Sentient Core

Intact Sentient Core
Untradeable
📝 Update Infobox Data
Description
An integral part of Vomvalysts and Teralysts, the exact function of this... device? Organ? is uncertain.
General Information
Type	Resource
Drop Amount	1-1x
Helminth Secretions	Sentient Appetite (75)
Sell Price	Cannot Sell
Introduced	Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)
Vendor Sources
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

An integral part of Vomvalysts and Teralysts, the exact function of this... device? Organ? is uncertain.

—Inventory description

Sentient Cores are Sentient objects that can be traded in for Standing with The Quills in Cetus. Intact Sentient Cores are dropped by Eidolon Vomvalysts while Exceptional Sentient Cores are dropped by Eidolon Teralysts, Eidolon Gantulysts and Eidolon Hydrolysts on the Plains of Eidolon, one for each Teralyst Synovia that is destroyed. They appear as white and blue orbs that float above the ground, lit up by a blue aura that makes them more visible, and marked with HUD icons much like Ayatan Stars. A Flawless Sentient Core is dropped upon successfully capturing (not defeating) a Teralyst, Gantulyst, or Hydrolyst while it is tethered by the required number of Eidolon Lures; both the Shards and the Flawless Core will be dropped by the Lures upon self-destruction, not by the Eidolon itself.

Battalysts and Conculysts on Lua can also drop Intact Sentient Cores. The Sentients aboard the Murex, either during Scarlet Spear or during Sentient Anomalies in Veil Proxima, can also drop Intact Sentient Cores. This allows for progression with the Quills outside of the Plains of Eidolon.

The Exceptional Sentient Core Conversion, a reusable Blueprint to upgrade Intact Sentient Cores to Exceptional ones, is available as an Offering from The Quills that costs 500 Standing 500.

Redeeming these Cores will gain Standing with The Quills. Each Intact Core grants 250 Standing 250, each Exceptional Core grants 750 Standing 750, and each Flawless Core grants 1,500 Standing 1,500. Intact Cores are also used as sacrifices for ranking up with The Quills: 10 are required to attain the Mote title and 20 are required to attain the Observer title.

Variants

Intact Sentient Core +250 Standing +250	Exceptional Sentient Core +750 Standing +750	Flawless Sentient Core +1,500 Standing +1,500

Drop Locations

Mission Drop Tables

Mission Type	Source	Rotations or Drop Table	Chance	Quantity	Avg. per roll	Star Chart Nodes

Enemy Drop Tables

Enemy	Drop Table Chance	Item Chance	Chance	Expected Kills	Quantity	Avg. per roll attempt
Battalyst	50%	100%	50%	2	1	0.5
Brachiolyst	5%	100%	5%	20	1	0.05
Conculyst	50%	100%	50%	2	1	0.5
Eidolon Vomvalyst	100%	100%	100%	1	1	1
Mimic	25%	48.71%	12.1775%	8	1	0.121775
Ortholyst	50%	100%	50%	2	1	0.5
Summulyst	50%	100%	50%	2	1	0.5
Symbilyst	50%	100%	50%	2	1	0.5

Sourced from the official drop table repository. See Module:DropTables/data to edit on the wiki.

Blueprints Requiring Sentient Cores

Click to view the Blueprints requiring Intact Sentient Cores

Blueprint	Type	Quantity
Exceptional Sentient Core x10	Resource	10
Phantasma	Primary	10
Revenant Chassis	Component	10
Revenant Neuroptics	Component	15
Verdilac	Melee	10

Total	55

Last updated: Update 31.0 (2021-12-15)

Click to view the Blueprints requiring Exceptional Sentient Cores.

Blueprint	Type	Quantity
Exilus Weapon Adapter	Enhancement	1
Venato	Melee	5

Total	6

Last updated: Update 31.0 (2021-12-15)

Trivia

• Sentient Cores will be detected by Golden Instinct.

Gallery

Glowing Sentient Core decoration: A single, warm Sentient core decoration for your orbiter - still illuminated by a shred of power it once commanded

Patch History

Hotfix 32.1.2 (2022-11-04)

• Intact Sentient Cores can now be picked up by Vacuum!
  • A QOL bump due to the amount of UI noise experienced in Archon Hunt missions (specifically Defense).

Update 30.9 (2021-11-11)

Sentient Core Standing + Blueprint Changes (NEW since the initial Dev Workshop)

In addition to the already noted changes to Amps and Ore/Gems, we’ve included an increase to Sentient Core Standing return and also modified the Exceptional Sentient Core Conversion Blueprint. Those starting out on their Quills journey should find this allows them to progress through the Syndicate faster to reach the higher tier Offerings.

Increased Standing return from Sentient Cores:

• Intact Sentient Core Standing return from 100 to 250
• Exceptional Sentient Core Standing return from 500 to 750
• Flawless Sentient Core Standing return from 1200 to 1500

Update 22.13 (2018-02-15)

• Sentient Cores now drop from Conculysts, Battalysts, and Decaying variants. They will drop either an Exceptional (25%) or Intact (75%) Sentient Core. This allows for progression with the Quills outside of the Plains of Eidolon!

Update 22.10 (2018-01-25)

• Increased the drop chance of Intact Sentient Cores from Vomvalysts to 100%.

Hotfix 22.0.3 (2017-10-16)

Plains of Eidolon: Reward & Economy Changes/Fixes:

• The Quills Standing increases (Flawless Sentient Cores remains the same for now):
  • Increased Intact Sentient Cores from 25 Standing to 100 Standing.
  • Increased Exceptional Sentient Cores from 400 Standing to 500 Standing.

Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)

• Introduced