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The Comba is a special Corpus infantry unit. Like the Scrambus, the Comba is capable of projecting an aura from their helmet that disrupts Warframe abilities. The nullification aura also disrupts the player's HUD.

A Comba's loadout is modular, and they can be equipped with one type of nullification aura combined with one type of weapon. There are four classes of nullification auras, and four weapons that Combas can equip, thus there are sixteen different possible combinations of loadouts possible for Combas, making them unpredictable in the field.

Behavior[]

Aura[]

Combas have access to 4 different nullification auras, each disrupting only a certain category of Warframe abilities. They will periodically hold their arms in front of them to charge up their helmets, releasing an expanding aura within a 15 meter radius that disables certain abilities for 2.5 seconds and does a fixed 50 DmgImpactSmall64 Impact damage.. The helmet design changes depending on the aura equipped, allowing them to be identified visually.

Shooting the aura enough times or simply killing the Comba will cause the aura to disperse. Shooting off the Comba's helmet will also permanently prevent them from projecting an aura.

Weapons[]

Each Comba can be equipped with one of the following weapons in combination with any of the four different auras above:

  • Swarmer: Swarmer-type Combas are equipped with Detron Detrons, however their versions have a slower flight speed, can home in on targets, and deal DmgBlastSmall64 Blast damage instead of DmgRadiationSmall64 Radiation.
  • Seeker: These Combas are equipped with Angstrum Angstrum rocket launchers loaded with target-seeking missiles that deal DmgBlastSmall64 Blast damage on impact. These rockets move slower and are fired in bursts of three to four.
  • Whip: Designed for close-quarters fighting, these Combas use Lecta Lecta electric whips.
  • Energy Shield: Primarily defensive in nature, these Combas can deploy elliptical energy shields in front of them that block all incoming attacks. They can be identified by the large emitters on their forearms. In a pinch, they will attack by swinging their emitters at nearby targets, dealing DmgElectricitySmall64 Electricity damage.

Variants[]

FogCombaFull

A Fog Comba disrupts Perception-type abilities. They wear tall, cylindrical helmets inscribed with Corpus text.

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NulCombaFull

A Nul Comba disrupts Buff & Debuff-type abilities. They wear tall, boxy helmets with a blue, cross-shaped light strip.

