Puncture Damage

Most effective against armor. Puncture status reduces the target's damage output by up to 75%.

—In-game Description

Puncture Damage is one of the three physical damage types. It is highly effective against Grineer Armor and Corpus Robotics, but suffers against Corpus shields.

Status Effects

The status effect of Puncture damage is Weakened. It causes the victim's attacks to deal 30% less damage over 6 seconds. Subsequent procs add 5% reduced damage up to 75% in total after 10 stacks, with each proc having their own duration. Affected enemies will have a yellow aura.

Enemies killed by a Puncture proc may have a large bloody hole on where they were hit by the killing blow.

Empyrean

The Empyrean game mode version of Puncture is called Plasma. Its status effect is Decompress, reducing the target ship's shields and armor by 20 seconds, with subsequent procs stacking additively. Against the Tenno's Railjack, it creates a Hull Rupture which reduces the ship's max health by 5%.

Type Effectiveness

Grineer Health	Puncture Modifier	Corpus Health	Puncture Modifier	Infested Health	Puncture Modifier
Cloned Flesh		Flesh		Infested
Ferrite Armor	+50%	Shield	-20%	Infested Flesh
Alloy Armor	+15%	Proto Shield	-50%	Fossilized
Machinery		Robotic	+25%	Infested Sinew	+25%

As with all damage types effective against armor,  Puncture damage's type modifier works in two ways: it ignores a percentage of the target's armor, and increases the damage dealt in the same way as a type modifier against hitpoints. Practically speaking, this means that Puncture​ damage is only reduced by 50% of a target's whole Ferrite Armor and the base damage is increased by +50%, is only reduced by 85% of a target's whole Alloy Armor and the base damage is increased by +15%, and is only reduced by 75% of a target's whole Infested Sinew and the base damage is increased by 25%.

Puncture Damage Weapons

These weapons deal more than a majority of their physical damage as Puncture. The damage ratio is important for physical damage status effects because the game weights the likelihood of which proc occurs according to physical damage ratio. Hence, these weapons proc Weakened more than Stagger or Bleed.

