Buff & Debuff

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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.

General Buffs

Name	Type	Target	Description
Ability Strength Bonus	Buff	User/Ally	User and/or ally get a bonus in Ability Strength. Additive:  Ember's Ignition passive  Equinox day form's  Pacify & Provoke and its augment  Peaceful Provocation  Growing Power  Power Donation when used by a teammate  Pax Bolt Arbitrations when the suggested Warframe is picked Multiplicative:  Nidus'  Parasitic Link Warframe Corruption
Arcane Enhancements	Buff	User	See Arcane Enhancement for more details.
Armor Bonus	Buff	User/Ally	User and/or ally get a bonus in Armor. Additive before multiplication:  Magus Husk Multiplicative of the base multiplies the above:  Valkyr's  Warcry  Chroma's  Elemental Ward when the element is and  Vex Armor  Octavia's  Metronome  Focused Defense Unairu's Basilisk Scales Steel Meridian Vaykor's Justice Additive after multiplication:  Atlas' Rubble passive  Inaros'  Scarab Swarm  Oberon's Iron  Renewal and  Hallowed Reckoning  Health Conversion  Arcane Guardian  Arcane Ultimatum Unairu's Stone Skin Multiplicative of the result multiplies the above:  Rhino's  Ironclad Charge
Attack Speed Bonus	Buff	User/Ally	Attack Speed increase caused by:  Harrow's  Penance  Octavia's  Metronome  Valkyr's  Warcry  Volt's  Speed  Wisp's  Reservoirs  Titania's  Razorwing Blitz augment
Damage Bonus	Buff	User/Ally	Additive damage increase is added before other calculations. Bonus acts like and stacks additively with damage mods such as Serration.  Chroma's  Vex Armor  Equinox's  Metamorphosis  Limbo's  Rift Torrent augment  Mesa's  Shooting Gallery  Octavia's  Amp  Nyx's  Absorb Multiplicative damage increase is multiplied after certain calculations (like damage mods such as Serration).  Excalibur's  Furious Javelin augment  Mirage's  Eclipse and  Hall of Malevolence augment  Rhino's  Roar  Wukong's  Iron Vault augment[citation needed]
Elemental Damage Bonus	Buff	Ally	Increases the damage of weapons and certain abilities. This bonus is multiplicative after damage mods such as  Serration, but before Elemental mods such as  Hellfire. The element bonus can combine with elements already present on the weapon (e.g. using  Fireball Frenzy on a weapon makes it deal ) or increase the elemental component of a secondary element if that is not innate (e.g. using  Shock Trooper on a weapon modded with increases the component on the weapon, if is innate, is added following the above rules). Elemental damage bonuses can be cast on Companions, Specters,  Mind Controlled enemies, Shadows, Saryn's Molt, Loki's Decoy, Invasion Allies and Clones created from  Blade Storm. Bonuses cannot be applied to allies suffering from a proc. Elemental damage bonuses are granted by:  Energy Field, adds  Fireball Frenzy, adds , adds  Freeze Force, adds  Shock Trooper, adds  Smite Infusion, adds  Venom Dose, adds
Eximus Aura	Buff	Enemy	(Mind controlled enemies and syndicate specters will grant bonus to allies) Arson/Caustic Eximus units project a fire resistance aura to their nearby allies, which nullifies all damage; this aura also extends to combined elemental damage and will nullify the damage of combined types utilizing it. Arctic Eximus units project a cold resistance aura to their nearby allies, which nullifies all damage; this aura also extends to combined elemental damage types and will nullify the damage of said combined type. Shock Eximus units project an electric resistance aura on their nearby allies which nullifies all damage. This aura also extends to combined elemental damage and will nullify the damage of said combined type. Venomous Eximus units project a toxin resistance aura to their nearby allies, which nullifies all damage, this aura also extends to combined elemental damage and will nullify the damage of said combined type.
Maneuver Bonus	Buff	User/Ally	Maneuver Bonuses caused by: User only:  Loki's passive Wall Latch lasts 10 times longer (60 second duration)  Mirage's passive +25% faster Bullet Jump speed +50% faster Maneuver speed  Titania's passive +25% Bullet Jump distance While holding  Telos Boltace 20% boost to Bullet Jump speed Increased Aim Glide duration and Wall Latch duration User & Ally:  Titania's passive Bullet jumping also creates a trampoline that lasts 5 seconds and grants the Upsurge buff, giving the same +25% distance to Bullet Jump maneuvers performed in the area.
Movement Speed Bonus	Buff	All	Movement Speed increase caused by: User only:  Nezha's  Fire Walker  Saryn's  Molt  Chroma's  Effigy  Khora's  Venari  Saryn's  Molt  Titania's  Razorwing Blitz augment User & Ally:  Nova's  Escape Velocity augment  Octavia's  Metronome  Volt's  Speed  Zephyr's  Jet Stream augment  Wisp's  Reservoirs Enemy:  Nova's  Molecular Prime if Ability Strength is below 70%  Equinox's day form  Rest & Rage

