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CODEX

By channeling moisture and vapor in the surrounding environment, Frost creates formidable defenses and lethal attacks from sub zero conditions.

This is Frost, colder and deadlier than space itself.

Frost can protect or punish, the decision is yours.

—Lotus

Release Date: January 29th, 2013

Frost is a slow and heavily-armored Warframe that is able to utilize offensive and defensive skills to both his own and his team's advantage. He commands furious blizzards that pummel and freeze his enemies while providing respite and solace for his allies.

Acquisition

Frost's main blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Frost's component blueprints can be obtained from defeating Lieutenant Lech Kril & Captain Vor on Exta, Ceres.

Drop	Chance	Expected	Nearly Guaranteed
Chassis Blueprint	38.72%	6 – 7	27 ± 9
Neuroptics Blueprint	38.72%
Systems Blueprint	22.56%

Expected refers to total number of attempts a player can expect to need in order to receive at least one of each drop associated with the respective values.

Nearly Guaranteed refers to the total number of attempts a player needs to obtain a 99%, 99.9%, and 99.99% probability to receive at least one of each drop associated with the respective values.

^{For more detailed definitions and information on how these number were obtained, visit here.}

Manufacturing Requirements
25,000	1	1	1	1	Time: 72 hrs
25,000	1	1	1	1	Rush: 50
Market Price: 375			Blueprint Price: 25,000
Neuroptics
15,000	150	1	150	500	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	150	1	150	500	Rush: 25
Chassis
15,000	1	1000	300		Time: 12 hrs
15,000	1	1000	300		Rush: 25
Systems
15,000	1	1	500	500	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	1	1	500	500	Rush: 25

Warframe Guides

See Category:Frost Guides to read user-made guides on how to play this Warframe.

Trivia

Concept art of an unused boss for Dark Sector, which was later adapted for Frost's design

Frost's design is based on concept artwork for an unused boss intended to appear in DE's previous game, Dark Sector.
Prior to Hotfix 22.8.3, Frost parts blueprints dropped from Lieutenant Lech Kril on War, Mars. This is now the drop location of Excalibur.
The large, dark ports on Frost and Frost Prime's arms are considered customizable Armor parts, and will be removed if any other arm plates are used.

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CODEX

Frost Prime has the same chilling abilities as Frost but provides unique mod polarities, allowing for greater customization.

Release Date: May 3rd, 2013

Frost Prime is the Primed variant of Frost, possessing a higher shield capacity, as well as an additional polarity. Frost Prime was released alongside Latron Prime and Reaper Prime.

Acquisition

Frost Prime's main and component blueprints are acquired from the following Void Relics.

Blueprint	Neuroptics	Chassis	Systems
Meso F2 Rare (V) Meso F3 Rare (V) Neo F1 Rare (V)	Neo E1 Common (V) Axi E1 Common (V)	Lith G1 Common (V) Meso E1 Common (V)	Lith G2 Uncommon (V) Neo S5 Uncommon (V)

^{Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics | (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics | (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic}

Manufacturing Requirements
25,000				1	Time: 72 hrs
25,000				1	Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprint Price: N/A
Neuroptics
15,000	150	1	150	500	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	150	1	150	500	Rush: 25
Chassis
15,000	1	1,000	300		Time: 12 hrs
15,000	1	1,000	300		Rush: 25
Systems
15,000	1	1	500	220	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	1	1	500	220	Rush: 25

Vaultings

On March 17, 2015, it was announced that Frost Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on March 24th, 2015. Any preexisting components or fully-built frames will remain as is.
Frost Prime, along with Latron Prime and Reaper Prime, was again accessible on December 8th, 2015 to January 5th, 2016 when the Prime Vault was unsealed.
Frost Prime (along with Sicarus Prime, Glaive Prime, Ember Prime, Latron Prime, and Reaper Prime) were available from December 6th, 2016 to January 3rd, 2017 as part of the Fire and Ice Prime Vault.
On June 27, 2017, Frost Prime and an exclusive Syandana were released as Twitch Prime benefits. He was the first Primed Warframe offered through this method.
Frost Prime, along with Ember Prime, Latron Prime, Reaper Prime, Sicarus Prime, and Glaive Prime, were unvaulted from January 29th, 2019 to March 26th, 2019.
Frost Prime, along with Ember Prime, Latron Prime, Reaper Prime, Sicarus Prime, and Glaive Prime, was made available on September 29th, 2020 as part of the Fire and Ice Prime Vault.

