Archwing

Amesha

Elytron

Itzal

Odonata

For the soundtrack, see Archwing (Soundtrack).

Archwing

I was in a dying dream. I saw a bright spot blurring and weaving toward me. I felt a tug toward it from the metal clasps on my suit. It reached me, rising up - a gleaming beast, a plume of golden wings rising and unfolding behind it. An angel. It snatched me from my death. I could feel my lungs fill as it wrapped me in its wings. Its Void Shield shimmered blue, strained under the enemy beams. I felt a suddenly tug of acceleration. I closed my eyes and held on it like a child.

— Mag Prime Codex entry on Odonata Prime

The Archwing is an all-environment flight system of Orokin design used by a Tenno to fly and engage in combat in space, offering a potent mix of firepower and mobility to engage spaceborne enemies. Unlike Warframe's traditional land-bound gameplay, Archwing missions take place on a three-dimensional plane, offering nearly complete freedom of movement in all directions. Though intended for space use, the Archwing also has the ability to engage in both atmospheric (Plains of Eidolon, Orb Vallis, and Cambion Drift) and underwater (Grineer Sealab) combat.

Acquisition

An Archwing comprises three components, each of them are acquired through different means depending on the Archwing.

Wings	Harness	Systems

Players can acquire their first Archwing, the Odonata, during The Archwing quest. Completion of the quest is also required to obtain the rest of the Archwings.

The Amesha, Elytron, and Itzal can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.

Access

The Archwing section of the Arsenal can be accessed via the vehicle button upon bringing up Select Mode at the bottom right of the main Arsenal overview (Note: For XB1 and PS4, click in the left stick), and has the following three sections available:

Tenno Loadout

• Archwing - The player's Archwings can be managed and customized in this section.
• Arch-gun - The section where Archwing primary weapons can be managed.
• Arch-melee - The Archwing's melee weapons can be managed here.

Mechanics

Missions

Once a player has built and acquired an Archwing, they can participate in dedicated Archwing missions, with two possible tilesets: Free Space, a Grineer-controlled territory which puts players in open space with lots of room to explore and maneuver and Corpus Ship, where players speed down through tight corridors inside a severely damaged Corpus ship. An Infested variation of this tileset is used in the Jordas Golem Assassination mission. Archwings are also mandatory on Uranus, and are used to move in the underwater sections of the Grineer Sealab.

In Free Roam missions, Archwings can be deployed via Archwing Launchers.

Archwings can also be used in Empyrean mission, representing a faster, albeit much more vulnerable, method of moving around the map, as well as being used to board Crewships, points of interest, and the Murex ships.

Archwing Maneuvers

Main article: Archwing Maneuvers

Combat

Combat is mostly identical to traditional controls. Stances are unavailable, though blocking and Heavy Attacks can be performed. Jump Attacks and Wall Attacks are also unavailable, with only Slide Attacks being available in the form of a swirling slash that deals higher damage.

Archwings have their own set of exclusive weapons – a Primary (Arch-gun) and a Melee (Arch-melee) – and abilities, which replace the player's selected Warframe weapons and abilities; Submersible and Free Roam missions, however, still use the Warframe's primary and secondary weapons. Instead of having a magazine and total ammo pool, Arch-guns have a single pool of ammo that acts as the magazine. This ammo will replenish itself over a short period of time after the weapon hasn't been fired for a second or two.

Most Warframe stats and mods do not carry over to Archwing missions, with the exception of Auras, radar mods (only for their radar component),  Adaptation,  Rolling Guard, and  Coaction Drift, and some Passive Abilities such as Hildryn's shield gating or Mesa's increased health without an Arch-melee. Arcane effects also do apply.

