The Complete Firefall Warpaints Guide

The Complete Firefall Warpaints Guide

In Firefall warpaints are the main means of customising the appearance of your battleframes, and you can get them in a number of ways. In our Complete Firefall Warpaints Guide we’ll take a look at all the warpaints and where they come from.

Updated: 1 March for Patch 0.8.1744 with all current warpaints and frames!

How to Apply a Warpaint

To apply a warpaint to your battleframe, open up the Garage and select the frame you want. Use the button on the right hand side to enter the Paint Shop, and you’ll see an option to change Frame Warpaint. Seelct this, and you’ll be presented with a list of warpaints to choose from. Some might have a Red Bean cost associated with them. The warpaint you select will be previewed on your frame in the garage, but it won’t be applied until you hit the Confirm button in the top left. If the warpaint costs Red Beans, the Confirm button will also deduct the cost from your Red Bean total.

Red Bean warpaints are now permanent purchases — once you buy it once, you’ll be able to reapply it for free to any frame you own. (This is a new feature; Red Bean warpaints used to be one-off purchases.) As well as unlocking them through the Garage’s Paint Shop, you can also buy Red Bean warpaints from the new Red Bean store — hit Escape and select the “Store” button at the top of the screen.

The Warpaints

Here’s a look at all the warpaints currently usable in game. Click on a warpaint image to see a larger version of the warpaint, or check out the Warpaint Browser below to see all the paints!

Standard Warpaints

These warpaints are always available, and you don’t have to do anything special to unlock them.

Show Standard Warpaints

 

Blue

Warpaint: BlueSource: Always available
Cost: Free

 

Copper

Warpaint: CopperSource: Always available
Cost: Free

 

Green

Warpaint: GreenSource: Always available
Cost: Free

 

Red

Warpaint: RedSource: Always available
Cost: Free

 

Yellow

Warpaint: YellowSource: Always available
Cost: Free

 

Red Bean Warpaints

These warpaints cost Red Beans, and several of them can also be unlocked as part of a Visual Kit — see the Visual Kits section for details.

Show Red Bean Warpaints

 

Army

Warpaint: ArmySource: Red Beans
Cost: 10Red Beans

 

Blood Falcons

Warpaint: Blood FalconsSource: Red Beans
Cost: 50Red Beans

This warpaint can be unlocked using a Visual Kit.

 

Bumblebee

Warpaint: BumblebeeSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

 

Desert Storm

Warpaint: Desert StormSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

 

Emerald Blades

Warpaint: Emerald BladesSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

This warpaint can be unlocked using a Visual Kit.

 

Flamingo

Warpaint: FlamingoSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

 

Holly Jolly

Warpaint: Holly JollySource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

This warpaint can be unlocked in the Garage, but does not appear in the Red Bean Store.

 

Jack-o’-lantern

Warpaint: Jack-o'-lanternSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

 

Leopard

Warpaint: LeopardSource: Red Beans
Cost: 10Red Beans

 

Magma

Warpaint: MagmaSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

 

Serpent

Warpaint: SerpentSource: Red Beans
Cost: 10Red Beans

 

Stellar Ponies

Warpaint: Stellar PoniesSource: Red Beans
Cost: 50Red Beans

This warpaint can be unlocked using a Visual Kit.

 

Storm

Warpaint: StormSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

 

Team Midair

Warpaint: Team MidairSource: Red Beans
Cost: 50Red Beans

 

The Brood

Warpaint: The BroodSource: Red Beans
Cost: 30Red Beans

This warpaint can be unlocked using a Visual Kit.

 

Visual Kit Warpaints

These warpaints are available as part of Visual Kits, which are prizes from the Red Bean lottery terminals. Each Visual Kit includes a warpaint, decal and title, and is themed around a Holmgang team. These Visual Kits can also be sold on and purchased from the marketplace, provided they’re unused. To use one of these warpaints after you’ve acquired the Visual Kit, you’ll need to select the Kit from your calldowns menu and use it from your #5 ability slot. This will add the warpaint, decal and title as options for your character, although you may need to relog to see them in your garage’s Paint Shop.

Note that some Visual Kits come from using Accord lottery tokens, while others are from the Omnidyne range. Make sure you’re using the right token for the kit you want! (There are no warpaints available from Kisuton tokens.)

Show Visual Kit Warpaints

 

Barbary Lions

Warpaint: Barbary LionsSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Black Cats

Warpaint: Black CatsSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Blood Falcons

Warpaint: Blood FalconsSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

Also available from the Red Bean store.

 

Emerald Blades

Warpaint: Emerald BladesSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

Also available from the Red Bean store.

