Lavos/Main

Release Date: December 18, 2020
Concoct volatile brews of recombinant elements to dissolve, evaporate, and transmute hostile forces. Equalize the System through alchemical warfare as the eccentric scientist, Lavos, to dose his foes with serpentine venom and alter the state of combat conditions through his unorthodox experiments. Lavos's transmutation began in : Orphix Venom.
==Acquisition==
Lavos's main and component blueprints are available from Father with Entrati standing. The main blueprint requires players to be at Rank 2 - Acquaintance, while component blueprints require Rank 3 - Associate. Each blueprint costs Standing, totaling to .
==Crafting==
==Lore & History==
Introduction:
Lavos' Serpents:
Vitam Syandana:
Lavos Cordatus Helmet:
Transmutation Probe:
 Shotgun:
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Lavos served as a warden to the prison of Dabaoth-Kra on Venus, and was assigned to one special prisoner, an Archimedean named Javi, who possessed skills and knowledge in alchemy and transmutation. The feared and hated transmutation, as they believed it would allow the lower caste to rise up against them. They even feared that Javi would somehow survive being vaporized by the Jade Light, and instead chose to imprison, hoping that his presumed evil would be contained.
During his imprisonment, Javi was reported to whisper to Lavos during his beatings, and would draw seemingly demonic symbols and snakes on the walls of his cell. Overtime, Javi's behavior became more bizzare, causing his sentence to be overturned.Instead, Javi to be executed by cellular reversal, a process that would reduce him to biological pulp. After Lavos received the ceremonial garb to carry out the execution, he no longer beat the other prisoners. Due to Javi's teachings, Lavos realized that his writings were not of demonic origin but of evolution and healing.
When Execution Day came, Lavos dressed his prisoner accordingly, fitting a ceremonial hood on his head is honor of his Archimedean status. As Lavos turned to face the Orokin Warden, his shotgun trembling in his hands, Javi whispered. In response, Lavos lowered his weapon and bowed before activating his power, liquidizing Javi's flesh and turning him into a soupy pulp. The other jailers cheered before realizing in horror that Lavos was not executing the alchemist, but transmuting the remains; Javi would be reborn as a serpent on Lavos's left arm, while a second serpent emerged from Lavos's own flesh as a symbol of change. The new student of alchemy proceeded to massacre the Orokin jailers with a .
Not one survived the fall of Dabaoth-Kra save for a floor-washer named Bekran Zaft, who lived to tell the tale.
==Notes==
*When Lavos wields his signature , a effect is applied.
*At max rank, Lavos has the third highest armor of all Warframes, behind and . Even with Lavos at minimum rank, only , , and max rank have higher armor.
*Lavos, along with , boasts the lowest base energy of all Warframes, having none at all.
**However to utilize his passive ability (by collecting energy orbs), he still technically possess a hidden energy pool of 175, which automatically drains itself in 5 seconds. The energy pool is only visible when modding inside the Simulacrum.
**Likewise his rank-up bonuses instead feature armor rather than an energy pool increase.
*Lavos is the first Warframe to modify Mod bonuses for himself, in his case Ability Duration affects his status effect durations while Ability Efficiency affects the cooldown reduction of .
*Lavos is the second Warframe (after ) to gain additional armor with high rank.
==Tips==
*Lavos's lack of energy makes him an ideal Warframe to use in missions where energy regeneration would be severely hampered, such as in Nightmare Mode missions with the Energy Drain modifier, or Energy Reduction Modifiers in Sorties.
**In Rathuum and The Index where Tenno start with no energy, Lavos can immediately utilize his abilities.
*Lavos's lack of energy for abilities means that he does not suffer from energy loss caused by energy drain attacks and abilities, such as from Parasitic Eximus units and Sensor Bars.
**Conversely, due to his lack of energy, all energy interactions other than energy orbs provide no benefit for him, such as 's , , /, /, , or .
*Because Lavos has almost no channeled or duration-based abilities (e.g. buffs or passives) or lingering ability effects apart from Valence Block and the trail left by , he has little need to avoid Nullifier bubbles for fear of losing ability effects. For the same reason, he is a prime candidate for .
*Thanks to 's ability to transmute all ammo pickups into universal ammo pickups, it should theoretically be impossible for Lavos to run out of ammo so long as he has ammo to transmute. As well as giving him strong support capabilities to any team, this also makes Lavos an ideal Warframe for extended Archgun usage, as not only do universal ammo pickups feed into an Archgun's ammo pool, they also reduce Archgun Deployer cooldowns as well.
==Trivia==
*On his introduction, Lavos could be obtained from the Operation: Orphix Venom event, purchasable from Father for . Each component blueprint cost 1,000 Phasic Cells, while the main blueprint cost 1,500, totaling to 4,500. Alternatively, all parts had a chance to drop from Orphix Venom missions.
*Lavos is the 45th unique Warframe to be released.
*Lavos was conceptualized by Digital Extremes concept artist Nikita Leshakov, alluded to have sketched the first concept art during his lunch break.
*Lavos was first revealed during Tennocon 2020's Art of Warframe Panel alongside (codenamed Wraithe). His name was announced in Home Devstream 7, and his abilities were finally revealed in Home Devstream 10.
*Lavos was featured in a fashion-frame showcase video made by [DE]Megan for reaching the final donation goal in the Quest to Conquer Cancer campaign.Lavos fashion reveal tweet
*Lavos' visual design incorporates serpents wrapped around his arms and alchemical vials containing volatile mixtures that fuel his Warframe abilities.
**Lavos' serpents are likely references to the Caduceus and Ouroboros. During idle animations, the serpents will perch their heads up from Lavos' arms, as well as slither and move around on his body.
**Lavos' vials on his shoulders are separate attachments called Lavos Shoulder Guards that are customizable in his Appearance options.
**His vials initially contained a silver liquid solution that resembles quicksilverLavos vial detail tweet, later adopting the Warframe's energy colours.
**While in motion, his vials will have 'jiggle physics' and the liquid inside flows around. Liquid swishing sounds can be heard when Lavos is moving.
*Lavos' default helmet displays signs of acid burns on one side of the hat, as a memento of his previous experiments gone awry. This change was added during development to prevent the helmet from blocking the player's aiming camera.
**This causes Lavos' design to be asymmetrical.
*According to [DE]Pablo, the name Lavos took inspiration from Antoine Lavoisier, a French chemist.
*"Lavos" is probably related to the Latin verb lavo, lavare "to wash", and may be a reference to the alchemical process of ablutio (washing or purification).
**While not confirmed, Lavos' name may also be a reference to Davos, one incarnation of the Steel Serpent from Marvel Comics, fitting in with Lavos' snake theming.
*Lavos is the second Warframe that does not use energy for any abilities, after .
==References==
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