Aura

Preceded by
Artifact since Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)

Aura
Aura icon

Auras are a type of Mod that provides a passive beneficial effect to the entire squad rather than the Warframe it is equipped on exclusively. If several players in a squad carry copies of the same Aura, the Auras' effects will stack additively. Additionally, Auras add to your total mod capacity (rather than deduct from it like regular mods), hence higher rank Aura mods are typically more desirable to maximize mod capacity for other mods without the need of  Forma.

Mechanics

An Aura slot with a polarity, from top to bottom, without any Auras equipped, with an aura of the same polarity equipped (in this case,  Energy Siphon) and an aura with a different polarity equipped (in this case,  Steel Charge which has a polarity)

Aura effects are map-wide, except specific auras that are explicitly limited on the effect within a player's range like  Enemy Radar,  Infested Impedance and  Loot Detector.

Furthermore, equipping an Aura with a matching polarity increases mod capacity even more, specifically by double of the Aura's "drain" parameter (e.g. an Aura with a drain of 5 equipped in a matching polarity slot generates an additional mod capacity of 10). In a slot without a polarity, the capacity is the same as the listed drain, and in a slot of a different polarity, the additional capacity is 80% of listed drain, rounded down (e.g. a drain of 5 generates a capacity of 4, a drain of 9 generates a capacity of 7, and so on).

The Aura slot can be polarized, either (just as a regular mod slot) with a  Forma for a specific polarity, or with a special  Aura Forma to be universally compatible with any Aura Mod Polarity.

Aura Effectiveness

Aura Effectiveness is an upgrade that increases the effect of other players' Auras on the player themselves by a percent bonus. As of Update 32.0 (2022-09-07), it is only provided through  Coaction Drift.

Aura Strength

Aura Strength is an upgrade that increases the effect of the player's Aura mod on other players in the squad by a percent bonus. As of Update 32.0 (2022-09-07), it is only provided through  Coaction Drift.

Acquisition

Auras are primarily obtained as a Cred Offering, though some Auras are obtained as enemy drops, from The Silver Grove Specters, or as rewards from Arbitrations.

The following Auras are only dropped from Grove Specters:

•  Empowered Blades
•  Growing Power
•  Brief Respite
•  Pistol Amp
•  Stand United
•  Shotgun Amp

Aura Mods

Name	Description	Polarity	Rarity	Subcategory
Aerodynamic	Increases Aim Glide/Wall Latch duration Reduces damage taken while Airborne		Rare	None
Brief Respite	Grants shields equal to a % of energy spent		Uncommon	None
Combat Discipline	Allies gain Health on kill Aura bearer loses Health on kill		Rare	None
Corrosive Projection	Reduces enemy armor		Uncommon	None
Dead Eye	Increases sniper rifle damage		Uncommon	None
Dreamer's Bond	Provides constant energy regeneration Provides constant health regeneration		Uncommon	None
EMP Aura	Reduces  Corpus enemies' accuracy		Uncommon	None
Empowered Blades	Increases status chance and status damage of charged melee attacks		Rare	None
Enemy Radar	Pinpoints enemy locations on mini-map		Uncommon	None
Energy Siphon	Provides constant energy regeneration		Uncommon	None
Growing Power	Increases Ability Strength after status proc		Rare	None
Holster Amp	Increases weapon damage on weapon swap		Uncommon	None
Infested Impedance	Reduces speed of nearby  Infested units		Uncommon	None
Loot Detector	Displays location of containers and resources on minimap and makes modifications visible through walls		Uncommon	None
Mecha Empowered	Increases damage against marked enemies		Rare	Set Mod
Melee Guidance	Reduces Melee Combo duration on self Increases Melee Combo duration on allies		Rare	None
Physique	Increases maximum health		Uncommon	None
Pistol Amp	Increases secondary weapon damage		Uncommon	None
Pistol Scavenger	Increases ammo recovery for pistols		Uncommon	None
Power Donation	Increases allies' Ability Strength Reduces player's Ability Strength		Rare	None
Ready Steel	Increases Initial Combo		Uncommon	None
Rejuvenation	Provides constant health regeneration		Uncommon	None
Rifle Amp	Increases assault rifle damage		Uncommon	None
Rifle Scavenger	Increases ammo recovery for assault rifles		Uncommon	None
Shepherd	Increases Companion Armor and Health		Rare	None
Shield Disruption	Reduces enemy shields		Uncommon	None
Shotgun Amp	Increases shotgun damage		Uncommon	None
Shotgun Scavenger	Increases ammo recovery for shotguns		Uncommon	None
Sniper Scavenger	Increases ammo recovery for sniper rifles		Uncommon	None
Sprint Boost	Increases sprinting speed		Uncommon	None
Stand United	Increases armor		Uncommon	None
Steel Charge	Increases melee weapon damage		Uncommon	None
Swift Momentum	Increases Charge Attack speed Increases Melee Combo duration		Rare	None
Toxin Resistance	Reduces toxin damage		Uncommon	None

