Ember Prime

Tank / Defense

Ember Prime offers the same potential for wanton destruction as Ember but provides unique mod polarities, allowing for greater customization.

Role: Tank / Defense
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: MaduraiVazarin
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)

RelatedStandard VersionEmber

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 365
Armor: 160
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 1.1
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Ember Prime is the primed variant of Ember — same kit fantasy with Prime stats and polarities. Harness the power of fire. Built around Fireball, Immolation, Fire Blast.

Passive

Receive a percentage Ability Strength for every enemy within Affinity Range affected by Heat.

When to Pick

You want Ember’s kit with Prime polarities / stats.
You want a tank / defense toolkit and Ember’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Ember brings — especially Fireball.

Kit Overview

Ability kit matches Ember — open the base ability pages for deep dives.
Fireball (Ability 1): Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact.
Immolation (Ability 2): Protect Ember with flame armor that burns stronger over time, consuming energy once its meter is at full strength.
Fire Blast (Ability 3): Slam the ground to create a wave of incinerating plasma that knocks back enemies and strips their armor.

Abilities & Augments

1
Fireball →
Energy 25
Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact.
Augment
Fireball FrenzyOpen augment →
2
Immolation →
Energy 25
Protect Ember with flame armor that burns stronger over time, consuming energy once its meter is at full strength. Cast again to extinguish the flame.
Augment
Immolated RadianceOpen augment →
3
Fire Blast →
Energy 25
Slam the ground to create a wave of incinerating plasma that knocks back enemies and strips their armor.
Augment
Healing FlameOpen augment →
4
Inferno →
Energy 25
Command a flaming comet to crash down in front of Ember, engulfing enemies with a fire that can spread through their ranks.
Augment
ExothermicOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Immolation
Protect Ember with flame armor that burns stronger over time, consuming energy once its meter is at full strength.
2
Fire Blast
Slam the ground to create a wave of incinerating plasma that knocks back enemies and strips their armor.
3
Fireball
Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact.
4
Inferno
Command a flaming comet to crash down in front of Ember, engulfing enemies with a fire that can spread through their ranks.

Helminth / Subsume

Fireball is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Immolation and later abilities when they define Ember’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 Ember’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Ember if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Ember 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	Ember Prime is a S-tier Steel Path pick because Fireball still works when every spawn is overlevelled. Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact. Prime stats give more room to Forma the same loop.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Ember Prime wins Mobile Defense / Excavation by parking Fireball on the objective instead of chasing stragglers. Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact. Prime stats give more room to Forma the same loop.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Ember Prime’s tank / defense kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Weak	Loud kit. Leave Spy / Rescue to invis or silence frames; Fireball doesn’t make Ember Prime quiet. Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Ember Prime unless you love Fireball. Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact. Harness the power of fire.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Ember Prime wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Fireball won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact.