Impact Damage

• Hydroid marks a targeted location for orbital bombardment over unrestricted range, calling forth an artillery barrage-like salvo of water missiles from above to strike the marked area 3 / 5 / 8 / 10 meters in radius for 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 seconds. Water missiles launch from above in a salvo of 4 per second, with each missile exploding on impact dealing 50 / 75 / 100 / 150 Impact damage and Knockdown enemies within a 5 meters explosion radius.
  • Damage per missile is affected by Ability Strength.
  • Damage does not bypass obstacles in the environment and does not diminish with distance.
  • Duration is affected by Ability Duration.
  • Explosion radius is affected by Ability Range.
  • Casting speed and charging speed are affected by  Natural Talent and  Speed Drift.
  • Cast range, salvos per second and barrage radius are not affected by mods.
  • The barrage distinctly resembles a salvo of cannon-fire from an old warship. Like said salvo, it is not terribly accurate, but can threaten a wide area for several seconds and an enemy can be struck multiple times.
  • Water missiles have a high chance to strike both grounded and airborne targets directly.
• Tapping the button (default 1 ) initiates the ability cast immediately. Holding the button for up to 2.5 seconds allows Hydroid to charge Tempest Barrage for up to 200% damage per explosion and increased barrage duration, in exchange for double energy cost.
  • Holding highlights the area around the aiming reticle in Hydroid's energy color, allowing free aim before releasing the hotkey to cast Tempest Barrage at the target location.
    • While charging, an audible flowing liquid sound plays.
  • The barrage will be centered on the spot where the reticle is pointing up to the first solid object within view. This allows Tempest Barrage to be cast at distant locations as long as one has line of sight. Note that it tends to fall short if cast through a door or gateway.
  • The barrage spot is decided upon releasing the cast; you can move the reticle freely before releasing the ability button.
  • When cast on Snow Globe it will not be able to strike through it, but when cast within it will fall through it normally.
• Ability Synergy: Can be cast during Undertow over unrestricted range. Submerged enemies receive damage and status effects from Tempest Barrage.
• Tempest Barrage is a One-Handed Action that allows casting during movement, while midair, and on ziplines.
• Can be recast while active to create multiple barrage instances.
• Water missiles and their impact indicator circles are affected by Hydroid's chosen Warframe energy color.
• Breaks containers and damages turrets/cameras.
• Subsuming Hydroid to the Helminth will offer Tempest Barrage and its augments to be used by other Warframes.

Main article: Corroding Barrage

Corroding Barrage is a Warframe Augment Mod for Hydroid where each projectile of Tempest Barrage has a percent chance of inflicting a Corrosive status effect.

Rank	Corrosive Status Chance	Cost
0	50%	6
1	65%	7
2	80%	8
3	100%	9

• Tap 1  to quickly cast a short-lived barrage at the location you aim. Holding the hotkey will increase damage, duration and cost by up to 100%.
• Mod for Ability Range to increase the explosion radius of each water missile, allowing more enemies to be damaged and knocked down inside and around the barrage area.
• Cast multiple barrages in different directions to lock down chokepoints from incoming enemies.
• Combo with Undertow and Tentacle Swarm to inflict continuous damage and keep enemies from escaping.

• Hydroid transforms into liquid and surges forward as a wave of water. While traveling in waveform, Hydroid becomes completely invulnerable to damage, as his speed increases to 20 / 25 / 27.5 / 30 meters per second over a duration of 1 second. Enemies within 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 meters of the wave are ragdolled and pulled along by the riptide, while dealt 100 / 200 / 250 / 300 Impact damage as the wave travels and 100 / 200 / 250 / 300 Slash damage as the wave breaks at the end of the duration.
  • All damage is affected by Ability Strength. The Slash damage component diminishes with distance and is affected by body-part multipliers.
  • Wave speed is affected by Ability Duration, while travel duration is not.
  • Striking radius is affected by Ability Range.
• Ability Synergy: While traveling in waveform, activating Undertow halts Hydroid at his current position and transitions directly into liquid form on impact with the ground.
  • Enemies pulled by Tidal Surge will sink into Undertow as it forms.
  • Likewise, deactivating Undertow while traveling in waveform halts Hydroid at his current position, causing him to emerge from the pool.
  • Can be cast while in Undertow liquid form to travel half the normal distance.
    • Enemies previously drowning within Undertow will be pulled along by Tidal Surge.
    • Hydroid remains in liquid form during and after Tidal Surge as long as Undertow remains active.
• Can be recast while active to renew the surge for continuous travel.

Main article: Tidal Impunity

Tidal Impunity is a Hydroid Warframe Augment Mod for Tidal Surge that allows Hydroid and all allies contacted by the ability to temporarily gain immunity to Status Effects, as well as removing already active ones.

• It can be used to reach or pass certain areas of the map.

