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
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.
Swarm Mutalist MOA's Swarm Clouds	External Buff	Enemy	Swarm clouds caused by projectiles fired by Swarm Mutalist MOAs grant allied infested units that carry them a ferrite armor buff that scales with enemy level.
Toxic Ancient Aura	Buff	Enemy	(Mind controlled enemies will grant bonus to allies) Grants nearby infested units damage Grants 100% damage reduction to damage and 80% damage reduction to damage

General Debuffs

Name	Type	Target	Description
Armor Reduction	Debuff	Enemy	A portion (or the entirety) of a target armor is removed.  Ash's  Seeking Shuriken  Banshee's  Sonic Fracture  Frost's  Avalanche  Hildryn's  Pillage  Hydroid's  Corroding Barrage (indirectly)  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  Minelayer (Shred mine)  Wisp's  Sol Gate w/ Haste Mote (indirectly)  Sharpened Claws proc
Armor Reduction	Debuff	Enemy	A portion of a player's armor is removed. Denial Bursa's and Drover Bursa's auras
Atrracted	Debuff	Enemy	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
Blinded	CC	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 Glint passive  Inaros's  Desiccation  Mesa's  Muzzle Flash  Mirage's and  Prism  Oberon's  Reckoning  Wisp's  Breach Surge  Exalted Blade's slide attack
Blinded	CC	Player	The player is temporarily stuck in a blinded state, their HUD is flashed white. Denial Bursa's flash beams
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
Damage Vulnerability	Debuff	Enemy	The target is more suseptibile to damage from Warframe abilities and weapons, taking more damage than usual.  Banshee's  Sonar (Only if damaged on marked areas)  Equinox's  Rest & Rage (Rage)  Gara's  Mass Vitrify  Khora's  Strangledome {{WF|Nova]}'s  Molecular Prime
Deafened	Debuff	Enemy	The target cannot hear any gunshots, alarms, or death screams, hence cannot be alerted by them.  Banshee's  Silence  Vauban's  Minelayer (Concuss mine)
Disarmed	Debuff	Enemy	The target has weapons disarmed, forcing them to use alternative weapons.  Baruuk's  Desolate Hands  Khora's  Venari (Protect posture)  Loki's  Radial Disarm  Mag's  Magnetized Discharge  Halikar's charged attack Void Dashing against stunned Kuva Guardians
Disarmed	Debuff	Player	The player has their current gun disarmed, forcing them to switch to their primary/secondary or melee. Drahk Master
Disrupted	Debuff	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 proc
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	CC	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's Cryogenic 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
Inaccurate	Debuff	Enemy	The target's accuracy is reduced.  Nyx's Evasion passive  Titania's  Tribute (Dust)
Jammed	CC	Enemy	The target's guns are jammed, forcing them into an animation where they try to unjam their guns.  Mesa's  Shooting Gallery
Knockdown	CC	Enemy	The target is knocked off their feet and falls on their back. Ground finishers can be performed on these enemies.  Ember's  Garuda's  Dread Mirror  Hydroid's  Tempest Barrage  Khora's  Venari (Protect posture)  Limbo's  Banish  Mag's  Magnetize  Nezha's  Divine Spears  Nova's  Neutron Star and  Molecular Prime  Oberon's  Smite and  Reckoning  Rhino's Heavy Landing passive  Zephyr's  Tail Wind (Dive bomb) proc Jumping + sliding into an enemy Hard Landings  Cobra & Crane and  Sigma & Octantis aerial attacks
Knockdown	CC	Player	The player is knocked off their feet and falls on their back. Shield Lancer Scorpion Nox Ghoul Devourer Shockwave MOA Anti MOA Laser Barrier Leaper Swarm Mutalist MOA Tar Mutalist MOA Ancient Disruptor Ancient Healer Toxic Ancient Juggernaut (Behemoth) proc
