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For the game itself, see WARFRAME. The Warframe is an advanced weapons system used exclusively by the Tenno in their missions throughout the Origin System. 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ReportUsers! CurrentWikiProjects FANDOM Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Register Don'thaveanaccount? SignIn Advertisement in: Lore,Speculation,Warframes English Deutsch Español Français Português Warframes Viewsource History Talk(0) ComparisonModsCosmetics Ash⭐Atlas⭐Banshee⭐BaruukCalibanChroma⭐Ember⭐Equinox⭐Excalibur⭐Frost⭐Gara⭐Garuda⭐GaussGrendelGyreHarrow⭐HildrynHydroid⭐Inaros⭐Ivara⭐KhoraLavosLimbo⭐Loki⭐Mag⭐Mesa⭐Mirage⭐Nekros⭐Nezha⭐Nidus⭐Nova⭐Nyx⭐Oberon⭐Octavia⭐ProteaRevenantRhino⭐Saryn⭐SevagothTitania⭐Trinity⭐Valkyr⭐Vauban⭐Volt⭐WispWukong⭐XakuYareliZephyr⭐ Forthegameitself,seeWARFRAME. Warframe (Lefttoright)Frost,Excalibur,AshandNyx ThetruenatureoftheWarframesandtheirTennoconnectionisasecretlosttotheOldWar.Together,theyrepresentourbesthopeinturningthetideofthemachinewar.WarframesareuniquefromDaxandotherInfantry,deployingdangerousandesotericVoidenergy,andequippedwithoftenmundanephysicalweapons–thisiskeytofightinganenemythathadturnedourtechnologyagainstus.—WarframesFragment Contents 1Overview 2Acquisition 2.1Foundry 2.2Market 2.3Storage 3Attributes 4LevelingUp 5Cosmetics 6ReleaseOrder 7Lore 8Trivia 9Media 10References 11PatchHistory AmysteriousweaponizedarmorcontrolledsolelybytheTenno.ThroughtheWarframe,Tennocancheatdeath,channeltheforbiddenVoidenergiesandfacescoresofenemieswithoutfatigue.DuetoapparentresistancesoftheirBio-Metalexoskeletons,WarframescanbesafelydeployedtoInfestationOutbreaks,shouldtheyoccur.In-depthinformationoftheWarframemandateisforbiddentoallbuttheSeven.—WarframeTechnologyFragment TheWarframeisanadvancedweaponssystemusedexclusivelybytheTennointheirmissionsthroughouttheOriginSystem.TheWarframespossessregenerativeshields,greatlyenhancedmobility,andtheuseofanarrayofsupernaturalabilities–allofwhichfurtheraugmenttheTenno'sdeadlyuseoftraditionalcombatarts. Overview Warframesaredividedintoacollectionofdiversemodels,eachofwhichpersonifiesagreatwarriorspirit.Playersmaydon Excaliburtogainhisprowesswithbladedweapons,forinstance.EachWarframeismoreoverhighlyreconfigurable,meaningplayerscantailortheirchoiceofWarframetofitamultitudeofplaystyles.WhilecertainWarframesexcelinaparticularsituation,nonearelimitedtoasingularroleandnoroledemandstheuseofasingularWarframe. PlayerscustomizeWarframesviatheinstallationofModswhichcanupgradetheirWarframeAttributes,endowthemwithadditionalutilities,andevenaltertheirabilities.Furtherbonusescanbeachievedbyequippingadd-ons,suchasArcaneHelmetsorArcaneEnhancements.  Frostusing Freeze EachWarframefeaturesfouruniqueandextraordinaryactivatablepowersthatallowforalargedegreeofcontroloverthesurroundingenvironment.Warframesalsopossesspassiveabilities–powersthatactivateontheirownaccord.ThesepowersallowaTennotocastvirtuallyanything,withexamplesrangingfromdevastatingwavesofenergy,tobullet-nullifyingbarriers,masshealing,portalstothestarsbeyond,radialwavesofantimatter,andevenetherealweapons.WarframesgreatlyaugmentthephysicalabilitiesofaTennoaswell,affectingnaturalskillslikeswordsmanship,marksmanshipand,mostnotably,acrobatics. NewplayersstartthegamebyselectingtheirfirstWarframe,from Excalibur, Mag,or Volt,andplayingthroughtheVor'sPrizeIntroductoryQuest.Astheplayerprogresses,theymaycraftorbuyotherWarframesfromthefulllistofofferings. AsofHotfix31.6.3,thereareatotalof85Warframesconsistingofbothoriginalmodelsandspecialvariants.Onlyoneofthesespecialvariantsisexclusivetocertaingroupsofplayers; Excalibur PrimeisaFounders-exclusive. Acquisition Warframesareobtainedbytwogeneralmethods:craftingthemwithin-gamematerialsattheFoundryorpurchasingthemfullyassembledfromtheMarket.Additionally,obtainingaWarframerequirestheuseofastorageslot.Playerspossessafinitenumberofstorageslots,whichcanbeexpandedbypurchasingadditionalslotsattheMarket. Foundry