Specific Buffs

Name	Type	Target	Description
Ancient Disruptor Aura	Buff	Enemy	(Mind controlled enemies will grant bonus to allies; note that some of the bonuses may not apply to players) Reduces damaged recieved from Warframe abilities by 90% Energy from Warframes are drained proportionally to the damage dealt by enemies under the aura Reduces crowd control effects of certain Warframe abilities (effect varies from ability to ability) Multiple Ancient Disruptor auras can stack, causing a greater reduction effect
Ancient Healer Aura	Buff	Enemy	(Mind controlled enemies will grant bonus to allies) Grants 90% damage reduction Status and knockdown immunity to all under the aura Damage done to protected allies will heal the Ancient Healer for up to 150% of its health
Corruption	Buff	All	Obtainable during Void Fissures, the effect varies for enemies and Tennos. Enemies: The target will be stunned temporarily, granting invulnerability during that time frame. Tenno: After collecting 10 Reactants, a buff will be randomly given to either the Warframe or a weapon. The buffed equipment will have a corrupted texture effect and emit lighting bolts for the duration of the buff. The buff duration is based on the tier of the Void Fissure, following the formula: Buff Duration = 30s × Mission Tier. Warframe: Two times multiplier to Ability Range and Strength. This affects the total value. For example, with a maxed  Intensify Ability Strength becomes (1 + 0.3) × 2 = 260% while the buff is active. Primary and Secondary Weapons: No Ammo will be consumed. Melee Weapons: Channeling cost is reduced to 1 point of Energy per enemy hit.
Volt's  Electric Shield	External Buff	User/Ally	Shots fired through  Volt's  Electric Shield gain an additive 50% damage and have their critical damage multiplied by 200%. damage bonus stacks with the amount of shields while the critical chance boost does not.
Ember's  Fire Blast	External Buff	User/Ally	Shooting through the  Ember's  Fire Blast flame ring grants +50% damage. This damage bonus does not scale with Ability Strength. The additional Heat damage is additive to elemental Mods and similar buffs. Shooting through multiple rings adds 50% damage for each ring.
Mutalist Quanta's Orbs	External Buff	User/Ally	Shots fired through the  Mutalist Quanta's infested orbs gain additional damage, critical chance and damage. Damage bonus stacks with the amount of stacks the orbs have when the shots go through them.