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Warframe Abilities
AtlasIcon272 Atlas Tectonics130xWhite Tectonics ā€¢ Petrify130xWhite Petrify
BansheeIcon272 Banshee Sonar130xWhite Sonar
BaruukIcon272 Baruuk Elude130xWhite Elude ā€¢ Lull130xWhite Lull ā€¢ DesolateHands130xWhite Desolate Hands ā€¢ SereneStorm130xWhite Serene Storm
CalibanIcon Caliban SentientWrath130xWhite Sentient Wrath ā€¢ LethalProgeny130xWhite Lethal Progeny ā€¢ FusionStrike130xWhite Fusion Strike
ChromaIcon272 Chroma ElementalWard130xWhite Elemental Ward ā€¢ VexArmor130xWhite Vex Armor
EmberIcon272 Ember Immolation130xWhite Immolation
EquinoxIcon272 Equinox Metamorphosis130xWhite Metamorphosis ā€¢ RestRage130xWhite Rest & Rage ā€¢ PacifyProvoke130xWhite Pacify & Provoke ā€¢ MendMaim130xWhite Mend & Maim
ExcaliburIcon272 Excalibur ExaltedBlade130xWhite Exalted Blade
FrostIcon272 Frost SnowGlobe130xWhite Snow Globe
GaraIcon272 Gara MassVitrify130xWhite Mass Vitrify
GarudaIcon272 Garuda DreadMirror130xWhite Dread Mirror ā€¢ BloodAltar130xWhite Blood Altar ā€¢ Bloodletting130xWhite Bloodletting ā€¢ SeekingTalons130xWhite Seeking Talons
GaussIcon272 Gauss KineticPlating130xWhite Kinetic Plating ā€¢ ThermalSunder130xWhite Thermal Sunder ā€¢ Redline130xWhite Redline
GrendelIcon272 Grendel Nourish130xWhite Nourish
GyreIcon272 Gyre CathodeGrace130xWhite Cathode Grace ā€¢ Rotorswell130xWhite Rotorswell
HarrowIcon272 Harrow Condemn130xWhite Condemn ā€¢ Penance130xWhite Penance ā€¢ Thurible130xWhite Thurible ā€¢ Covenant130xWhite Covenant
HildrynIcon272 Hildryn Pillage130xWhite Pillage ā€¢ Haven130xWhite Haven
InarosIcon272 Inaros ScarabSwarm130xWhite Scarab Swarm
IvaraIcon272 Ivara Quiver130xWhite Quiver ā€¢ Prowl130xWhite Prowl ā€¢ ArtemisBow130xWhite Artemis Bow
KhoraIcon272 Khora Ensnare130xWhite Ensnare
LavosIcon272 Lavos TransmutationProbe130xWhite Transmutation Probe
LimboIcon272 Limbo Stasis130xWhite Stasis
LokiIcon272 Loki RadialDisarm130xWhite Radial Disarm
MagIcon272 Mag Polarize130xWhite Polarize
MesaIcon272 Mesa BallisticBattery130xWhite Ballistic Battery ā€¢ ShootingGallery130xWhite Shooting Gallery ā€¢ ShatterShield130xWhite Shatter Shield
MirageIcon272 Mirage HallOfMirrors130xWhite Hall of Mirrors ā€¢ Eclipse130xWhite Eclipse
NekrosIcon272 Nekros Terrify130xWhite Terrify ā€¢ Desecrate130xWhite Desecrate ā€¢ ShadowsOfTheDead130xWhite Shadows of the Dead
NezhaIcon272 Nezha FireWalker130xWhite Fire Walker ā€¢ WardingHalo130xWhite Warding Halo
NidusIcon272 Nidus ParasiticLink130xWhite Parasitic Link
NovaIcon272 Nova MolecularPrime130xWhite Molecular Prime
NyxIcon272 Nyx Absorb130xWhite Absorb
OberonIcon272 Oberon Smite130xWhite Smite ā€¢ Renewal130xWhite Renewal
OctaviaIcon272 Octavia MetronomeIcon Metronome ā€¢ AmpIcon Amp
ProteaIcon272 Protea GrenadeFan130xWhite Grenade Fan ā€¢ Dispensary130xWhite Dispensary
RevenantIcon272 Revenant MesmerSkin130xWhite Mesmer Skin
RhinoIcon272 Rhino IronSkin130xWhite Iron Skin ā€¢ Roar130xWhite Roar
SevagothIcon272 Sevagoth Reap130xWhite Reap ā€¢ Gloom130xWhite Gloom ā€¢ ExaltedShadow130xWhite Exalted Shadow
SevagothShadow-Arsenal Sevagoth's Shadow Embrace130xWhite Embrace ā€¢ DeathsHarvest130xWhite Death's Harvest
TitaniaIcon272 Titania Spellbind130xWhite Spellbind ā€¢ Tribute130xWhite Tribute
TrinityIcon272 Trinity WellOfLife130xWhite Well of Life ā€¢ EnergyVampire130xWhite Energy Vampire ā€¢ Link130xWhite Link ā€¢ Blessing130xWhite Blessing
ValkyrIcon272 Valkyr Warcry130xWhite Warcry ā€¢ Hysteria130xWhite Hysteria
VoltIcon272 Volt ElectricShield130xWhite Electric Shield
WispIcon272 Wisp Reservoirs130xWhite Reservoirs
WukongIcon272 Wukong CloudWalker130xWhite Cloud Walker ā€¢ Defy130xWhite Defy ā€¢ PrimalFury130xWhite Primal Fury
XakuIcon272 Xaku GraspofLohk130xWhite Grasp of Lohk ā€¢ TheLost130xWhite The Lost ā€¢ TheVastUntime130xWhite The Vast Untime
ZephyrIcon272 Zephyr Turbulence130xWhite Turbulence

Last updated: Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)

SapCombaFull

A Sap Comba disrupts Damage-type abilities. They wear a visor consisting of a long, protruding box, while the lower half of their face remains exposed.

