Category: Warframes

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Banshee

Casual Goblin

Overview: A sound themed frame that can apply devastating debuffs but can’t take much retaliation. Blueprints can be researched in the Tenno lab of your clan dojo. Prime: Banshee prime is currently vaulted, meaning that you’ll need to ask clanmates and friends, consult the trading channel or wait for an unvaulting event if you want this variant. Special: All weapons brought by Banshee or her companion are treated as silent. Not a huge advantage, but useful for stealth missions with long range weaponry. Pros: Absurdly high damage multipliers through Sonar (2) stacking, good crowd control options and the ability to … Continue reading Banshee

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Chroma

Casual Goblin

Overview: Building massive defensive and offensive bonuses from taking damage, this draconic frame can endure or annihilate almost any opponent. Chroma can be acquired from “The New Strange” in your codex. Prime: Chroma prime is currently vaulted, meaning you’ll need to bug clanmates and friends for relics, keep an eye on the trade channel or wait for an unvaulting event. Special: Chroma can extend spectral wings, allowing him to perform an extra double or bullet jump. In addition, Chroma can cycle the colour of his abilities by using Spectral Scream (1) altering their energy properties – as a broad explanation, … Continue reading Chroma

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Frost

Casual Goblin

Overview: One of (if not the) best defence frames in the game, Frost applies crowd control, damage, support and a spherical shield of ice in combat. He’s not fast on his feet, but who needs to dodge when the enemy is frozen solid? You can pick up Frost in the dual boss fight on Ceres. Prime: Frost prime is currently vaulted, meaning that you’ll need to ask friends and clanmates if they have relics, consult the trade channel or wait for an unvaulting event. Special: Melee attackers have a 10% chance to be frozen. A very poor passive that might … Continue reading Frost

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Gauss

Casual Goblin

Overview: Gauss manipulates kinetic and thermal energy to speed across the battlefield, projecting fields of fire, armouring himself in force and smashing into hapless foes. Pick up his blueprint on the market and his components on Kelpie, Sedna. Prime: Ironically it’s going to be some time before Gauss prime reaches us. Special: Gauss charges his battery as he moves, granting him a faster shield recharge rate and a reduced delay before recharge begins. This is surprisingly good at keeping you alive as long as you keep moving. Pros: Fast, durable and capable of regenerating energy via Kinetic Plating (2) providing … Continue reading Gauss

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Mirage

Casual Goblin

Overview: The killing joke, Mirage conjures illusions and bombs to cause havoc wherever she appears. Capable of huge damage and mass crowd control, she can be acquired from the Hidden Messages quest available in your codex. Prime: Mirage prime is currently vaulted, meaning you’ll need to bug friends and clan members for relics, dip your toes into the trade channel or wait for an unvaulting event if you want to obtain her. Special: Mirage performs manoeuvres 50% faster and slides for 85% longer. It doesn’t sound that great, but it does quite a bit for you parkour mobility. Pros: A … Continue reading Mirage

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Excalibur

Casual Goblin

Overview: Excalibur and Excalibur Umbra are the sword-masters of Warframe, dashing across the battlefield, blinding foes with a flourished blade and wielding a summoned weapon of energy. Excalibur is both simple and flexible, and can be acquired from Lech Kril on Mars, or chosen as your starting frame. Excalibur Umbra is rewarded during “The Sacrifice” quest. Prime: While Excalibur prime does exist, it was provided as a reward to those who joined the founders program nearly a decade ago – and since that was effectively a contract, it cannot be added to the game. On the plus side, all players … Continue reading Excalibur

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Trinity

Casual Goblin

Overview: The healer – no other frame has the restorative power of Trinity and if you only care about ‘support’ abilities, this helpful vampire is probably the frame for you. Parts can be obtained from Ambulas in Hades, Pluto. Prime: Trinity prime is currently vaulted, so you’ll need to ask clanmates and friends if they have the relics, try your luck on the trade channel or wait for an unvaulting event. Special: Trinity can revive downed allies 20% faster, and at a greater distance. Pros: Massive support potential, restoring energy/health/shields and providing consistent damage reduction to herself and allies. Cons: … Continue reading Trinity

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Valkyr

Casual Goblin

Overview: A traumatised berserker recovered from Alad V on Jupiter, Valkyr vents her madness on any foe foolish enough to get close. Prime: Valkyr prime is currently vaulted, meaning that you’ll need to ask friends and clanmates for relics, keep an eye on the trade channel or wait for an unvaulting event. Special: Recover from knockdowns 50% faster and doesn’t trigger hard landings after a long drop – a nice little quality-of-life passive, but not anything special. Pros: Very high innate armour that can be boosted further with abilities, some crowd-control and can make good use of Rage or Hunter … Continue reading Valkyr

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Wisp

Casual Goblin

Overview: This floating frame has something of a floral theme, summoning magical plants to support allies – if you’re not creating illusions or emitting a beam of sidereal radiation towards a hapless foe! You can get the parts by killing the Ropalolyst on Jupiter after completing the Chimera quest. Prime: Wisp prime is yet to be released. Special: Gain invisibility when not touching the ground – this lasts a few seconds after landing, and can be broken early when firing a weapon. It sounds like a gimmick (and it is) but this is an incredible passive, boosting defence and utility … Continue reading Wisp

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Nekros

Casual Goblin

Overview: Push horror into the minds of enemies, steal vitality from the fallen and force the slain to rise as your puppets – if this sounds good to you, check out Nekros! Parts drop from Lephantis in the Orokin Derelict assassination mission. Prime: Nekros prime is currently vaulted, so consider asking friends and clanmates if they have his relics, check the trading channel to see if people will sell his parts or simply wait until an unvaulting event. Special: Nekros regains health whenever an enemy dies nearby. The frame can also produce a steady stream of health and energy orbs, … Continue reading Nekros