Kuva Lich/Rewards

Progenitor

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Element	Progenitor Warframe*
Impact	Baruuk  Dante  Gauss  Grendel  Rhino  Sevagoth  Wukong  Zephyr
Heat	Chroma  Ember  Inaros  Jade  Kullervo  Nezha  Protea  Vauban  Wisp
Cold	Frost  Gara  Hildryn  Koumei  Revenant  Styanax  Titania  Trinity
Electricity	Banshee  Caliban  Excalibur  Gyre  Limbo  Nova  Valkyr  Volt
Toxin	Atlas  Dagath  Ivara  Khora  Nekros  Nidus  Oberon  Saryn
Magnetic	Citrine  Cyte-09  Harrow  Hydroid  Lavos  Mag  Mesa  Xaku  Yareli
Radiation	Ash  Equinox  Garuda  Loki  Mirage  Nyx  Octavia  Qorvex  Voruna

*Note that the Primed or Umbra version of a Warframe share the same element

Kuva Weapons

Main article: Kuva (Variant)

Kuva weapons are a special variant of Grineer weapons carried by Kuva Liches.

These weapons are generated from a Kuva Larvling and are awarded upon defeating a Kuva Lich and choosing to Vanquish them, which will automatically appear in the Foundry. Claiming these weapons bypasses the supposed Mastery Rank requirement. The weapons vary in attributes, dependent on the Lich the player has slain. The Energy Color on the weapon is depicted by what elemental bonus was augmented on the weapon during Lich creation and the progenitor Warframe. All weapons have an equal chance of spawning from a Kuva Lich.

 Kuva Drakgoon - Shrapnel projectiles do not slow down after ricocheting; bigger magazine and shorter reload time.

 Kuva Hek - Alternate Fire fires all four barrels simultaneously.

 Kuva Hind - Overall improved stats but longer reload time; additional firing mode in automatic fire.

 Kuva Karak - Shorter reload time, lower recoil, and greater accuracy.

 Kuva Kohm - Higher rate of fire.

 Kuva Ogris - Fires semi-automatically (instead of the charging trigger); smaller magazine, but greater damage.

 Kuva Quartakk - Fires single shots in full-auto when fired from the hip; semi-auto fires four shots simultaneously while aiming; shorter reload time.

 Kuva Sobek - Shorter reload time, higher critical and status chance, higher base damage, longer range before damage falloff occurs.

 Kuva Tonkor - Shorter reload time, higher critical and status chance, higher base damage.

 Kuva Zarr - Drastically stronger cannon and longer-ranged flak shots.

 Kuva Brakk - Higher rate of fire, magazine capacity, and shorter reload time.

 Kuva Kraken - Fires in three-shot (instead of two-shot) bursts; Alternate Fire shoots all remaining ammunition in the magazine in a quick burst; higher rate of fire, magazine capacity and shorter reload time.

 Kuva Nukor - Improvements to its already great critical multiplier and status chance; beam chains between multiple enemies.

 Kuva Seer - Projectiles have a small  Corrosive burst. Higher rate of fire, magazine capacity, and zoom factor.

 Kuva Twin Stubbas - Akimbo variant; higher rate of fire and magazine capacity.

 Kuva Grattler - No longer auto-spool and reaches peak fire rate instantly; doubled magazine size.

Certain Kuva weapons are unique to Kuva liches, and are not based on existing Grineer weapons:

 Kuva Bramma - A massive bow that fires explosive arrows and clusterbombs, which can be detonated mid-flight.

 Kuva Chakkhurr - A flintlock-styled rifle with explosive shots and dealing increased headshot damage.

 Kuva Shildeg - A heavy hammer.

 Kuva Ayanga - A grenade launcher Arch-gun.

Mechanics

A Kuva variant of a weapon will only provide mastery points once. A second weapon of the same variant but with a different Lich name will not provide extra mastery. These weapons have a max rank of 40. To obtain the maximum rank, the player must polarize the weapon five times, with each Forma increasing the maximum possible rank by 2 (similar to  Paracesis).

The Kuva weapons additionally have bonus damage of one damage type, ranging from 25-60% of the weapon's base damage determined randomly, with lower percentages being more common. The damage type of this bonus damage is determined by the Progenitor Warframe, as per this table.

Note: This additional bonus damage applies as weapon base damage, meaning elemental mods and status that scale from base / modified base damage will be affected.

