
Every Warframe Release in Order
This is a definitive list of all Warframes that you can play in Warframe in order of release date. Included are every new Prime and non-Prime frame (as some call them) and their release date and type. You can also see what the next Prime is speculated to be. At the moment, there’s a total of 80 Warframe characters to choose from, 33 Primes and 47 non-Primes.
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Warframe Prime Release Order Schedule
Below you can see the suspected Warframe Prime release order schedule. Typically it’s around 100 days between every Prime release, so the next Prime comes out roughly every season. Also, there’s a pattern of releases being two males or two females in a row and then alternating.
Warframe Releases for 2021
For 2021, so far, there have been 5 Warframe released, 3 being Prime.
Warframe Releases for 2020
In 2020, there were 6 Warframes released, 3 of them being Prime. The first composite Warframe, Xaku, was introduced.
Warframe Releases for 2019
In 2019, a total of 8 Warframes were released. Of these, 4 were Prime Warframes, and 4 were non-Prime Warframes. In terms of types, there are four males and four females.
Warframe Releases for 2018
In 2018, a total of 10 Warframes got released. 6 Prime Warframes and four non-Prime Warframes were released. Digital Extremes released the first and only Umbra this year. The Excalibur Umbra Prime was released as a part of the China Founders pack for the Chinese build. Mesa and Zephyr from 2014 got Prime releases, as did Chroma and Limbo from 2018. There were six males and four females.
Warframe Releases for 2017
In 2017, like the year before it, only 7 Warframes were released. 4 Prime Warframes and three non-Prime Warframes were released. Mirage and Hydroid from 2014 got Prime releases, as did Oberon and Banshee from 2013. There were four males and three females.
Warframe Releases for 2016
In 2016, there were just 7 Warframes released. 4 Prime Warframes and three non-Prime Warframes were released. Warframes Valkyr, Nekros, Vauban, Saryn from 2013 received Prime updates. There were four males and three females.
Warframe Releases for 2015
In 2015, there were 9 Warframes released. 3 Prime Warframes and six non-Prime Warframes were released. Warframes Ash, Volt, and Trinity from 2012 received Prime updates. There were six males and three females.
Warframe Releases for 2014
In 2014, a total of 9 Warframes were released. Of these 9, there were 4 Prime Warframe released and five non-Prime Warframes. Warframes Rhino and Loki from 2012 and Nyx from 2013 were given Prime versions. There were four males and five females.
Warframe Releases for 2013
In 2013, 12 Warframes were released, and this was the year that the most Warframes were released. Of these 12, there were 3 Prime Warframe released and nine non-Prime Warframes. Ember and Mag from the previous year were given Prime versions. There were five males and seven females.
Warframe Releases for 2012
In 2012, a total of 9 Warframes were released. Of these 9, just one was a Prime Warframe (Excalibur Prime), while the rest were non-Prime Warframes. There were six males and three females.
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Warframe is a great online game which is free to play. It has quite a steep learning curve though, and you can’t really skip any of the systems on top of systems knowhow or you are putting yourself at a disadvantage.
There are also many different warframes to choose from, which come with a unique set of skills.
To make it simpler to get used to them, you might want to look at them as characters, such as in a MOBA.
Right now there are 45 warframes to choose from, along with the stronger Prime ones, and there are more coming.
Here is our updated Warframe Tier List:
A+ | Gara, Mesa, Nezha, Nova, Octavia, Protea, Rhino, Saryn, Wisp |
A | Inaros, Ivara, Nekros |
A– | Baruuk, Chroma, Ember, Equinox, Gauss, Xaku, Yareli |
B+ | Ash, Excalibur, Grendel, Hildryn, Khora, Nidus, Titania |
B | Garuda, Mag, Mirage, Oberon, Revenant, Trinity, Wukong |
C | Atlas, Banshee, Harrow, Hydroid, Lavos, Limbo, Loki, Valkyr, Vauban, Volt, Zephyr |
D | Frost, Nyx |
15 Best Warframes Right Now
Some are of course superior to others. When picking which warframe you want, bear three things in mind:
- Survivability
- Damage per second (DPS)
- Crowd Control (CC)
Let’s take a look at 15 warframes which excel in one or more of those categories:
#15 LIMBO
The only weakness Limbo has is Nullifiers that cancel out the skills of other warframes. These are easy to work with and make him unbeatable because of his Rift mechanics.