 

Holmgang Heroes

Warpaint: Holmgang HeroesSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Master Blaster

Warpaint: Master BlasterSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Rampaging Raiders

Warpaint: Rampaging RaidersSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Spitfires

Warpaint: SpitfiresSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Stellar Ponies

Warpaint: Stellar PoniesSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

Also available from the Red Bean store.

 

The Brood

Warpaint: The BroodSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

Also available from the Red Bean store.

 

The Wave

Warpaint: The WaveSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Thunderbirds

Warpaint: ThunderbirdsSource: Visual Kit (Accord Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Ice Man

Warpaint: IcemanSource: Visual Kit (Omnidyne Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Purple Haze

Warpaint: Purple HazeSource: Visual Kit (Omnidyne Lottery/Marketplace)
Cost: varies.

 

Progession Warpaints

These warpaints are unlocked by maxing out different battleframes. Unlocking a frame’s constraints to 10 Mass, 10 Power and 10 CPU will unlock that frame’s default warpaint and allow it to be used on any other frame. This can create some very impressive looks, as many of the default warpaints look very different on other frames.

Show Progression Warpaints

 

Accord

Warpaint: AccordSource: Maxing out any Accord frame.
Cost: Free.

 

Arsenal

Warpaint: ArsenalSource: Maxing out the Arsenal battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Bastion

Warpaint: BastionSource: Maxing out the Bastion battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Dragonfly

Warpaint: DragonflySource: Maxing out the Dragonfly battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Electron

Warpaint: ElectronSource: Maxing out the Electron battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Firecat

Warpaint: FirecatSource: Maxing out the Firecat battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Mammoth

Warpaint: MammothSource: Maxing out the Mammoth battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Nighthawk

Warpaint: NighthawkSource: Maxing out the Nighthawk battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Raptor

Warpaint: RaptorSource: Maxing out the Raptor battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Recluse

Warpaint: RecluseSource: Maxing out the Recluse battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Rhino

Warpaint: RhinoSource: Maxing out the Rhino battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Tigerclaw

Warpaint: TigerclawSource: Maxing out the Tigerclaw battleframe.
Cost: Free.

 

Achievement Warpaints

These warpaints are unlocked by in-game activities. At present there’s only one entry in this category, but you can expect it to grow!

Show Achievement Warpaints

 

Blackwater

Warpaint: BlackwaterSource: Achievement: My Name is Hendrix Lake
Cost: Free.

This warpaint is unlocked by completing the My Name is Hendrix Lake achievement in the Blackwater Anomaly instance — you’ll need to collect all five SIN imprints from around the instance on twenty separate runs. For more information on this achievement, check out our Blackwater Anomaly Gameplay Guide.

 

Seasonal Warpaints

These warpaints are or were available only during specific in-game events.

Show Seasonal Warpaints

 

Carnaval

Warpaint: CarnavalSource: Red Bean Store
Cost: 30Red Beans

This warpaint was available in February/March 2014 for Carnaval.

 

Valentines

Warpaint: ValentinesSource: Red Bean Store
Cost: 30Red Beans

This warpaint was available in February 2014 for Valentine’s Day.

 

Promotional Warpaints

These warpaints are (or, in many cases, were) available as part of a promotional event or special package.

Show Promotional Warpaints

 

AMD Special

Warpaint: AMD SpecialSource: AMD hardware promotion
Cost: N/A.

This warpaint was available in 2012 as part of a promotion with AMD; it was unlocked using a code that came with certain AMD products. Note that this warpaint features an unusual gradient which can’t be captured properly out of game, which is why this shows an ingame screenshot.

 

Razer

Warpaint: RazerSource: Razer hardware promotion
Cost: N/A.

This warpaint is currently available as part of a promotion with Razer; it can be unlocked with the purchase of a Razer Deathadder 2013 mouse.

 

Locust

Warpaint: LocustSource: Founder’s Pack purchase
Cost: N/A.

This warpaint was available during Closed Beta, as one of the rewards for purchasing a Founder’s Pack. It is no longer available.

 

ARES

Warpaint: ARESSource: Starter Pack purchase
Cost: N/A.

This warpaint was one of the rewards for purchasing an ARES Starter Pack. In addition, purchasers of the smaller Operator Starter Pack had a 20% chance to unlock this warpaint as their included cosmetic item. It is no longer available.

 

Vapor

Warpaint: VaporSource: Red Bean purchase ($20+)
Cost: N/A.

This warpaint was one of the promotional incentives for buying Red Beans in October and November 2013. It came free with all Red Bean purchases of $20 or more.

 

Day 9

Warpaint: Day 9Source: Firefall Fest 2012
Cost: Free.

This warpaint was available to founders during Firefall Fest 2012. It’s no longer available.

 

Extra Credits

Warpaint: Extra CreditsSource: Firefall Fest 2012
Cost: Free.

This warpaint was available to founders during Firefall Fest 2012. It’s no longer available.

