Warframe Launches Nightwave Mix: Amir Shockwave Event With New Cosmetics
The event folds a new permanent story mode into the live-service rotation, giving players who complete the Hex questline a reason to return beyond the limited-time reward track.
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Digital Extremes launched the free Nightwave Mix: Amir Shockwave event for Warframe on August 13, 2026. The limited-time event takes over the usual Nightwave season, letting players earn cosmetics and gear through daily and weekly acts. A new permanent text adventure, Fables & Frontiers: Running Late, is also available, along with a new On-lyne song and the Baruuk Shaoshi Skin.
Digital Extremes announced the event on August 13, 2026, for Warframe across PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. The Nightwave Mix: Amir Shockwave event replaces the standard Nightwave season for a limited period, with daily and weekly acts granting limited-time cosmetics and gameplay-useful equipment.
The permanent addition, Fables & Frontiers: Running Late, is a mini-story text adventure set with the Hex from Warframe: 1999. It unlocks after completing the Hex quest, reaching Rank 5 with the Hex syndicate, and raising Amir's relationship to Intimate. The update also adds the On-lyne song Running Late, the Baruuk Shaoshi Skin, and new community-designed TennoGen cosmetics.
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