Name	Description	Polarity	Rarity
Afterburner	Elytron Augment Mod for Core Vent		Rare
Argon Plating	Increases Armor		Common
Auxiliary Power	Increases Maximum Energy		Uncommon
Cold Snap	Itzal Augment Mod for Cosmic Crush		Rare
Efficient Transferral	Increases Power Duration		Rare
Energy Amplifier	Increases Power Range		Uncommon
Energy Field	Odonata Augment Mod for Energy Shell		Rare
Energy Inversion	Increases Shield Capacity		Common
Enhanced Durability	Increases Health		Uncommon
Hyperion Thrusters	Increases Flight Speed		Rare
Kinetic Diversion	Damage to health restores Archwing energy		Rare
Morphic Transformer	Increases Power Strength		Rare
Primed Morphic Transformer	Increases Power Strength		Legendary
Superior Defenses	Increases Shield Recharge Rate		Uncommon
System Reroute	Increases Power Efficiency		Rare

Name	Description	Polarity	Rarity
Ammo Chain	Increases Maximum Ammo		Uncommon
Archgun Ace	Increases Fire Rate and Reload Speed for a brief time upon a headshot kill		Rare
Automatic Trigger	Increases Fire Rate		Rare
Charged Bullets	Increases Electricity Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Combustion Rounds	Adds Heat Damage		Uncommon
Comet Blast	Adds Impact Damage		Rare
Contamination Casing	Increases Toxin Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Critical Focus	Increases Critical Chance and Critical Damage while aiming		Rare
Deadly Efficiency	Increases Base Damage for a brief time upon reloading from an empty magazine		Rare
Dual Rounds	Adds Multishot Chance		Rare
Electrified Barrel	Adds Electricity Damage		Uncommon
Hollowed Bullets	Increases Critical Damage		Rare
Hypothermic Shell	Increases Cold Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Magazine Extension	Increases Magazine Capacity		Common
Magma Chamber	Increases Heat Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Marked Target	Increases Status Chance while aiming		Rare
Modified Munitions	Increases Status Chance		Uncommon
Parallax Scope	Increases Critical Chance		Common
Polar Magazine	Adds Cold Damage		Uncommon
Primed Rubedo-Lined Barrel	Adds Base Damage		Legendary
Quasar Drill	Adds Puncture Damage		Rare
Quick Reload	Increases Reload Speed		Uncommon
Resolute Focus	Increases Stagger/Knockdown Resistance and Reduces Spread while aiming		Uncommon
Rubedo-Lined Barrel	Adds Base Damage		Uncommon
Sabot Rounds	Increases Base Damage Increases Punch Through		Rare
Shell Rush	Increases Charge Rate		Uncommon
Venomous Clip	Adds Toxin Damage		Uncommon
Zodiac Shred	Adds Slash Damage		Rare

Name	Description	Polarity	Rarity
Astral Autopsy	Melee Kill Scans		Rare
Astral Slash	Increases Base Slash Damage		Rare
Blazing Steel	Adds Heat Damage		Uncommon
Bleeding Edge	Increases Critical Damage		Common
Cryo Coating	Increases Cold Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Cutting Edge	Increases Melee Damage		Uncommon
Extend	Increases Range		Common
Furor	Increases Attack Speed		Uncommon
Galvanized Blade	Adds Electricity Damage		Uncommon
Glacial Edge	Adds Cold Damage		Uncommon
Infectious Injection	Increases Toxin Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Ion Infusion	Increases Electricity Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Meteor Crash	Increases Base Impact Damage		Rare
Nebula Bore	Increases Base Puncture Damage		Rare
Poisonous Sting	Adds Toxin Damage		Uncommon
Searing Steel	Increases Heat Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Sudden Impact	Increases Status Chance		Common
Tempered Blade	Increases Critical Chance		Common

Archwing Missions

Planet	Sector	Type	Faction	Level	Tileset
Earth	Erpo	Mobile Defense	Grineer	1 - 6	Free Space
Venus	Montes	Exterminate	Corpus	3 - 8	Corpus Ship
Mars	Syrtis	Exterminate	Grineer	8 - 13	Free Space
Phobos	Kepler	Rush	Corpus	12 - 14	Corpus Ship
Jupiter	Galilea	Sabotage	Corpus	15 - 20	Corpus Ship
Saturn	Pandora	Pursuit	Grineer	21 - 26	Free Space
Uranus	Caelus	Interception	Grineer	24 - 29	Free Space
Neptune	Salacia	Mobile Defense	Corpus	27 - 32	Corpus Ship
Eris	Jordas Golem Assassinate	Assassination	Infestation	32 - 34	Corpus Ship (Infested)

