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This master alchemist effortlessly commands the elemental forces.

> Manipulating the laws of the physical realm, his prowess permeates the battlefield. This is Lavos, the transmuter, the elemental craftsman.
> Lavos harnesses the secret of invention, Tenno. Experimentation is the beauty of science.
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> They say that Lavos often takes counsel from his serpents. One is his brutal advisor, the other his wise teacher. Both have their wisdom, and Javi still whispers to his beloved student.
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> Much like the snake, Lavos is easy to misjudge. The serpents that poison can also cure. He may have been a monster in his previous life, but he was able to achieve something that eluded the most powerful of the Orokin. He changed.
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> Moreover, he changed himself. Javi may have helped and instructed, but the will to change must have begun with Lavos.
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> Perhaps we all have that golden gleam coiled within us somewhere, ready to slither forth from its old skin. We must only beware that we do not condemn as devilish that which we do not yet understand.
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**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 Update 29.6 (2020-12-18): 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 **5,000 Standingไฟล์:ReputationBlackx64.png 5,000** Standing, totaling to **20,000 Standingไฟล์:ReputationBlackx64.png 20,000**.
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## Lore

บทความหลัก: Leverian § Lavos

> Lavos. The transmuter. Called by some, anachronistically, the alchemist.
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> Transmutation, you say? A superstitious process from long ago, in which deranged old men heated stinking substances over fires of dung, thinking they could make gold?
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> No. To the Orokin, it was a darkly potent, forbidden science. They were not squeamish nor moral, so what profound taboos must this art have violated?
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> No transmuter was more dreaded than Javi. The Crawling Serpent. The Abhorred. The Filth-Speaker.
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> The Orokin feared him so greatly that they whispered he might, somehow, survive even the Jade Light, just as a severed snake was once believed to grow a new head. So instead he was imprisoned, that his evil might be contained, if not quenched.
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> His jailer was a brute of a Warframe named Lavos.
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Lavos served as a warden to the prison of **Dabaoth-Kra** on Venus containing an Archimedean named **Javi**, whose alchemy was feared by the Orokin as they believed it would allow the lower caste to rise up against them. During his imprisonment, Javi would draw seemingly demonic symbols and snakes in his cell, and was reportedly whispering to Lavos during his beatings.

Fearing that Javi would somehow survive the Jade Light, his sentence was overturned to cellular reversal to reduce him to biological pulp. After Lavos received the ceremonial garb to carry out the execution, he no longer beat the prisoners. Lavos realized that Javi's writings were not of demonic origin but of evolution and healing.

When the day of execution came, as Lavos raised his Cedo shotgun, Javi whispered. In response, Lavos lowered his weapon and bowed before activating his power, liquidizing Javi's flesh. The Orokin 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 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 Vial Rush.

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 Cedo, a Shotgun Ammo Mutation effect is applied.
* At max rank, Lavos has the second highest base armor of all Warframes, behind Valkyr/Prime. Even with Lavos at minimum rank, only Valkyr and Atlas/Prime have higher armor.
* Lavos, along with Hildryn, 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 Transmutation Probe.
* Lavos is the second Warframe (after Nidus) to gain additional armor with high rank. As with Nidus, the bonus armor that Lavos gets from levelling is not affected by armor-boosting Mods such as Steel Fiber; they only calculate off of the original armor and the extra is added at the end.

## 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 Trinity's Energy Vampire, Energy Siphon, Rage/Hunter Adrenaline, Quick Thinking/Gladiator Finesse, Zenurik Focus, or Arcane Energize.

## Trivia

* 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 Sevagoth (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' 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 quicksilver, 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 Hildryn.
* When he was first introduced, Lavos's main and component blueprints could be purchased from Father during Operation: Orphix Venom for Phasic Cells1,000 Phasic Cells for the component blueprints and Phasic Cells1,500 for the main blueprint; a total of Phasic Cells4,500 Phasic Cells were needed. Alternately, they could be acquired from Operation: Orphix Venom missions. After the event, his blueprint and components were made available through Father for standing.

## References

1. ↑ Lavos fashion reveal tweet
2. ↑ Lavos vial detail tweet