Nullified	Debuff	Player	The player's active abilities will be deactivated and the player cannot cast any new abilities while nullified. Nullifier Crewman Nullifier Target Terra Shield Osprey (at Orb Vallis Alert Level 3+) Upon entering the gate in Cetus or the elevator in Fortuna
Paralyzed, Disabled	CC	Enemy	The target is stuck in a particular position.  Garuda's  Blood Altar  Harrow's  Condemn  Hildryn's  Aegis Storm  Inaros' and  Scarab Swarm  Khora's  Ensnare  Nidus'  Parasitic Link  Rhino's  Rhino Stomp  Vauban's  Bastille  Volt's  Discharge  Wukong's  Celestial Stomp augment  Exodia Epidemic
Paralyzed, Disabled	CC	Player	The player is stuck in a particular position. Manic Nauseous Crawler
Ragdolled	CC	Enemy	The target is immediately sent to a ragdoll state.  Atlas'  Landslide (every third sucessive strike) and  Tectonics  Banshee's  Sonic Boom  Hydroid's  Tidal Surge  Khora's  Whipclaw  Mag's  Pull  Nekros'  Soul Punch  Rhino's  Rhino Charge  Valkyr's  Rip Line  Vauban's  Minelayer (Shred mine)  Zephyr's  Airburst Any melee ground slam attack  Harpak's alt fire  Paracyst's alt fire  Sonicor  Kestrel's charged attack  Crowd Dispersion Void Blast
Sleep	CC	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) Normal hits from  Cobra & Crane if wielded by  Baruuk  Magus Lockdown
Slowed	CC	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, {{A| Ice Wave,  Ice Wave Impedance, and  Snow Globe  Nekros'  Creeping Terrify  Nova's  Molecular Prime  Rhino's  Rhino Stomp  Valkyr's  Warcry proc  Coolant Leak  Artax
Slowed	CC	Player	The player's movement and actions are slowed. Any enemy wielding a  Glaxion like some Corpus Targets Denial Bursa's energy orbs All Ghoul enemies upon death (Toxic cloud that procs ) Tar Mutalist MOA's thick tar Maggot proc
Status Effects	Debuff	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.
Stun, Stagger	CC	Enemy	The target is momentarily stunned, interrupting their current action.  Ash's  Smoke Screen  Banshee's  Silence and  Sound Quake  Chroma's  Elemental Ward (Electric) and  Effigy  Ember's  Equinox's  Mend & Maim (Maim)  Excalibur's  Radial Javelin  Garuda's  Dread Mirror,  Blood Altar, and  Seeking Talons  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  Chaos  Octavia's  Resonator  Revenant's  Mesmer Skin  Saryn's  Miasma  Trinity's  Energy Vampire  Valkyr's  Paralysis  Vauban's and  Minelayer (Trip laser)  Volt's  Shock and  Shocking Speed  Wisp's  Reservoirs (Shock mote)  Wukong's  Cloud Walker proc proc  Pounce  Opticor ( Opticor Vandal)
Stun, Stagger	CC	Player	The player is momentarily stunned, interrupting their current action. Roller Ratel Volatile Runner Upon breaking Reinforced Glass on Corpus Ship tilesets proc proc
Suspended, Incapacitated	CC	Enemy	The target stays in a 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  Vauban's  Zephyr's  Tornado  Desert Wind's slide attack  Orvius's charged attack
Taunt	Debuff	Enemy	The enemy will have its attention diverted towards the target with the higher Threat Level.  Atlas'  Titanic Rumbler  Gara's  Spectrorage  Loki's  Decoy  Mirage's  Nekros'  Nidus'  Ravenous  Nyx's  Chaos and  Absorb  Octavia's  Mallet  Saryn's  Molt  Titania's  Razorwing  Wukong's  Defy  Guardian Derision
Terrified	CC	Enemy	The target is terrified and tries to run away from the caster.  Nekros'  Terrify
Weakened	Debuff	Enemy	The target is weakened and deals less damage.  Equinox's  Pacify & Provoke (Pacify)  Oberon's  Smite  Rhino's  Piercing Roar proc

Specific Debuffs

Name	Type	Target	Description
Financial Stress	Debuff	User	Occurs when the player picks up Index Points in The Index gamemode. Each Index Point picked up diminishes the player's maximum shields and health while constantly draining their energy.
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
Financial Stress		Debuff	User	Picking up Index Points in The Index
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