• Hydroid submerges into a pool of water with a 1.5 / 2.5 / 3 / 4 meters radius, becoming invulnerable to damage and untargetable by enemies. Enemies that wander onto the pool sink and disappear from sight, become suspended in a Knockdown state, and drown taking 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 base Impact damage per second; drowning enemies also receive 1% / 1.5% / 1.7% / 2% of their maximum health as Impact damage, which continuously stack every second while enemies remain submerged.
  • Base damage and damage increase per second are affected by Ability Strength.
  • Radius is affected by Ability Range.
    • Undertow uses the following expression when accounting for Ability Range: Modified Range = Base Range × Ability Range ^0.5
  • Casting speed is affected by  Natural Talent and  Speed Drift.
  • Damage increase per second applies to each individual enemy. The stacked damage for a single enemy resets to base damage when the submerged enemy exits the pool.
  • Submerged enemies receive increased damage proportionate to the number of enemies inside Undertow.
  • The current number of submerged enemies trapped within Undertow is displayed on the ability icon.
  • Allied players can shoot into Undertow to contribute 50% of their total damage from weapons and abilities, distributed evenly to all submerged enemies.
  • Status Effects apply to all submerged enemies, with their effects and debuff timers paused until enemies exit Undertow.

• While active, Hydroid can aim at an enemy target within 10 / 12 / 13 / 15 meters and press the primary attack key (default LMB ) to expend 5 energy, launching a water tendril from the pool, grabbing the target and pulling it into Undertow.
  • Grab range is affected by Ability Range.
  • Energy cost per grab is affected by Ability Efficiency.
  • If the targeted enemy is unable to be pulled, the tendril will release it after a few seconds.
  • Released bodies may make enemies suspicious and stop short of the pool. This will often result in them walking away from the puddle, requiring Hydroid to pull them in manually.

• Undertow drains 6 / 4 / 3 / 2 energy per second, and will remain active so long as Hydroid has energy. Undertow will end if Hydroid runs out of energy, jumps (Space ), rolls (2x Shift ), or if deactivated by pressing the ability key again (default 3 ). Hydroid can slowly move while in Undertow by draining 1 energy point per 0.2 meters moved.
  • Activation and travel energy costs are affected by Ability Efficiency, and the channeling energy cost is affected by both Ability Efficiency and Ability Duration.
  •  Energy Siphon and other energy restoring effects are deactivated while Undertow is channeled. However, Arcane Energize, Orokin Void Death Orb energy restores, Syndicate effects such as Blight and Entropy can still restore energy.
  • If moving while in undertow you can sprint (hold Shift ) for faster movement speed. Mods that affect sprint speed also work with this.

• Ability Synergy:
  • Tempest Barrage can damage submerged enemies within Undertow.  Corroding Barrage can also proc Corrosive on submerged enemies.
  • Tidal Surge allows Hydroid to remain submerged in Undertow and travel in waveform for half the normal distance.
    • Undertow will not drain additional energy when Hydroid moves via Tidal Surge.
    • Enemies previously submerged in Undertow will be pulled along by Tidal Surge.
  • Tentacle Swarm centers the kraken on Undertow and spawns tentacles inside the pool. Charged cast can extend tentacle spawn radius outside Undertow.
    • Tentacles will capture enemies when they emerge from Undertow.
    • Tentacle Swarm deals 200% damage when cast from Undertow.

• Hydroid's Companion will also be submerged, regardless of distance from him. His companion will not become invulnerable and is susceptible to damage from explosions.
• Enemy corpses will be released from Undertow when killed.
• Cannot switch, fire, or reload weapons, perform parkour Maneuvers except jump and roll, nor collect Pickups while in liquid form.
• Can be cast while in midair to enter liquid form. Undertow pool will form when Hydroid lands on the ground.

• Aura effects from enemy Eximus will not apply to Hydroid while he is submerged but nearby Tenno will suffer from the effects of the Eximus unit's aura if they are in range.
  • Energy Leech Eximus still will drain energy when in the pool, however.

• When Hydroid is submerged, the game treats him as invisible to enemies. As such, any kills on unalerted enemies with undertow will count as a stealth kill.
  • Also causes the Zenistar to deal bonus stealth damage to enemies.
    • There is a bug related to this where a Zenistar built with blast will continue to deal bonus damage to some enemies even when Hydroid re-emerges from the puddle.

• Submerged enemies cannot prevent Tenno from capturing an Interception point. This makes it incredibly efficient at completely locking down towers on Interception missions.

Main article: Curative Undertow

Curative Undertow is a Hydroid Warframe Augment Mod that allows Undertow to heal Hydroid and his allies within range by a percentage of their max health every 1.5 seconds, draining additional energy for each ally in the pool.

