Atlas

Support / Healer

Enemies tremble before the brawler with fists as hard as stone. Atlas deals high damage. Command terrestrial elements that form the foundation of any battlefield.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: NaramonVazarinMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)

RelatedPrime VersionAtlas Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 270
Armor: 475
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 0.9
Build Cost: 30,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Enemies tremble before the brawler with fists as hard as stone. Built around Landslide, Tectonics, Petrify.

Passive

Becomes immune to Knockdown effects while on the ground.

When to Pick

You want a support / healer toolkit and Atlas’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Atlas brings — especially Landslide.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Atlas’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

Landslide (Ability 1): Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack.
Tectonics (Ability 2): Summon a Bulwark rock-wall, activate again to send the rocks crashing toward the enemy.
Petrify (Ability 3): Atlas' hardened gaze will fossilize foes increasing the damage they take, heal Rumblers, and create Petrified Bulwarks.
Rumblers (Ability 4): Summon two elemental stone brawlers to the melee.

Abilities & Augments

1
Landslide →
Energy 25
Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack. Each hit in the three-punch combo increases the radius of the attack. Energy cost is reduced with each hit of Landslide. Install mods on the Landslide Fists to boost stats.
Augment
Path Of StatuesOpen augment →
2
Tectonics →
Energy 25
Summon a Bulwark rock-wall, activate again to send the rocks crashing toward the enemy. Bulwarks attacked by enemies release an area-of-effect Slash powered by the Health it has lost.
Augment
Tectonic FractureOpen augment →
3
Petrify →
Energy 25
Atlas' hardened gaze will fossilize foes increasing the damage they take, heal Rumblers, and create Petrified Bulwarks. When shattered, petrified enemies drop healing Rubble for Atlas.
Augment
Ore GazeOpen augment →
4
Rumblers →
Energy 25
Summon two elemental stone brawlers to the melee. Summoning petrifies enemies in close proximity to Atlas. When finished, Rumblers collapse into a pile of healing Rubble.
Augment
RumbledOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Tectonics
Summon a Bulwark rock-wall, activate again to send the rocks crashing toward the enemy.
2
Petrify
Atlas' hardened gaze will fossilize foes increasing the damage they take, heal Rumblers, and create Petrified Bulwarks.
3
Rumblers
Summon two elemental stone brawlers to the melee.
4
Landslide
Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack.

Helminth / Subsume

Landslide is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Tectonics and later abilities when they define Atlas’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Mod Scaling

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Atlas’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Atlas if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Atlas is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Priority

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission Usefulness

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	On Steel Path density, Atlas leans on Landslide to keep rooms deleting while the squad rotates. Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack. Enemies tremble before the brawler with fists as hard as stone.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Cryopods and excavators are Atlas’s home turf — Tectonics locks or deletes the wave on the point. Summon a Bulwark rock-wall, activate again to send the rocks crashing toward the enemy. Enemies tremble before the brawler with fists as hard as stone.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Atlas’s support / healer kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack. Enemies tremble before the brawler with fists as hard as stone.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Atlas is not a Spy specialist and Landslide won’t save a loud play. Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack. Enemies tremble before the brawler with fists as hard as stone.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Atlas still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Landslide handles fights. Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Atlas wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Landslide won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat up to three times for a combo attack. Enemies tremble before the brawler with fists as hard as stone.