MOA™ User's Manual [Update 24.2]

Brief documentation on how to build and maintain your new robotic operating buddy.

Intro

Because I'd hate to see new content go months without any documentation as it was for Zaws and Amps, I've had this guide prepped and ready for several months now in anticipation of, well, my most anticipated content yet. Our very own Moas! And with a vacuum feature right off the bat! These little guys are the most quality of quality-of-life companions; giving the flesh and blood options a serious run for their money.
I would like to preface this by saying that, in the end, the choices given are so negligable that you should not feel bad about simply designing a Moa that looks good rather than min-maxing because there is so little min-maxing to actually take advantage of. Any fully modded build will be able to survive all the same considering how the Link mods are tied to your Warframe's surviviability stats.

In any case, I do hope you find some use out of the documentation here and check back occasionally as more content is added to these new systems.

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Legs' Pets & Parts

A member of Solaris United offering you parts to construct your own MOA companion in exchange for Solaris United standing. Not sure why they call him Legs.

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Speaking to Thursby Legs allows you to:

• Exchange Solaris United standing for Models, Cores, Gears, Brackets and Moa weapons.
  
• Preview complete Moa with any parts.
  
• Gild your Moa companion for stat boosts and mastery once they reach level 30. Requires Doer rank with Solaris United. Mastery is tied to the Model.
  
• Purchase a pre-built Moa with Platinum consisting of random parts that are shuffled daily.
  
• Donate Moas you no longer need in exchange for Solaris United standing. Scales with its level.
  
• Rename Moas for a 15p fee.

Models

The first choice when constructing your MOA. Determines the two mod precepts that will be available to it. Once you've built all three they may as well be a cosmetic option, seeing as any two precepts can be equipped on any other model with no conflict.

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Lambeo

This model is built for defense, deploying the Stasis Field and Shockwave Actuator precepts.

	You've been on the receiving end of this thing before so you know what to expect. Keeps any pesky melee enemies out of the Stasis Field bubble. Doesn't go off enough in my opinion even when listed as the first precept in the modding screen. You should not feel bad for exchanging this for a different precept despite the model.
	Projects a great big bubble around the Moa, protecting anything within it. The damage reduction is no joke, especially when hugging those squishy Sortie Defense targets. Pair with something like Volt shields and you'll all be snug and safe in a decently-sized AoE.

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Oloro

This model is built for utility, using the Tractor Beam and Security Override precepts.

I think this is easily my favorite mod of the bunch. When you're near your Moa and aim while airborne, you'll float in place if staying still or move incredibly slow in the direction you were moving. Finally gives some synergy to a bunch of Airborne-based mods, ESPECIALLY the new Pax Soar arcane for Kitguns. Very handy for reaching mining nodes on cave ceilings as well. Duration stacks with other mods that extend Aim Glide. Any glide movement will cease indefinitely if Zephyr uses the effects of this mod. Makes a complete joke out of any "____ while Airborne" Riven challenges.

Hacks any console in roughly 5 seconds. Obviously a nice thing to have in Spy and Rescue missions. No longer bugged! It can also spawn friendly Moas in Corpus tilesets by hacking Moa Cabinet Spawners, but again, is currently bugged. These Moas can not regenerate shields so Mag is a good partner for them in modes like Survival if you want to amass an army.

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Para

This model is built for offense, utilizing the Whiplash Mine and Anti-Grav Grenade precepts.

This thing really is a blast. Slurps up all enemies in a good area to the same point, allowing you to blast them with an AoE weapon or effect. It's so effective, that I'm really surprised they haven't put a cap on to how many enemies it can affect at a time.

Pairs very well with the above if used in succession. Lobs out a grenade that lifts everything up and up for several seconds or until they come in contact with a ceiling. Makes enemies an easy target. It's pretty neat that they're finally adding gravity-based fall damage to some degree, and some testing is required to find out if things like Sonicor can amplify the "Impact Damage x Height Achieved" numbers.

Cores

The second part of your Moa. Determines its base health, shields and armor. All values double when gilded.

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	Name	Info	Health	Shields	Armor
	Alcrom	A well-balanced core.	+5.0%	+5.0%	+5.0%
	Drex	This core features strong shields, but light armor.	+5.0%	+7.5%	+2.5%
	Krisys	This core features durable armour, but weak shields.	+5.0%	+2.5%	+7.5%

Gyros

The third and final part of your MOA. Determines another percentage of health, shields and armor on top of your Core stats. All values double when gilded.