View Weapons with Puncture Damage List▾▾

Name	Type	Class	Puncture	%
Afuris	Secondary	Dual Pistols	14	70%
Agkuza	Arch-Melee		305.2	70%
Akbolto	Secondary	Dual Pistols	36	90%
Akbolto Prime	Secondary	Dual Pistols	27.5	86%
Aklex	Secondary	Dual Pistols	104	80%
Aklex Prime	Secondary	Dual Pistols	120	80%
Akzani	Secondary	Dual Pistols	8.4	70%
Anku	Melee	Scythe	136	80%
Arca Scisco	Secondary	Pistol	36	60%
Artemis Bow	Primary	Exalted Weapon	1344	80%
Attica	Primary	Crossbow	60	75%
Ballistica	Secondary	Crossbow	80	80%
Ballistica Prime	Secondary	Crossbow	88	55%
Baza	Primary	Rifle	6.7	42%
Baza Prime	Primary	Rifle	6.7	42%
Boltace	Melee	Tonfa	140.8	80%
Bolto	Secondary	Pistol	36	90%
Boltor	Primary	Rifle	20	80%
Boltor Prime	Primary	Rifle	41.4	90%
Burst Laser	Robotic	Pistol	6	86%
Burston	Primary	Rifle	10	33%
Cedo	Primary	Shotgun	180	100%
Ceramic Dagger	Melee	Dagger	126	90%
Cestra	Secondary	Pistol	20.8	80%
Corinth	Primary	Shotgun	226.8	42%
Corinth Prime	Primary	Shotgun	226.8	42%
Cyngas (Atmosphere)	Arch-Gun (Atmosphere)		40	33%
Daikyu	Primary	Bow	280	40%
Dargyn	Vehicle	Turret	150	33%
Dark Split-Sword (Dual Swords)	Melee	Dual Swords	56	48%
Dark Sword	Melee	Sword	120	46%
Dera	Primary	Rifle	22.5	75%
Dera Vandal	Primary	Rifle	24	75%
Despair	Secondary	Thrown	46.4	80%
Destreza	Melee	Rapier	134.3	85%
Destreza Prime	Melee	Rapier	119	70%
Dex Furis	Secondary	Dual Pistols	11.2	70%
Diwata	Melee	Exalted Weapon	150	75%
Dual Cestra	Secondary	Dual Pistols	20.8	80%
Dual Toxocyst	Secondary	Dual Pistols	60	80%
Endura	Melee	Rapier	140	70%
Fang	Melee	Dual Daggers	75.6	70%
Fang Prime	Melee	Dual Daggers	124.6	70%
Ferrox	Primary	Speargun	245	70%
Furis	Secondary	Pistol	14	70%
Grattler	Arch-Gun		80	80%
Grattler (Atmosphere)	Arch-Gun (Atmosphere)		80	80%
Halikar	Melee	Glaive	119.2	80%
Harpak	Primary	Rifle	37.5	75%
Heat Dagger	Melee	Dagger	76	37%
Hek	Primary	Shotgun	341.25	65%
Hikou	Secondary	Thrown	15.6	60%
Hikou Prime	Secondary	Thrown	30.6	85%
Hirudo	Melee	Sparring	104	80%
Hystrix	Secondary	Pistol	31	86%
Kaszas	Arch-Melee		313.6	80%
Knell	Secondary	Pistol	69	46%
Kunai	Secondary	Thrown	34.5	75%
Kuva Seer	Secondary	Pistol	68.1	52%
Kuva Shildeg	Melee	Hammer	100.5	49%
Kuva Tonkor	Primary	Launcher	59	100%
Laser Rifle	Robotic	Rifle	6.4	80%
Latron	Primary	Rifle	38.5	70%
Latron Prime	Primary	Rifle	72	80%
Latron Wraith	Primary	Rifle	42	70%
Lex	Secondary	Pistol	104	80%
Lex Prime	Secondary	Pistol	120	80%
MK1-Furis	Secondary	Pistol	9.1	70%
MK1-Kunai	Secondary	Thrown	30	75%
MK1-Paris	Primary	Bow	86.25	75%
Multron	Robotic	Rifle	3.75	75%
Mutalist Quanta	Primary	Rifle	15	60%
Opticor	Primary	Rifle	850	85%
Opticor Vandal	Primary	Rifle	280	70%
Paris	Primary	Bow	120	75%
Paris Prime	Primary	Bow	153	85%
Pennant	Melee	Two-Handed Nikana	140	70%
Phaedra	Arch-Gun		36.4	65%
Phaedra (Atmosphere)	Arch-Gun (Atmosphere)		36.4	65%
Plinx	Secondary	Pistol	26	57%
Prime Laser Rifle	Robotic	Rifle	8.4	70%
Prisma Burst Laser	Robotic	Pistol	8.5	85%
Prisma Tetra	Primary	Rifle	30.4	80%
Prisma Twin Gremlins	Secondary	Dual Pistols	12.7	47%
Quellor	Primary	Rifle	22	38%
Rakta Ballistica	Secondary	Crossbow	270	90%
Rampart	Emplacement	Dual Machine Gun	66.7	33%
Secura Dual Cestra	Secondary	Dual Pistols	22.4	80%
Seer	Secondary	Pistol	33.67	33%
Sepulcrum	Secondary	Pistol	26.9	56%
Snipetron	Primary	Sniper Rifle	144	80%
Snipetron Vandal	Primary	Sniper Rifle	180	90%
Spira	Secondary	Thrown	49.2	60%
Spira Prime	Secondary	Thrown	48	80%
Stradavar	Primary	Rifle	9.8	35%
Stradavar Prime	Primary	Rifle	10.5	35%
Supra	Primary	Rifle	30	75%
Supra Vandal	Primary	Rifle	30	75%
Sydon	Melee	Polearm	213.75	95%
Telos Akbolto	Secondary	Dual Pistols	42.3	90%
Telos Boltace	Melee	Tonfa	178.5	85%
Telos Boltor	Primary	Rifle	27	90%
Tenora	Primary	Rifle	9.6	40%
Tetra	Primary	Rifle	25.6	80%
Tiberon	Primary	Rifle	22	50%
Tiberon Prime	Primary	Rifle	18.4	40%
Tonkor	Primary	Launcher	75	100%
Tulok	Gear	Thrown	10	100%
Twin Gremlins	Secondary	Dual Pistols	12.33	33%
Twin Rogga	Secondary	Dual Shotguns	352.5	50%
Valkyr Talons	Melee	Exalted Weapon	83.3	33%
Vaykor Hek	Primary	Shotgun	341.25	65%
Vaykor Sydon	Melee	Polearm	202.3	95%
Vectis Prime	Primary	Sniper Rifle	157.5	45%
Velocitus	Arch-Gun		150	25%
Velocitus (Atmosphere)	Arch-Gun (Atmosphere)		150	25%
Zakti	Secondary	Pistol	18	60%
Zakti Prime	Secondary	Pistol	18	60%
Zhuge	Primary	Crossbow	75	75%
Zhuge Prime	Primary	Crossbow	22.5	45%
Zymos	Secondary	Pistol	13.8	60%