Valence Fusion

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Valence Fusion combines two of the same Kuva or Tenet weapons into one with a higher Elemental Bonus, multiplying the highest bonus of the two weapons by 1.1, capping at 60% bonus. Valence Fusion can be found under the Actions button while modding a weapon. After selecting Valence Fusion, a player is required to choose another of the same Kuva/Tenet weapon from the inventory (not in Foundry or with the Kuva Lich / Sister of Parvos) to fuse it with. If the weapon's element bonuses differs, the player will be prompted to choose between the two available elements.

The final value of the Elemental Bonus after a Valence Fusion is performed is given by the formula:

${{\text{Final Bonus}}=\min \left({\frac {\lfloor 11\times \max({\text{Bonus1}},{\text{Bonus2}})\rfloor }{10}},60\right)}$

And if the Final Bonus is equal or greater than 58%, the value gets rounded up to 60%.

Any other properties (Orokin Catalyst, Forma, Stance Forma, Exilus Weapon Adapter, or Focus Lens) do not transfer over, meaning the order of fusion is important. Put simply, it is best to equip the weapon with the most resource investment (weapon rank, Catalyst, Forma, and Exilus that you wanted to keep) and fuse other weapons to it.

After selecting the donor weapon to be used in the fusion, a confirmation screen displays the desired weapon's new damage type and bonus values and warns that the transfer will consume the selected donor weapon. Players are then prompted to type FUSE to confirm the fusion.

• Example:  Kuva Kohm (A) has 40%  Heat Damage and an Orokin Catalyst. Kuva Kohm (B) has 52%  Radiation damage. The player has two options, to fuse (A) with (B) or to fuse (B) with (A).
  • Since 52% is higher than 40%, the result will always be according to the percentage of (B) and multiplied by 1.1, resulting in 57.2%.
  • Fusing (B) to (A): Equip (A), under Valence Fusion, select (B). The result of this will be a Kuva Kohm with 57.2%  Heat or  Radiation damage with an Orokin Catalyst. (B) will be destroyed.
  • Fusing (A) to (B): Equip (B), under Valence Fusion, select (A). The result of this will be a Kuva Kohm with 57.2%  Heat or  Radiation damage without an Orokin Catalyst. (A) will be destroyed.

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For Weapons and same-tier Armaments, maximum % bonus (60%) can be achieved in the following number of fusions:

Minimum Initial Value	Maximum Number of Fusions
58.0%	0 (automatically rounded up to 60.0%)
52.8%	1
48.0%	2
43.6%	3
39.7%	4
36.1%	5
32.8%	6
29.8%	7
27.1%	8
25.0%	9

For example, a  Tenet Envoy with a 42% Toxin bonus will need at most 4 Fusions to reach the maximum element bonus of 60%.

Ephemera

Kuva Liches have a 20% chance to be created with an Ephemera equipped that corresponds to the Progenitor Warframe who created them. These Ephemeras can be equipped on Companions, Archwings, and Necramechs. Players will receive a Lich's Ephemera regardless of whether they Vanquish or Convert them.

Element	Ephemera	Visuals
Impact	Vengeful Shockwave
Heat	Vengeful Flame
Cold	Vengeful Chill
Electricity	Vengeful Charge
Toxin	Vengeful Toxin
Magnetic	Vengeful Pull
Radiation	Vengeful Trickster

Ally

Converted Kuva Liches can randomly appear in missions after the player self-revives after entering bleedout, fighting alongside the Tenno. The converted Kuva Lich's level follows the formula Lich Rank x 20 (capped at level 80 in normal mode and level 135 in The Steel Path) regardless of mission level, their weapons have a 3x damage multiplier, and will use all of their abilities. They will stay for a minimum of 2 minutes. Any Weaknesses, Resistances and Immunities that the Kuva Lich had at the time of conversion remain effective and are reflected by using the Synthesis Scanner's Data-Parse Widget

Railjack Crew

With Command Intrinsic Rank 8, Converted Kuva Liches can be brought aboard Railjacks as Crew members.

Unlike NPC crew members hired from Ticker, the Kuva Lich cannot be given weapons and will default to using their own, cannot operate Railjack systems such as the pilot seat, turrets, and repair, do not have moddable stats, and are restricted to the Defender role. However, their health and shields are significantly higher than NPC crew members, making them built for endurance and quite suited for repelling boarders.

Kuva Liches as crew members follows a different level scaling formula compared to randomly appearing converted Liches: Lich Rank x 15. For example, a Rank 5 Lich will be at level 75 when they are equipped as crew members.

Regalia

After the player successfully defeats their first Kuva Lich, the Old Blood Emblem and Old Blood Sigil will both be granted to them automatically as proof of their accomplishment. Both cosmetics can then be equipped on their Warframes as Regalia and depict the logo of Kuva Liches. These items are only granted once.

The Old Blood Emblem.

The Old Blood Sigil.