Helminth Charger

The Helminth Charger is an Infested Kubrow-like Companion incubated using the Helminth's Cyst. Its precepts allows it to pull enemies, while damages enemies in its path while strengthening itself. It can also utilize the Strain Mod Set to spawn cysts that create Maggots, with causing Maggots to explode for damage and increasing the Helminth Charger's damage per cyst.
==Acquisition==
The player must have completed the Howl of the Kubrow quest in order to have an operating Incubator on the Orbiter, as well as have acquired a Kubrow Egg from Kubrow Dens on the Grineer Forest tilesets of Earth and a built Incubator Power Core whose blueprint can be obtained from the Market.
Unlike other Kubrow breeds, the Helminth Charger requires a Helminth Cyst. Using the or Warframe in the Orbiter's Helminth room will trigger an injection, which can spread to other player's Warframes in missions, Clan Dojos, or another player's Orbiter. 24 hours after infection, a pink cyst will appear on the infected Warframe's neck, which will reach full size after another 6 days indicated by a single tendril emerging from the follicle.
While using the infected Warframe with a fully matured cyst, the player can select "Begin Incubation" under the Kubrow Breeding tab. There, a new Helminth Cyst option will appear at the bottom of the Incubator menu via a button marked "Drain". Clicking this will bring up a confirmation dialog, after which the incubation process will proceed as it would for any other Kubrow.
==Exclusive Precept Mods==
ProboscisMod.png|link=Proboscis|Allows the Helminth Charger to harpoon enemies and pull them back.
TrampleMod.png|link=Trample|Allows the Helminth Charger to tackle a nearby opponent, damaging all in its path. The Helminth Charger gains bonus melee damage, health, and armor for each enemy hit.
StrainEruptionMod.png|link=Strain Eruption|Maggots spawned by the Helminth Charger explode on death dealing damage based on a percentage of an enemy's health.
StrainFeverMod.png|link=Strain Fever|Increases the damage of the Helminth Charger per Cyst.
==Skins==
HelminthChargerClassic.png|Degenerate: Purchasable for in the Market.
HelminthDeluxeSkin.png|Metus: Included in Nidus Phryke Collection
==Notes==
*More than one Warframe per player can have the cysts.
*Be warned: After curing a cyst on a Warframe by sitting in the chair, that Warframe will be unable to be infected with the Helminth virus again. This is not the case with draining the cyst to make a Helminth Charger.
*If one chooses to remove the cyst by sitting in the chair, the cyst cannot be used to breed the Helminth Charger.
*Prior to , the pet shared the same model with that of an Infested Charger, however attached to a Kubrow skeleton. As such, the model often stretched awkwardly and cosmetics didn't properly fit.
**The Charger model is purchasable in the Marketplace for .
*The natural color of the Helminth Charger may not come out as the expectation photo and it is completely random. The color, however, can still be customized by purchasing the Kubrow Gene-Masking Kits in the Market ( for the basic one) and/or the Kavat Gene-Masking Kits (), as well as the Drahk, Feral Kubrow, and Feral Kavat gene masking kits from Master Teasonai in Cetus. (Master Teasonai's gene masking kits will vary in the materials, and the amount of each needed as his inventory rotates daily.)
*Players must complete the Howl of the Kubrow quest before using the Helminth Charger in a mission. The Helminth Charger can be used to complete the quest.
*When the Helminth Charger is age-regressed via the Incubator, it becomes an immobile blob of flesh with two protruding tendrils similar to that of a full-grown Helminth cyst, pointing to its rather macabre origins from a Warframe's neck.
==Bugs==
*After the Helminth Charger has matured for combat, the player may notice they cannot equip the pet due to a "Missing Collar" lock. Simply exit Warframe and re-login, or entering any mission node will allow the Charger to be equipped.
*If is equipped and the Helminth Charger is currently opening a locker, going into Operator form may make the Helminth Charger invisible for the duration of the mission. The Helminth Charger will still be seen by enemies however, so this is purely a visual bug.
*Though classed as a Kubrow, the Helminth Charger cannot be equipped with .
==Media==
HelminthChargerCodex.png|The first model of the Helminth Charger prior to Update 20.
HelminthRemodel.jpg|Nidus style Helminth Charger after update 20
WarframeHarryRhinoHelmintCharger.jpg|Rhino and Helminth Charger
VED_Helminth_Sketches.jpg
Warframe How to Make & Mature Your Personal Helminth Charger & Stats
Warframe Helminth Charger Companion (Darthmufin)
Helminth Charger Companion (Warframe)
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==Patch History==
de:Helmith Charger
es:Cargador Helminto
Category:Update 19
Category:Companion
Category:Kubrow
Category:Infested