Release Date: October 12th, 2017
Clad in lustrous vitrum, Gara sunders her foes with adamantine shards, reflects enemy attacks through enchanted mirrors, and reshapes the landscape with molten crystal. Gara crystallized in Update 22.0 (2017-10-12).
Contents
Acquisition
Gara's main blueprint will be awarded upon completion of the Saya's Vigil quest. Gara's component blueprints are acquired from Plains of Eidolon Bounties.
Additional main blueprints can be bought from Cephalon Simaris for 
50,000.
| Source | Chance | Expected | Nearly Guaranteed |
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| Chassis Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 5-15) |
7.52% | 2 – 3 Bounties | 14 ± 5 Bounties |
| Chassis Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 5-15) |
30.56% | ||
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 20-40) |
8.42% | 2 – 3 Bounties | 15 ± 5 Bounties |
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 20-40) |
8.42% | ||
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 4, Lvl 20-40) |
20.51% | ||
| Systems Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 10-30) |
9.52% | 3 – 4 Bounties | 18 ± 6 Bounties |
| Systems Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 10-30) |
21.82% |
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.
| Source | Chance | Expected | Nearly Guaranteed |
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| Chassis Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 5-15) |
7.52% | 2 – 3 Bounties | 14 ± 5 Bounties |
| Chassis Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 5-15) |
30.56% | ||
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 20-40) |
8.6% | 2 – 3 Bounties | 15 ± 5 Bounties |
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 20-40) |
8.6% | ||
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 4, Lvl 20-40) |
19.51% | ||
| Systems Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 10-30) |
9.52% | 3 – 4 Bounties | 18 ± 6 Bounties |
| Systems Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 10-30) |
21.82% |
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.
| Source | Chance | Expected | Nearly Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 5-15) |
7.52% | 2 – 3 Bounties | 14 ± 5 Bounties |
| Chassis Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 5-15) |
30.56% | ||
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 20-40) |
9.57% | 2 – 3 Bounties | 13 ± 4 Bounties |
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 20-40) |
9.57% | ||
| Neuroptics Blueprint (Stage 4, Lvl 20-40) |
21.43% | ||
| Systems Blueprint (Stage 2, Lvl 10-30) |
9.52% | 3 – 4 Bounties | 18 ± 6 Bounties |
| Systems Blueprint (Stage 3, Lvl 10-30) |
21.82% |
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 | |||||
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 25,000 |
 1 |
 1 |
 1 |
 3 |
Time: 72 hrs |
Rush:  50
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| Market Price: 225
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Blueprint Price: N/A | ||||
| Neuroptics | |||||
15,000 |
 90 |
 65 |
 700 |
 2 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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| Chassis | |||||
15,000 |
 2 |
 120 |
 55 |
 800 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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| Systems | |||||
15,000 |
 2 |
 35 |
 25 |
850 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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Lore
- Main article: Saya's Vigil
Gara, the Glass Warrior, served the Unum, a mysterious and reclusive being whose Orokin Tower-body was beset by a massive Sentient. This Sentient, whose powers waned between dusk and dawn, would attack the Unum's Tower by nightfall and retreat by morning. Forbidden to attack the Sentient at the peak of its power, Gara would search for the colossal being during the daylight. To aid in her search, the Unum seeded Temple Kuva to the wildlife, which would connect their consciousness and allow the Unum to discover the Sentient's hiding place.
However, the Sentient captured the fauna and discovered it could use the Kuva to restore its long-lost ability to reproduce. Thus, its attacks escalated, forcing Gara to take decisive action. Carrying a bomb in her chest, Gara gave her life to destroy the Sentient as it descended on her mortally wounded body, detonating the bomb and scattering the Sentient across the land that would be known as the Plains of Eidolon, ending the threat to the tower. However, the threat of the Sentient still lingers, taking the form of the mindless Eidolons that wander the plains at night in search of its missing fragments to become whole once more.