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Warframe Abilities
AshIcon272 Ash Shuriken130xWhite Shuriken ā€¢ BladeStorm130xWhite Blade Storm
AtlasIcon272 Atlas Landslide130xWhite Landslide ā€¢ Rumblers130xWhite Rumblers
BansheeIcon272 Banshee SonicBoom130xWhite Sonic Boom ā€¢ SoundQuake130xWhite Sound Quake
BaruukIcon272 Baruuk DesolateHands130xWhite Desolate Hands
CalibanIcon Caliban RazorGyre130xWhite Razor Gyre ā€¢ SentientWrath130xWhite Sentient Wrath ā€¢ LethalProgeny130xWhite Lethal Progeny ā€¢ FusionStrike130xWhite Fusion Strike
ChromaIcon272 Chroma SpectralScream130xWhite Spectral Scream ā€¢ Effigy130xWhite Effigy
CitrineIcon272 Citrine FracturedBlast130xWhite Fractured Blast ā€¢ PrismaticGem130xWhite Prismatic Gem
EmberIcon272 Ember Fireball130xWhite Fireball ā€¢ Immolation130xWhite Immolation ā€¢ FireBlast130xWhite Fire Blast ā€¢ Inferno130xWhite Inferno
EquinoxIcon272 Equinox MendMaim130xWhite Mend & Maim
ExcaliburIcon272 Excalibur SlashDash130xWhite Slash Dash ā€¢ RadialJavelin130xWhite Radial Javelin
FrostIcon272 Frost Freeze130xWhite Freeze ā€¢ IceWave130xWhite Ice Wave ā€¢ Avalanche130xWhite Avalanche
GaraIcon272 Gara ShatteredLash130xWhite Shattered Lash ā€¢ SplinterStorm130xWhite Splinter Storm ā€¢ Spectrorage130xWhite Spectrorage
GarudaIcon272 Garuda DreadMirror130xWhite Dread Mirror ā€¢ BloodAltar130xWhite Blood Altar
GaussIcon272 Gauss MachRush130xWhite Mach Rush ā€¢ ThermalSunder130xWhite Thermal Sunder ā€¢ Redline130xWhite Redline
GrendelIcon272 Grendel Feast130xWhite Feast ā€¢ Nourish130xWhite Nourish ā€¢ Regurgitate130xWhite Regurgitate ā€¢ Pulverize130xWhite Pulverize
GyreIcon272 Gyre Arcsphere130xWhite Arcsphere ā€¢ CoilHorizon130xWhite Coil Horizon ā€¢ Rotorswell130xWhite Rotorswell
HildrynIcon272 Hildryn Balefire130xWhite Balefire ā€¢ AegisStorm130xWhite Aegis Storm
HydroidIcon272 Hydroid TempestBarrage130xWhite Tempest Barrage ā€¢ TidalSurge130xWhite Tidal Surgeā€¢ TentacleSwarm130xWhite Tentacle Swarm
InarosIcon272 Inaros Desiccation130xWhite Desiccation ā€¢ Sandstorm130xWhite Sandstorm ā€¢ ScarabSwarm130xWhite Scarab Swarm
IvaraIcon272 Ivara Quiver130xWhite Quiver ā€¢ Navigator130xWhite Navigator
KhoraIcon272 Khora Whipclaw130xWhite Whipclaw ā€¢ Ensnare130xWhite Ensnare ā€¢ Venari130xWhite Venari ā€¢ Strangledome130xWhite Strangledome
LavosIcon272 Lavos OphidianBite130xWhite Ophidian Bite ā€¢ VialRush130xWhite Vial Rush ā€¢ TransmutationProbe130xWhite Transmutation Probe ā€¢ Catalyze130xWhite Catalyze
