Archwing

Amesha

Elytron

Itzal

Odonata

For the soundtrack, see Archwing (Soundtrack).

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) and underwater (Grineer Sealab) combat.

AcquisitionEdit

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, by completing The Archwing quest available to all players with Mastery Rank 2 and above, have unlocked the Mars Junction, and have completed Suisei on Mercury.

The rest of the Archwings (Amesha, Elytron, and Itzal) can all be found from Clan Research.

AccessEdit

The Archwing section of the Arsenal can be accessed via the Archwing 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.
• Archwing Primary Weapons - The section where Archwing primary weapons can be managed.
• Archwing Melee Weapons - The Archwing's melee weapons can be managed here.

MechanicsEdit

MissionsEdit

Once a player has built and acquired an Archwing, they can participate in dedicated Archwing missions, of which there are three variants: Free Space, which puts players in open space with lots of room to explore and maneuver, Trench Run, where players speed down through tight corridors towards a given mission objective, and Submersible, where players can engage enemies in submarine warfare. In the Plains of Eidolon, Archwings can be deployed via Archwing Launchers.

Archwing ManeuversEdit

Main article: Archwing Maneuvers

Archwing Maneuvers are a set of actions that a player can perform with the Archwing, a set of mechanical wings used by a Tenno to fly and engage in combat in space and underwater.

Archwing flight controls are similar to normal ground-based controls, with some variations for three-dimensional movement. Movement is controlled with both the W A S D Space Ctrl  keys and mouse, in conjunction. Unlike ground combat, Archwings retain momentum after releasing movement keys mid-flight. Higher velocity allows a further coast.

Hitting objects at high speed will result in the Archwing taking damage, making collision avoidance important to gameplay. Maneuvers still remain the same in submersible combat, albeit with reduced speed due to the water surrounding the player.

CombatEdit

Combat is mostly identical to traditional controls, however melee combat will cause the Warframe to automatically dash forward towards a nearby target; players can chain melee attacks from one target to another without requiring precision aiming at targets. Stances are unavailable, though blocking and channeling 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 and a Melee weapon – and abilities, which replace the player's selected Warframe weapons and abilities. Most Warframe stats and mods do not carry over to Archwing missions. Exceptions are Aura mods, enemy or item radar increases, and some Passive Abilities. This can be seen by running an Archwing mission with Mesa and unequipping her non-Archwing melee weapon, which will start the Archwing with 50 extra health. Octavia's Inspiration passive will not apply.

Companions cannot accompany the player in Archwing missions, though Animal Instinct will still apply.

ModsEdit

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

Name	Description	Polarity	Rarity
Automatic Trigger	Increases Fire Rate		Rare
Combustion Rounds	Adds Heat Damage		Uncommon
Comet Blast	Adds Impact Damage		Rare
Dual Rounds	Adds Multishot Chance		Rare
Electrified Barrel	Adds Electric Damage		Uncommon
Hollowed Bullets	Increases Critical Damage		Rare
Magazine Extension	Increases Magazine Capacity		Common
Magma Chamber	Increases Heat Damage and Status Chance		Rare
Modified Munitions	Increases Status Chance		Uncommon
Parallax Scope	Increases Critical Chance		Common
Polar Magazine	Adds Cold Damage		Uncommon
Quasar Drill	Adds Puncture Damage		Rare
Rubedo-Lined Barrel	Adds Base Damage		Uncommon
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
Cutting Edge	Increases Melee Damage		Common
Extend	Increases Range		Common
Furor	Increases Attack Speed		Uncommon
Galvanized Blade	Adds Electric Damage		Uncommon
Glacial Edge	Adds Cold Damage		Uncommon
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

With the exception of Auras, radar mods (only for their radar component), Rolling Guard, and Coaction Drift, Warframe mods do not work while using the Archwing and have no effect on Archwing gameplay.

Archwing MissionsEdit

RewardsEdit

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

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 Update 24.0

Rotation A		Rotation B		Rotation C
150 Endo	38.72%	50 Endo	10%	400 Endo	22.56%
250 Endo	38.72%	250 Endo	10%	250 Endo	11.06%
Automatic Trigger	2.51%	Argon Plating	10%	Axi A4 Relic	11.06%
Combustion Rounds	2.51%	Bleeding Edge	10%	Axi C3 Relic	11.06%
Dual Rounds	2.51%	Electrified Barrel	10%	Axi E2 Relic	11.06%
Hollowed Bullets	2.51%	Energy Inversion	10%	Axi K4 Relic	11.06%
Magazine Extension	2.51%	Furor	10%	Axi L2 Relic	11.06%
Modified Munitions	2.51%	Glacial Edge	10%	Axi O4 Relic	11.06%
Parallax Scope	2.51%	Superior Defenses	10%
Rubedo-Lined Barrel	2.51%	Superior Defenses	10%
Venomous Clip	2.51%

Locations:

• Caelus, Uranus

Up to date as of Update 24.0

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 Update 24.0

Rewards
150 Endo	4.74%
150 Endo	4.74%
400 Endo	4.74%
Furor	4.74%
Galvanized Blade	4.74%
Glacial Edge	4.74%
Poisonous Sting	4.74%
Sudden Impact	4.74%
Tempered Blade	4.74%
Meso B2 Relic	4.74%
Meso D3 Relic	4.74%
Meso R1 Relic	4.74%
Meso S8 Relic	4.74%
Meso T1 Relic	4.74%
Meso T3 Relic	4.74%
Meso Z1 Relic	4.74%
50 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%
80 Endo	2.01%

Locations:

• Pandora, Saturn

Up to date as of Update 24.0

Rotation A		Rotation B		Rotation C
150 Endo	14.29%	150 Endo	77.44%	400 Endo	11.06%
Furor	14.29%	Blazing Steel	3.76%	Lith B5 Relic	11.06%
Galvanized Blade	14.29%	Cutting Edge	3.76%	Lith C3 Relic	11.06%
Glacial Edge	14.29%	Efficient Transferral	3.76%	Lith H2 Relic	11.06%
Poisonous Sting	14.29%	Extend	3.76%	Lith O1 Relic	11.06%
Sudden Impact	14.29%	Superior Defenses	3.76%	Lith P1 Relic	11.06%
Tempered Blade	14.29%	System Reroute	3.76%	Lith Z2 Relic	11.06%
				Astral Slash	7.52%
				Meteor Crash	7.52%
				Nebula Bore	7.52%

Locations:

• Kepler, Phobos

Up to date as of Update 24.0

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 Update 24.0

Weapon Part LocationsEdit

The Imperator and Veritux are the starter weapons, first used during the final events of The Archwing quest.

Most Archwing weapons consist of parts which are obtainable as offerings from the six core Syndicates, each requiring Rank 2-3 and costing 20,000 Standing. Blueprints that uses 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 Syndicates include:

• Knux and Grattler, 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.

NotesEdit

• 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 Team 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.
• You can use Emotes 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.
• Instead of Archwing weapons having a magazine and total ammo pool, they 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.
• Warframe Passives will still apply during Archwing modes.
• Odonata is the starter Archwing and the Imperator and Veritux are the starter Archwing weapons.

• It is shown that Archwing will be employed alongside Railjack.

TriviaEdit

• 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.

BugsEdit

• 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.

• "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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MediaEdit

• 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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