Limbo can stop projectiles mid-flight. It’s quite simple to get him a sustainable energy pool, and then when you team that with his range, efficiency and high skill duration, he’s a strong and useful killing machine.
#14 TRINITY
Trinity, who is also known as the War Goddess in the game, has infinite energy, meaning enemies can waste their abilities trying to kill her. She’s also a support frame because of this.
Trinity can link her health with an enemy so they get the damage that should have been done to her. She can survive even the strongest attacks.
#13 NIDUS
Although Inaros is possibly the strongest warframe, Nidus is the most resilient. However high level his enemies might be, Nidus is just about un-killable.
He has the mechanic of Mutation to stack up to a hundred. Whenever he dies he can come back to life right away using 15 Mutation stacks.
It’s easy to get Mutation stacks so you can keep him alive for as long as possible.
#12 EXCALIBUR/EXCALIBUR UMBRA
This might be the simplest warframe for beginners, but it’s still a good pick. You might get this one for free depending who you select in the tutorial, else you can get Excalibur Umbra free in a later quest, and that one is stronger.
Excalibur is a great DPS warframe since he has an Exalted Blade skill. In addition he has Radial Blind to stun enemies briefly, and that’s a useful crowd control panic button.
Excalibur has 2 mods which are quite simple to get. He has a Chromatic Blade and also Condition Overload on the Exalted Blade.
These help to make him victorious in the endgame content.
#11 GAUSS
Gauss is a great damage and utility frame. He is a good choice if you’re in a hurry to progress through the game and you want to complete every mission in the quickest way you can to make the most of your time or expand your skills as a Warframe player.
He is the quickest warframe because of his second skill, even compared to Volt.
His speed skill is consistent and unparalleled.
His other skills are worthy too, and include wiping out all enemies in a 360 degree radius and mitigating projectile damages.
#10 EQUINOX
This rather complex warframe has Day and Night Form dynamics, which can take a while to master.
However, choose Equinox and you will have one of the best endgame-scaling frames available.
Equinox is able to put enemies to sleep then kill them to get affinity. This makes solo affinity farming easy. Her final skill is she can make enemies bleed to death.
This is based on a percentage calculation so will work on any level of enemies.
Changing to another form makes Equinox a healer for all the team, so she is a valuable warframe to pick.
#9 NEKROS
Nekros has a third skill of Desecrate, which makes him a great choice. It makes any dead enemy hand over their loot.
Although it’s based on a set percentage, it roughly doubles your look and also increases the odds of you finding mods or rare items. Nekros is a great way to get plenty of Warframe Platinum.
#8 IVARA
Ivara’s permanent invisibility makes her top tier. She is ranger themed and uses a bow. Her skill is Artemis Bow, which lets her shoot multiple arrows from a bow.
This bow causes a lot of damage regardless of the level of the enemy.
Ivara has other skills including crowd control, which paired with her constant invisibility, makes her very strong in the game, and a great choice for solo endless survival modes.
#7 INAROS
Inaros doesn’t tend to rely on his skills, but he is still a good choice. The shrugs off attacks seemingly with very little effort, compared to most other warframes.
His ability gets a lot of armor, although he can still get damage to health.
Use Dessication, another of his skills, to recover his health at warp speed. This stuns and blinds enemies with sand. If they die, a lot of Inaros’ health will be topped up.
He is quite hard to kill.
#6 SARYN
Saryn is a nice DPS frame and likely the best at damaging all enemies within about 50 meters. She can wipe them out before they’re even in your line of sight.
Her first skill is Spores which not only inflicts damage to enemies, but also spreads to others, stripping their armor.
Toxic Lash and Miasma are other skills Saryn has, and these can help erase any enemy on the map when they spawn.
She isn’t so good at surviving compared to other warframes, but her Molt skill draws enemy fire and can be modded to bring her health back up.
#5 RHINO
If you want to have fun with weapons instead of go for the warframe with the strongest killing ability, you might like to consider Rhino or the Rhino Prime variant (which is similar but stronger and more edgy).