Rewards

All Archwing mission types have unique reward tables not shared by non-Archwing missions:

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Rewards
Automatic Trigger	38.72%
Extend	38.72%
Phaedra Receiver	5.64%
Morphic Transformer	5.64%
Shell Rush	5.64%
Shell Rush	5.64%

Locations:

• Montes, Venus
• Syrtis, Mars

Up to date as of Hotfix 29.5.3

Rotation A		Rotation B		Rotation C
250 Endo	38.72%	250 Endo	10%	400 Endo	22.56%
250 Endo	38.72%	250 Endo	10%	400 Endo	9.68%
Automatic Trigger	2.51%	Argon Plating	10%	Axi A10 Relic	9.68%
Combustion Rounds	2.51%	Bleeding Edge	10%	Axi A11 Relic	9.68%
Dual Rounds	2.51%	Electrified Barrel	10%	Axi B3 Relic	9.68%
Hollowed Bullets	2.51%	Energy Inversion	10%	Axi C5 Relic	9.68%
Magazine Extension	2.51%	Furor	10%	Axi T4 Relic	9.68%
Modified Munitions	2.51%	Glacial Edge	10%	Axi Z1 Relic	9.68%
Parallax Scope	2.51%	Superior Defenses	10%	Axi Z1 Relic	9.68%
Rubedo-Lined Barrel	2.51%	Superior Defenses	10%
Venomous Clip	2.51%

Locations:

• Caelus, Uranus

Up to date as of Hotfix 29.5.3

Rewards
Polar Magazine	38.72%
Superior Defenses	38.72%
Astral Slash	3.76%
Comet Blast	3.76%
Meteor Crash	3.76%
Nebula Bore	3.76%
Quasar Drill	3.76%
Zodiac Shred	3.76%

Locations:

• Erpo, Earth
• Salacia, Neptune

Up to date as of Hotfix 29.5.3

Rewards
400 Endo	5.06%
400 Endo	5.06%
Furor	5.06%
Galvanized Blade	5.06%
Glacial Edge	5.06%
Poisonous Sting	5.06%
Sudden Impact	5.06%
Tempered Blade	5.06%
Meso C6 Relic	5.06%
Meso E4 Relic	5.06%
Meso G2 Relic	5.06%
Meso I1 Relic	5.06%
Meso K3 Relic	5.06%
Meso P2 Relic	5.06%
Neo D2 Relic	5.06%
400 Endo	3.16%
Blazing Steel	3.16%
Cutting Edge	3.16%
Efficient Transferral	3.16%
Extend	3.16%
Superior Defenses	3.16%
System Reroute	3.16%
400 Endo	1.01%
400 Endo	1.01%

Locations:

• Pandora, Saturn

Up to date as of Hotfix 29.5.3

Rotation A		Rotation B		Rotation C
Furor	16.67%	150 Endo	77.44%	400 Endo	9.68%
Galvanized Blade	16.67%	Blazing Steel	3.76%	Lith B7 Relic	9.68%
Glacial Edge	16.67%	Cutting Edge	3.76%	Lith D3 Relic	9.68%
Poisonous Sting	16.67%	Efficient Transferral	3.76%	Lith N5 Relic	9.68%
Sudden Impact	16.67%	Extend	3.76%	Lith N6 Relic	9.68%
Tempered Blade	16.67%	Superior Defenses	3.76%	Lith P4 Relic	9.68%
		System Reroute	3.76%	Lith P5 Relic	9.68%
				Lith T4 Relic	9.68%
				Astral Slash	7.52%
				Meteor Crash	7.52%
				Nebula Bore	7.52%

Locations:

• Kepler, Phobos

Up to date as of Hotfix 29.5.3

Rewards
Galvanized Blade	25.81%
Glacial Edge	25.81%
Tempered Blade	25.81%
Astral Slash	3.76%
Comet Blast	3.76%
Meteor Crash	3.76%
Nebula Bore	3.76%
Quasar Drill	3.76%
Zodiac Shred	3.76%

Locations:

• Galilea, Jupiter

Up to date as of Hotfix 29.5.3

Weapon Part Locations

The Imperator and Veritux are the starter weapons, first used during the final events of The Archwing quest. Additional blueprints of these weapons can be bought from Cephalon Simaris for 100,000‍100,000 each.

