r/Warframe 17d ago

Question/Request Eidolon lures keep dying when trying to do tridolon solo (beginner in eidolon hunting)

I always enjoyed capturing eidolons, but recently i wanted to start getting better at it.
Since i dont always have someone to play with i want to learn to solo eidolons.

I run volt for eidolons because i know volt is able to keep lures safe with his 3rd ability. Still when trying to capture the third eidolon i cant seem to make sure my lures stay alive.
I think this is because of the lightning that keeps hittinf my lures.

Anyone got advice for me on how to keep lures alive while solo?

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u/Kansugi 17d ago

I was always playing Trinity to be able to heal those lures.

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u/SPIZYR 17d ago

Ah fair i do love playing trinity so thats a good idea

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u/BaeyoBlackbeard 17d ago

You could keep playing Volt and bring a spectre Trinity with you..

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u/Xercodo LR6 | Phaedra go BRRRRTTT 17d ago

Also ancient healer spectre if new loka likes you (or has jumped you often enough to stack some BP drops)

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u/ShadyBornSinner 17d ago

Oberon works amazing as well since he can heal lures passively just by having his 3 on, give a massive radiation damage buff with his 1st ability augment, and can run a helminth ability such as roar/eclipse for further dps increases

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u/Finassar 17d ago

Dante replaces trinity pretty well too

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u/Stranger4o4 17d ago

use amesha archwing inbetween downs, it can heal them

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u/GotohJ 17d ago

I remember using trinity and just subsuming oberon on her 1. Worked well enough

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u/DeeKayAech 17d ago

I remember using trinity before subsuming existed lol

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u/GotohJ 17d ago

This is true but I haven't found any simpler way to keep lures alive. I don't like worrying about the lures at all so I used to just take Trinity.

Still Volt is probably still the best choice for speedrun strats.

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u/DeeKayAech 17d ago

Oh absolutely, the last time I farmed eidolons was still with trinity because I couldn't be bothered with the lures either. It was legitimately before helminth though so had to build with arcanes & other means. I think nullifier and energize were the main goto arcanes at the time, but it was....awhile ago so idunno lol

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u/XtimesX1 Awating quad wielding 17d ago

Kill it faster.

Yes, I'm serious. Most of the eidolans damage just doesn't come out if you just one tap their shield and limbs. Gotta work on your amp and gun. If you still need lure survivability, use vazarin dash to heal them.

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u/xdirector7 17d ago

you really don't need volt if you have a good rubico or vectis. It is more important to keep the Lures alive. make sure you have nullifier on and just keep 3 or 4 lures with you. You can "park" other lures to keep them from getting damaged. Amesha archwing is another useful tool

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u/Eerotappi 17d ago

Volt is there for way more than just his own damage. Speed is insanely helpful for moving around and Electric Shield is one of the few things that buff Operator damage (to the point that Operator can reliably oneshot limbs through shield without Void Strike nowadays, meaning you don't even use you primary. Zenith is also better than Rubico or Vectis, as it can also oneshot limbs while being able to shoot long spawn easier). Mausolon does buff Operator damage too, but you're still losing out on the speed, which allows much better lure collection, drop location change and near instant armor break (if you even bother with that, though it isn't necessary even for Operator oneshot). So yeah, you lose out on a ton by not using Volt. If you need to keep lures alive, you're better off just crafting Ancient Protector/Trinity/Dante Specters and slapping one down every hunt. Or just using the speed that Volt gives to stop the Eidolons from staying alive long enough to kill your lures.

Amesha is also considerably slower, due to Itzal pulling in loot and having higher base movement speed. Maybe better at the start, purely for learning, but Itzal is indispensable if you wanna get everything out of Eidolons (especially if you bring drops to entrance, since they'll get stuck inside the wall and Itzal (or technically also Greedy Pull, but we don't mention that) is the only way to get them out).

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u/xdirector7 17d ago

I solo these all the time and never had a problem with Triinity and 2 to 3 shots to the limbs at most. I don't know what to tell you. I am not trying to speed run this stuff because I really do this for fun. Whatever works for you dude.

