Warframe · Nekros Prime
The dead are a loot table. Stand on them.
Nekros desecrates corpses for extra drops, terrifies the living, and raises a short-lived army. He is a farm frame, not a nuke.
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How to Nekros - Still works in 2026
Cephalon Jizo. Desecrate, Despoil, Shadows. The loot frame that still prints in 2026.
Update 10 (13 Sep 2013) · Prime vaulted on a cycle. MR No mastery lock. Sprint 1.1. Vazarin · Madurai.
Works on base Nekros and Nekros Prime. Polarities differ; the mods on these cards do not require Prime.
By stage
Pick where you are
The kit
Kill, stand on the pile, pulse 3
Soul Punch
A ragdoll punch that marks survivors for Shadows. Usually Helminth bait.
Terrify
Fear plus armor strip. Creeping Terrify slows the runners so they stay in loot range.
Desecrate
Reroll loot on nearby corpses. Range is the radius. The whole frame.
Shadows Of The Dead
Raise copies of recently killed enemies. Shield of Shadows makes them eat your incoming damage.
Loadouts
Five builds
First week
Starter rotation
Don't
Key mistakes
Desecrating from across the tile
It is a radius around you. Walk to the bodies.
Building Strength on a loot-only config
Desecrate ignores Strength. Overextended is the loot mod.
Energy-Desecrate on a packed Survival
You will go dry. Despoil exists. Buy it.
Pressing 4 after a room of weak melee
Shadows copy what died. Kill an Eximus or a heavy first if you want a real army.