In present day, the Ostron researcher Onkko from Cetus disappears in an effort to prevent Gara from falling into Grineer hands. His wife Saya accepts the Tenno's help to find Onkko, coming across a case locked with a glass key. While finding the glass fragments needed to open the case, the Lotus performs a harmonics sweep on the glass key and discovers a blueprint for Gara hidden within.
Notes
- If Gara wields her Signature Weapons:
Astilla/ Astilla Prime has 80 more max ammo.- Fusilai has increased Projectile Speed.
- Volnus/ Volnus Prime deals 100% more radial slam attack damage.
- Ability synergy applies between multiple Garas in one squad:
- Mass Vitrify's molten glass from one Gara can renew the duration of another Gara's Splinter Storm.
- Similarly, explosion of Mass Vitrify by Shattered Lash can add damage to another Gara's Splinter Storm.
Trivia
- Gara's name is based off of the Japanese loanword for glass, Garasu (ガラス).
- Gara is also the Yoruban word for crystal.
- Based on its origin, Gara's name would be pronounced as ɡa-ra rather than the anglicised ɡɛ-rʌ used by Lotus in the Profile video.
- Gara's glass accents are tinted with the chosen Warframe energy color.
- Before Update 30.3 (2021-05-25), Splinter Storm would cosmetically remove Gara's glass armor.
- Gara's feet remain in the same positions between all of her primary and secondary Idle Animations.
- Gara is the first Warframe to require open-world resources to manufacture.
- Gara is the 34th Warframe to be released (excluding Primed and Umbra variants).
- Gara is the second known frame to have participated in the Sentient War, the first being Mirage.
- Gara is the first Warframe whose component blueprints are acquired from Bounties.
- Gara is the first known Warframe to actually defeat a Sentient, namely Eidolon, during The Old War.
- Gara is the only Warframe with 3 signature weapons, covering all mundane categories.
Release Date: May 25th, 2021
Gara Prime is the Primed variant of 
Gara, possessing increased Health and Armor, as well as an additional 
Polarity. Gara Prime was released alongside 
Astilla Prime and 
Volnus Prime.
Acquisition
| Chassis Blueprint | Blueprint | Systems Blueprint | Neuroptics Blueprint |
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| Axi I2 Uncommon Lith K6 Uncommon (V) |
Axi G6 Rare | Lith T7 Common Neo A5 Common (V) |
Meso P5 Uncommon |
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25,000 |
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5 |
Time: 72 hrs |
| Rush: 50
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| Market Price: N/A | Blueprint Price: N/A | ||||
| Neuroptics | |||||
15,000 |
10 |
 2 |
1,500 |
 6,750 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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| Chassis | |||||
15,000 |
 7 |
 2,150 |
 250 |
 8,750 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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| Systems | |||||
15,000 |
 2 |
 2 |
1,350 |
 4,375 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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Notes
- Gara Prime, compared to Gara:
- If Gara Prime wields her Signature Weapons:
- Astilla/ Astilla Prime has 80 more Max Ammo.
- Fusilai has increased Projectile Speed.
- Volnus/ Volnus Prime deals 100% more radial Slam Attack Damage.
- As a Prime Warframe, Gara Prime possesses a special passive ability where contact with an Orokin Void Death Orb will 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.
- Spectrorage's mirrors takes the shape of glass armor on Gara Prime's chest, instead of pieces of shattered glass.
Trivia
- Gara Prime is the fourth Primed Warframe to have Signature Weapons, after Octavia Prime, Atlas Prime, and Banshee Prime.
- Despite her base version featuring Fusilai as a signature Weapon, Gara Prime did not feature a Fusilai Prime.
- Despite her base version featuring
- Gara Prime is the eighth Primed Warframe whose non-Primed variant was unlock-able through a quest (Saya's Vigil), after Octavia, Inaros, Titania, Atlas, Mirage, Limbo, and Chroma.
Media
Passive
While standing in light, Gara's glass body has a chance to blind enemies within 12 meters for 10 seconds, exposing them to Melee Finisher attacks.
- Passive values are not affected by Mods.
