Positions are extremely important in Warframe. Melee combat is incredibly powerful, and your stance will dictate your available moveset with whatever melee weapon you're using. This means that the actual combos you can do, and their effects, are all based on your position. Most weapon types have multiple stance mods available for them, and you can change the style of any weapon by changing stances.
This means it's a good idea to experiment with stances and combos to find something you like that works.
How to check position combos
You can see all of the combos that will be available with a stance by clicking the “Combos” button next to the stance mod when installed in a weapon.
How to Get Stance Mods
Stance mods come from a range of in-game enemies, various bosses, bounty rewards, or Conclave. You can also purchase valuable posture mods from Baro Ki'Teer from time to time.
If you really want a position, you should keep in mind that all positions can be traded between players and the trading tax is normally quite low. You can use a website like Warframe Marketplace to find someone selling a Stance you want, but you'll normally have to part with a Platinum to get it.
You can also use the in-game trade chat to request an item, and if someone in the chat has it, they may be willing to sell it to you. It's always a good idea to use the Warframe Market to get a good idea of the current rate of the mod before purchasing.
If you'd rather farm for mods, you can find a full list of in-game stances, and some sources for each below.
- Silver Scourge – available through Conclave for 2000 Standing
- astral twilight – available from Lua Spy Mission, Baro Ki'Teer and as drops from Kuva Jesters, Mimics and Denial Bursas
- Atlantis Vulcain – gouttes de Ghoul Devourer, Guardsmen, Orphid Specters
- Bite Piranha – available from the Conclave for 2000 Standing
- bleeding willow – Corrupted MOA drops
- blind righteousness – gouttes de Knave Specters, Shadow Stalker, Stalker
- brutal tide – drops of Arcane Boiler, Boiler, Ancient Toxic
- ball dance – drops from caches in Void Sabotage missions
- burning wasp – can be obtained from Cetus Bounties, Corrupted Butcher and Corrupted Lancer enemies
- mantis sculpture – Cetus Bounties on the Steel Path, and can be obtained from Mimics and the Plains Commander
- celestial nightfall – can be obtained from the Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Clashing Forest – can drop from Corrupted Ancients
- Whirlwind of Cleavage – can be obtained from Lua Spy Missions, and can be obtained from MOAs of Ancient Disruptors and Tar Mutalists
- Coiled Viper – can be obtained from Lua Spy Missions and Corrupt Crewmen
- Crashing Havoc – can be obtained from the Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Crashing wood – can be obtained from the Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Crimson Dervish – can be obtained as a drop from Bombards, Knave Specters, Tusk Bombards and Tusk Mortar Bombards
- Cross the snakes – can be obtained as a drop from Tusk Elite Lancer, Shock Draga, Elite Lancer, Eliter Frontier Lancer, Eliter Arid Lander
- crushing ruin – can be obtained from Lua spy missions and as drops from Arid Seeker, Frontier Seeker, Kuva Seeker, Seeker and Tusk Seeker enemies
- cunning appearance – can be obtained through Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Cyclone Kraken – can be obtained from caches in Kuva Exterminate missions.
- Decisive judgment – Arid Heavy Gunner, Corrupted Warden, Grineer Warden, Heavy Gunner, Infested Chroma, Infested Mesa, Tenno Specter
- Desecrated Snapdragon – Kuva Scorpion, Leaping Drummer, Scorpion
- Dividing Blades – can be obtained from the Conclave for 2000 Standing
- eleventh storm – Lephantis boss fight, Wolf of Saturn Six, Zealoid Prelate
- fateful truth – can be obtained from the Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Last messenger - Dragon Manic, Feyarch Specter
- Industry the flailing – Corrupt Bomber, Corrupt Heavy Gunner
- four horsemen – Grineer Manic, Eternal Flyer
- fracturing wind – Carrion Charger, Charger, Jack O'Naut, Juggernaut, Juggernaut Behemoth
- The tragedy of Gaia - Comba, Datalyst, Comba, Scrambus variants
- Gemini Cross – Corrupted MOA
- sparkling greenhouse – Leech Osprey, Sapping Osprey, Vapos Sapping Osprey
- Squeaky Payara – Elite Crew, Machinist, Vapos Elite Crewman
- Grim Fury – Bounties Cetus, Kuva Powerclaw, Powerfist
- High noon – Lua Spy Missions, Broodmother, Feyarch Specter
- Homing Fang – Nauseous Crawler
- iron phoenix - Arid Hellion, Arid Lancer, Coilddriver, Drekar Scorpion, Frontier Hellion, Frontier Lancer, Tusk Hellion, Tusk Lancer, Tusk Reaver
- Lashing coil – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- last herald – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Mafic Shower – Ghoul Auger, Ghoul Auger Alpha, Ghoul Devourer, Ghoul Expired, Ghoul Rictus
- Malevolent Raptor - Picture of Powerclaw, Powerfist
- Noble Cadence – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Piercing Fury – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- sharp wind - Shockwave MOA, Test MOA, Vapos Shockwave MOA
- trembling hand – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- harvest spiral – Cetus bonuses
- Torn Crane - Kuva Napalm, Napalm, Tusk Napalm
- ripping wind – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- rise of steel – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- scarlet hurricane – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- seismic palm – Leaper
- Shadow Harvest – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Shattering Storm – General Sargus Ruk
- Shimmering Burn – Arid Seeker, Frontier Seeker, Kuva Seeker, Seeker, Defense Seeker
- Sink Heel - Detron Crewman, Vapos Detron Crewman
- Slice the feathers – Ghost Auger, Ghost Auger Alpha, Ghoul Devourer, Ghoul Expired, Ghoul Rictus, Ghoul Rictus Alpha
- Sovereign pariah - Picture of Heavy Gunner, Tusk Heavy Gunner
- Turning needle – Leaper, Wolf of Saturn Six, Zealoid Prelate
- stalking fan – Aerolyst, Nullifier Crewman, Sniper Crewman
- Star Divide – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- prickly thorn – Eidolon Vomvalyst, Tusk Thumper, Tusk Thumper Bull
- Fracture weave – Arid Eviscerator, Arid Trooper, Eviscerator, Frontier Trooper, Kuva Trooper, Trooper
- Whirling tiger - Anti MOA, Corpus Tech, Corpus Warden, Ghoul Auger, Picture Scorch, Scorch
- hawk stung – Prime Ceuts on the Steel Path, prime Cetus (normal), Air Commander
- Tainted Hydra – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Time Royale – Baro Ki'Teer, Bursa Insulator, Wolf of Saturn Six, Zealoid Prelate
- Tranquil Cleave – Arid butcher, frontier butcher
- Spinning Arrow – Steel Path Cetus Bounty, Normal Cetus Bounty, Recon Commander
- vengeful revenant - Aerolyst, Conculyst
- vermilion storm - Baro Ki'Teer, Drekar Manic Bombard, Kuva Guardian
- vicious approach – can be obtained from Conclave for 2000 Standing
- Fox mask - Comba, Datalyst, Drekar Manic Bombard, Comba variants
- wise razor – Raknoid coolant
