Gyre

Crowd Control

Annihilate enemies with the conductivity of coils and transmitters. Gyre’s electric attacks provide crowd control. She is the embodiment of elegant theory.

Role: Crowd Control
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: MaduraiVazarin
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 550
Armor: 105
Energy: 190
Sprint Speed: 1.0
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Annihilate enemies with the conductivity of coils and transmitters. Built around Arcsphere, Coil Horizon, Cathode Grace.

Passive

Gyre's abilities have a 10% chance to deal critical damage for each Electrical status that affects the enemy.

When to Pick

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

Kit Overview

Arcsphere (Ability 1): Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies.
Coil Horizon (Ability 2): Throw forward a Gyratory Sphere that will implode after a few seconds or can be manually triggered.
Cathode Grace (Ability 3): Gain a brief burst of increased Critical Chance and Energy Regen, with each kill extending duration of Cathode Grace.
Rotorswell (Ability 4): Gyre’s mechanisms spin at incredible speeds, generating an Electric Field that shocks nearby enemies.

Abilities & Augments

1
Arcsphere →
Energy 25
Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies. Hit multiple enemies at once with the initial launch to enhance damage.
Augment
Conductive SphereOpen augment →
2
Coil Horizon →
Energy 25
Throw forward a Gyratory Sphere that will implode after a few seconds or can be manually triggered.
Augment
Coil RechargeOpen augment →
3
Cathode Grace →
Energy 25
Gain a brief burst of increased Critical Chance and Energy Regen, with each kill extending duration of Cathode Grace. Casting is on a cooldown.
Augment
Cathode CurrentOpen augment →
4
Rotorswell →
Energy 25
Gyre’s mechanisms spin at incredible speeds, generating an Electric Field that shocks nearby enemies. When Gyre gets a critical hit, a large electrical discharge will chain from the enemy that was hit to nearby enemies.
Augment
Reverse RotorswellOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Arcsphere
Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies.
2
Coil Horizon
Throw forward a Gyratory Sphere that will implode after a few seconds or can be manually triggered.
3
Cathode Grace
Gain a brief burst of increased Critical Chance and Energy Regen, with each kill extending duration of Cathode Grace.
4
Rotorswell
Gyre’s mechanisms spin at incredible speeds, generating an Electric Field that shocks nearby enemies.

Helminth / Subsume

Arcsphere is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Coil Horizon and later abilities when they define Gyre’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 Gyre’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Gyre if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Gyre 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	Gyre is a S-tier Steel Path pick because Arcsphere still works when every spawn is overlevelled. Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Gyre wins Mobile Defense / Excavation by parking Coil Horizon on the objective instead of chasing stragglers. Throw forward a Gyratory Sphere that will implode after a few seconds or can be manually triggered.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Excellent	Speed runs favor Gyre because Arcsphere skips empty rooms and ends the mission early. Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Strong	Gyre can handle Spy / Nightmare with Arcsphere as soft stealth or hard CC, even if it isn’t full invis. Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Gyre still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Arcsphere handles fights. Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies. Annihilate enemies with the conductivity of coils and transmitters.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Gyre wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Arcsphere won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Launch a Gyratory Sphere that will deal high damage on impact and periodically deal electrical shocks to nearby enemies.