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	Name	Health	Shields	Armor
	Aegron*	-2.5%	+2.5%	+5.0%
	Atheca***	+10.0%	-2.5%	-2.5%
	Harpen	+2.5%	+5.0%	-2.5%
	Hextra**	+5.0%	+2.5%	-2.5%
	Munit**	+5.0%	-2.5%	+2.5%
	Phazor***	-2.5%	+5.0%	+2.5%
	Trux	+2.5%	-2.5%	+5.0%

* = Requires Rapscallion Rank
** = Requires Doer Rank
*** = Requires Cove Rank

Brackets

The final part and likely Leg's favorite. Brackets. Determines the mod polarities of your Moa as well as bonus abilities should cut/leaked/datamined content be added later.
Upon gilding your Moa, you will be allowed to polarize any one slot for free.

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	Name	Polarities	Abilities
	Drimper	x4	N/A
	Tian	x4 x1	N/A
	Jonsin	x4 x1	N/A
	Gauth	x4 x1	N/A
	???	x?	No known abilities. Shown off in one of Steve's streams. Matches the design of a Bursa's legs.
	???	x?	Datamined Mysteriously discovered info. Matches the design of a Terra Moa's legs. Data suggest it leaps forward and incredible speeds to pounce on enemies, just like a Terra Moa.

Weapons

On top of being able to use any mods a Sentinel can, they also have access to the complete selection of Sentinel weapons (save for Deconstructor and the Prime variant). Three more have been added in the Fortuna update for shared use, available from Legs upon reaching the Old Friend rank with Solaris United.

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Name	Damage	Critical Chance	Critical Multiplier	Status Chance	Accuracy	Fire Rate	Magazine	Reload	Trigger	Noise
Cryotra	10.0	5.0%	2.0x	35.0%	12.5	1.00	80	4.0s	Held	Alarming

Continuous beam weapon that deals Cold Damage. Fires for 6s, then has to wait 4s to recharge.

Name	Damage	Critical Chance	Critical Multiplier	Status Chance	Accuracy	Fire Rate	Magazine	Reload	Trigger	Noise
Tazicor	6.0	2.0%	1.5x	15.0%	25.0	8.33	4	2.5s	Auto	Alarming

Burst rifle that fires electrified rounds.

Name	Damage	Critical Chance	Critical Multiplier	Status Chance	Accuracy	Fire Rate	Magazine	Reload	Trigger	Noise
Vulcax	35.0	20.0%	2.5x	10.0%	100.0	1.00	1	6.0s	Charge	Alarming

Charges up a powerful blast of super-heated plasma.

Recommended Builds

Combinations of Model, Core and Gyro.

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L1M-B0
Mods
Model	Lambeo
Core	Krisys
Gyro	Aegron
Bracket	Drimper
Weapon	None
Notes	Why most of you are interested in the system in the first place. A little armless Limbo spawn to love and call your own. Min-maxing here is forgone in exchange for aesthetics because as I said earlier, these small statistics really mean nothing in the end due to Link mods being tied to your Warframe's own stats. This is a general use build that can serve you about anywhere. Keeps itself, you, your party members and anything you need to defend alive and well in its stasis field. No weapon is equipped so it follows you with the stasis bubble rather than chase after enemies.

Cipher the Spy Dragon
Mods
Model	Oloro
Core	Alcrom
Gear	Harpen
Bracket	Drimper
Weapon	None
Notes	Very effective in Corpus missions, especially those with breakable glass. No more will you have to suffer having to clean up your own mess when your Moa can do it for you in two seconds. Synergizes well with any frame that creates overshields like Volt, Trinity and Mag. Tractor Beam finally makes all those airborne mods viable as well as syncing incredibly well with the new Kitgun Arcane. My personal favorite out in open-world areas so I can mine nodes on ceilings. No weapon to help prevent alarms from going off in the first place.