LimboIcon272 Limbo RiftSurge130xWhite Rift Surge ā€¢ Cataclysm130xWhite Cataclysm
MagIcon272 Mag Pull130xWhite Pull ā€¢ Polarize130xWhite Polarize ā€¢ Magnetize130xWhite Magnetize ā€¢ Crush130xWhite Crush
MesaIcon272 Mesa Peacemaker130xWhite Peacemaker
MirageIcon272 Mirage SleightOfHand130xWhite Sleight of Hand ā€¢ Prism130xWhite Prism
NekrosIcon272 Nekros SoulPunch130xWhite Soul Punch
NezhaIcon272 Nezha FireWalker130xWhite Fire Walker ā€¢ BlazingChakram130xWhite Blazing Chakram ā€¢ DivineSpears130xWhite Divine Spears
NidusIcon272 Nidus Virulence130xWhite Virulence ā€¢ Larva130xWhite Larva ā€¢ Ravenous130xWhite Ravenous
NovaIcon272 Nova NullStar130xWhite Null Star ā€¢ AntimatterDrop130xWhite Antimatter Drop
NyxIcon272 Nyx PsychicBolts130xWhite Psychic Bolts
OberonIcon272 Oberon Smite130xWhite Smite ā€¢ HallowedGround130xWhite Hallowed Ground ā€¢ Reckoning130xWhite Reckoning
OctaviaIcon272 Octavia Mallet130xWhite Mallet
ProteaIcon272 Protea GrenadeFan130xWhite Grenade Fan ā€¢ BlazeArtillery130xWhite Blaze Artillery
RevenantIcon272 Revenant DanseMacabre130xWhite Danse Macabre
RhinoIcon272 Rhino RhinoCharge130xWhite Rhino Charge ā€¢ RhinoStomp130xWhite Rhino Stomp
SarynIcon272 Saryn Spores130xWhite Spores ā€¢ ToxicLash130xWhite Toxic Lash ā€¢ Miasma130xWhite Miasma
SevagothIcon272 Sevagoth Reap130xWhite Reap ā€¢ Sow130xWhite Sow
SevagothShadow-Arsenal Sevagoth's Shadow Consume130xWhite Consume
TitaniaIcon272 Titania Tribute130xWhite Tribute ā€¢ Lantern130xWhite Lantern
TrinityIcon272 Trinity EnergyVampire130xWhite Energy Vampire ā€¢ Link130xWhite Link
ValkyrIcon272 Valkyr Paralysis130xWhite Paralysis
VaubanIcon272 Vauban TeslaNervos130xWhite Tesla Nervos ā€¢ PhotonStrike130xWhite Photon Strike
VoltIcon272 Volt Shock130xWhite Shock ā€¢ Discharge130xWhite Discharge
VorunaIcon272 Voruna FangsofRakshIcon Fangs of Raksh ā€¢ Ulfrun'sDescentIcon Ulfrun's Descent
WispIcon272 Wisp BreachSurge130xWhite Breach Surge ā€¢ SolGate130xWhite Sol Gate
WukongIcon272 Wukong CelestialTwin130xWhite Celestial Twin ā€¢ Defy130xWhite Defy ā€¢ PrimalFury130xWhite Primal Fury
XakuIcon272 Xaku Xata'sWhisper130xWhite Xata's Whisper ā€¢ GraspofLohk130xWhite Grasp of Lohk ā€¢ TheLost130xWhite The Lost ā€¢ TheVastUntime130xWhite The Vast Untime
YareliIcon272 Yareli SeaSnares130xWhite Sea Snares ā€¢ Aquablades130xWhite Aquablades ā€¢ Riptide130xWhite Riptide
ZephyrIcon272 Zephyr Airburst130xWhite Airburst ā€¢ Tornado130xWhite Tornado