• Undertow will knockdown enemies within range when they sink into the puddle. Activating then deactivating Undertow allows you to set up Ground Finisher attacks with your melee weapon on nearby enemies.
• If you see an enemy Eximus walk into the pool, deactivate Undertow and expose them to attacks, as their Auras will remain active while submerged.
  • As Energy Leech Eximus are still able to steal energy from Hydroid while in the pool, it's ill advised to drag them in. It's safer to cast Tempest Barrage or Tentacle Swarm on their location when they are far away to avoid losing massive amounts of energy per second.
• When running an Infested Defense (such as an uncontested Dark Sector or Orokin Derelict), stand near the cryopod or a walkway to the cryopod and activate Undertow. Once you've collected several enemies, deactivate Undertow and chain together Area of Effect skills such as Tempest Barrage and Tentacle Swarm.
• If you are under heavy fire, activate Undertow to regenerate your shields, as well as health depending on whether your squad has a member with the  Rejuvenation aura equipped.
• Undertow is useful for gathering large numbers of enemies in one spot for another player to kill them once the ability has ended.
• Undertow cannot be used to bypass corpus laser doors by itself.

• Some bosses, such as General Sargas Ruk can be submerged by Undertow, making them invulnerable to outside damage by other players.
• Enemies see dead bodies that are killed and will often refuse to enter the pool. This requires the use of hydroid to manually pull them in.
• A sentinel equipped with  Vacuum will still attempt to suck up loot while in the pool, which blocks the player's reticle and prevents them from targeting enemies to drag into the pool.
  • This will slightly alleviate itself after staying in the pool for an extended period, as sentinels will "freeze up" and stop moving if the player idles for too long.
• Cameras can be targeted, but cannot be tentacled in.
• Downed Bursa will stay in undertow and count as alive there.

• Loki creates a holographic decoy within a range of 100 meters at the location on the aiming reticle. With heightened Threat Level, 400 Shield and 200 Health points, the decoy will draw enemy fire and last for a maximum of 7 / 15 / 20 / 25 seconds or until destroyed by enemy attacks.
  • Decoy duration is affected by Ability Duration.
  • Cast range, Decoy's shield capacity and total health are not affected by mods.
  • Wielding a Lato ( Lex Prime in Loki Prime's case), the decoy is capable of inflicting an Impact proc that can stagger enemies, a Puncture proc that reduces the damage of the target's attacks by 30% for 6 seconds, and a Slash proc that deals a minuscule 1 damage per tick.
  • Aside from the mentioned status effects, the decoy's shots do not inflict damage.
  • Deploying a decoy while one is already active will remove the previous decoy from the field.
  • If enough damage is done to the decoy, it will collapse and disappear.
• If aimed at a ceiling or the sky, the decoy will appear directly below the aimed point, allowing it to be placed in higher platforms.
• If placed in a position where enemies cannot reach:
  • Within a few seconds Infested enemies will swap their aggro to another target.
  • Grineer and Corpus enemies will keep trying to aim at the Decoy until it disappears even if they cannot see or hit it, making it extremely effective if placed in good cover against enemy fire.
• Decoy has a tendency to fall through certain props on the map. This means a decoy can be placed on top of something, for example: a pillar, and it will sometimes fall through it, being protected from within the prop.
• Decoy's shields regenerate over time.
• Has a cast time of ~0.6 seconds.
• Subsuming Loki to the Helminth will offer Decoy and its augments to be used by other Warframes.

Main article: Savior Decoy

Savior Decoy is a Warframe Augment Mod for Loki that allows Decoy to absorb any fatal damage dealt to the player before switching places, along with reducing Decoy's casting time.

Main article: Deceptive Bond

Deceptive Bond is a Warframe Augment Mod for Loki's Decoy in PvE and Conclave that redirects damage dealt to Loki to the decoy, and vice versa.

• Enemies will focus on the decoy if it is deployed closer to them than Loki is, allowing Loki to deal heavy damage or escape an area without being targeted.
• Decoy's defenses do not increase at higher levels or with Ability Strength, making it very weak at high levels if not placed in cover.
• Decoy can be used in conjunction with Switch Teleport, essentially allowing teleportation to any point where Decoy can be placed. It should be noted that sometimes there is no switch and loki is just teleporting close to decoy, so careful placing is required sometimes.
• The hologram blocks lasers from Laser Barriers, allowing passage through when deployed directly on top of them (as they only emit from one side).
• Decoy can be used as means to find or lure out hiding enemies.
  • The copy will only start firing its Lato if there is an enemy close enough to be attracted, but it will not stop firing once all affected enemies are dead. Keep this in mind when using Decoy to scout enemy locations.
• Can also be used to hold doors open, which can be useful when the following area is full of enemies, allowing players to engage them from a safer distance.
• Limbo can put the decoy in the rift, making it completely invincible against enemies not also in the rift, although this eliminates its ability to apply procs on enemies.
• Can obtain bonus shielding from Shield Osprey Specters, adding some shielding while increasing the shield recharge rate and delay of the decoy. The Specter will also automatically prioritize targets like Decoy to protect, just like it will prioritize following other specters. Note that the osprey is terribly weak, and the decoy will attract heavy fire, making the possibility of the specter dying quickly much higher.

