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Garuda

Death’s crimson maiden sharpens her talons. Garuda weaponizes the blood of her foes to deal high damage. Sanguine beauty complements her deadly power.

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Garuda

(Base stats)

Health
270
Shield
270
Armor
315
Energy
140
Sprint
1
Mastery
0

Values at max rank as reported by the game export · snapshot 30 Sept 2026

(Where it sits)

Garuda has no extreme in its base stats — every one of them sits in the middle of the roster, so what it does comes from its abilities rather than its numbers.

It ships with 2 polarities already installed, plus Madurai on the aura slot, so that much of the board costs no forma.

(Loadout facts)

Pre-installed polarities
NaramonVazarin
Aura slot
Madurai
Helminth can subsume
Blood Altar
Progenitor element
Radiation
Role
Damage
Introduced
24

(Passive)

Garuda's damage temporarily increases with each enemy she kills, to a maximum of _%. Slashes with her talons if no melee weapon is equipped.

(Abilities)

  1. 01

    Dread Mirror 25 energy

    Rip the life force from an enemy and use it as a shield that captures damage, this kills significantly weakened enemies instantly. Charge to channel the captured damage into an explosive projectile.

    Augment: Dread Ward

  2. 02

    Blood Altar 50 energy Subsumable

    Impale an enemy on an altar of talons and siphon health for Garuda and her allies.

  3. 03

    Bloodletting

    Garuda sacrifices her health to generate energy and clear Status Effects.

    Augment: Blood Forge

  4. 04

    Seeking Talons 100 energy

    Charge to expand the targeting area, release to send Garuda's talons careening toward each target in area. Surviving enemies are prone to Slash Status.

    Augment: Blending Talons

Costs are base figures, before efficiency.

How to get Garuda

The blueprint is a reward for Vox Solaris (Quest); Cephalon Simaris sells a replacement if you lose it. The parts are farmed separately. Skipping all of it costs 325 platinum in the market.

Blueprint

WhereRotationChance
Cephalon Simaris, Complete Vox Solaris (Quest)—100%

Chassis

WhereRotationChance
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 5 - 15 Orb Vallis Bounty)A27.6%
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 5 - 15 Orb Vallis Bounty)B27.6%
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 5 - 15 Orb Vallis Bounty)C27.6%

Neuroptics

WhereRotationChance
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 20 - 40 Orb Vallis Bounty)A22.5%
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 20 - 40 Orb Vallis Bounty)B22.5%
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 20 - 40 Orb Vallis Bounty)C22.5%

Systems

WhereRotationChance
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 10 - 30 Orb Vallis Bounty)A22.5%
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 10 - 30 Orb Vallis Bounty)B22.5%
Venus/Orb Vallis (Level 10 - 30 Orb Vallis Bounty)C22.5%

Chances are per reward roll, as the drop tables state them. Relic rows show the chance at each refinement; a relic drops Intact.

How to craft Garuda

Credits, all in
70,000
Build time
3 days 12 hours
Rush, all in
125 p
Or buy outright
325 p

Build time assumes the 3 components build at the same time in separate foundry slots — 12 hours for the slowest, then 3 days for the frame itself. One slot at a time comes to 4 days 12 hours.

Everything it eats

  • 5,000Nano SporesDeimos · Saturn · Neptune · Eris
  • 3,500KuvaKuva Siphon Missions and Taveuni (Kuva Fortress)
  • 2,400Polymer BundleMercury · Venus · Uranus
  • 2,200Alloy PlateVenus · Phobos · Ceres · Jupiter · Pluto · Sedna · Zariman Ten Zero
  • 40Axidrol AlloyRefined from Axidite, Ferrite, Rubedo — Blueprint sold by Smokefinger in Fortuna on Venus.
  • 40Travocyte AlloyRefined from Plastids, Salvage, Travoride — Blueprint sold by Smokefinger in Fortuna on Venus.
  • 40Venerdo AlloyRefined from Gallium, Rubedo, Venerol — Blueprint sold by Smokefinger in Fortuna on Venus.
  • 6Star AmarastRefined from Amarast — Blueprint sold by Smokefinger in Fortuna on Venus.
  • 3Marquise ThystRefined from Thyst — Blueprint sold by Smokefinger in Fortuna on Venus.
  • 3Radiant ZodianRefined from Zodian — Blueprint sold by Smokefinger in Fortuna on Venus.
  • 2Calda ToroidEarn Calda Toroids from enemies located at the Enrichment Labs in the Orb Vallis and from Scyto Raknoids. They can also be found as pick-ups in caves located around the Orb Vallis (Venus).
  • 2Sola ToroidEarn Sola Toroids from enemies located at the Temple of Profit in the Orb Vallis and from Kyta Raknoids. They can also be found as pick-ups in caves located around the Orb Vallis (Venus).
  • 2Vega ToroidEarn Vega Toroids from enemies located at the Spaceport in the Orb Vallis and from Mite Raknoids. They can also be found as pick-ups in caves located around the Orb Vallis (Venus).

Under each resource, the planets whose missions drop it — or, where no planet does, how it is found, as the WARFRAME Wiki records it.

The tree

Garuda blueprint25,000 cr · 3 days · rush 50 p
  • 1 Neuroptics · 15,000 cr · 12 hours
  • 1 Chassis · 15,000 cr · 12 hours
  • 1 Systems · 15,000 cr · 12 hours
  • 3,500 Kuva
Neuroptics15,000 cr · 12 hours
  • 2 Vega Toroid
  • 6 Star Amarast
  • 40 Axidrol Alloy
  • 5,000 Nano Spores
Chassis15,000 cr · 12 hours
  • 2 Calda Toroid
  • 3 Radiant Zodian
  • 40 Travocyte Alloy
  • 2,200 Alloy Plate
Systems15,000 cr · 12 hours
  • 2 Sola Toroid
  • 3 Marquise Thyst
  • 40 Venerdo Alloy
  • 2,400 Polymer Bundle

(Builds)

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(Sources)

Stats, ability text and art come from the game export. Polarities, ability costs, augments, subsume status and the crafting recipes come from the WARFRAME Wiki, CC BY-SA. Every figure, ranking and total on this page is computed from our own dataset.