Mag

Tank / Defense

Take down your enemies with magnetic force. Mag alters magnetic fields to provide crowd control and strip enemy defenses. Few can resist her attraction or her repulsion.

Role: Tank / Defense
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: NaramonNaramon
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Vanilla (2012-10-25)

RelatedPrime VersionMag Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 180
Shield: 455
Armor: 105
Energy: 140
Sprint Speed: 1.0
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 24h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

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Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Take down your enemies with magnetic force. Built around Pull, Magnetize, Polarize.

Passive

Nearby items gravitate toward Mag for easy collection.

When to Pick

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

Kit Overview

Pull (Ability 1): Mag stuns enemies as she manifests a magnetic vortex.
Magnetize (Ability 2): (TAP) Enclose a target in a magnetic field that ensnares nearby enemies and deals damage over time.
Polarize (Ability 3): Emit an energy pulse that depletes enemy shields and armor as it restores ally shields.
Crush (Ability 4): Magnetize the bones of nearby enemies, causing them to collapse upon themselves.

Abilities & Augments

1
Pull →
Energy 25
Mag stuns enemies as she manifests a magnetic vortex. The vortex pulls in Polarize Shards and stunned enemies to place them directly in front of her.
Augment
Greedy PullOpen augment →
2
Magnetize →
Energy 25
(TAP) Enclose a target in a magnetic field that ensnares nearby enemies and deals damage over time. The field pulls Polarize Shards that orbited Mag and shrapnel into the deadly mix. (HOLD) Mag surrounds herself in a magnetic field that absorbs ranged attacks and reflects damage back in a destructive cone.
Augment
Magnetized DischargeOpen augment →
3
Polarize →
Energy 25
Emit an energy pulse that depletes enemy shields and armor as it restores ally shields. Debris left over from the pulse becomes Polarize Shards. Nearby Polarize Shards orbit Mag and cut enemies, inflicting Slash Status Effect.
Augment
Counter PulseOpen augment →
4
Crush →
Energy 25
Magnetize the bones of nearby enemies, causing them to collapse upon themselves.
Augment
Fracturing CrushOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Polarize
Emit an energy pulse that depletes enemy shields and armor as it restores ally shields.
2
Pull
Mag stuns enemies as she manifests a magnetic vortex.
3
Magnetize
(TAP) Enclose a target in a magnetic field that ensnares nearby enemies and deals damage over time.
4
Crush
Magnetize the bones of nearby enemies, causing them to collapse upon themselves.

Helminth / Subsume

Pull is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Magnetize and later abilities when they define Mag’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 Mag’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Mag if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Mag 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	Mag is a S-tier Steel Path pick because Pull still works when every spawn is overlevelled. Mag stuns enemies as she manifests a magnetic vortex.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Mag wins Mobile Defense / Excavation by parking Pull on the objective instead of chasing stragglers. Mag stuns enemies as she manifests a magnetic vortex.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Mag’s tank / defense kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Magnetize the bones of nearby enemies, causing them to collapse upon themselves.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Weak	Loud kit. Leave Spy / Rescue to invis or silence frames; Pull doesn’t make Mag quiet. Mag stuns enemies as she manifests a magnetic vortex.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Mag unless you love Crush. Magnetize the bones of nearby enemies, causing them to collapse upon themselves. Take down your enemies with magnetic force.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Mag wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Pull won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Mag stuns enemies as she manifests a magnetic vortex.