Volt has the power to wield and bend electricity. He is highly versatile, armed with powerful abilities that can damage enemies, provide cover and complement the ranged and melee combat of his cell. The electrical nature of his abilities make him highly effective against the Corpus, with their robots in particular. He is one of three starter options for new players.
Acquisition[]
Volt is one of the three starter Warframes, alongside Excalibur and Mag, during Awakening.
Volt's blueprints can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.
Volt can also be bought complete from Teshin for 60,000 once players have achieved Typhoon rank in the Conclave.
Historical[]
- Prior to Update 12.0 (2014-02-05), Volt's component blueprints dropped from Survival missions.
- Prior to Update 11.0 (2013-11-20), Volt's component blueprints dropped from J3-Golem on Themisto, Jupiter.[1]
Trivia[]
- The volt is a measure of electrical potential, a type of potential energy that could be released if an electrical current is allowed to flow, hence Volt's electrical essence.
- During closed beta, Overload was notoriously overpowered as a result of a bug that would allow the lightning to daisy-chain throughout a level, killing any enemy that had spawned.
- Before Update 7 Volt was one of the 3 initial starter Frames. He was replaced by Mag due to a desire of the developers to have a female starter. Volt then replaced Loki as a starting Warframe in Update 14.
- Volt has had three drop changes since Update 11; prior to Update 11 his components dropped from the J3-Golem on Jupiter. After The Hunt For Alad V, his components were moved to Survival mission rewards, making him the second Warframe obtainable through regular mission rewards (the first was Banshee). Update 12 moved Volt and Banshee to the Tenno Research Labs, and the both of them have remained there since.
- The rings on Volt's arms are considered customizable armor parts and will be removed if any other arm plates are used.
- Volt's default energy color appears as deep orange-yellow on his body, but the color of any electricity he emits is a darker blue/purple.
- The back of Volt's tunic stretches when Volt's legs move apart.
- Volt is the first Warframe to receive 5 Augment Mods, 2 of them being Conclave exclusive.
- Volt's Neuroptics is a requisite ingredient for Chroma.
Release Date: March 24th, 2015
Volt Prime is the Primed variant of Volt, possessing a higher armor, as well as an additional polarity. Volt Prime was released alongside Odonata Prime.
Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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25,000 |
1 |
Time: 72 hrs | |||
Rush: 50 | |||||
Market Price: N/A | Blueprint Price: N/A | ||||
Chassis | |||||
15,000 |
3 |
1000 |
400 |
Time: 12 hrs | |
Rush: 25 | |||||
Neuroptics | |||||
15,000 |
150 |
2 |
1000 |
750 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush: 25 | |||||
Systems | |||||
15,000 |
3 |
1 |
1000 |
500 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush: 25 |
Trivia[]
- Unlike the other starter frames ( Excalibur, Mag, and formerly Loki) with their Prime counterparts, he does not possess their white and olive default color scheme. He also does not have the black and olive default scheme of the dark-colored Primes ( Frost Prime, Ember, Rhino Prime) either, instead having his own unique black and yellow scheme.
- His appearance was seen in the Conclave mod Relentless Assault before his release.
- When using his Shock ability, Volt Prime summons a lightning bolt to strike an enemy from above, along with releasing a bolt from his hand. This effect, however, does not apply to chained enemies and is purely visual. The aerial lightning strike is also unaffected by energy color and will remain white.
Vaultings[]
- On February 22nd, 2017, it was announced that Volt Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on February 28th, 2017. Any preexisting components or fully-built frames will remain as is. However, relics exclusive to Baro Ki'Teer become available on rare occasion that contain parts.
Passive[]
Accumulates up to 10 damage when traveling on the ground. Released with the next shot, a single shotgun pellet, or when hitting with a melee weapon.
Abilities []
1 25 |
Shock Launches a shocking projectile. It stuns and deals high damage to a single target and chains damage to nearby enemies. Introduced in Update 5.3 (2013-01-10) |
Strength:30 (damage) | |
Duration:N/A | |||
Range:10 (chain link range) | |||
Misc:
3 (chain links) | |||
Subsumable to Helminth |
2 25 |
Speed Volt energizes his body and nearby Warframes, giving them increased speed and dexterity for a short time. Introduced in Update 5.3 (2013-01-10) |
Strength:35% (speed buff) 15% (reload speed buff) | |
Duration:3 s | |||
Range:N/A |
3 50 |
Electric Shield Volt deploys an obstacle of energy, providing cover in any situation. Introduced in Update 5.3 (2013-01-10) |
Strength:N/A | |
Duration:14 s | |||
Range:N/A | |||
Misc:
50% (damage bonus) |
4 100 |
Discharge Paralyze nearby hostiles with a damaging electric charge, this also shocks approaching enemies. Introduced in Update 18.13 (2016-05-27) |
Strength:100 | |
Duration:3 s (Effect Duration) | |||
Range:8 m (Ability Range) 4 m (Tesla Radius) | |||
Misc:
1 s (Ability Duration) |
Conclave:Volt/Patch History
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- ↑ "Volt's blueprints added to Mission Reward tables. We would like to clarify here that the original U11 notes suggested that his former Boss, J3Golem, would be dropping them in systemic invasions. This is no longer the case, and his parts can be found by playing various missions." - Update 11.1 (2013-11-27) notes