## Deadlock Protocol
- Why do this optional thing?
- This Quest gives one of the best melee weapons available in the early game, the Xoris. This weapon will be relevant even in endgame content.
- Requirements
- You must be Mastery Rank 4 to take this quest but it is advised to do it as soon as you are MR4
- Plot
- A power struggle has erupted within the Corpus faction. Nef Anyo is looking into the origins of the Corpus to solidify his position of power.
- Objectives Breakdown & Advice
- Decrypt Nef Anyo's Deadlock Memorandum
- 2 point Interception Mission
- Visit Eudico in Fortuna
- Learn the fate of the missing Solaris
- Couple mobile defense style objectives
- Return to Fortuna
- Beat Nef to Granum Void
- Unique intro to the Granum Void
- Acquire Parts to Build the Xoris
- 3 Vault Spy Mission
- After this you can build the Xoris and your primary reason for being here is complete. Feel free to complete this quest or not.
- Build the Xoris
- ![[Warframe0116.jpg]]
- The above build is great to start out if you are missing anything that's fine
- The most important mods are Killing Blow and Corrupt Charge
- Heavy attacking is the main way you should be using this weapon. To heavy attack with a glaive hold your melee weapon to throw it and while it is in midair press your alt-fire button to detonate the glaive.
- Defeat Protea and Free the Solarians
- It is advised to level the Xoris and mod it a bit before this fight
- You must "capture" 3 ghosts with the heavy attack before your heavy attack will free a Solarian or break Protea's wibbly wobbly timey wimey
[[Critical Progression Route]]