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Abilities are special skills that all Warframes, Archwings, and Necramechs possess, which are used to provide tactical advantages in battle by either affecting enemies directly or bolstering teammates in some manner. Every Warframe has a set of four unique Abilities that directly influence their gameplay and their role within a team. For example, FrostIcon272 Frost's Abilities are based around slowing down enemies and blocking damage, making him more suited to a defensive role. NovaIcon272 Nova, with her damage-oriented Ability set, is a good choice for offensive playstyles.

Most Abilities require Energy, which is spent every time an Ability is used. Warframes have only a limited Energy capacity, so Ability use must be carefully managed to prevent running out of Energy at critical moments. Energy costs vary between Abilities; in general the more advanced/powerful the Ability, the greater its Energy cost.

Controls[]

Main article: Key Bindings
Default Key Bindings
Platform 1st Ability 2nd Ability 3rd Ability 4th Ability
PC 1 2 3 4
PSN R1  + Combops4x R1  + Combops4sq R1  + Combops4circle R1  + Combops4tri
XBX RB  + XB1IconA RB  + XB1IconX RB  + XB1IconB RB  + XB1IconY
Switch R Button  + B R Button  + Y R Button  + A R Button  + X

Types[]

Warframe Abilities are internally classified into four different types loosely according to their theme: damage, buff & debuff, mobility, and perception. Some Warframe Abilities fall into more than one classification, while Reunite130xWhite Reunite is the only ability with no classification. The abilities below are classified by what a corresponding Corpus Comba / Scrambus will disable.

Damage[]

The most common Ability type. Damage Abilities deal direct damage to enemies, however some abilities like Quiver130xWhite Quiver have nothing damage related but are classified as such anyways. They are disabled by the Sap Comba.

Main article: Abilities/Damage (edit)
View Damage Powers List
Warframe Abilities
AshIcon272 Ash Shuriken130xWhite ShurikenBladeStorm130xWhite Blade Storm
AtlasIcon272 Atlas Landslide130xWhite LandslideRumblers130xWhite Rumblers
BansheeIcon272 Banshee SonicBoom130xWhite Sonic BoomSoundQuake130xWhite Sound Quake
BaruukIcon272 Baruuk DesolateHands130xWhite Desolate Hands
CalibanIcon Caliban RazorGyre130xWhite Razor GyreSentientWrath130xWhite Sentient WrathLethalProgeny130xWhite Lethal ProgenyFusionStrike130xWhite Fusion Strike
ChromaIcon272 Chroma SpectralScream130xWhite Spectral ScreamEffigy130xWhite Effigy
CitrineIcon272 Citrine FracturedBlast130xWhite Fractured BlastPrismaticGem130xWhite Prismatic Gem
EmberIcon272 Ember Fireball130xWhite FireballImmolation130xWhite ImmolationFireBlast130xWhite Fire BlastInferno130xWhite Inferno
EquinoxIcon272 Equinox MendMaim130xWhite Mend & Maim
ExcaliburIcon272 Excalibur SlashDash130xWhite Slash DashRadialJavelin130xWhite Radial Javelin
FrostIcon272 Frost Freeze130xWhite FreezeIceWave130xWhite Ice WaveAvalanche130xWhite Avalanche
GaraIcon272 Gara ShatteredLash130xWhite Shattered LashSplinterStorm130xWhite Splinter StormSpectrorage130xWhite Spectrorage
GarudaIcon272 Garuda DreadMirror130xWhite Dread MirrorBloodAltar130xWhite Blood Altar
GaussIcon272 Gauss MachRush130xWhite Mach RushThermalSunder130xWhite Thermal SunderRedline130xWhite Redline
GrendelIcon272 Grendel Feast130xWhite FeastNourish130xWhite NourishRegurgitate130xWhite RegurgitatePulverize130xWhite Pulverize
GyreIcon272 Gyre Arcsphere130xWhite ArcsphereCoilHorizon130xWhite Coil HorizonRotorswell130xWhite Rotorswell
HildrynIcon272 Hildryn Balefire130xWhite BalefireAegisStorm130xWhite Aegis Storm
HydroidIcon272 Hydroid TempestBarrage130xWhite Tempest BarrageTidalSurge130xWhite Tidal SurgeTentacleSwarm130xWhite Tentacle Swarm
InarosIcon272 Inaros Desiccation130xWhite DesiccationDevour130xWhite DevourSandstorm130xWhite SandstormScarabSwarm130xWhite Scarab Swarm
IvaraIcon272 Ivara Quiver130xWhite QuiverNavigator130xWhite Navigator
KhoraIcon272 Khora Whipclaw130xWhite WhipclawEnsnare130xWhite EnsnareVenari130xWhite VenariStrangledome130xWhite Strangledome
LavosIcon272 Lavos OphidianBite130xWhite Ophidian BiteVialRush130xWhite Vial RushTransmutationProbe130xWhite Transmutation ProbeCatalyze130xWhite Catalyze
LimboIcon272 Limbo RiftSurge130xWhite Rift SurgeCataclysm130xWhite Cataclysm
MagIcon272 Mag Pull130xWhite PullPolarize130xWhite PolarizeMagnetize130xWhite MagnetizeCrush130xWhite Crush
MesaIcon272 Mesa Peacemaker130xWhite Peacemaker
MirageIcon272 Mirage SleightOfHand130xWhite Sleight of HandPrism130xWhite Prism
NekrosIcon272 Nekros SoulPunch130xWhite Soul Punch
NezhaIcon272 Nezha FireWalker130xWhite Fire WalkerBlazingChakram130xWhite Blazing ChakramDivineSpears130xWhite Divine Spears
NidusIcon272 Nidus Virulence130xWhite VirulenceLarva130xWhite LarvaRavenous130xWhite Ravenous
NovaIcon272 Nova NullStar130xWhite Null StarAntimatterDrop130xWhite Antimatter Drop
NyxIcon272 Nyx PsychicBolts130xWhite Psychic Bolts
OberonIcon272 Oberon Smite130xWhite SmiteHallowedGround130xWhite Hallowed GroundReckoning130xWhite Reckoning
OctaviaIcon272 Octavia Mallet130xWhite Mallet
ProteaIcon272 Protea GrenadeFan130xWhite Grenade FanBlazeArtillery130xWhite Blaze Artillery
RevenantIcon272 Revenant DanseMacabre130xWhite Danse Macabre
RhinoIcon272 Rhino RhinoCharge130xWhite Rhino ChargeRhinoStomp130xWhite Rhino Stomp
SarynIcon272 Saryn Spores130xWhite SporesToxicLash130xWhite Toxic LashMiasma130xWhite Miasma
SevagothIcon272 Sevagoth Reap130xWhite ReapSow130xWhite Sow
SevagothShadow-Arsenal Sevagoth's Shadow Consume130xWhite Consume
TitaniaIcon272 Titania Tribute130xWhite TributeLantern130xWhite Lantern
TrinityIcon272 Trinity EnergyVampire130xWhite Energy VampireLink130xWhite Link
ValkyrIcon272 Valkyr Paralysis130xWhite Paralysis
VaubanIcon272 Vauban TeslaNervos130xWhite Tesla NervosPhotonStrike130xWhite Photon Strike
VoltIcon272 Volt Shock130xWhite ShockDischarge130xWhite Discharge
VorunaIcon272 Voruna FangsofRakshIcon Fangs of RakshUlfrun'sDescentIcon Ulfrun's Descent
WispIcon272 Wisp BreachSurge130xWhite Breach SurgeSolGate130xWhite Sol Gate
WukongIcon272 Wukong CelestialTwin130xWhite Celestial TwinDefy130xWhite DefyPrimalFury130xWhite Primal Fury
XakuIcon272 Xaku Xata'sWhisper130xWhite Xata's WhisperGraspofLohk130xWhite Grasp of LohkTheLost130xWhite The LostTheVastUntime130xWhite The Vast Untime
YareliIcon272 Yareli SeaSnares130xWhite Sea SnaresAquablades130xWhite AquabladesRiptide130xWhite Riptide
ZephyrIcon272 Zephyr Airburst130xWhite AirburstTornado130xWhite Tornado

