Buff & Debuff

Buffs and Debuffs are effects that can positively or negatively affect a target during a mission. Some buffs and debuffs may present an icon right next to the player's health and shields. In-game, blue icons denote buffs and red icons denote debuffs.

Buffs 

• Offense
• Defense
• Healing & Restoration
• Utility & Loot
• Mobility
• Misc

Debuffs 

Crowd Control Debuffs

Name	Target	Description
Blinded	Enemy	The target is temporarily stuck in a blinded state, staggering backwards and with smoke emitting from their eyes. Finishers can be performed on blinded enemies. Excalibur's Radial Blind Gara's passive Inaros's Desiccation Mesa's  Muzzle Flash Mirage's Sleight Of Hand and Prism Oberon's Reckoning Revenant's  Blinding Reave Wisp's Breach Surge  Out Of Sight Exalted Blade's slide attack Vaykor Sydon's passive Madurai's Void Radiance
Blinded	Player	The player is temporarily stuck in a blinded state, their HUD is flashed white. Denial Bursa's flash beams
Confusion	Enemy	The target will become confused and indiscriminately attack its enemies and allies. Nyx's Chaos Unairu's Disorienting Blast Radiation proc
Converted	Enemy	The target will change side, being friendly to the Tenno and start attacking their own faction. Note that this does not guarantee them being invulnerable to friendly fire by allied Tenno. Nyx's Mind Control Revenant's Enthrall Xaku's The Lost (Accuse sub-ability)
Jammed	Enemy	The target's guns are jammed, forcing them into an animation where they try to unjam their guns. Mag's  Counter Pulse Mesa's Shooting Gallery
Knockdown	Enemy	The target is knocked off their feet and falls on their back. Ground Finishers can be performed on these enemies. Atlas'  Titanic Rumbler Banshee's Sonic Boom Excalibur's Slash Dash Garuda's Dread Mirror Gauss' Mach Rush Hydroid's Tempest Barrage Khora's Venari (Protect posture) Limbo's Banish Mag's Magnetize Nezha's Divine Spears Nova's passive,  Neutron Star, and Molecular Prime Oberon's Smite and Reckoning Revenant's passive Rhino's passive Zephyr's Tail Wind (Dive bomb)  Heavy Impact Lambeo MOA's  Shockwave Actuators  Arcane Eruption Blast proc Jumping + sliding into an enemy Hard Landings Cobra & Crane air attacks
Knockdown	Player	The player is knocked off their feet and falls on their back. Grineer (Elite Shield Lancer) Shield Lancer Scorpion Hellion Bailiff Bombard Heavy Gunner Napalm Nox Ghoul Devourer Mordda Turret Corpus Shockwave MOA Anti MOA Railgun MOA Mine Osprey Amalgam Satyr Laser Barrier Infested Leaper Swarm Mutalist MOA Tar Mutalist MOA Ancient Disruptor Ancient Healer Toxic Ancient Juggernaut (Behemoth) Other Conculyst Blast proc
Paralyzed, Disabled, Stuck	Enemy	The target is stuck in a particular position. Atlas'  Path of Statues, Petrify and Rumblers' initial cast Frost's passive, Freeze's direct hit, Snow Globe if the target is inside the bubble when the ability is activated,  Chilling Globe and Avalanche. Gara's Mass Vitrify's expansion phase. Garuda's Blood Altar Harrow's Condemn Hildryn's Aegis Storm Inaros' Devour and Scarab Swarm Khora's Ensnare Limbo's Stasis Mag's  Fracturing Crush Nidus' Parasitic Link Rhino's Rhino Stomp Vauban's Bastille Volt's Discharge Wukong's  Celestial Stomp Xaku's The Lost (Gaze sub-ability) Sahasa Kubrow's  Ferocity Sunika Kubrow's  Savagery and  Unleashed  Exodia Epidemic
Paralyzed, Disabled	Player	The player is stuck in a particular position. Manic Nauseous Crawler
Ragdolled	Enemy	The target is immediately sent to a ragdoll state. Atlas' Landslide (every third sucessive strike) and Tectonics Banshee's Sonic Boom Gauss' Mach Rush and Redline Hydroid's Tidal Surge Khora's Whipclaw Mag's Pull Nekros' Soul Punch Rhino's Rhino Charge Valkyr's Rip Line Vauban's Minelayer (Tether coil) Zephyr's Airburst Wyrm's  Crowd Dispersion Harpak's alt fire Paracyst's alt fire Sonicor Kestrel's charged attack Any melee ground slam attack Void Blast and Void Dash
