Vauban

Tank / Defense

Vauban is the model of innovative technology. He deploys clever inventions to provide crowd control. His tenacity and focus make him formidable.

Role: Tank / Defense
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: NaramonMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 7.11 (2013-05-17)

RelatedPrime VersionVauban Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 180
Armor: 160
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 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 a tank / defense toolkit and Vauban’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Vauban brings — especially Tesla Nervos.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Vauban’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

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.
Bastille (Ability 4): 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.

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	Vauban stays online in long Steel Path runs thanks to Tesla Nervos, not just raw weapon DPS. 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	On Mobile Defense, Vauban’s Bastille means fewer downed cryopods and less babysitting. 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’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 quiet. Deploy a roller drone that attaches itself to enemies and delivers bursts of arcing Electricity Damage to anything in….
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Vauban unless you love Tesla Nervos. 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.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Vauban 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.