Last updated: Update 32.3 (2023-02-15)

Buff & Debuff[]

These Abilities modify a unit's innate stats. Buff-type Abilities enhance a Warframe or their allies, while Debuff Abilities weaken or cripple enemies. Some Abilities perform both. They are disabled by the Nul Comba.

View Buff & Debuff Powers List
Warframe Abilities
AtlasIcon272 Atlas Tectonics130xWhite TectonicsPetrify130xWhite Petrify
BansheeIcon272 Banshee Sonar130xWhite Sonar
BaruukIcon272 Baruuk Elude130xWhite EludeLull130xWhite LullDesolateHands130xWhite Desolate HandsSereneStorm130xWhite Serene Storm
CalibanIcon Caliban SentientWrath130xWhite Sentient WrathLethalProgeny130xWhite Lethal ProgenyFusionStrike130xWhite Fusion Strike
ChromaIcon272 Chroma ElementalWard130xWhite Elemental WardVexArmor130xWhite Vex Armor
EmberIcon272 Ember Immolation130xWhite Immolation
EquinoxIcon272 Equinox Metamorphosis130xWhite MetamorphosisRestRage130xWhite Rest & RagePacifyProvoke130xWhite Pacify & ProvokeMendMaim130xWhite Mend & Maim
ExcaliburIcon272 Excalibur ExaltedBlade130xWhite Exalted Blade
FrostIcon272 Frost SnowGlobe130xWhite Snow Globe
GaraIcon272 Gara MassVitrify130xWhite Mass Vitrify
GarudaIcon272 Garuda DreadMirror130xWhite Dread MirrorBloodAltar130xWhite Blood AltarBloodletting130xWhite BloodlettingSeekingTalons130xWhite Seeking Talons
GaussIcon272 Gauss KineticPlating130xWhite Kinetic PlatingThermalSunder130xWhite Thermal SunderRedline130xWhite Redline
GrendelIcon272 Grendel Nourish130xWhite Nourish
GyreIcon272 Gyre CathodeGrace130xWhite Cathode GraceRotorswell130xWhite Rotorswell
HarrowIcon272 Harrow Condemn130xWhite CondemnPenance130xWhite PenanceThurible130xWhite ThuribleCovenant130xWhite Covenant
HildrynIcon272 Hildryn Pillage130xWhite PillageHaven130xWhite Haven
InarosIcon272 Inaros Devour130xWhite DevourScarabSwarm130xWhite Scarab Swarm
IvaraIcon272 Ivara Quiver130xWhite QuiverProwl130xWhite ProwlArtemisBow130xWhite Artemis Bow
KhoraIcon272 Khora Ensnare130xWhite Ensnare
LavosIcon272 Lavos TransmutationProbe130xWhite Transmutation Probe
LimboIcon272 Limbo Stasis130xWhite Stasis
LokiIcon272 Loki RadialDisarm130xWhite Radial Disarm
MagIcon272 Mag Polarize130xWhite Polarize
MesaIcon272 Mesa BallisticBattery130xWhite Ballistic BatteryShootingGallery130xWhite Shooting GalleryShatterShield130xWhite Shatter Shield
MirageIcon272 Mirage HallOfMirrors130xWhite Hall of MirrorsEclipse130xWhite Eclipse
NekrosIcon272 Nekros Terrify130xWhite TerrifyDesecrate130xWhite DesecrateShadowsOfTheDead130xWhite Shadows of the Dead
NezhaIcon272 Nezha FireWalker130xWhite Fire WalkerWardingHalo130xWhite Warding Halo
NidusIcon272 Nidus ParasiticLink130xWhite Parasitic Link
NovaIcon272 Nova MolecularPrime130xWhite Molecular Prime
NyxIcon272 Nyx Absorb130xWhite Absorb
OberonIcon272 Oberon Smite130xWhite SmiteRenewal130xWhite Renewal
OctaviaIcon272 Octavia MetronomeIcon MetronomeAmpIcon Amp
ProteaIcon272 Protea GrenadeFan130xWhite Grenade FanDispensary130xWhite Dispensary
RevenantIcon272 Revenant MesmerSkin130xWhite Mesmer Skin
RhinoIcon272 Rhino IronSkin130xWhite Iron SkinRoar130xWhite Roar
SevagothIcon272 Sevagoth Reap130xWhite ReapGloom130xWhite GloomExaltedShadow130xWhite Exalted Shadow
SevagothShadow-Arsenal Sevagoth's Shadow Embrace130xWhite EmbraceDeathsHarvest130xWhite Death's Harvest
TitaniaIcon272 Titania Spellbind130xWhite SpellbindTribute130xWhite Tribute
TrinityIcon272 Trinity WellOfLife130xWhite Well of LifeEnergyVampire130xWhite Energy VampireLink130xWhite LinkBlessing130xWhite Blessing
ValkyrIcon272 Valkyr Warcry130xWhite WarcryHysteria130xWhite Hysteria
VoltIcon272 Volt ElectricShield130xWhite Electric Shield
WispIcon272 Wisp Reservoirs130xWhite Reservoirs
WukongIcon272 Wukong CloudWalker130xWhite Cloud WalkerDefy130xWhite DefyPrimalFury130xWhite Primal Fury
XakuIcon272 Xaku GraspofLohk130xWhite Grasp of LohkTheLost130xWhite The LostTheVastUntime130xWhite The Vast Untime
ZephyrIcon272 Zephyr Turbulence130xWhite Turbulence