- Blinded enemies stagger backward and emit smoke from their eyes while affected, similar to the mechanics of Radial Blind.
- Enemies must be within line of sight of Gara to be blinded, but do not have to face toward Gara.
- Can refresh blind duration on currently blinded enemies when the passive procs again.
- Affects enemies crystallized by Mass Vitrify.
- Melee finisher damage benefits from the damage multipliers of Splinter Storm and Mass Vitrify.
Abilities
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 ENERGY: 25 KEY 1 |
Shattered Lash Lash out with stream of shattered glass, or hold for an arcing strike. |
Strength:500 / 600 / 700 / 800 ( Puncture and  Slash damage)
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| Duration:N/A | |||
| Range:5 / 6 / 8 / 10 m (range) | |||
| Misc:225° (sweep arc) 0.75 m (blade radius) |
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 ENERGY: 50 KEY 2 |
Splinter Storm Gara's armor splinters into a maelstrom of shattered glass that slices enemies and impairs their weapons. Allies who contact the cloud are fortified against damage. |
Strength:100 / 150 / 200 / 250 (damage per second) 25% / 30% / 50% / 70% (damage reduction) 15% / 20% / 25% / 35% (damage multiplier) |
| Duration:10 / 14 / 18 / 22 s | |||
| Range:15 / 20 / 25 / 30 m (cast) 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 m (radius) | |||
| Misc:50% (absorbed damage) |
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 ENERGY: 75 KEY 3 |
Spectrorage Trap enemies in a carousel of mirrors, forcing them to attack visions of their true selves. Destroyed mirrors damage their attackers, as does the collapse of the carousel. |
Strength:500 / 600 / 700 / 800 (mirror damage) 800 / 1000 / 1200 / 1500 (collapse damage) |
| Duration:10 / 14 / 18 / 22 s | |||
| Range:4 / 6 / 8 / 12 (number of mirrors) 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 (collapse threshold) 4 m (charm radius) | |||
| Misc:100 m (cast range) 50% (absorbed damage per mirror) 1 (limit of carousels) |
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 ENERGY: 75 KEY 4 |
Mass Vitrify Create an expanding ring of molten glass that slowly crystallizes enemies who enter. When the expansion is complete, the ring hardens to block weapons fire. The ring draws extra strength from the health and shields of crystallized enemies. Use Shattered Lash to smash the ring and send razor-sharp glass flying outward.
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Strength:20% / 30% / 40% / 50% (damage multiplier) 1250 / ? / ? / 2350 (ring segment base health) 500 / ? / ? / 800 (segment explosion damage) 500 / 600 / 700 / 800 (shatter explosion damage) |
| Duration:3 s (expansion time) 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 s (effect duration) | |||
| Range:2 m (ring initial radius) 8 / 8.75 / 10.25 / 11 m (ring max radius) 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 m (segment explosion range) 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 m (shatter explosion range) | |||
| Misc:3 m (ring initial height) 12 m (ring max height) 3 s (crystallization time) 12 (ring segments) |
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Update 30.7 (2021-09-08)
- Fixed the Tenet Envoy's guided rockets being unable to pass through Gara's Vitrify.
Hotfix 30.5.4 (2021-07-17)
- Fixed the Hexis Left Arm Plate not aligning properly on Gara Prime.
Hotfix 30.3.4 (2021-06-02)
- Fixed Gara missing from the Invert Tap/Hold list options.
Hotfix 30.3.2 (2021-05-27)
- Fixed Attachments appearing different on equipping the default Gara skin on Gara Prime.
Update 30.3 (2021-05-25)
- Introduced Gara Prime.
PLUS! As an added Gara QoL change, her glass armor no longer disappears during Splinter Storm!
You have requested many times (many, many, times) to have a UI toggle that will give you control over whether Gara's glass armor parts will "shatter" while using Splinter Storm. You want to use this power all the time, but it makes your warframe look so much less... shiny when you do.
Given how persistent and unified this feedback is, we've decided to simply make this power not remove her armor plates while it is active. Adding a toggle adds significantly more complexity to the code and significantly more chances for things to break than just not having the effect at all.
