Temporal Anchor

	4 100	Temporal Anchor Drops a Temporal Anchor which, after a short duration, Protea rewinds to triggering a temporal implosion. Implosion damage increases based on damage dealt between anchor drop and rewind. Everything lost or expended in that time is returned. Dying while Anchor is active rewinds Protea to the anchor, saving her. Protea is knocked down and the anchor vanishes. Introduced in Update 28.0 (2020-06-11)	Strength:10 / 15 / 20 / 25 % (recorded damage conversion)
			Duration:5 / 6 / 7 / 8 s (anchor duration)
			Range:8 / 10 / 12 / 15 m (implosion range)
			Misc: 3 s (initial invulnerability phase) 100 % (enemy knockdown chance on implosion) 100 % (status cleanse on rewind) 1.5 s (rewind countdown) 100 % (self knockdown chance on lethal hit) 5 % (health restore on lethal hit)

• Info
• Augment
• Tips & Tricks

Info

• Protea expends 100 energy to snapshot her past self where she stands, deploying a temporal anchor that saves her position and state at the time of ability activation for 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 seconds. Once anchored in time, Protea is initially Invulnerable for 3 seconds, then becomes free to perform all actions, which are recorded as a trail of afterimages mimicking her specific actions. Simultaneously, 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% of each damage instance dealt by Protea from her weapons and abilities while anchored is recorded beneath the aiming reticle. Hold down the ability key (default 4 ) while active to destroy the anchor, cancelling all effects of the ability to keep Protea in her present position and state.
• When the anchor expires or upon manual deactivation by tapping the ability key (default 4 ), Protea unleashes all recorded damage as  Blast damage to all enemies within Line of Sight in a temporal implosion spanning a 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 meter radius around her. Enemies suffer a  Knockdown while they are violently pulled inward, as Protea is cleansed of all negative Status Effects and thrust back into the past, becoming invulnerable while causing her to physically rewind at accelerated speed through her afterimages to her anchor. Once the rewind is complete, all afterimages and the anchor disappear, while Protea's Ammo, Energy, Shields, Health points and Combo Counter are restored to the amounts saved by her anchor.
  • Implosion will not occur on rewind if there is no recorded damage.
  • Activation energy cost is permanently consumed and not restored.
  • All fluctuations in Protea's stats, such as gains in ammo or loss of energy, are overridden by the saved amounts of the anchor upon rewind.
  • When there is 1.5 seconds remaining on the ability's duration, a ticking sound effect occurs to warn the player before Protea rewinds.
  • The player's camera view is locked to the afterimages while rewinding.
  • Rewind speed varies depending on the number of afterimages produced by Protea. If Protea has not moved far from her anchor, rewind speed is nearly instantaneous.
  • All animations and sounds related to Protea's actions, including sounds from her environment during the ability are recorded then played in reverse when she rewinds.
  • Any Melee attacks and Archgun Deployer in mid-animation, as the rewind occurs, will continue the animations and hits once the rewind completes.
  • Any carriable items held by Protea while anchored, such as Excavation power cell or Mobile Defense datamass, will not be dropped and is held throughout the entire rewind.
  • If an active Atmospheric Archgun runs out of ammo reserves while Protea is anchored, the Archgun will briefly disappear then reappear with the stored ammo count once Protea rewinds.
• If Protea receives lethal damage while anchored, all recorded damage is lost as she immediately rewinds to her anchor, suffering a  Knockdown with her health points restored to 5% of maximum health capacity, while her ammo, energy, shields and combo counter are restored to the saved amounts.
• Ability Synergy:
  • Shrapnel Vortexes from  Grenade Fan and  Blaze Artillery turrets contribute damage to Temporal Anchor's recorded damage pool for the implosion on rewind.
  • Protea can cast all other abilities while she is rewinding.
• If Protea initiates Transference while anchored, the Operator will be forced to rejoin the Warframe when the rewind begins. However, using Transference after rewinding will allow the Operator to move freely, while the rewinding audio still plays. Once the rewind stops, the Operator can initiate Transference again to teleport Protea to their location, restoring all of the saved values without returning to their original location.
• Casting Temporal Anchor is a full-body animation that allows movement.
  • Activation and rewind completion animation speeds are affected by Casting Speed.
• Temporal Anchor uses a translucent model of Protea that mimics her pose on the ability cast. The anchor's pose changes throughout the duration of the ability. Afterimages capture the poses of Protea depending on the action she takes within that second of time.
  • Both the anchor and the afterimages will disappear from view after some time, though this is purely a visual effect as Protea will still rewind through her entire journey.

Augment

Main article: Temporal Erosion

Temporal Erosion is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Protea that causes  Grenade Fan and  Blaze Artillery to remove Armor while  Temporal Anchor is active.

Temporal Erosion

Tips & Tricks

• Activate and engage enemies with your entire arsenal of weapons and abilities. All resources spent are fully returned to the state before once Protea rewinds.
• Protea returns to her anchor once the ability ends, be mindful of any enemies near it before you rewind as the rewind completion animation will lock Protea in place briefly.
• Before the rewind triggers, tap the ability key to rewind early, or hold down the ability key to abort the rewind. Stats are only reset after the rewind occurs.
• Record at least 1 damage point to trigger a temporal implosion on rewind.
• Use as many Shrapnel Vortexes from  Grenade Fan and  Blaze Artillery as can be deployed to help record damage for the temporal implosion.
• Deploy Shield Satellites before activating Temporal Anchor to store Overshields, increasing Protea's overall hitpoints after the rewind completes.
  • Shield Satellites attached to Protea and her companion will follow them throughout the rewind.
  • Moments before the rewind begins, deploy Shield Satellites near you to carry one along for the ride. While shield points will be reset to anchored state, the satellite protects Protea from any unforeseen, potentially lethal damage after she arrives at the anchor point.
• Earn a high melee combo counter then activate this ability, allowing your heavy melee attack to deal substantial damage, then rewind the combo to the previous amount.
  • Use in tandem with the  Xoris to retain high combo count and perform fully-charged throw attacks.

See Also

•  Protea