Arcane Enhancement

Arcane Enhancements are special items that can be installed on certain equipment to grant them buffs that can be activated by achieving certain conditions within a mission. There are several major types of Arcanes that can be applied to their own dedicated set of items. Arcanes can be freely installed and will not be destroyed if they're unequipped or replaced by other Arcanes.

Arcane rarity is indicated by the color and design complexity of the Arcane: higher ranks are denoted by the higher number of connectors on the bottom and the higher number of chevrons on the top of their individual icons. Common Arcanes are colored Bronze, Uncommon, Silver; Rare, Gold and Legendary Arcanes, Platinum.

Mechanics

Arcanes are activated by accomplishing its trigger condition (e.g. landing a Critical Hit, or taking damage, etc.), which will then have a percentage chance to activate the stated effect. If an Arcane's effect has a limited duration, the duration can be renewed by triggering it again. Neither the duration nor the effects of the Arcane stack.

Stacking

Two Arcanes of the same type can be equipped together. They are divided into two categories:

1. Arcanes whose effects change as they rank up:
   • E.g.  Arcane Eruption,  Arcane Energize,  Arcane Trickery
   • These Arcanes act completely independently of each other. Upon meeting their trigger condition it is possible to trigger one, neither or both.
   • Note: The buff icon only displays the Arcane that triggered last.
   • As example, using two Rank 3  Arcane Awakening will result in a chance of 0.36 to trigger neither, 0.48 to trigger either and 0.16 for both to activate, in the last case providing +200% damage to secondaries.
   • Either Arcane can Trigger again, even while the other remains active or isn't triggered as well. They are independent of each other.
   • The same rules apply for Arcanes of different ranks.
     • As lower ranked Arcanes have lower buff duration (when applicable) they will obviously run out quicker, if both were triggered at once.
     • Note: If the buff icon was shown for the shorter one, it will be removed from the UI even while the longer one remains active.
2. Arcanes whose effects stay the same when ranked up:
   • E.g.  Arcane Barrier,  Arcane Arachne,  Arcane Deflection
   • For these the trigger chance stacks additively.
   • As example using two unranked  Arcane Resistance (20% each), one will have a total chance of 40% to not be affected by a Toxin status effect.
   • As example a Rank 1 and a Rank 2  Arcane Nullifier (40% and 60%) together grant immunity to magnetic procs as the combined chance to resist a proc is 100%.

Application

Arcane management interface.

A total of two Arcanes can be equipped on each Warframe and Operator (when an Arcane Helmet is used only a single Arcane can be equipped alongside). A maximum of one Arcane can be equipped on Zaws and Operator Amps, however. They can be installed through their respective upgrade screens for the item. Arcanes can be upgraded via the Arcane button at the bottom of the Foundry or while equipping one. Rank insignia of an Arcane will be visible below its name, denoting how many upgrades it has undergone. Much like Mods, Arcanes can be equipped across multiple items, though they have a unique progress bar of their own to the right of the Foundry selection. Arcanes can also be freely uninstalled without the use of an Arcane Distiller, or replaced by another Arcane without being destroyed in the process.

Rank

An Arcane can be ranked up by sacrificing duplicate Arcanes of the same type, granting up to four times the base effect in a single upgraded Arcane. Every successive rank-up requires one more Arcane than the last, depicted below. Up to 10 Arcanes in total are required to reach the maximum rank of 3.

Arcanes consumed	Rank
	0	1	2	3
Total	1 Arcane	3 Arcanes (+2)	6 Arcanes (+3)	10 Arcanes (+4)

Warframe Arcanes

Warframe Arcanes can be obtained by either killing or capturing Eidolon Teralyst, Gantulyst, and

Hydrolyst, though capturing will yield more exquisite reward than simply killing it. For example, if Teralyst is simply killed, it will only yield common arcanes, but capturing it will yield a chance to drop the more uncommon ones.

