Faceoff is the first PvPvE game mode that was added when the Warframe 1999 update was released, which puts players against other Tenno in a friendly competition.
Initially sought out to be a competition that determines who will end up cooking pizza amongst The Hex, this now involves the Tenno to help determine the winner.
Two teams will race to complete their objectives before their opponents while making use of the boosts and penalties features of the game mode.
Faceoff Mechanics
The Faceoff Mission comes in 2 different variants, which are the Lower Vehrvod (Single Squad) and Vehrvod District (Squad Vs Squad) which may be chosen from the NavNow.
Single Squad will pit you and your squad against AI Tenno while Squad Vs Squad will have you facing off against a squad of other players.
Once the mission begins, you will need to interact with a phone booth nearby to call in, which starts the match.
Random objectives will be given and throughout the mission, you will need to complete 3 of them and do this before the opposing team wins.
During the match, there will be blue and red pickups that will either provide you with a boost (blue pickup) or send a penalty to your enemies. (Red pickup)
Upon completion of the last objective, the team who finished first will be determined the winner and you may head to extraction afterward to finish the mission.
Faceoff Mission Objectives
- Exterminate – Kill a specific number of enemies.
- Data Burn – Power a CD burner for 2 minutes and 30 seconds by supplying it with Generator Gas that drops from enemies.
- Techrot Scan – Protect Techrot Scanner for 2 minutes and 30 seconds while also destroying Signal Jammers to reduce timer by 15 seconds.
- Pirate Radio – Protect Mobile Voice Pirate Radio as it heads to its destination while destroying Signal Jammers to boost its speed.
- Lockbox – Locate 5 keys from marked areas to open a lockbox.
- Assassination – Kill three Techrot Babau’s.
Faceoff Boosts and Penalties
Boosts (Blue Pickups)
Boost | Effect |
| Contents Unknown | Provides Random Boost and applies a random penalty to the opposing squad |
| Elemental Damage | Bonus Elemental Damage for 30 seconds |
| Energy Regeneration | Energy Regeneration for 30 Seconds |
| Fleet Footed | Increased Move Speed and Parkour Speed for 30 seconds. |
| Gravity Wells | Creates a blackhole that pulls in enemies |
| Melee Lethality | Increases melee damage for 30 seconds |
| Pause Enemies | Enemies stop moving and remain idle |
| Pickup Radar | Marks pickups for 45 seconds |
| Protea’s Aid | Summons Protea’s Dispensary |
| Protective Shields | Squad becomes invulnerable for 5 seconds and gains 10,000 shields for 30 seconds |
| Situation Critical | Squad deals Red Critical Hits for 30 seconds |
| Summon Kubrow | Summons a Kubrow that helps your squad |
| Teleport Taxi | Teleports you and your nearby squad members to the objective. |
Penalties (Red Pickups)
Hindrances | Effect |
| Eximus Influx | 5 Eximus spawn near a random enemy |
| Danger Zones | Creates damaging zones on a target’s position that remains for the rest of the match |
| Bolstered Badguys | Enemies gain Overguard |
| Vampire Curse | Causes health to drain for 45 seconds but healing can be done by killing enemies |
| Booby Traps | Create traps on 3 boost or penalty pickups |
| Fog Out | Creates fog that reduces vision |
| Chemspires | Creates Chemsspires near squad members and objectives |
| Fire Orbs | Sends floating bubbles of fire that explode on contact and deal the Heat Status Effect |
| Disabled Health Orbs | Prevents Health Orbs from working for 60 seconds |
| Disable Energy Orbs | Prevents Energy Orbs from working for 60 seconds |
| Longer Cooldowns | Adds 10 seconds to the cooldown of abilities for 15 seconds |
| Mortar Strikes | Causes a mortar barrage to begin |
| Waypoint Overload | Sow confusion with 5 randomly placed objective markers for the opposing squad. |
Faceoff Restrictions
During a Faceoff match, players will have certain restrictions that are applied to enable fair play between both teams.
This limits Team Bonus Consumables by adding a 3-minute cooldown and the use of deployable allies and Air Support charges is disabled.
Xtra Cheese
Added in the Techrot Encore Update, Xtra Cheese will periodically reward 2x Vosfor and 2x Conclave Standing in Faceoff: Squad Vs Squad.
This can be seen when viewing the NavNow screen of the POM-2 PC, allowing you to check when this bonus is active and for how long it will last.
Techrot Encore Update Changes
The Techrot Encore Update introduced a few more changes, which include better come-backs to reduce the defeating experience in this game mode.
The spawn chance of Boosts and Hindrances will now depend on the state of the match to serve as both a way of escalating the mission and helping players catch up.
This provides the losing team with more Boosts/Hindrances compared to the winning to give each group a chance of getting a come-back.
Hollvania Faceoff Rewards
Completing Faceoff will provide the winning team with 30 Vosfor (50 Vosfor for Steel Path) along with additional rewards from the drop table below.
| Rotation A | |
| 2,100 Endo | Rare (9.09%) |
| Meso F5 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Meso T7 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Meso E6 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Meso N17 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Meso A7 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Meso V10 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Meso G8 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Neo W2 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Neo G8 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Neo Z11 Relic | Rare (9.09%) |
| Rotation B | |
| 2,400 Endo | Rare (8.33%) |
| Neo P7 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Neo L4 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Neo A13 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Neo Q1 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Axi G14 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Axi H8 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Axi O6 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Axi S17 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Axi S16 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Axi A19 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
| Axi T12 Relic | Rare (8.33%) |
Verdict
Single Squad is a quick way to easily get Vosfor as winning is guaranteed most of the time due to your opponent being an AI Tenno.
Playing in Squad Vs Squad can be fun but having a good build to complete your objective quickly is vital for winning the match.
Playing on Steel Path mode will allow you to obtain more Vosfor, which can later be traded to Loid at the Sanctum Anatomica for Arcanes.