• Loki releases a pulse of manipulative energy, temporarily stunning and permanently disarming enemies within a 10 / 13 / 17 / 20 meter radius. Certain enemies will also take 200 / 200 / 350 / 500 Impact damage.
  • Damage is affected by Ability Strength and is applied to Infested enemies, Oxium Ospreys, Orokin Drones, the Zanuka Hunter, the Grustrag Three, Corrupted Ancients, and most Bosses.
  • Grineer, Corpus, and Corrupted take no damage from this ability unless specified above.
  • Most Infested, the Zanuka Hunter, the Grustrag Three, and some bosses suffer Knockdowns when damaged.
  • Radius is affected by Ability Range.
• The Zanuka Hunter, the Grustrag Three, and bosses can not be disarmed.
• Permanently forces Ospreys to the ground.
  • Mutalist Ospreys, Oxium Ospreys and Orokin Drones only receive damage from the ability and do not receive additional effects.
  • Does not remove Shield Ospreys' ability to shield allies.
• Radial Disarm does not prevent Infested enemies from using their ranged attacks.
• Permanently depletes the weapon systems on MOAs, forcing them to melee with kicks.
• Has no effect on Capture Targets.
• Has a cast time of 0.9 seconds and delay between uses of 0.9 seconds.

Main article: Irradiating Disarm

Irradiating Disarm is a Loki Warframe Augment Mod for Radial Disarm that allows it to inflict the Confusion Status Effect on enemies.

• This ability is very effective if used with a Bastille on a Defense mission as players can maximize the amount of enemies disarmed.

• Oberon smites an enemy target with hallowed light up to 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 meters away, dealing 150 / 200 / 300 / 500 damage while knocking-down with a 100% Radiation status chance.
  • Damage distribution is 50% Impact and 50% Radiation.
  • Damage is affected by Ability Strength.
  • Cast range is affected by Ability Range.
  • Knockdown and status chances are not affected by mods.
• Additionally, the target emits 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 orb projectiles that seek out enemies within 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 meters from the main target, over a duration of 12 seconds. Each orb deals 75 / 85 / 100 / 150 Radiation damage, plus 15% / 20% / 25% / 35% of the main target's maximum health and shields divided among the number of orbs; additionally, orbs stagger and weaken their enemy targets, with a low Radiation status chance.
  • Number of orbs and their base damage are affected by Ability Strength.
  • Orb lifespan is affected by Ability Duration.
  • Orb homing range is affected by Ability Range.
  • Hitpoints to damage conversion and status chances are not affected by mods.
  • Weaken reduces the target's damage output by 30% for 6 seconds.
  • If there are more orbs than enemies in homing range, the remainder will fire in random directions bouncing off of any environmental surface they touch, locking on to the first enemy which crosses into their homing range.
  • Multiple orbs from a single cast can hit the same enemy if they travel close enough to the target after bouncing.
• Smite is a one-handed ability and as such will not interrupt full actions such as reloading, shooting, or charging weapons.
• Subsuming Oberon to the Helminth will offer Smite and its augments to be used by other Warframes.

Main article: Smite Infusion

Smite Infusion is a Warframe Augment Mod for Oberon that allows Smite to be held on cast, creating a wave of energy traveling outward from the user that temporarily grants the caster and nearby allies additional Radiation damage to all attacks.

Rank	Radiation Damage	Duration	Range	Cost
0	50%	28s	15m	6
1	65%	32s	15m	7
2	80%	36s	15m	8
3	100%	40s	15m	9

• Smite's Impact / Radiation damage type is particularly effective vs Corpus Shields and Grineer Alloy Armor, and less effective against most Infested units.
• Try using Smite's guaranteed Confusion proc to misdirect enemies by turning a high-threat target and nearby foes against each other.
  • Moreover, the additional Weaken effect forces enemies to expend more time fighting against their confused comrade.