Most Archwing weapons consist of parts which are obtainable as offerings from the six core Syndicates, each requiring Rank 2-3 and costing 20,000‍20,000 Standing. Blueprints that use these parts are obtainable from the Market. All weapon parts except for the blueprint are tradeable.

Steel Meridian	Arbiters of Hexis
Kaszas Handle Velocitus Receiver Corvas Stock Agkuza Guard Fluctus Stock	Dual Decurion Barrel Phaedra Barrel Corvas Barrel Cyngas Barrel Centaur Aegis
Cephalon Suda	The Perrin Sequence
Dual Decurion Receiver Velocitus Barrel Corvas Receiver Cyngas Receiver Fluctus Barrel	Onorix Handle Phaedra Receiver Cyngas Stock Centaur Blade
Red Veil	New Loka
Kaszas Blade Velocitus Stock Rathbone Handle Agkuza Handle Fluctus Limbs	Onorix Blade Phaedra Stock Rathbone Head Agkuza Blade Centaur Handle

The Archwing weapons that do not come from the six Syndicates include:

• Knux, Grattler, and Larkspur, obtainable from Clan Research.
• Imperator Vandal, rewarded from Fomorian Sabotage during Balor Fomorian Invasions. Comes in multiple parts, and unlike the Archwing Syndicate weapons, the blueprint is tradeable.
• Prisma Veritux, potentially sold by Baro Ki'Teer.
• Kuva Ayanga, obtained after killing a Kuva Lich using one.
• Mausolon, obtained after building a Voidrig Necramech.
• Cortege, sold by Necraloid syndicate.

Notes

• It is confirmed that an Archwing possesses life support, allowing its user to remain in vacuum space without repercussions, as seen in the trailer and Mag Prime's Codex entry, in which the author quoted: "I could feel my lungs fill as it wrapped me in its wings...."
• The Archwing is stored inside the Landing Craft as shown by the ship deploying the Archwing from its underbelly.
• Most consumables like Squad Ammo Restores, Codex Scanners and others can be used while in Archwing missions.
  • Specters and Air Support cannot be used in Archwing missions.
  • As there are no terminals in Archwing missions, it follows that ciphers also cannot be used in them.
• Emotes can be used while in Archwing missions, although they cause Warframes to appear to be standing on solid ground with their Archwings still attached.
• Abilities that affect the player will dispel the moment the player transitions from standard gameplay to Submersible Archwing combat and vice versa.
• Due to the high shield and health capacity of most Archwings, Arcane Grace, Arcane Barrier, Physique, and similar all have noticeably more powerful effects.

Trivia

• The Archwing was first unveiled in Devstream 35 on August 8, 2014, at Gamescom 2014, and made its debut in Update 15.0.
• The Archwing was alluded to in Mag Prime's Codex Entry: Warframe Archive - Debrief Excerpt, where she used an Archwing to save the narrator from death.
• The preview also shows a black Fomorian ship in the background, confirmed to be the Balor Fomorian mentioned in Operation Cryotic Front.
• Much of the assets used in Archwing gameplay are actually scaled-down proportionately compared to normal assets in ground-based missions. This results in the models for Mods, Resource pickups and orbs being as large as players.
• Due to the sheer speeds that Archwings can travel, certain helmet attachments may disjoint themselves temporarily as they try to catch up with the players. Examples include the loose fabric of Mesa's default helmet and the "ponytail" of Ash's Locust Helmet.
• Up until Update 17.0, the Codex entries for all Archwing guns showed them all being held using the normal underhanded grip for ground weapons, instead of the correct overhand grip used by Archwing weapons.