Name	Criteria	Chance	Effect	Duration / Range	Location and Rarity
Acceleration	CRITICAL HIT	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	15% / 30% / 45% / 60% Fire Rate to Rifles	1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 Seconds	Gantulyst - Uncommon
Aegis	DAMAGED	1.5% / 3% / 4.5% / 6%	15 / 30 / 45 / 60 Shield Regen/sec	5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Seconds	Gantulyst - Rare
Agility	DAMAGED	3% / 6% / 9% / 12%	10% / 20% / 30% / 40% Parkour Velocity	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	Gantulyst - Uncommon
Arachne	WALL LATCH	15% / 30% / 45% / 60%	100% Bonus Damage	Next Hit	Hydrolyst - Rare
Avenger	DAMAGED	3.5% / 7% / 10.5% / 14%	7.5% / 15% / 22.5% / 30% Critical Chance	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	Hydrolyst - Rare
Awakening	RELOAD	10% / 20% / 30% / 40%	25% / 50% / 75% / 100% Damage to Secondaries	4 / 8 / 12 / 16 Seconds	Gantulyst - Uncommon
Barrier	DAMAGED	1% / 2% / 3% / 4%	Full Shield Recovery	N/A	Hydrolyst - Legendary
Consequence	HEADSHOT	25% / 50% / 75% / 100%	10% / 20% / 30% / 40% Parkour Velocity	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds	Teralyst - Common
Deflection	PASSIVE	20% / 40% / 60% / 80%	Resist proc	N/A	Teralyst - Uncommon
Energize	ENERGY PICKUP	10% / 20% / 30% / 40%	Replenish 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 additional energy to you and nearby allies	5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Meters	Hydrolyst - Legendary
Eruption	ENERGY PICKUP	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	Knockdown nearby Enemies	5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Meters	Gantulyst - Uncommon
Fury	CRITICAL HIT	10% / 20% / 30% / 40%	30% / 60% / 90% / 120% Damage on Melee	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds	Hydrolyst - Rare
Grace	DAMAGED	1.5% / 3% / 4.5% / 6%	1% / 2% / 3% / 4% Health Regen/sec	1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 Seconds	Hydrolyst - Legendary
Guardian	DAMAGED	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	150 / 300 / 450 / 600 Armor	5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Seconds	Gantulyst - Uncommon
Healing	PASSIVE	20% / 40% / 60% / 80%	Resist proc	N/A	Teralyst - Uncommon
Ice	PASSIVE	20% / 40% / 60% / 80%	Resist proc	N/A	Teralyst - Common
Momentum	CRITICAL HIT	10% / 20% / 30% / 40%	25% / 50% / 75% / 100% Reload Speed on Snipers	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	Teralyst - Common
Nullifier	PASSIVE	20% / 40% / 60% / 80%	Resist proc	N/A	Teralyst - Common
Phantasm	PARRY	8% / 16% / 24% / 32%	10% / 20% / 30% / 40% Movement Speed	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds	Gantulyst - Uncommon
Precision	HEADSHOT	20% / 40% / 60% / 80%	30% / 60% / 90% / 120% Damage on Secondaries	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	Gantulyst - Rare
Pulse	HEALTH PICKUP	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	Replenish 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 additional health to you and nearby allies	5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Meters	Gantulyst - Rare
Rage	HEADSHOT	2.5% / 5% / 7.5% / 10%	30% / 60% / 90% / 120% Damage on Primaries	4 / 8 / 12 / 16 Seconds	Hydrolyst - Rare
Resistance	PASSIVE	20% / 40% / 60% / 80%	Resist proc	N/A	Teralyst - Uncommon
Strike	HIT	2.5% / 5% / 7.5% / 10%	10% / 20% / 30% / 40% Attack Speed on Melee	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds	Gantulyst - Uncommon
Tempo	CRITICAL HIT	2.5% / 5% / 7.5% / 10%	15% / 30% / 45% / 60% Fire Rate on Shotguns	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	Teralyst - Common
Trickery	FINISHER	2.5% / 5% / 7.5% / 10%	Become invisible	5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Seconds	Hydrolyst - Uncommon
Ultimatum	FINISHER	25% / 50% / 75% / 100%	150 / 300 / 450 / 600 Armor	5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Seconds	Gantulyst - Rare
Velocity	CRITICAL HIT	15% / 30% / 45% / 60%	20% / 40% / 60% / 80% Fire Rate on Secondaries	1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 Seconds	Hydrolyst - Uncommon
Victory	HEADSHOT	2% / 4% / 6% / 8%	0.5% / 1.0% / 1.5% / 2.0% Health Regen/sec	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	Teralyst - Uncommon
Warmth	PASSIVE	20% / 40% / 60% / 80%	Resist proc	N/A	Teralyst - Common

Arcane Revives

Arcane Revives is a feature that is only gained from equipped Warframe Arcanes. Other types of arcanes such as Magus or Exodia do not benefit from this.

With each Rank 3 Warframe Arcane equipped, players will be able to revive their Warframes an additional time in a mission using an Arcane Revive, with a maximum total of 6 revives usable in a mission.

Operator Arcanes

Magus Arcanes

Magus Arcanes affect the Operator or Warframe. Magus Arcane blueprints are purchasable from the Quills.

