Forma

are items most commonly used as a supercharger to add, remove, or alter the Polarity of a Mod slot on equipment such as Warframes, Archwings, weapons, or Companions. This process is called Polarization and allows mod capacity to be used more efficiently.
Forma do however have additional uses. Their second most notable use is as a component in the creation of certain items, including being used in weapon blueprints, the creation of the Exilus Adapter and other supercharger equipment, and adding Tiles to a Clan Dojo. Finally, Forma may be sacrificed to rise in Syndicate ranks.
==Acquisition==
*Blueprint drops from certain Relics. (1x from Common and 2x from Uncommon)
*Purchased blueprint from Acrithis's shop for 10 .
*Blueprint received as a Daily Tribute.
*Found very rarely in Rare or Reinforced Storage Containers in Zariman Ten Zero, Void, and Lua.
**One rare storage container is guaranteed from the Lua Music Puzzle.
*Sometimes acquired from the 1999 Calendar.
*Three-Forma bundles were rewarded at certain ranks from Nightwave.
**Ranks 7 and 27 from Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
**Rank 9 from Intermission I
**Ranks 8 and 25 from Series 2: The Emissary
**Rank 22 from Intermission II
**Ranks 8 and 25 from Series 3: The Glassmaker
**Rank 26 from Intermission III
**Ranks 7, 12, and 27 from Nora's Choice
**Ranks 7 and 27 from Nora's Mix Volume 1
**Ranks 7 and 27 from Nora's Mix Volume 2
*Purchased complete from Nakak in Cetus during Operation: Plague Star for Operational Supply Standing and .
*Purchased complete from the Market for 
*Purchased complete from the Market as a three-Forma bundle for .
===Full list of containers and missions that can yield Formas:===
===Full list of Relics that can yield Formas:===
==Crafting==
==Using Forma on Equipment==
To apply a Forma, go to the Arsenal and access the desired item's Mod loadout. Select Action at the bottom of the screen, then choose Polarize, which will show all available types of Forma to choose from. Choose Forma, which will show a layout of the item's mod slots and polarities. Click on a slot to cycle through the possible polarities. A slot that already has a polarity (either by default or from a prior polarization) can also be changed.
Forma can only be used on equipment that has already been ranked to 30 and, when used, said equipment is reset to rank 0 (unranked). However, Warframe, Archwing, and Necramech may retain abilities and/or their ranks depending on the player's Mastery Rank; for example, a player with a Mastery Rank of 30 or higher would have all abilities unlocked at rank 3. Forma can also be used again on already polarized equipment, provided that it is leveled to 30 again. Orokin Catalysts and Orokin Reactors are unaffected by the usage of Forma. Re-leveling equipment after using Forma on it does not grant mastery points.
For each Forma used on equipment, said equipment will gain a star above the name of the equipment starting from the center.
==Blueprints Requiring Forma==
Click to view the Blueprints requiring Forma
Blueprint 	Type 	Quantity
 	Melee 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
Aura Forma 	Enhancement	4
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Primary 	1
Djinn 	Sentinel 	2
 	Secondary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Warframe 	1
Exilus Warframe Adapter	Enhancement	2
Exilus Weapon Adapter 	Enhancement	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Arch-Gun 	1
Greater Lens 	Enhancement	1
 	Primary 	1
Helios 	Sentinel 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Arch-Melee 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Melee 	1
 	Secondary 	1
Stance Forma 	Enhancement	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	2
 	Secondary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Secondary 	1
 	Melee 	1
Umbra Forma 	Enhancement	1
 	Primary 	1
 	Melee 	1
Total	83
==Notes==
*Making the most of Forma means remembering the Polarities of the mods the player wishes to use. For example, weapons almost always need damage mods, such as ; Serration has Madurai polarity. Therefore, it would be useful to add a Madurai polarity to any weapon that does not already have it. Consider reading the Polarization page for more information about this process.
*A Forma is required to craft nearly all Clan Research weapons, though this is most likely only for gameplay reasons as most of them don't involve any Orokin technology.
*All syndicates require Forma to advance to Rank 2, as well as in order to become neutral if the Tenno has fallen to the first negative rank.
*A Warframe, Archwing, or weapon that has been polarized at least once can have their Secondary Energy Color customized.
*Oddly enough, players can polarize Aura mod slots with the Unairu polarity, despite there currently being no Aura mods with that polarity.
**Similarly, players can also polarize mod slots belonging to non-melee weapons with said polarity as well.
** For more flexibility it is possible to use an Aura Forma, which grants as a universal polarity.
*Players cannot add Umbra polarity to slots using mundane Forma. Existing Umbra polarities can be replaced with others, but after that, they can only be restored by using an Umbra Forma.
==Trivia==
*Forma means "shape" in a variety of languages. 
*From the Scanner inside the Orbiter, one can occasionally hear a Grineer inspecting someone's cargo and getting bribed with a Forma after he finds something suspicious.
*The prevalence of golden surfaces in Orokin Void levels and on Prime equipment may indicate the use of massive amounts of Forma in their construction. The grey surfaces in the Clan Dojo may be due to Tenno improvising with more mundane materials while copying Orokin aesthetics.
*The shape of Forma resembles that of a puzzle piece.
==Patch History==
==See Also==
*Aura Forma
*Stance Forma
*Umbra Forma
*Orokin Catalyst
*Orokin Reactor
*Exilus Adapter
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