All Warframe abilities of Koumei, explained

Koumei is the 58th unique Warframe coming to the game with the Koumei and the Five Fates update on October 2, 2024. Despite some thread-weaving flavor in her kit, Koumei is not the highly anticipated spider-frame but a "Lady Luck and RNG-themed frame," as the Warframe creative director highlighted during Devstream 181 at the Tokyo Games Show.

All of Koumei's Warframe abilities were also showcased in detail during this Devstream. In this guide, we'll give a rundown of all that we know about it.

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All Koumei abilities in Warframe

Koumei is the Dice-Maiden, and as such, five dice will be cast for her abilities, affecting their outcome. With RNG mechanics like damage variance and crits restricted to weapons, this is theoretically the first Warframe designed around this kind of randomization.

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Passive: Shadow's Trinity

One of Koumei's weapons inflicts random status effects per hit for a duration.

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First Ability: Kumihimo

Koumei weaves a series of threads in an AoE. Enemies who touch the threads suffer a random Elemental Status Effect.

The threads of fate are cast (Image via Digital Extremes)

A roll of triple sixes creates threads that inflict one of every Elemental Status Effect.

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Second Ability: Omikuji

Koumei will create a challenge, announced in a sort of fortune cookie slip. This comes with a Complication that inflicts a debuff till you fulfil the steps. Complete the challenge to earn a Decree. These are the same Decrees as those found in Duviri and the Circuit.

The fate is predicted (Image via Digital Extremes)

A roll of triple sixes grants a Decree without a challenge.

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Third Ability: Omamori

Surround yourself with Omamori Charms, each with a chance to have enemy attacks heal you instead of damage you. The number of charms is determined by Koumei’s dice roll.

Omamori is your defense (Image via Digital Extremes)

A roll of triple sixes grants invulnerability for the duration of your Omamori Charms.

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Fourth Ability: Bunkaru

This crowd-control ability is cast in an AoE around Koumei, suspending all enemies (sans Eximus units and bosses) from threads like marionettes. Koumei’s dice determine how many Status Effects foes in front of the character will suffer.

Koumei's ult is a powerful CC (Image via Digital Extremes)

A roll of triple sixes maximizes Status Effect stacks and extends Bunraku to enemies behind Koumei.

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That's all we know about Koumei's abilities for now. Stay tuned for the update, which will reveal more concrete details about them. From how it appears, Koumei will be similar to Jade in terms of build flexibility; all ability stats will provide something beneficial.

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