• Oberon lifts enemies within 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 meters up into the air and violently slams them to the ground, dealing 500 / 750 / 1000 / 1250 damage and applying knockdown and a Radiation proc. Additionally, Reckoning deals 100 / 225 / 400 / 625 extra damage to enemies affected by Radiation status effects. An enemy that dies by the effect of this ability has a 25% / 35% / 45% / 50% chance of spawning a Health Orb.
  • Damage distribution is 50% Impact and 50% Radiation.
  • Base damage and extra damage are affected by Ability Strength, while the health orb drop chance is not.
  • Cast radius is affected by Ability Range.
• Affected enemies that survive the impact will emit an intense flash of light, blinding surrounding enemies within 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 meters that were unaffected by the initial cast, for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 seconds.
  • Blind duration is affected by Ability Duration.
  • Blind radius is affected by Ability Range.
  • The blind mechanics and affected enemy behaviors are identical to those of Excalibur's Radial Blind.
• Ability Synergy: Enemies that survive Reckoning while standing on Hallowed Ground will have their armor permanently reduced by 10% / 15% / 20% / 30%.
  • Armor reduction is affected by Ability Strength.
    • Armor reduction is applied to the enemy's base armor when accounting multiple casts.
• Can hit enemies above and below the player.
• Can be used while sliding and while in the air.

Main article: Hallowed Reckoning

Hallowed Reckoning is a Warframe Augment Mod for Oberon that makes enemies damaged by Reckoning create energy patches at their feet. These patches deal damage over time to enemies standing in them and provide armor to allies, similar to Hallowed Ground.

Main article: Defiled Reckoning

Defiled Reckoning is a Conclave-exclusive Warframe Augment Mod for Oberon's Reckoning that makes Health Orbs created by kills from Reckoning temporarily invisible to, and unusable by, enemies.

• Use Reckoning when surrounded by a large group of enemies to maximize its offensive effects and health orb generation.
• Similar to Smite, Reckoning's Impact / Radiation damage type is particularly effective vs Corpus Shields and Grineer Alloy Armor, while being less effective against most types of Infested units.
• Reckoning's widespread Confusion effect can be used to tactically nullify the threat of a large area of enemies, relieving allies outside of the area (temporarily) from needing to deal with them.
  • Try Smite for smaller-scale misdirection.
• Enemies blinded by Reckoning's outer flashes are vulnerable to melee finishers.
• With the health-to-energy conversion of an equipped  Equilibrium mod, dropped health orbs from Reckoning may meet or exceed the ability's energy cost.
• Pair with the  Health Conversion mod to gain additional armor from Reckoning's health orbs.
• Against higher level enemies, Ability Strength benefits health orb generation by increasing Reckoning's potential to kill.
• Using Smite and Hallowed Ground to confuse enemies before using Reckoning, successfully increasing damage output.
  • Reckoning already has a 100% chance to confuse targets, increasing its own damage with further casts.

• Occasionally, if Oberon is knocked down just as Reckoning is cast, enemies will be attacked as normal without Oberon doing the skill animation. Only upon standing up from being previously knocked down does Oberon then perform the animation.
• Casting Smite then immediately casting Reckoning removes the casting animation of Reckoning, allowing for player movement while casting Reckoning.
• Rarely, spamming the ability on a group of enemies will make some enemies hover permanently in the air, much to the effect of Bastille. This may be caused by an enemy that is being lifted is struck again by the ability but not brought down.

• Valkyr discharges her shields, stunning and damaging enemies within 5 / 7 / 8 / 10 meters while draining 33% of her current shields.
  • Affected enemies are dealt Valkyr's current shields multiplied by 200% / 250% / 300% / 350% as Impact damage.
  • The shield discharge has a knockback strength of 400 / 600 / 800 / 1000.
  • Damage multiplier and knockback strength are affected by Ability Strength, and the damage diminishes with distance.
  • Damage bypasses obstacles in the environment and is increased by body-part multipliers.
  • Radius is affected by Ability Range.
  • The shield percentage used in the damage calculation accounts for Valkyr's shields at the time Paralysis is cast, not after the shield drain has been applied.
    • As an example, if Valkyr has 150 shields and a max ranked  Intensify at the time a rank-4 Paralysis is cast, Paralysis will deal:
      Shields × 3.5 × (1 + Strength Mods) = 150 × 3.5 × 1.3 = 682.5 damage.
    • Valkyr's shields will be reduced to:
      Shields × 0.67 = 150 × 0.67 = 100.5 shields.
  • Stunned enemies are vulnerable to Finisher attacks. If the enemy cannot be attacked with a Finisher (either due to positioning or the enemy type), it will be susceptible to Stealth Damage Multipliers from melee attacks for the duration of the stun. As with other stealth attacks, coming into physical contact with the enemy while attacking will temporarily remove the damage bonus.
• Overshields contribute to Paralysis' damage.

Main article: Prolonged Paralysis

Prolonged Paralysis is a Warframe Augment Mod for Valkyr that increases Paralysis's stun duration, as well as slowly pulling affected enemies towards her.