Notes

Frost Prime, compared to Frost:
- Higher Shields (175/525 vs. 150/450)
- Different Polarities ( vs. )
As a Prime Warframe, Frost Prime possesses a special passive ability where contact with an Orokin Void Death Orb will make them release an energy pulse that grants 250 Energy to all nearby allies. This effect can only occur once per Death Orb, and can occur even if the Death Orb has been previously destroyed.

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Frost Prime, along with Hydroid Prime, can achieve the fourth highest total shield value out of all Warframes at 3,195 by combining Redirection, Primed Vigor, Augur Accord, and their maximum Overshields (+1200). Hildryn currently holds the highest possible shield value of 4,545. These numbers can potentially be higher with other buffs that increase shield capacity (such as Shield Charger and Sequence).
Frost Prime is the second Prime version of a Warframe and the first to be craftable.
- The Blueprint for Frost Prime was given out as a reward for participating in the Fusion Moa Event which lasted from May 3, 2013 to May 5, 2013.
Like all primes, it can use Frost's alternate helmets (Squall Frost Helmet & Aurora Frost Helmet).
- Additionally, Frost Prime can also use all of Frost's Warframe skins.
Frost Prime's Ice Wave has an additional visual effect, leaving behind small, golden icicles in its wake.

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Passive

Any melee assailant that strikes Frost has a 10% chance to be temporarily frozen for 20 seconds on impact.

Freezing chance and duration are not affected by mods.

Abilities

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ENERGY: 25 KEY 1	Freeze A frigid energy blast that freezes targets in their tracks.	Strength:150 / 225 / 275 / 350 ( Cold main damage) 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 ( Cold area damage)
		Duration:5 / 7 / 12 / 15 s (freeze duration)
		Range:N/A
		Misc:600% ( Cold status chance) 50% (freeze health threshold) 3m (impact radius)

Frost launches an icy projectile in the direction of the reticle, traveling until it reaches an enemy or a surface. The projectile deals 150 / 225 / 275 / 350 Cold damage to an enemy if hit directly and freezes them in place for 5 / 7 / 12 / 15 seconds. Inflicts 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 Cold damage with a 600% status chance to all enemies within a radius of 3 meters from the impact point.
- All damage is affected by Ability Strength, body-part multipliers and Theorem Demulcent.
  - Cold combines residual elements. For example, Residual Viremia forms Viral.
  - Area damage affects the initial target, decreases with distance, and does not bypass obstacles in the environment.
- Freeze duration is affected by Ability Duration.
- Impact radius is not affected by Ability Range.
- Status chance is not affected by mods.
- Has a cast delay of ~0.6 seconds.
The freeze duration will end prematurely if the initial target loses 50% of its current health during the time it is frozen.
- While frozen, enemies are unable to regenerate Shields.
Ability Synergy:
- Casting Freeze onto the exterior of a Snow Globe will destroy it, triggering an icy explosion that damages and ragdolls enemies in an area of effect.
Casting Avalanche on a target frozen by Freeze will override Freeze's effects. The target will remain frozen for Avalanche's duration while temporarily reducing the target's armor and removing Freeze's health threshold.
Freeze is a one-handed action. As such, it can be used while performing various maneuvers and actions without interruption.
Can be recast on a frozen target multiple times, restarting the freeze timer.

Main article: Freeze Force

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

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

Its primary strength is that a direct hit causes the target to be frozen in place for a fixed 10 seconds, regardless of rank. This is particularly useful when fighting single enemies such as bosses to buy time for teammates to revive incapacitated Tenno, recharge shields, reload, etc.
Targets that are frozen will be freed of their immobility if they take health damage by anything. Freeze's utility can be easily wasted unless proper coordination with teammates is exercised.
Freeze can be used to set up an effective kill-combo on an enemy with a burst-damage attack.
Arbitration Shield Drones won't dispel the freeze effect from frozen enemies.
Placing a Slash proc on enemies and then casting freeze can stop an enemy from killing you while slowly killing them via bleed damage.

ENERGY: 50 KEY 2	Ice Wave Sends a wave of razor sharp, crystallized ice toward an enemy, dealing heavy damage.	Strength:300 / 445 / 565 / 700 ( Cold damage)
		Duration:N/A
		Range:30 / 35 / 40 / 45° (angle) 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 m (initial width) 10 / 12 / 17 / 20 m (length)
		Misc:600% ( Cold status chance) 60° (angle cap)

ENERGY: 50 KEY 3	Snow Globe Frost deep freezes any vapor and moisture in the area, creating a protective sphere with brief invulnerability to boost its strength.	Strength:5x (armor multiplier) 3000 / 4000 / 4500 / 5000 (base health)
		Duration:N/A
		Range:5m radius
		Misc:1 / 2 / 3 / 4 s (invulnerability duration) 40% / 50% / 60% / 67% (slow)

