Christmas

(Also known as: Tennobaum)

Winter has been celebrated in WARFRAME ever since its Closed Beta. As an Annual Event this holiday brings many additions to WARFRAME's cosmetic content, including customizations based on the traditional Christmas holiday and the winter solstice.

Since 2016, WARFRAME's winter event has been named Tennobaum and focuses around players giving gifts sent using the Market to fellow Tenno.

History[]

2012[]

A screenshot of Excalibur Prime with a snowflake background: Source
A screenshot of Grineer wearing antlers: Source
A screenshot of a Storage Container changed to a pile of presents: Source

During December of 2012, WARFRAME's Closed Beta added winter theming to the main menu with snowfall, and festive jingle sound effects. This would be the first of many winter themed updates to the game and, as with other holiday updates during this time, main enemies were given holiday-themed headwear: Grineer spawned adorned with reindeer antlers and storage containers appeared as stacks of colourful Christmas presents for the duration of December.

2013[]

With the release of The Cicero Crisis came 2013's winter update. Bringing much of the same content as the previous year, 2013 re-added the snowflake background and antler wearing Grineer to the game, this time adding the the Candy Cane Scythe, now known as the Spearmint Scythe to the Market.

2014[]

As of Update 14 (2014-18-07), the addition of the Orbiter made the snowflake menu theme from previous years unobtainable. In light of this, WARFRAME added a Christmas-themed bunting and snow Orbiter Scene as a purchasable customisation on the Market.

This year brought many customizations for the player’s arsenal including the Winter Bundle featuring cosmetic skins for Mirage and Frost, and festive cosmetics for the newly implemented Kubrows.

View Winter Accessories Bundle List▾▾

Winter Accessories Bundle

Players could also find new decorations available to build in their Clan Dojo.
Dojo Decorations

Tactical Alerts[]

Four Tactical Alerts were available in December 2014: Cold Revenge, Pack Mentality, Toxic Terrors and Fleet Footed. Each alert awarded one of four Christmas-themed Sigils for completion:

2015[]

The Christmas content for this year was introduced in Update 18 (2015-03-12) bringing back all festive items from previous years with four new additions:

2016[]

The 2016 winter event was the biggest in cosmetic additions, and the first to be officially named Tennobaum: an event where WARFRAME partners with charities and creates a donation pledge. Much like fundraisers, each tier offers in-game rewards; to achieve donation goals players must gift a global total of items in-game to their fellow Tenno.

This year Digital Extremes pledged their funds to the Boys & Girls Club of London, donating the total of $50,000 CAD to Charity.

For reaching these donation goals, players earned unique Solstice cosmetics:

For the month of December, many winter-themed items were added to the game. On the Market, the first Solstice Bundle was made available for 350 Platinum 350 as well as a winter themed Glyph bundle at 110 Platinum 110, and a Solstice Glyph bundle for 65 Platinum 65. The Argyl Kavat Gene-Masking Kit would also be available for purchase at 40 Platinum 40 and Baro Ki'Teer would also introduce a new solstice syandana to the winter-themed cosmetic roster.

View Winter Solstice Bundle List▾▾

Winter Solstice Skin Bundle

View 2016 Glyphs List▾▾

Winter Glyphs

Solstice Glyphs

Tactical Alert[]

SnowDayShowdown2016 — Snow Day Showdown Tactical Alert 2016

Snow Day Showdown was a Conclave based Tactical Alert that used snowballs to eliminate fellow Tenno in a 4v4 battle. Running from December 16th-19th it awarded the same Sigils as those given in 2014's Tactical Alerts as well as the Glaxion Polar Skin rewarded in Operation: Cryotic Front.

2017[]

This year Tennobaum would be raising money for the Children's Health Foundation Canada. With the success of the previous year, Tennobaum 2017 would double their pledge and donate a total of $100,000 CAD from players reaching a total of 250,000 items gifted in-game. For each tier of total in-game gifts, players would unlock Solstice Cosmetics:

Also given from Tennobaum were several cookie themed Glyphs and a new winter themed glyph bundle was added to the Market for 100 Platinum 100.

View 2017 Glyphs List▾▾

Tennobaum Glyphs

Winter Glyphs

2018[]

This year's Tennobaum would be themed around How the Grinch Stole Christmas!¹; using the iconic styling of Dr. Suess, it featured Nef Anyo as the Grinch as well as stylised depictions of various warframes.

The charity of choice this year was the Canadian Red Cross receiving $100,000 CAD from Digital Extremes on behalf of the player-base for gifting a total of 300,000 in-game items. The cosmetic reward for reaching this final goal was the Avia Solstice Armor, with the Solstice Guandao Skin and Solstice Corinth Skin awarded in lower tiers.

As with the previous year, several cookie-themed glyphs were rewarded during Tennobaum and another Winter-themed glyph bundle was maid available for 80 Platinum 80 on the Market.

View 2018 Glyphs List▾▾

Tennobaum Glyphs

Winter Glyphs

2019[]

Due to the big release of Update 27.0 (2019-12-13): Empyrean, the 2019 Tennobaum was a small event. A dedicated webpage was not made this year but gifting in-game items still gave money to charity. From December 6th-31st every in-game gift gave $0.25 CAD towards local food banks, reaching a maximum amount of $50,000 CAD. This total was given to London Food Bank with players reaching a total of 229,912 items gifted on December 30th.

All previous event-locked solstice items were made available through Gift from the Lotus Alerts, running through December 20th to November 3rd. In addition, three new solstice rewards would be added to these alerts featuring two new weapon skins and the Solstice Centuria Syandana.