AssemblingaWarframeattheFoundryrequirestheWarframe'smainblueprintandthreecomponentparts: MainBlueprint Neuroptics Chassis Systems ToconstructaWarframe,playersmustfirstassembleeachofitscomponents.ThisisperformedbyexpendingResourcesearnedthroughoutthegame,includingacopyofthepart'scorrespondingblueprint.ComponentblueprintsaregenerallyobtainedbycompletingappropriateAssassinationmissions,Quests,orClanDojoresearch,thoughexceptionsexist.Aftercollectingandassemblingallofthenecessaryparts,playerscanpurchasetheWarframe'smainblueprintfromtheMarketwith Credits(thegame'sfree-to-playcurrency)tocompletetheconstructionprocess.Onceassembled,aWarframemaybeupgradedatanytimewiththeinstallationofan Orokin Reactor. Market WarframescanalsobepurchasedfullyassembledintheMarketwith Platinum.Whenacquiredinthismanner,aWarframecomespre-installedwithan Orokin ReactorandisprovidedwithacomplimentaryWarframestorageslot. Storage PlayersbeginthegamewithtwoWarframestorageslotsandcanacquireadditionalslotsfromtheMarketforanominalfeeof20 Platinumeach(PlayersalsogainacomplimentaryslotforanyWarframepurchaseddirectlyfromtheMarket).WarframeslotscanalsobeacquiredthroughNightwave.Notethataplayercanacquire Platinumwithoutspendingrealworldmoneybytradingwithotherplayers. Attributes Mainarticle:WarframeAttributes AttributesarethestatsandfunctionalityofWarframessuchasHealth,Armor,Shields,Energy,andSprintSpeed.EachWarframeismadeuniquewithadifferentcombinationoftheseandtheirpowers. LevelingUp Mainarticle:Affinity WarframesrequireAffinity,conventionallyknowninothergamesasexperiencepoints(XP),inordertoattainhigherranks.EachWarframelevelsupseparatelyfromotherWarframestoamaximumofRank30.NotethateachoftheWarframe'sequippedweaponshaveAffinityrankingsaswellwhichalsoincreaseseparatelyfromWarframes.Duringmissions,playersareawardedAffinitythroughactionsgettingsuchaskillingenemies,usingabilities,completingobjectivesorrevivingdownedallies. Witheachsuccessiverank,aWarframegainsmodcapacityaswellasincreasestoHealth,Shields,andEnergycapacity,aswellas200masterypoints.StatboostsreceivedfromrankinguparecalculatedfromthebasevalueoftheWarframeforeachstat,preventingmodsfromaffectingthebonus. Duringlevelup,allWarframestatsgain: +20%Healthcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank1 +20%Shieldcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank2 +5%Energycapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank3 Foratotalof+200%Health,+200%Shieldsand+50%EnergycapacityatRank30.Inotherwords,atRank30,Warframeswillhave3xtheirbaseHealthandShieldsand1.5xtheirbaseEnergycapacity. Theonlyexceptionstotheserulesare Inaros( Prime), Nidus( Prime), Garuda( Prime), Hildryn,and Lavos. ViewRank-UpExceptionsList▾▾  Inarosand Inaros Prime +15%Healthcapacityevery3ranksstaringatbothRank1andRank2 +5%Energycapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank3 Foratotalof+300%Healthand+50%EnergycapacityatRank30.  Nidusand Nidus Prime +20%Healthcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank1 +10%Armorevery6ranksstartingatRank2 +3%AbilityStrengthevery6ranksstartingatRank3 +10%Energycapacityevery6ranksstartingatRank5 +2Health/sRegenerationevery6ranksstartingatRank6 Foratotalof+200%Health,+50%Armor,+15%AbilityStrength,+50%Energycapacity,and+10Health/sRegenerationatRank30.  Garudaand Garuda Prime +20%Healthcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank1 +20%Shieldcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank2 +12.5%Energycapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank3 Foratotalof+200%Health,+200%Shield,and+125%EnergycapacityatRank30.  Hildryn +20%Healthcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank1 +25%Shieldcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank2 Foratotalof+200%Healthand+250%ShieldatRank30.  