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Ash
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Description
Behold the patron saint of the Orokin school of political assassination. Ash specializes in stealth. The edge of his blade is sooner felt than seen.
Passive
Bleed effects inflicted on enemies do 25% increased damage and last 50% longer.
Abilities
1st Ability	Shuriken
2nd Ability	Smoke Screen
3rd Ability	Teleport
4th Ability	Blade Storm
General Information
Sex	Male
Mastery Rank	0
Max Rank	30
Health	455 (555 at Rank 30)
Shields	270 (370 at Rank 30)
Armor	105
Energy	100 (150 at Rank 30)
Starting Energy	50
Sprint Speed	1.15
Aura Polarity
Exilus Polarity	None
Polarities
Introduced	Vanilla (2012-10-25)
Themes	Assassin, Ninja
Progenitor Element	Radiation
Subsumed Ability	Shuriken
Tactical Ability	Smoke Screen
Sell Price	10,000
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

CODEX

Ash is great for players looking for a more stealthy approach to combat. Lethal abilities are complemented by powers of distraction.

This is Ash, lethal and elusive.

Ash can remain unseen, but his effects on the battlefield can be felt by all. Keep an eye out, Tenno.

—Lotus

So. What are we to make of this?

Why did Ash - focal figure of the Scoria - go against Doctrine and permit two boys who were both failures and traitors to fly free?

What was it this killer saw in two near-orphans that, shall we say, softened his heart?

We do not know. Neither did Pilio, whose memoirs bring us this story.

But. We do know this: in the final days of Orokin rule... as towers fell and death came for the white-and-gold gods... the Scoria were not spared.

No. Rather their senior ranks - the mentors and chief assassins - were exterminated to a figure in a pogrom of ruthless and breathtaking efficiency.

A near-total destruction led... in the main... by Ash. Curious, no?

—Drusus

Release Date: October 25th, 2012

Ash is a fast, maneuverable Warframe that possesses a high degree of survivability in the field. Fleet movement complements deadly tools of assassination, making Ash a perfect balance between killing potency and stealth.

Acquisition

Ash's main blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Ash's component blueprints are obtained from Venus Proxima (Systems), Neptune Proxima (Neuroptics), and Pluto Proxima (Chassis) in Rotation C of Empyrean Defense and Survival missions.

Item	Source	Chance	Expected	Nearly Guaranteed
Neuroptics Blueprint	Neptune Proxima Defense / A	13.33%	~ 7 A Rotations	48 ± 16 A Rotations
Neuroptics Blueprint	Neptune Proxima Survival / A	13.33%	~ 7 A Rotations	48 ± 16 A Rotations
Neuroptics Blueprint	Neptune Proxima Volatile	4.82%	~ 20 A Rotations	139 ± 46 A Rotations
Neuroptics Blueprint	Neptune Proxima Exterminate	4.82%	~ 20 A Rotations	139 ± 46 A Rotations
Chassis Blueprint	Pluto Proxima Defense / A	13.33%	~ 7 A Rotations	48 ± 16 A Rotations
Chassis Blueprint	Pluto Proxima Volatile	4.82%	~ 20 A Rotations	139 ± 46 A Rotations
Chassis Blueprint	Pluto Proxima Survival / A	13.33%	~ 7 A Rotations	48 ± 16 A Rotations
Chassis Blueprint	Pluto Proxima Exterminate	4.82%	~ 20 A Rotations	139 ± 46 A Rotations
Systems Blueprint	Venus Proxima Defense / A	13.33%	~ 7 A Rotations	48 ± 16 A Rotations
Systems Blueprint	Venus Proxima Volatile	4.88%	~ 20 A Rotations	138 ± 46 A Rotations
Systems Blueprint	Venus Proxima Exterminate	4.88%	~ 20 A Rotations	138 ± 46 A Rotations
Systems Blueprint	Venus Proxima Survival / A	13.33%	~ 7 A Rotations	48 ± 16 A Rotations

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
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Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
25,000	1	1	1	1	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Rush: 50
Market Price: 375			Blueprints Price: 35,000
Ash Neuroptics Blueprint
15,000	150	1	150	500	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Ash Chassis Blueprint
15,000	1	1,000	300		Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Ash Systems Blueprint
15,000	1	1	500	500	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25

Lore

Main article: Leverian#Ash

Ash. Avatar of murder.

