Vauban Prime

Tank / Defense

Transform the battlefield into a weapon with this gilded tactician. Features unique mod polarities for extended customization.

Role: Tank / Defense
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: NaramonMaduraiVazarin
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 18.12 (2016-05-17)

RelatedStandard VersionVauban

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 270
Armor: 210
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 1.0
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Vauban Prime is the primed variant of Vauban — same kit fantasy with Prime stats and polarities. Vauban is the model of innovative technology. Built around Tesla Nervos, Minelayer, Photon Strike.

Passive

Deal xbonus Damage to incapacitated enemies.

When to Pick

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

Kit Overview

Ability kit matches Vauban — open the base ability pages for deep dives.
Tesla Nervos (Ability 1): Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in the immediate area.
Minelayer (Ability 2): Control the battlefield with masterful mines.
Photon Strike (Ability 3): Drop a targeting beacon that calls in a devastating laser artillery strike.

Abilities & Augments

1
Tesla Nervos →
Energy 25
Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in the immediate area.
Augment
Tesla BankOpen augment →
2
Minelayer →
Energy 25
Control the battlefield with masterful mines. Vauban's Tether-Flechette orb immobilizes and draws in enemies while launching deadly nails in all directions. HOLD to launch a Vector-Overdrive pad that accelerates foes and allies alike in the pad's direction, increasing ally Movement Speed and Weapon Damage.
No augment
3
Photon Strike →
Energy 25
Drop a targeting beacon that calls in a devastating laser artillery strike. Deals doubled damage to enemies with Overguard.
Augment
Photon RepeaterOpen augment →
4
Bastille →
Energy 25
Erect a containment field to capture enemies and suspend them in stasis, stripping their armor and granting it to Vauban and any allies within Bastille's field. HOLD to collapse all Bastilles into a single damaging vortex.
Augment
Enduring BastilleOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Photon Strike
Drop a targeting beacon that calls in a devastating laser artillery strike.
2
Bastille
Erect a containment field to capture enemies and suspend them in stasis, stripping their armor and granting it to Vauban and any allies within Bastille's field.
3
Tesla Nervos
Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in the immediate area.
4
Minelayer
Control the battlefield with masterful mines.

Helminth / Subsume

Tesla Nervos is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Minelayer and later abilities when they define Vauban’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 Vauban’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Vauban if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Vauban 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	On Steel Path density, Vauban Prime leans on Tesla Nervos to keep rooms deleting while the squad rotates. Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in…. Vauban is the model of innovative technology.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Cryopods and excavators are Vauban Prime’s home turf — Bastille locks or deletes the wave on the point. Erect a containment field to capture enemies and suspend them in stasis, stripping their armor and granting it to…. Vauban is the model of innovative technology.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Vauban Prime’s tank / defense kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in…. Vauban is the model of innovative technology.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Weak	Loud kit. Leave Spy / Rescue to invis or silence frames; Tesla Nervos doesn’t make Vauban Prime quiet. Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in…. Vauban is the model of innovative technology.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Vauban Prime unless you love Tesla Nervos. Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in….
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Vauban Prime wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Tesla Nervos won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in…. Vauban is the model of innovative technology.