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Orbiter Segments are various pieces of equipment that need to be physically installed into certain places on the player's Orbiter in order to unlock new functions. Basic ones such as the Communications Segment are required to bring the ship into full functionality and allow players to purchase blueprints or build equipment. Those basic segments are all acquired in the quest Vor's Prize. Others are obtained by completing solar Junctions between planets, from the market or via Clan Dojo research and allow additional functions such as breeding Companions.
Basic Segments[]
The following segments are obtained during the Vor's Prize quest and are thus required to progress through the game.
Arsenal Segment[]
The Arsenal Segment is the first segment, obtained in order for the newly awakened Tenno to arm accordingly. This unlocks the Arsenal, which allows players to equip mods and/or weapons as they see fit.
Communications Segment[]
The Communications Segment is the second segment obtained, which unlocks the Market. It is obtained during the introduction to Spy missions.
Mods Segment[]
The Mods Segment is the third segment obtained, which unlocks the ability to use and fuse Mods. It is obtained during the mission to rescue Darvo.
Foundry Segment[]
The Foundry Segment is the last segment obtained, which is obtained in order to remove Captain Vor's Ascaris implant, and unlocks the ability to use the Foundry to build items.
Foundry Upgrade Segments[]
The following are segments that are needed to build some of the blueprints in Warframe.
Landing Craft Foundry Segment[]
The Landing Craft Foundry Segment upgrades the Foundry to allow construction of alternative Landing Craft and Air Support Charges.
It is acquired from the Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab research or bought from the Market for 
175.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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 100,000 |
 1 |
 3,000 |
 800 |
 2 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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 Market Price:  175
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 Blueprints Price:  15,000
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Tenno Lab Research •  6,000
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 20,000 |
 2 |
 5,000 |
 1,600 |
 6,000 |
Time: 72 hrs |
| Prereq: N/A | |||||
 x1  x3  x10  x30  x100
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Archwing Launcher Segment[]
The Archwing Launcher Segment upgrades the Foundry to allow construction of Archwing Launcher gear. It adds the Archwing Launcher Blueprint to the Foundry.
It is acquired from the Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab research or bought from the Market for 175.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100,000 |
 50 |
 50 |
 1,200 |
Time: 12 hrs | |
| Rush: 25
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| Market Price: 175
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Blueprints Price: 15,000
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| Tenno Lab Research • 6,000
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20,000 |
2 |
5,000 |
 800 |
600 |
Time: 72 hrs |
| Prereq: N/A | |||||
| x1 x3 x10 x30 x100
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Incubator Segments[]
The Incubator Segment is a required component for the creation of incubated companions, specifically Kubrows and Kavats. To obtain the segment one must initiate and complete the Howl of the Kubrow Quest. The player must create a Kubrow in order to satisfy the requirements of the quest, but Kavats can be created in the meantime without issue.
The Incubator segment manages the incubation, the maturation, the genetic stability and loyalty of the companion. Once the Kubrow or Kavat has been created, the player will be required to name them. Newborns start out in a child form and will remain that way until the player chooses to mature them at no cost, allowing them to be used for combat purposes. Only one Kubrow or Kavat can be out at a time, but can easily be switched out from the Companions tab in your Arsenal. If the player no longer wishes to have the Kubrow or Kavat with them, they can be consigned for 25,000.
Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment[]
The Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment allows the Incubator to breed Kavats.
The Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment Blueprint can either be obtained through the Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab research or as a drop from Hyekka Masters and requires Mastery Rank 5 to craft. It can also be bought from the Market for 175.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100,000 |
1 |
 10 |
 60,000 |
Time: 12 hrs | |
| Rush: 25
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| Market Price: 175
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Blueprints Price: 15,000
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| Tenno Lab Research • 6,000
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20,000 |
 2 |
6,000 |
900 |
 550 |
Time: 72 hrs |
| Prereq: N/A | |||||
| x1 x3 x10 x30 x100
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Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment[]
The Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment is a special upgrade module for the Incubator Segment that halves its incubation time (24h from 48h) and adds the ability to Regress Genetic Aging of an adult companion, reverting it to a cub while keeping its rank, mod configuration, and appearance once it is re-matured for combat.
The Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment can be obtained through the Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab research and requires Mastery Rank 5 to craft. It can also be bought from the Market for 175.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100,000 |
1 |
 1 |
1,200 |
Time: 12 hrs | |
| Rush: 25
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| Market Price: 175
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Blueprints Price: 15,000
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| Tenno Lab Research • 6,000
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20,000 |
2 |
5,000 |
800 |
600 |
Time: 72 hrs |
| Prereq: N/A | |||||
| x1 x3 x10 x30 x100
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Orbiter Upgrade Segments[]
The following are upgrades to the Tenno's ship that do not fit in with any other category.
Void Relic Segment[]
The Void Relic Segment is required for the refinement of Void Relics, which lowers the chance for common rewards and slightly boosts the chance for rarer items.
It can be obtained by completing the solar Junction on Earth that leads to Mars and beating the Specter within the Junction once its objectives have been met.
Personal Quarters Segment[]
The Personal Quarters Segment unlocks the door on the port side of the Orbiter's bottom deck. It contains the Tenno's Personal Quarters, within which players are given space to display the various possessions they have.
The blueprint for this Segment is awarded upon completion of The War Within Quest.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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100,000 |
1 |
3,000 |
800 |
2 |
Time: 1 hrs |
| Rush: N/A
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| Market Price: N/A
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Blueprints Price: 15,000
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Helminth Segment[]
The Helminth Segment expands the Helminth Infirmary's functions, allowing the Helminth to subsume Warframes and absorb their abilities to give them to another Warframe.
The blueprint for this Segment is available from Son for 
15,000, requiring Mastery Rank 8 and Rank 3 - Associate with the Entrati. Alternatively, a built Helminth Segment can be purchased from the Market as part of the Helminth Segments Bundle for 300.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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50,000 |
 5 |
 20 |
 5 |
 15 |
Time: 24 hrs |
| Rush: 50
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| Market Price: N/A
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Blueprints Price:  15,000
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Helminth Invigoration Segment[]
The Helminth Invigoration Segment further expands the Helminth Infirmary's functions, allowing the Helminth to provide Invigorations to Warframes and temporarily enhance their stats.
The blueprint for this Segment is sold by Son of 
Entrati for 30,000, requiring Mastery Rank 8 and Rank 5 - Family, and also available as a potential free rank-up reward upon reaching Rank 5 - Family. Alternatively, a built Helminth Invigoration Segment can be purchased from the Market as part of the Helminth Segments Bundle for 300.
Important to note is that if the player has not yet unlocked the Helminth Infirmary, they will be unable to craft this segment at the Foundry.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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50,000 |
 5 |
 20 |
 10 |
 15 |
Time: 24 hrs |
| Rush: 50
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| Market Price: N/A
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Blueprints Price: 30,000
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Helminth Archon Shard Segment[]
The Helminth Archon Shard Segment further expands the Helminth Infirmary's functions, allowing the Helminth to socket Archon Shards to Warframes and permanently enhance their stats.
The blueprint for this Segment is awarded upon completion of the Veilbreaker Quest. Once again, if the player has not yet unlocked the Helminth Infirmary, they will be unable to craft the Archon Shard segment at the Foundry.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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50,000 |
 2 |
 10 |
 5 |
 50 |
Time: 24 hrs |
| Rush: 50
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| Market Price: N/A
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Blueprints Price: N/A
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Helminth Coalescent Segment[]
The Helminth Coalescent Segment even further expands the Helminth Infirmary's functions to enable the Helminth to fuse Archon Shards and either create new variants with unique buffs or combine one type into a Tauforged.
The blueprint for this Segment is sold by Bird 3 of 
Cavia for 30,000, requiring Rank 2 - Researcher. Once again, if the player has not yet unlocked the Helminth Infirmary, they will be unable to craft the Coalescent segment at the Foundry.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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50,000 |
 50 |
 5 |
5 |
 25 |
Time: 24 hrs |
| Rush: 50
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| Market Price: N/A
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Blueprints Price: N/A
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Melee Upgrade Segment[]
The Melee Upgrade Segment is an Arsenal upgrade that unlocks Exilus Slots and Arcane Enhancements for Melee Weapons. It also allows the Essential Tennokai Mod Bundle to be purchased from the Market.