 

Household Hacker

Warpaint: Household HackerSource: Firefall Fest 2012
Cost: Free.

This warpaint was available to founders during Firefall Fest 2012. It’s no longer available.

 

Live On Three

Warpaint: Live On ThreeSource: Firefall Fest 2012
Cost: Free.

This warpaint was available to founders during Firefall Fest 2012. It’s no longer available.

 

Team Unicorn

Warpaint: Team UnicornSource: Firefall Fest 2012
Cost: Free.

This warpaint was available to founders during Firefall Fest 2012. It’s no longer available.

 

Team Complexity

Warpaint: Team ComplexitySource: Firefall Fest 2012
Cost: Free.

This warpaint was available to founders during Firefall Fest 2012. It’s no longer available.

 

Open Beta

Warpaint: Open BetaSource: Firefall Fest 2013
Cost: Free.

This warpaint was a reward for logging in during Firefall Fest 2013, to celebrate the launch of Open Beta. It’s no longer available.

 

Omnicon

Warpaint: OmniconSource: Gamescom 2013/Omnicon in-game event
Cost: Free/5 Omnidyne-M Tokens.

Codes for this warpaint were given away at Gamescom 2013 and the accompanying TwitchTV livestream. The warpaint was also available in-game during the last week of August 2013 – it was purchased for 5 Omnidyne-M tokens, which could be earnt by daily missions during the event.

 

Unavailable Warpaints

These warpaints are special cases!

Show Unavailable Warpaints

 

Red 5

Warpaint: Red 5Source: ??
Cost: N/A.

Although this warpaint looks similar to many of the red warpaints available, this is a Red5-only warpaint. If you see someone rocking this paint, they’re probably a dev, so be kind! (Their families are watching.)

 

The Effect of Armor Patterns

Armor patterns are another cosmetic customisation option; you can apply them in the Garage. Some are unlocked using Red Beans; others can be acquired as lottery terminal rewards.

Armor patterns can have a significant impact on the way a warpaint looks on your battleframe, so if you see someone wearing a look you can’t identify, they might be achieving their unique appearance with an armor pattern.

There are also bodysuit patterns, which affect the non-armored areas of your character’s appearance. There are fewer of these than of the armor patterns. Red Bean armor patterns have a matching bodysuit pattern, but the armor patterns from the lottery terminal don’t seem to have bodysuit counterparts.

Here’s an example of how an armor pattern can really change a frame’s look.

Armor Patterns

For more on armor patterns, keep an eye out for our upcoming guide!

Warpaint Browser

Use the browser to check out all the warpaints – see how each warpaint looks on your favourite frame, or compare how different frames look in the same paint!

About Siha

Siha is a longtime gamer and game blogger. She writes her own gaming blog at Siha Games! and has been enjoying Firefall ever since she scored a beta key.

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36 Responses to The Complete Firefall Warpaints Guide

  1. Hadden August 31, 2013 at 07:25 #

    Amazing write up and over all guide.

    Thanks a lot for this!

    • Siha August 31, 2013 at 11:20 #

      Thanks! Glad you like it. :)

      • Lirese August 16, 2014 at 17:45 #

        Any chance this will ever be updated again?

  2. Iseldiera August 31, 2013 at 09:59 #

    Hi Siha,

    Thank you for the amazing work.

    Quick Question:

    In the Progression Warframe List, you posted a screenie of the Accord base frames when maxed. To me it looks like the no frame option that you start on default with.

    Is this white frame, when a base accord frame is maxed, any different from the default / no warpaint one?

    Thanks!

    • Siha August 31, 2013 at 11:18 #

      In all cases, the “default” warpaint for a battleframe (ie the one that shows if you have no paint selected) is the one that you unlock when you max out that frame. It’s the same for the Accord frames.

      • Iseldiera August 31, 2013 at 13:50 #

        This reply left me a little confused :/ can you please elaborate?

        • Siha August 31, 2013 at 17:23 #

          Well, every frame has a “default” warpaint — that’s the colouring that shows if you have “none” selected in the warpaints menu. When you max out a frame to 10/10/10, that default colouring is unlocked as a warpaint for you, and it will then appear in the list of warpaints you can use for other frames. So if you max out an Accord frame, you’ll get a warpaint called “Accord” with the white and black colouring. It’ll look just the same as the Accord frames when they don’t have a warpaint applied, but you’ll be able to use it on any other frame you like – so you could put it on a Bastion or a Mammoth, for example.

          Does that make more sense?

        • Zadier August 31, 2013 at 17:29 #

          Basically, maxing out a battleframe lets you use that frame’s default warpaint on other battleframes. So if you had a maxed Dragonfly, for example, you would unlock the ability to use the Dragonfly’s green-and-gold-with-blue-lights color scheme as a warpaint on any of your other frames. Since all the Accord frames have the same basic white warpaint, maxing any one of them will unlock the Accord warpaint to use on whatever other frames you have.

