Limbo

Crowd Control

Master the rift between shadow and substance. Limbo disrupts time-space to provide crowd control. He is at home where others struggle with what is real.

Role: Crowd Control
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: MaduraiMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 15.0 (2014-10-24)

RelatedPrime VersionLimbo Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 180
Armor: 105
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 1.15
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 1m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Master the rift between shadow and substance. Built around Banish, Stasis, Rift Surge.

Passive

Dodge to enter and exit the Rift. Entering leaves behind a small Rift portal lasting several seconds. Energy slowly recharges in the Rift, and each enemy killed in there also gives bonus Energy.

When to Pick

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

Kit Overview

Banish (Ability 1): Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of existence.
Stasis (Ability 2): Freezes Rift-bound enemies.
Rift Surge (Ability 3): Surges nearby Rift-bound enemies with Rift energy.
Cataclysm (Ability 4): A violent blast of Void energy tears open a pocket of rift plane which can sustain itself for a short period before collapsing in another lethal blast.

Abilities & Augments

1
Banish →
Energy 25
Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of existence.
Augment
Rift HavenOpen augment →
2
Stasis →
Energy 25
Freezes Rift-bound enemies. While active, enemy projectiles are arrested in mid-air, resuming its trajectory when stasis ends.
No augment
3
Rift Surge →
Energy 25
Surges nearby Rift-bound enemies with Rift energy. When killed the Rift Surge is transferred to a nearby enemy outside the rift. Surged enemies that leave the Rift perform a radial Banish.
Augment
Rift TorrentOpen augment →
4
Cataclysm →
Energy 25
A violent blast of Void energy tears open a pocket of rift plane which can sustain itself for a short period before collapsing in another lethal blast.
Augment
Cataclysmic ContinuumOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Banish
Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of existence.
2
Stasis
Freezes Rift-bound enemies.
3
Rift Surge
Surges nearby Rift-bound enemies with Rift energy.
4
Cataclysm
A violent blast of Void energy tears open a pocket of rift plane which can sustain itself for a short period before collapsing in another lethal blast.

Helminth / Subsume

Banish is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Stasis and later abilities when they define Limbo’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 Limbo’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Limbo if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Limbo 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	Endless Steel Path is where Limbo’s loop peaks — Banish is the button you press every pack. Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of….
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Bring Limbo when the objective can’t move — Cataclysm is built for standing your ground. A violent blast of Void energy tears open a pocket of rift plane which can sustain itself for a short period before….
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Strong	Good Exterminate / Capture frame if you skip Limbo’s slow setup and spam Banish. Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of….
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Strong	Limbo can handle Spy / Nightmare with Banish as soft stealth or hard CC, even if it isn’t full invis. Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of…. Master the rift between shadow and substance.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Limbo unless you love Banish. Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of….
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Limbo wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Banish won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Casts a wave of Rift energy that damages hostiles while pushing enemies and allies out of Limbo's current plane of….