Sleep	Enemy	The target is in a standing sleeping state and will not perform any action. Baruuk's Lull Equinox's Rest & Rage (Rest) Ivara's Quiver (Sleep arrow) Aero Mod Set bonus Normal hits from Cobra & Crane if wielded by Baruuk  Magus Lockdown
Slowed	Enemy	The target's movement and actions are slowed. Chroma's Spectral Scream, Elemental Ward, and Effigy (Cold) Equinox's  Peaceful Provocation Frost's Freeze, Ice Wave,  Ice Wave Impedance, and Snow Globe Nekros'  Creeping Terrify Nova's Molecular Prime Rhino's Rhino Stomp Titania's Tribute (Entangle buff) Valkyr's Warcry Xaku's The Vast Untime Cold proc  Coolant Leak  Endoparasitic Vector Artax Zenurik's Temporal Blast
Slowed	Player	The player's movement and actions are slowed. All Ghoul enemies upon death (Toxic clouds that proc Cold) Any enemy wielding a Glaxion like some Corpus Targets Denial Bursa's energy orbs Scyto Raknoid Tar Mutalist MOA's thick tar Maggot Cold proc Equipping a Hobbled Dragon Key
Stagger	Enemy	The target is momentarily staggered, interrupting their current action. Ash's Smoke Screen Banshee's Sound Quake Chroma's Elemental Ward (Electric) and Effigy Equinox's Mend & Maim (Maim) Excalibur's Radial Javelin Garuda's Dread Mirror, Blood Altar, and Seeking Talons Gauss' Kinetic Plating while Redline is active Hildryn's Haven Loki's Decoy (when decoy shoots at enemies), Switch Teleport, and Radial Disarm Mesa's  Staggering Shield Nezha's Warding Halo Nidus' Virulence Nyx's  Pacifying Bolts and Chaos Octavia's Resonator Revenant's Mesmer Skin Rhino's  Piercing Roar Saryn's Miasma Trinity's Energy Vampire Vauban's Tesla Nervos Volt's Shock and  Shocking Speed Wisp's Reservoirs (Shock mote) Xaku's The Lost (Accuse sub-ability)  Acidic Spittle  Live Wire  Pounce Opticor ( Opticor Vandal) Zenurik's Lightning Dash and Voltaic Blast Electricity proc Impact proc
Stagger	Player	The player is momentarily staggered, interrupting their current action. Commander Roller Volatile Runner Kyta Raknoid Upon breaking Reinforced Glass on Corpus Ship tilesets
Stun	Enemy	The target is momentarily stunned, interrupting their current action. Players can perform front/back Finishers on stunned enemies. Ash's Teleport Banshee's Silence Valkyr's Paralysis Wukong's Cloud Walker  Paralytic Spores  Retribution Caustacyst's charged attack Sigma & Octantis's air attack Tatsu's seeking projectiles (passive) Zakti's dart's explosion Charged attacks with any Sparring melee Madurai's Blazing Dash Vazarin's Sonic Dash Naramon's Executing Dash Justice effect from Steel Meridian weapons/mods
Suspended, Incapacitated	Enemy	The target stays in an extended ragdoll state midair (or underwater) and it is unable to move. Hydroid's Undertow and Tentacle Swarm Inaros' Sandstorm Khora's Strangledome Mag's Crush Nidus' Larva Titania's Spellbind and Lantern Trinity's Well Of Life Vauban's Bastille Zephyr's Tornado Desert Wind's slide attack Orvius's charged attack
Taunt/Attracted	Enemy	The enemy will have its attention diverted towards the target with the higher Threat Level. Atlas'  Titanic Rumbler Gara's Spectrorage Khora's Strangledome Loki's Decoy Mirage's Hall Of Mirrors Nekros' Shadows Of The Dead Nidus' Ravenous Nyx's Chaos and Absorb Octavia's Mallet Saryn's Molt Titania's Razorwing Wukong's Defy  Guardian Derision The target will halt its current action and mindlessly move towards a point. Ivara's Quiver (Noise arrow when enemies are unalerted) Titania's Lantern Djinn's  Fatal Attraction
Terrified	Enemy	The target is terrified and tries to run away from the caster. Nekros' Terrify Raksa Kubrow's  Howl