Frost creates a protective globe of ice with a diameter of 10 meters, a base health of 3000 / 4000 / 4500 / 5000, and additional health equal to 500% of Frost's base armor bonuses. Upon activation, the globe is invulnerable for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 seconds. Incoming damage that is absorbed during the invulnerability period is converted into health and added to the globe's health.
- Base health and armor multiplier are affected by Ability Strength.
- Snow Globe's health uses the following expression when accounting for Ability Strength:
  Modified Health = (Base Health + Armor Multiplier × (Frost's Base Armor × Base Armor Bonus + Additional Armor)) × (1 + Ability Strength) + Absorbed Damage
  - For example, with a maxed Steel Fiber and Intensify, rank-3 Snow Globe will have an initial health of
    $(5000 + 5 \times (300 \times 1.1)) \times (1 + 0.3) = 8,645$ before converting absorbed damage.
- While active, a health counter becomes visible on the ability icon that tracks the health percentage of the most recently placed Snow Globe from 100% to 0%.
- Frost and his allies do not contribute to Snow Globe's health gain by shooting the globe during the invulnerability period.
- Invulnerability duration is not affected by Ability Duration.
- Globe radius is affected by Ability Range.
Upon activation, Snow Globe freezes enemies within its radius over a duration of 3 seconds while violently pushing them outwards. If the enemies hit obstacles, they can be dealt as much as 50% of their maximum health as True damage. Enemies that enter the globe will have their attack/movement speed reduced by 40% / 50% / 60% / 67%.
- Damage percentage and slow percentage are not affected by Ability Strength, and the damage bypasses armor and shields.
- Freeze duration is not affected by Ability Duration.
Most gunfire, both friendly and hostile, is blocked from entering the globe (gunfire can exit the globe normally). Abilities that are not area-of-effect in nature (e.g., Shuriken) are blocked as well.
- Before Update 19.0, Area-of-effect blasts from the attacks of Grineer Napalms and Bombards penetrated the globe, as well as their respective stagger, knockdown, and burn procs. However, a globe large enough could prevent these aerial attacks from hitting players in the direct center or on the opposite end of the globe. Since Update 19.0, these attacks don't penetrate the globe anymore.
- Snow Globe will not block direct-targeted attacks, such as Soul Punch, Shock, and Smite. It will block attacks with punch through, but not Railgun MOA projectiles.
Synergy: Casting Freeze onto the exterior of a globe will destroy it, triggering an icy explosion that deals Freeze's base Cold area damage in an area of effect.
- Explosion damage is not affected by Ability Strength.
- The damage does not diminish with distance and bypasses obstacles in the environment.
- Affected enemies are ragdolled by the explosion.
- Freeze is capable of destroying a globe even during its invulnerability period.
Snow Globe can be recast multiple times, but there are restrictions on the number of globes that can be created in the environment.
- A maximum of 4 separate Snow Globes can be cast at any given time. Casting Snow Globe after reaching the maximum will remove the oldest globe.
- Casting Snow Globe while inside an existing globe will remove the older globe and combine the total remaining health values of both globes for the newer one. The invulnerability period is reactivated for each cast.
  - Snow Globes created inside existing globes do not count toward the maximum number of instances, and Snow Globe's health can stack with repeated casts until reaching a maximum combined health of 1,000,000.

Main article: Chilling Globe

Chilling Globe is a Warframe Augment Mod for Frost that gives Snow Globe a chance to temporarily freeze enemies solid that enter its range.

