Heat Damage

Heat Damage is one of the four primary elemental damage types. It performs well against Grineer Cloned Flesh and light Infested creatures, but is less effective against the Proto Shields worn by some elite Corpus units.

Status EffectsEdit

Heat Damage's status effect is Ignite, which sets the enemy ablaze and deals damage over time equal to Base Damage × (Heat Mod Multiplier ÷ 2) per tick for 7 ticks over 6 seconds as Heat damage. Ignited enemies will also panic and flail around for a few seconds, exposing them from cover and preventing them from attacking; the length of the panic animation depends on enemy type: approximately 4 seconds for humanoids, 3 for most Infested, and 2 for MOAs and Chargers, however Ospreys, Bosses and Tenno are immune and their ability to act is not impeded.

Heat status procs does not stack the way Toxin, Gas, and Slash procs do. Instead, a Heat proc applied while Ignite is already in effect will refresh the initial proc's duration and re-apply the panic effect without changing its damage per second.

Mods adding base or Heat damage and combo multipliers will increase the damage of the Ignite ticks. If a proc occurs together with a headshot, stealth bonus, and/or critical hit, the ticks are also affected by their respective multipliers. However, innate Heat damage from weapons such as the Ignis does not contribute to the damage-over-time ticks. It should also be noted that due to the nature of Faction damage mods, their bonuses are applied twice during the calculation of Ignite damage per tick. For example, the Ignite damage per tick of a weapon with an innate 100 damage, Serration, Hellfire, and Bane of Grineer will be:

Base Damage = 100 × (1 + 1.65) × (1 + 0.3) = 344.5

Heat Mod Multiplier = (1 + 0.9) × (1 + 0.3) = 2.47x

Ignite Damage per tick = 344.5 × (2.47 ÷ 2) = 425.458

Enemies killed while under or by a Heat proc will be left in ashes, burning away shortly afterwards.

Type EffectivenessEdit

Grineer Health	Heat Modifier	Corpus Health	Heat Modifier	Infested Health	Heat Modifier
Cloned Flesh	+25%	Flesh		Infested	+25%
Ferrite Armor		Shield		Infested Flesh	+50%
Alloy Armor		Proto Shield	–50%	Fossilized
Machinery		Robotic		Sinew

Note that Heat damage and its combination elements deal no bonus damage to corpus units. Gas is reduced against Flesh and Radiation is reduced against Shields. Thus it's recommended to upgrade Heat-based weapons like the Ignis with Cold to deal Blast damage instead, which is neutral against all Corpus types.

Elementals CombinationsEdit

Heat damage mods can be combined with other elemental mods to create a new elemental damage type.

• Heat + Cold = Blast
• Heat + Toxin = Gas
• Heat + Electricity = Radiation

Heat SourcesEdit

WeaponsEdit

Ignis

Ignis Wraith

Javlok

Atomos

Dual Heat Swords
(Slam Attack)

Heat Dagger
(Slam Attack)

Heat Sword
(Slam Attack)

Jat Kusar

Kreska

Sheev
(Slam Attack)

Silva & Aegis

Twin Basolk

Zenistar

EnemiesEdit

Flameblade wielding the Twin Basolk

Scorch wielding the Ignis

Napalm wielding the Pyrotechnic Ogris

General Sargas Ruk uses Blast Grenade, Fire Blast, and Inferno

Lieutenant Lech Kril (Phase 2) uses Fire Wave

Hyekka Master wielding the Ignis and can throw Fire Bombs

Ambulas uses Fire Blast

Fusion MOA firing a Plasma Beam

Hyena NG uses Blast Grenade and Fire Wave

Corrupted MOA firing a Plasma Beam

ModsEdit

When using the Deconstructor

AbilitiesEdit

	ENERGY 25 KEY 1	Fireball Charge and release a fiery projectile that ignites enemies on contact and leaves behind a treacherous patch of flame.	Strength:150 / 275 / 300 / 400 (initial damage) 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 (area damage)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:N/A
			Misc:5 m (blast radius)

	ENERGY 50 KEY 2	Accelerant Stun nearby enemies with strong accelerant. Increases all fire damage dealt.	Strength:1.5x / 1.75x / 2x / 2.5x (damage multiplier)
			Duration:30 s
			Range:8 / 12 / 15 / 20 m
			Misc:50% (cast speed bonus)

	ENERGY 75 KEY 3	Fire Blast Slam the ground to create a wave of plasma that incinerates nearby enemies and forms a persistent ring of fire. Add heat damage to weapons by firing them through the ring.	Strength:66 / 100 / 141 / 200 (wave damage) 37 / 112 / 150 / 225 (ring damage)
			Duration:9 / 12 / 15 / 20 s
			Range:N/A
			Misc:5 / 10 / 12 / 15 m (wave radius) 4 m (ring radius) 50% (bonus weapon heat damage)