Arms
Mods
Model	Para
Core	Krisys
Gyro	Munit
Bracket	Drimper WAIT FOR THE POUNCING BRACKET
Weapon	Prisma Burst Laser OR Sweeper Prime
Notes	You should go ahead and build the Para Model for its mods and mastery, but I'd hold off on seriously investing into it until the mysterious information above comes to fruition. The idea is to let it go ham on things like the Hyena enemies do, jumping on them, CCing them until they're useless and blasting them to shreds with a great weapon.

And one last mod setup. The one I've been personally using for general content. Every Link mod is equipped because I'm too lazy to switch them for each frame. It really is convenient having this two-legged multitool follow me around and do most of the dirty work.

F.A.Q.

A section to be updated over time as questions are asked in the comments and more content needs to be clarified.

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Q: Can you get MR from Moas?

A: An assembled Moa must be leveled to 30, gilded, and leveled to 30 again before obtaining Mastery from the Model.

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Q: Can I get Riven mods for Moa weapons?

A: No. This was likely the reason for DE deciding to no longer include Sentinel weapon rivens as a Sortie reward any longer. If you have any, hold on to them. They are a collector's item now. DE is now revisiting a way to re-add these Rivens in some degree. So eventually they will return.

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Q: Why cant I recolor my Moa?

A: You can not change any appearance details until your Moa has been Gilded.

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Q: Does Oberon's passive apply to Moas like it does Kavats and Kubrow?

A: Nope.

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Q: What happened to Gyro's originally being Gears? Why are only half the weapons from Tennocon 2018 available?

A: I couldn't tell you. I don't think anyone but DE could. We can only wait and hope they in the future they do add the missing grappling hook and ammo regenerator parts.

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Q: Why can I sometimes hear other people's Moas but not my own?

A: They bought those pricey personality packs for 50p each. Can be found and equipped in the appearance menu.

Need a Clan?

Need a group to help farm resources to make the Moa you want? Maybe you're new and just need some help in the game or access to clan research.

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Tenno on the Moon is a relaxed and casual clan that recruits active and friendly players. We were founded on the primary goal to ensure Warframe never feels like a job to players. Only by working together can we combat the grind, generally awful trading community and other aspects of poor game design. With over 250 members, our emphasis on remaining casual doesn't stop us from obtaining a spot in the top 100 leaderboard scores during clan events.
There are only two rules to keep in mind. One being that 30 days of inactivity gets you kicked for space unless a higher-up is notified you're taking a break. The second being that you're generally friendly if you plan on using the clan chat tab.
Our official forum clan can be found here[forums.warframe.com]. If you'd like to join, please join this page or leave a comment below and make sure you are not already in another clan so an invitation can be sent.
Steam Group can be found here.

We also run an Alliance for any smaller, likeminded clans. While they serve little purpose at the moment, it's a good idea to join one in the event Dark Sectors return and any other bonuses the Kingpin system will offer. The Towers That B want you to be apart of our clan family if you are as likeminded as our clan above.
Our official forum alliance can be found here[forums.warframe.com]. If you'd like to join, please request an invitation to this page and leave a comment below with your in-game name for further discussion.Steam Group can be found here.

Credits

Look forward to this guide being updated any time more content is added to Moas. I love documenting these sorts of things so I hope at least a few of you got some use out of it. I'm always planning on creating more guides for my favorite games, so feel free to subscribe if that might interest you for whatever reason.

Thank you for using my guide! Check out below for more!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1300119774
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[Meridian]

Any plans for an update given all the new parts? Thank you so much for adding these builds, it's really hard to find anything that talks about how to build a good moa.

[kuningrockerz]

just wondering if you're going to update this, since there's a "new" moa head.
if you do, thanks in advance!

[Rothus83]

I like your arms build but was wondering if building for Shields instead of HP is a good swap?

[Ace Decker]

Aaaaaaa! My MOA name! L1M-B0! You took it, now I look unoriginal D:

[( : )]

@Burger Beers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa

[Burger Beers]

why does this thing walk like a chicken?

[eevyern]

Hi, I'm a Warlord of a pretty much 2-man clan and I'd like to join your Alliance! You can add me or try whispering me @ Kishon in-game.

[Serg]

Ambulas and Jackal are considered "profanity"

DE at its smartest once more.

[CrusaderTheFirst]

If only we could make an ambulas-like moa.

[LaeLena]

Thank you for the guide. Easy to understand even for someone who hasn't really gotten into Fortuna and Orb Vallis yet.