How to unlock all Warframes and level them up in Warframe

Despite being launched over ten years ago, Warframe continues to receive ongoing updates that add new content. In this guide, we will cover the steps needed to unlock all Warframes available in the game, along with the distinct traits that each one brings to the table.

There are currently over 40 Warframes in the game, excluding their Prime versions. This guide will concentrate on the primary Warframes and detail how to acquire each one, as well as how to effectively level them up.

Unlocking All Warframes

Warframes are advanced exosuits that function as the playable characters within the game. Each Warframe features its own unique abilities and gameplay style. When selecting which Warframe to pursue, consider their backstory; they are essentially living weapons wielded by the Tenno, ancient warriors who rise to combat various factions.

To obtain most Warframes, players must gather specific components like Chassis, Neuroptics, Systems, and the blueprint itself. These items can be acquired through particular missions, defeating bosses, or completing various tasks.

How to Get Warframes

Here’s a brief rundown of how to acquire some of the Warframes:

• Excalibur: Defeat Ambulas in Hades (Pluto).
• Mag: Defeat The Sergeant in Iliad (Phobos).
• Volt: Research in the Clan Dojo.
• Rhino: Defeat Jackal (Fossa, Venus).
• Frost: Defeat Lieutenant Lech Kril (Exta, Ceres).
• Ember: Defeat General Sargas Ruk (Tethys, Saturn).
• Saryn: Defeat Kela De Thaym (Merrow, Sedna).
• Hydroid: Defeat Vay Hek (Oro, Earth).
• Valkyr: Defeat Alad V (Themisto, Jupiter).

Leveling Up Your Warframes

Leveling up your Warframes is essential for enhancing their capabilities and preparing for more challenging content. This involves gaining experience, equipping mods, and using advanced customization methods like polarization.

Experience and Mastery

Every Warframe starts at level 0 and can reach a maximum of level 30. You gain experience (Affinity) by using the selected Warframe in missions. Experience is earned by taking down enemies, completing objectives, and sharing it with your teammates.

Installing Mods

Mods play a vital role in boosting your Warframe’s performance. They allow you to customize attributes like health, shields, armor, and energy, as well as enhance specific abilities. Here are some common mods:

• Vitality: Boosts health.
• Redirection: Increases shields.
• Steel Fiber: Enhances armor.
• Continuity: Extends ability duration.
• Intensify: Increases ability strength.
• Stretch: Boosts range.

To equip a mod, open your arsenal, select the Warframe you wish to modify, and go to the “Mods” tab. From there, you can drag and drop mods into the available slots.

Using Orokin Reactors

Orokin Reactors are important for doubling your Warframe’s mod capacity, which is especially useful for creating more intricate builds that require additional mod slots. You can earn Orokin Reactors as rewards from specific missions, events, or by buying them outright.

Polarization (Forma)

Polarization is a feature that lets you optimize your Warframe’s mod capacity even further. By using an item called Forma, you can add or alter the polarity of a mod slot. This reduces the cost of compatible mods, enabling you to fit in more powerful options or save space for others. Keep in mind that each time you polarize a Warframe, it resets to level 0, meaning you’ll need to level it up again.

Arcane Enhancements

Arcanes are additional upgrades that can be applied to your Warframe for further performance boosts. For example, Arcane Grace helps regenerate health, while Arcane Energize assists with energy recovery. You can obtain Arcanes from special events, Eidolon hunts, or as rewards from the Circuit in Duviri. You’re allowed to equip up to two Arcanes per Warframe, and combining them with your mods can create powerful synergies.