Patron saint of the Orokin school of political assassination known as... The Scoria. Each assassin bore a mark: a swirling, smoky-black jewel between their eyes.

"You are forever the Scoria. The Scoria is forever you."

No devotee knew of any life, any thought that was not Scoria Doctrine. For every question, so the Orokin of the Scoria said, Ash was the answer.

Two notable students of the Scoria's anthracite halls were also two brothers: Dom and Pilio. Dom was nimble, cunning, and a quick study with the blade. His brother, Pilio, however, was not so gifted. While he idolized Ash, worshipped him, Pilio lacked Dom's grace and clarity. And Ash's ruthlessness. However... it was Dom who had been captured by the very target he was tasked to kill. A sin unforgivable to the Scoria. So it fell to Pilio - the lesser - to uphold the Scoria by taking Dom's life. By this, the Seven would have assurance that Dom's flaw was not a... familial trait.

You see, as you might expect of an Orokin school of murder, the Scoria were ruthless when it came to... "academic excellence". With Dom dead at Pilio's feet, two essential killings would have taken place: that of a failure, and that of any shred of pity within Pilio. Ash would oversee Pilio's mission.

Pilio's soul was to die that day: as the life drained from his brother's eyes or if he could not do so, beneath the blades of his lifelong idol: Ash.

—Drusus

During the Orokin Era, there was a school of assassination called The Scoria. Each of its members bore a black jewel imprinted between their eyes and treated Ash as their patron saint.

At one point during the Era, the school had two noteworthy students: brothers Dom and Pilio. Dom possessed great skill while Pilio was not as gifted, lacking his brother's grace and clarity, but one day Dom was captured by his target. As capture by the enemy was considered an unforgivable sin to the Scoria, Pilio was given the task to assassinate his brother, a mission that would be overseen by Ash himself. However, Pilio would be torn from killing his brother, were he to succeed, or being killed by his idol, were he to fail.

The pair was dispatched on a tower on Mars, but Pilio failed to overcome the fear that his task wrought, leaving Ash to slay the fifty guardsmen with his Causta Bow and  Dual Kamas. Ash led Pilio to their target's chambers, discovering Dom in civilian clothes, casually sharing a glass with a middle-aged mustachioed man whose eyes were sad and kind, and the gem between his eyes removed, signifying that he had betrayed the Scoria. The man gladly called Dom and Pilio his sons before coming to Dom's defense and brandishing a sidearm, which was quickly disarmed by Ash's  Blade Storm.

Urged by Dom, a confused Pilio questioned Ash, who responded by sinking his blade into Pilio's gem. The gem was suppressing the memories of Dom and Pilio DeNas, who were stolen by the Scoria. The mustachioed man, Lio DeNas, was stealing back his sons. Ash had saved the boy from his turmoil and allowed the DeNas family to escape from Mars forever.

It is unknown why Ash went against the school's doctrine. However, it is known that not even the Scoria were spared from their idol during the fall of the Orokin.

Warframe Guides

“I am the Lotus. I will guide you, but we must hurry.”

Guides are created by users like you. They aren't as strictly regulated as most pages, so keep an eye out for dated or subjective information.

Have your own build and playstyle? You can contribute too! Instructions are within.

See Category:Ash Guides to read user-made guides on how to play this Warframe.

Trivia

Ash's concept art.

• Ash was originally named Smoke, and before that, simply Ninja. He is still referred to as Ninja internally in the game files.
• As seen from concept art, Ash was initially slated to be a female Warframe.
• Ash, like some of Hydroid's powers, has a unique perk that allows his  Blade Storm ability to completely bypass enemy armor due to the attacks dealing  True damage; the kind of damage used when players perform finishing attacks on unaware/blinded/sleeping enemies.
• Ash was the first Warframe that had innate physical weapons associated with his frame, in this case, the hidden blades he uses in his Blade Storm ability. The second frame with this innate physical weapon was  Mesa and her Regulator pistols she uses in her  Peacemaker ability.
• Ash has smoke constantly venting from his left arm.
• Prior to Update 29.10 (2021-03-19), Ash's components dropped from Manics.