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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

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Baruuk

Casual Goblin

Overview: Baruuk is a “reluctant hero” that can take absurd amounts of punishment, able to disarm or knockout nearby enemies or summon the desert winds to destroy foes as a last resort. You can buy Baruuk from Little Duck in Fortuna. Prime: Baruuk prime is now available from void relics, and boasts higher armour and shields than his normal variant. Special: Baruuk begins to lose restraint whenever his abilities prevent damage – basically your first three abilities can trigger this as they disarming, dodge or tranquilise foes. He gains damage resistance based on how much restraint has been lost, and … Continue reading Baruuk

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Voruna

Casual Goblin

Overview: A savage and stealthy predator that calls upon the powers of her dead pack, Voruna is accompanied by the spirits and skulls of her loyal wolves. Her parts can be obtained as random rewards in conjunction survival missions found on Lua. They can also be bought with the Lua thraxx plasm obtained in those missions from Archimedean Yonta on the Zariman Ten Zero. Prime: Voruna currently has no prime variant, and will not for some time. Special: Voruna can activate a single passive benefit by holding the cast button for an ability. Pros: Voruna is reasonably tough and capable … Continue reading Voruna

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Grendel

Casual Goblin

Overview: A durable frame with scaling damage and unique crowd control, Grendel is a silly but highly resilient choice. His blueprint is in the market, and you can buy locator beacons for his components from the Arbiter of Hexis as Arbitration rewards for quite a bit of Vitus Essence. Note that the missions to acquire his parts are pretty tough as they disable all non-augment mods on your equipment – consider using frames like Hildryn or Inaros for their high base health/shields. Prime: Grendel prime has yet to be released, and will not be for at least a year. Special: … Continue reading Grendel

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Gyre

Casual Goblin

Overview: An electric ballerina, Gyre locks down the battlefield with electrical fields and implosive spheres. Her parts can be obtained from the Holdfast bounty missions found in the Chrysalith after the “Angels of the Zariman” quest. Prime: Gyre does not currently have a prime variant, and will likely not do so for some time. Special: Abilities used by Gyre gain a flat 10% critical chance per electrical status effect on the victim, dealing double damage when landing a critical hit. Pros: Good shields, high crowd control, bonuses to critical chance and the ability to regenerate energy. Cons: Mediocre health and … Continue reading Gyre

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Styanax

Casual Goblin

Overview: Patterned on the hoplite soldiers of ancient Greece, Styanax uses spear and shield to impale foes and batter them into submission. This warframe can be acquired from Chipper in Kahl’s camp after completing the Veilbreaker quest. Prime: Styanax doesn’t currently have a prime variant available. Special: Gain a bonus to weapon critical chance based on your current shields and overshields. The bonus is 1% per 40 shields, doubled if using a speargun. Given that Styanax can get a pretty high shield total, this can be very strong indeed. Pros: Styanax is pretty resilient and his powers allow him to … Continue reading Styanax

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Volt

Casual Goblin

Overview: Quick, versatile and cheap, this frame is shockingly good for its price. Thanks to stunningly good radial crowd-control and a deployable shield/weapon amplifier, Volt scales extremely well in high level content. You can pick up the blueprints from your clan “Tenno” lab, or select it as your starting frame. Prime: Volt prime is currently vaulted – though his relics are sometimes available from Baro Ki’Teer, the Void Trader that appears every second week. Other than that, you could try bugging friends, clanmates or the trade channel. Special: Build up to 1000 static charge as you move around, applied to … Continue reading Volt

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Caliban

Casual Goblin

Overview: A twisted amalgamation of sentient and warframe, Caliban can use his strange powers to control the battlefield and cripple foes in almost every situation. The blueprint for this warframe is available in the marketplace, while his parts can be acquired from the “Narmer” bounties on the Plains of Eidolon once “The New War” quest is complete. Prime: No prime version of Caliban is available as yet. Special: Caliban bolsters the defences of allies within his affinity range, granting an adaptive armour buff when struck that reduces incoming damage of the same type. This can go as high as 50%. … Continue reading Caliban

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Revenant

Casual Goblin

Overview: Subvert the minds of enemies, drain their life and unleash an adaptive barrage of energy – if this sounds interesting, acquire Revenant from the Plains of Eidolon – buy the Mask of the Lost One from Nakak in Cetus, then wear it at night in the plains to begin his mini=quest. Prime: Revenant prime is available from void relics, and boasts improved energy, shield capacity and sprint speed than his base version. Special: Gain resistance to certain sentient attacks on the Plains of Eidolon. Can also release a radial knockdown when shields are depleted. Pros: Reasonable crowd control, some … Continue reading Revenant

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Khora

Casual Goblin

Overview: Khora specialises in damage and crowd control. Tangle enemies in whips and nets, leaving your prey helpless as you send Venari in for the kill. Get the blueprints from the basic Sanctuary Onslaught game mode. Prime: Khora Prime is currently obtainable from void relics, and enjoys improved armour, shields and energy. Khora Prime is accompanied by Venari Prime with improved health, armour and damage. Special: Accompanied by Venari, a moddable kavat that can be re-summoned if defeated. Venari has the same base stats as a normal kavat and does not take up your companion slot. In addition, Khora moves … Continue reading Khora