• Shields drained this way will reset the shield recharge delay, as if Valkyr was hit.
• Installing a decent  Redirection and  Fast Deflection mod helps by greatly improving the damage output as they are being utilized by this ability.
  • Redirection increases the damage dealt through greater total amount of shields lost.
  • Fast Deflection helps recover lost shields quickly.
• Extended uses of this ability will recommend installations of  Vitality and  Steel Fiber mods in order to overcome damages after the Paralysis effects.
• The way Paralysis is treated is similar to Banshee's Sonic Boom dealing a blast with tremendous knockbacks, but doing a full 360 angle of damage with half of the original range.
• Paralysis can be used within the duration of Hysteria allowing Valkyr to expend her shields with no trouble receiving damage. This will still drain her shields in spite of her invulnerability.
• This ability can be spammed due to its very low energy cost, this will heavily divide shields down to 0 if expended drastically, but it will give potential stunlocks to lesser enemies effectively.
• This ability synergizes well with Squad Shield Restore, as burst of shield recharges allow Valkyr to spam full loads of shield damage at a group of enemies more effectively.
• In Sabotage Missions which you need to destroy several small cylinders after the reactor core has been exposed, a single Paralysis is sufficient to quickly destroy all the cylinders.

• Overcome with rage, Valkyr unleashes a pair of energy talons, the Valkyr Talons, as her melee Exalted Weapon. Normal attacks deal 100 / 125 / 200 / 250 damage within 2 meters.
  • Damage is distributed evenly between Impact, Puncture, and Slash.
  • Wall attacks and slide attacks inflict 300 / 375 / 600 / 750 damage for each strike.
  • Aerial attacks inflict 200 / 250 / 400 / 500 damage.
  • Slam attacks inflict 300 damage within 5 meters.
• Attacks have a 200% critical multiplier with a 50% critical chance and a 10% status chance. Additionally, Valkyr is healed for 1% / 2% / 4% / 5% of the total melee damage she inflicts.
• Damage is affected by Ability Strength, the Melee Combo Counter, most mods, and buffs.
  • As an example, with a maxed  Pressure Point,  Shocking Touch and  Intensify, the normal attacks of a rank-3 Hysteria will deal
    Base Damage × (1 + Damage Mods) × (1 + Elemental Mods) × (1 + Strength Mods) =
    250 × (1 + 1.2) × (1 + 0.9) × (1 + 0.3) = 1,358.5 damage.
  • The mods that can be equipped on and affect Valkyr Talons include:
    • damage (e.g.,  Steel Charge)
    • physical damage (e.g.,  Jagged Edge)
    • elemental damage (e.g.,  Shocking Touch)
    • faction (e.g.,  Smite Corpus)
    • critical chance and damage (e.g.,  True Steel and  Organ Shatter)
    • Status chance (e.g.,  Melee Prowess and  Vicious Frost)
    • attack speed (e.g.,  Fury and  Berserker)
    • range (e.g.,  Primed Reach)
    •  Condition Overload
    •  Drifting Contact
    •  Healing Return
    •  Relentless Combination
    •  Shattering Impact
      • While officially Set Mod bonuses do not affect Exalted Weapons (with the exception of the Sacrificial Mod Set), the Gladiator Mod Set can still apply if equipped on Melee or Robotic Weapons (i.e. Helios/Helios Prime's Deconstructor/ Deconstructor Prime), and not on the Exalted Weapon itself.
  • Range mods do not affect the radius of slam attacks.
  • Valkyr Talons can not be equipped with Melee Combo Counter Mods (except  Drifting Contact), Acolyte Mods (e.g.,  Blood Rush), or Amalgam Mods (e.g.  Amalgam Organ Shatter).
  • Riven Mods are not generated for Valkyr Talons.
  • The combo counter will reset when equipped with Xoris.
  • Hysteria's combo counter decay is affected by Power Spike.
  • Radial damage from slam attacks diminishes with distance, does not have a critical chance, is not affected by the Melee Combo Counter, and will cause enemies within range to suffer a knockdown.
  • Ground finishers inflict 1600% of the total modified damage from normal attacks. Prompted finishers inflict 6400% of the total modified damage from normal attacks as True Damage.
    • The damage composition of a ground finisher is the same as a modified normal attack; however, Impact damage from ground finishers is multiplied by 125%.
    • The finisher multipliers for both attacks are affected by  Finishing Touch.
  • Each attack adds to the Melee Combo Counter; however, radial damage from slam attacks does not.
  • Hysteria's innate lifesteal is calculated from the total damage of Valkyr's melee attacks after resistances are applied. Hysteria's lifesteal is also additive when combined with other sources of lifesteal
    • For example, a maxed  Life Strike and a rank-3 Hysteria will yield
      Base Lifesteal + Lifesteal Mods = 5% + 20% = 25% lifesteal on heavy hits.
    • Lifesteal is not affected by Ability Strength.
• While active, Valkyr becomes immune to all damage and status effects.
  • Status immunity includes crowd-controlling effects such as knockdowns, staggers, and Nauseous Crawler paralysis.
    • Certain attacks will still push Valkyr away, and shock waves will cause her to bounce into the air. However, these attacks will not force Valkyr to the ground.
    • Statuses that were already active when Hysteria was cast will not be removed. However, Valkyr will be immune to their damage regardless.
    • Valkyr is not immune to Commander teleportation, Regulator minimap disruption, Cryo Floors, Tar-Mutalist MOA slows, or Swarm-Mutalist MOA screen hazing.
• Valkyr emits an aura with a radius of 5 meters around her while Hysteria is active, and 30% of the total damage she ignores is stored. If any enemies within this aura have line-of-sight of Valkyr when Hysteria is deactivated, Valkyr will be dealt 25% of all stored damage as Impact damage.
  • The aura will continue to grow up to 20 meters and each kill reduces it by 1 meter. It cannot be reduced below 5 meters under any circumstances.
  • Damage percentages are not affected by Ability Strength.
  • Aura radius is not affected by Ability Range.
  • Stored damage is calculated from the total damage Valkyr ignores before resistances are applied.
  • The amount of stored damage can be monitored at the top right of the HUD under Hysteria's ability icon.
  • Highlighted enemies become unmarked if Valkyr moves out of range, negating the damage taken when Hysteria expires.
  • Since enemies need line-of-sight, invisibility prevents the damage.
• After activation, a percentage counter will appear on the ability icon. The percentage increases to 100% over the course of 40 seconds.
  • Hysteria consumes 2.5 energy per second at 0% while active. The cost will increase by an additional 2.5 until it caps out at 15 energy per second at 100%. Hysteria will remain active until either Valkyr's energy is depleted, or the ability is deactivated by casting it again (default 4 ).
    • Activation energy cost is affected by Ability Efficiency, and the energy drain is affected by Ability Efficiency and Ability Duration.
    • Valkyr cannot replenish energy using Squad Energy Restores, Rift Plane's energy regeneration,  Energy Siphon, Zenurik's Energizing Dash, or Trinity's Energy Vampire while Hysteria is active. However, Energy Orbs, Orokin Void Death Orb energy restores, and/or Arcane Energize will still replenish energy normally.
    • Hysteria's energy drain is not converted into shields by Augur Mods.
• Hysteria is affected by and can trigger Warframe and Exodia Arcanes.
• While Hysteria is active, Valkyr can cast her other abilities and user her primary and secondary weapon. Switching weapons will disable Hysteria's effects, including making her vulnerable to damage again; it will also pause the energy cost increase but will continue to drain energy at the current rate.
• Hysteria comes installed with its own unique stance. Additional combos will be unlocked as Hysteria increases in rank.
• Has a cast time of 1 second, affected by  Natural Talent.
  • Despite being classified as its own weapon,  Speed Holster will have no effect on casting speed. However, it will affect Hysteria's 'unequip' animation, played upon its deactivation.
• Hysteria's attacks can damage enemies across the Rift Plane.