Weapons with guaranteed Puncture proc

Harpak
(Alt-fire)

Talons
(Explosion)

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Mods

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Abilities

	ENERGY: 75 KEY 3	Radial Javelin Launches javelins towards enemies, dealing high damage and impaling them to walls.	Strength:500 / 650 / 800 / 1000 (damage)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:15 / 18 / 22 / 25 m
			Misc:5 / 7 / 10 / 12 (javelins)

Info

• Excalibur summons 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 javelins against enemies within a radius of 15 / 18 / 22 / 25 meters. Excalibur then drives his weapon into the ground, launching the javelins into their targets. Each javelin inflicts 500 / 650 / 800 / 1000 damage.
  • Damage is distributed evenly between Impact, Puncture and Slash.
  • Damage is affected by Ability Strength, while the number of javelins is not.
  • Enemies that survive the damage are temporarily stunned.
  • Radius is affected by Ability Range.
  • While javelins do not punch through objects or enemies, their striking position is optimized to ensure a successful hit on their targets when they spawn. This allows the javelins to bypass obstacles in the environment including walls, cover, and Grineer Shield Lancer shields.
  • Radial Javelin will not target enemies behind obstacles in the environment unless Excalibur has line of sight, or unless the enemy is aware of Excalibur within a short period of time (e.g., an enemy that spots Excalibur and runs out of view can still be targeted by Radial Javelin if the ability is used within a small time frame).
• Each javelin appears as an ethereal Skana. Excalibur Prime and Excalibur Umbra's javelins appear as ethereal Skana Primes (Excalibur Umbra's Radial Javelin appear as "Umbra" Javelins).
• Has a cast time of ~1 second and a post-cast animation delay of ~2.5 seconds.
• Javelins can damage enemies across the Rift Plane.

Augment

Main article: Furious Javelin

Furious Javelin is a Warframe Augment Mod that temporarily increases Excalibur's melee damage for every enemy hit by Radial Javelin.

Rank	Damage Bonus per hit	Duration	Cost
0	6%	9s	6
1	7%	11s	7
2	8%	13s	8
3	10%	16s	9

Tips & Tricks

• Useful for clearing out large swarms of enemies if one is surrounded.
• Allows players to deal both damage and crowd control at the same time.

