With the release of The Vallis Undermind update, also known as Update 40, new gameplay systems and activities were introduced to expand Warframe’s ever-evolving universe.
Players can now collect different species of mushrooms found throughout the Deepmines, each type offering unique properties and purposes within this new gameplay system.
Collecting and analyzing these mushrooms allows you to obtain various rewards from Nightcap, a newly introduced vendor specializing in research-based progression and trade.
What the Mushrooms Are Used For in Warframe?
Mushrooms can be found throughout the Deepmines and are obtained through exploration, completing bounties, and various other activities introduced with The Vallis Undermind update.
Collecting mushrooms allows players to analyze them through the Field Guide found at Nightcap, increasing their rank and unlocking valuable progression bonuses.
Analyzing mushrooms can be done up to rank three, which increases your Nightcap rank, while any extra mushrooms can be composted into Fergolyte currency.
How To Increase Nightcap Rank?
Your Nightcap rank increases as you continue to fully analyze mushrooms, with each completed analysis contributing toward your overall progression with the vendor.
Fully analyzing enough mushrooms will eventually raise your Nightcap rank, unlocking new rewards, crafting options, and access to higher-tier vendor items.
Each mushroom type requires a specific number of samples before it can be analyzed, ensuring that continued exploration and collection remain essential for ranking up.
How To Get Mushrooms?
Mushrooms are primarily obtained by completing Deepmines Bounties, which can be started by speaking to Nightcap, who can be found in The Airlock. (Fortuna)
Collecting in Deepmines Bounties
As you progress through Deepmines Bounties, you will encounter mushrooms scattered throughout the mission areas that can be collected during exploration.
These mushrooms emit a bright purplish glow and are usually marked by a waypoint displaying a mushroom symbol when you are within proximity.
Bonus Objectives in Deepmines Bounties
While completing objectives in Deepmines Bounties, you will occasionally be given optional bonus objectives that can be completed for extra rewards.
Each bonus objective you finish grants an additional mushroom at the end of the activity, providing an efficient way to increase your collection rate.
Warframe: Deepmines Bounties (How to Start, Bounties List & Rewards)
All Mushroom Locations
The following are the locations of where the different species of mushrooms will often be obtained when collected in Deepmines Bounties.
Entrance Caves
- Dull Button
- Muck Bonnet
- Reeking Puffball
- Violet’s Bane
Forward Base (Corporate Restructuring Bounty)
- Borica
- Ironwood
- Spring Popper
- Winter Spear
Corpus Lab (Critter Liberation Bounty)
- Devil’s Cap
- Ferrofungus
- Thunder-Button
- Vomval Trumpet
Nutrient Processing (Weed The Garden Bounty)
- Blister Stalk
- Gamma Berry
- Nonono
- Thorn Tooth
How To Analyze Mushrooms?
To analyze mushrooms, head to the airlock area and speak with Nightcap, then select the Field Guide option from the dialogue menu.
Once inside the Field Guide interface, choose the specific mushroom species you wish to analyze and confirm your selection to begin the process.
Each mushroom species requires a certain number of collected specimens before analysis can be completed, and the amount needed varies depending on the type.
All Nightcap Ranks & How To Unlock Them
Nightcap Ranks are unlocked based on how many Mushrooms you have fully analyzed (Rank 3), and this requires you to collect a lot in the Deepmines Bounties.
Rank | Title | Mushrooms |
1 | Unknowing | 1 |
| 2 | Curious | 2 |
3 | Seeker | 6 |
| 4 | Gardener | 12 |
5 | Steward | 16 |
Verdict
Nightcap serves as your main vendor for obtaining the new items introduced in The Vallis Undermind update, making him essential for progression in this content.
A fast and efficient way to gather all the rewards you need is by consistently completing Deepmines Bounties to collect the required Mushrooms and Fergolyte.
By the time you reach the highest Nightcap rank, you will have accumulated plenty of Fergolyte, allowing you to purchase valuable rewards such as Nokko Blueprints and other new items.