Main article: Valkyr Talons

Valkyr Talons are Valkyr and Valkyr Prime's signature Exalted Weapon that can only be used upon activating the ability Hysteria. The weapon exclusively uses the Hysteria stance.

Main article: Hysteria (Stance)

Hysteria is a unique Stance exclusive to Valkyr Talons that can only be acquired and used by activating Valkyr's fourth ability, Hysteria. This Stance overrides the Stance on any currently equipped melee weapon for as long as Hysteria remains active.

Main article: Hysterical Assault

Hysterical Assault is a Warframe Augment/Exilus mod for Valkyr that allows her to pounce onto enemies while in Hysteria by meleeing while aiming, dealing damage on contact. It also provides brief immunity when aiming a primary or secondary weapon.

Main article: Enraged

Enraged is a Warframe Augment Mod for Valkyr's Hysteria that increases its damage and critical chance but fixes its duration to 15 seconds and adds a matching cooldown. The base energy cost is also increased to 50, while the energy drain over time is removed.

• There may be a dark red hue for the duration of Hysteria, making it difficult to see enemies. This is especially problematic if Infested Parasites are nearby.
  • Turning 'Color Correction' off in Options > Display can alleviate this issue.
• Her invulnerability can be taken advantage of in reviving teammates in exchange for consuming energy and not attacking enemies with her powerful claws.
  • This can also be used to escape powerful opponents at the middle point of this ability. Allowing greater hit and run tactics.
• It's preferable to use  Steel Charge over  Growing Power when modding for pure damage as the former adds more damage to Hysteria than the latter.
  • Even with Steel Charge equipped, using  Power Drift will still add more damage than  Coaction Drift.
• It's recommended to activate Melee Auto-targeting System in the options as Valkyr's awkward attack animations may miss a lot.
• Players who suffer low FPS (Frames per second) may want to avoid attack speed boosts, such as Warcry, while using Hysteria. High attack speeds can result in a loss of DPS as melee attacks are "semi-automatic".
• Charge Attacks in Hysteria open enemies to Finishers, allowing you to reliably use the damage boost without spending energy on her Paralysis ability.
  • This finisher also knocks enemies down, allowing for a successive ground finisher for a quick burst of high damage.