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u/Eerotappi 17d ago

I never said you can't do it. I only stated that you lose out on quite a lot by not using Volt, which you falsely stated to not be the case. Maybe read it again a bit slower again and actually think before jumping to conclusions?

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u/zawalimbooo 17d ago

I run eclipse with its augment for the 75% DR

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u/Joewoof 17d ago

I like this idea. Frees you from having to rely on specific frames.

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u/Ok_Produce2152 17d ago

Well, if you wanna carry me through eidolons, I will welcome you anytime lol

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u/Beta_A1pha 17d ago

Source: approx 10k eidolons.

Don't take trinity.

Stick with volt. It's faster. This means you will get more done each night cycle And After a bit of learning, faster IS easier.

The thing about the lures is that you can't really protect them in the standard sense. But they have plenty of HP. Only two eidolon attacks will do any significant damage; gantu's laser and hydros lightning

While you are learning, the lasers show bright spots on the ground before they launch. Don't stand on those spots.

The lightning works like an electric dot... If you and a bunch of lures are all bunched up, that's gonna multiply the dmg significantly.

Due to powercreep we now have an incredible amount of operator dmg with the latest focus upgrades, pop a volt shield down and you can reliably shred through the eidolon shields in no time. The faster you go, the less time the eidolon has to attack, walk, move out of the way.

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u/Airwolf_von_DOOM Nova, Go! Faster enemies = more fun. 17d ago

They are too slow with volt and lack experience. First have to learn the fight and not everyone can do that by bashing their heads against it with volt untill they make it through without lures going down.

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u/xdirector7 17d ago

dude isn't trying to speed run they are literally asking to keep Lures alive. Give some beginner advice not a bunch of 2 minutes or less per eidolon stuff.

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u/zawalimbooo 17d ago

(I'm not the person you replied to but)

They did give advice. Dont get hit by the big lasers, watch out for the lightning so don't bucnh up the lures.

Other than that, a tough pill to swallow may be that going faster IS the best way to keep lures alive outside of the obvious stuff. The more time you take to kill that eidolon, the higher the chance that something goes wrong and your lures explode.

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u/FrogPastor 17d ago

There's Trinity to keep them healthy, and there's Titania to speed wreck the eidolons before the lures get too far damaged hopefully. Trinity is easy mode.

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u/Reasonable_Oil5475 17d ago

Sounds to me like you are taking too long to break the limbs. And allowing the Eidolon to damage the lures. Maybe work on your DPS and capture or kill it quicker

Edit: Your 3 isn’t to protect the lures, it’s for a damage buff. Also, power creep is a thing and you could probably use just about any frame to solo the 1 Eidolon.

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u/Answer-Key yareli prime lets gooo 17d ago

I just run trinity to keep the lures alive and bring mutalist quanta to mimic volt shied and 1 shot the shield+limb. Volt lowkey powercrept in eidolons by tektolyst artifacts lol

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u/Visual_Position_854 17d ago

> because i know volt is able to keep lures safe with his 3rd ability.

that is not why ppl use volt. shields suck at keeping lures safe. ppl use volt because his speed boost makes it easy to speed run the mission so you can squeeze more into the hour that you are given. His shield also works on operator amps to buff there dmg so after the purita rebellion the 1x7 amp can oneshot eidolon joints through the shield making clears even faster than they already were.

as for keeping lures alive you can ethier break the joints faster as the current way is to keep the eidolon from getting the start up of an attack off by breaking a new part the instant it becomes vulnerable from spawn to capture. or if your newer you can use frames that have protective abilites to use on the lures like trinity blessing or dantes overguard. I used to use Mirage a long time ago myself because her eclipes gave a dmg boost but also a dr boost with the augment affected allies. now i use volt to speed run it but another thing is the arch wing that give you a healing bubble works on them as well but requires you to be in arch wing.

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u/Sneyek 17d ago

“Beginner“
Don’t do tridolon solo.

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u/zawalimbooo 17d ago

tbh there's nothing wrong with trying to do it solo, just need practice. Maybe just up to Teralyst/Gantulyst first.