Cyte-09

Stealth / Utility

Move like a shadow, strike with force. The Orokin created a Warframe that marries damage and stealth to eliminate sensitive problems, but he disappeared in the chaos of their demise. All that remains is a batch name: Cyte-09.

Role: Stealth / Utility
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: MaduraiVazarin
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 38.0 (2024-12-13)

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Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 225
Shield: 135
Armor: 150
Energy: 180
Sprint Speed: 1.1
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Move like a shadow, strike with force. Built around Seek, Resupply, Evade.

Passive

Weak Point Kills increase Cyte-09's Weak Point Critical Chance by a percentage up to a percentage for the duration of the current mission.

When to Pick

You want a stealth / utility toolkit and Cyte-09’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Cyte-09 brings — especially Seek.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Cyte-09’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

Seek (Ability 1): Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan.
Resupply (Ability 2): Throw two Elemental Ammo Packs that instantly refill the active weapon’s magazine, while granting the weapon an additional instance of the selected Elemental Damage and Status Effect.
Evade (Ability 3): Jump backwards and become invisible for a short duration.
Neutralize (Ability 4): Summon the Neutralizer, Cyte-09’s exalted Sniper Rifle.

Abilities & Augments

1
Seek →
Energy 25
Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan. Detected enemies take increased Weak Point Damage, and become visible through walls. Weapons gain Punch through.
No augment
2
Resupply →
Energy 25
Throw two Elemental Ammo Packs that instantly refill the active weapon’s magazine, while granting the weapon an additional instance of the selected Elemental Damage and Status Effect. Reload clears the effect. Sniper Rifles gain extra damage. Hold the ability to select the Elemental Damage type.
No augment
3
Evade →
Energy 25
Jump backwards and become invisible for a short duration. Killing enemies on their Weak Points extends the duration and heals Cyte-09.
No augment
4
Neutralize →
Energy 25
Summon the Neutralizer, Cyte-09’s exalted Sniper Rifle. Bullets ricochet off Weak Points to seek out other nearby Weak Points. Alt fire lobs a Cold grenade that completely freezes enemies.
No augment

Ability Priority

1
Evade
Jump backwards and become invisible for a short duration.
2
Seek
Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan.
3
Resupply
Throw two Elemental Ammo Packs that instantly refill the active weapon’s magazine, while granting the weapon an additional instance of the selected Elemental Damage and Status Effect.
4
Neutralize
Summon the Neutralizer, Cyte-09’s exalted Sniper Rifle.

Helminth / Subsume

Seek is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Resupply and later abilities when they define Cyte-09’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Mod Scaling

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Cyte-09’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Cyte-09 if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Cyte-09 is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Priority

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission Usefulness

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Strong	Not the densest clearer, but Cyte-09 plus Seek is enough for most Steel Path pubs. Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan. Move like a shadow, strike with force.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Strong	Cyte-09 can hold Mobile Defense / Excavation without sweating every spawn, mainly via Seek. Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan. Move like a shadow, strike with force.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Excellent	Capture markers and Exterminate tallies fall fast when Cyte-09 chains Seek across the tile. Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan. Move like a shadow, strike with force.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Excellent	Cyte-09 is a specialist here: Seek keeps vaults and rescues safe under nasty modifiers. Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Cyte-09 still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Seek handles fights. Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan. Move like a shadow, strike with force.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Excellent	Long sightlines favor Cyte-09 because Seek doesn’t need dense tiles to feel complete. Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan. Move like a shadow, strike with force.