Rhino

Tank / Defense

Rhino packs a punch. He boasts high survivability and crowd control. The wise would do well to stand clear when he charges.

Stats

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Verified 2026-07-22

Rhino packs a punch. Built around Rhino Charge, Iron Skin, Roar.

Emit a shockwave dealing bonus damage after landing from a great height.

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

Rhino Charge (Ability 1): Rhino charges towards a target, clobbering any in his path and goring his victim.
Iron Skin (Ability 2): Rhino hardens his skin, insulating himself from all damage and gaining Overguard.
Roar (Ability 3): Grants all nearby Warframes increased damage for a short duration.
Rhino Stomp (Ability 4): Rhino stomps with force sufficient to disrupt time, tumbling enemies around him in stasis.

1
Iron Skin
Rhino hardens his skin, insulating himself from all damage and gaining Overguard.
2
Rhino Charge
Rhino charges towards a target, clobbering any in his path and goring his victim.
3
Roar
Grants all nearby Warframes increased damage for a short duration.
4
Rhino Stomp
Rhino stomps with force sufficient to disrupt time, tumbling enemies around him in stasis.

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

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

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

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	Rhino is a S-tier Steel Path pick because Rhino Charge still works when every spawn is overlevelled. Rhino charges towards a target, clobbering any in his path and goring his victim.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Rhino wins Mobile Defense / Excavation by parking Iron Skin on the objective instead of chasing stragglers. Rhino hardens his skin, insulating himself from all damage and gaining Overguard.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Rhino’s tank / defense kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Rhino charges towards a target, clobbering any in his path and goring his victim.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Weak	Loud kit. Leave Spy / Rescue to invis or silence frames; Rhino Charge doesn’t make Rhino quiet. Rhino charges towards a target, clobbering any in his path and goring his victim.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Rhino unless you love Rhino Charge. Rhino charges towards a target, clobbering any in his path and goring his victim.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Rhino wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Rhino Charge won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Rhino charges towards a target, clobbering any in his path and goring his victim.