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Forged in the labs of the Zanuka project, the original Valkyr was subject to cruel experiments, leaving her scarred, angry and frighteningly adept at killing.

This is Valkyr, the tormented, the experiment.

Valkyr was crafted from torment, Tenno. Take control of her rage.

Release Date: November 20th, 2013

Valkyr is a berserker-themed Warframe. Driven by feral rage, her attacks rend her prey with fury and ferociousness, while her tortured cries break the imposing silence of the Tenno presence. Valkyr was unleashed in Update 11.0 (2013-11-20).

Acquisition[]

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Valkyr's main blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Valkyr's component blueprints can be obtained from defeating Alad V on Themisto, Jupiter.
Item Source Chance Expected Nearly Guaranteed
Systems Systems Blueprint Alad V Assassination 22.56% ~ 4 Kills 27 ± 9 Kills
Chassis Chassis Blueprint Alad V Assassination 38.72% ~ 2 Kills 14 ± 4 Kills
Helmet Neuroptics Blueprint Alad V Assassination 38.72% ~ 2 Kills 14 ± 4 Kills

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
For more detailed definitions and information, visit here.

Alternatively, upon completion of The Duviri Paradox, Valkyr's main and component blueprints can be earned from The Circuit. By selecting her on the rotating week she is available, players can earn her blueprints after reaching Tier 2 (Neuroptics), 5 (Chassis), 8 (Systems), and 10 (Main) rewards.

Lore[]

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Previously having thrived among the Tenno in her original Gersemi form, Valkyr is known for her capture and subsequent torment at the hands of Alad V. The Warframe-obsessed Corpus scientist brought Valkyr to his lab on Jupiter, where she was restrained and subjected to harsh experiments, including having her skin flayed. This mad science would greatly expand the Corpus' knowledge of Warframe design and influence the design of their own robotic proxies, and consequently left Valkyr visibly scarred, maddened, and enraged. Upon comparison with Gersemi, it can be seen that Alad V has added forearm restraints and gauntlets relating to the claws in her fourth ability Hysteria. This addition may have been inspired by the armor on her original Prime Design.

Valkyr's skin was used as the outer armor for the Zanuka prototype, Alad V's companion proxy— hybridized with components from several Warframes.

Valkyr's abilities reflect her madness, accompanied by cries of anguish. It is not confirmed whether Gersemi shared these cries, though it is likely, since her Prime version does due to torture at Orokin hands.

Trivia[]

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  • "Valkyr" is derived from Valkyrie. According to Norse mythology, the Valkyries were a host of divine creatures in service of the gods that brought the "chosen" among the fallen up to Valhalla (a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard where the gods resided). It was generally believed that dying in battle with your honor intact was a sure way of being chosen.
    • This is further reinforced by her Kara Helmet and her Gersemi Skin, both of their names having ties to Norse mythology.
  • Thematically, Valkyr's design was inspired largely by felines:
    • Valkyr has visible claws on both her hands and feet, and Hysteria130xWhite Hysteria gives her an additional set of claws on her hands which accents the ability's wild, feral nature.
    • Her Bastet Helmet, is named after Bastet, the Egyptian Goddess of Home and Family, who was commonly depicted with a cat's head.
    • Her Passive – added knockdown recovery bonus and immunity to heavy landings – belie a feline's agility.
    • A now-patched bug unintentionally caused any equipped Whip to extend while Hysteria130xWhite Hysteria was active, giving the appearance of a tail.
  • Before Update 23.0 (2018-06-15), Valkyr was the only Warframe which has human-like audible cries, voiced by Digital Extremes community coordinator, Megan Everett.
  • Valkyr is the second Warframe to replace Alloy Plates with Circuits in her construction, following SarynIcon272 Saryn.
  • Valkyr is one of four Warframes ChromaIcon272 Chroma, NidusIcon272 Nidus and NekrosIcon272 Nekros, to have a special Auxiliary attachment slot which is used for Valkyr's Bonds and Valkyr Prime's Chordalla Prime accessory.
  • Valkyr's prominent orange color may be a reference to the orange prison suit some prisoners wear when held in custody.

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A proud fighter emerges unscarred by time or malice.

"Our long deathless winter has left us numb. Our wasted animal within, ugly and gaunt, hibernates beneath our shimmering beauty. Why do these Warframes stir us so? They burn with our lost desires, lost instincts. Tenno tamed, but only just. Cast and hunted as game. Trapped and tortured, yet they remain... animals.

Less than their human seed, gnawing their limbs from the snare, devouring a banquet of suffering, obese with heat and acid... and rage.

That is why they will destroy us."

Release date: November 22nd, 2016

Valkyr Prime is the Primed variant of ValkyrIcon272 Valkyr, possessing a higher energy capacity and armor, as well as an additional Madurai Pol polarity. Valkyr Prime was released alongside CernosPrime Cernos Prime and VenkaPrime Venka Prime.


