There is a wide range of deviations that you can collect in Once Human, and they each have their own unique abilities ranging from base repair, resource collection, and even just straight up combat-related functions. In this guide, I’ll be showing you how to get the Enchanting Void deviant, which requires quite a bit of luck!
How to Get Enchanting Void Deviant
I won’t sugarcoat this for you, the Enchanting Void can either be an incredibly dull and long grind, or it can take you a single run to get. Basically, you will have to go through the optional seepage zone within the Securement Silo – Theta dungeon.
This can be found to the north of the Blackfell Oil Fields, and since it’s marked on your map, you should be able to find it without issue. There is also a teleportation tower close to it, making it easy to go back to if you need to return to your base.
SIDE NOTE: We have a complete guide for all Deviant locations in Once Human, make sure to check it out as well!
Go through the first few hallways until you reach a room where you have to break three nest sacs in the center. After that, go through the now-open door with the rotatable statue.
Rotate the statue and proceed through the seepage zone until you find yourself in a damp area with six more statues that you can shift around. The solution is always the same, but basically, all you need to do is copy the orientation of the statues in the reflection on the water.
If you are still a bit confused, we have a more detailed guide specifically all about solving the statue puzzle in Theta that should help you out with this. The boss in this optional room is just a beefier version of an elite enemy I’m sure you’ve encountered already, so it’s nothing special.
When it dies, it has an unknown chance of dropping the Enchanting Void deviant right beside its treasure chest. If it isn’t there, you will have to repeat the dungeon.
Bonus Tip – Speedrunning the Theta Silo
For the purpose of this guide, I started speedrunning through the dungeon a total of nine times before it showed up. Basically, get yourself some movement speed buffs (in my case, a melee weapon calibration + food) and ignore all the enemies.
Quickly break the three nest sacs and enter the seepage zone. Turn all the statues in the correct orientation (again, the solution is always the same) and burst down the boss.
If the Enchanting Void deviant does not show up, press escape and click on the “Exit Dungeon” button on the bottom left corner. Take the minimum loot from the chest if you want before exiting, as that’s still some spare change and stardust source.
Just repeat this entire process until you get the darn cat to show up. Like I said above, it took me nine tries of doing this, which only amounted to maybe around 15 to 20 minutes of pure focus.
What Does the Enchanting Void Do?
The Enchanting Void is a combat deviation, which means you’ll have to sync it to your cradle in order to actually use it. It has two very different abilities, and here is a brief summary of them:
- Midnight Maul – Upon activating this ability, you can throw the Enchanting Void at a target location, where it will transform into a panther. For a limited time, it will attack nearby enemies and give them a debuff that increases how much melee damage they take.
- Combat Assist – Summons the Enchanting Void as a hovering companion, granting the user bonus movement speed while holding a melee weapon. You will also heal 10% max health whenever you hit an enemy with melee strikes.
In my opinion, the panther form is quite useless as the damage it deals is pretty laughable, and the debuff may as well not exist even if you are a melee user. It cannot hit flying enemies too, but it will keep trying to swing at the air anyway if the panther decides to aggro one.
Combat Assist, on the other hand, has a few niche uses for people who want to speed through stuff. Ironically, it would have been a useful buff to have while rushing through the dungeon that drops it.
And that is pretty much everything that you need to know in order to get this elusive little cat in the game. While you’re here, check out our guide on how to get Dr. Teddy in Once Human as well. Spoiler alert: it’s the exact same process, so you better be ready to do the loop I already described above.