Last updated: Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)

Mobility[]

Mobility Abilities alter a Warframe's ability to travel between two points. Some abilities like Speed130xWhite Speed make the Warframe faster, while others like Undertow130xWhite Undertow make it slower. Some abilities like RhinoStomp130xWhite Rhino Stomp have nothing mobility related but are classified as such anyways. They are disabled by the Slo Comba.

Main article: Abilities/Mobility (edit)
View Mobility Powers List

Perception[]

Perception Abilities are used to confuse, distract or disappear from enemy sight, fooling some to engage false targets or prevent them from seeing the player entirely. They are disabled by the Fog Comba.

View Perception Powers List

Diminishing Returns On Bosses[]

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Some Bosses have a mechanic where they are immune to certain effects from abilities or apply a "diminishing return" effect on repeated uses of a single ability, reducing their duration by 25% on subsequent casts. This mostly pertains to abilities that have crowd control effects since bosses have high resistance to them.[1][2]

Examples of diminishing returns or CC resistance:

  • EquinoxIcon272 Equinox's RestRage130xWhite Rest & Rage will slow boss-type enemies instead of putting them to sleep.
  • IvaraIcon272 Ivara's Quiver130xWhite Sleep Arrow has diminishing returns against boss-type enemies.
  • NyxIcon272 Nyx's MindControl130xWhite Mind Control and Chaos130xWhite Chaos have diminishing returns against boss-type enemies.
  • ValkyrIcon272 Valkyr's Warcry130xWhite Warcry has diminishing returns against boss-type enemies.
  • VaubanIcon272 Vauban's Bastille130xWhite Bastille will slow boss-type enemies instead of lifting and placing them in stasis.

Examples of CC immunity:

Outliers:

List of Abilities[]

Main article: Category:Warframe Abilities

Injectable[]

Main article: Helminth#Ability Replacement

Some abilities can be injected into other Warframes, replacing one of their abilities via the Helminth. These include:

View Helminth Unique Abilities List

See Helminth#Injecting and Replacing Abilities on replacing one of a Warframe's abilities with these.

Empower130xWhite Empower130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb25
Empower

Increase the strength of your next ability use.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A

Misc: + 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 % (strength bonus)
∞ (bonus duration)

Subsumable to Helminth
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InfestedMobility130xWhite InfestedMobility130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Infested Mobility

Increase your parkour velocity.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:35 / 45 / 50 / 60 % (sprint speed bonus)
15 / 20 / 25 / 30 % (parkour velocity bonus)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:5 / 6 / 7 / 8 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A
Subsumable to Helminth
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Master'sSummons130xWhite Master'sSummons130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Master's Summons

Heal your companion and call it to your side.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A

Misc: 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % (health and shield restore)
∞ (teleport range)

Subsumable to Helminth
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RebuildShields130xWhite RebuildShields130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Rebuild Shields

Instantly restore your shields.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A

Misc: 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % (shields restored)
12 s (cooldown)

Subsumable to Helminth
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Perspicacity130xWhite Perspicacity130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb25
Perspicacity

Your next hack will be automatic.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A

Misc: 100% (hack chance)
∞ (chance duration)

Subsumable to Helminth
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EnergizedMunitions130xWhite EnergizedMunitions130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Energized Munitions

Imbue your weapons with ammo efficiency.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:3 / 3.5 / 4 / 5 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A

Misc: 75 % (ammo efficiency)

Subsumable to Helminth
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MarkedForDeath130xWhite MarkedForDeath130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Marked For Death

Stun an enemy; a portion of the next damage you deal to it will be dealt to all enemies around it.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:35 / 45 / 60 / 75 % (damage)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:7 / 8 / 9 / 10 m (explosion range)
15 / 20 / 25 / 30 m (cast range)

Misc: 1 (max targets)
∞ (mark duration)
150% (maximum damage)

Subsumable to Helminth
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ExpediteSuffering130xWhite ExpediteSuffering130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Expedite Suffering

Hit enemies in a cone, affected enemies will have their Bleed and Toxin status removed and their remaining damage dealt in a burst.


Introduced in Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:1 x (damage multiplier)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:6 / 8 / 10 / 12 m

Misc: 45° (cone angle)
100% (stagger on hit)

Subsumable to Helminth
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ParasiticArmor130xWhite ParasiticArmor130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Parasitic Armor

Sacrifice Shields to reinforce Armor for a period of time.


Introduced in Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % (Shields to Armor conversion)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:10 s / 15 s / 20 s / 25 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A
Subsumable to Helminth
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HideousResistance130xWhite HideousResistance130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Hideous Resistance

Grant yourself immunity to Status effects.