Curse-Like Debuffs

Debuffs that apply a temporary or permanent negative effect that cripple the target's offensive and/or defensive capabilities.

Name	Target	Description
Armor Reduction	Enemy	A portion (or the entirety) of a target armor is removed. Ash's  Seeking Shuriken Banshee's  Sonic Fracture Ember's Fire Blast Frost's Avalanche Gauss' Thermal Sunder while Redline is active Hildryn's Pillage Hydroid's  Corroding Barrage (through procs) Mag's Polarize and  Fracturing Crush Nekros' Terrify Nyx's Psychic Bolts Oberon's Reckoning Saryn's Spores (indirectly) Trinity's  Abating Link Vauban's Bastille Wisp's Sol Gate w/ Haste Mote (through procs) Xaku's The Lost (Gaze sub-ability)  Amalgam Argonak Metal Auger  Sharpened Claws  Shattering Impact Unairu's Sundering Dash Corrosive proc Heat proc
Armor Reduction	Player	A portion of a player's armor is removed. Denial Bursa's and Drover Bursa's auras Corrosive proc Heat proc
Damage Vulnerability	Enemy	The target is more susceptible to damage from Warframe abilities and weapons, taking more damage than usual. Atlas' Petrify Banshee's Sonar (only if damaged on marked areas) Equinox's Rest & Rage (Rage) Gara's Splinter Storm and Mass Vitrify Khora's Strangledome Nezha's Blazing Chakram Nova's Molecular Prime Titania's  Beguiling Lantern (Melee only) Wisp's Breach Surge Xaku's The Vast Untime (only to Void damage)  Magus Accelerant (only to Heat damage)  Magus Destruct (only to Puncture damage)  Crescent Charge (while Lifted)
Deafened	Enemy	The target cannot hear any gunshots, alarms, or death screams, hence cannot be alerted by them. Banshee's Silence
Disrupted	Player	The player's HUD will become scrambled, lowering visability. Sensor Bar Scrambus Comba Ancient Disruptor Touching any body of water at night on the Plains of Eidolon Magnetic proc
Energy Drain	Player	The player's energy is drained. Ancient Disruptor Energy Leech / Parasitic Eximus Magnetic proc
Financial Stress	User	Occurs when the player picks up Index Points in The Index game mode. Each Index Point picked up diminishes the player's maximum shields and health while constantly draining their energy.
Inaccuracy	Enemy	The target's accuracy is reduced. Mirage's Eclipse (while standing in shadows) Nyx's passive Titania's Tribute (Dust debuff) and Razorwing (called evasion)  Agility Drift (called evasion)  EMP Aura Blast procs
Nullified/Disabled	Player	The player's active abilities will be deactivated and the player cannot cast any new abilities while nullified. Necramech Nullifier Crewman Nullifier Target Comba Scrambus Terra Shield Osprey (at Orb Vallis Alert Level 3+) Upon entering the gate in Cetus or the elevator in Fortuna Casting an ability too frequently while in Elite Sanctuary Onslaught
Resurgence Burden	User	Occurs when the player picks up Resurgence Tokens in Arbitrations. Each token works functionally like Index Points, with each pick up diminishing the player's maximum shields and health while constantly draining their energy.
Shield Reduction	Enemy	Target's maximum shields are reduced. Xaku's The Lost (Gaze sub-ability)
Transference Static	User	Occurs when the Operator suffers fatal damage. Depletes all of the Warframe's shields while taking 10% of their current health as damage. This debuff lasts for 45 seconds and additional Static will not refresh the timer, only stacking on top of it, up to 4 times.
Weakened	Player	The player is weakened and deals less damage. Puncture proc Equipping an Extinguished Dragon Key
Weakened	Enemy	The target is weakened and deals less damage. Equinox's Pacify & Provoke (Pacify) Oberon's Smite Rhino's  Piercing Roar Unairu's Crippling Dash Lambeo MOA's  Stasis Field Puncture proc

