Factions

The factions in WARFRAME are the civilizations and groups fighting for supremacy in the solar system; their conflict is the backdrop of the game's missions. Because nothing in the game indicates an alien origin of any faction, it is assumed that they all are human, trans-human, or created by humans.

The only playable faction are the Tenno, although some quests will let you play as a member of another faction for their duration or part of it. Other factions such as the Grineer, the Corpus, the Infested, the Orokin, the Sentient, the Stalker, the Narmer, The Murmur, the Scaldra, and the Techrot are presented as adversaries, while the Syndicates and the Wild are mostly neutral, but can act as allies or enemies to the Tenno.

Tenno

They were called Tenno. Warriors of blade and gun: masters of the Warframe armor. Those that survived the old war were left drifting among the ruins. Now they are needed once more.

—Warframe Official Website

Grineer

They say there is power in numbers - the Grineer are living proof. Wretched from centuries of cloning that has left their genetics in decay, this horde expands their vile empire through brute force, conquering anyone who tries to stop them.

—Warframe Official Website

Corpus

The Corpus embody the cold vacuum of space - heartless and bent on taking anything left unprotected. Driven by profits, the Corpus Board’s small numbers are supplemented by their legion of robot proxies, optimized for quick and efficient destruction.

—Warframe Official Website

Infested

The Infestation is more than a disease - it is a horror of twisted flesh, monsters made into reality. The blight consumes its victims, transforming them into unrecognizable atrocities controlled by rabid impulse.

The Infested are a single-minded scourge that belongs in the realm of nightmares, but instead chooses to invade ships and colonies, leaving only death and destruction in its wake.

—Warframe Official Website

Orokin

The highly revered Orokin civilization built sovereignty on a culture of art, technology and architecture. To prove oneself worthy of elevated social status, one must face Orokin trials in the golden and majestic Halls of Ascension. At one time a utopian society of omniscient leadership, the great Orokin Era ended in a divine realization of their own ignorance.

—"Orokin" Cephalon Fragment

Sentient

Whispers from the Old War have begun to escape the deepest shadows. What terrible secret calls out to be discovered?

—Warframe Official Website

Stalker

Some have walked these desolate worlds while you have slept. Some like me. I remember what you did. I remember the day. [...] Now I hunt, dividing your numbers. Watching from that dark place, cataloging your sins, I am the ghost of retribution. You may forget but you are not innocent.

—Stalker Codex Entry

Syndicates

Syndicates are groups of interest operating throughout the Origin System separate from the Corpus, Grineer, and the Tenno. These groups have their own ideologies and goals regarding the fate of the system, with some inevitably in disagreement with at least one other syndicate, though alliances between said syndicates exist.

Wild

Unaffiliated or Neutral lifeforms are those that do not side with any of the major factions, including wild animals.

Post-The New War Factions

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Narmer

All as one. A nightmare is over. Finally we see clearly. Finally we speak freely. Savor the taste of liberty my friends. Don't ever relax your vigilance. All as one. Future generations won't remember the Tenno oppression, but we do. We bear the scars, we mourn the dead, and we must never allow ourselves to forget. All as one.

—Ballas

The Murmur

In its calcified chaos, the Indifference is disjointed even from itself.

—Shuffling Fragment Codex Entry

Scaldra

Ruthless aggression was Höllvania's answer to the Techrot. Wielding highly corrosive Efervon, Scaldra soldiers now patrol the streets to purge any Infestation. With martial law now declared, the Scaldra have total control. Led by Major Neci Rusalka, her command brings the entire military might of Höllvania to bear against you.

—Official Warframe Website

Techrot

Take down the Techrot in all its myriad forms. Left to fester in Höllvania's underground, the rapidly mutating Infested has created all new threat varieties capable of wreaking havoc on the unprepared.

—Official Warframe Website

Enemy List

The complete list of enemies can be found in the Codex. Players can complete their own Codex archive by scanning enemies using a Codex Scanner or a Helios with Investigator equipped. Each Codex profile consists of various information about the enemy such as lore, vulnerabilities, and Mod drops.

Warframes Edit
Ash ( Prime) • Atlas ( Prime) • Banshee ( Prime) • Baruuk ( Prime) • Caliban • Chroma ( Prime) • Citrine • Cyte-09 • Dagath • Dante • Ember ( Prime) • Equinox ( Prime) • Excalibur ( Umbra, Prime) • Frost ( Prime) • Gara ( Prime) • Garuda ( Prime) • Gauss ( Prime) • Grendel ( Prime) • Gyre • Harrow ( Prime) • Hildryn ( Prime) • Hydroid ( Prime) • Inaros ( Prime) • Ivara ( Prime) • Jade • Khora ( Prime) • Koumei • Kullervo • Lavos • Limbo ( Prime) • Loki ( Prime) • Mag ( Prime) • Mesa ( Prime) • Mirage ( Prime) • Nekros ( Prime) • Nezha ( Prime) • Nidus ( Prime) • Nova ( Prime) • Nyx ( Prime) • Oberon ( Prime) • Octavia ( Prime) • Protea ( Prime) • Qorvex • Revenant ( Prime) • Rhino ( Prime) • Saryn ( Prime) • Sevagoth ( Prime) • Styanax • Titania ( Prime) • Trinity ( Prime) • Valkyr ( Prime) • Vauban ( Prime) • Volt ( Prime) • Voruna • Wisp ( Prime) • Wukong ( Prime) • Xaku ( Prime) • Yareli • Zephyr ( Prime)
Attributes • Helminth • Augments • Compare All • Cosmetics