Introduced in Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:4 / 6 / 8 / 10 Charges
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A
Subsumable to Helminth
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VoraciousMetastasis130xWhite VoraciousMetastasis130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Voracious Metastasis

Consume Energy to heal yourself and grant matching Energy to each ally.


Introduced in Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:200 / 300 / 400 / 500 (health restored)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:16 / 14 / 12 / 10 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:N/A
EnergyOrb Efficiency:

50 (energy restored, equal to cost)

Subsumable to Helminth
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SickeningPulse130xWhite SickeningPulse130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Sickening Pulse

Emit a pulse that adds stacks to Status Effects already afflicting enemies, except Bleed, DmgFireSmall64Heat, and DmgToxinSmall64Toxin effects which are duplicated with fresh timers.


Introduced in Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:2 s (expansion duration)
AbilityRangeBuff Range:5 m / 6 m / 7 m / 8 m (pulse initial radius)

Misc: 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 m/s (expansion distance per sec)
10 status stacks / 1 status stack (DmgFireSmall64 Heat, DmgSlashSmall64 Slash, and DmgToxinSmall64 Toxin)

Subsumable to Helminth
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GoldenInstinct130xWhite GoldenInstinct130xWhite
N/A
EnergyOrb50
Golden Instinct

Send out a short-lived Void Spark that is drawn toward the nearest Medallion, Ayatan Sculpture, rare crate, unscanned Kuria or unscanned Fragment.


Introduced in Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:200m
Subsumable to Helminth
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Strength Mods