Lavos +20%Healthcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank1 +20%Shieldcapacityevery3ranksstartingatRank2 +10%Armorevery6ranksstartingatRank2 Foratotalof+200%Health,+200%Shield,and+50%ArmoratRank30. SinceUpdate15.0(2014-10-24),WarframeAbilitiesunlockandrankupwithaffinity.ThemaximumRankforanyAbilityisRank3. ViewAbilityLevelingList▾▾ Warframe/ArchwingRank AbilityandRank FirstAbility SecondAbility ThirdAbility FourthAbility Unranked Unranked Locked Locked Locked 3 Unranked Unranked Locked Locked 5 Unranked Unranked Unranked Locked 7 Rank1 Unranked Unranked Locked 10 Rank1 Unranked Unranked Unranked 12 Rank1 Rank1 Unranked Unranked 14 Rank2 Rank1 Unranked Unranked 16 Rank2 Rank1 Rank1 Unranked 18 Rank3 Rank1 Rank1 Unranked 20 Rank3 Rank1 Rank1 Rank1 22 Rank3 Rank2 Rank1 Rank1 24 Rank3 Rank2 Rank2 Rank1 25 Rank3 Rank2 Rank2 Rank2 27 Rank3 Rank3 Rank2 Rank2 28 Rank3 Rank3 Rank3 Rank2 30 Rank3 Rank3 Rank3 Rank3 Cosmetics Mainarticle:WarframeCosmetics EveryWarframecanequipvariouskindsofalternativeequipmentorskins.ThesecosmeticitemsincludeHelmets,IdleAnimations,holographicEmblems,SigilsandCosmeticArmor. Someoftheseitemsareavailablebydefault,somecaneitherbeboughtfromtheMarketorfoundasblueprintsviatheCredOfferingsystem.TheycanallbeequippedintheArsenalundertheAppearanceTab. ReleaseOrder Mainarticle:WarframesComparison/ReleaseDates(edit) AllOriginalPrimeFemaleMale WarframeName Sex ReleaseDate(yyyy-mm-dd) UpdateVersion AshPrime Male 2015-07-07 Update16.11(2015-07-07) VaubanPrime Male 2016-05-17 Update18.12(2016-05-17) RhinoPrime Male 2014-03-05 Update12.4(2014-03-05) Zephyr Female 2014-02-05 Update12.0(2014-02-05) Gauss Male 2019-08-29 Update25.7(2019-08-29) Limbo Male 2014-10-24 Update15.0(2014-10-24) ChromaPrime Male 2018-09-25 Update23.9(2018-09-25) Atlas Male 2015-10-01 Update17.5(2015-10-01) EmberPrime Female 2013-11-20 Update11.0(2013-11-20) Hydroid Male 2014-04-09 Update13.0(2014-04-09) TitaniaPrime Female 2020-03-31 Hotfix27.3.6(2020-03-31) Chroma Male 2015-03-19 Update16.0(2015-03-19) Excalibur Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Titania Female 2016-08-19 Update:TheSilverGrove(2016-08-19) Hildryn Female 2019-03-08 Update24.4(2019-03-08) SarynPrime Female 2016-02-16 Hotfix18.4.12(2016-02-16) Equinox Female 2015-07-31 Update17.0(2015-07-31) Frost Male 2013-01-29 Update6.0(2013-01-29) Trinity Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Caliban Male 2021-12-15 Update31(2021-12-15) ExcaliburUmbraPrime Male 0000-00-00 [[|Error]](0000-00-00) Gyre Female 2022-04-27 Update31.5(2022-04-27) Oberon Male 2013-12-19 Update11.5(2013-12-19) Banshee Female 2013-03-18 Update7.0(2013-03-18) Khora Female 2018-04-20 Update22.18(2018-04-20) IvaraPrime Female 2019-12-17 Hotfix27.0.4(2019-12-17) Octavia Female 2017-03-24 Update20.0(2017-03-24) InarosPrime Male 2020-07-14 Update28.2(2020-07-14) OctaviaPrime Female 2021-02-23 Update29.9(2021-02-23) GarudaPrime Female 2022-03-28 Update31.3(2022-03-28) OberonPrime Male 2017-05-30 Hotfix20.6.2(2017-05-30) NidusPrime Male 2021-09-08 Update30.7(2021-09-08) LokiPrime Male 2014-06-11 Update13.7(2014-06-11) Ember Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Saryn Female 2013-03-18 Update7.0(2013-03-18) Revenant Male 2018-08-24 Update23.5(2018-08-24) Ivara Female 2015-12-03 Update18.0(2015-12-03) Inaros Male 2016-03-04 Update18.5(2016-03-04) HydroidPrime Male 2017-08-29 Update21.6(2017-08-29) Gara Female 2017-10-12 Update22.0(2017-10-12) GaraPrime Female 2021-05-25 Update30.3(2021-05-25) Nekros Male 2013-09-13 Update10.0(2013-09-13) Loki Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Baruuk Male 2018-12-18 Update24.2(2018-12-18) Xaku Androgynous 2020-08-25 Update29.0(2020-08-25) Nezha Male 2015-12-16 Update18.1(2015-12-16) Mag Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) EquinoxPrime Female 2019-04-02 Hotfix24.5.8(2019-04-02) HarrowPrime Male 2021-12-15 Update31(2021-12-15) Nyx