Default Aura Polarities

Polarity	Frames
	Ash,  Atlas,  Banshee,  Chroma,  Ember,  Excalibur Prime/ Excalibur Umbra,  Garuda,  Mag,  Mesa,  Nidus,  Oberon,  Rhino,  Sevagoth's Shadow,  Titania,  Valkyr,  Volt,  Wukong,  Yareli
	Frost,  Gara,  Jade,  Khora,  Qorvex,  Saryn,  Trinity,  Voruna,  Zephyr
	Baruuk,  Caliban,  Citrine,  Equinox,  Gauss,  Grendel,  Gyre,  Harrow,  Hildryn,  Hydroid,  Inaros,  Ivara,  Kullervo,  Lavos,  Limbo,  Loki,  Mirage,  Nezha,  Nova,  Nyx,  Octavia,  Revenant,  Styanax,  Vauban,  Wisp,  Xaku
	Dante,  Jade,  Protea
	Dagath
(None)	Excalibur,  Nekros,  Sevagoth

Unless otherwise noted, Prime frames share the same polarity as their non-Prime forms.

Notes

• Teammates will not benefit from a player's aura during a mission if that player is dead.
• The aura slot's polarity cannot be swapped with another slot's one.
• Sometimes if a game is lagging, the aura effect may not occur or be delayed.

Tips

•  Steel Charge and  Power Donation have the highest capacity increase.
•  Coaction Drift increases the effectiveness of both you and your teammates' aura mods.

Trivia

• Aura Mod cards were converted from user's Artifacts as of Update 9.0 (2013-07-13), including additional copies if the user obtained more than one artifact before the update.
• For a short time after Update 10.6 (2013-10-30), some Auras (as well as some mods) could have been acquired via transmutation.^[1] This was due to a bug where all mods (including the unreleased ones) became obtainable through transmutation. This has been fixed, though some Auras (such as  Dead Eye) have since been released. The list of retrieved auras can be found in Category: Retrieved Content.
•  Excalibur is the only frame to have variants with a different aura polarity; default Excalibur has no polarity while both  Excalibur Umbra and  Excalibur Prime have the Madurai polarity.
•  Dante,  Jade and  Protea ( Prime) are the only Warframes with an innate Universal polarity; all others can have their polarities changed to universal by use of an Aura Forma.
• Jade is the first Warframe to possess two mod aura slots.
• As of Update 36.1 (2024-08-21), Naramon is the most common default aura with 26 unique frames, followed by Madurai with 19.
• Oddly enough, players can polarize Aura mod slots with the Unairu polarity, despite there currently being no Aura mods with that polarity.
  • Similarly, players can also polarize mod slots belonging to non-melee weapons with said polarity as well.
  • For more flexibility it is possible to use an Aura Forma, which grants as a universal polarity.

Patch History

Update 28.3 (2020-08-12)

• Fixed Warframe Mod capacity percentage bar not showing the correct drain when a Universal Aura Slot is equipped with an Aura Mod.

Hotfix 25.7.6 (2019-09-18)
New Arbitration Rewards:
The following rewards have been added to the Arbitrations drop tables:
Stats shown at max rank*

• New Aura Mods:
  • Aerodynamic: 6 seconds added to Aim Glide/Wall Latch time, decreases damage taken while Airborne by 24%*
  • Swift Momentum: 30% faster Charge Attack speed, 6 seconds added to Melee Combo time*
  • Shepherd: Increases Companion Armor by 180 and Companion Health by 300*
  • Combat Discipline: Allies gain 20 Health when they make a kill, but the aura bearer loses 10 Health when the bearer makes a kill.*
  • Melee Guidance: Reduces Melee Combo timer on Self by 6 seconds, increases Melee Combo timer for Allies by 12 seconds*

Hotfix 25.7.2 (2019-08-30)

• Fixed Aura Mods not functioning.

Hotfix 25.2.3 (2019-06-25)

• Fixed Aura Mods stacking twice while using Operator mode with Umbra.

Update 24.8 (2019-04-24)

Arbitrations ‘Iteration 1’ Changes

A new Arbitrations reward has been added: The elusive Aura Forma Blueprint! Craft an Aura Forma to modify an Aura slot on a Warframe to be compatible with any Mod Polarity.

Update 15.1 (2014-11-05)

• The aura slot's polarity can no longer be swapped with another slot's one.

Hotfix 9.1.4 (2013-07-16)

• Aura mods now *boost* your mod capacity rather than drain it.

Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)

Introduced

• Aura mod system is here! The Artifacts system has transformed into a new system and has merged with the Arsenal UI. The new “Auras” can be fused just like mods, and they have their own slot! Auras are powerful, but also come at a cost to equip.

See also

• Warframes Comparison
• Stance, the Melee counterpart
• Posture, the Beast Companion counterpart