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Companions

First Companions

Taxon

Kubrow

  • Animal: Kubrow
    • acquisition: complete the Venus-Mercury junction then the quest Howl of the Kubrow (to quickly get an egg to incubate, do runs on Mantle, Earth and break nests)
    • build
      • early: some shields or armor / health, max Fetch urgently
      • mid-game: depends on the sub-type of kubrow you randomly obtain

No need to invest too much into them, but don't neglect them either. From the start of the game they provide almost essential utility via mods to obtain / max urgently:

Add mods with a few points for survival (armor/health or even shields) so they can continue to fulfill their utility role.

Mid-game Companions

Later in the game you can get other useful companions. Among them, two stand out for new players:

  • Smeeta Kavat which gives a 300% XP buff via its mod Charm.
    • Acquisition
      • upgrade your Incubator with the Kavat Upgrade Segment (blueprint in the Dojo in Tenno Lab or drop in Grineer missions). Requires an Argon Crystal that drops only in the Void and 60,000 Alloy Plates, see Resources for good spots
      • Genetic codes will be a limiting factor.
      • The best place to scan kavats to get them is the 2nd stage of the Inaros quest doable only once
      • other farming location: Formido on Deimos (Sabotage)
      • plan for control that doesn't deal damage and immobilizes (Ivara's arrow, Equinox's night mode 2)
      • if possible use the Synthesis Scanner with speed and double scan upgrades (can double drops in this case). Stack loot boosters if possible
      • By default a 1 in 2 chance of getting a Smeeta, otherwise you'll get an Adarza oriented towards crits. You can obtain 2 Genetic Code Templates from another player (trade or sale) to guarantee Smeeta but this is not necessary at all
  • Panzer Vulpaphyla which helps avoid death and inflicts viral in area (damage bonus). Very very useful.