- For the enemy, see Necramech (Enemy).
The Necramechs are Entrati war machines encountered on the ruins of Cambion Drift, Deimos. They are cybernetic bipedal mecha built during The Old War as a predecessor to Warframes, though they were far less intelligent. The Tenno are capable of accessing these Old War relics using their Transference, and can deploy them in Landscapes.
Acquisition
Necramechs can be operated by an Operator via Transference which requires completion of The War Within, whether they are found inactive in the fields of the Cambion Drift during Fass or owned by the player. An Operator only needs to initiate Transference (default 5 ) when near an operational inactive Necramech in order to board them. Necramech wreckage eligible for Transference can be identified by a blue aura emanating from them. These Necramechs use a 
Mausolon as their default weapon and only have the Necraweb ability enabled.
- Spawn Locations in the Cambion Drift [view map]
Players can craft their own Necramechs (Voidrig) through the Necraloid Syndicate. Players must be at least Mastery Rank 14 in order to purchase 
Zymos and 
Sepulcrum blueprints from Father for ranking up this Syndicate to purchase the necessary Necramech component blueprints. A built Necramech takes up one Necramech slot. Players start out with four Necramech slots by default and more can be purchased from the Market for 
20 each.
Player-owned Necramechs have customizable livery and can be equipped with various Necramech-exclusive Mods to enhance their abilities. A Necramech Summon Gear is automatically given to the player upon building their first Necramech, which allows players to summon the Necramech for use on any open-world Landscape (Cambion Drift, Plains of Eidolon, and Orb Vallis). The Necramech Summon Gear has a 2 minute and 30-second cooldown before it can be used again.
Mechanics
Combat
Necramechs come equipped with four unique abilities and a unique movement set that drains from its engine gauge. By default, Necramechs can sprint for a period of time (default holding Shift ), perform a charge (default tapping and hold Shift ) that ragdolls and damages enemies in its path, jump (default Space ), and hover in the air after jumping (default tapping and holding Space ). They can crouch (default holding Ctrl ), but cannot crawl; combining crouch with movement will result in a slower walk with the Necramech maintaining its standing height, making them unable to pass through some smaller passages and doors.
Necramechs can be armed using any Arch-gun that has a Gravimag installed, with regenerating ammo. They are also capable of engaging in melee combat using their arms and can perform aerial ground slams.
Necramechs are immune to knockdowns, staggers, and energy-draining status effects.
Controlling the Necramech requires the Operator to Transference out of the Warframe. If Transference is used while the Warframe and Necramech are right next to each other or are aimed at from a distance, the player can swap between them without going into the Operator. If the Necramech is unpiloted, it becomes invulnerable to damage from all sources.
Necramechs can pick up Health Orbs and Energy Orbs. Necramechs have no self-repair capability nor can they be energized from Warframe abilities (such as 
Trinity's 
Energy Vampire) or consumables (with the exception of orbs dropped by 
Protea's 
Dispensary).
They can be repaired using
- Vazarin's Protective Dash
Trinity's Blessing (also applies damage reduction buff)- Rejuvenation
- Vizier Predasite's Iatric Mycelium
They do not benefit from
- Venari's Heal stance or Hunter Recovery (however Venari and other companions will stay by the Necramech's side to fight)
- Any of Wisp's Reservoirs, Oberon's Renewal, Volt's Speed or Harrow's Covenant
- Physique, Energy Siphon, Brief Respite or Enemy Radar
- Vacuum/ Fetch
Modding
The Necramech features 12 mod slots unlike other vehicles (e.g. Archwings or K-Drives) and provides 6,000 Mastery Rank points at full rank. Note, however, that Necramechs do not appear on the profile screen for checking Mastery Rank progress. Orokin Reactors and Forma can be installed to enhance modding capabilities.
Player-built Necramechs can be equipped with the following Necramech exclusive mods:
Notes
- Necramechs are able to accomplish Use key (default X ) interactions, thus they can interact with consoles, pick up objective items like power cells and datamasses, and pick up special resources like Ayatan Stars. In the case of objective pickups however, the Necramech can pick it up, but the item will be held by either the Operator within the mech, or the Warframe if within range.
- However, Necramechs are unable to revive allies from bleedout.
Gallery
Patch History
Hotfix 29.0.8.1 (2020-09-10)
- Fixed fallen Necramech’s Guard Mode ability not functioning, and instead just draining Energy.
Hotfix 29.0.8 (2020-09-10)
- Necramech’s can no longer interact with Ramparts or hack Alarm Towers in the Plains of Eidolon.
- This fixes a functionality loss when interacting with a Rampart while in a Necramech and hacking issues specifically with the Plains Alarm Tower.
- We have adjusted the Necramech Drop tables to have a mix of Mods in the Necraloid Syndicate as well as on Necramechs outright.
- Removed Necramech Vitality, Refuel, Necramech Intensify, and Necramech Pressure Point from Necramech Drops and moved to Loid’s Necraloid Offerings for Standing. warframe.com/droptables has been updated!
- Fixed becoming stuck mid-Transference when attempting to exit your Necramech while going through Deck 12 in Orb Vallis.