Miscellaneous Debuffs

Name	Type	Description
Dispel	Player	The player's active abilities will be deactivated. Zanuka (Shadow) Stalker
Disarmed	Enemy	The target has firearms disarmed, forcing them to use melee. Baruuk's Desolate Hands Khora's Venari (Protect posture) Loki's Radial Disarm Mag's  Magnetized Discharge Titania's Spellbind Xaku's Grasp of Lohk Chesa Kubrow's  Neutralize Desert Wind's attacks Halikar's charged attack  Disarming Purity Unairu's Disarming Blast Void Dashing/Void Blasting Kuva Guardians
Disarmed	Player	The player has their current gun disarmed, forcing them to switch to their primary/secondary or melee. Drahk Master
Eximus Aura	Enemy	(Mind controlled enemies and syndicate specters will grant debuff to enemies of the Tenno) Arctic Eximus units project a Cold aura that emits a Cold status effect to nearby enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed. Shock Eximus units project an Electricity aura that emits a Electricity status effect to enemies within a 5 meter radius, with enemies within a 2 meter radius taking damage at a steady rate. Venomous Eximus units project a Toxin aura that emits a Toxin status effect to enemies within a 10 meter radius, inflicting a 8 second Toxin status effect that deals damage over time Energy Leech/Parastic Eximus units can drain players' energy within 15 meters at a rate of 5s−1 (does not stack)
Reset Sentient Resistances	Sentient Enemy	Resets Sentient damage resistances. Excalibur Umbra's Radial Howl Xaku's Xata's Whisper and The Lost (Deny sub-ability) Amps Paracesis at Rank 40 Shedu Void Beam
Status Effects	Enemy	Status Effects are additional effects that are inflicted by Warframe abilities and weapons. Each Damage type has an associated status effect that could proc when damaging an enemy.

Buff & Debuff Icons

Comprehensive list of all of the buff & debuff icons in the game. Please feel free to update this chart as needed. Note that some sources/conditions share the same buff/debuff icon.