	ENERGY: 25 KEY 1	Decoy Loki deploys a holographic copy of himself, drawing enemy fire.	Strength:N/A
			Duration:7 / 15 / 20 / 25 s
			Range:N/A
			Misc:100 m (cast range) 400 SP (Decoy shields) 200 HP (Decoy health) ? % (physical status chances) 1 (limit of decoys)

Info

• Loki creates a holographic decoy within a range of 100 meters at the location on the aiming reticle. With heightened Threat Level, 400 Shield and 200 Health points, the decoy will draw enemy fire and last for a maximum of 7 / 15 / 20 / 25 seconds or until destroyed by enemy attacks.
  • Decoy duration is affected by Ability Duration.
  • Cast range, Decoy's shield capacity and total health are not affected by mods.
  • Wielding a Lato ( Lex Prime in Loki Prime's case), the decoy is capable of inflicting an Impact proc that can stagger enemies, a Puncture proc that reduces the damage of the target's attacks by 30% for 6 seconds, and a Slash proc that deals a minuscule 1 damage per tick.
  • Aside from the mentioned status effects, the decoy's shots do not inflict damage.
  • Deploying a decoy while one is already active will remove the previous decoy from the field.
  • If enough damage is done to the decoy, it will collapse and disappear.
• If aimed at a ceiling or the sky, the decoy will appear directly below the aimed point, allowing it to be placed in higher platforms.
• If placed in a position where enemies cannot reach:
  • Within a few seconds Infested enemies will swap their aggro to another target.
  • Grineer and Corpus enemies will keep trying to aim at the Decoy until it disappears even if they cannot see or hit it, making it extremely effective if placed in good cover against enemy fire.
• Decoy has a tendency to fall through certain props on the map. This means a decoy can be placed on top of something, for example: a pillar, and it will sometimes fall through it, being protected from within the prop.
• Decoy's shields regenerate over time.
• Has a cast time of ~0.6 seconds.
• Subsuming Loki to the Helminth will offer Decoy and its augments to be used by other Warframes.

Augment

Main article: Savior Decoy

Savior Decoy is a Warframe Augment Mod for Loki that allows Decoy to absorb any fatal damage dealt to the player before switching places, along with reducing Decoy's casting time.

Rank	Casting Speed Buff	Cost
0	+20%	6
1	+25%	7
2	+35%	8
3	+50%	9

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Main article: Deceptive Bond

Deceptive Bond is a Warframe Augment Mod for Loki's Decoy in PvE and Conclave that redirects damage dealt to Loki to the decoy, and vice versa.

Rank	Damage Redirected	Cost
0	12.5%	6
1	25%	7
2	37.5%	8
3	50%	9

Tips & Tricks

• Enemies will focus on the decoy if it is deployed closer to them than Loki is, allowing Loki to deal heavy damage or escape an area without being targeted.
• Decoy's defenses do not increase at higher levels or with Ability Strength, making it very weak at high levels if not placed in cover.
• Decoy can be used in conjunction with Switch Teleport, essentially allowing teleportation to any point where Decoy can be placed. It should be noted that sometimes there is no switch and loki is just teleporting close to decoy, so careful placing is required sometimes.
• The hologram blocks lasers from Laser Barriers, allowing passage through when deployed directly on top of them (as they only emit from one side).
• Decoy can be used as means to find or lure out hiding enemies.
  • The copy will only start firing its Lato if there is an enemy close enough to be attracted, but it will not stop firing once all affected enemies are dead. Keep this in mind when using Decoy to scout enemy locations.
• Can also be used to hold doors open, which can be useful when the following area is full of enemies, allowing players to engage them from a safer distance.
• Limbo can put the decoy in the rift, making it completely invincible against enemies not also in the rift, although this eliminates its ability to apply procs on enemies.
• Can obtain bonus shielding from Shield Osprey Specters, adding some shielding while increasing the shield recharge rate and delay of the decoy. The Specter will also automatically prioritize targets like Decoy to protect, just like it will prioritize following other specters. Note that the osprey is terribly weak, and the decoy will attract heavy fire, making the possibility of the specter dying quickly much higher.

