A virulent plague, a mutated warrior, the “I just wanna stay here and grow my infested garden” frame - Nidus!

Release date: 2016-12-22

Passive: The Infestation dwelling within Nidus mutates rapidly when used against his foes, fueling his abilities and yielding various symbiotic benefits.
Virulence - Rupture the ground with a damaging fungal growth that steals energy from each enemy it strikes. For every five enemies hit, the Infestation mutates, multiplying its destructive force.
Larva - Spawn an Infested pod that erupts with tendrils, latches onto nearby enemies and pulls them in.
Parasitic Link - Bind to a target with a parasitic link. For allies, both the host and Nidus gain increased Ability Strength. Linked enemies take the damage inflicted on Nidus.
Ravenous - Gluttonous maggots swarm nearby enemies, feasting until they burst with Infestation. The maggots benefit from Mutation and each enemy consumed adds to the Mutation stack.

Acquisition: Main blueprint is acquired from The Glast Gambit quest. Component blueprints are acquired from Rotation C of Infested Salvage on Oestrus, Eris.

Community question: With the release of Dante, it got me thinking about using these weekly threads as a way to discuss newly released frames, not just old ones. Whenever a new frame releases, they would get the next upcoming thread, after which the queue would resume. Thoughts? I was also thinking about possibly re-making a thread if a frame receives a substantial enough rework, so far I got lucky with both Hydroid’s and Inaros’ reworks being timed perfectly with their queue spots, but that won’t always be the case.