The Devstream couch crew returned to discuss our latest update, The Shadowgrapher! We showed off our 64th Warframe, Follie, and her inkblot action and revealed more about the new ‘Follie’s Hunt’ game mode. We also took a final look at the Deluxe Skins of fan-favourite duo Gauss & Grendel and announced the release date for our Switch 2 build, 13-year anniversary and more!
Housekeeping
- TennoCon 2026 approaches! Like years prior, our annual Cosplay Contest returns to the stage as well as our Community Art and TennoCon Dojo Showcases.
- Live from PAX East on March 28th: Devstream #194! Creative Director Rebecca Ford and Community Director Megan Everett will be joined by some special guests to help shape our next update. Pick a side, Tenno!
- Warframe on Nintendo Switch 2 releases March 25! Tenno on Switch 2 can receive a free log-in bonus between March 25 and April 15 ! Learn more here.
- Warframe’s 13 Year Anniversary approaches! Crown yourself with our upcoming Dex Signa on March 13, plus returning Dex items earnable through anniversary Alerts. We'll also have a new contest via the Official Warframe Forums. There's also new Merch on the way, and a HyperX Giveaway you won't want to miss.
The Shadowgrapher: Coming March 25, 2026
Follie: The 64th Warframe
Follie is still under development, so be aware of both major and minor changes while taking a peek at her inky Abilities:
Passive: Follie’s Abilities coat enemies in ink that slows their movement. Enemies that die while inked can turn, or congeal, into Health or Energy Orbs.
Forced Perspective: Drop through an inky frame and emerge at the aimed location doused in ink.
Shadowgraph: Bring shadowgraphs from Follie’s sketchbook to life as items that can be used for tactical advantage.
We revealed quite a few of these possible drawn realities, such as:
- Thermian RPGs.
- Explosive Barrels.
- And many more!
We also showed how Tenno can use Follie's sketchbook to create unique art pieces to use with Shadowgraph!
Self-Portrait: Draw an ink effigy to absorb damage dealt to Follie, while pulsing Inkblot onto nearby foes. Kill enemies to grow the effigy and its Inkblot radius.
Plein Air: Tie nearby enemies to floating balloons that douse them with Inkblot. Pop the balloons to send them crashing to the ground. Falling into an ink puddle will damage nearby enemies.
Follie’s Gear
We didn’t forget about Follie’s signature weapon and Sfumato Helmet (which you can check out here).
The Enkaus is her signature Rifle — a beam rifle, to be precise! When an enemy is below a certain Health threshold and doused in ink, they'll be led to a quick death. Additionally, the Alternate Fire unleashes a large glob of ink that will "Ink" enemies in an area of effect where it lands, creating a puddle in that area that will continue to ink enemies that pass through or stand in it.
Follie’s Hunt
Return to the ruined lobby of the Vesper Relay to enter a new game mode. Accessing Follie’s Hunt requires completion of the Chains of Harrow Quest.
- Tenno will enter the Vesper Relay, descending into the purple canvas before them.
- In Follie’s Hunt, Tenno will collect paint and bring it to a canvas while being pursued by Follie.
Operation: Atramentum
Releasing a week after The Shadowgrapher is our next event — Operation: Atramentum.
This limited-time event will see Clan Trophies return, alongside new and returning Rewards for Tenno to acquire. Good luck once the hunt is on!
Gauss Moto and Grendel Turbis
Your favorite duo is getting a hearty bounty of new Customizations along with their new Skins, including signature weapon Skins, unique Armor attachments, Syandanas, Signas, Sigils, and, of course, Emotes.
Gauss Moto
The Gauss Moto Skin saw some additional features revealed on Devstream 193, including his Vizor Signa, Fend-RX Chest Armor, Tailfin Syandana and Kickback Sigil. He’ll also be paired with his Nitros Acceltra Skin.
Grendel Turbis
Alongside the Grendel Turbis Skin comes the unique Flankon Signa, Torvon Chest Armor and Lumbox Tactical Syandana. Grendel will also be wielding his signature weapon with a reformed look thanks to the Serrabilis Heavy Blade Skin.
Capping off our “Eat & Run” duo are their new emotes: the Rev-Up ft. Grendel, and the Hyper Juggle ft. Gauss!
Atragraphs
Brand new Customizations called Atragraphs are also releasing with The Shadowgrapher! These strictly-cosmetic enhancements will provide select Mods with unique foil wrappings and new art. The couch crew gave some of these glitzy Mods a look here!
Tenno will need to acquire a Chromatic Atramentum in order to apply Atragraphs to a specific Mod. Simply head over to Zorba (a new vendor with the Arbiters of Hexis) in any Relay to install them.
