Mods
Mods, short for Modifications or Modules, are the upgrade system in WARFRAME in the form of special cards that can be equipped on Warframes, weapons, companions, and vehicles to enhance damage, power, survivability, speed, mobility, precepts, and utility.
Menu
To access your mods, go to the Mods module of your Orbiter.
Mods have a cost and a polarity, shown in the top right corner.
The level of the mod is displayed below.
Just above the mod's level it is shown where the mod can be used.
The level of the mod is displayed below.
Just above the mod's level it is shown where the mod can be used.
Fusion
Upgrades the mod, increasing both the effect and the cost of the mod. It uses Endo.
Transmute
Uses 4 unranked mods and creates a random mod.
Sell
Sells the selected mods for money.
Disolve
Sells the selected mods for Endo.
Ayatan treasures (Not related to mods, but it's in the same menu)
Can be traded to Maroo at her Bazaar for varying amounts of Endo, or placed within the Orbiter as decorations. Ayatan stars (Dropped inside missions) can be inserted in the treasures to increase their value.
Upgrades the mod, increasing both the effect and the cost of the mod. It uses Endo.
Transmute
Uses 4 unranked mods and creates a random mod.
Sell
Sells the selected mods for money.
Disolve
Sells the selected mods for Endo.
Ayatan treasures (Not related to mods, but it's in the same menu)
Can be traded to Maroo at her Bazaar for varying amounts of Endo, or placed within the Orbiter as decorations. Ayatan stars (Dropped inside missions) can be inserted in the treasures to increase their value.
Normal mods
Normal mods can be bronze, silver and gold, representing the mod's rarity. Note that this does not mean gold mods are better than bronze mods.
A Flawed version of some mods are given at the beginning of the game which are worse versions of the mods. Set Mods offer increasing bonuses when one or more mods in a set are equipped together in a current loadout. Each mod of a set, apart from it's individual effects, also provides a second Set Bonus effect shared between all the mods in the set, that becomes stronger the more of the set's mods are installed. How to obtain:
The most common type of mods. Can be found in many ways such as enemy drops or mission rewards |
Aura, Stance and Exilus mods
Primed mods
Primed mods are a superior variant of mods, that have had their maximum rank increased to 10.
How to obtain:
Most Primed mods can be obtained from Baro Ki'Teer (appears every two weeks), but four Primed mods, Primed Fury, Primed Vigor, Primed Shred, and Primed Sure Footed are only obtained from 200/400/600/900 Daily Tributes and cannot be traded with players. |
Amalgan mods
Amalgam mods can be either slightly inferior or superior variants, and come with certain additional properties. Some sacrifice a small amount of their main bonus to provide a small bonus to another stat of an altogether different item. Others are weapon-specific, and are actually superior variants, while still having a second stat.
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Galvanized mods
Galvanized mods have slightly inferior base stats than their original counterpart, but in turn have stacking buffs from killing enemies that make them a superior variant to standard mods. Their maximum ranks are increased to 10.
How to obtain:
Purchased from the Arbitrations vendor for 20 Vitus Essence each. |
Conditional mods
Nightmare mods
Nightmare Mode Mods (commonly called Nightmare mods) are a class of Rare dual-stat mods – they provide a bonus to two different stats for the same item.
How to obtain:
Drop on Nightmare mode missions. |
Corrupted mods
Corrupted mods are a class of Rare mods that affect one stat positively and another negatively.
How to obtain:
Corrupted mods can be obtained from the Orokin Derelict, using special Dragon Keys to unlock vaults located within. |
Augment mods
Augment mods (commonly called Augments) provide augmentation to a specific Warframe or weapon.
How to obtain:
Most can be obtained as Syndicate Offerings, but a significant number is obtained elsewhere (for example, some are Executioner Mods) |
Riven mods
Riven Mods provide randomized bonuses to a specific weapon: up to three bonuses, and a penalty.
When acquired, Riven Mods come in a veiled form which supplies no stats and must have a challenge completed in order to unveil it. Riven transmuters allows players to sacrifice four Rivens in their inventory for a new, veiled Riven mod. How to obtain:
Mainly obtained by completing sortie missions. |
Umbra mods
Umbra mods are a class of Legendary mods, that feature the properties of both Primed mods and Set Mods.
All are a superior variant of a standard mod, while also possessing a second stat that grants enhanced effectiveness when fighting Sentient enemies. All Umbra mods have the exclusive Umbra polarity that can only be applied with an Umbra Forma. |
Requiem mods
Requiem mods are used to defeat Kuva Liches. They have to be equipped in the Parazon in a certain order to defeat a Lich.
They do not possess any polarity, have a drain of 0, and hold up to 3 charges per Mod for a Mod of rank 0, the number of charges is indicated by the number of bright red dots 4 Requiem Mods can be transmuted into a single new, random Requiem Mod. How to obtain:
Requiem mods can be obtained from Requiem relics. Requiem relics are obtained from Kuva siphons and opened in Kuva fissures. (50% low level; 100% high level) |