Release Date: May 17th, 2013
Ingenious contraptions contrived with an innovative mind. Assert control over the battlefield as the tactician Vauban, executing his combat schematics with lethal precision. Mobilize his armada of electrocuting drones to patrol wherever he treads. Besiege the frontlines with his array of minefields designed for suppression and support. Devastate enemy forces with deadly disintegration from orbit, as a merciful release from his technological prison and fortress combined. Vauban deployed in Update 7.11 (2013-05-17) and reinvented his arsenal in Update 26.0 (2019-10-31): The Old Blood.
Acquisition
Vauban's main blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Vauban's component blueprints can be bought from the Nightwave Offerings for 
25 each, for a total of 75.
Alternatively, upon completion of The Duviri Paradox, Vauban's main and component blueprints can be earned from The Circuit. By selecting him on the rotating week he is available, players can earn his blueprints after reaching Tier 2 (Neuroptics), 5 (Chassis), 8 (Systems), and 10 (Main) rewards.
Crafting
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 25,000 |
 1 |
 1 |
 1 |
 1 |
Time: 3 Day(s) |
Rush:  50
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 Market Price: 300
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 Blueprints Price: 35,000
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| Vauban Neuroptics Blueprint | |||||
15,000 |
 150 |
 1 |
 150 |
 500 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
| Rush: 25
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| Vauban Chassis Blueprint | |||||
15,000 |
 1 |
 1,000 |
300 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) | |
| Rush: 25
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| Vauban Systems Blueprint | |||||
15,000 |
 1 |
1 |
 500 |
 220 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
| Rush: 25
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Warframe Guides
See Category:Vauban Guides to read user-made guides on how to play this Warframe.
Bugs
- Bastille no longer provides armor to objectives, like Kuva Siphon towers or Defense nodes.
- While
Tesla Nervos is active, if the operator exits then enters Vauban, the number of remaining drones will not be displayed. However, the drones will work normally and the number will reappear after one or more drones expending all its charges. - While charging up Tesla Nervos, going into Operator form will cause the release of the drones, but transferring back into Vauban will add a cooldown on the ability similar to Lavos's abilities or Rebuild Shields.
- Tesla Nervos drones may sometimes take on other colours such as default skin colours or those of other players.
- For no apparent reason Minelayer and Bastille will stop working, playing only the cast animation but not spawning any mines. Mines might spawn around 10 to 30 seconds later wherever the player's crosshairs are aimed at. This bug only occurs in multiplayer and happens regardless of whether Vauban is the host or not, and regardless of Vauban's ping.
- The energy vortex effects and the mine in Bastille's Vortex form will often not line up, resulting in the actual vortex that pulls in enemies ocurring visibly displaced from the mine.
- Bastille will continue to suspend Bursas even after being hacked and turned into allies.
Trivia
- Vauban was named after the French military engineer, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
- Being named after a French engineer, this may explain why the Gambit Vauban Helmet looks similar to a beret.
- Bastille, Vauban's fourth ability, means prison, fort, or fortification. This is aptly named as the ability entraps its targets in an immobile state.
- Vauban was constructed first under the name Trapper. (internally, /Lotus/StoreItems/Powersuits/Trapper)
- Vauban used to be called "Trollban" by the community due to Vortex affecting players as well for a short time after his release, as well as the potential of trolling with Bounce.
- Vauban was later on, and more commonly called, "Booben" by Warframe staff and player base. During the loading screen on the Warframe Companion app, there is a reference to Booben that will show up on occasion.
- Vauban is the only Warframe whose components are not always available. Since players cannot access Nightwave after the end of a series until a new one begins, this would make Vauban components temporarily inaccessible as well.