Manufacturing Requirements
Credits64
25,000
Chassis Neuroptics Systems OrokinCell
3
Time: 72 hrs
Rush: Platinum64 50
Market Price: N/A Blueprint Price: N/A
Chassis Chassis
Credits64
15,000
Morphics
3
Ferrite
18,000
Rubedo
6,000
ArgonCrystal
2
Time: 12 hrs
Rush: Platinum64 25
Neuroptics Neuroptics
Credits64
15,000
Salvage
15,000
NeuralSensors
3
Circuits
12,000
NitainExtract
5
Time: 12 hrs
Rush: Platinum64 25
Systems Systems
Credits64
15,000
ControlModule
3
Tellurium
3
PolymerBundle
15,000
Plastids
500
Time: 12 hrs
Rush: Platinum64 25


Trivia[]

  • Building a Valkyr Prime will also grant players a Chordalla Prime auxiliary attachment specifically for it. This makes the Valkyr Prime the first Warframe to feature an auxiliary Prime cosmetic item free of charge upon construction.
  • Valkyr Prime's RipLine130xWhite Rip Line shoots out multiple lines when targeting enemies. This effect is purely cosmetic, and does not impact the damage of the ability.
  • Valkyr Prime's Hysteria130xWhite Hysteria emits an additional rolling energy circle on her gauntlets.
  • The design for Valkyr Prime, along with the CernosPrime Cernos Prime and VenkaPrime Venka Prime, was unintentionally leaked in Update 19.0 (2016-11-11), visible as a preview from chat item linking.
  • Valkyr Prime initially did not have a fully narrated and animated introduction video on release, unlike the three previous Primes before her (Saryn PrimeIcon272 Saryn Prime, Vauban PrimeIcon272 Vauban Prime, Nekros PrimeIcon272 Nekros Prime). A full introduction video with narration was only released for Valkyr Prime after the release of Banshee PrimeIcon272 Banshee Prime.
    • Valkyr Prime's introduction video is the only one that does not mention Valkyr by name.
  • By Default, Valkyr Prime's energy colour is a light blue, and sigils will turn this light blue as a result. However, when using abilities, the energy emitted is quite clearly a dark Orange.
  • When channeling during Hysteria, the back of Valkyr Prime's hands glow vibrantly. If in default energy colour, the Hysteria claws will be Orange, and the glowing from her hands will be light blue.

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Vaultings[]

  • On September 11th, 2018, it was announced that Valkyr Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on September 25th, 2018. Any preexisting components or fully-built frames will remain as is.

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Passive[]

Valkyr is nimble, able to recover from knockdown 25% faster and to land from great heights with no touchdown delay.

Abilities []

RipLineModx256 RipLine130xWhite
1
EnergyOrb25
Rip Line

Valkyr hurls forth a hook. If it hits an enemy, she pulls them to her. If it hits terrain, she pulls herself to the hook's location.


Introduced in Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:30
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:1 s (combo window)
AbilityRangeBuff Range:26 m
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WarcryModx256 Warcry130xWhite
2
EnergyOrb75
Warcry

Valkyr lets out a rallying cry that bolsters her allies melee speed while slowing down nearby enemies.


Introduced in Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:30% (speed buff)
50% (armor buff)
15% (slow)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:12 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:12 m
Subsumable to Helminth
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ParalysisModx256 Paralysis130xWhite
3
EnergyOrb5
Paralysis

Valkyr unleashes her shields, stunning and damaging enemies around her.


Introduced in Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:N/A
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:2 (impair)
AbilityRangeBuff Range:6 m

Misc: 33% (self-shield depletion)

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HysteriaModx256 Hysteria130xWhite
4
EnergyOrb25
+2.5-15/s
Hysteria

Valkyr is imbued with energy and becomes a ball of vicious rage, capable of unleashing a torrent of deadly claw attacks on unsuspecting foes.


Introduced in Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:145 (damage)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:5 (lock-on range)

Misc: 17% (lifesteal)
40% (damage reduction)

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Hotfix 19.0.7 (2016-11-22)

  • Valkyr Prime introduced.

Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)

  • Valkyr's Paralysis no longer deals damage.
  • Valkyr's Paralysis range has been reduced.

Update: The Silver Grove 1.0 (2016-08-31)

  • Added melee magnetism to Hysteria.

Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08)

  • Hysteria can now only be activated at 100 energy.
  • Decreased channeling cost of Hysteria.

Update 18.1 (2015-12-16)

  • No longer gain energy while Hysteria is active.

Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)

  • Increased damage of Rip Line.
  • Increased damage of Hysteria.

Hotfix 17.0.3 (2015-08-04)

  • Reduced casting animation speed of Paralysis.

Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)

  • Warcry slow on enemies has been reduced.

Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)

Last updated: Hotfix 23.1.3 (2018-07-26)

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