We hope this change will be appealing to everybody living on the cutting edge of Gara fashion.
- Fixes:
- Added a dual wield custom HUD offset handling for Gara.
Update 29.10 (2021-03-19)
- Fixed Gara’s Mass Vitrify ability description incorrectly showing the Heat damage icon for its Explosion Damage. It will now correctly show the Puncture, Slash, and Impact icons as intended.
Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)
- Fixed issues where enemies would not attack Gara’s Spectorage mirrors.
Update 28.3 (2020-08-12)
- Warframe Blueprint and Component costs from Simaris have been reduced by 50%!
Update 28.1 (2020-07-08)
- Xoris Interaction Changes
Certain Warframe Abilities and Exalted weapons will now reset the Melee Combo Counter only if the Xoris is being used. The overwhelming Damage output of certain Warframe Abilities was not our intention with an infinite Melee Combo weapon, and the conversation of ‘Xoris or you’re doing it wrong’ is greatly restrictive in terms of player choice.
Warframe Abilities / Exalted Warframe weapons affected by this are:
- Gara Shattered Lash
The full breakdown can be read here.
Hotfix 27.3.15 (2020-04-17)
- Fixed a script error that would occur for any Client observing a Gara cast Spectrorage; this would have resulted in missing customization effects for all Clients.
- Fixed a script error that could occur when joining a mission right when a Gara casts Spectrorage.
Hotfix 27.3.6 (2020-03-31)
- Fixed Gara’s Mass Vitrify walls blocking Coildrives.
Update 27.2 (2020-03-05)
- Armor Change:
- Gara: 125 to 150
- Why: The conversation surrounding Arcane Guardian led to a significant review of Armor stats on Warfarmes. The Majority of Warframes received an increase in the Armor stat to increase survivability. Compounded with Shield Gating and the numerous other changes covered, we expect a much more fair feeling playing field for all Warframes.
Hotfix 27.1.2 (2020-02-18)
- Fixed Clients being able to toggle Gara Mass Vitrify off too early when enough latency was involved, causing them to be unable to destroy it with Shattered Lash.
Update 27.1 (2020-02-04)
- Fixed Index enemies not attacking Gara’s Mass Vitrify wall.
Update 25.8 (2019-10-01)
- Fixed a script error when casting Gara’s Mass Vitrify.
Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)
- If you freeze enemies with things like Frost, Atlas, or Gara’s abilities, you can now immediately apply other Status Effects! Before these powers would prevent Status Effects from being added. Read more on that here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1119134-cold-status-effects-how-they-block-new-status-effects-coming-changes/
- Fixed enemies not properly targeting Gara’s Mass Vitrify wall.
- Fixed ability to create two Mass Vitrify walls if a section of the first wall is broken.
Hotfix 25.6.1 (2019-08-08)
- Fixed Gara’s Splinter Storm not shattering Glass on Gara’s Helmet.
Hotfix 25.2.4 (2019-06-27)
- Fixed the Amalgam Argonak Metal Auger enemy highlighting not functioning if you aim at Gara's Mass Vitrify wall.
Hotfix 25.2.3 (2019-06-25)
- Fixed Corpus Gas City enemies able to shoot through Gara’s Mass Vitrify.
Update 25.0 (2019-05-22)
- Cephalon Simaris now sells Blueprints given during quests in his Offerings! This allows you to purchase these items in the event that you’ve accidentally sold them.
Update 24.6 (2019-04-04)
- Having a ‘signature’ weapon now actually benefits you!
- Fusilai: Increased projectile speed when wielded by Gara.
- Volnus: Additional slam radial damage when wielded by Gara.
- Astilla: Additional 80 ammo pool when wielded by Gara.
Update 23.6 (2018-08-30)
- Fixed Splinter Storm not renewing if Mass Vitrify ends just as it touches them.
Update 23.4 (2018-08-16)
- Added a HUD Damage indicator for Gara’s Splinter Storm ability.
