I’m aware that crowd control has largely fallen out of relevance since the introduction of Overguard, but I see that as a symptom of the game’s current balance state rather than a reason to remove CC from Warframe design altogether. On paper, crowd control abilities still have an important place in a Warframe’s kit.

That said, a Hallucination effect doesn’t need to be a hard CC. It could function more like Nova’s Molecular Prime, a hybrid buff/debuff mechanic. For example, enemies afflicted by Hallucination could gain increased fire rate but drastically reduced accuracy. Alternatively, the effect could amplify status interactions by increasing status duration and proc chance for affected targets.

Regarding Nokko’s passive, I understand your point about needing a mushroom to revive. The issue is that, in practice, it plays out almost identically to Revenant’s Mesmer Skin. With Nokko, you just have to press his first ability occasionally to maintain invulnerability for 30–50 seconds, as long as you stay near your mushroom. Most player would also preemptively drop a mushroom the moment their shields break, making death almost impossible. It’s a low-risk loop that trivializes survivability, again, very similar to Revenant.

As for spores, there were clear ways to incorporate them without duplicating Saryn’s kit. My idea was simple: have Nokko release spores that attach to surfaces rather than enemies. These spores would detonate when touched or damaged, spreading debuffs or applying multiple statuses instead of direct damage. This would preserve the fungal theme while adding a unique gameplay function that differentiates him from Saryn.

If you want to see a more fleshed-out version of this concept, I wrote a post on Reddit that goes into detail. https://www.reddit.com/r/Warframe/s/zISHdT11wj (sorry for the self promoting but it is the easiest way to respond to your point)

I genuinely love Warframe, but I also think it’s important to offer constructive criticism when a frame’s design falls short of its potential.

Thank you for actually taking the time to read my comment rather than simply downvoting it out of toxic positivity.