Qorvex

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Release Date: December 13th, 2023

Crucible reactor overload, containment breach imminent. Erect industrial pylons of radioactive blight to cement our  Tenno presence in the nuclear warzone, then eradicate all hostile forces entrenched by collapsed concrete. Disintegrate the irradiated lifeforms via concentrated emission from the Brutalist Golem, Qorvex. Perfect this unstable machine of Master  Entrati's design, in defense against unspeakable eldritch horrors festering from his labyrinthine laboratories below...

Qorvex was reconstructed in Update 35.0 (2023-12-13): Whispers in the Walls.

Acquisition

Qorvex's main blueprint is acquired upon completion of Whispers in the Walls quest. His component blueprints are acquired from Sanctum Anatomica Bounties as an uncommon drop.

Alternatively Qorvex's blueprints can be purchased from Bird 3 of Cavia; component blueprints for 20,000  20,000 and requires Rank 2 - Researcher, and the main blueprint for 50,000  50,000 and requires Rank 4 - Scholar.

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
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Crafting

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
25,000	1	1	1	Echo Voca 1	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Rush: 50
Market Price: 325			Blueprints Price: N/A
Qorvex Neuroptics Blueprint
15,000	Entrati Obols 2,300	Necracoil 45	Stela 25	Entrati Lanthorn 3	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Qorvex Chassis Blueprint
15,000	Entrati Obols 1,900	Necracoil 50	Stela 20	Argon Crystal 2	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Qorvex Systems Blueprint
15,000	Entrati Obols 1,500	Necracoil 60	Argon Crystal 2	Entrati Lanthorn 4	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25

Lore

Qorvex is a hulking mass of concrete arranged around a radioactive Crucible Core. Designed and created by Albrecht Entrati himself, he serves as a bulwark against the terrifying and eldritch forces that now invade his labs. Qorvex now serves as a new guardian to the Tenno.

Notes

• Qorvex's signature  Mandonel can empower  Chyrinka Pillar with fully charged shots.
• Qorvex has the highest base Armor of all Warframes at 875, surpassing  Valkyr Prime's 735.

Trivia

• Qorvex is the 55th unique Warframe to be released.
• Qorvex was first mentioned in Devstream 174 during the upcoming features checklist showcase for Whispers in the Walls. His in-game model, abilities, alt helmet, and signature archgun were revealed in Devstream 175.
• Qorvex is the first Warframe whose name begins with the letter "Q". As of his announcement, the only letter remaining with a related Warframe, is 'U'.
  • The name Qorvex could be a portmanteau of the words core and vex. In nuclear engineering, core is a term for "the inner part of a nuclear reactor where nuclear reactions takes place", which refers to Qorvex's Crucible Core contained by his innumerable concrete plating. Vex is a verb for "to annoy or irritate" or "to cause mental distress", which implies the confusion afflicting his foes by the  Radiation status effect.
• Concrete is often used in the containment of radioactive material due to it being dense enough to absorb most forms of ionizing radiation, and cheap enough to be used in vast quantities. The penetrating nature of radiation is alluded to in Qorvex's Passive granting additional Punch Through to any of his guns. This may also be a reference to the use of depleted uranium in the manufacture of armor-piercing rounds.
• Some of Qorvex' abilities give of the signature clicking sound of a Geiger counter, an instrument used for detection ionizing radiation.
•  Chyrinka Pillar is derived from Cherenkov radiation, a form of energy emitted when the charged particles moving at speeds faster than that of light in a specific medium.
•  Disometric Guard is derived from dosimetry, the measurement and study of ionizing radiation as absorbed by the human body.
• A week prior to Devstream 175, Creative Director Rebecca Ford and Warframe's official Twitter teased Qorvex's descriptive appearance and his official default colors, encouraging players to guess and draw his look.^[1][2]
• The development process on Qorvex spanned across 2023 according to Rebecca and Pablo. His brutalist concrete appearance drew heavy inspiration from the stone-like Murmur faction also introduced with him, and required several iterations from artist Mike "Mynki" Brennan.
  • Qorvex's concrete armor plating are separate slabs that pulsate in a breathing-like pattern during his idle Animation Sets. This animation affects various body parts, such as his helmet, chest, shoulders and arms, codpiece, thighs and legs.
  • When Qorvex was first announced, his passive was originally going to grant bonus  Radiation damage to all weapons he has equipped.
• He is the ninth Warframe after  Limbo,  Hildryn,  Wisp,  Titania Prime,  Protea,  Xaku and  Sevagoth, and  Gyre with a unique dodge roll animation, where Qorvex slides in a bashing posture as the sound of moving stone plays.
  • Similar to  Styanax's armor clanking footsteps, Qorvex's footsteps emit stone friction noise.
• Qorvex's physical design and idle animations appear to be modeled after gorillas.

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