Hotfix 22.20.3 (2018-05-18)
- Fixed a script error when casting Gara’s Splinter Storm.
Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)
- Gara’s Shattered Lash (stab) can now be used on ziplines.
- Gara’s Splinter Storm now applies a HUD buff when cast on self to help manage when casting on many targets.
- Fixed Gara’s Splinter Storm not refunding Energy if the target dies during the cast animation.
- Fixed Gara Splinter Storm self cast lasting a very short time.
Hotfix 22.16.5 (2018-03-21)
- Fixed hit sound playing at unexpected time for Nova’s Molecular Prime explosions and Gara’s Shatter Shield.
Update 22.14 (2018-03-01)
- Fixed a script error when casting Gara’s Mass Vitrify ability.
Hotfix 22.12.4 (2018-02-13)
- Fixed Natural Talent not applying to Gara’s Shattered Lash sweep.
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Mass Vitrify
- Wall health scales based on health and shields of the enemies it glasses over. Minimum value per target is affected by Strength and Armor, meaning weaker enemies still contribute something worthwhile.
- Health gained by Mass Vitrify shown in a UI display.
Hotfix 22.6.1 (2017-12-08)
- Fixed crash that could occur on recasting Gara’s Mass Vitrify if the ability was terminated before all the ring pieces could be created.
- Fixed rare script error with Gara’s Mass Vitrify.
Update 22.6 (2017-12-07)
- Mass Vitrify
- Mass Vitrify is no longer invulnerable and now has sections that break off and explode as it absorbs incoming damage. The amount of damage absorbed scales with Power Strength and Armor. Explosion damage scales with Power Strength.
- Mass Vitrify no longer has a duration and remains until recast, destroyed from damage, or smashed with Shattered Lash.
Gara is still relatively new as far as Warframes are concerned but since her release, we’ve found (and many players have found) that an invulnerable and almost impenetrable barrier doesn’t allow for a very engaging gameplay experience. We know that other Warframes also have Powers with similar issues, but adding a shattering component to Mass Vitrify is a change we could easily implement that is consistent with Gara’s glass theme while also making Mass Vitrify more interactive.
With these new changes, we can tweak the absorption and explosion values as necessary to make sure Mass Vitrify is both fun and effective. Please keep your feedback constructive and let us know what you think after you’ve had a chance to test these new changes.
- Fixed a Simulacrum Arsenal crash caused by Gara's passive.
Hotfix 22.2.5 (2017-11-11)
- Fixed the Broca Syandana clipping through Gara’s legs.
Hotfix 22.1.1 (2017-10-27)
- Fixed Gara’s Mass Vitrify unintendedly crystallizing Captain Vor and Lieutenant Lech Kril.
- Fixed issues with Syandanas clipping through Gara’s lower back.
Update 22.1 (2017-10-25)
- Fixed Ignis (and similar weapons) being able to damage friendly Gara's Spectrorage mirrors.
- Fixed issues with Gara's Spectrorage radius being too small.
Hotfix 22.0.7 (2017-10-19)
- Fixed Gara’s Spectrorage nullifier checks being too high.
- Further fixes for Gara’s Mass Vitrify not being properly dispelled by nullifiers.
- Fixed Gara’s glass armor appearing to fade in every time a new cosmetic option is chosen in the arsenal.
Hotfix 22.0.5 (2017-10-17)
- Mass Vitrify now grows downwards to help cover enemies below you like so:
Hotfix 22.0.3 (2017-10-16)
- Fixed Corpus Nullifiers not destroying Gara’s Mass Vitrify and causing it to double up next time it is cast as seen here.
- Fixed Sigils flickering when equipped on Gara.
Hotfix 22.0.2 (2017-10-13)
- Replaced Gara’s Blueprint requirement of Kuva with Orokin Cells.
- Fixed Gara’s Mass Vitrify completely freezing bosses in glass.
- Fixed Gara having no description for her Passive.
Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)
- Introduced via Saya's Vigil quest.
Ability SFX
- Using any ability
- Using Splinter Storm
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