You will be able to do that without the fear of dying. Rhino has a number of useful skills, but his Iron Skin makes him especially hard to kill.
He isn’t the best for Warframe’s hardest missions, but with the two mods of Iron Shrapnel and Ironclad Charge, he has a lot of health and can put up a good fight.
Send him into a crowd of enemies using Rhino Charge and then immediately activate Iron Skin. You will get between 10,000 and 300,000 extra armor depending how many enemies you can hit.
#4 OCTAVIA
Octavia has a wide selection of skills and plenty of power. She can survive damage and draw enemy fire.
She also has the skill of infinite invisibility and this can be shared with three other members or the team.
She is much stronger than Loki because she can be invisible all the time and still cause plenty of damage.
#3 NOVA
Nova is able to kill any enemy she sees. Her ultimate skill is Molecular Prime.
This can make enemies slower or faster, or can inflict double the damage on them, depending on how you mod this skill.
Nova is a lot more likely to survive than Saryn, since her first skill is Null Star, giving her up to 90% reduction in damage. She can survive any attack using the Molecular Prime field.
#2 NEZHA
This is a more active and quicker version of Rhino. The skill is also similar. Nezha has Warding Halo, which means he has a lot of armor and makes him hard to kill.
He also has the Firewalker skill which damages and stuns enemies stepping on his trail of fire, and this gives him a boost in speed too.
Another skill Nezha has is Blazing Chakram, which gives infinite healing orbs to rapidly recover health. Divine Spears, another skill, can incapacitate a lot of enemies at once and is also good for crowd control.
#1 MESA
Our Winner!! Mesa or Mesa Prime is unbeatable in terms of DPS.
This is because of Peacemaker, her ultimate skill, which will kill any enemy approaching regardless of their level.
Mesa can also go in a survival frame or tank category, thanks to her Shooting Gallery skill that stuns enemies and disables their ranged weapons when they are close.
In addition, Mesa’s Shatter Shield reduces the amount of damage she takes. She is a mean killing machine thanks to this range of skills.
Note: You can make your own Warframe tier list via Tier List Maker and share it with us in comment section below. We would love to see your opinion!
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Every year we can see Warframe improving a lot as well as bringing us new features and content that we can enjoy thanks to the efforts of Digital Extremes.
One of the most anticipated things when it comes to this game is the new playable Warframes that they have creatively made.
Here is a list of all the previously added Warframes as well as the ones that are upcoming.
2021
The following are the Warframes that are released in 2021.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Nidus Prime | September 8, 2021 | Male | 30.7 |
Yareli | July 6, 2021 | Female | 30.5 |
Gara Prime | May 25, 2021 | Female | 30.3 |
Sevagoth | April 13, 2021 | Male | 30.0 |
Octavia Prime | February 23, 2021 | Female | 29.9 |
2020
The following are the Warframes that were released in 2020.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Lavos | December 19, 2020 | Male | 29.6 |
Nezha Prime | October 27, 2020 | Male | 29.3 |
Xaku | August 25, 2020 | Composite | 29.0 |
Inaros Prime | July 14, 2020 | Male | 28.2 |
Protea | June 11, 2020 | Female | 28.0 |
Titania Prime | March 31, 2020 | Female | 27.3.6 |
2019
A total of 8 Warframes have been released during 2019 between March and December.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Ivara Prime | December 17, 2019 | Female | 27.0.4 |
Grendel | October 31, 2019 | Male | 26.0 |
Atlas Prime | October 1, 2019 | Male | 25.8 |
Gauss | August 29, 2019 | Male | 25.7 |
Wukong Prime | July 6, 2019 | Male | 25.3 |
Wisp | May 22, 2019 | Female | 25.0 |
Equinox Prime | April 2, 2019 | Female | 24.5.8 |