Female 2013-01-29 Update6.0(2013-01-29) ValkyrPrime Female 2016-11-22 Hotfix19.0.7(2016-11-22) MiragePrime Female 2017-12-12 Update22.7(2017-12-12) Wisp Female 2019-05-22 Update25.0(2019-05-22) ExcaliburUmbra Male 2018-06-15 Update23.0(2018-06-15) Nidus Male 2016-12-22 Update19.5(2016-12-22) ZephyrPrime Female 2018-03-20 Hotfix22.16.4(2018-03-20) BansheePrime Female 2017-02-28 Hotfix19.11.5(2017-02-28) Grendel Male 2019-10-31 Update26.0(2019-10-31) Rhino Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) WukongPrime Male 2019-07-06 Update25.3(2019-07-06) Wukong Male 2015-11-25 Update17.12(2015-11-25) Mirage Female 2014-07-18 Update14.0(2014-07-18) Volt Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Vauban Male 2013-05-17 Update7.11(2013-05-17) Valkyr Female 2013-11-20 Update11.0(2013-11-20) TrinityPrime Female 2015-10-06 Update17.6(2015-10-06) NovaPrime Female 2014-12-17 Update15.7(2014-12-17) Sevagoth Male 2021-04-13 Update30.0(2021-04-13) Protea Female 2020-06-11 Update28.0(2020-06-11) NyxPrime Female 2014-09-24 Update14.8(2014-09-24) Sevagoth'sShadow Male 2021-04-13 Update30.0(2021-04-13) Nova Female 2013-07-13 Update9.0(2013-07-13) NezhaPrime Male 2020-10-27 Update29.3(2020-10-27) NekrosPrime Male 2016-08-23 Hotfix:TheSilverGrove3(2016-08-23) VoltPrime Male 2015-03-25 Update16.1(2015-03-25) FrostPrime Male 2013-05-03 Update7.10(2013-05-03) Garuda Female 2018-11-08 Update24.0(2018-11-08) Mesa Female 2014-11-27 Update15.5(2014-11-27) MagPrime Female 2013-09-13 Update10.0(2013-09-13) LimboPrime Male 2018-06-19 Hotfix23.0.3(2018-06-19) Lavos Male 2020-12-18 Update29.6(2020-12-18) Ash Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Harrow Male 2017-06-29 Update21.0(2017-06-29) MesaPrime Female 2018-12-18 Hotfix24.2.2(2018-12-18) ExcaliburPrime Male 2012-12-18 Update5.0(2012-12-18) Yareli Female 2021-07-06 Update30.5(2021-07-06) AtlasPrime Male 2019-10-01 Update25.8(2019-10-01) WarframeName Sex ReleaseDate(yyyy-mm-dd) UpdateVersion Zephyr Female 2014-02-05 Update12.0(2014-02-05) Gauss Male 2019-08-29 Update25.7(2019-08-29) Limbo Male 2014-10-24 Update15.0(2014-10-24) Atlas Male 2015-10-01 Update17.5(2015-10-01) Hydroid Male 2014-04-09 Update13.0(2014-04-09) Chroma Male 2015-03-19 Update16.0(2015-03-19) Excalibur Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Titania Female 2016-08-19 Update:TheSilverGrove(2016-08-19) Hildryn Female 2019-03-08 Update24.4(2019-03-08) Equinox Female 2015-07-31 Update17.0(2015-07-31) Frost Male 2013-01-29 Update6.0(2013-01-29) Trinity Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Caliban Male 2021-12-15 Update31(2021-12-15) Gyre Female 2022-04-27 Update31.5(2022-04-27) Oberon Male 2013-12-19 Update11.5(2013-12-19) Banshee Female 2013-03-18 Update7.0(2013-03-18) Khora Female 2018-04-20 Update22.18(2018-04-20) Octavia Female 2017-03-24 Update20.0(2017-03-24) Ember Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Saryn Female 2013-03-18 Update7.0(2013-03-18) Revenant Male 2018-08-24 Update23.5(2018-08-24) Ivara Female 2015-12-03 Update18.0(2015-12-03) Inaros Male 2016-03-04 Update18.5(2016-03-04) Gara Female 2017-10-12 Update22.0(2017-10-12) Nekros Male 2013-09-13 Update10.0(2013-09-13) Loki Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Baruuk Male 2018-12-18 Update24.2(2018-12-18) Xaku Androgynous 2020-08-25 Update29.0(2020-08-25) Nezha Male 2015-12-16 Update18.1(2015-12-16) Mag Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Nyx Female 2013-01-29 Update6.0(2013-01-29) Wisp Female 2019-05-22 Update25.0(2019-05-22) ExcaliburUmbra Male 2018-06-15 Update23.0(2018-06-15) Nidus Male 2016-12-22 Update19.5(2016-12-22) Grendel Male 2019-10-31 Update26.0(2019-10-31) Rhino Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Wukong Male 2015-11-25 Update17.12(2015-11-25) Mirage Female 2014-07-18 Update14.0(2014-07-18) Volt Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Vauban