Top 10: Best Warframes of 2018 - Odealo (2024)

Volt's abilities are based on the Lightning element. It is considered the most well-rounded frame in the game. Prime Volt is also the most efficient farmer with his extremely fast sprint. It is also considered the best frame for Capture, Sabotage and Rescue missions. Volt's abilities are most effective against the Corpus (mainly versus their robots). Volt also has the highest Energy capacity in the entire game. Volt's abilities are as follows:

Passive: Static Discharge - walking, running, sliding on walls builds up Lightning energy which increases the damage of Volt's next attack

1. Shock - a lightning projectile that deals high damage and stuns its' main target. Then it chains to nearby enemies
2. Speed- which greatly increases Volt's and his allies speed for a short duration
3. Electric Shield- a defensive barrier which provides cover for Volt and his allies
4. Discharge - stuns all nearby enemies and deals high Lightning damage

Chroma is considered the best offensive Tank Frame in Warframe. On top being able to withstand heavy damage Chroma has some very useful support and offensive abilities. Chroma is famous for his fast melee attacks and the great team supporting abilities. Chroma's abilities are:

Passive: Elemental Alignment - which allows Chroma to freely choose the elemental damage type it deals withattacks. The change can be performed between missions

1. Spectral Scream - a cone AoE attack that causes Chroma to continuously unleash a beam of elemental energy damaging enemies in radius
2. Elemental Ward - depending on the element chosen, Chroma emits an aura that grants both offensive and defensive buffs to himself and nearby allies
3. Vex Armor - which causes Chroma's armor increases in strength when getting hit
4. Effigy - Chroma can create a Sentry Turret that grants buffs to nearby allies and deals elemental damage to enemies

Banshee is one of the best support frames. Banshee can increase the DPS of his allies to a crazy extent. His Sonar allows you to detect enemies and their weak spots. It can also reduce the chance of being detected, making it perfect for Spy/Rescuemissions. Also, his fourth ability stuns and damages enemies on a very wide area, making it very useful on various occasions. Banshee's skill set is:

Passive: Suppressor - all of Banshee's weapons are treated as silent

1. Sonic Boom - a cone attack that knockbacks and damages enemies
2. Sonar - detects nearby enemies and identifies their weak spots. All this information is shared with party members
3. Silence - Banshee emits a sound around it that stuns enemies. After the stun, affected enemies don't react to sounds including gunfire and alarms
4. Sound Quake- stuns and damages all enemies in up to 20-meter radius

Rhino is a very good tank with high shield and armor. He is slow, but with the Rhino Charge ability, Rhino becomes extremely enjoyable. It also helps to engage far away opponents. Rhino's abilities are:

Passive: Heavy Landing- if Rhino falls fast enough, he will create a shockwave upon landing

1. Rhino Charges- Rhino charges towards an enemy with great speed
2. Iron Skin - increases Rhino armor by 250% and grants a protective shield that has up to 1200 base health
3. Roar - increases the damage of every nearby Warframe
4. Rhino Stomp- Rhino stomps the ground, damaging enemies around him. Affected enemies are put into stasis as well

Purely offensive Warframe that is based on Fire elemental damage making it extremely effective against the Plague. It's one of the best frames for new players. Ember also provides very high damage boost, is great at melting enemies and is very good for Capture type missions. Ember's abilities are as follows:

Passive: Ignition- every time Ember procs Heat, it gains 35% increases Ability Strength and regenerates 10 Energy per second

1. Fireball - fires a fiery projectile that damages enemies on contact and leaves a trail of burning ground
2. Accelerant- stuns nearby enemies and increases fire damage dealt
3. Fire Blast - damages nearby enemies and creates a ring of fire that adds extra fire damage to all attacks that are performed through the ring
4. World on Fire- damages nearby enemies and fires fireballs at enemies that get close to Ember

Loki is rather weak in terms of power and defenses. What makes him powerful is hiscunningness and intelligence. He is also fast and agile. Loki can disarm enemies, and even make disarmed enemies fight against each other. Loki's abilities are:

Passive: Wall Grapple - Loki's Wall Latch ability lasts 10 times longer than regular Warframes