IntensifyMod

Duration Mods

ContinuityMod

Range Mods

StretchMod

InfestedMobility130xWhite InfestedMobility130xWhite
EnergyMunitions130xWhite
MarkedForDeath130xWhite MarkedForDeath130xWhite
ExpediteSuffering130xWhite ExpediteSuffering130xWhite
ParasiticArmor130xWhite ParasiticArmor130xWhite
HideousResistance130xWhite
VoraciousMetastasis130xWhite VoraciousMetastasis130xWhite
SickeningPulse130xWhite SickeningPulse130xWhite
GoldenInstinct130xWhite
View Helminth Subsumable Abilities List
Warframe Subsumable Abilities Applicable Augments General Gameplay Role Notes Secretions For Subsuming Secretions For Injecting Experience Gained per Injection
AshIcon272 Ash Shuriken130xWhite Shuriken Mod TT 20px Seeking Shuriken Armor Strip IconCalx Calx 50%
IconPheromones Pheromones 77%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 51%
IconBiotics Biotics 38%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 17%
848
AtlasIcon272 Atlas Petrify130xWhite Petrify Mod TT 20px Ore Gaze Crowd Control
Farming
Petrified enemies do not drop Rubble. IconOxides Oxides 75%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 57%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconCalx Calx 19%
IconBiotics Biotics 19%
IconPheromones Pheromones 60%
784
BansheeIcon272 Banshee Silence130xWhite Silence Mod TT 20px Savage Silence Damage Debuff
Disable Enemy Abilities
Stealth
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 54%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 52%
IconCalx Calx 22%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 23%
776
BaruukIcon272 Baruuk Lull130xWhite Lull Mod TT 20px Endless Lullaby Crowd Control
Stealth
IconOxides Oxides 51%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 79%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconCalx Calx 33%
IconBiotics Biotics 58%
IconBile Bile 10%
808
CalibanIcon Caliban SentientWrath130xWhite Sentient Wrath Crowd Control
Damage Debuff
IconCalx Calx 71%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 71%
IconPheromones Pheromones 72%
IconOxides Oxides 47%
IconBiotics Biotics 14%
IconBile Bile 37%
784
CitrineIcon272 Citrine FracturedBlast130xWhite Fractured Blast Crowd Control
Healing
Energy Restore
ALTERED: Diminished Strength
Damage reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff125 / 150 / 200 / 250, Health Orb drop chance reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff25%, and Energy Orb drop chance reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff10%.
IconOxides Oxides 75%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 57%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconCalx Calx 19%
IconBiotics Biotics 19%
IconPheromones Pheromones 60%
ChromaIcon272 Chroma ElementalWard130xWhite Elemental Ward Mod TT 20px Everlasting Ward Support Elemental Ward versions of the ability are determined by the chosen Warframe Primary Emission Color. IconCalx Calx 80%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 48%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconOxides Oxides 32%
IconBiotics Biotics 34%
IconBile Bile 31%
776
DagathIcon272 Dagath WyrdScythes130xWhite Wyrd Scythes Crowd Control
Damage
ALTERED: Diminished Slow.
Slow is reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff15% / 18% / 22% / 26%.
IconCalx Calx 72.5%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 55%
IconPheromones Pheromones 65%
IconCalx Calx 77%
IconBiotics Biotics 19%
IconPheromones Pheromones 60%
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EmberIcon272 Ember FireBlast130xWhite Fire Blast Mod TT 20px Healing Flame
Mod TT 20px Purifying Flames
Crowd Control
Armor Strip
Healing
Effects are equivalent to 50% of Ember's Immolation130xWhite Immolation gauge; armor reduction per cast is capped at AbilityStrengthBuff75% and Healing Flame heals for AbilityStrengthBuff37 health for each enemy hit. IconCalx Calx 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 49%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 18%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 18%
IconPheromones Pheromones 59%
760
EquinoxIcon272 Equinox RestRage130xWhite Rest & Rage Mod TT 20px Calm & Frenzy Crowd Control
Damage Debuff
Stealth
Rest or Rage versions of the ability are determined by the chosen Warframe Primary Emission Color. IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 62%
IconBile Bile 64%
IconCalx Calx 16%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 15%
IconPheromones Pheromones 72%
824
ExcaliburIcon272 Excalibur RadialBlind130xWhite Radial Blind Mod TT 20px Radiant Finish Crowd Control IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 52%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 50%
IconCalx Calx 27%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 24%
808
FrostIcon272 Frost IceWave130xWhite Ice Wave Mod TT 20px Ice Wave Impedance Crowd Control IconCalx Calx 68%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 70%
IconPheromones Pheromones 70%
IconOxides Oxides 11%
IconBiotics Biotics 61%
IconBile Bile 30%
816
GaraIcon272 Gara Spectrorage130xWhite Spectrorage Mod TT 20px Spectrosiphon Crowd Control
Energy Restore
IconCalx Calx 77%
IconBiotics Biotics 55%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 28%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 27%
IconPheromones Pheromones 49%
832
GarudaIcon272 Garuda BloodAltar130xWhite Blood Altar Healing IconCalx Calx 71%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 71%
IconPheromones Pheromones 72%
IconOxides Oxides 47%
IconBiotics Biotics 14%
IconBile Bile 37%
784
GaussIcon272 Gauss ThermalSunder130xWhite Thermal Sunder Mod TT 20px Thermal Transfer Crowd Control
Nuking
Damage Buff
ALTERED: Scaling from DmgFireSmall64 Heat Status on enemies capped to 10x Ability Damage.
Damage is equivalent to 50% of Gauss's battery; AbilityStrengthBuff225 / 300 / 375 / 450 DmgColdSmall64 Cold damage and AbilityStrengthBuff450 / 600 / 750 / 900 DmgFireSmall64 Heat damage.
IconOxides Oxides 46%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconCalx Calx 50%
IconBiotics Biotics 15%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 35%
800
GrendelIcon272 Grendel Nourish130xWhite Nourish Mod TT 20px Hearty Nourishment Crowd Control
Damage Buff
Energy Restore
ALTERED: SELF-HEAL REMOVED
No self healing and armor applies only 1 DmgViralSmall64 Viral stack.
Does not have a swallowed enemy requirement, as other Warframes cannot cast Feast130xWhite Feast.
IconOxides Oxides 53%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 80%
IconCalx Calx 33%
IconPheromones Pheromones 16%
IconBile Bile 50%
792
GyreIcon272 Gyre CoilHorizon130xWhite Coil Horizon Damage
Crowd Control
IconCalx Calx 67%
IconBiotics Biotics 73%
IconPheromones Pheromones 71%
IconOxides Oxides 17%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 71%
IconBile Bile 12%
800
HarrowIcon272 Harrow Condemn130xWhite Condemn Mod TT 20px Tribunal Crowd Control
Shield Restore
Other Warframes cannot benefit from the Tribunal augment, due to their inability to cast Penance130xWhite Penance and Thurible130xWhite Thurible. IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconCalx Calx 56%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 20%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 62%
IconBile Bile 20%
816
HildrynIcon272 Hildryn Pillage130xWhite Pillage Mod TT 20px Blazing Pillage Defense Strip
Shield Restore
Status Cleanse
Costs EnergyOrb50 Energy instead of consuming Shields.
Does not generate shields for InarosIcon272 Inaros and NidusIcon272 Nidus.
Other Warframes cannot benefit from the Blazing Pillage augment, due to their inability to cast Haven130xWhite Haven.
IconCalx Calx 54%
IconBiotics Biotics 74%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconOxides Oxides 52%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 26%
IconBile Bile 24%
816
HydroidIcon272 Hydroid TempestBarrage130xWhite Tempest Barrage Mod TT 20px Viral Tempest Crowd Control
Armor Strip
IconOxides Oxides 79%
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 51%
IconBiotics Biotics 36%
IconPheromones Pheromones 34%
IconBile Bile 32%
816
InarosIcon272 Inaros Desiccation130xWhite Desiccation Mod TT 20px Desiccation's Curse Crowd Control IconCalx Calx 73%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconBile Bile 53%
IconOxides Oxides 17%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 14%
IconPheromones Pheromones 70%
808
IvaraIcon272 Ivara Quiver130xWhite Quiver Mod TT 20px Empowered Quiver
Mod TT 20px Power of Three
Stealth Tap-cast for Cloak, hold-cast for Noise. Sleep and Dashwire arrows not available.
Tap/hold cast inversion in Settings menu still applies.
IconCalx Calx 67%
IconBiotics Biotics 73%
IconPheromones Pheromones 71%
IconOxides Oxides 17%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 71%
IconBile Bile 12%
800
KhoraIcon272 Khora Ensnare130xWhite Ensnare Crowd Control IconOxides Oxides 67%
IconCalx Calx 70%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 68%
IconBiotics Biotics 61%
IconPheromones Pheromones 18%
IconBile Bile 18%
776
KullervoIcon272 Kullervo WrathfulAdvanceIcon Wrathful Advance Damage Buff
Movement
ALTERED: Diminished Range and Melee Critical Chance
Range reduced to AbilityRangeBuff10 / 11 / 11.5 / 12.5 meters and melee critical chance reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff25% / 50% / 75% / 100%.
IconCalx Calx 82.5%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 55%
IconPheromones Pheromones 65%
IconCalx Calx 19%
IconBiotics Biotics 19%
IconPheromones Pheromones 60%
LavosIcon272 Lavos VialRush130xWhite Vial Rush Damage Buff
Crowd Control
Costs 0 energy with a 5 second cooldown.

Base ability does not include hold-cast to imbue the next ability cast with DmgColdSmall64 Cold damage.

IconCalx Calx 77%
IconBiotics Biotics 55%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 28%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 27%
IconPheromones Pheromones 49%
832
LimboIcon272 Limbo Banish130xWhite Banish Mod TT 20px Rift Haven Crowd Control
Support
Base ability includes hold-cast to cancel the ability, releasing all affected targets from the Rift.

Non-Limbo Warframes remain unable to step into the Rift Plane themselves without another player's Banish, Cataclysm130xWhite Cataclysm or portals from Limbo's passive.