Magus	Criteria	Chance	Effect	Duration / Range	Price
Vigor	N/A	100%	50 / 100 / 150 / 200 Increased Health	N/A	2,000 Standing 2,000
Husk	N/A	100%	25 / 50 / 75 / 100 Increased Armor	N/A	5,000 Standing 5,000
Cadence	VOID DASH	25% / 50% / 75% / 100%	15% / 30% / 45% / 60% Increased sprint speed	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	10,000 Standing 10,000
Cloud	VOID DASH	25% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Immunity to fall damage	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 seconds	10,000 Standing 10,000
Replenish	VOID DASH	25% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Heal 5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	Instant	10,000 Standing 10,000
Elevate	ENTER WARFRAME	30% / 40% / 50% / 75%	Heal warframe by 50 / 100 / 150 / 200	Instant	12,500 Standing 12,500
Nourish	EXIT WARFRAME	100%	Heal warframe by 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 per second	While Transference (Operator Mode) is active.	12,500 Standing 12,500
Overload	VOID BLAST	100%	Stun Robotic enemies for 3s, which then discharge Electricity Damage dealing 15% / 30% / 45% / 60% of their Max Health to anyone within 5 / 10 / 15 / 20m. 	N/A	0 Standing 0
Glitch	ON TRANSFERENCE STATIC	20% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Chance to negate Transference Static.	N/A	0 Standing 0
	VOID DASH	100%	Void Dash can be used again within 3s, costing no Energy and taking the Operator back to the location where they had started their Void Dash. Restores 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 Health.	N/A	0 Standing 0

Virtuos Arcanes

Virtuos Arcanes affect Amps. Virtuos Arcane blueprints are purchasable from the Quills and fully assembled from the Vox Solaris (Syndicate)

Virtuos	Criteria	Chance	Effect	Duration / Range	Price
Null	KILL	100%	5% / 10% / 15% / 20% Increased Amp energy regen	1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Seconds	2,000 Standing 2,000
Tempo	KILL	15% / 30% / 45% / 60%	15% / 30% / 45% / 60% Increased Amp fire rate	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds	5,000 Standing 5,000
Fury	STATUS EFFECT	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	7.5% / 15% / 22.5% / 30% Increased Amp Damage	1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Seconds	7,500 Standing 7,500
Strike	CRITICAL	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	15% / 30% / 45% / 60% Increased Amp Critical Damage	1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Seconds	10,000 Standing 10,000
Shadow	HEADSHOT	10% / 20% / 30% / 40%	15% / 30% / 45% / 60% Multiplicative Amp Critical Chance	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds	12,500 Standing 12,500
Ghost	HEADSHOT	10% / 20% / 30% / 40%	15% / 30% / 45% / 60% Increased Amp Status Chance	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds	12,500 Standing 12,500
Trojan	ON HIT	20% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Void Damage Converted to Viral Damage	N/A	0 Standing 0
Surge	ON HIT	20% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Void Damage Converted to Electric Damage	N/A	0 Standing 0
Spike	ON HIT	20% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Void Damage Converted to Puncture Damage	N/A	0 Standing 0
Forge	ON HIT	20% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Void Damage Converted to Heat Damage	N/A	0 Standing 0

Weapon Arcanes

Exodia Arcanes

Exodia Arcanes affect Zaws. Exodia blueprints are purchasable from Hok for 12,500 Standing 12,500 Ostron standing upon reaching the rank of Kin, with the exceptions of Exodia Contagion and Exodia Epidemic, which are exclusive to Operation: Plague Star.

Exodia	Criteria	Chance	Effect	Duration / Range
Brave	CHANNEL KILL	100%	1.25 / 2.50 / 3.75 / 5.00 Increased Energy regen	1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Seconds
Force	STATUS EFFECT	5% / 20% / 35% / 50%	Burst inflicted target for 50% / 100% / 150% / 200% weapon damage	3m / 4m / 5m / 6m
Hunt	SLAM ATTACK	20% / 30% / 40% / 50%	Pull in nearby enemies	6m / 8m / 10m / 12m
Might	FINISHER	12.5% / 25% / 37.5% / 50%	7.5% / 15% / 22.5% / 30% Additional Lifesteal	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Seconds
Triumph	STATUS EFFECT	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	50% / 100% / 150% / 200% Increased Channeling damage	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds
Valor	CRITICAL HIT	5% / 10% / 15% / 20%	50% / 100% / 150% / 200% Increased Channeling damage	3 / 6 / 9 / 12 Seconds
Contagion	AIR ATTACK1	100%	100% / 200% / 300% / 400% projectile damage after 30m	Determined by gravity
Epidemic	SLAM ATTACK1	100%	Projects a wave that suspends enemies in the air for a duration and deals Viral damage up to 33m away	1s / 2s / 3s / 4s

^[1] For Contagion and Epidemic Arcanes, the effects may only be triggered after performing a double jump or bullet jump.

Pax Arcanes

Pax Arcanes are usable on Kitguns. Pax Arcanes are purchasable from Rude Zuud for 10,000 Standing 10,000 Solaris United standing upon reaching the rank of Old Mate. Unlike other Arcanes, what players purchase are the actual Pax Arcanes, not their blueprints.

