Category: Warframe

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Dante

Casual Goblin

Overview: A tome-wielding mage, Dante conjures spells that can protect allies, bleed foes or summon minions. He can be obtained by playing Sanctum Anatomica Disruption missions – or trading with Loid. Prime: No prime exists for Dante as yet. Special: Harming foes with Noctua will scan them as if using a scanner. Fully researched enemies will instead gain a debuff that makes them take 50% more damage from your weapons. Pros: Has a variety of powers that can deal a bunch of damage or keep allies alive, passively scans enemies. Cons: The way powers interact can take a little getting used to, very caster-focussed and … Continue reading Dante

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Qorvex

Casual Goblin

Overview: A radioactive frame with a mixture of crowd-control and damage, Qorvex can be obtained from the “Whispers in the Walls” quest and missions or trading in the Sanctum Anatomica. Prime: No prime exists for Qorvex as yet. Special: Qorvex adds 3m of punch-through to most weapons and some of his abilities. Pros: Reasonably tough, high damage potential. Cons: Powers less effective against spread out enemies, strange looks. Powers: Deploy a Chyrinka Pillar (1) to slow nearby enemies and damage them with pulses of radiation. Striking the pillar with Containment Wall (2) or Crucible Blast (4) will speed up the … Continue reading Qorvex

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Hydroid

Casual Goblin

Overview: Summon blasts of water from above, grab enemies from beneath, plunder foes for bonus damage and extra loot. If this sounds fun then you should check out Hydroid, with parts available from Councillor Hek on Earth and the blueprint for sale in the market. Prime: The primed version of Hydroid comes with improved armour, shields and energy capacity, but the relics containing his parts are now vaulted – keep an eye out for an “unvaulting” event, ask friends or clan members if they have his relics or try making a deal in the trading channel. Special: Any non-boss enemy … Continue reading Hydroid

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Kullervo

Casual Goblin

Overview: A deadly daggerman, Kullervo is themed around betrayal, curses and vicious stabbing. His blueprints can be acquired by trading Kullervo’s Bane to Acrithis, a merchant found at the end of a Duviri Lone Story/Experience mission. Kullervo’s Bane can be obtained by completing the Kullervo’s Hold encounter, available during the Anger/Sorrow/Fear spirals of Duviri. If that all seems crazy, just do “The Duviri Experience” now and then, you’ll be guided through the mission and eventually get the Banes required to by him! Prime: Kullervo has yet to receive a primed variant. Special: Gain 75% heavy attack efficiency and 100% heavy … Continue reading Kullervo

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Dagath

Casual Goblin

Overview: This partially headless horsewoman deals bursts of extremely high viral damage and can become spectral to avoid incapacitation. her blueprints and parts can be obtained from Dagath’s Hollow, which you’ll need to build in your clan dojo. Prime: Dagath has yet to receive a prime variant. Special: Dagath has a 35% chance to quadruple the energy and health restored by orbs. Pros: High damage, strong survivability and decent amounts of sustain. Cons: Powers tend to be quite directional, so locking down a wide area can be tricky. Powers: Call forth a ring of blades with Wyrd Scythes (1) that swirl … Continue reading Dagath

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Equinox

Casual Goblin

Overview: Bring the flame of day or the cloak of night with Equinox, an adaptive sorceress with an answer for almost anything. Equinox is two frames in one, and you’ll have to repeatedly battle Tyl Regor on Uranus to obtain the eight required components. Prime: Equinox Prime is currently vaulted, so you’ll have to ask friends and clanmates if they have relics, try your luck on the trading channel or wait for an unvaulting event. Equinox Prime boasts improved health, armour and energy capacity. Special: Gain 10% of healing from health orbs as energy, and 10% of energy from energy … Continue reading Equinox

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Mag

Casual Goblin

Overview: Disrupt shields, crush armour and redirect projectiles – Mag is a powerful support and indirect DPS frame. She can be easily acquired from Sergeant on Phobos, or selected as your starting Warframe. Prime: Mag prime is currently vaulted, meaning you’ll need to ask friends and clanmates if they have her relics, try the trading channel or wait for an unvaulting event. Special: Mag has a small vacuum aura , allowing her to pull in pickups from a short distance away. Pros: Good shield, surprisingly high durability from powers, superb crowd control, can strip armour, can heal and fortify squad-mate … Continue reading Mag

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Hildryn

Casual Goblin

Overview: Casting powers using her shields, Hildryn is the first frame to dispense with energy entirely. If you are looking for a powerful support choice that can take a massive beating, drain enemy shields and armour, inflict ongoing radial crowd control and damage and never have to worry about energy, pick up the components from the Exploiter Orb and the blueprint from Vox Solaris in Fortuna, Venus. Prime: Hildryn prime is available from relics, boasting enhanced health, shield capacity and sprint speed. Special: Hildryn uses her shields to cast powers rather than energy, does not take bleed or toxin status … Continue reading Hildryn

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Protea

Casual Goblin

Overview: Protea is a gadget-obsessed frame, able to bring powerful damage and support powers to bear on the battlefield. Parts can be found in the Granum Void unlocked after completing The Deadlock Protocol quest in your codex. Prime: Protea doesn’t have a prime version as yet, and will likely not do so for a few years. Special: Protea empowers every fourth ability you cast with an additional 100% power strength. This is a nice passive that can be left to run by itself or used tactically to empower a specific ability – perhaps you need extra resources from Dispensary (3) … Continue reading Protea

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Limbo

Casual Goblin

Overview: Channelling the power of the rift to disable foes and protect allies, you can obtain this dimension-hopping trickster during The Limbo Theorem quest available from your codex. Prime: Limbo prime can be found on vaulted relics, meaning that you’ll need to wait for a prime resurgence event or ask clanmates if they have his relics if you want to obtain this variant. Special: Limbo can enter the rift plane (as opposed to the material plane) by dodging, leaving behind a portal that allies can also enter. Being in the rift has a number of effects: Pros: Energy regeneration for … Continue reading Limbo