Last updated: Update 32.3 (2023-02-15)

SloCombaFull

A Slo Comba disrupts Mobility-type abilities. They wear tall, boxy helmets with a single white, vertical light strip in the middle.

View Mobility Powers List

Juno Fog Comba General Drops
JunoFogComba
Introduced Update 28.0 (2020-06-11) Mod Drops:
Mod TT 20px Combustion Beam 1%
Mod TT 20px Gaia's Tragedy 1%
Mod TT 20px Vulpine Mask 1%
Endo Endo 1%
Tileset Corpus Ship
Weapon Convectrix Convectrix
Ambassador Ambassador
Agendus
Codex Scans 3
Statistics
Flesh 1100
DmgSlashSmall64 + DmgToxinSmall64 ++ DmgViralSmall64 ++ DmgImpactSmall64 - DmgGasSmall64 -
Shield 400
DmgImpactSmall64 ++ DmgColdSmall64 ++ DmgMagneticSmall64 +++ DmgPunctureSmall64 - DmgRadiationSmall64 -

Juno Nul Comba General Drops
JunoNulComba
Introduced Update 28.0 (2020-06-11) Mod Drops:
Mod TT 20px Combustion Beam 1%
Mod TT 20px Gaia's Tragedy 1%
Mod TT 20px Vulpine Mask 1%
Endo Endo 1%
Tileset Corpus Ship
Weapon Convectrix Convectrix
Ambassador Ambassador
Agendus
Codex Scans 3
Statistics
Flesh 1100
DmgSlashSmall64 + DmgToxinSmall64 ++ DmgViralSmall64 ++ DmgImpactSmall64 - DmgGasSmall64 -
Shield 400
DmgImpactSmall64 ++ DmgColdSmall64 ++ DmgMagneticSmall64 +++ DmgPunctureSmall64 - DmgRadiationSmall64 -

Juno Sap Comba General Drops
JunoSapComba
Introduced Update 28.0 (2020-06-11) Mod Drops:
Mod TT 20px Combustion Beam 1%
Mod TT 20px Gaia's Tragedy 1%
Mod TT 20px Vulpine Mask 1%
Endo Endo 1%
Tileset Corpus Ship
Weapon Convectrix Convectrix
Ambassador Ambassador
Agendus
Codex Scans 3
Statistics
Flesh 1100
DmgSlashSmall64 + DmgToxinSmall64 ++ DmgViralSmall64 ++ DmgImpactSmall64 - DmgGasSmall64 -
Shield 400
DmgImpactSmall64 ++ DmgColdSmall64 ++ DmgMagneticSmall64 +++ DmgPunctureSmall64 - DmgRadiationSmall64 -

Juno Slo Comba General Drops
JunoSloComba
Introduced Update 28.0 (2020-06-11) Mod Drops:
Mod TT 20px Combustion Beam 1%
Mod TT 20px Gaia's Tragedy 1%
Mod TT 20px Vulpine Mask 1%
Endo Endo 1%
Tileset Corpus Ship
Weapon Convectrix Convectrix
Ambassador Ambassador
Agendus
Codex Scans 3
Statistics
Flesh 1100
DmgSlashSmall64 + DmgToxinSmall64 ++ DmgViralSmall64 ++ DmgImpactSmall64 - DmgGasSmall64 -
Shield 400
DmgImpactSmall64 ++ DmgColdSmall64 ++ DmgMagneticSmall64 +++ DmgPunctureSmall64 - DmgRadiationSmall64 -

Tips[]

  • The Comba's helmets emit a distinct pinging sound that can alert players to their position within 50 meters, giving ample warning as to their presence.
  • Since their nullification abilities are tied to their helmets, a Comba's nullification field can be disabled by shooting off their helmets.
  • The Combas (and their counterparts, the Scrambuses) may easily be found on medium to high-level Corpus controlled planets such as Europa, Neptune or Pluto.

Trivia[]

  • The Comba (along with their counterparts, the Scrambuses) are the first enemies in WARFRAME to have both male and female versions. They are also the first Corpus enemies to feature females.
  • Their design may have been inspired by Derf Anyo, an upcoming tag-along boss that will fight alongside Nef Anyo when the latter is added back into the game as an assassination target/boss.

Bugs[]

  • Scanning the Juno Fog, Nul, Sap and Slo Comba will only contribute towards the Codex entries of their corresponding Eximus versions.
    • A known workaround for this bug is scanning a ghost created by Ballistica Prime. Because ghosts spawned by Ballistica Prime's charged shot cannot be the Eximus version of what was killed, this interaction can be used to contribute towards the Codex entries of non-Eximus versions of Juno Comba.