A new winter-themed Glyph bundle would be made available for 90 Platinum 90 on the Market:

View 2019 Glyphs List▾▾

Winter Glyphs

2020[]

Back in-line with the more recognized format, Tennobaum 2020 saw the return of the Gift of Giving webpage. This year Tennobaum raised funds for Kids Help Phone: a young people's 24/7 mental health service based in Canada. The ultimate goal this year reached a total of 120,000 items gifted, with a $45,000 (CAD) donation pledged by Digital Extremes to Kids Help Phone.

The rewards this year included three new solstice items as well as new Tennobaum glyphs featuring the Entrati family.

View 2020 Glyphs List▾▾

Tennobaum Glyphs

As with 2019, previous Solstice items were available through Gift from the Lotus Alerts.

2021[]

Gift from the Lotus Alerts were made available during December of 2021, featuring all the previous Solstice rewards.
One new cosmetic would be featured with the Wintercress Syandana being added to Baro Ki'Teer inventory for the winter holidays.

Unfortunately due to time constraints with the work on The New War, the Gift of Giving Tennobaum event was cancelled. In response the winter solstice items from 2020 and the Frostfall Ephemera were added to Ticker's inventory for the 2022 Valentine's Day event called Star Days.
All solstice items were available to purchase for the duration at five Medical Debt-Bonds each.

Frostfall Ephemera (5x Medical Debt-Bond)

2022[]

2022's Tennobaum takes its theming from the stop-motion Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer¹ TV special.
From December 8th-16th players could gift items to fellow players in order to increase the total pledge Digital Extremes would give to charity. A minimum of $20,000 CAD would be given to the SickKids Foundation; with each tier unlocked this increased to a total of $60,000 CAD given on behalf of the community.

Running from the 16th to December 31st, Gift from the Lotus events will currently be allowing players to achieve previous sigils.
Solstice items, although not advertised, can be bought on the market through the search function.

Rewards[]

Weapon Cosmetics

Warframe Cosmetics

Kavat & Kubrow Cosmetics

Sigils

FESTIVE

Media[]

External Links[]

https://childhealth.ca - Children's Health Foundation (Canada)
https://www.bgclondon.ca - Boys & Girls Club of London (Canada)
https://www.redcross.ca - Canadian Red Cross
https://www.londonfoodbank.ca - London Food Bank (Canada)
https://kidshelpphone.ca - Kids Help Phone (Canada)
https://www.sickkidsfoundation.com (Canada & Worldwide)

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Blue Present Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Circuits	40	120	400	1,200	4,000
	Plastids	25	75	250	750	2,500
	Neurodes	1	1	1	1	4
A present wrapped in blue paper.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Festive Garland Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Ferrite	100	300	1,000	3,000	10,000
	Alloy Plate	30	90	300	900	3,000
	Rubedo	30	90	300	900	3,000
	Gallium	1	1	1	1	6
Festive decorations made of leaves.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Festive Mistletoe Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Ferrite	100	300	1,000	3,000	10,000
	Alloy Plate	20	60	200	600	2,000
	Plastids	30	90	300	900	3,000
	Oxium	1	1	1	1	4
A branch of mistletoe.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Festive Snowdrift Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Polymer Bundle	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Plastids	30	90	300	900	3,000
	Circuits	20	60	200	600	2,000
	Cryotic	1	1	1	1	4
A snowdrift sustained by a Cryotic Core.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Festive Snowman Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Ferrite	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Plastids	40	120	400	1,200	4,000
	Rubedo	35	105	350	1,050	3,500
	Cryotic	1	1	1	1	4
A snowman sustained by a Cryotic Core.

Christmas

Contents

History[]

2012[]

2013[]

2014[]

Tactical Alerts[]

2015[]

2016[]

Tactical Alert[]

2017[]

2018[]

2019[]

2020[]

2021[]

2022[]

Rewards[]

Media[]

External Links[]

Fan Feed

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Festive Tree Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Circuits	40	120	400	1,200	4,000
	Plastids	25	75	250	750	2,500
	Neurodes	1	1	1	1	4
A tree decorated with festive lights and tinsel.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Festive Wreath Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	100	300	1,000	3,000	10,000
	Alloy Plate	25	75	250	750	2,500
	Plastids	35	105	350	1,050	3,500
	Morphics	1	1	1	1	4
A festive decoration.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Green Present Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Circuits	40	120	400	1,200	4,000
	Plastids	25	75	250	750	2,500
	Neurodes	1	1	1	1	4
A present wrapped in green paper.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Lotus Wreath Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	110	330	1,100	3,300	11,000
	Alloy Plate	30	90	300	900	3,000
	Rubedo	35	105	350	1,050	3,500
	Morphics	1	1	1	1	4
A wreath shaped like the Lotus symbol.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Purple Present Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Circuits	40	120	400	1,200	4,000
	Plastids	25	75	250	750	2,500
	Neurodes	1	1	1	1	4
A present wrapped in purple paper.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Red Bow Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Circuits	40	120	400	1,200	4,000
	Plastids	25	75	250	750	2,500
	Neurodes	1	1	1	1	4
A decorative bow.

Item	Resources	Ghost	Shadow	Storm	Mountain	Moon
Red Ribbon Capacity: -3 Build Time: 24 hours	Credits	500	1,500	5,000	15,000	50,000
	Salvage	120	360	1,200	3,600	12,000
	Circuits	40	120	400	1,200	4,000
	Plastids	25	75	250	750	2,500
	Neurodes	1	1	1	1	4
A decorative ribbon.