• Zephyr generates a powerful gust of wind for propulsion, as she soars toward the aiming reticle at a speed of 30 meters per second for ? seconds. While in flight, Zephyr rides an air current with a 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.8 / 2 meters radius, which inflicts 250 / 300 / 400 / 500 Slash damage and knockdown to all enemies it contacts.
  • Air speed and dash duration are affected by Ability Duration.
  • Contact damage is affected by Ability Strength.
  • Contact radius is affected by Ability Range.
  • Casting Tail Wind while Zephyr is airborne halves the energy cost, which is affected by Ability Efficiency.
  • If cast from the ground, aiming at any direction propels Zephyr forward, while aiming straight down causes Zephyr to skyrocket upward. Holding the ability key (default 1 ) instead prepares Zephyr for a Hover Jump technique.
  • If cast while airborne, aiming at any direction propels Zephyr forward, while aiming straight down or at a slight angle toward the ground causes Zephyr to perform a Dive Bomb technique.
  • Zephyr maintains a portion of the momentum generated by Tail Wind once the dash ends.
  • Each Tail Wind dash resets Aim Glide, allowing Zephyr to perform this maneuver repeatedly without landing.
• Zephyr executes different aerial combat techniques with Tail Wind depending on the activation conditions:

• Tail Wind will terminate early if she collides onto any surface.
• Activating Tail Wind multiple times allows Zephyr to propel herself farther into the air, effectively simulating flight. There is a slight cooldown between activation.
• Can be used to pass through Laser Barriers unharmed in most cases.
• Zephyr is vulnerable to crowd control via staggers and knockdowns while using Tail Wind.
• Casting Tail Wind interrupts reloading.
• Air current visual effects and hover jump charge meter are affected by Zephyr's chosen Warframe energy color.

Main article: Target Fixation

Target Fixation is a Warframe Augment Mod for Zephyr that increases Tail Wind's damage for every enemy it hits, and applies a 2-second grace period when touching the ground before the buff is lost.

• Propelling from the ground is inefficient, it's recommended to jump and dash vertically for more distance.
• Aim glide can be used to significantly increase the distance traveled, as all momentum is conserved for the duration of the aim glide.

• While Zephyr is in the air, she will nose dive into the ground at an initial speed of 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 meters per second. Upon impacting the ground, Zephyr creates an explosion that deals a minimum of 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 Impact damage within a 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 meter radius. The final damage depends on the height at which Dive Bomb is activated:
  • Final damage is calculated by multiplying the minimum damage by 0.2 × Activation Height (e.g., activating Dive Bomb at 15 meters will yield 0.2*15*250 = 750 damage at max rank).
  • Activating Dive Bomb at a height less than 4 meters will only inflict minimum damage.
  • Minimum damage and speed are affected by Ability Strength, and the damage does not decrease with distance.
  • Damage bypasses obstacles in the environment, and affected enemies suffer a Knockdown.
  • Blast radius is affected by Ability Range.
• Dive Bomb will always activate  Heavy Impact due to the speed of the dive.
• Can only be cast while in the air.

Main article: Divebomb Vortex

Divebomb Vortex is a Warframe Augment Mod for Zephyr that makes Dive Bomb pull enemies within its radius towards the impact point.

• This ability synergies well with the  Heavy Impact mod, as the instant acceleration provided by the Dive Bomb gives enough speed for the falling effect to deliver great damage at a large radius.
  • A max-rank Tail Wind jump with a Dive Bomb at the apex should land with enough speed to get 3x the  Heavy Impact base damage (4x is possible if you jump a few meters higher using a crate). With just these three mods at max you can easily get 250 + 250*3.6 + 1200 = 2350 damage for 25 + 25 energy (Tail Wind blast-off, Dive Bomb smash and Heavy Impact blast).

Maximization is a form of specialization: mods may be blended to result in values that vary between the top-end limits listed here. Click any maximized link to learn how to build it.

• Maximized Ability Duration has no positive effect on this ability.
  • Reduces the stun radius to 2.38 meters.
• Maximized Ability Efficiency reduces the cost to 6.25 energy.
  • Has no negative effect on this ability.
• Maximized Ability Range increases the stun radius to 19.6 meters.
  • Reduces speed to 2 meters per second and minimum damage to 100.
• Maximized Ability Strength increases speed to 18.65 meters per second and minimum damage to 932.5.
  • Without Energy Conversion, increases speed to 16.15 meters per second and minimum damage to 807.5.
  • Increases the cost to 38.75 energy.