  3. Kikboxa August 31, 2013 at 21:49 #

    As a side note I have obtained the special Red 5 warpaint by participating in the last closed beta weekend before open beta.

    • Kikboxa August 31, 2013 at 21:53 #

      Sorry i have read on and discovered what i actually had, sorry for my silly mistake.

  4. Iseldiera August 31, 2013 at 22:27 #

    Yes now it makes sense, actually it was explained nicely in the guide in the appropriate section but somehow I thought maxing a frame would give a “new” warpaint previously unavailable even to that frame. Its all clear now thanks!

  5. Wyntyr August 31, 2013 at 23:35 #

    Sweet Guide Astrek Association! I love the browser!

  6. Jector September 2, 2013 at 01:46 #

    Hey, I see an “Ares” warpaint listed in the warpaint browser, but no mention of how to get it in the article. Any details on that?

    • Siha September 2, 2013 at 01:48 #

      It’s in the Promotional Warpaints section of the guide – it was the warpaint from the recent Starter Pack (which is available until September 6th now, apparently).

      • Jector September 3, 2013 at 01:02 #

        Huh. I must have misclicked. When I viewed it in the browser it appeared to be an interesting dark color like the Locust paint. Don’t know how I managed that.

        Thanks for the work. Good stuff here.

      • Jector September 3, 2013 at 01:07 #

        Actually, swapping to Raptor it is much darker than with the other frames. It’s why I skipped over it looking for it listed in the article, it didn’t look the same at all. Is it really that dark with Raptor? Looks pretty sweet.

  7. CaptainZius September 2, 2013 at 09:54 #

    omg, a lot of work there. I love astrekassociation !!!!

  8. Faeryl September 3, 2013 at 05:31 #

    This is so AWESOME!!! Thank you Astrek Association! My only wish now is that I could purchase permanent versions of the Team Unicorn and Team Midair war paints.

    • Siha September 3, 2013 at 14:16 #

      Yeah, I’m especially hoping they give us a permanent unlock for Team Midair. :)

      • Faeryl September 9, 2013 at 17:27 #

        I realized the Team Unicorn won’t be available again, but I’m still hoping for Team Midair; yes, a permanent unlock would be AWESOME! ^_^

        • Siha September 11, 2013 at 03:33 #

          I must confess, I’m really hoping for a Team Midair permanent unlock too ;)

  9. Rardo September 3, 2013 at 16:51 #

    Anyone else think the Vapor warpaint is a match for Gordon Freemans suit?

  10. sylvana September 13, 2013 at 06:18 #

    “Here’s an example of how an armor pattern can really change a frame’s look.”

    Isn’t that a picture of three bodysuit patterns?

    • sylvana September 13, 2013 at 06:20 #

      NVM

    • Siha September 13, 2013 at 15:06 #

      No, they’re all armor patterns – the bodysuit pattern affects a different part of the overall frame model.

      • SachmetAnat August 8, 2014 at 00:21 #

        One thing that confuses me: I have tried the different bodysuit patterns on all six Accord frames, and seen absolutely no difference for any of them. Do only the advanced frames have parts that are declared as bodysuit or am I missing something?

  11. Katabrok October 15, 2013 at 03:56 #

    Check this addon:

    Warpainter
    http://forums.firefallthegame.com/community/threads/addon-warpainter.2513821/

  12. ROMP October 22, 2013 at 15:13 #

    You never fail to amaze everyone Siha! Kudos and keep up the awesomeness!

  13. IdiotDud December 10, 2013 at 14:12 #

    can you make a guide on pets and New You Unlocks? it’ll be more of a gallery but it’ll help me decide to choose what to buy :)

    • Siha December 11, 2013 at 03:23 #

      We’ve been planning on doing that, but it’s a big roundup, so it’s still in the works!

  14. Retodon8 July 19, 2014 at 01:44 #

    (The “Progession Warpaints” header is missing an “R”.)

  15. warsocks23 August 6, 2014 at 12:24 #

    wat bout the nightmare and celestial wrath warpaint

  16. greycoyote October 17, 2014 at 09:37 #

    ooooooooooooooh woman… i love your post! thank you for this >.<

  17. Alex March 27, 2015 at 11:45 #

    Wicked post! Fair play to ya for such good job. Tho pity there is not nightmare warpaint.. I won one and not sure should I sell it for 7K credits or keep it

  18. Leanne May 28, 2015 at 02:31 #

    Thank you for this awesome guide!! <3

  19. Liberato October 28, 2015 at 22:10 #

    Great job! But i see news warpaints that dont see here: Jungle camo, Splatter, Diagonal for example. Thanx!

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