	ENERGY: 25 KEY 1	Smite Focuses deadly energy within a target and then projects it outwards, damaging both the target and surrounding enemies.	Strength:150 / 200 / 300 / 500 (initial Impact & Radiation damage) 75 / 85 / 100 / 150 (orb base Radiation damage) 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 (number of orbs)
			Duration:12 s (orb duration)
			Range:20 / 30 / 40 / 50 m (cast range) 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 m (orb range)
			Misc:100 % (knockdown chance) 100 % ( Radiation status chance) 15 / 20 / 25 / 35 % (hitpoints to damage conversion) ? % ( Impact, Puncture & Radiation status chances)

Info

• Oberon smites an enemy target with hallowed light up to 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 meters away, dealing 150 / 200 / 300 / 500 damage while knocking-down with a 100% Radiation status chance.
  • Damage distribution is 50% Impact and 50% Radiation.
  • Damage is affected by Ability Strength.
  • Cast range is affected by Ability Range.
  • Knockdown and status chances are not affected by mods.
• Additionally, the target emits 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 orb projectiles that seek out enemies within 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 meters from the main target, over a duration of 12 seconds. Each orb deals 75 / 85 / 100 / 150 Radiation damage, plus 15% / 20% / 25% / 35% of the main target's maximum health and shields divided among the number of orbs; additionally, orbs stagger and weaken their enemy targets, with a low Radiation status chance.
  • Orb Damage is affected by  Theorem Demulcent.
  • Number of orbs and their base damage are affected by Ability Strength.
  • Orb lifespan is affected by Ability Duration.
  • Orb homing range is affected by Ability Range.
  • Hitpoints to damage conversion and status chances are not affected by mods.
  • Weaken reduces the target's damage output by 30% for 6 seconds.
  • If there are more orbs than enemies in homing range, the remainder will fire in random directions bouncing off of any environmental surface they touch, locking on to the first enemy which crosses into their homing range.
  • Multiple orbs from a single cast can hit the same enemy if they travel close enough to the target after bouncing.
• Smite is a one-handed ability and as such will not interrupt full actions such as reloading, shooting, or charging weapons.
• Subsuming Oberon to the Helminth will offer Smite and its augments to be used by other Warframes.

Augment

Main article: Smite Infusion

Smite Infusion is a Warframe Augment Mod for Oberon that allows Smite to be held on cast, creating a wave of energy traveling outward from the user that temporarily grants the caster and nearby allies additional Radiation damage to all attacks.

Rank	Radiation Damage	Duration	Range	Cost
0	50%	28s	15m	6
1	65%	32s	15m	7
2	80%	36s	15m	8
3	100%	40s	15m	9

Tips & Tricks

• Smite's Impact / Radiation damage type is particularly effective vs Corpus Shields and Grineer Alloy Armor, and less effective against most Infested units.
• Try using Smite's guaranteed Confusion proc to misdirect enemies by turning a high-threat target and nearby foes against each other.
  • Moreover, the additional Weaken effect forces enemies to expend more time fighting against their confused comrade.

Bugs

• When affected by the critical chance buff from a Smeeta Kavat's Charm, the orbs will deal orange critical hits, though will only do 0-1 additional damage depending on target. (E.g: level 125 Chargers receive 0 additional damage from the critical hits, but level 125 Bombards receive 1 more damage, tested at 154% Ability Strength.)

	ENERGY: N/A KEY 4	Hysteria Valkyr is imbued with energy and becomes a ball of vicious rage, capable of unleashing a torrent of deadly claw attacks on unsuspecting foes. Minimum Energy Drain: 2.5 s-1 Maximum Energy Drain: 15 s-1	Strength:100 / 125 / 200 / 250 (damage)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:N/A
			Misc:1% / 2% / 4% / 5% (lifesteal) 5-20 m (aura radius)

