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Clear Angel Combs for Heat Tolerance and Axum Vision

Quick answer

The first Angel Comb grants Heat Tolerance for the hot region. The later Alien Ruins comb needs ranged Feedback Resonator shots and leads to Axum Vision.

How this guide was checked

Coverage: Early Access 1.2 · Buddy System Hotfix 2 (October 6) · official sources checked October 23, 2026 UTC · older routes retain their source/build limits. Research checked 8 Oct 2026. Updated 25 Oct 2026

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Clips from 2 creatorsChecked on screen · 25 Oct 20263 steps2 moments · 0:21
  1. Spoiler1:31–1:43Open the first combTap to reveal · MonkeyKingHero
  2. Spoiler0:44–0:53Prepare for the Alien Ruins combTap to reveal · Gaming with Griff Griffin

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Before you start

  • First comb: Sonic Resonator, oxygen equipment and healing.
  • Later comb: Feedback Resonator upgrade and a suitable Tadpole depth module.
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Open the first comb

  1. Find the cave about 200 m northwest of the Lifepod, near a 300° bearing.
    Spoiler clip · Entering the cave and descending to the infected Angel Comb · reveal

    Older footage · checked Oct 25, 2026 · before Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.2 (Buddy System, August 19, 2026)

    1:31–1:43 · 12 sEntering the cave and descending to the infected Angel Comb

    On screen: At about 20 m an Angel Comb marker sits over a large cave mouth in the rocks; the diver follows a dark tunnel down past 46 m and reaches the comb at 59 m, a tall winged shape smothered in grey bloom growth.

    Check the guide’s version notes before following older footage.

    MonkeyKingHeroFull video ↗
    Credits

    “How to Clear Bloom Infestations & Cure Angel Comb in Subnautica 2” by MonkeyKingHero · May 14, 2026 · Early Access launch window (uploaded 2026-05-14); predates the Adaptive Measures and Buddy System updates

    Independent creator · no partnership implied

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    1:31–1:43Spoiler clip
  2. Follow both large tubes to their infected chambers and destroy the viral flowers.
  3. Return to clear the flowers around the central comb.
  4. Collect Heat Tolerance. Use opened oxygen funnels and a distraction flare when needed.
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Prepare for the Alien Ruins comb

Its blooms close when approached. Use Feedback Resonator projectiles from a distance. Clear the branches under the Research Base, in the side ravine, and beneath the shipwreck reached by the northeast tube, then clear the centre.

This route descends beyond 250 m; upgrade the Tadpole before taking it down. Axum Vision enables interaction with alien devices and the Power Plant progression.

Spoiler clip · Shooting blooms in the deep cave · reveal

Older footage · checked Oct 25, 2026 · before Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.2 (Buddy System, August 19, 2026)

0:44–0:53 · 9 sShooting blooms in the deep cave

On screen: Past purple-lit rock arches at about 323 m, a spiky blue bloom sits on a mound at 317 m; at 310 m the diver fires a glowing projectile into a bloom between tall rock columns and it bursts.

Check the guide’s version notes before following older footage.

Gaming with Griff GriffinFull video ↗
Credits

“Subnautica 2 Angel Comb Alien Ruins Walkthrough | All 6 CANKER BLOOM Locations” by Gaming with Griff Griffin · May 18, 2026 · Early Access launch window (uploaded 2026-05-18); predates the Adaptive Measures and Buddy System updates

Independent creator · no partnership implied

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0:44–0:53Spoiler clip
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If a turbine build disappeared

The September 3 hotfix amendment restores affected in-progress Axum Powerplant Turbines. Previously affected players should see the construction ghost again and can finish it without repaying the resources. New builds use normal costs. This is a repair for affected saves, not a free-building rule.

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Sources · 2Official · Walkthrough · checked 23 Oct 2026 · Research checked 8 Oct 2026
Official Steam announcements ↗Released update history through Buddy System Hotfix 2 on October 6, including the September 3 turbine amendment. Older prelaunch announcements are historical.Official ·
Clear the Angel Combs ↗Heat Tolerance and Axum Vision prerequisites.Walkthrough ·

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