Male 2013-05-17 Update7.11(2013-05-17) Valkyr Female 2013-11-20 Update11.0(2013-11-20) Sevagoth Male 2021-04-13 Update30.0(2021-04-13) Protea Female 2020-06-11 Update28.0(2020-06-11) Sevagoth'sShadow Male 2021-04-13 Update30.0(2021-04-13) Nova Female 2013-07-13 Update9.0(2013-07-13) Garuda Female 2018-11-08 Update24.0(2018-11-08) Mesa Female 2014-11-27 Update15.5(2014-11-27) Lavos Male 2020-12-18 Update29.6(2020-12-18) Ash Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Harrow Male 2017-06-29 Update21.0(2017-06-29) Yareli Female 2021-07-06 Update30.5(2021-07-06) WarframeName Sex ReleaseDate(yyyy-mm-dd) UpdateVersion Vaulted AshPrime Male 2015-07-07 Update16.11(2015-07-07) Vaulted VaubanPrime Male 2016-05-17 Update18.12(2016-05-17) Vaulted RhinoPrime Male 2014-03-05 Update12.4(2014-03-05) Vaulted ChromaPrime Male 2018-09-25 Update23.9(2018-09-25) Vaulted EmberPrime Female 2013-11-20 Update11.0(2013-11-20) Vaulted TitaniaPrime Female 2020-03-31 Hotfix27.3.6(2020-03-31) Vaulted SarynPrime Female 2016-02-16 Hotfix18.4.12(2016-02-16) Vaulted ExcaliburUmbraPrime Male 0000-00-00 [[|Error]](0000-00-00) Vaulted IvaraPrime Female 2019-12-17 Hotfix27.0.4(2019-12-17) Vaulted InarosPrime Male 2020-07-14 Update28.2(2020-07-14) Unvaulted OctaviaPrime Female 2021-02-23 Update29.9(2021-02-23) Unvaulted GarudaPrime Female 2022-03-28 Update31.3(2022-03-28) Unvaulted OberonPrime Male 2017-05-30 Hotfix20.6.2(2017-05-30) Vaulted NidusPrime Male 2021-09-08 Update30.7(2021-09-08) Unvaulted LokiPrime Male 2014-06-11 Update13.7(2014-06-11) Vaulted HydroidPrime Male 2017-08-29 Update21.6(2017-08-29) Vaulted GaraPrime Female 2021-05-25 Update30.3(2021-05-25) Unvaulted EquinoxPrime Female 2019-04-02 Hotfix24.5.8(2019-04-02) Vaulted HarrowPrime Male 2021-12-15 Update31(2021-12-15) Unvaulted ValkyrPrime Female 2016-11-22 Hotfix19.0.7(2016-11-22) Unvaulted MiragePrime Female 2017-12-12 Update22.7(2017-12-12) Vaulted ZephyrPrime Female 2018-03-20 Hotfix22.16.4(2018-03-20) Vaulted BansheePrime Female 2017-02-28 Hotfix19.11.5(2017-02-28) Vaulted WukongPrime Male 2019-07-06 Update25.3(2019-07-06) Vaulted TrinityPrime Female 2015-10-06 Update17.6(2015-10-06) Vaulted NovaPrime Female 2014-12-17 Update15.7(2014-12-17) Vaulted NyxPrime Female 2014-09-24 Update14.8(2014-09-24) Unvaulted NezhaPrime Male 2020-10-27 Update29.3(2020-10-27) Unvaulted NekrosPrime Male 2016-08-23 Hotfix:TheSilverGrove3(2016-08-23) Vaulted VoltPrime Male 2015-03-25 Update16.1(2015-03-25) Vaulted FrostPrime Male 2013-05-03 Update7.10(2013-05-03) Vaulted MagPrime Female 2013-09-13 Update10.0(2013-09-13) Vaulted LimboPrime Male 2018-06-19 Hotfix23.0.3(2018-06-19) Vaulted MesaPrime Female 2018-12-18 Hotfix24.2.2(2018-12-18) Vaulted ExcaliburPrime Male 2012-12-18 Update5.0(2012-12-18) Vaulted AtlasPrime Male 2019-10-01 Update25.8(2019-10-01) Vaulted WarframeName Sex ReleaseDate(yyyy-mm-dd) UpdateVersion Zephyr Female 2014-02-05 Update12.0(2014-02-05) EmberPrime Female 2013-11-20 Update11.0(2013-11-20) TitaniaPrime Female 2020-03-31 Hotfix27.3.6(2020-03-31) Titania Female 2016-08-19 Update:TheSilverGrove(2016-08-19) Hildryn Female 2019-03-08 Update24.4(2019-03-08) SarynPrime Female 2016-02-16 Hotfix18.4.12(2016-02-16) Equinox Female 2015-07-31 Update17.0(2015-07-31) Trinity Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Gyre Female 2022-04-27 Update31.5(2022-04-27) Banshee Female 2013-03-18 Update7.0(2013-03-18) Khora Female 2018-04-20 Update22.18(2018-04-20) IvaraPrime Female 2019-12-17 Hotfix27.0.4(2019-12-17) Octavia Female 2017-03-24 Update20.0(2017-03-24) OctaviaPrime Female 2021-02-23 Update29.9(2021-02-23) GarudaPrime Female 2022-03-28 Update31.3(2022-03-28) Ember Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Saryn Female 2013-03-18 Update7.0(2013-03-18) Ivara Female 2015-12-03 Update18.0(2015-12-03) Gara Female 2017-10-12 Update22.0(2017-10-12) GaraPrime Female 