Vacuum

Vacuum
Tradeable
Cannot be obtained from transmutation
📝 Update Infobox Data
Max Rank Description
13.5m Companion Gather-Link. Detects and collects items, including mods.
General Information
Type	Robotic
Polarity	Penjaga
Rarity	Common
Max Rank	5
Endo Required To Max	310
Credits Required To Max	14,973
Base Capacity Cost	2
Trading Tax	2,000
Introduced	Update 10.0 (2013-09-13)
Vendor Sources
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

Vacuum is a Robotic mod that pulls in Pickups, Ammo, and Mods toward the Warframe from farther away.

Stats

Rank	Range	Cost
0	8.5m	2
1	9.5m	3
2	10.5m	4
3	11.5m	5
4	12.5m	6
5	13.5m	7

Acquisition

Vacuum does not drop from any enemy, and is not obtainable from any mission. Instead, you will be given one copy every time you claim a Sentinel from your Foundry.

Notes

• Vacuum will still function while the Companion is Incapacitated.
• If affected by Confusion from  Radiation, Vacuum will be disabled until the effect runs out.
• Vacuum will still pull the loot if you are in the Rift Plane, however, you will not be able to collect these items until you are no longer in the Rift Plane or you bring them in by entering Cataclysm.
• The following items cannot be attracted by Vacuum, despite not requiring to be picked up manually, but can still be attracted by Cosmic Crush:
  • Cetus Wisps
  • Sentient Cores
  • Eidolon Shards
  • Profit-Taker Orb's drops
  • Exploiter Orb's drops

Trivia

• In Update: The Vacuum Within (2016-10-05), Vacuum was removed from Carrier and was replaced with  Ammo Case, while the vacuum effect was applied to all Sentinels. In Hotfix: The Vacuum Within 2 (2016-10-06), Vacuum was returned to Mod form as an optional precept for all Sentinels.
• Prior to Hotfix 24.0.2 (2018-11-09), the mod allowed Sentinels to collect pickups instead of increasing the player's pickup radius. In other words, pickups used to go towards the Sentinel instead of the player.

Gallery

Old appearance

Patch History

Update 37.0 (2024-10-02)

Changes to Companion Precepts

Many Companion Precept effects are currently too small or too brief to be really beneficial. We want your choice of companion to feel more meaningful and for your Companion to contribute in a more visible way, so there are a whole lot of buffs to get through.

• Vacuum (Robotic Companions):
  • Increased range from 11.5m to 13.5m to match Fetch.

Hotfix 32.1.2 (2022-11-04)

• Intact Sentient Cores can now be picked up by Vacuum!
  • A QOL bump due to the amount of UI noise experienced in Archon Hunt missions (specifically Defense).

Hotfix 32.1.1 (2022-11-03)

• Fixes towards ammo pickups getting infinitely stuck to you after summoning a Specter while the Vacuum Mod is equipped. As reported here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Warframe/comments/yk9xlv/loot_lag_wouldnt_let_me_finish_the_mobile_defense/
• Fixed script error that could occur if the Vacuum Mod instantly picked up a bundle of Credits before it could finish disgorging from the crate you smashed.

Hotfix 24.0.2 (2018-11-09)

Vacuum/Fetch Changes

• Both Vacuum and Fetch Mods now pull the items directly to the Warframe as opposed to the Sentinel/Pet. Pets in Warframe don’t mimic the same ‘follow’ logic like Sentinels, so they would end up running around with items instead of giving them to you. So basically very bad at fetching....

Update 22.14 (2018-03-01)

• Vacuum now collects Atlas' rubble.

Hotfix 22.10.1 (2018-01-26)

• Fixed Vacuum not working consistently for clients.

Update 22.4 (2017-11-23)

• Fixed being able to Vacuum up the Sky Archwing Enablers in the Plains of Eidolon.

Update 21.5 (2016-08-16)

• Vacuum is now disabled while in Undertow. This fixes vacuumed items blocking your view and you from pulling in enemies.

Hotfix 19.11.5 (2017-02-28)

• Fixed not receiving the Vacuum Mod upon crafting Taxon.

Update 19.8 (2017-01-25)

• Fixed pick-ups sometimes falling through the ground after being moved by Vacuum.
• Fixed Host being able to Vacuum around items on Clients' screens and having items be stuck in the air where the Host last Vacuumed them to.

Hotfix: The Vacuum Within 2 (2016-10-06)

• Vacuum is now an equippable Mod (Precept) for all Sentinels, range increased to 12m at max rank.

Update: The Vacuum Within (2016-10-05)

• All sentinels now have a passive 6 meter Vacuum. No mod is required.
  • The exclusive precept of Carrier now is  Ammo Case.

Update 18.10 (2016-04-29)

• Vacuum is no longer able to pick up or affect the placement of Ayatan Stars.

Update 18.13 (2016-05-27)

• Fixed Vacuum sometimes trying to collect Energy orbs when you were at max Energy capacity.

Update 18.10 (2016-04-29)

• Vacuum now behaves in coorelation to the owning player's movement. It will not continuously vacuum the same spot for too long - your movement will trigger Vacuums.

Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)

• Vacuum will no longer pick up items while the player is bleeding out.

Hotfix 16.6.1 (2015-05-28)

• Fixed items vacuumed in becoming stuck to the Carrier.

Hotfix 16.5.4 (2015-05-14)

• Fixed Vacuum not picking up Pigments.

Update 15.13 (2015-02-05)

• Fixed Stamina orbs in the Dojo becoming vacuumed up for eternity.

Hotfix 11.5.2 (2013-12-20)

• Fixed issue where Vacuum would try and suck up ammo drops if you had maximum ammo and the Codex Scanner equipped.

Hotfix 10.0.2 (2013-09-14)

• Fixed Vacuum not collecting loot the host has picked up.

Update 10.0 (2013-09-13)

• Introduced as a unique Carrier precept.

Last updated: Hotfix 24.0.2 (2018-11-09)

See also

•  Fetch, the equivalent mod for the Beast companions.