Media[]

Patch History[]

Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)

  • Made a micro-optimization in cases where Comba could not spawn.

Hotfix 24.1.2 (2018-11-29)

  • Fixed Warframes with Channeling abilities being permanently nullified by Scrambus or Comba enemies when hit by their projection Aura while in Operator mode.

Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)

Scrambus/Comba Changes
  • Their Nullify aura has been replaced with a power that they can activate in combat. Upon use, it creates an expanding sphere that nuffilies playersā€™ powers, and disrupts them for 2.5 seconds. https://clips.twitch.tv/SecretiveSplendidShallotWTRuck
  • Similar to the way shooting the Nullifier bubble or weak point can interrupt or prevent the aura from spreading, shooting off Scrambus/Combaā€™s helmet (or killing them) will negate the sphere: https://imgur.com/93yStsu

Hotfix 22.17.2 (2018-04-10)

  • Fixed placing a Corpus Articula and setting it to Nul Comba resulting in inability to place any more Decorations in that area of the Orbiter.

Hotfix 22.17.1 (2018-04-05)

  • Fixed the Corpus Nul Comba Articula missing textures and materials on the shoes.

Update 22.17 (2018-03-28)

New Grineer and Corpus Articula!

All new poseable and scale models of both Grineer and Corpus foot soldiers!

  • Grineer
    • Frontier Butcher
    • Frontier Eviscerator
    • Frontier Heavy Gunner
    • Frontier Hellion
    • Elite Frontier Lancer
    • 2 Grineer Pose Sets!
  • Corpus
    • Sniper Crewman
    • Corpus Ranger
    • Nul Comba
    • Corpus Power Carrier
    • Elite Crewman
    • 2 Corpus Pose Sets!

Hotfix 21.2.1 (2017-08-01)

  • Reduced damage of the Swarmer weapon used by Comba and Scrambus units.

Hotfix 20.0.6 (2017-03-29)

  • Fixed missing walk animations for Combas with a shield equipped.
  • Fixed an issue with Comba units inside Limbo's Cataclysm continuously trying to pull players out of the Rift. Fog/Sap Combas should now properly nullify abilities even if they have a different Rift status than the player. Slo/Nul Combas still need to have the same Rift status as the player to affect them.

Update 19.2 (2016-12-01)

  • Fixed Melee speed powers/Mods being disabled in the presence of a Slo Comba.
  • Fixed all Comba/Scrambusā€™ being able to nullify Nekrosā€™ Shadow of the Dead summons.

Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)

  • Fixed numerous issues with enemy projectiles being able to affect players through solid objects. Affected enemies are as follows:
    • Bombard
    • Corrupted Bombard
    • Manic Bombard
    • Hellion
    • Denial Bursa
    • Drover Bursa
    • Comba/Scrambus
    • Executioner Gorth
    • Executioner Vay Molta
    • Shik Tal
    • Zanuka
    • Jackal
    • Vay Hek Terra Frame
    • Tyl Regor
    • Kela de Thaym

Update: The Index Preview (2016-10-20)

  • Fixed not being able to headshot Corpus Scrambus/Combas.

Hotfix 18.3.1 (2016-01-14)

  • Corpus Comba and Scrambus enemies can now drop the Vulpine Mask Stance Mod.

Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)

  • Fixed an error causing lighting effects to give Comba and Scramba Corpus units irregularly glowing eyes.

Update 17.8 (2015-10-21)

  • Increased the Affinity from 150 to 500 for Modular Corpus units.

Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)

  • Introduced.
    • Fog Comba: Disrupts Perception powers
    • Fog Scrambus: Disrupts Perception powers
    • Nul Comba: Disrupts Buff and Debuff powers
    • Nul Scrambus: Disrupts Buff and Debuff powers
    • Sap Combat: Disrupts Damage powers
    • Sap Scrambus: Disrupts Damage powers
    • Slo Comba: Disrupts Mobility powers
    • Slo Scrambus: Disrupts Mobility powers

Last updated: Hotfix 24.1.5 (2018-12-13)

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