Talk:Rubico/@comment-204.108.64.163-20160225020004/@comment-27279105-20160302075604

warframe builder doesn't account for damage type bonuses. elemental combos get up to +75% bonus, physical damage mods only +50%. therefore you'll need 87,5%of the base damage in the dominant physical damage type to surpass elemental mods.

example for a weapon with 100 base damage, 87,5% of that in one physical damage type, in a best case scenario where the elemental combo AND the main physical damage type get maximum bonuses: 100*12,5%+100*87,5%*1,5+100*90%*1,75=301,25 damage 100*12,5%+100*87,5%*1,5+100*87,5%*120%*1,5=301,25 damage

if you consider only taking one elemental mod (not an elemental combo), you can also only get at max. a 50% bonus. then 75% of one physical damage type will be enough to justify using a 120% mod:

100*25%+100*75%*1,5+100*90%*1,5=272,5 damage 100*25%+100*75%*1,5+100*75%*120%*1,5=272,5 damage