Dagath — First Doom
Starter build. Doom marks a pack. Scythes spread it. Cavalry strips Doomed enemies. Grave Spirit is the extra life.
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Star Chart, first Dagath, learning the mark
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Why this build?
Starter for Star Chart, first Dagath, learning the mark
Health: Inventory unknown — Mark what you own. Until then this is a recommendation, not a test you failed.
- Doom is the kit. Cavalry without Doom is a pretty stampede that does not strip.
- Grave Spirit is the extra life and the crit coat. Leave it on.
- 566 health looks fat. 125 armor is not. Spirit's ghost form is the real health bar.
Don’t use this for: Steel Path endurance · level-cap content
0 Forma, basic mods, no Helminth or shards required
You don’t need the shards to run the loop. They are a later ceiling, not a gate.
Bring: Any gun — A Viral primer is redundant — Scythes already force Viral. Shoot Doomed targets so the echo damage lands.
My test
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Your note, in this browser. Separate from Codex verification — the stamp on the card is editorial, this is yours.
Readiness
Inventory unknown
Not checked — add your collection. You have not failed a test.
- Required mods 0/9 · required — 0/9 named
- Forma 0/2 · required — 2 on the card. Codex does not track installed Forma.
- Helminth · optional — Not required
- Arcanes · recommended — 0/1 recommended
- Shards · optional — Optional unless the card says a breakpoint
Investment: 2 Forma · Reactor · 1 shard. Typical farm ~1–2 hours. Trade if a route is vaulted.
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Your next step
Open First Doom — Star Chart
The next rung on this frame is unlocked. Mark I run this, then step up.
First Doom — Star ChartPlan
Today → next → later
Inventory unknown — mark “I own this” on a few mods. Until then this is a plan, not a score of zero.
- NextGet Steel ChargeInvasion / Nightwave
- After that0–2 FormaOne slot at a time. Rank 30 after each polarize.
- LaterAmber · Casting SpeedHelminth and shards are the last rungs. They are not the Starter.
- FinalFirst DoomStarter · Starter · 0–2 Forma
Upgrade from here
First Doom — Star Chart
Doom marks a pack. Scythes spread it. Cavalry strips Doomed enemies. Grave Spirit is the extra life. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.
Open First Doom — Star ChartHelminth & shards
What to put on the body
- 1 Amber · Casting Speed — Doom, scythes, horses on tempo.Archon locked
Tonight
What is actually up
30 minutes, one hour, or two — matched to this loadout, not a dump of the Origin System.
30 minutes
Farm Steel Charge
One named gap. Invasion / Nightwave
60 minutes
Steel Charge, then Forma
Finish the missing named card, then spend a Forma if a polarity is still fighting you.
120 minutes
One Archon Hunt
If you are logging off after this, stop at the named component. Do not start a second Forma session tired.
- Farm Steel Charge
Invasion / Nightwave
Who this is for
Play this build from zero
You just left the Hollow and have never marked anyone for Doom.
- Time to a playable copy
- Same day. Intensify, Continuity, Stretch, Vitality.
- First mission to practice in
- A Grineer Exterminate. You want a hallway for the horses.
3 button drills · 11 parts · tick the lists as you go
Before you start
0 of 3 done
Put it on the Warframe
0 of 4 done
Keep this up
Mark loop
Pocket card. Stick this on a second screen; the long version is the mission below.
- 1Grave Spirit (3) as you load in. Extra crit damage, doubled on Doomed targets, and a cheat death into a ghost form.
- 2Doom (2) a pack. They are marked. A chunk of the damage you deal comes back as a scythe echo.
- 3Wyrd Scythes (1) to slow, force Viral, and spread / refresh Doom.
- 4Rakhali's Cavalry (4) through the marked line. Horses strip Doomed enemies. Unmarked packs keep their armor.
First mission — press these buttons
- 1
Spirit on
33 as you spawn. Crit coat plus a cheat death.
- 2
Doom a pack
22. They are marked. Shoot them — echo damage ticks.
You will know it worked when: A grim mark on their bodies.
