Warframe Adds Brysko, Its 67th Frame, With Free Tau Update

Digital Extremes confirmed that the free Warframe: Tau expansion arrives in December 2026, adding a new star system and the 67th Warframe, Brysko.

Meet Brysko

PCGamesN and Polygon add that Brysko is the star of the new single-player quest. Matt Mercer voices him, and his look comes from noir detectives. His passive has his Hound companion work to bring him back if he goes down in battle. His first ability throws a deck of cards for high electric damage, and his second sends the dog in to lift a group of enemies off the ground. His third ability is a gamble that costs health over time in exchange for lifestrike and a damage boost.

Corecracker and the gamble

Brysko's ultimate is Corecracker, a hand cannon that dumps its whole magazine in one burst when players use the alternate fire. Each kill with it spawns a core that attacks other enemies nearby. Digital Extremes designer Pablo Alonso says players can choose how far to push the third ability, and that pushing it further gets scary. Die while it is active and the player flips into the Hound, who has to collect cores and carry them back to revive Brysko.

Perita and Fornax

Tau gets a separate star chart that begins with two locations. Perita is a wasteland with a sandstorm hazard, built like a core Warframe region with distinct missions. Fornax is a ring city run by the mob and holds MANIFOLD 90-BF, a new social hub. Creative Director Rebecca Ford warned that falling off the map in Fornax is fatal, and said the game will not teleport players back to safety.

Vaulted Primes and new damage

Ten Prime sets are leaving the vault for good and will be farmable through relics in Perita. Players no longer have to wait years for them to rotate back. Tau also brings new damage types, which can be combined with the Impact, Puncture and Slash types to make new ones with their own status effects. Alonso says modding for it will feel a little different from elemental modding. Buffs for existing IPS mods are planned too, with more details promised in a later Devstream.

What players need to do

Players must finish the Prologue to Tau before they can start, which community director Megan Everett says basically means being up to date on all content. Brysko costs nothing to get through play, with parts earned along the new quest chain. Anyone who wants to skip the grind can buy and unlock him instantly in the Warframe Market. Digital Extremes says new and returning players are both welcome, and the update is free.

Cosmetics and what comes next

Koumei gets her first Deluxe Skin, Koumei Enshoujo, which is due alongside Tau in December. Nezha is next in line for the Heirloom Skin treatment, with that skin set for early 2027. Everett said the Origin System is not being left behind, and that Digital Extremes has many stories to tell with more places to tell them. The studio will show more at its next Devstream, and the exact Tau release date is expected there.

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Platforms and release

RPG Site and PCGamesN note that Warframe: Tau is due in December 2026 as a free update for all players. Warframe is available on Switch 2, PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch, iOS, Android and PC. On PC, players can use Steam or the Digital Extremes launcher. Digital Extremes has not yet given an exact day, and Devstream 199 on Friday, November 27 is the next showcase.

Source: Polygon

Source: RPG Site

Source: PCGamesN

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