- Fixed ability to bypass the Plains of Eidolon and Cambion Drift perimeters with a Necramech. This also fixes the ability to summon a Necramech when out of bounds.
- Fixed ability to ignore teleport volumes and walk along lake-beds with the Necramech by keeping constant forward momentum in the Plains of Eidolon.
- Fixed the Host Necramech UI getting overlapped if a Client squadmate exits their Necramech.
- Fixes towards blank ‘Mission Progress’ screen when viewed while in a Necramech.
- Still some issues with going from Warframe > Operator > then to Necramech.
Hotfix 29.0.7 (2020-09-03)
- Changed 'Necramech Deflection' Mod name to 'Necramech Redirection' since we use Redirection for Max Shield Mods.
- Fixed a crash when casting the Necramech’s Storm Shroud ability.
- Fixed a crash when casting the Necramech’s Necraweb ability.
- Fixed Client Necramech’s not retaining their gained XP if you left the Necramech before you entered the gate/area to return to Town.
- Fixed friendly Necramech nullification disabling Warframe Invisibility and Banish abilities.
- Fixed fallen Necramech’s on Cambion Drift being Rank 0 for Clients.
- Fixed applying Forma to the Necramech Arquebex not showing the Polarity right away until you relog.
- Fixed ability to install an Umbra Forma on a Necramech. No need for this as no Umbra Necramech Mods exist!
- Fixed Necramech Ammo regeneration speed not changing per weapon equipped.
Hotfix 29.0.6 (2020-09-01)
- Improvements towards the Necramech Guard Mode Equip and Unequip flow to be cleaner and use Abilities functions better.
- Fixed Necramech’s not retaining their gained XP if you left the Necramech before you entered the gate/area to return to Town.
- Fixed Client Necramech’s not retaining their gained XP after mission aborting. We are working on additional edge cases with Client Affinity retention on Necramechs. More to come!
- Fixed second Necramech summon having no weapon and inability to shoot for Clients.
- Fixed being able to walk through the blue force-field wall around the Plains of Eidolon as a Necramech.
- Fixed ability to collide with allied Necramechs.
- Fixed Mods on the lower left side of the Necramech Upgrade screen can't be read.
- Fixed UI callout for the Necramech dodge/charge tutorial being incorrect.
- Fixed the Necramech moving in a circular motion while boosting when tilting the controller joystick slightly to the left or right.
- Fixed entering the Mod Bench while in the Necramech Upgrade screen resulting in getting the regular Mod Bench selection with all Mods showing.
- Fixed "Melee Combos" for Necramechs showing broken Stance Mods and wrong combos.
- Fixed a script error when a Necramech deactivated their Guard Mode ability.
Hotfix 29.0.5 (2020-08-28)
- Damaged Necramech parts and Weapon Parts are now tradable!
- Fixed Summoning Necramechs losing affinity gained in previous Necramechs.
- Fixed Ally Necramechs not always spawning during Vome Cycle.
- Fixed Ally Necramechs interfering with Operator Void Dashing and Transference.
Hotfix 29.0.4 (2020-08-27)
- Player-usable Necramechs that you can Transference into on the Cambion Drift no longer drop rewards.
- Transferring into a Necramech and then standing around waiting for it to die to drop rewards is far from the intentions of the Necramech system. We understand this is a frustrating oversight. Additionally, this was often bugged that only 1 person got the drop at all. Enemy Necramechs in the Isolation Vaults will still drop rewards, and now they’ll drop more of them (Scintillant).
- Fixed an issue with the truly ‘dead’ Mechs not looking deader-than-dead, meaning no Transference allowed.
- Fixed a crash that would occur when in a Necramech when someone disconnects.
- Fixed enemies not targeting the Operator after dying in a Necramech.
- Fixed inability to shot for the entire hover duration when in a Necramech.
Hotfix 29.0.3 (2020-08-26)
- Added invulnerability period when Transferring into Necramechs found out in Cambion Drift.
- Fixed a script error when using the Necramechs’ Guard Mode ability.
- Fixed a script error that occurred when a Necramech died.
Hotfix 29.0.2 (2020-08-26)
- Reduced the Necramech Storm Shroud ability damage immunity from 1 to .8. This ability now functions similar to Iron Skin.
- Increased the Necramech Reach Mod base Melee Range from +0.17 to +0.25.
- Fixed a crash when Transferring into a Necramech out on the Cambion Drift.
- Fixed a crash that could occur if you were in a Necramech after a Host migration.
- Fixed Necramech’s not picking up things like Energy and Mods.
- More fixes towards dying in a Necramech resulting in your Operator being invisible and invincible.
- Fixed all squadmates getting the UI tips for the Necramech’s Necraweb ability when one player is using it.
Hotfix 29.0.1 (2020-08-25)
- Reduced overall sounds of the Necramech, including very loud death sounds.
- Fixed dying in a Necramech resulting in your Operator being invisible and invincible.
- Fixed missing temporary invulnerability when Transferring into a Necramech.
- Fixed Necramech Fury and Necramech Pressure Point Mods not functioning for either Host or Client.
Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)
- Introduced.