IconOxides Oxides 48%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconCalx Calx 30%
IconBiotics Biotics 62%
IconBile Bile 10%
816
LokiIcon272 Loki Decoy130xWhite Decoy Mod TT 20px Deceptive Bond
Mod TT 20px Savior Decoy
Crowd Control IconOxides Oxides 53%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconCalx Calx 59%
IconBiotics Biotics 18%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 18%
760
MagIcon272 Mag Pull130xWhite Pull Mod TT 20px Greedy Pull Crowd Control ALTERED: Diminished Range
Range reduced to AbilityRangeBuff7.5 / 10 / 11 / 12.5 meters.
IconOxides Oxides 72%
IconCalx Calx 71%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 68%
IconBiotics Biotics 21%
IconPheromones Pheromones 23%
IconBile Bile 61%
840
MesaIcon272 Mesa ShootingGallery130xWhite Shooting Gallery Mod TT 20px Muzzle Flash Damage Buff
Crowd Control
IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 48%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 35%
IconPheromones Pheromones 51%
IconBile Bile 15%
808
MirageIcon272 Mirage Eclipse130xWhite Eclipse Mod TT 20px Total Eclipse Damage Buff
Damage Reduction
ALTERED: Diminished Effectiveness
Damage bonus reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff86.25% / 93.75% / 112.5% / 150% and damage reduction cap reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff75%.
Limited to 1 damage buffing ability per Warframe.
IconOxides Oxides 67%
IconCalx Calx 72%
IconBile Bile 68%
IconBiotics Biotics 50%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 34%
IconPheromones Pheromones 16%
800
NekrosIcon272 Nekros Terrify130xWhite Terrify Mod TT 20px Creeping Terrify Armor Strip
Crowd Control
IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 52%
IconCalx Calx 15%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 12%
IconBile Bile 71%
784
NezhaIcon272 Nezha FireWalker130xWhite Fire Walker Mod TT 20px Pyroclastic Flow Crowd Control
Movement Speed
Status Cleanse
IconOxides Oxides 68%
IconCalx Calx 68%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 68%
IconBiotics Biotics 34%
IconPheromones Pheromones 34%
IconBile Bile 33%
808
NidusIcon272 Nidus Larva130xWhite Larva Mod TT 20px Larva Burst Crowd Control ALTERED: Diminished Range
Radius reduced to AbilityRangeBuff5.33 / 6 / 6.67 / 8 meters.
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconCalx Calx 31%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 10%
968
NovaIcon272 Nova NullStar130xWhite Null Star Mod TT 20px Neutron Star Damage Reduction IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 69%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 63%
IconCalx Calx 22%
IconPheromones Pheromones 18%
IconBile Bile 58%
784
NyxIcon272 Nyx MindControl130xWhite Mind Control Mod TT 20px Mind Freak Crowd Control
Support
IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconBile Bile 49%
IconCalx Calx 32%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 32%
IconPheromones Pheromones 30%
752
OberonIcon272 Oberon Smite130xWhite Smite Mod TT 20px Smite Infusion Crowd Control
Damage Buff
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 49%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 14%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 13%
856
OctaviaIcon272 Octavia Resonator130xWhite Resonator Mod TT 20px Conductor Damage
Crowd Control
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 60%
IconBile Bile 73%
IconOxides Oxides 34%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 36%
IconPheromones Pheromones 32%
816
ProteaIcon272 Protea Dispensary130xWhite Dispensary Mod TT 20px Repair Dispensary Healing
Energy Restore
ALTERED: Diminished Duration
Duration reduced to AbilityDurationBuff5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 seconds.
IconCalx Calx 58%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 74%
IconOxides Oxides 21%
IconPheromones Pheromones 23%
IconBile Bile 60%
832
QorvexIcon272 Qorvex ChyrinkaPillar130xWhite Chyrinka Pillar Damage
Crowd Control
IconCalx Calx 82.5%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 55%
IconPheromones Pheromones 65%
IconCalx Calx 19%
IconBiotics Biotics 19%
IconPheromones Pheromones 60%
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RevenantIcon272 Revenant Reave130xWhite Reave Mod TT 20px Blinding Reave Healing
Shield Restore
Invulnerability
IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconBile Bile 55%
IconBiotics Biotics 35%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 32%
IconPheromones Pheromones 34%
808
RhinoIcon272 Rhino Roar130xWhite Roar Mod TT 20px Piercing Roar Damage Buff ALTERED: Diminished Damage Increase
Damage bonus reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff2% / 9% / 15% / 30%.
Limited to 1 damage buffing ability per Warframe.
IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconCalx Calx 37%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 12%
IconBile Bile 77%
1008
SarynIcon272 Saryn Molt130xWhite Molt Mod TT 20px Regenerative Molt Crowd Control
Healing

