We've been busy applying the finishing touches to The Shadowgrapher, and are proud to announce that Warframe's first standalone update of 2026 has officially landed on all platforms!

Journey to the ruins of the Vesper Relay and investigate a mysterious painting to uncover the story of our latest Warframe, the inkblot-based Follie. Survive a frightful hunt with your Squadmates in an exhilarating new game mode, witness the next evolution of Gauss and Grendel and enjoy a plethora of expansions and quality-of-life improvements designed to enhance the Warframe experience for new Tenno and veterans alike.

Once the ink has dried, you can look forward to earning new and returning Rewards beginning April 2 during the new in-game event, Operation: Atramentum.

Note: to begin The Shadowgrapher you must first complete The War Within main story quest. For help with that, check out our Quest Guide!

64TH WARFRAME: FOLLIE

Splatter matters with Follie! The macabre and merry Shadowgrapher brings art to life, blending reality with smatterings of surreal inkblots. She supports her squad and controls enemy crowds with a myriad of versatile sketches and tricks. A gifted calligrapher, she finds herself trapped within a canvas aboard the Relay, unable to escape as she attempts in vain to restore a series of unfinished stories.

While Follie's Abilities allow for their own creativity in combat, she allows you to express yourself like never before with a Sketchbook that allows you to realize your very own artworks in-game. These can then be deployed directly onto the battlefield.

Ability 1: Forced Perspective

Drop through an inky frame and emerge invulnerable at the aimed location in a splash of ink that inflicts Inkblot on nearby enemies.

Ability 2: Shadowgraph

Bring shadowgraphs from Follie’s sketchbook to life as items that can be used for tactical advantage. Shadowgraphs splash Inkblot onto nearby enemies when created. HOLD to open the Shadowgraph gear wheel.

Ability 3: Self Portrait

Draw an ink effigy to absorb the damage dealt to Follie and allies. Below, a pool of ink spreads Inkblot. Kill enemies to grow Follie’s effigy and its ink puddle.

Ability 4: Plein Air

Tie nearby enemies to floating balloons that douse them with Inkblot. Pop the balloons to send them crashing to the ground, splashing damage on nearby enemies.

Passive: Inkblot

Follie’s abilities coat enemies in ink that slows their movement up to 50%. Afflicted enemies have a chance to drop Health and Energy Orbs.

NEW GAME MODE: FOLLIE'S HUNT

Accessible by entering the painting in the main lobby of the Vesper Relay, Follie's Hunt sees you and up to three friends gathering paint in order to complete a series of incomplete canvases scattered throughout the map. You'll need to dodge (or battle) ink-ified enemies and avoid sinister traps in order to complete these artworks, while being pursued by an overpowering and invulnerable foe.

GAUSS MOTO AND GRENDEL TURBIS

Your favorite odd couple is back, with full suites of state-of-the-art, mecha-inspired Customizations that completely redefine what it means to "eat and run."

GAUSS MOTO

Sleeker and more aerodynamic than ever, the kinetic blur that is Gauss has been reimagined. His new Customizations include:

• Gauss Moto Skin
• Acceltra Nitros Skin
• Gauss Speedway Glyph
• Vizor Signa
• Tailfin Syandana
• Fend-RX Chest Armor
• Kickback Sigil
• Rev-Up ft. Grendel Emote (for use with any Warframe of your choosing)

Add these to your Arsenal via the Gauss Moto Collection.

GRENDEL TURBIS

The sight of Grendel's imposing new maw makes enemies tremble like the ground beneath his heavily armored feet. His new Customizations include:

• Grendel Turbis Skin
• Serrabilis Heavy Blade Skin
• Grendel Roll Out Glyph
• Flankon Signa
• Lumbox Tactical Syandana
• Torvon Chest Armor
• Fraktur Ephemera
• Hyper Juggle ft. Gauss Emote (for use with any Warframe of your choosing)

Add these to your Arsenal via the Grendel Turbis Collection.

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS

Legacy Quest Polish

Many of Warframe's most memorable Quests have been adjusted and improved to address bugs and pain points we've tracked with help from the community, including many new Tenno who began their first playthroughs after the launch of The Old Peace. If you've ever gotten stuck on a Quest in the past, now's a great time to get back in the saddle and try it again.

Operator and Drifter Visual Refinements

Getting your Operator or Drifter's visage just right can be tricky, but we've made it easier by improving existing faces for customization and adding several entirely new options! With improved textures, skin, hair and more, you've never looked better outside your Warframe.

Awakening Remaster

Start your journey off better than ever thanks to our remaster of Warframe's very first Mission. With significant visual improvements to the skybox, along with pacing updates, enemy position changes and improved performance. The beginning of your evolution even sounds better owing to rerecorded dialogue and new music!

NEW ARMAMENTS

Three familiar Weapons have finally received the Adversary treatment — and their respective Kuva, Tenet and Coda versions are now available for you to unleash added mayhem.

Kuva Ghoulsaw

The addition of Kuva has forged the savage Ghoulsaw into an even more brutal weapon, allowing for faster attacks.

Tenet Quanta

Once a mining tool adapted for military purposes, Parvosian engineering has enhanced the Quanta’s lethality even further. Alternate Fire cubes now apply Status Effect on impact.

Coda Bubonico

With increased magazine size, the Coda Bubonico was born of the Technocyte virus' need to spread infection. Primary Fire rate ramps up with continuous fire.

OPERATION: ATRAMENTUM

***AVAILABLE APRIL 2 AT 11:30 A.M. ET UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 11:30 A.M. ET***

New challenges are coming during our next in-game event! Earn new and returning Rewards by working together with your Squadmates to restore a tarnished painting. We'll have various tiers of Clan Trophies on offer, so put the call out to your Clanmates and get ready!