Rank	Freeze chance	Duration	Cost
0	30%	4s	6
1	35%	5s	7
2	40%	6s	8
3	50%	8s	9

Maximized Ability Strength along with Steel Fiber and Armored Agility will add up to a total health of 26,386.75 (using Arcane Squall Helmet and Arcane Guardian is recommended, because they increase Snow Globe's health even further).
Place over a cryopod in defense missions to shield it from all incoming fire.
- Maximized Ability Duration will reduce the globe's radius to 1.7 meters, allowing the globe to protect a cryopod without obstructing friendly fire.
Maximized Ability Range will create a snow globe that can cover large areas, making it ideal for slowing down large numbers of enemy units or melee-oriented Bosses. Bear in mind however that this strategy runs the risk of incapacitating players wielding explosive weapons, and generally makes it difficult for players outside the globe from attacking enemies inside it. As such, use this strategy at your own discretion.
When a teammate is downed, place a Snow Globe over them to protect you while reviving.
When facing a boss with ranged attacks, do not place a Snow Globe on it. Instead, place it where your team is to protect them from incoming damage.
The particle effect inside the globe can distract players' vision. Having a black energy color will remove this particle effect entirely, allowing better vision inside the globe.
Recasting the ability after 4 seconds while remaining inside the Snow Globe will allow to sustain an impenetrable Snow Globe, that will grow stronger and stronger. This is due to the fact that it absorbs the enemy fire into its health and adds this health to the next Globe, as long as it is cast inside the first one.
- Particularly useful in T4 Defense, since the enemies will quickly reach a level where it does not matter how much base health your Snow Globe has.
Snow Globe's ability to temporarily freeze and push away enemies can be an effective way to rapidly clear a large safe area to revive teammates or remove enemies attacking a defense objective.
Using Freeze to detonate a Snow Globe can also be done while inside another globe. This will not affect the globe you are in. If multiple globes overlap, it is possible to shatter a globe which protrudes into another globe by aiming at the part inside your globe.
- It is possible to detonate the Snow Globe that you are in in some Corpus or Void missions by bouncing Freeze off the Bubble of a Nullifier Crewman.(Results May be unpleasant)

While using Helios, the Deconstructor projectile can be caught outside the globe and will not return to Helios unless Helios exits the globe.
The globe can sometimes push enemies through walls and could soft-lock the game if the target is required. This has a higher chance of happening if the enemy is touching a wall.

ENERGY: 100 KEY 4	Avalanche Summons a treacherous landslide of ice that instantly freezes and shatters all enemies in its radius.	Strength:800 / 1000 / 1200 / 1500 ( Cold initial damage) 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 ( Cold shatter damage) 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% (armor reduction)
		Duration:5 / 6 / 7 / 8 s (freeze duration)
		Range:8 / 10 / 12 / 15 m (ability radius) 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 m (shatter radius)
		Misc:600% ( Cold status chance)

Frost summons an avalanche to crash down around him, striking all surrounding enemies within 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 meters with a 600% Cold status chance. Shortly after, an icy pulse rapidly expands over the area, freezing enemies in place and reducing their current armor by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% for 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 seconds. When the pulse dissipates, frozen enemies are immediately dealt 800 / 1000 / 1200 / 1500 Cold damage. If an enemy dies from the sheer cold, they violently shatter upon death, dealing 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 Cold damage to enemies in a 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 meter radius.
- Armor reduction, initial damage and shatter damage are affected by Ability Strength.
  - Shatter damage diminishes with distance and bypasses obstacles in the environment.
- Freeze duration is affected by Ability Duration.
- Ability radius and shatter radius are affected by Ability Range.
- Status chance is not affected by mods.
- Has a cast time of ~2.4 seconds and a cast delay of ~0.75 seconds.
The armor reduction persists while the enemy is frozen and can only apply once, it does not stack with subsequent uses.
- The armor reduction is applied after ~1 second of the casting animation has passed, but before the damage is dealt.
- Recasting on frozen enemies multiple times refreshes the armor reduction and freeze duration.
- While frozen, enemies are unable to regenerate Shields.
While the avalanche does not affect Storage Containers, the explosion from frozen enemies does.
Casting Freeze on a target frozen by Avalanche will extend the armor reduction and freeze duration. The effects will expire when Freeze ends or when Freeze's health threshold is reached.

Main article: Icy Avalanche

Icy Avalanche is a Warframe Augment Mod for Frost that grants allies within the radius a protective coating of ice for each enemy that is frozen by Avalanche.

Rank	Damage Absorbed	Cost
0	40	6
1	45	7
2	50	8
3	60	9

To achieve 100% armor reduction with a rank-3 Avalanche, reaching 250% Ability Strength is required. Increasing Ability Strength beyond this percentage will not benefit the armor reduction further.
Avalanche can be used to immobilize large groups of enemies, as even if it does not kill enemies outright it lowers their armor, allowing players to finish off any survivors.
Avalanche staggers enemies back a small distance when cast, this may result in them being out of range for the freeze and subsequent damage when at the edge of the area of effect, so it is important to make sure you group enemies effectively before casting.
This ability can damage enemies through walls. Using Avalanche while pressed against a wall can clear a room without even entering.
Avalanche can hit enemies who are above or below Frost's position.
Scales well against Corpus as freeze does double damage against shields, useful for destroying Corpus being protected by Shield Ospreys.
Arbitration Shield Drones won't dispel the freeze effect from frozen enemies.
Avalanche can still serve as crowd control even with low Ability Duration, as the Cold status effects are not affected by mods and will stay on the target even when unfreezing (if the freeze duration is shorter than 6 seconds, that is).

Can kill and ragdoll the Stalker.

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