2021-05-25 Update30.3(2021-05-25) Xaku Androgynous 2020-08-25 Update29.0(2020-08-25) Mag Female 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) EquinoxPrime Female 2019-04-02 Hotfix24.5.8(2019-04-02) Nyx Female 2013-01-29 Update6.0(2013-01-29) ValkyrPrime Female 2016-11-22 Hotfix19.0.7(2016-11-22) MiragePrime Female 2017-12-12 Update22.7(2017-12-12) Wisp Female 2019-05-22 Update25.0(2019-05-22) ZephyrPrime Female 2018-03-20 Hotfix22.16.4(2018-03-20) BansheePrime Female 2017-02-28 Hotfix19.11.5(2017-02-28) Mirage Female 2014-07-18 Update14.0(2014-07-18) Valkyr Female 2013-11-20 Update11.0(2013-11-20) TrinityPrime Female 2015-10-06 Update17.6(2015-10-06) NovaPrime Female 2014-12-17 Update15.7(2014-12-17) Protea Female 2020-06-11 Update28.0(2020-06-11) NyxPrime Female 2014-09-24 Update14.8(2014-09-24) Nova Female 2013-07-13 Update9.0(2013-07-13) Garuda Female 2018-11-08 Update24.0(2018-11-08) Mesa Female 2014-11-27 Update15.5(2014-11-27) MagPrime Female 2013-09-13 Update10.0(2013-09-13) MesaPrime Female 2018-12-18 Hotfix24.2.2(2018-12-18) Yareli Female 2021-07-06 Update30.5(2021-07-06) WarframeName Sex ReleaseDate(yyyy-mm-dd) UpdateVersion AshPrime Male 2015-07-07 Update16.11(2015-07-07) VaubanPrime Male 2016-05-17 Update18.12(2016-05-17) RhinoPrime Male 2014-03-05 Update12.4(2014-03-05) Gauss Male 2019-08-29 Update25.7(2019-08-29) Limbo Male 2014-10-24 Update15.0(2014-10-24) ChromaPrime Male 2018-09-25 Update23.9(2018-09-25) Atlas Male 2015-10-01 Update17.5(2015-10-01) Hydroid Male 2014-04-09 Update13.0(2014-04-09) Chroma Male 2015-03-19 Update16.0(2015-03-19) Excalibur Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Frost Male 2013-01-29 Update6.0(2013-01-29) Caliban Male 2021-12-15 Update31(2021-12-15) ExcaliburUmbraPrime Male 0000-00-00 [[|Error]](0000-00-00) Oberon Male 2013-12-19 Update11.5(2013-12-19) InarosPrime Male 2020-07-14 Update28.2(2020-07-14) OberonPrime Male 2017-05-30 Hotfix20.6.2(2017-05-30) NidusPrime Male 2021-09-08 Update30.7(2021-09-08) LokiPrime Male 2014-06-11 Update13.7(2014-06-11) Revenant Male 2018-08-24 Update23.5(2018-08-24) Inaros Male 2016-03-04 Update18.5(2016-03-04) HydroidPrime Male 2017-08-29 Update21.6(2017-08-29) Nekros Male 2013-09-13 Update10.0(2013-09-13) Loki Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Baruuk Male 2018-12-18 Update24.2(2018-12-18) Xaku Androgynous 2020-08-25 Update29.0(2020-08-25) Nezha Male 2015-12-16 Update18.1(2015-12-16) HarrowPrime Male 2021-12-15 Update31(2021-12-15) ExcaliburUmbra Male 2018-06-15 Update23.0(2018-06-15) Nidus Male 2016-12-22 Update19.5(2016-12-22) Grendel Male 2019-10-31 Update26.0(2019-10-31) Rhino Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) WukongPrime Male 2019-07-06 Update25.3(2019-07-06) Wukong Male 2015-11-25 Update17.12(2015-11-25) Volt Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Vauban Male 2013-05-17 Update7.11(2013-05-17) Sevagoth Male 2021-04-13 Update30.0(2021-04-13) Sevagoth'sShadow Male 2021-04-13 Update30.0(2021-04-13) NezhaPrime Male 2020-10-27 Update29.3(2020-10-27) NekrosPrime Male 2016-08-23 Hotfix:TheSilverGrove3(2016-08-23) VoltPrime Male 2015-03-25 Update16.1(2015-03-25) FrostPrime Male 2013-05-03 Update7.10(2013-05-03) LimboPrime Male 2018-06-19 Hotfix23.0.3(2018-06-19) Lavos Male 2020-12-18 Update29.6(2020-12-18) Ash Male 2012-10-25 Vanilla(2012-10-25) Harrow Male 2017-06-29 Update21.0(2017-06-29) ExcaliburPrime Male 2012-12-18 Update5.0(2012-12-18) AtlasPrime Male 2019-10-01 Update25.8(2019-10-01) Lore “You'renotsupposedtobeinhere!You'regoingtoruinthesurprise!”Thefollowingarticle/sectioncontainsspoilers. “Orokinsecretscannotremainsecretforever!Starttalking!”Thefollowingarticle/sectionisconjecture.Contentissubjectedtochange/removalasthegameprogresses.Pleasedonotusethisarticleforcriticalin-gameinformation. PrimeWarframesfightingInfested AsaresultoffailingwareffortsagainsttheSentientsduringTheOldWar,WarframeswerecreatedbytheOrokinExecutorBallasafterexperimentingwiththeInfestationonhumanhosts.Morespecifically,theHelminthstrainwasdevelopedtobeinjectedintothestrongestbodiestheOrokincouldfind,volunteersornot,includingDaxsoldiers.