Orokin Corrupted Edit
Grineer	Corrupted Butcher • Corrupted Bombard • Corrupted Drahk • Corrupted Drahk Master • Corrupted Heavy Gunner • Corrupted Lancer • Corrupted Warden
Corpus	Corrupted Drone • Corrupted Crewman • Corrupted MOA • Corrupted Nullifier
Infested	Corrupted Ancient
Orokin	Orokin Drone • Orokin Spectator • Orokin Turret
Bosses
Corrupted Jackal • Corrupted Vor

Sentient Edit
Drone	Aerolyst • Anu Mantalyst • Anu Pyrolyst • Battalyst • Brachiolyst • Conculyst • Eradicyst • Membroid • Mimic • Oculyst • Ortholyst • Summulyst • Symbilyst
Spectral	Anu Interference Drone • Choralyst • Spectralyst • Vomvalyst
Ships	Condrix • Gyrix • Ionyx • Murex • Orphix • Splintrix
Bosses
Teralyst • Gantulyst • Hydrolyst • Ropalolyst • Condrix • Suda-Hunhow • Wolf of Saturn Six (Amalgamized) • Typholyst

Stalker
Acolytes	Angst • Malice • Mania • Misery • Torment • Violence
Bosses
Stalker (Shadow / Protector)

Syndicates
Relay	Factions	Arbiters of Hexis • Cephalon Suda • New Loka • Red Veil • Steel Meridian • The Perrin Sequence
Relay	Neutral	Cephalon Simaris • Conclave
Open World	Cetus	Ostron • The Quills
	Fortuna	Solaris United • Ventkids • Vox Solaris
	Necralisk	Entrati • Necraloid
Star Chart	Chrysalith	The Holdfasts
Star Chart	Sanctum Anatomica	Cavia
Drifter's Camp		Kahl's Garrison
Höllvania		The Hex
Event		Operational Supply • Nightwave
Standing • Syndicate Medallions • Syndicate Radial Effects

Wild / Unaffiliated / Neutral Edit
Duviri	Dax Arcus • Dax Equitem • Dax Gladius • Dax Herald • Dax Malleus • Liminus
Void	Thrax Centurion • Thrax Legatus • Void Angel
Other	Arbitration Shield Drone • Desert Skate • Feral Kavat • Feral Kubrow • Saturn Six Fugitive • Tomb Guardian • Tomb Protector • Tomb Protector Effigy • Wolf of Saturn Six
Conservation	Plains of Eidolon	Condroc (Common • Rogue • Emperor) Kuaka (Plains • Ashen • Ghost) Mergoo (Coastal • Woodland • Splendid) Vasca Kavat (Ostia • Bau • Nephil)
	Orb Vallis	Bolarola (Spotted • Black-Banded • Thorny) Horrasque (Dappled • Swimmer • Stormer) Kubrodon (Brindle • Vallis • Incarnadine) Pobber (Sunny • Delicate • Subterranean) Sawgaw (Flossy • Alpine Monitor • Frogmouthed) Stover (Sentinel • Fuming Dax • Fire-Veined) Virmink (White-Breasted • Dusky-Headed • Red-Crested)
	Cambion Drift	Avichaea (Common • Sporule • Viscid) Cryptilex (Burrowing • Septic • Caustic) Nexifera (Amethys • Viridian • Scarlet) Predasite (Vizier • Pharaoh • Medjay) Velocipod (Purple • Green • White) Undazoa (Umber • Vaporous • Howler) Vulpaphyla (Sly • Crescent • Panzer)
	Duviri	Rablit • Kexat • Krubie • Paragrimm • Tamm

Narmer Edit
Grineer	Light	Narmer Flameblade • Narmer Powerfist • Narmer Shield Lancer
	Medium	Narmer Ballista • Narmer Hellion • Narmer Lancer • Narmer Scorpion • Narmer Scorch • Narmer Trooper
	Heavy	Narmer Bombard • Narmer Commander • Narmer Heavy Gunner • Narmer Napalm
	Vehicles	Narmer Firbolg • Narmer Bolkor • Narmer Thumper Doma
Corpus	Crewmen	Narmer Crewman • Narmer Detron Crewman • Narmer Jailer • Narmer Nullifier Crewman • Narmer Prod Crewman • Narmer Sniper Crewman • Narmer Corpus Tech
	Walkers	Narmer Dera MOA • Narmer Disc MOA • Narmer Geminex MOA • Narmer Glaxion MOA • Narmer Raknoid
	Ospreys	Narmer Leech Osprey • Narmer Mine Osprey • Narmer Sapping Osprey • Narmer Shield Osprey
	Ships	Narmer Dropship
Other		Narmer Deacon
Archons (Bosses)		Archon Amar • Archon Boreal • Archon Nira

The Murmur Edit
Fragments	Hurling Fragment • Lumbering Fragment • Rupturing Fragment • Shuffling Fragment
Constructs	Gruzzling • The Anatomizer • The Hollow Vein • The Severed Warden
Rogue Necramechs	Rogue Arcocanid • Rogue Bonewidow • Rogue Culverin • Rogue Voidrig
Bosses
Whispers	Mocking Whisper • Scathing Whisper
The Fragmented	Anchorite • Suzerain • Zelator • The One

Scaldra Edit
Grunts	Scaldra Barbican • Scaldra Dedicant • Scaldra Eradicator • Scaldra Flayer • Scaldra Jaeger
Vehicles	Scaldra Harbinger • Scaldra TI-92
Bosses
H-04 Efervon Tank • H-09 Efervon Tank • H-09 Apex

Techrot Edit
Techrot	Techrot Babau • Techrot Galliflex • Techrot Matmas • Techrot Miasmite • Techrot Obsolyte • Techrot Skuzzi • Techrot Volatile Galliflex
Special	Legacyte
Bosses
H-09 Apex • H-09 Efervon Tank • Technocyte Coda

Factions

Post-The New War Factions

Enemy List

See Also