Warframe Tier list 2022

Warframe Tier list 2022

Broken up war frames into archetypes, should make any tier list easier to create.  Each frame can be seen as a tool, support, DPS, tanks, crowd control and farmer frames. Many frames have similar uses with loads of overlap. Brief description of each archetype. 

  • Support – Frames which offer buff and debuffs, various bonuses which benefit the squad. 
  • DPS – Damage focused frames who kit or parts focus on it. 
  • Tanks – Frames which offer some survival tools allows them to absorb damage. 
  • Crowd control – Focus on controlling enemies
  • Farmer – Make it easier to frame resources or increase the odds

Rating system what does each tier mean. 

S completely broken, A great, B good, C niche, D rework is required

Ideally you want everything in A or B, C some minor changes and D needs big changes. Meta can shift making things in C still good just not used. Minor changes could be required for C, mix of changes between big and small needed for D. Some frames straight up need reworks. 

Minor rework

  • Equinox
  • Trinity 
  • Inaros
  • Loki
  • Limbo
  • Volt

Full rework

  • Atlas
  • Chroma
  • Hydroid
  • Frost
  • Limbo
  • Nyx
  • Yareli
  • Valkyr

Support frames

  • S
  • A – Rhino, Protea, Octivia, Wisp
  • B – Harrow, Oberon, Xaku
  • C – Trinity
  • D – Valkyr

DPS

  • S
  • A – Gara, Ember, Mesa, Octavia, Saryn, Mag, Garuda, Protea, Titania
  • B – Ash, Baruuk, Larvos, Ivara
  • C – Excalibur, Equinox, Nyx, Yareli, Volt
  • D – Atlas, Hydroid

Crowd control

  • S
  • A – Nova, Octavia, Vauban, Limbo
  • B – Ivara
  • C – Frost, Loki
  • D – Nyx

Tanks

  • S
  • A – Gauss, Nezha, Wukong, Zephyr, Hildryn, Revenant
  • B – Atlas, Rhino, Oberon, Harrow, Mirage, Larvos, Ivara, Nidus, Grendel
  • C – Chroma, Inaros, Loki, Volt
  • D – Frost, Valkyr

Farmer frames

  • S
  • A – Nekros, Khora
  • B – Xaku
  • C – Limbo
  • D – Atlas, Hydroid