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.

  • @supersonicstork@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    3•7 days ago

    Equinox is one of the frames I play frequently, and their versatility is a big reason for that. Disregarding subsumes (you can make any frame good with them), they really have two big issues:

    1. Day & night form - Their biggest asset is their biggest weakness, they can’t really survive while doing damage and vice versa.
    2. Mod Slots - As others have discussed, they’re extremely multiple stat dependant. But to make them really pop you really want at least one augment per build (I usually run two)

    That said, in a default loadout (no subsumes) they’ve really got 3 builds, all based around their augments:

    1. Duality - Clone & gun, enough said
    2. Calm & Frenzy - A build that maxes range with some strength to make both forms decent at debuffing and cc, needs some external survivability or a subsume
    3. ET PP - Energy Transfer and Peaceful Provocation allows creates a really nice gameplay loop and is my go to default equinox build, which I will elaborate on below.

    ET PP allows us to get into a flow of : Day Form > Provoke > Snapshot Maim power strength > Night Form > Pacify. This allows us to benefit from increased power strength for Mend’s shield restoration. Obviously this also gives us Day Form > Maim and a way to stack provoke even higher for more shield restore.

    Yes, you could make this build better & more comfy with pillage or gloom, but I like her default kit.

    Overall, Equinox is genuinely a very fun frame that can play very simply or more like something closer to Harrow. I’ll finish off with the following:

    STOP SUBSUMING OVER METAMORPHOSIS, JUST PLAY A DIFFERENT FRAME!!!