Movement Speed

IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconBile Bile 52%
IconOxides Oxides 14%
IconCalx Calx 46%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 35%
760
SevagothIcon272 Sevagoth Gloom130xWhite Gloom Crowd Control
Healing
IconCalx Calx 77%
IconBiotics Biotics 55%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 28%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 27%
IconPheromones Pheromones 49%
832
StyanaxIcon272 Styanax TharrosStrike130xWhite Tharros Strike Crowd Control
Defense Strip
Healing
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 52%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 50%
IconCalx Calx 27%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 24%
?
TitaniaIcon272 Titania Spellbind130xWhite Spellbind Mod TT 20px Spellbound Harvest Crowd Control
Status Cleanse
Spellbound Harvest augment grants EnergyOrb50 shields if used on HildrynIcon272 HildrynConfirmation needed IconOxides Oxides 63%
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconBile Bile 66%
IconBiotics Biotics 16%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 12%
IconPheromones Pheromones 70%
784
TrinityIcon272 Trinity WellOfLife130xWhite Well of Life Mod TT 20px Pool of Life Healing
Crowd Control
Base ability includes heal over time over large radius. Percentage of damage dealt to the target converts into area healing. IconOxides Oxides 50%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 80%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconCalx Calx 38%
IconBiotics Biotics 17%
IconPheromones Pheromones 52%
856
ValkyrIcon272 Valkyr Warcry130xWhite Warcry Mod TT 20px Eternal War Attack Speed Buff
Crowd Control
ALTERED: Diminished Speed Increase
Attack Speed bonus reduced to AbilityStrengthBuff9% / 12% / 15% / 30%.
IconOxides Oxides 72%
IconBiotics Biotics 68%
IconPheromones Pheromones 68%
IconCalx Calx 30%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 59%
IconBile Bile 10%
792
VaubanIcon272 Vauban TeslaNervos130xWhite Tesla Nervos Mod TT 20px Tesla Bank Crowd Control IconOxides Oxides 48%
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 52%
IconPheromones Pheromones 23%
IconBile Bile 23%
784
VoltIcon272 Volt Shock130xWhite Shock Mod TT 20px Shock Trooper Crowd Control
Damage Buff
IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 48%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconCalx Calx 31%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 10%
IconBile Bile 61%
816
VorunaIcon272 Voruna Lycath'sHuntIcon Lycath's Hunt Healing
Energy Restore
ALTERED: Passive Removed
Health and Energy Orb drop chance reduced to 50% and cannot activate the Heavy Attack Efficiency passive.
IconOxides Oxides 72%
IconBiotics Biotics 68%
IconPheromones Pheromones 68%
IconCalx Calx 30%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 59%
IconBile Bile 10%
WispIcon272 Wisp BreachSurge130xWhite Breach Surge Mod TT 20px Critical Surge Damage
Crowd Control
Other Warframes cannot benefit from the Critical Surge augment, due to their inability to cast Reservoirs130xWhite Reservoirs. IconOxides Oxides 45%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 80%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconCalx Calx 23%
IconBiotics Biotics 26%
IconPheromones Pheromones 51%
800
WukongIcon272 Wukong Defy130xWhite Defy Invulnerability
Armor Bonus
Status Cleanse
ALTERED: Diminished Max Armor
Armor bonus cap reduced to 750.
IconSynthetics Synthetics 80%
IconPheromones Pheromones 80%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconOxides Oxides 30%
IconCalx Calx 62%
IconBiotics Biotics 29%
968
XakuIcon272 Xaku Xata'sWhisper130xWhite Xata's Whisper Damage Buff Limited to 1 damage buffing ability per Warframe. IconOxides Oxides 53%
IconCalx Calx 80%
IconBile Bile 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 19%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 22%
IconPheromones Pheromones 57%
784
YareliIcon272 Yareli Aquablades130xWhite Aquablades Mod TT 20px Surging Blades Crowd Control
Damage
IconCalx Calx 60%
IconPheromones Pheromones 60%
IconBile Bile 60%
IconBiotics Biotics 36%
IconPheromones Pheromones 34%
IconBile Bile 32%
800
ZephyrIcon272 Zephyr Airburst130xWhite Airburst Mod TT 20px Airburst Rounds Crowd Control
Damage Buff
Base ability includes tap-cast for wind vacuum, hold-cast for wind explosion. IconOxides Oxides 80%
IconBiotics Biotics 80%
IconBile Bile 47%
IconCalx Calx 33%
IconSynthetics Synthetics 14%
IconPheromones Pheromones 47%
752

Raw Data[]

Main article: Module:Ability/data

For a community-contributed list of player abilities in WARFRAME, see Module:Ability/data.

Ability Mods[]

Warframes Abilities can be affected by five types of modification: AbilityDurationBuff Ability Duration, Ability Efficiency, AbilityRangeBuff Ability Range, AbilityStrengthBuff Ability Strength, and Casting Speed. With the proper combination of mods and gear Abilities can obtain a maximized value (see Power Mods and Abilities).

Ability Duration[]

Main article: Ability Duration
Modifies the Duration of Warframe Abilities and the Energy cost of toggled Abilities. Hover over each Ability to see how its stats are affected.
—In-game Description

These mods affect how long a Warframe Ability lasts.

Mods that affect AbilityDurationBuff Ability Duration positively:

Maximized at +221% with a negative effect of -66% Ability Range. Note that Mod TT 20px Continuity and Mod TT 20px Primed Continuity are mutually exclusive; the maximized value assumes the use of Primed Continuity.

Ability Efficiency[]

Main article: Ability Efficiency
Modifies the Energy cost of Warframe abilities. The minimum Energy cost is 1/4 of the Base value.
—In-game Description

These mods affect how much a Warframe Ability costs to cast. Ability Efficiency has a hard cap of 75%. For example, an Ability which costs 100 Energy cannot be reduced below 25 Energy.

Mods that affect Ability Efficiency positively:

Maximized at +105% (or +135% with an active Pax Bolt buff) with a negative effect of -60% Ability Duration. The 75% hard cap mentioned above means it is more efficient to combine a fully-leveled Fleeting Expertise with Boreal's Hatred in the same build, unless also utilizing a mod that decreases Ability Efficiency, such as Mod TT 20px Blind Rage, or minimizing the drain of channeled Abilities with as few mods as possible.

Ability Range[]

Modifies the Range of Warframe Abilities. Hover over each Ability to see how its stats are affected.
—In-game Description

These mods affect the radius and targeting range of Warframe Abilities.

Mods that affect AbilityRangeBuff Ability Range positively:

Maximized at +180% with a negative effect of -60% Ability Strength.

Ability Strength[]

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Modifies the Strength of Warframe Abilities and the Energy cost of toggled Abilities. Hover over each Ability to see how its stats are affected.
—In-game Description

These mods and Arcanes affect the damage and the potency of Warframe Abilities (such as Banshee's Sonar130xWhite Sonar and Energy restored by Trinity's EnergyVampire130xWhite Energy Vampire).

Mods & Arcanes that affect AbilityStrengthBuff Ability Strength[]

Maximization[]

In the arsenal, Ability Strength is maximized at +285% (equipping all Umbral mods) with a negative effect of -55% Ability Efficiency and -27.5% Ability Duration.

In-game, without any additional Warframe ability buffs or effects, Ability Strength is maximized at +465% (equipping all Umbral mods, Mod TT 20px Energy Conversion, PaxBolt Pax Bolt, and if all players in a squad equip Mod TT 20px Growing Power). With the Helminth Invigorations, Ability Strength is maximized at +665% (equipping all of the above mods/Arcanes).

Using Empower130xWhite Empower can raise this cap by 50%, but only for the next ability cast, and Empower cannot stack with itself nor benefit from mods aside from Ability Efficiency. The same way, Mod TT 20px Power Drain can provide an additional 50% bonus for the next ability cast after performing a Mercy kill.

