Mar 25, 2026
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Follie, the 64th Warframe, debuts alongside the Follie's Hunt game mode and new Kuva, Tenet, and Coda weapon variants.
Key Changes
- 1New Warframe: Follie, the Shadowgrapher, featuring ink-based crowd control and custom sketchbook art.
- 2New Game Mode: Follie's Hunt, a cooperative mission type located in the Vesper Relay.
- 3New Adversary Weapons: Kuva Ghoulsaw, Tenet Quanta, and Coda Bubonico variants now available.
- 4Awakening Remaster: Complete visual, audio, and pacing overhaul of the game's first mission.
- 5Operator & Drifter Refinements: Improved face textures and new customization options.
- 6Operation: Atramentum: New limited-time event starting April 2 with Clan rewards.
- 7Gauss Moto & Grendel Turbis: Two massive mecha-inspired customization collections.
- 8Legacy Quest Polish: Bug fixes and improvements for several older story quests.
- 9Follie's Passive: Inkblot slows enemies by 50% and increases Health/Energy orb drop rates.
All Changes
🎨Warframes(6)
- newFollie: Introduced Follie, the 64th Warframe, featuring inkblot-based abilities and a unique Sketchbook mechanic for deploying custom artwork.
- newFollie: Forced Perspective: Drop through an inky frame to emerge invulnerable at a target location, inflicting Inkblot on nearby enemies.
- newFollie: Shadowgraph: Create tactical items from a sketchbook that splash Inkblot on creation; features a hold-to-open gear wheel.
- newFollie: Self Portrait: Create an ink effigy that absorbs damage for Follie and allies, growing in size and ink puddle radius as enemies are killed.
- newFollie: Plein Air: Bind enemies to floating balloons that apply Inkblot and deal splash damage when popped.
- newFollie: Inkblot (Passive): Abilities coat enemies in ink, slowing movement by up to 50% and granting a chance to drop Health and Energy Orbs.
🎮Game Modes(1)
- newFollie's Hunt: New game mode 'Follie's Hunt' added, involving canvas completion and evasion of an invulnerable foe within the Vesper Relay.
🔫Weapons(3)
- newKuva Ghoulsaw: New Kuva Ghoulsaw variant added, featuring increased attack speed.
- newTenet Quanta: New Tenet Quanta variant added, featuring increased magazine size and a primary fire rate that ramps up during continuous fire.
- newCoda Bubonico: New Coda Bubonico variant added, featuring alternate fire cubes that apply Status Effects on impact.
🛠️Quality of Life(4)
- fixQuests: Polished multiple legacy quests to address community-reported bugs and progression pain points.
- changeOperator: Improved Operator and Drifter visual fidelity with refined textures for skin and hair, plus several new face customization options.
- changeAwakening: Remastered the 'Awakening' mission with updated skyboxes, improved performance, and adjusted enemy positioning.
- changeAwakening: Updated 'Awakening' mission pacing and audio, including re-recorded dialogue and new music tracks.
👕Customizations(16)
- newGauss: Added Gauss Moto Skin.
- newAcceltra: Added Acceltra Nitros Skin.
- newGauss: Added Gauss Speedway Glyph.
- newSigna: Added Vizor Signa.
- newSyandana: Added Tailfin Syandana.
- newArmor: Added Fend-RX Chest Armor.
- newSigil: Added Kickback Sigil.
- newEmote: Added 'Rev-Up ft. Grendel' Emote.
- newGrendel: Added Grendel Turbis Skin.
- newHeavy Blade: Added Serrabilis Heavy Blade Skin.
- newGrendel: Added Grendel Roll Out Glyph.
- newSigna: Added Flankon Signa.
- newSyandana: Added Lumbox Tactical Syandana.
- newArmor: Added Torvon Chest Armor.
- newEphemera: Added Fraktur Ephemera.
- newEmote: Added 'Hyper Juggle ft. Gauss' Emote.
📅Events(1)
- newOperation: Atramentum: Announced 'Operation: Atramentum' running from April 2 to April 23, featuring Clan Trophies and painting restoration challenges.
Summary
The Shadowgrapher update introduces Follie, an ink-based Warframe who uses surreal sketches to control the battlefield. Players can explore the new Follie's Hunt game mode in the Vesper Relay, which requires completing 'The War Within' quest to access. The update also features a significant remaster of the 'Awakening' introductory mission, visual refinements for Operators and Drifters, and the expansion of the Adversary weapon system with new Kuva, Tenet, and Coda variants. Additionally, the Gauss Moto and Grendel Turbis collections offer extensive new mecha-inspired customizations.