Inaros

Support / Healer

Inaros commands the fearsome desert. He survives like the ever-shifting sands that empower him. Legend recalls Inaros as the Fear-Eater.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: VazarinVazarin
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

RelatedPrime VersionInaros Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 2110
Shield: 0
Armor: 240
Energy: 100
Sprint Speed: 1.0
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

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Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Inaros commands the fearsome desert. Built around Desiccation, Sandstorm, Scarab Shell.

Passive

When Inaros takes lethal damage, he entombs himself in a sarcophagus and incarnates as sand to attack enemies, draining their lifeforce to revive himself.

When to Pick

You want a support / healer toolkit and Inaros’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Inaros brings — especially Desiccation.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Inaros’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

Desiccation (Ability 1): Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health.
Sandstorm (Ability 2): Become a sandstorm.
Scarab Shell (Ability 3): Activate to form Armor by draining Inaros' Health.
Scarab Swarm (Ability 4): Summon a Scarab Swarm to attack enemies with guaranteed Corrosive Status.

Abilities & Augments

1
Desiccation →
Energy 25
Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health.
Augment
Desiccation's CurseOpen augment →
2
Sandstorm →
Energy 25
Become a sandstorm. Inaros devours enemies pulled into his whirlwind, healing himself.
Augment
Elemental SandstormOpen augment →
3
Scarab Shell →
Energy 25
Activate to form Armor by draining Inaros' Health. Activate again to stop the formation early. The protective layer reduces incoming Damage and absorbs Status Effects.
Augment
Negation ArmorOpen augment →
4
Scarab Swarm →
Energy 25
Summon a Scarab Swarm to attack enemies with guaranteed Corrosive Status. Damage scales with Inaros' Health. Enemies killed while immersed in the swarm summon a Swarm Kavat that fights alongside Inaros and guides the scarabs to other enemies.
No augment

Ability Priority

1
Desiccation
Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health.
2
Sandstorm
Become a sandstorm.
3
Scarab Shell
Activate to form Armor by draining Inaros' Health.
4
Scarab Swarm
Summon a Scarab Swarm to attack enemies with guaranteed Corrosive Status.

Helminth / Subsume

Desiccation is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Sandstorm and later abilities when they define Inaros’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 Inaros’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Inaros if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Inaros 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 Inaros plus Sandstorm is enough for most Steel Path pubs. Become a sandstorm. Inaros commands the fearsome desert.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	On Mobile Defense, Inaros’s Desiccation means fewer downed cryopods and less babysitting. Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health. Inaros commands the fearsome desert.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Inaros’s support / healer kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health. Inaros commands the fearsome desert.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Inaros is not a Spy specialist and Desiccation won’t save a loud play. Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Inaros still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Desiccation handles fights. Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health. Inaros commands the fearsome desert.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Inaros wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Desiccation won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health. Inaros commands the fearsome desert.