[1]However,thefirstWarframeswerefailures,turningagainsttheOrokin.[2]Torture,drugs,andsurgicaloperationswereattemptedtodestroythehosts'mindsandtotametheWarframesbutwithnoprevail.[3] TheWarframeprojectwasputonholduntilTransferencetechnologydeveloped,grantingtheabilitytotransferone'sconsciousnessintoasurrogatebody.ThechildrensurvivorsoftheZarimanTenZeroincident,hiddenawayinReservoirstocontroltheirchaoticVoidpowers,becamethenew"operators"ofWarframesastheyweretheonlyonesto"seeinsideanugly,brokenthingandtakeawayitspain".[4]ThroughTransference,theZarimanchildren,nowknownasTenno,wereabletooperatetheWarframesandchanneltheirVoidpowersthroughthem. Equippedwitharchaicballisticandmeleeweapons,thenewlyoperatedWarframesweredeployedontothebattlefieldwithgreatsuccessagainsttheirSentientassailants,turningthetideofwarintheOrokin'sfavor.[5] WarframesalsofoundusebytheOrokintocontroltheircolonies[6],toserveaspoliticalassassins[7],andtopurgeInfestationoutbreaks.[8]AnydetailssurroundingthetruthoftheWarframesandtheirTennooperatorswerekepthiddenbytheCouncilofExecutors.[9][10][11]AmythossurroundingthemwerecreatedtomaskthesourceoftheirpowerandtoincitefearthroughouttheOrokinEmpire.[12]Duetotheirsparsenumbers,civilianpopulationsinthecurrentWARFRAMEeramaystillbelieveintheseancientmythsabouttheWarframesandTenno.[13][14] Trivia Warframe,fromtheOrokin,literallymeans"Warplatform". Thename"Warframes"comesfroma1950sBoeing(Company)WWIIresearchprojectequippingWWIIsoldierswithexoskeletons,asmentionedbySteveSinclairduringDevstream#1.[15] SuchaprojectdidnotactuallyexistandneversawdevelopmentorresearchwithBoeing[citationneeded],whichneverdevelopedsignificantmilitarygroundequipmentofanykinduntil2014.ItislikelythatthecreatorwasreferringtoafailedsystemreferredtoasHardiman,whichwasdevelopedbyGeneralElectricinthemidtolate1960s,justpriortoAmerica'sinvolvementintheVietnamWar[citationneeded]. ThenamingconventionforWarframesanditscorrespondencetovariousrolesforcombathearkenstoJapanesepopularmediadesignelementsofusingreferentialandrealworldmythology-basedlore,inwheretheyarenotjustusedtoevokepowerfulreminiscencetotheirnamesakeandasenseofexoticism,buttoalsoconnotateotherworldlinessandmysteriousfantasticalpowerrootedindimensionsbeyondtheeveryday. AsoftheSistersofParvosUpdatetocompletethe'AlphabetofFrames',Warframeswillneedtostartwiththeletters'D',''J','Q',and'U'. Media WarframeDeconstructed-Ep.1-Warframes References ↑"WeculturedtheInfestation,conceivingofahybrid.Transformed,butonlyjust.The'Helminth'wascreated,borntoyieldthesenewwarriors,worthyofbattleagainstyou.ThegreatandterribleHunhow.Wetookourgreatest,volunteersornot,andpollutedthemwiththeseculturedreagents.Theytransformed.TheybecameInfested...butonlyjust.Theirskinblossomedintosword-steel.Theirorgans,interlinkedwithuntoldresilience.YettheirmindswerefreeoftheInfestedmadness.Orsowethought."-BallasduringTheSacrifice ↑"TheWarframes...Allofthem...failures.Surprised?Theyturnedonus,justasyoudid.Andsowehadnochoicebuttocommitthemtograve."-BallasduringTheSacrifice ↑"Wehadcreatedmonsterswecouldn'tcontrol.Wedruggedthem,torturedthem,evisceratedthem...Webrutalizedtheirminds...butitdidnotwork.Untiltheycame."-BallasduringTheSacrifice ↑QuotefromTheSacrifice ↑"Warframes"CephalonFragment ↑See Atlas'and Gauss'Leverianentries ↑ Ash'sLeverianentry ↑"WarframeTechnology"CephalonFragment ↑"In-depthinformationoftheWarframemandateisforbiddentoallbuttheSeven."-"Warframes"CephalonFragment ↑"EverytimewetearaTennocorpsefromitsmetalwombwefindnothingtoexplaintheirpower.OurWarframeengineersgesturewildlyaboutnanotechnology,howreactivedissolutionhidestheanswers.WhatifaWarframeismerelyalightningrod?AconduitforthesedemonsoftheVoid?Considerhowitcouldchangeourplan."