TennoGen Shadowgrapher
The Shadowgrapher brings five new TennoGen additions to the table! Find the first three revealed here, and the last two here!
TennoGen items launching with The Shadowgrapher include:
- Zamariu Signa by led2012 and daemonstar
- Pragmatica Signa by Ventralhound
- Styanax Raevuz Skin by malaya and Xtygian
- Nova Netraselle Skin by blazingcobalt and RoyalPrat
- Hammer Maulleus Skin by Vhynnz
Community Art Pack V
The Shadowgrapher will also include five new Warframe Glyphs, all made in collaboration with Community Artists!
Upcoming Additions and Changes
New Drifter & Operator Faces
A variety of new faces are inbound for the Drifter and Operator.
New Honoria
New Honoria are on their way, too, including:
- More Warframe-related Honoria (as in the actual Warframes).
- Honoria related to Quests.
- Syndicate Honoria.
- ...and more, so stay tuned!
New Adversary Weapon: The Tenet Quanta
Joining the brutal Kuva Ghoulsaw and the infectious Coda Bubonico is the latest ultra-refined weapon from the Corpus: The Tenet Quanta.
The Guilty
The Dark Refractory awaits you once more. The Perita Rebellion brings "The Guilty," which, if you figure out how to unlock it, offers a difficult new node to confront.
Tenno can also now start Descendia and Perita Rebellion Missions directly from the Dark Refractory pool in the Sanctum Anatomica. You'll be able to get there quicker by using the new Fast Travel, as well!
Upcoming Quality-of-Life Changes
The Shadowgrapher brings a healthy number of QoL changes, including speed-up mechanics to Survival, adjustments to Excavation, Clan overhauls, a Cold Status (against players) and Arctic Eximus rework, plus mantle improvements and grind reductions!
Survival Speedup
Survival is receiving a new mechanic that will help speed up the game mode!
- Security Credentials pick-ups will spawn around the Survival map, which requires the Tenno to search around for them, if desired.
- Once found, Tenno must take the Security Credentials to a nearby alarm or interactable console, which will be marked on the map. Once activated, the Mission timer will double in speed for 60 seconds. Importantly, the rate at which your Life Support extinguishes does not change!
Excavation Quality of Life
Excavators have had their survivability scaled up to better ensure these machines don’t die nearly as quickly!
- Excavators that spawn are now temporarily invulnerable.
- Excavators now have built-in Shield Gating.
- General durability of the Excavators has been increased (see our upcoming Patch Notes for full details).
Cold Status and Arctic Eximus Rework
- Arctic Eximus previously ignored line of sight, their effect was invisible/hard to see, and it stacked multiplicatively (if multiple were around). Now, it adds Cold Status Effects to the player, meaning the Cold Status effect now interacts with Status defences/immunities.
- The Cold Status placed on a Tenno only procs while inside the bubble.
- Cold Status Effects on Tenno now stack up to four times, with a 10% slow per stack.
- An important note: this is only in how the Tenno react to the Cold Status, not how the Cold Status affects enemies.
Clan Overhaul
Clans are receiving an overhaul!
- Clan Mission Resource Bonus (Clan Vault) will see extra resources sent to the Clan Vault for building and researching purposes!
- Clan Matchmaking will help you match with your clanmates or only queue with your clanmates.
- Clan Weekly Initiatives will reward Clan members for playing together! Squad up with clanmates to earn bonus Clan Vault resources and earn personal Rewards in the process.
- Clans can acquire a Clan Glyph Prism!
- And lastly, 50 (or so) new Clan Decorations will be available!
Updated Mantling
As mentioned on Devstream 192, our goal is to make mantling faster and more fluid. To demonstrate this, we’ve prepared a video for you here. No more pop-up obstacles ruining your day!
Grind Reductions
We’ve tweaked various grinds around the Origin System! Those affected include Nidus, Khora, Equinox, Ivara, Braton/Lato Vandal, Acceltra, Akarius, Korrudo, Arum Spinos, Sporothrix and the Wolf Sledge.
Other Additions:
- New Perita Rebellion tiles are in development!
- Requiem Relics are getting updated! Our current Relics are being retired and will be replaced by a single Relic. This new Eterna Relic no longer has any weighted roll when acquiring Requiem Mods. With The Shadowgrapher, Tenno will receive 8 of these new Relics upon login.
- The Awakening remaster is still underway!
- Palladino in the Iron Wake will have more to buy with your Riven Slivers.
- The crafting time of Excalibur, Volt and Mag has been reduced to 24 hours.
- Baro Ki’Teer will bring back the Drippy Glyph (an all-timer!)
Thanks for catching up with us, Tenno. Until next time!