Pax	Criteria	Chance	Effect	Duration / Range
Bolt	HEADSHOT KILL	12.5% / 25% / 37.5% / 50%	7.5% / 15% / 22.5% / 30% Increased Strength and Efficiency on next ability	1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Seconds
Charge	PASSIVE	100%	Makes magazine rechargeable	12.5% / 25% / 37.5% / 50% Reduced Recharge Delay
Seeker	HEADSHOT KILL	25% / 50% / 75% / 100%	Releases 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Homing projectiles	N/A
Soar	AIRBORNE	100%	12.5%, 1.3 / 25%, 2.5 / 37.5%, 3.8 / 50%, 5 +Accuracy - Recoil, +Aim Glide / Wall Latch	While Airborne

Notes

• Built Arcanes can be traded between players, however Arcane blueprints cannot.
• The benefits of Arcane Enhancements carry over to the Archwing mode of gameplay if players have an Arcane Enhanced item equipped on their active loadout's Warframe. (Requires more testing!)
  • This seems not to be true for some cases, such as Arcane Nullifier on the plains. It will not block Magnetic procs from water when in archwing, but will on foot.
• The amount of arcanes $A$ required for rank $n$ follows the sequence of triangular numbers given by: $A = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}$

Patch History

Hotfix 22.14.2 (2018-03-02)
Arcane Manager Changes: As mentioned in yesterday's Hotfix, we have made some changes to the Arcane Manager screen to alleviate confusion when Upgrading. We will continue to monitor this for further necessary changes!

• When Upgrading an Arcane, you can now specify what level you want to Upgrade it to.
• When Upgrading an Arcane, you can now do multiple Ranks in a single operation.
• The ‘NEXT RANK’ button will appear grayed out if you do not have the required amount of Arcanes to proceed to the next rank.
• Changed the Arcane Rank indicators to be Arcane icons instead of numbers.

Update 22.14 (2018-03-01)
Arcane System Overhaul
It’s been quite some time since we really dived back into Arcanes. Moving Arcanes to the Teralyst, Gantulyst and Hydrolyst was just the first step in a much bigger movement to improve the Arcane system that some Tenno might not even know exists.

If you need an Arcane refresher, this spoiler is for you!

View Arcane List▾▾

What is an Arcane?

Previously: Arcanes are Enhancements that can be installed on certain equipment and cosmetic items to grant them buffs that can be activated by achieving certain conditions within a mission.

Currently: Arcanes are Enhancements that can be installed on your Warframe, Operator, Operator Amp, or Zaw to grant them buffs that can be activated by achieving certain conditions within a mission.

How do I get an Arcane?

As of Hotfix 22.13.2 (2018-02-16), Arcanes are rewards from defeating the Teralyst, Gantulyst, and Hydrolyst in the Plains of Eidolon.

How do I view my Arcanes?

The Arcane Manager screen can be accessed by going to your Foundry and clicking the ‘ARCANES’ button on the bottom right of your screen.

How do I Upgrade my Arcanes?

Having multiple of the same Arcane will allow you to Upgrade it (similar to Mods). Upon accessing your Arcane Manager screen, you will see the button to Upgrade your Arcane and the stats included when it is Upgraded:

Choosing to Upgrade your Arcane results in consuming said Arcanes:

Your newly Upgraded Arcane will now display it’s Upgraded status and option to continue to Upgrade:

What’s New/Changed:

• Upon logging in, all Arcanes installed on Cosmetics/Helmets will be Distilled because Arcanes can no longer be installed on Cosmetics/Helmets.
  • Old Legacy Arcane Helmets will keep their Arcane installed but you can not equip the Legacy Arcane Helmet on a Warframe with 2 Arcanes already installed.
• Arcanes can only be installed on your Warframe, Operator, Operator Amp, or Zaw.
  • You can install 2 Arcanes per Warframe Operator and 1 on your Operator Amp, or Zaw.
• You can now trade Upgraded Arcanes!
• Arcanes have received a visual overhaul! Arcane Rarity now matches the style we use on Mods and Relics. Hopefully this is a much clearer representation of their Rarity than before.

• You can now search/sort within the Arcane Manager screen.
• You must be at least Mastery Rank 5 or have an Arcane owned if below Mastery Rank 5 to install an Arcane.

Hotfix 22.13.4 (2018-02-22)

• Fixed Arcanes working inconsistently on Exalted Abilities (Excalibur’s Exalted Blade, etc) or Weapon Abilities (Titania’s Razorwing, etc).

Hotfix 22.13.2 (2018-02-16)

• Teralyst, Gantulyst and Hydrolyst now all drop Arcanes!
  • All 3 Teralysts have a 100% chance of dropping an Arcane.
  • The variety of Arcanes have been spread out across all 3 variants and weighted according to the rarity of the Arcane and difficulty of the Teralyst variant.
  • How you choose to defeat the Teralyst variants also attributes to the Arcane type/chance.