-InterceptedinboxmessagefromCaptainVorduringOperation:AridFear ↑"FoundtheReservoir?Hm,asunpleasantasourpastis,Ihavetoask;I've,uh,seeninsideaTenno,yes.AndwhatI'vefounddidn'tmakesense.DoesthisReservoirconcealsomegreatdeception?"-AladVduringTheSecondDream ↑"Ihadbeen,untilthen,aTennodenier.Theywereghosts,propaganda,twistedcasualtiesoftheVoidEra.Notpossiblyreal."- Mag PrimeCodexentry ↑"Tenno!Themyths...theyweren'tmyths!"-MyconianMale1duringTheGlastGambit ↑"ThedogmaticArbitersseekatruththroughdisciplineandpractice.Theyrejectthe'TennoasWarrior'mythology–alieconstructedtolimittheirpotential."-ArbitersofHexisdescription ↑Originsoftheword"Warframes" PatchHistory Update24.4(2019-03-08) UIChanges&Fixes TheWarframeAbilitiesscreenhasreceivedavisualandfunctionaloverhaul! Abilityinformationisnowdisplayedinamorecondensedform,withhover-overfunctionalitytodisplayspecificStatsandexpandtheinformation. Anew‘Tips’sectioncanbehover-overedtodisplaytipsforthatrespectiveWarframe’sAbilitiessuchastrickstosynergizewithotherWarframes,mosteffectiveDamageoutputmethods,AbilityinteractionswithintheWarframeitself,andmore! RespectiveAbilityvideosnowalsoappearuponhover-overtoaddthatlittleextraspice!ThisinitialAbilityvideoaspectiscurrentlyfunctionalforExcalibur,Mag,Volt,Garuda,Baruuk,Revenant,andHildryn!Moretograduallycome! YourchosenUIThemeisnowthematicallyreflected. RespectiveWarframeAbilitystatscannowbeseenintheWarframeArsenalUpgradescreen. AddedstatstoyourWarframe’sPassivedescriptionintheAbilitiesmenu. Update:SpectersoftheRail0.0(2016-07-08) WarframeHelmetblueprintsarenowlabeledas‘Neuroptics’.Pleasenotethatwhentradingcomponents,fullWarframesetsnowcontainSystems,Chassis,andNeuroptics(previouslyHelmet)ascomponents. Update17.5(2015-10-01) DurationModsnowhaveaneffectontoggledAbilities. Forexample:Modsthatadded100%durationwillmakea10Energydrainbecomea5Energydrain. TheminimumenergycostofanAbilitycannotgobelow25%ofthebasecost. Update15.9(2015-01-08) Warframeswillnowhavetemporaryimmunitywhileloadingintoamissioninprogress,topreventspawningintoamissionhalf-deadduetoenemyattacks. Update15.0(2014-10-24) NewMods-AbilityAugmentMods(x20)! AbilityAugmentModstweakandenhanceWarframeAbilitiesininterestingways.TheyareequippedinModSlotsviatheWarframeUpgradeScreen. ThesemodscanbefoundwithintheRewardtiersofSyndicates.HigherStandingwillallowTennotoaccessthecorrespondingAugmentsperSyndicate. NewCustomization-Sigils! Foundinthe“Regalia”sectionoftheArsenal,equipandcustomizeSigilstoshowyourloyaltiesandaccomplishments! Pleasenote:AllFounderswillbereceivingSigilscorrespondingtotheirrankatalaterUpdate. NewCustomization-WarframeIdlesFeature! Youcannowequipthe40+AgileandNoblestancesacrossallWarframes!EachStanceisunlockedwithPlatinumandwillworkacrossallWarframesoncepurchased. AbilityModChanges Theformer4AbilitySlotshaveundergonethefollowingchanges: AllWarframeshavehad2AbilitySlotsremoved.AnyFormaspentontheseslotswillberefunded. AllWarframeshavehad2previousAbilitySlotsconvertedtobeblankpolarities(unlessotherwisePolarized). AllWarframespurchasedorcraftedmovingforwardwillhavetheirabilitiesautomaticallyviewableintheArsenal. AbilitiesareallunlockedasaWarframeisleveledup. AbilitiesareallrankedupasaWarframeisleveledup. OnLogin,thefollowingwilloccurforallaccounts: AllhighestRankAbilityModswillbepreservedandduplicatedtofitthenewAbilitysystem.Thismeansyouwon’tneedtorankupany**abilitiesifyoualreadyhadaMaxed(orpartiallyfused)AbilityMod. Twoslotswillberemoved(prefersabilitypolarity)andFormausedonAbilityslotswillberefunded. AllAbilityModsconvertedtoFusionCoresoftheappropriatelevel. Update11.6(2014-01-08) MadeallWarframecomponentssellable(1000creditseach). Update7.11(2013-05-17) InvulnerabilitywhilecastingultsremovedforallWarframes. Update7.6(2013-04-01) Health,Shield,andPowerMaxstatswillnowpassivelyincreasewithlevel. 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