	ENERGY 50 KEY 4	World On Fire Blast nearby foes with a burst of fire, and follow that up with a barrage of fireballs against any enemy who dares approach. Over time, these fireballs burn hotter as they consume more energy. Initial Energy Drain: 3 s-1 Overheated Energy Drain: 6 s-1	Strength:250 / 300 / 350 / 400 (initial damage) 500 / 600 / 700 / 800 (overheated damage) 10% / 20% / 25% / 35% (status chance)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:7 / 10 / 12 / 15 m (initial radius) 3.5 / 5 / 6 / 7.5 m (overheated radius)
			Misc:5 (number of targets) 6 s (overheat delay) 9.5 s (overheat buildup)

	ENERGY 10 KEY 1	Spectral Scream Exhale a deep breath of elemental destruction. Chroma's energy color determines the element. Energy Drain: 3 s-1	Strength:100 / 125 / 150 / 200 (damage)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:4 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 m
			Misc:40% / 45% / 50% / 60% (status chance)

ENERGY 50 KEY 2

Elemental Ward Depending on Chroma's elemental alignment, an offensive area-of-effect is created. Chroma and his nearby allies are imbued with defensive energy.

Heat Strength:25 / 50 / 75 / 100 (damage per second) 50% / 75% / 100% / 200% (health bonus) Duration:10 / 15 / 20 / 25 s (ability duration) Range:6 / 8 / 10 / 12 m (aura range) Misc:2% / 5% / 7% / 10% (status chance) 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 m (burn radius) Electric Strength:2.5x / 3x / 5x / 10x (damage reflection multiplier) 50% / 65% / 75% / 100% (shield bonus) 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% (status chance) 50 / 60 / 100 / 200 (minimum arc damage) Duration:10 / 15 / 20 / 25 s (ability duration) Range:6 / 8 / 10 / 12 m (aura range) 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 m (discharge range) Toxin Strength:25% / 35% / 40% / 50% (damage chance per second) Duration:10 / 15 / 20 / 25 s (ability duration) 15% / 25% / 30% / 35% (holster rate bonus) 15% / 25% / 30% / 35% (reload speed bonus) Range:6 / 8 / 10 / 12 m (aura range) Cold Strength:1.5x / 2x / 2.5x / 3x (damage reflection multiplier) 25% / 75% / 100% / 150% (armor bonus) 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% (status chance) Duration:10 / 15 / 20 / 25 s (ability duration) Range:6 / 8 / 10 / 12 m (aura range)

	ENERGY 50 KEY 4	Effigy Chroma turns his pelt into a massive sentry that strengthens nearby allies and engulfs enemies in elemental attacks. Energy Drain: 10 s-1	Strength:100 / 200 / 300 / 400 (damage/tick) 500 / 1000 / 1500 / 2000 (damage/second) 1000 / 2000 / 4000 / 8000 (health)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:N/A
			Misc:20 m (attack range) 30 m (stun radius) 5 m (knockback radius) Sentry 5 (ticks/second) 15% / 30% / 45% / 60% (credit chance) 25% / 50% / 75% / 100% (credit bonus) Chroma 20% (speed bonus) 50% (armor reduction)

	ENERGY 25 KEY 1	Fire Walker Blaze a trail of flames, scorching enemies and cleansing allies. Teleporting blasts the landing area with a ring of fire.	Strength:50 / 100 / 150 / 200 Heat (damage per second) 500 / 750 / 1000 / 1250 Heat (explosion damage)
			Duration:15 / 20 / 25 / 30 s (buff duration) 5 / 6 / 7.5 / 10 s (flame duration)
			Range:3 / 4 / 5 / 6 m (explosion radius)
			Misc:15% / 15% / 20% / 25% (speed bonus)

	ENERGY 25 KEY 1	Energy Shell Forms a protective energy shell around the Warframe.	Strength:50% (heat damage bonus) 2x (critical damage multiplier)
			Duration:10 / 14 / 18 / 22 s
			Range:N/A

Sources of Heat ResistancesEdit

ArcanesEdit

 Arcane Ice

ModsEdit

MediaEdit

See AlsoEdit

Damage Mechanics
Offense	Critical Hit • Damage • Enemy Body Parts • Multishot • Punch Through
Defense	Armor • Health • Shield
Damage Types
Physical	Impact • Puncture • Slash
Elemental	Cold • Electricity • Heat • Toxin
Combined	Blast • Corrosive • Gas • Magnetic • Radiation • Viral
Unique	Tau • True • Void