack on a single enemy in the middle of a large, clustered group, and allowing the swarm spreading effect to infect all nearby enemies. This is particularly effective against Infested that naturally tend to clump together in groups.

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