This Segment is awarded upon completion of the Whispers in the Walls Quest.
Notes[]
- The only Segments that are required are the ones obtained during the quest Vor's Prize as these unlock all the basic functions of the player's ship.
- The living quarters segment is required for the Apostasy Prologue, and the blueprint for it is obtained after The War Within.
- All Segment blueprints that are obtainable through the Clan Dojo are reusable, so they can be used to craft their respective Segments and can then be sold without any problems for a small credit refund.
- Another function of the Incubator is to create Helminth Chargers. This does not require an upgrade segment, and is only obtainable after interacting with Helminth or being infected with the Helminth virus from another infected Warframe.
- Previously, the Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment would remove DNA degradation and reduce the cost of DNA Stabilizers, before removing DNA degradation was made a global change without needing the segment and DNA Stabilizers were removed from the market in Update 30.5.
Tips[]
- Spear, Mars is a good node to farm for the Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment blueprint (usually within the first 10 to 20 waves). Bringing
Atlas with ![Mod TT 20px](data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="20"><rect fill-opacity="0"/></svg>)
Ore Gaze, 
Hydroid with Pilfering Swarm, 
Ivara, 
Khora with Pilfering Strangledome, or 
Nekros can greatly increase the chance due to their loot enhancing capabilities.
Patch History[]
Hotfix 36.0.5 (2024-07-20)
- Helminth Coalescent and Helminth Invigoration Segments can no longer be built in the Foundry without the Helminth Segment installed in your Orbiter.
- As these Segments cannot be used without the Helminth unlocked, it is only confusing to players if they build it beforehand.
Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)
- Reduced the amount of Alloy Plates required to craft the Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment from 120,000 to 60,000.
Hotfix 32.0.3 (2022-09-14)
- The Helminth Archon Shard Segment Blueprint is no longer sellable.
- To prevent accidentally selling it before you get to crafting it!
Hotfix 29.6.5 (2021-01-09)
- Modified the Pet Incubation screen to allow you to purchase Companion Inventory Slots for Platinum if you need them, thus removing the extra step of having to leave and use the Market. (I.e. behaves like when you try to claim a weapon from the Foundry but have no free Slots).
Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)
- COMPANION SYSTEM SIMPLIFICATION
The Companion System has received a much awaited overhaul! The Companion System has undergone many iterations: DNA Decay rate reductions, adding the option to ‘Consign’, removing the negative effects from a lack of Loyalty or Integrity, removing Stasis completely - the list goes on!
The below are our continued efforts to streamline the Companion System structure that is now almost 7 years old! With a combination of Community feedback and internal desires we’ve changed the following:
- Genetic Aging Regressing
Within the Incubator you can now choose to “Regress Genetic Aging” of an existing Mature Companion back to their non-mature state (puppy, kitten, etc). Keep in mind that this unequips said Companion (if it was equipped) and it’s Armor/cosmetics are removed. At any time you can choose to Mature said Companion at which it will revert to its former Mature state with its existing Levels, stats, and Armor/cosmetics intact. There’s no limit to how many times you can Regress your Companion!
- Stability & Loyalty Removal
We have removed the DNA Integrity and Loyalty groups from the Companion Management Screen, and removed DNA Stabilizers from the Market. Previously only the Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment could eliminate DNA degradation. No more Stability or Loyalty degrading!
Hotfix 25.4.2 (2019-07-25)
- Fixed a UI lockup that could occur when using the Incubator.
Hotfix 24.5.7 (2019-03-28)
Pet Incubator Changes:
Pets no longer suffer negative effects from a lack of Loyalty or Integrity! Integrity and Loyalty are now strictly a bonus on top of your Pet’s base Health and Damage. This also removes the function of auto-Stasis when Loyalty and Integrity hits 0, at which your Pet will just simply not have a bonus and continue to live peacefully. The Pet Incubator has undergone many changes, and these are small steps in a larger plan to simplify this system for a more streamlined structure.
Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)
Incubator Changes:
- Shortened default Stasis Recovery time from 3 hours to 30 minutes.
- Changed cost of Stasis Rush cost from 10 Platinum to 10,000 Credits.
- Tenno with the Nutrio Incubator Segment installed now have instant recovery from Stasis at no cost!
- Reduced Platinum cost of Companion Name Change from 25 to 15 Platinum to match weapon entitlement costs.
- Removed pickup limit on Kubrow Eggs!
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Added a completely new flow for Companion Incubator Management. Pets can no longer die!
- The base Incubator now behaves exactly as the Nutrio Incubator does with auto-stasis.
- Those with the Nutrio Incubator receive a significant discount on future DNA Stabilizer costs (from 75,000 to 5,000)!
Hotfix 14.0.5 (2014-07-21)
- Kubrow Genetic Scrambler removed.
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57 comments
Can someone invite me to a clan because I am not waiting for someone to accept a clan invite
One of my clanmates is telling me the Helminth Coalescent Segment is able to fuse 3 of the same shard with 100 Stela to create a Tauforged shard. Is anyone able to add that information please?
You know, you'd think with DE? They'd make the Segments at least bypass Mastery Rank if it was bought with Platinum.
I'm less annoyed with having Mastery Rank at all and more just how arbitrary most of these are.
What about a Kavat requires me to be MR5? Genuinely, what is stopping me besides an arbitrary limitation?
Why does unlocking Helminth- something that would help new players A LOT in the Slot department- require MR8?
Oh, but building the Archwing and Landing Craft segments? No MR required.
(Don't even get me started on the Kuva/Tenet Weapons either. Those things are enigmatic on their own.)
I say this because it's extremely annoying to those running challenge accounts. (Same reason it came to mind for me)
Some weapons like the Bronco Prime can shred if you build even slightly right, but is available at MR4.
Aklex Prime? MR15, even though you'd be better off using the standard Lex at that point.
It just feels incredibly obtuse, but that's Warframe for ya. Guess I gotta find a way to gift the damn thing to myself.
(Even in THAT case, it's a gray zone. So I gotta look into that even being a viable option.)
Its because the helminth system requiers a lot of rescoursec that a new player will need to use on other stuff
"requiers a lot of rescoursec"
Oxides: Alloy Plates, Ferrite, Salvage.
Calx: Lucent Teroglobes (x2 bonus), Hexenon, Rubedo. Replace the latter two with Gallos Rods and Asterite if applicable.
Biotics: Pustulite (x2 bonus), Ganglions (x2 bonus), Kovnik, Maprico, Nistlepod, Mytocardia Spores, Tepa Nodules, etc.
Synthetics: Fieldron Samples, Detonite Ampules, Control Modules, Komms.
Pheromones: Arguably the only one that's slightly difficult. Juggernauts are your best bet. If all else? Duviri's Lamentus.
Bile: Argon Crystals (they decay anyway), Morphics, Nav Coordinates, Orokin Ciphers (if available).
There's plenty to work with.
If it's best spent at that moment? Doesn't matter, that's up to the player to decide.
"Do I want X or do I want Y first?" If you don't got the resources? Go GET them.
(And if it's too boring to get those particular resources? That's why you got options.)
Arguably, I think the only downside to Helminth is how greedy it gets if you try to rush it.
... which only makes it more worthwhile to newbies to manage it as a side-thing.
Getting rid of Warframes they no longer need as they have limited slots.
(I also leave this here as a pointer for anyone wondering what resources are good to dissolve.)
EDIT: Clarified on Calx.
Not sure how this is added, but Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment isn't listed in Components at the bottom of the page. Given its strange method of acquisition being more explicit would be appreciated.
I didn't even know Invigorations were a thing. Guess I finally have a reason to rank up Entrati.
They added invigorations with the max level increase to 15 for helminth.
I was mentally done with it back then.
Only read it by accident today.