1. Decoy - Loki's creates a copy of himself which attracts enemy fire
2. Invisibility - Loki becomes invisible for up to 12 seconds
3. Switch Teleport - Loki swaps his position with his target. The target becomes confused after the teleport
4. Radial Disarm- sends a wave of energy that Disarms all foes

Nova is a Glass-Cannon frame. It has low armor and shields but obliterates everything on its' way. It's also the second fastest Warframe in the game. Her fourth ability is also great at clearing big groups of enemies, with the AoE explosions caused by slain enemies. Nova's abilities are:

Passive: Explosive Counter -whenever Nova is knocked down, it knockbacks and damages enemies in a 6-meter radius

1. Null Star - creates anti-matter particles that orbit around Nova and seek out enemies
2. Antimatter Drop - Nova crates an antimatter Orb which detonates and deals damage on impact
3. Wormhole - creates a Wormholes which allows Nova to instantly travel between them
4. Molecular Prime- Nova unleashes a wave of antimatter particles which slows down all enemies in radius and makes them explode upon death dealing very high AoE damage

Octavia is one of the best solo Frames in the game. Octavia deals very high mental damage, can go invisible, and her playstyle is very unique. Octavia deals damage with music, and you should be careful when choosing notes - the outcome can be very annoying for you and your party members. Octavia's abilities are:

Passive: Harmonic Symphony- Octavia creates music from the Mandachord attached to its' arms. Music boosts Octavia's abilities depending on the customization options chosen
Passive: Inspiration - casting a skill inspires Octavia and all nearby allies which replenish one energy every second for 30 seconds

1. Mallet- Octavia creates a music instrument that attracts enemies and deals damage to them
2. Resonator - Octavia creates a ball that charms enemies. It can be used in combination with the Mallet, which will make enemies follow the ball and deal damage to them
3. Metronome - Octavia emits an aura that increases all nearby allies armor.While inside the aura, Octavia and her allies can perform specific actions in sync togain various Sync Buffs
4. Amp- greatly increases the damage of Octavia and all nearby allies. Also, the damage of Mallets is doubled for the duration

Equinox is unique in every way. It is the second most expensive Warframe in the game. As Equinox balances between night and day, two Aspects have to be manufactured in order to create Equinox. Equinox is good at pretty much every playstyle and for all types of missions. It is more of a support Frame rather than DPS or Tank. Equinox is also one of the hardest Frames to master, however, once learned, it is an extremely powerful and enjoyable Frame. Equinox skills are as follows:

Passive: Equilibrium- Equinox can freely convert 10% of health orb into energy orbs and vice versa

1. Metamorphosis- allows Equinox to switch forums, granting it bonus shields and armor in Night-form, and bonus damage and speed in Day-form
2. Rest & Rage - in the Night-formyour target is put to sleep, in the Day-form it's more vulnerable to damage
3. Pacify & Provoke - in the Night-form reduces nearby enemies' damage, in the Day-form, increases the Ability Strenght of all nearby Warframes
4. Mend & Maim- in the Night-form Equinox emits a healing aura, while in the Day-form Equinox emits an aura that deals damage to all nearby enemies and causes bleeding

Credits:25,000
Equinox:1
Equinox:1
Forma:1

Time: 72 hours
Rush:50
Market price: N/A
Blueprint price:N/A

Credits:15,000
Alloy Plate:150
Neural Sensors:1
Polymer Bundle:1,000
Plastids:500

Nekros is physically weak, but its' ability to raise minions makes it unstoppable.
On top of dealing amazing damage, they absorb the damage dealt to Nekros. Another popular Nekros ability - Desecrate increases the item yield of slain enemies. Nekros abilities are as follows:

Passive: Soul Siphon- Nekros regenerates 5 health every time an enemy dies within 10 meters

1. Soul Punch - stuns and damages first enemy hit. This enemy's soul turns into a projectile that damage enemies that make contact with it
2. Terrify- makes nearby enemies flee in fear
3. Desecrate- makes fallen enemies around Nekros drop additional loot
4. Shadows of the Dead- raises slain enemies from the ground to fight for Nekros for a short duration