Talk:Damage/Ferrite Armor/@comment-24.112.143.101-20180502043023/@comment-25254386-20180508165548

Rad is nice because of it's status proc, i.e. confusing the affected enemies which makes them fight each other, drawing fire away from you. Also, the majority of enemies you'll face in lvl 15+ Grineer or Corrupted missions will use Alloy armor.

However, there are much more effective ways to draw fire from yourself, and if you're running a status build anyway then you should be using Corrosive. Rad and Corrosive perform about the same in mid levels, but higher up Rad easily falls off, while Corrosive doesn't lose its effectiveness.

Again, I'm not sure why someone would be saying Rad is preferred against Heavy Gunners, unless they want to use the Gunner against the enemy. But it is false that Rad is more effective against Ferrite armor.