I am kinda annoyed that you'd have had to read an update note very carefully to not miss it.
Well, same with the stupid infested kdrive, that doesn't even show up in unleveled stuff.
Hope the invigoration segment is a rank up choice. This daily standing cap is so cringe
It is a rank up choice
Lol, had no idea there was something called "invigorations". Only used my helminth to fuse abilities so guess I need to work up standing for that.
The description still has "manages the genetic stability and loyalty". Should those be removed, given that the mechanics for both were removed?
Hibernation and DNA stabilizers are removed 'content'. They streamlined the pet system in H24.5.7
Cannot edit my comment for some reason. Correction, U29.5 (2020-11-19), so over a year ago.
Sound like some an AI or algorithm try to be a space ninja
I think the mention of DNA Stabilizers is a bit redundant now sense the sisters of parvos update.
Updated, thanks.
I feel like this wasnt communicated well by DE as I'm a rank 1 Master and just now came across this pretty much totally by accident.
I dont have enough points for it so I'll probably forget about it until the next random time I see it.
That is so DE.
I am helping a friend right now with stuff, and without me he wouldn't know jackshit.
And this game has so much content and mechanics to explain, even with the wiki it's hard to get a grasp of it all.
But I guess the goal is to get ppl to spend money, not to have them informed about what exists.
Yup, that's their business model. And it works, sadly. I often see people mention that they bought an easily farmable resource for plat because they struggled with getting it since they didn't know how to efficiently farm it. Spinal Core Sections or Common Avichaea in Deimos, for example. Pretty much impossible to get if you don't know what you're doing, but you need them for the first couple of rank ups.
No way to determine if a segment has been already bought and/or installed. Pointless...
The alloy plate requirements for the Kavat incubator are daylight robbery. Like, 120k is just absurd. Kind of makes me wonder if they accidentially included an extra 0 and then decided to just roll with it.
Yeah, yeah, so you're all oh-so-leet and I'm just too dumb to get an absolute SHITLOAD of fucking alloy plate.
It's unlocked at MR5 how do you expect them to have 120k alloy plates
120k Alloy Plates is not a lot.
120k alloy plates takes ~16 hours of farming without boosters. It's a lot to ask for, same as 30k Cryotic for the Sibear, which also asks for 50k Alloy Plates.
Either these things are pringles, or the Sibear is more dense than Tungsten.
Where can i buy the blueprint for the The Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment without buying with platinum? it says u can buy the blueprint with creds but I don't see that option in marketplace
Reread the page please, it says in the article.
Still can't find it year later, need help pls, thanks.
Literally in the Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment section of the page: "The Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment can be obtained through the Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab research, but requires Mastery Rank 5 to unlock. It can also be bought from the Market for 175."
This is an epic commenting feel like he was looking at it for a year
Patch notes need updating.
Lol thought i was going to have helminth Segment today and daily cap gives me 14.000 out of 15.000 needed to buy the segment. Way to go, huh.
This is why i hate the daily cap so much. Sadly i don't feel much motivation to be playing around if i have achieved that. Guess the cap does the opposite of what was meant. Irony much?
What do you mean? The cap meant exactly for you to stop grinding that particular syndicate and come back tommorow. If you stopped for today, that means it actually works as intended.
Thanks to that daily cap you have a reason to come back tomorrow, without the cap you would run out of content within 2 days and then you would complain for taking so little to finish all the content, if it takes too long it's bad, but if it takes too short it's also bad, man
People love to whine.
When I had the resources to build the launch Archwing segment it wouldn’t let me build it even when I had the stuff. Then I logged back on and it has disappeared from my inventory and I can’t find it at all. I went to the market to just buy one but it said I had already built it and won’t let me buy it but I don’t have it anywhere in my inventory or the thing to put on my gear wheel I need help!
Segment goes to ship, not inventory.
I have no idea where you get the helminth segment, i just reached rank 3 with entrati but i can't find it
nevermind i found it
Where? How to get it?
It's with "The Son".
For 15000 standing
you cannot get the helminth segment as a rankup reward from the entrati
can you get this as a r3 reward?
No