Bugs

• Bringing Equinox is ill-advised as there is a bug where the Archwing will only gain the converted Health and Energy from orbs.
• Using melee or speeding close to some large debris may result in one getting impaled and stuck in the mesh; take caution using melee attacks around objects to avoid this.
  • Similar to the bug above, it is possible to get stuck in debris where the player will either die or be stuck permanently.
• There have been various encounters with stretched and disjointed player models in Archwing missions.
• Instances of glitches including "flying" Archwings on Submerge Missions.
  • When dying in the water with the Archwing equipped, reviving will place the player on land that is closest to where the player died, and the player can use their Archwing while on land. You can fly around as if you are underwater or in space while using Archwing abilities and Archwing weapons.
• If mods which increase the magazine capacity are equipped on any of the player's (Warframe) weapons, then upon entering and exiting a submerged area, the magazine capacity will have reverted to the default for the weapon. This can be quickly fixed by reloading the weapon, but it can still present an annoyance.
• Occasionally, the mouse sensitivity changes when going into Archwing missions.
  • The sensitivity change stays after completing or leaving the mission; relogging may alleviate the issue.
  • Some players are unable to use the archwings and are forced to walk in mid-air as if it were a normal ground mission.

• "Flying" Archwing on Titania (vs. Tyl Regor) After Defeating Tyl Regor.
• "Flying" Archwing on Titania (vs. Tyl Regor) At Extraction.
• "Flying" Archwing on Titania Submerge (vs. Tyl Regor), At extraction with Ground Warframe.
• The old Codex display bug with the Imperator

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• The Archwing in use.
• A frontal view of the Archwing, along with the Veritux.
• The Warframe Volt, using an Odonata Archwing.

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Patch History

Update 29.5

• Fixed a crash that could be caused by the missile lock-on warning you can see when in Archwing.
• Fixed inability to launch Archwing after exiting out of a Necramech.
• Fixed Arcane buffs deactivating when you switch to/from Archwing in Orb Vallis or Plains of Eidolon.
• Fixed an issue where using /unstuck while in Archwing could put you below the ground.
• Fixed Clients seeing both their Primary and Archwing weapons equipped when in Archwing. This was especially noticeable when using Itzal’s Penumbra.

Hotfix 29.3.2

• Improved the look of sprinting in Archwing missions with your Arch-melee weapon equipped to showcase more body movement instead of being rather static.

Hotfix 28.2.0.1

• Fixed a crash that could occur for the new Host of an Archwing mission due to prior Host migration if they had the Dark Split-Sword equipped.

Hotfix 28.1.1

• Fixed Host migration script error that could occur in Archwing missions.

Update 28.0

• Fixed Archwing Blink FX (including Titania’s Razorwing) not using chosen Energy colors. As reported here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1194097-blink-should-abide-by-energy-colour/

Hotfix 27.5.3

• Fixed not changing directions when using afterburners in open zone Archwing while facing backwards.
• Fixes towards a crash caused by a Host migration while in Archwing.

Update 27.4

Archwing Changes / Fixes:

• Longstanding issues with the usability of Archwing Melee has been fixed.
  • Made numerous changes here based on Public Test results, including further Melee weapon rebalancing.
  • Increased base Melee magnetism range from 100 to 140m
  • Decreased chance of Enemy Fighters performing a maneuver to break away from Melee attacks from 100% to 10%.
  • Increased camera offset from Enemy Fighters from 25 to 30m to help show action.
• Archwing Melee Range Mods now affect aim assist lock-on range.
• Archwing Gun stats normalized - space combat now uses ground “Heavy Weapon” stats.
• UI Lead indicator has been added to relevant Archwing Guns.

Fixes:

• Fixed inability to fly up/down in Archwing if the Tranq Rifle or Lure is equipped.
• Fixed issues where enemies would not spawn in some Archwing Mobile Defense missions.

Hotfix 27.2.1

• Fixed a crash when dying in Archwing if you have a Damage over Time Status Effect and your Sentinel attempts to Revive you.

Update 27.1

• Fixed a script error and loss of functionality when viewing Archwing weapons without having the Archwing Quest complete.
• Fixed possible script error that could occur if you aborted a mission right as a missile locked onto your archwing.