Debuffs

Name	Type	Target	Description
Armor Reduction	Debuff	Enemy	A portion (or the entirety) of a target armor is removed.
Converted	Debuff	Enemy	The target will change side, being friendly to the Tenno and start attacking his own faction.  Nyx's  Mind Control  Revenant's  Enthrall
Eximus Aura	Debuff	Enemy	(Mind controlled enemies and syndicate specters will grant debuff to enemies of the Tenno) Arctic Eximus units project a aura that emits a status effect to nearby enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed. Shock Eximus units project an aura that emits a 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 aura that emits a status effect to enemies within a 10 meter radius, inflicting a 8 second 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)
Frozen, Petrified, Vitrified	Debuff	Enemy	The target is unable to move, every previously active Status Effect is paused and it is impossible to apply new ones while this effect persists.  Atlas'  Path of Statues,  Petrify and  Rumblers' initial cast  Frost'sCryogenic 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.  Limbo's  Stasis
Paralyzed	Debuff	Enemy	The target is stuck in a particular position.  Harrow's  Condemn  Vauban's  Bastille
Suspended	Debuff	Enemy	The target stays in a ragdoll state and it is unable to move.  Hydroid's  Tentacle Swarm  Inaros's  Sandstorm  Nezha's  Divine Spears  Rhino's  Rhino Stomp  Titania's  Spellbind and  Lantern (in both cases the target is suspended midair)  Vauban's  Wukong's  Celestial Twin w/  Celestial Stomp  Zephyr's  Tornado  Exodia Epidemic
Transference Static	Debuff	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.

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.

Name	Icon	Type	Target	Source(s)/Conditions
Ability Strength		Buff	User	Growing Power
Ability Duration		Buff	User	???
Ability Range		Buff	User	???
Accuracy		Buff	User	Guided Ordnance •  Narrow Barrel •  Targeting Subsystem
Affinity Range	???	Buff	Squad	Fosfor gear item
Arcane		Buff	User	Any Arcane Enhancement equipped while meeting Arcane proc conditions
Berserker		Buff	User
Bleed		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Bleeding Key		Debuff	User	Equipping a Bleeding Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Bullet Jump		Buff	User	???
Confusion		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Corrosion		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Corruption		Buff	User	Obtaining 10 Reactant in a Void Fissure
Critical Hit Chance		Buff	User	Argon Scope •  Cat's Eye •  Hydraulic Crosshairs •  Virtuos Shadow
Critical Damage Multiplier		Buff	User	Bladed Rounds •  Sharpened Bullets •  Shrapnel Shot
Decaying Key		Debuff	User	Equipping a Decaying Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Disrupt		Status Debuff	Target	proc
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
Energy Conversion		Buff	User	Energy Conversion
Extinguished Key		Debuff	User	Equipping an Extinguished Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Fireball Frenzy		Ability Buff	Ally	Ember's Fireball Frenzy augment
Flash Accelerant		Ability Buff	Ally	Ember's Flash Accelerant augment
Forte		Ability Buff	User/Ally	Octavia's  Metronome ability
Freeze		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Furious Javelin		Ability Buff	User	Excalibur's Furious Javelin augment
Fury		Ability Buff	User	Chroma's  Vex Armor ability
Health Conversion		Buff	User	Health Conversion
Hobbled Key		Debuff	User	Equipping a Hobbled Dragon Key in the Gear slot
Ignite		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Inspiration		Passive Buff	User/Ally	Octavia's passive
Invigorated		Buff	User	Critical hits dealt by  Hirudo
Iron Renewal		Buff	User/Ally	Warframes affected by  Oberon's  Renewal while standing on  Hallowed Ground
Ironclad Charge		Ability Buff	User	Rhino's Ironclad Charge augment
Knockdown		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Poisoned		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Ravenous		Buff	User/Ally	Nidus's  Ravenous ability
Roar		Ability Buff	User/Ally	Rhino's  Roar ability
Scorn		Ability Buff	User	Chroma's  Vex Armor ability
Shock Trooper		Ability Buff	Ally	Volt's Shock Trooper augment
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
Knockback		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Tenno Affinity		External Buff	Any Warframe	Nearby squadmates
Tesla Chain		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Unairu Wisp		Buff	User/Ally	Unairu Wisp active way
Upsurge		External Buff	User/Ally	Titania's passive
Virtuos Fury		Buff	User	Virtuos Fury
Virus		Status Debuff	Target	proc
Weakened		Status Debuff	Target	proc

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