- 3
Horses through the mark
44 down the hall. Doomed armor peels.
Common mistakes
4 on unmarked enemies
Pretty horses, no strip. Press 2 first.
When this feels easy
- 1Spectral SpiritThe real purchase. Next config.
Parts checklist
0 of 11 owned. Tap How on anything you still need.
Dependencies
13 dependencies
Frame → mods → unlocks. Tick Collection and Progress. This is a decision graph, not a wiki tree.
- 1●dagathframe
- 2○Steel Chargemod
- 3○Power Driftmod
- 4○Intensifymod
- 5○Continuitymod
- 6○Stretchmod
- 7○Streamlinemod
- 8○Flowmod
- 9○Vitalitymod
- 10○Equilibriummod
- 11○Arcane Energizearcane
- 12○Amber · Casting Speedshard
- 13○Archon Hunts (shards optional)unlock
Depends on
What this loadout needs
Required is a gate. Recommended is a ceiling. Optional is a later farm — don’t stall the card for it.
Required
- Steel Charge
missing · Invasion / Nightwave
Power Driftmissing · Unlock Lua
Intensifymissing · Fight Lieutenant Lech Kril
Continuitymissing · Run low-level Defense or Survival
Stretchmissing · Enemy drops
Streamlinemissing · Enemy drops and early missions
Flowmissing · Enemy drops
- Equilibrium
missing · The New Strange / drops
Passive can supercharge orbs. Equilibrium drinks both colors.
Recommended
Optional
Watch it played
YouTube for this loadout
Dagath guide and 3 ways to play her!
Doom, Cavalry, Grave Spirit. Three play patterns, not a one-button recap.
Strength
~145%
Duration
155% Doom and Spirit
Range
145%
Doom is the mark. Everything else spends it. Duration keeps the mark and the extra life ready.
From the mods
Live power
Additive from max-rank Codex mods. Efficiency clamped 15–175%. Umbral set is +11% Strength per extra piece.
- Strength
- 145%
- Duration
- 130%
- Range
- 145%
- Efficiency
- 130%
- Energy
- +150%
- Capacity
- 43 / 69
Weapon HUD
Arsenal numbers
Base × damage mods × crit expectation × fire rate × multishot. No faction, no quantization. Galvanized kill stacks are a slider, not assumed.
- Damage
- 35
- Crit
- 12% × 2.00
- Status
- 26%
- Fire rate
- 9.58
- Multishot
- 1.00
- Avg hit
- 39
- Arsenal DPS
- 376
Toggle common mods
Dagath mods
- AuraSteel ChargeInvasion / Nightwave
- ExilusPower DriftOrokin Vaults / Lua
- 1IntensifyMercury / Venus
- 2ContinuityDrops
- 3StretchDrops
- 4StreamlineDrops
- 5FlowDrops
- 6Vitality566 health. You are a health frame with 125 armor. Vitality is cheap.Drops
- 7EquilibriumPassive can supercharge orbs. Equilibrium drinks both colors.The New Strange / drops
| Slot | Mod | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura | Steel Charge | Invasion / Nightwave | |
| Exilus | Power Drift | Orokin Vaults / Lua | |
| 1 | Intensify | Mercury / Venus | |
| 2 | Continuity | Drops | |
| 3 | Stretch | Drops | |
| 4 | Streamline | Drops | |
| 5 | Flow | Drops | |
| 6 | Vitality 566 health. You are a health frame with 125 armor. Vitality is cheap. | Drops | |
| 7 | Equilibrium Passive can supercharge orbs. Equilibrium drinks both colors. | The New Strange / drops |
Any gun
A Viral primer is redundant — Scythes already force Viral. Shoot Doomed targets so the echo damage lands.
Arcanes
Arcane Energize
Optional. Cavalry is 100 energy.
Eidolon / trade
Archon shards
- 1
Amber · Casting SpeedDoom, scythes, horses on tempo.1 · Archon Hunt
| # | Shard | Qty | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber · Casting Speed Doom, scythes, horses on tempo. | 1 | Archon Hunt |