Update 26.1

• Blink has become a universal ability for all Archwings! Your ‘Roll’ binding in Archwing triggers its new Blink mechanic that Blink mechanic that propels over 2x the distance of original Blink (but can't be increased by Mods), with a cooldown of 3 seconds to prevent spamming - but at no Energy cost to you!
• Adding to the mix, we’ve changed how Afterburner is triggered to allow for simultaneous upward movement during its burn. Previously, the default Afterburner was to hold Shift to Sprint and Space Bar to initiate Afterburner. Now, holding Shift to Sprint and W will trigger the Afterburner once you get some momentum going. This new method may feel weird at first, and we’ll be watching for feedback as we continue to polish for a fluid flight experience.
• (Undocumented) Archwings don't inherit inertia (no more drifting after movement buttons are released).

Hotfix 25.7.4

• Fixed ability to install an Umbra/Aura Forma on Archwings and Sentinels. As reported here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1122503-aura-forma-installed-on-archwing/
• Fixed some Archwing enemies having behavioural problems when at a certain, exact distance away from the player.
• Fixed Archwing enemies that move while facing the target having problems if directly underneath or over their target.

Update 25.6

• Fixed being unable to sprint in Archwing if the player is mid Slide and then launches the Archwing while still holding Slide.

Update: Specters of the Rail

Archwing Overhaul!

Archwing has been upgraded to a full six degrees of freedom! Now, you’ll be able to pilot your Archwing like a true flight simulator with full 360-degree yaws and pitches. (Note: submersible missions will still use the old controls)

• New Archwing UI and control bindings to further enhance your flying experience!
• New Eximus Archwing units have been deployed throughout the Origin System!
• Syndicates now offer Archwing components!
• Reduced the total number of Archwing nodes to 8 - one of each type for Grineer and Corpus.

New Archwing Mission Types!

• Archwing Pursuit (Saturn - Pandora)
  • Hunt down a heavily defended Grineer Ship and destroy it by fighting through the ship’s defenses, such as: energy shields, turrets, and mines.
• Archwing Rush (Phobos - Kepler)
  • Reach hostile supply ships and destroy them before they escape. The more ships you destroy within the given time, the greater the reward.

Other Changes

• The Archwing ability stat screen will now show the correct range for abilities depending on context. (E.g. Blink used to show 100m, but in space you are 0.25x scale so distances are effectively 4x as far. So in space Blink will now show 400m. In water ranges are reduced, so Blink will show 39.69m.)
• Archwing Inventory system now utilizes our Inventory Slot mechanic. People are grandfathered in who had a large inventory, but future slots will need to be purchased with Platinum. The way this slot Inventory works is as follows:
  • Archwings: 4 free, each Slot Purchase gives 1 Slot.
  • Weapons: 4 free, each Slot Purchase gives 2 Slots.

Update 17.9

• Adjustments have been made to reduce the amount of ‘pinballing’ that occurs when being knocked back in Archwing after hitting terrain.

Update 17.5

Archwing Polish & Additions

New Game Modes:

• Archwing Mobile Defense: Defend crashed satellites against waves of enemies in order to secure vital information.
• Archwing Defense: Defend two objectives from enemies as they attack from all sides within the heart of a damaged Corpus ship.
• Archwing Missions have been adjusted on planetary nodes to better reflect the level range and difficulty of each Planet.
• Archwing Mobile Defense has been added to the following planetary nodes:
  • Grineer on Earth, Erpo
  • Corpus on Mars, Syrtis

Changes:

• Archwing Interception Missions have been given a slight redesign, grouping points closer together with increased debris to fight around.
• Enemies will now be marked as targets on the main HUD, and targets out of LOS will display the direction of their approach along the edge of the screen.
• Afterburner: Pressing the ‘jump’ button while boosting will cause the Archwing afterburners to kick in, giving players a significant speed increase.
• Players can now rebind up / down movement keys for Archwing gameplay.
• Made various improvements to audio FX while in Archwing Missions.
• Asteroids can now drop resources and loot upon being destroyed.
• Players can now find loot crates in Archwing Missions.
• Archwings now passively regenerate Energy.
• Affinity sharing with Squad members while in Archwing has been increased.

Update 15.0

• Introduced.