Talk:Lex Prime/@comment-116.86.141.183-20151228234836/@comment-24532339-20151229063949

It's not just about the status effect. In endless mission types, the armor constantly ramps up. This makes being able to get through that armor very important. The Lex Prime is already heavy on Puncture damage, which has a 25% damage bonus against armor. The Corrosive damage type has a 75% damage bonus against Ferrite armor. Then there's the Corrosive proc, which strips 25% of the armor from it's target with each proc. The bonuses really start to stack up fast.

tl;dr - if the Viral build works for you, have at it. This works, though. I can attest to it.