The deadly duality, two warframes in one, I sold my original one before Helminth and don’t have the mental fortitude to get another one now - Equinox!
Passive: When Equinox collects Health Orbs or Energy Orbs, 10% of the restored amount is converted into additional Energy and Health respectively.
Metamorphosis - Switch forms, temporarily gaining bonus shields and armor in Night-Form, or bonus damage and speed in Day-Form.
Rest & Rage - In Night Form targets are put to sleep. In Day Form targets become more vulnerable to damage.
Pacify & Provoke - In Night Form reduces damage inflicted by nearby enemies. In Day Form increases Ability Strength of nearby allies.
Mend & Maim - In Night Form, allies are healed with each nearby enemy killed. In Day Form, nearby enemies are bled and then subjected to a wave of slashing force.
Acquisition: Requires a unique method to craft: Tenno must forge both the Equinox Night Aspect and Equinox Day Aspect in the Foundry – each of which requires its respective Neuroptics, Chassis, and Systems – before the Warframe itself can be built. Component and Aspect blueprints can be obtained by defeating Tyl Regor on Titania, Uranus. Main blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
I still stand by what I said in the original Equinox’s weekly warframe: I like the concept of what this frame is but not necessarily the execution. A DPS/support frame that can switch between both kits with a press of a button is a very interesting idea, but the way it was executed just doesn’t work. Most people who still use Equinox will just use Maim to build up a big AoE nuke over and over, or to put enemies to sleep with Rest. I think what this frame misses is some incentive to switch modes, something like a bar that builds up as you do things that each form encourages. Killings things, Raging them or having them in your Provoke aura range would build it up in Day form while sleeping enemies, Pacifying them or healing allies with Mend would build it in Night form. When casting Metamorphosis you would get some sort of buff depending on how high you managed to build up your bar in the other form. Still allows you to just camp one form if you wish, but now you have an actual reason to play both sides of Equinox instead of just focusing on one.
I think Equinox’s other problem is that you’re actively punished for swapping, too. Pacify & Provoke fall off when you swap, and you need Energy Storage otherwise Mend & Maim fall off when you swap. Which sucks extra hard on Equinox since she’s one of the severe MAD frames: her strength softcap is 200%, she wants lots of range, and Night form requires intense energy economy due to uncapped energy drain per target on Pacify.
I love Equinox, I want DE to love Equinox too.
Both Equinox and Oberon would really benefit by capping drain the same way they capped Gloom.