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Damage Types



  • Let’s explore the fascinating world of damage types in Warframe. Understanding these damage types is crucial for maximizing your effectiveness in combat. Whether you’re a new Tenno or a seasoned warrior, this guide will help you wield your weapons with precision.
1. Damage Types Overview:

    Warframe features 15 unique damage types, each with its own effects and multipliers against specific enemy types. Let’s break them down:

      Physical Damage (IPS):

          1. Impact:

        • Effective against shields.
        • Status staggers targets and increases HP threshold for Parazon finishers.

          2. Puncture:

        • Effective against flesh.
        • Status reduces the target’s damage output.

          3. Slash:

        • Effective against flesh.
        • Status inflicts a bleed damage over time (DoT).

      Elemental Damage:

          1. Cold:

        • Effective against shields.
        • Status slows targets.

          2. Electricty:

        • Effective against machines.
        • Status shocks enemies, chaining electricity to nearby targets.

          3. Heat:

        • Effective against flesh.
        • Status ignites targets and melts armor.

          4. Toxin:

        • Effective against flesh and bypasses shields.
        • Status inflicts a poison DoT.
      Combined Elements:

          1. Blast:

        • Effective against machines.
        • Status reduces enemy accuracy.

          2. Corrosive:

        • Effective against armor.
        • Status strips the target’s armor.

          3. Gas:

        • Effective against Infested.
        • Status creates an area of effect (AoE) that deals damage over time.

          4. Magnetic:

        • Effective against shields.
        • Status multiplies damage against shields.

          5. Radiation:

        • Effective against heavy armor.
        • Status confuses enemies.

          6. Viral:

        • Effective against flesh.
        • Status multiplies damage against health.
      Special Damage Types:

          1. True Damage:

        • Bypasses enemy shields and armor.
        • No damage modifiers or status effects.

          2. Void:

        • Effective against Overguard and resets Sentient resistances.
        • Status creates a dome that magnetizes projectiles toward the dome’s epicenter.
2. Choosing the Best Damage Type:

    • Viral: is currently the strongest and most popular damage type due to its health multiplier.
    • Adapt your loadout based on enemy weaknesses and mission types.

Remember, mastering damage types is essential for your success as a Tenno. Experiment, refine your loadouts, and conquer the Origin System!