Hildryn | March 8, 2019 | Female | 24.4.0 |
2018
There have been 10 Warframe released in 2018 between March and December.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Mesa Prime | December 18, 2018 | Female | 24.2.2 |
Baruuk | December 18, 2018 | Male | 24.2 |
Garuda | November 8, 2018 | Female | 24.0 |
Chroma Prime | September 25, 2018 | Male | 23.9 |
Revenant | August 24, 2018 | Male | 23.5 |
Limbo Prime | June 19, 2018 | Male | 23.0.3 |
Excalibur Umbra | June 15, 2018 | Male | 23.0 |
Excalibur Umbra Prime | June 15, 2018 | Male | 23.0 |
Khora | April 20, 2018 | Female | 22.18 |
Zephyr Prime | March 20, 2018 | Female | 22.16.4 |
2017
During 2017, there were 7 Warframes released between February and December 12.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Mirage Prime | December 12, 2017 | Female | 22.7 |
Gara | October 12, 2017 | Female | 22.0 |
Hydroid Prime | August 29, 2017 | Male | 21.6 |
Harrow | June 29, 2017 | Male | 21.0 |
Oberon Prime | May 30, 2017 | Male | 20.6.2 |
Octavia | March 24, 2017 | Female | 20.0 |
Banshee Prime | February 28, 2017 | Female | 19.11.5 |
2016
In 2016, 7 different Warframes were released between February and December.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Nidus | December 12, 2016 | Male | 19.5 |
Valkyr Prime | November 22, 2016 | Female | 19.07 |
Nekros Prime | August 23, 2016 | Male | 19.0 |
Titania | August 8, 2016 | Female | 19.0 |
Vauban Prime | May 17, 2016 | Male | 18.12 |
Inaros | March 4, 2016 | Male | 18.5 |
Saryn Prime | February 16, 2016 | Female | 18.4.12 |
2015
During March to December 2015, 9 different new Warframes were released.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Nezha | December 16, 2015 | Male | 18.1 |
Ivara | December 3, 2015 | Female | 18.0 |
Wukong | November 25, 2015 | Male | 17.12 |
Trinity Prime | October 6, 2015 | Female | 17.6 |
Atlas | October 1, 2015 | Male | 17.5 |
Equinox | July 31, 2015 | Female | 17.0 |
Ash Prime | July 7, 2015 | Male | 16.11 |
Volt Prime | March 25, 2015 | Male | 16.1 |
Chroma | March 19, 2015 | Male | 16.0 |
2014
In 2014, there was a total of 10 new Warframes released during the period of February to December.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Nova Prime | December 17, 2014 | Female | 15.7 |
Mesa | November 27, 2014 | Female | 15.5 |
Limbo | October 24, 2014 | Male | 15.0 |
Nyx Prime | September 24, 2014 | Female | 14.8 |
Nova | July 18, 2014 | Female | 14.0 |
Mirage | July 14, 2014 | Female | 14.0 |
Loki Prime | June 11, 2014 | Male | 13.7 |
Hydroid | April 9, 2014 | Male | 13.0 |
Rhino Prime | March 5, 2014 | Male | 12.4 |
Zephyr | February 5, 2014 | Female | 12.0 |
2013
There were 11 Warframes released between Janurary and December during 2013.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Oberon | December 19, 2013 | Male | 11.5 |
Valkyr | November 20, 2013 | Female | 11.5 |
Ember Prime | November 20, 2013 | Female | 11.5 |
Mag Prime | September 13, 2013 | Female | 10.0 |
Nekros | September 13, 2013 | Male | 10.0 |
Frost Prime | May 23, 2013 | Male | 8.0 |
Vauban | May 17, 2013 | Male | 7.11 |
Banshee | March 18, 2013 | Female | 7.0 |
Saryn | March 18, 2013 | Female | 7.0 |
Frost | January 29, 2013 | Male | 6.0 |
Nyx | January 29, 2013 | Female | 6.0 |
2012
A total of 9 different Warframes came out between October to December during the transition from closed beta to update 5.0 in 2012.
Warframe | Release Date | Gender | Update |
---|---|---|---|
Excalibur Prime | December 18, 2012 | Male | 5.0 |
Loki | October 25, 2012 | Male | Closed Beta |
Mag | October 25, 2012 | Female | Closed Beta |
Excalibur | October 25, 2012 | Male | Closed Beta |
Rhino | October 25, 2012 | Male | Closed Beta |
Ash | October 25, 2012 | Male | Closed Beta |
Ember | October 25, 2012 | Female | Closed Beta |
Trinity | October 25, 2012 | Female | Closed Beta |
Volt | October 25, 2012 | Male | Closed Beta |
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