**The Best Warframes for Every Mode (2025): New-Player-Friendly Picks**
The idea of the “best” Warframe is subjective, but most Tenno are looking for effective and fun frames that don’t require heavy investment to excel. Fortunately, a Warframe’s true strength comes from its core abilities—sometimes just a single ability can make a frame shine, depending on your playstyle or mission.
This guide focuses on Warframes that are powerful right out of the box, don’t need Subsume abilities or Archon Shards to matter, and are accessible to newer players. When available, Prime versions of these Warframes are even better, offering extra stats and slots. All of these frames can carry you through most of the game’s content, up to Elite activities and deep Void Cascades.
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### Wukong
Wukong boasts built-in survivability, speed, some stealth, and strong damage output. His signature staff, an Exalted weapon, does require a bit more Forma investment, but ensures you always have an effective weapon that isn’t affected by mission restrictions. Wukong is easy to acquire early in your journey—just join a clan and pick up his blueprints from the Tenno Lab in the Dojo.
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### Volt
Volt is often a player’s first taste of the “speed frame” experience thanks to his accessibility. Like Wukong, Volt’s blueprints are found in any Dojo’s Tenno Lab. Volt shines with area-of-effect damage, electric crowd control, and fun, fast-paced gameplay. His speed buffs also give melee weapons a DPS boost. He’s the perfect pick for Capture missions when you want to complete objectives quickly.
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### Rhino
If you’re struggling to survive, Rhino is a great choice. Iron Skin makes you immune to most damage until it’s destroyed (and you can simply recast it), while Roar boosts damage output for both your weapons and the squad. His Stomp ability is a handy “pause button” when you’re overwhelmed in Defense missions. Rhino can be farmed early from the Jackal boss on Fossa, Venus.
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### Revenant
Much like Rhino, Revenant is exceptionally resilient thanks to Mezmer Skin, rendering him near-unkillable. He’s also capable of solid crowd control, but most players love him as a safe, brain-dead platform for letting their weapons do the work while Mezmer Skin keeps them alive. Earn Revenant via the Mask of the Revenant quest on Cetus.
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### Zephyr
Continuing the theme of survival, Zephyr’s third ability creates a shield that blocks all projectile damage, which makes most mission types significantly easier. She can group enemies and rack up insane critical bonuses against them, and her movement abilities make her just plain fun to play. Zephyr’s blueprints are available from the Tenno Lab in any Dojo.
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### Frost
Frost might not be the flashiest pick, but his globe shield offers excellent protection on Defence and Excavation missions. Cast it over objectives to keep them safe until the shield breaks, then recast as needed. Frost can be farmed from the Lieutenant Lech Kril and Captain Vor fight on Ceres (Exta node). Frost remains viable deep into endgame content—he’s a solid option for long Void Cascade runs.
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### Saryn
Saryn is classified as a “nuke frame” for her ability to deal massive, wide-area damage with the right build. She’s been a long-standing favorite due to her crowd-clearing abilities. Pair her with a Sobek shotgun (built with the Acid Shells mod) for explosive damage spreading through entire tile sets. Saryn can be farmed at Kela De Thaym on Sedna, so she might take a bit longer for newer players to reach.
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### Dante
Dante is a late-game powerhouse, available through the Sanctum Anatomica on Deimos. He brings excellent support via easy Overguard generation for the whole squad and offers versatile spellcasting for both damage and team buffs. Dante’s magical book enables him to annihilate enemies in tough endgame activities like Elite Deep Archimedia and Elite Temporal Archimedia.
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**Conclusion**
No matter your playstyle, these Warframes offer a blend of accessibility, survivability, and power for all players throughout Warframe’s main content. All frames are capable with the right build, but the picks above shine especially bright for those climbing from newbie ranks to Elite missions. Don’t forget to try their Prime variants when possible—the extra stats and slots are always worth it!
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