What you need to know
Vay Hek has reached out bearing news of a mutual enemy. A band of his own Ghouls have committed mutiny against the councillor, attempting to commandeer his galleons. Given time, these Ghouls would strike at Vay Hek, and eventually, us. With his stolen ships, the Ghouls plundered two of his weapons: The Tonkkatt, a pair of Grineer Tonfas, and the Tak & Lug, a Grineer Sword and Shield. Vay Hek’s solution is us. Lending his favorite instrument of destruction, a Volatile Ogris, to the Tenno, you must capture key Ghoul targets to reclaim the stolen galleons. In return, Vay Hek grants us the weapon parts they stole.
Each weekend holds a new set of rewards, and completing one of the Tactical Alert weekends will reward the player with the Stratos Emblem.
Be cautious, Tenno: Warframe and Operator/Drifter Abilities are disabled, and the Volatile Ogris in hand is capable of causing some self-damage to the user, should you misfire it near yourself... In addition to Warframe and Operator/Driter Abilities being disabled, players are unable to use Gear Consumables, Companions or other weapons. However, Mods and Arcanes still apply on your chosen Warframe!
What you need to do
On each May 2, May 9, and May 16th weekend, a new Tactical Alert will be introduced, taking the player to capture more Ghouls. You’ll only be armed with a self-damaging Ogris using the new but familiar Volatile Ogris skin sent directly to your Inbox while a weekend Alert is active (which, yes, you do get to keep!) If you missed a weekend, you’ll receive the Volatile Ogris in your Inbox on the following weekend Alert.
Queuing into any of the Alerts will automatically equip you with the Volatile Ogris.
Weekend 1: <t:1746198000:f> - <t:1746457200:f>
Strike at the first set of stolen galleons looming over the Martian planetscape.
Earn the Tonkkatt Blueprint in your Inbox upon first completion of the event. Re-running the Mars Tactical Alert will earn you a guaranteed random drop of the following:
- Tonkkatt Blade
- Tonkkatt Handle
Tonkkatt: Rend enemies and up the heat with these mining tools repurposed into machine-tonfa. Building the Combo Multiplier overheats the Tonkkatts, setting enemies ablaze.
Crafting Requirements:
- 2x Tonkkatt Handle
- 2x Tonkkatt Blade
Weekend 2: <t:1746802800:f> - <t:1747062000:f>
Saturn is next, with these galleons holding the parts to the Tak & Lug Sword and Shield.
Earn the Tak & Lug Blueprint in your Inbox upon first completion of the event. Re-running the Saturn Tactical Alert will earn you a guaranteed random drop of the following:
- Tak & Lug Blade
- Tak & Lug Handle
- Tak & Lug Guard
Tak & Lug: Take active defense to new heights with this deadly flying shield and brutal blade. Throw the shield with a unique Heavy Attack, inflicting Blast Status Effects and dealing damage in a wide area.
Crafting Requirements:
- 1x Tak & Lug Handle
- 1x Tak & Lug Blade
- 1x Tak & Lug Guard
Weekend 3: <t:1747407600:f> - <t:1747666800:f>
The Ghouls are back on Mars. Finish them off for an Orokin Reactor and Orokin Catalyst, delivered to your Inbox, upon first mission completion.
Re-running the Sedna Tactical Alert will earn you a guaranteed random drop of the following:
- Tonkkatt Blade
- Tonkkatt Handle
- Tak & Lug Blade
- Tak & Lug Handle
- Tak & Lug Guard