Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest entries must show one to four moustache-wearing Warframes or Protoframes from the game’s 2025 or 2026 releases. Your picture needs to be posted in the official Warframe Forums contest thread by November 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST, which is November 18 at 4:59 AM GMT in the UK. There is no purchase or donation requirement to enter.
There are two categories, Edited and Unedited. First place in each can choose Citrine or Styanax Prime Access, while the remaining top-five places receive Platinum. You’ll also need to show how you made your picture, so save screenshots of your Captura setup as you go.
Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest entry steps
To enter the Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest, pick a Warframe or Protoframe released in 2025 or 2026. Digital Extremes lists the Round Table, the Devils Triad and the characters from Jade Shadows: Constellations among the eligible Protoframe options. A moustache alone will not make an older character eligible.
- Get a Movember moustache from the in-game Market’s Community Events selection and equip it through Arsenal > Appearance > Attachments > Auxiliary.
- Choose an eligible 2025 or 2026 Warframe or Protoframe. Your shot can feature between one and four players, and everybody visible must have a moustache equipped.
- Make your original image in Captura. Keep screenshots of the scene setup, Captura settings or other evidence of how you created it.
- Decide whether your image belongs in the Edited or Unedited category, and label the submission clearly.
- Post the finished image and your work-in-progress evidence in the official Moframe 2026 contest thread before the deadline. Tag friends who appear in a group submission.
Sharing your finished picture on social media is optional, but it does not replace entering on the forums. If you post it elsewhere, the contest rules say to link that social post in the official thread as the submission. A standalone hashtag on X or Instagram is not enough.
Which Warframes can you use in the contest?
The Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest specifically calls for a new Warframe or Protoframe released during 2025 or 2026. Digital Extremes gives the Round Table, the Devils Triad and Jade Shadows: Constellations as examples of eligible Protoframe groups. That is a year-of-release rule, not a requirement to use the latest costume or skin.
Check the release year of the character you want to use before building a complicated scene. A perfect shot of an older character could miss the Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest eligibility requirement. For group pictures, the official rules allow one to four players on screen, with every player wearing a moustache. The moustache itself can be one of the returning one-Credit accessories covered in our Warframe Movember 2026 Moustaches guide.
Edited versus Unedited Captura: what is allowed?
The Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest has a Top Five for each category. Unedited means the image uses only the game’s tools, such as Captura settings, or is a direct screenshot. Digital Extremes explicitly permits cropping an Unedited image outside the game, but not other outside alterations.
Choose Edited if you use Photoshop or another external editor to change your screenshot. Whichever category you enter, the image must be your own work. AI-generated images are not allowed. If you retouch your photo outside the game, don’t label it Unedited.
Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest prizes for both categories
The Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest awards the same placement tiers in both categories. That means there are two first-place results, one Edited and one Unedited. The award is for the Tenno featured in the winning image, not just the person who uploaded it.
| Placement in each category | Prize for each featured Tenno |
|---|---|
| 1st | Choice of Citrine Prime Access or Styanax Prime Access |
| 2nd | 1,000 Platinum |
| 3rd | 750 Platinum |
| 4th | 600 Platinum |
| 5th | 500 Platinum |
Only first place gets Prime Access. Places two to five receive the Platinum amounts shown above. Digital Extremes will contact winners for the in-game usernames of the people featured, and prizes cannot be substituted.
What counts as work-in-progress proof?
Work-in-progress proof is a requirement for winning the Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest. Digital Extremes accepts examples such as screenshots of your Captura settings, photos showing the process, a timelapse or a making-of video. Attach this evidence to your forum post when you submit.
The finished contest entry itself must be an image, not a video. A video can help prove how you created the image, but it cannot substitute for the finished still. Preserve your original shot and a few steps from your setup so you can show that you made it without relying on a vague description after the fact.
Warframe Moframe 2026 deadline in UK time
Entries close on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. Because the US is on Eastern Standard Time in November, the UK deadline is Wednesday, November 18 at 4:59 AM GMT. For Central Europe, that is 5:59 AM CET on November 18. Do not confuse the contest deadline with November 30, when the wider Movember Market promotion ends. Winners are scheduled to be announced during Warframe’s Primetime on November 27.
You’re allowed one submission per player. Digital Extremes will judge creativity and image quality, and entries can be reviewed further. For a squad photo, tag the friends who appear and keep the relevant account names handy in case your shot places.
Do you have to donate to enter?
No. The Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest is a free community competition. The separate charitable raffle for a one-of-one Ben Starr signed shirt involves a donation of at least 10 Canadian dollars. That paid raffle is not a condition of entering Captura, and it should not be mistaken for a way to buy contest votes or increase your winning chances.
If you are mainly collecting this month’s in-game rewards, also check our Warframe Codes page. The November Gift of the Lotus Kuva Alerts are a separate in-game reward opportunity, not part of the Captura judging.
Why might a Captura entry be disqualified?
The most avoidable mistakes are entering with a pre-2025 character, leaving the moustache off one squad member, posting only to social media, uploading a video instead of an image, forgetting Edited or Unedited, and leaving out the required work-in-progress proof. The official Warframe Moframe 2026 Captura Contest thread is also clear that AI-generated entries and reserved placeholders are not accepted.
Before posting, check your character’s release year, count the people visible, make sure every moustache is equipped, and attach your work-in-progress evidence. Label the category so the judges can tell immediately which rules apply to your image.
Official source: Digital Extremes’ official Moframe 2026 contest rules.