Named Icons

Name	Icon	Type	Target	Source(s)/Conditions
Ability Strength		Buff	User	Growing Power
Accuracy		Buff	User	Guided Ordnance •  Targeting Subsystem
Affinity Range	???	Buff	Squad	Fosfor gear item
Arcane		Buff	User	Any Arcane Enhancement equipped while meeting Arcane proc conditions
Armor		Buff	User/Ally	Warframes affected by Oberon's Renewal while standing on Hallowed Ground •  Mecha Pulse
Berserker		Buff	User	Berserker
Blast		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Blast proc / Blast damage resistance from  Adaptation
Bleeding Key		Debuff	User	Equipping a Bleeding Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Bullet Jump		Buff	User	Proton Pulse •  Hit And Run
Cold		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Cold proc / Cold damage resistance from  Adaptation
Cooldown		Debuff	User	Telos Boltace's Stormpath passive cooldown
Corrosive		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Corrosive proc / Corrosive damage resistance from  Adaptation/ True damage resistance from  Adaptation
Corruption		Buff	User	Obtaining 10 Reactant in a Void Fissure
Critical Hit Chance		Buff	User	Argon Scope •  Blood Rush •  Cat's Eye •  Hydraulic Crosshairs • Gladiator Mod Set Bonus •  Virtuos Shadow
Critical Damage Multiplier		Buff	User	Bladed Rounds •  Sharpened Bullets •  Tek Collateral •  Virtuos Strike • Upon getting headshots with Knell • Tatsu's Soul Swarm passive
Damage		Buff	User	Deadly Efficiency •  Proton Snap •  Vigorous Swap •  Virtuos Fury • Octavia's Metronome buff (Forte)
Damage Reduction		Buff	User	Proton Mod Set bonus
Decaying Key		Debuff	User	Equipping a Decaying Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Elemental Ward		Ability Buff	User/Ally	Chroma's Elemental Ward ability
Energizing Dash		Buff	User/Ally	Entering ring of energy created from player with Energizing Dash active
Extinguished Key		Debuff	User	Equipping an Extinguished Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Financial Stress		Debuff	User	Picking up Index Points in The Index
Fireball Frenzy		Ability Buff	Ally	Ember's Fireball Frenzy augment
Furious Javelin		Ability Buff	User	Excalibur's  Furious Javelin augment
Fury		Ability Buff	User	Chroma's Vex Armor ability
Gas		Buff	User	Gas damage resistance from  Adaptation
Health Conversion		Buff	User	Health Conversion
Heat		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Heat proc / Heat damage resistance from  Adaptation
Hobbled Key		Debuff	User	Equipping a Hobbled Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Impact		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Impact proc / Impact damage resistance from  Adaptation
Impair		Status Debuff	Target	Impair proc (Conclave only)
Inspiration		Passive Buff	User/Ally	Octavia's passive
Invigorated		Buff	User	Critical hits dealt by Hirudo
Ironclad Charge		Ability Buff	User	Rhino's Ironclad Charge augment
Magnetic		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Magnetic proc / Magnetic damage resistance from  Adaptation
Metamorphosis		Ability Buff	User	Equinox's Metamorphosis and  Duality
Movement Speed		Buff	User	Dispatch Overdrive •  Magus Cadence
Puncture		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Puncture proc / Puncture damage resistance from  Adaptation
Radiation		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Radiation proc / Radiation damage resistance from  Adaptation
Range		Buff	User	Spring-Loaded Blade • Kills with Arca Titron
Ravenous		Buff	User/Ally	Nidus's Ravenous ability
Roar		Ability Buff	User/Ally	Rhino's Roar ability
Rolling Guard		Debuff	User	Rolling Guard cooldown
Scorn		Ability Buff	User	Chroma's Vex Armor ability
Shock Trooper		Ability Buff	Ally	Volt's  Shock Trooper augment
Shield of Shadows		Ability Buff	User	Nekros'  Shield of Shadows augment
Slash		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Slash proc / Slash damage resistance from  Adaptation
Smoke Shadow		Ability Buff	Ally	Ash's  Smoke Shadow augment
Speed		Ability Buff	User/Ally	Volt's Speed ability
Status Chance		Buff	User	Catalyzer Link •  Embedded Catalyzer •  Nano-Applicator •  Proton Jet •  Weeping Wounds •  Virtuos Ghost • Damaging enemies with Arca Scisco
Tau		Buff	User	Tau damage resistance from  Adaptation
Tenno Affinity		External Buff	Any Warframe	Nearby squadmates
Electricity		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Electricity proc / Electricity damage resistance from  Adaptation
Toxin		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Toxin proc / Toxin damage resistance from  Adaptation
Unairu Wisp		Buff	User/Ally	Unairu Wisp active way
Upsurge		External Buff	User/Ally	Titania's passive
Viral		Status Debuff / Buff	Target / User	Viral proc / Viral damage resistance from  Adaptation •  Strain Infection

Unnamed Icons

These icons are shared by multiple unrelated buffs and/or debuffs.

Icon	Type	Target	Source(s)/Conditions
	Buff	User	Laser Sight •  Odomedic
	Buff	User	Energy Conversion •  Motus Setup •  Narrow Barrel
	Buff	User	Dual Toxocyst and Lesion passives

Media

External Links

• List of buff icons from Semlar (Note that it doesn't contain all of them)
• Buff icons designed by former DE employee Janice Chu