Infested Catalyst

Infested Catalyst
Untradeable
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Description
This refined toxin catalyst, has been formulated to reinforce the Thrax Toxin and maximize damage to the Infested boil.
General Information
Type	Gear
Sell Price	Cannot Sell
Introduced	Update 22.3 (2017-11-15)
Vendor Sources
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

This refined toxin catalyst, has been formulated to reinforce the Thrax Toxin and maximize damage to the Infested boil.

—In-game Description

The Infested Catalyst is a consumable Gear item unique to the Operation: Plague Star Event. It, along with the Eidolon Phylaxis, is required to access the Advanced and The Steel Path variants of the Plague Star Bounty and is consumed upon mission completion.

Acquisition

• Infested Catalysts are acquired by completing the required Research project in a Clan Dojo's Bio Lab Research room, then buying the reusable blueprint for 5,000 Credits 5,000. Crafting in the Foundry will give 5 charges of the Catalyst for use.

Manufacturing Requirements
500	500	2,300	1,800		Time: 1 minute
					Rush: 5 Platinum 5
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:  5,000
Bio Lab Research • 2,000
500	14	21,500	19,500	11,500	Time: 24 hrs
					Prereq: N/A
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Trivia

• Update 31.5 (2022-04-27) introduced new Grineer-like units, Thrax Centurion and Thrax Legatus, who share a similar prefix to the Thrax Toxin.
• Prior to Hotfix 34.0.7 (2023-11-02), the Infested Catalyst had to be added manually during the Stage 2 mixing phase. Each use of the Catalyst would summon up to four Hemocytes during Stage 4.

Patch History

Hotfix 34.0.7 (2023-11-02)

PLAGUE STAR HAS RETURNED!

Plague Star 2023 Qol Changes:

It's been a few years since Vay Hek’s favorite surgery simulator graced the Origin System, so we wanted to make a few updates to streamline the difficulty curve and improve the experience of the event.

Most notably, Plague Star no longer requires you to mix the Toxin during the Mission itself, meaning you are no longer required to manually contribute Infested Catalyst and Eidolon Phylaxis from your Gear Wheel. These items will now be automatically applied to the mission upon beginning the Advanced and Steel Path Bounties.

HOW TO PLAY

Speak with Konzu in Cetus (Earth) and select one of the three Plague Star Bounties. Complete the stages to earn rewards and Operational Supply Standing.

NOTE: In order to play the Advanced and Steel Path Bounties, all players in the Squad must have both an Eidolon Phylaxis and Infested Catalyst in their inventory. Successfully completing these Bounties will consume one of each.

Plague Star FAQ:

"Why can't I equip Eidolon Phylaxis/Infested Catalyst to my Gear Wheel?"
We have changed it so that as long as you have it in your inventory, you no longer need to equip it to your Gear Wheel. It'll automatically apply to the mission - gone are the days where you need to manually add it to the mixer.

Update 22.18 (2018-04-20)

• Fixed Host migrating while fighting the Hemocyte causing bonus Affinity to be lost for using Infested Catalysts and Eidolon Phylaxis.

Hotfix 22.3.4 (2017-11-16)

• Fixed the Infested Catalyst not being Chat linkable for those that own it.

Update 22.3 (2017-11-15)

• Introduced.