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How to Get Growing Power in Warframe (2026): Knave Specter or Trade
Nightfall Apothic, Knave Specter, or just trade for it
Last Updated on September 11, 2026
The short answer
Growing Power drops from the Knave Specter: finish The Silver Grove, craft a Nightfall Apothic, use it at a Silver Grove shrine on Earth, kill the Specter. The drop is about one in sixteen, so most players trade for it instead. It gives 25% Ability Strength for six seconds whenever your own weapon lands a status effect; Saryn, Wisp and Khora with a status primer are what it is for.
Reviewed September 10, 2026, current through Update 43.5. Iceblade of Narin lands September 23 and is not reflected yet; this page is re-checked after every major patch.
| Route | How | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Knave Specter | The Silver Grove quest, Nightfall Apothic at a shrine, kill the Specter | About 6% per kill |
| Trading | Trade chat or a market listing; it is a tradeable aura | Guaranteed, plus the trade tax |
What you need first
| Requirement | Why |
|---|---|
| The Silver Grove | New Loka's quest in a Relay; it introduces the Apothics and the shrines. |
| A Nightfall Apothic | Crafted from the Silver Grove plants scanned on Earth at night. |
The farm, step by step
- Finish The Silver Grove from New Loka in any Relay.
- Scan the Nightfall Apothic ingredients on Earth at night and craft the Apothic in the Foundry.
- Go to a Silver Grove shrine in the Earth caves and use the Apothic.
- Kill the Knave Specter that spawns; it drops Growing Power about one time in sixteen.
- Repeat, or open trade chat and buy it for a handful of platinum.
What it does now
- Plus 25% Ability Strength for six seconds every time your own weapon applies a status effect, at max rank.
- Teammates' procs and your abilities' procs do not trigger it; it needs your gun or melee.
- Auras add mod capacity, so it costs nothing to run on a frame that already wants Strength.
The aura, as a card
3
Growing Power
Growing Power
On Status Effect with Weapon: Squad increases personal Ability Strength by 25% for 6s.
AURA
3
Corrosive Projection
Corrosive Projection
Enemies lose -18% Armor
AURA
1
Steel Charge
Steel Charge
Squad receives +60% Melee Damage
AURA
3
Energy Siphon
Energy Siphon
Squad receives +0.6 Energy Regen/s
AURABest frames
| Frame | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Saryn | Spores | Spores proc constantly, so the buff never drops and Strength feeds the nuke. |
| Wisp | Motes | A status primer keeps the buff up while her Motes scale off Strength. |
| Khora | Whipclaw | Her Whipclaw and a status weapon keep 25% Strength rolling. |
Tips that save runs
- Pair it with a chaining status weapon like Kuva Nukor so the six seconds refresh on their own.
- On frames that do not need Strength, Steel Charge or Energy Siphon does more.
- Buy it. The farm is a novelty; the mod is cheap.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Running it with a crit weapon that never procs; the aura does nothing.
- Farming the Specter for hours when trade chat sells it for pocket change.
Related
- How to get Corrosive Projection
- Best status weapons: the primers
- Best Arcanes
- Best weapons for 2026
- Warframe tier list 2026
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