The total Ability Strength can then be doubled by a corruption buff from opening Void Relics, bringing it up to +1630%.

The theoretical max Ability Strength for any Warframe (except VoltIcon272 Volt, ExcaliburIcon272 Excalibur and FrostIcon272 Frost because of their Arcane Helmets, and EmberIcon272 Ember, NidusIcon272 Nidus, and ProteaIcon272 Protea because of their passives) will be +10,862.0% taking into account +80% Ability Strength from EquinoxIcon272 Equinox's Mod TT 20px Peaceful Provocation and 5.8x Ability Strength multiplier from NidusIcon272 Nidus' ParasiticLink130xWhite Parasitic Link with an Invigoration and a corruption buff on both the warframe and Nidus.

Last updated: Hotfix 31.0.10 (2022-01-20)

Casting Speed[]

These sources affect the casting animation speed of Warframe Abilities (such as NekrosIcon272 Nekros' ShadowsOfTheDead130xWhite Shadows of the Dead or MagIcon272 Mag's Crush130xWhite Crush).

The calculation for casting time is (Base Animation Time) ÷ (1 + Speed Bonus).

Sources that Ability Casting Speed positively:

Ability Ranking[]

Since Update 15.0 (2014-10-24), Warframe Abilities unlock and rank up with affinity. Maximum Rank for Abilities is Rank 3.

Warframe / Archwing / Necramech Rank Ability and Rank
First Ability Second Ability Third Ability Fourth Ability
Unranked Unranked Locked Locked Locked
3 Unranked Unranked Locked Locked
5 Unranked Unranked Unranked Locked
7 Rank 1 Unranked Unranked Locked
10 Rank 1 Unranked Unranked Unranked
12 Rank 1 Rank 1 Unranked Unranked
14 Rank 2 Rank 1 Unranked Unranked
16 Rank 2 Rank 1 Rank 1 Unranked
18 Rank 3 Rank 1 Rank 1 Unranked
20 Rank 3 Rank 1 Rank 1 Rank 1
22 Rank 3 Rank 2 Rank 1 Rank 1
24 Rank 3 Rank 2 Rank 2 Rank 1
25 Rank 3 Rank 2 Rank 2 Rank 2
27 Rank 3 Rank 3 Rank 2 Rank 2
28 Rank 3 Rank 3 Rank 3 Rank 2
30 Rank 3 Rank 3 Rank 3 Rank 3

Ability Disrupting Enemies[]

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Ability Immune Enemies[]

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Full Immunity[]

Partial Immunity[]

Notes[]

Patch History[]

Update 25.6 (2019-08-08)

  • Added numerous Warframe Ability Augment stats to the Ability Screen. We debuted this with Wukong’s rework, and you will now be able to directly see the Stat changes associated with Augments on the Abilities!

Hotfix 25.5.2 (2019-08-02)

  • Fixed the Warframe Ability screen breaking if a given Warframe didn't have any Ability hints.
  • Fixed the width of the Passive button textbox on the Warframe selection screen being too small for some languages, resulting in text wrapping awkwardly.

Hotfix 25.5.1 (2019-08-02)

  • Fixed missing Warframe Ability Tips section when playing Warframe in Korean and Russian.

Update 24.6 (2019-04-04)

Warframe “In Air” Ability Changes

Right now, there are certain powers that just cannot be cast in the air. Some of those powers are easy to address, and we simply remove the restriction. A full breakdown can be found here in the Developer Workshop: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1079249-dev-workshop-cannot-cast-in-the-air-friend-or-foe/

  • Removed "cast on ground" requirements for the following Warframe abilities:
    • Trinity Well of Life
    • Trinity Energy Vampire
    • Trinity Link
    • Frost Avalanche
    • Atlas Tectonics
    • Mag Crush
    • Chroma Effigy
    • Loki Radial Disarm
  • Additionally, the following abilities require ground to activate, but can now be cast in the air and will do a melee-esque slam to the ground:
    • Rhino Stomp
    • Banshee Sound Quake
    • Oberon Hallowed Ground
    • Khora Strangledome
    • Nidus Virulence
    • Harrow Condemn

Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)

  • Updated several ability stat descriptors to make them clearer:
    • Standardized format across all Warframe ability descriptions.
      • E.g. Range (Meters) # to Range #
      • E.g. “Health over Time #” to “Health / Sec #”
    • Added units of measurement to the abilities where appropriate - M (meters), S (seconds), % (percentage), X (multiplier), etc.
    • Converted decimals to whole numbers (e.g. Equinox’s Rest & Rage Wakeup Health Threshold has been changed from 0.5 to 50% for max rank).
    • Changed “Range” to “Radius” for several Warframe abilities.

Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)

Warframe Changes

Toggled Abilities and Energy Drain: The following adjustments have been made to Abilities that can toggle on or off with the intention of making each Ability more rewarding to use in a wider range of scenarios. We will continue to monitor the balance of all Toggled Abilities after launch.

  • Duration Mods now have an effect on toggled Abilities.
    • For example: Mods that added 100% duration will make a 10 Energy drain become a 5 Energy drain.
  • Drain-Per-Second and other adjustments has been made on the following Toggled Abilities:
    • Chroma’s Spectral Scream now drains 3 Energy.
    • Chroma’s Elemental Ward’s Electric elemental discharge effect is now affected by range Mods instead of strength Mods.
    • Chroma’s Elemental Ward Poison holster and reload speed are now affected by duration Mods instead of strength Mods.
    • Ember’s World on Fire now drains 3 Energy and has had its maximum duration removed.
    • Equinox’s Rest & Rage has had its base range doubled.
    • Hydroid can now recast Tempest Barrage and Tentacle Swarm with no cooldown.
    • Nyx’s Chaos no longer has a cooldown, and enemies affected by Chaos cannot be stunned by additional casts.
    • The minimum energy cost of an Ability cannot go below 25% of the base cost.
  1. (2016, February 4). Immunity Vs Resistance. Warframe Forums. Accessed 2023-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06.
  2. Update 18.5 (2016-03-04) patch notes
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