Buffs and Debuffs are effects that can positively or negatively affect a target during a mission. Some buffs and debuffs may present an icon right next to the player's health and shields. In-game, blue icons denote buffs and red icons denote debuffs.
Active buffs and debuffs can be viewed in the pause menu.
Debuffs []
Crowd Control Debuffs[]
| Name | Target | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blinded | Enemy |
The target is temporarily stuck in a blinded state, staggering backwards and with smoke emitting from their eyes. Finishers can be performed on blinded enemies. |
| Blinded | Player |
The player is temporarily stuck in a blinded state, their HUD is flashed white.
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| Confusion | Enemy |
The target will become confused and indiscriminately attack its enemies and allies. |
| Converted | Enemy |
The target will change side, being friendly to the Tenno and start attacking their own faction. Note that this does not guarantee them being invulnerable to friendly fire by allied Tenno. |
| Jammed | Enemy |
The target's guns are jammed, forcing them into an animation where they try to unjam their guns. |
| Knockdown | Enemy |
The target is knocked off their feet and falls on their back. Ground Finishers can be performed on these enemies. |
| Knockdown | Player |
The player is knocked off their feet and falls on their back.
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| Paralyzed, Disabled, Stuck | Enemy |
The target is stuck in a particular position. |
| Paralyzed, Disabled | Player |
The player is stuck in a particular position. |
| Ragdolled | Enemy |
The target is immediately sent to a ragdoll state. |
| Sleep | Enemy |
The target is in a standing sleeping state and will not perform any action. |
| Slowed | Enemy |
The target's movement and actions are slowed. In addition, the following slows count as time disruption, which is not prevented by Overguard:
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| Slowed | Player |
The player's movement and actions are slowed. |
| Stagger | Enemy |
The target is momentarily staggered, interrupting their current action. |
| Stagger | Player |
The player is momentarily staggered, interrupting their current action. |
| Stun | Enemy |
The target is momentarily stunned, interrupting their current action. Players can perform front/back Finishers on stunned enemies. |
| Suspended, Incapacitated | Enemy |
The target stays in an extended ragdoll state midair (or underwater) and it is unable to move. |
| Taunt/Attracted | Enemy |
The enemy will have its attention diverted towards the target with the higher Threat Level. The target will halt its current action and mindlessly move towards a point. |
| Terrified | Enemy |
The target is terrified and tries to run away from the caster. |
Curse-Like Debuffs[]
Debuffs that apply a temporary or permanent negative effect that cripple the target's offensive and/or defensive capabilities.
| Name | Target | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armor Reduction | Enemy |
A portion (or the entirety) of a target armor is removed. |
| Armor Reduction | Player |
A portion of a player's armor is removed.
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| Damage Vulnerability | Enemy |
The target is more susceptible to damage from Warframe abilities and weapons, taking more damage than usual. |
| Deafened | Enemy |
The target cannot hear any gunshots, alarms, or death screams, hence cannot be alerted by them. |
| Disrupted | Player |
The player's HUD will become scrambled, lowering visability. |
| Energy Drain | Player |
The player's energy is drained.
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| Financial Stress | User |
Occurs when the player picks up Index Points in The Index game mode. Each Index Point picked up diminishes the player's maximum shields and health while constantly draining their energy. |
| Inaccuracy | Enemy |
The target's accuracy is reduced. |
| Nullified/Disabled | Player |
The player's active abilities will be deactivated and the player cannot cast any new abilities while nullified. |
| Resurgence Burden | User |
Occurs when the player picks up Resurgence Tokens in Arbitrations. Each token works functionally like Index Points, with each pick up diminishing the player's maximum shields and health while constantly draining their energy. |
| Shield Reduction | Enemy |
Target's maximum shields are reduced. |
| Transference Static | User |
Occurs when the Operator suffers fatal damage. Depletes all of the Warframe's shields while taking and reduces their maximum health. This debuff lasts for 45 seconds, and repeated Operator deaths can stack Transference Static up to 4 times: first death reduces maximum health by 20%, second by 50%, third by 80%, and fourth immediately causes Bleedout. |
| Weakened | Player |
The player is weakened and deals less damage.
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| Weakened | Enemy |
The target is weakened and deals less damage. |
Buff & Debuff Icons[]
Comprehensive list of all of the buff & debuff icons in the game. Please feel free to update this chart as needed. Note that some sources/conditions share the same buff/debuff icon.
Named Icons[]
Unnamed Icons[]
These icons are shared by multiple unrelated buffs and/or debuffs.
Media[]
External links[]
Patch History[]
Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)
- Buffs and Debuffs in Pause Menu
The meme of players giving their squadmates enough buff indicators to look like an MMORPG screen is real and valid. Worry not! We have not changed the buffs you get, we’re simply adding the ability to see what the actual Buff and Debuff Icons mean when entering your Pause Menu:
As you can see in the screenshot above, hovering over the icon will show you the effect’s name and possibly the description. We've done our best to add descriptions for Arcanes, Mods, Decrees, Focus Abilities, and Weapon Abilities in time for this update. As the majority of descriptions are still being added, we ask that any bug reporting is done on incorrect or incomplete descriptions instead of missing ones!