Learning goals
- Understand gilding for modular companions.
- Understand why gilding matters.
- Understand companion arcanes.
- Understand modular progression planning.
- Avoid investing in unfinished modular companions blindly.
Explanation
Some modular companions involve a progression step called gilding. Gilding finalizes or legitimizes modular equipment after it has been built and ranked. Exact requirements and benefits depend on the modular system, but it can matter for Mastery, naming, final investment behavior, advanced options, or long-term progression. Companion arcanes are arcane effects that support companion survivability, utility, damage, or special interactions depending on trigger and current systems.
What should I do?
For modular companions, build with a role in mind, rank the companion, learn whether gilding is required, gild only if the companion is worth continuing, add arcanes only after understanding trigger and effect, and avoid heavy investment before the role is clear.
Common mistakes
Avoid these companion mechanics mistakes before spending mods, Forma, arcanes, or farming time.
- Ignoring gilding.
- Gilding random modular companions with no plan.
- Treating gilding as cosmetic only.
- Equipping companion arcanes without reading triggers.
- Buying companion arcanes before checking slots.
- Confusing companion arcanes with Warframe arcanes.
Key Takeaways
- Modular companions are not finished at creation. Check ranking, gilding, and arcane plans.
Practical task
Modular companions can have progression steps beyond initial creation.
- Pick one modular companion type.
- Check whether it has a gilding step.
- Identify what gilding unlocks or improves.
- Pick one companion arcane and read its trigger.
- Decide whether this is a current or later investment.
You can explain why gilding and arcanes are advanced companion progression.