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The Hatchling — Star Chart
Learn the Larva → Virulence engine. No Persistence. No umbral tax. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.
Junctions through the Outer Terminus. Steel Path is the next card, not this one.
- Steel Path ready: Arcanes are fair game, shards can wait.
- Content: Steel Path matched against what this loadout is actually for.
- Playstyle: Immortal tank.
- Unlock Helminth, Steel Path, or Archon Hunts on Progress and Persistence God — Steel Path replaces this.
By player stage
New to Nidus
The Hatchling
Learn Larva → Virulence. Cheap mods. Skip Persistence.
Steel Path tank
Persistence God — Endgame
700 armor + Persistence + Vitality. The default god setup.
Gun platform
Teeming Crit
Teeming Virulence. Bring Nataruk or an incarnon.
Room nuke
Roar Plague
Roar over Ravenous. Larva Burst is the payload.
Level cap / Archimedea
Abundant Scourge
500 stacks. 50k Health. You are the carpet.
Compare all five
| Build | Stage | Cost | Dmg | Sur | En | Mob | Ease | Forma | Helminth | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hatchling | Starter | Starter | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0–2 | Full kit | New Nidus, star chart, first 100 stacks |
| The Hatchling — Star Chart | Star Chart | Moderate | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2–3 | Full kit | Junctions through the Outer Terminus. Steel Path is the next card, not this one. |
| Persistence God — Steel Path Parasitic Vitality | Steel Path | Advanced | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3–4 | Full kit | Steel Path Star Chart, Circuit, first Archon. Helminth is the next card. |
| Persistence God — Optimised Parasitic Vitality | Optimised | Endgame | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4–5 | Full kit | Netracells, Archon, EDA. You have Helminth or you don't need it. |
| Persistence God — Endgame Parasitic Vitality | Endgame | Endgame | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3–5 | Full kit | endgame / endurance, endurance, never dying, squad anchor |
| Teeming Crit Teeming Virulence · Parasitic Vitality · Larva Burst | Optimised | Endgame | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Full kit | Nataruk, incarnons, gun-and-Larva Steel Path |
| Roar Plague Larva Burst · Parasitic Vitality | Endgame | Endgame | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5–6 | Roar (Rhino) | Ability nuking, dense tiles, level-cap rooms you do not want to sit in |
| Abundant Scourge Abundant Mutation · Insatiable · Parasitic Vitality | Level cap | Endgame | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6–8 | Full kit | Archimedea, level cap, health-meme endurance, Insatiable stacking |