Info

• Overcome with rage, Valkyr unleashes a pair of energy talons, the Valkyr Talons, as her melee Exalted Weapon. Normal attacks deal 100 / 125 / 200 / 250 damage within 2 meters.
  • Damage is distributed evenly between Impact, Puncture, and Slash.
  • Wall attacks and slide attacks inflict 300 / 375 / 600 / 750 damage for each strike.
  • Aerial attacks inflict 200 / 250 / 400 / 500 damage.
  • Slam attacks inflict 300 damage within 5 meters.
• Attacks have a 200% critical multiplier with a 50% critical chance and a 10% status chance. Additionally, Valkyr is healed for 1% / 2% / 4% / 5% of the total melee damage she inflicts.
• Damage is affected by Ability Strength, the Melee Combo Counter, most mods, and buffs.
  • As an example, with a maxed  Pressure Point,  Shocking Touch and  Intensify, the normal attacks of a rank-3 Hysteria will deal
    Base Damage × (1 + Damage Mods) × (1 + Elemental Mods) × (1 + Strength Mods) =
    250 × (1 + 1.2) × (1 + 0.9) × (1 + 0.3) = 1,358.5 damage.
  • The mods that can be equipped on and affect Valkyr Talons include:
    • damage (e.g.,  Steel Charge)
    • physical damage (e.g.,  Jagged Edge)
    • elemental damage (e.g.,  Shocking Touch)
    • faction (e.g.,  Smite Corpus)
    • critical chance and damage (e.g.,  True Steel and  Organ Shatter)
    • Status chance (e.g.,  Melee Prowess and  Vicious Frost)
    • attack speed (e.g.,  Fury and  Berserker)
    • range (e.g.,  Primed Reach)
    •  Condition Overload
    •  Drifting Contact
    •  Healing Return
    •  Relentless Combination
    •  Shattering Impact
      • While officially Set Mod bonuses do not affect Exalted Weapons (with the exception of the Sacrificial Mod Set), the Gladiator Mod Set can still apply if equipped on Melee or Robotic Weapons (i.e. Helios/Helios Prime's Deconstructor/ Deconstructor Prime), and not on the Exalted Weapon itself.
  • Range mods do not affect the radius of slam attacks.
  • Valkyr Talons can not be equipped with Melee Combo Counter Mods (except  Drifting Contact), Acolyte Mods (e.g.,  Blood Rush), or Amalgam Mods (e.g.  Amalgam Organ Shatter).
  • Riven Mods are not generated for Valkyr Talons.
  • The combo counter will reset when equipped with Xoris.
  • Hysteria's combo counter decay is affected by Power Spike.
  • Radial damage from slam attacks diminishes with distance, does not have a critical chance, is not affected by the Melee Combo Counter, and will cause enemies within range to suffer a knockdown.
    • The damage composition of a ground finisher is the same as a modified normal attack; however, Impact damage from ground finishers is multiplied by 125%.
    • The finisher multipliers for both attacks are affected by  Finishing Touch.
  • Each attack adds to the Melee Combo Counter; however, radial damage from slam attacks does not.
  • Hysteria's innate lifesteal is calculated from the total damage of Valkyr's melee attacks after resistances are applied. Hysteria's lifesteal is also additive when combined with other sources of lifesteal
    • For example, a maxed  Life Strike and a rank-3 Hysteria will yield
      Base Lifesteal + Lifesteal Mods = 5% + 20% = 25% lifesteal on heavy hits.
    • Lifesteal is not affected by Ability Strength.
• While active, Valkyr becomes immune to all damage and status effects.
  • Status immunity includes crowd-controlling effects such as knockdowns, staggers, and Nauseous Crawler paralysis.
    • Certain attacks will still push Valkyr away, and shock waves will cause her to bounce into the air. However, these attacks will not force Valkyr to the ground.
    • Statuses that were already active when Hysteria was cast will not be removed. However, Valkyr will be immune to their damage regardless.
    • Valkyr is not immune to Commander teleportation, Regulator minimap disruption, Cryo Floors, Tar-Mutalist MOA slows, or Swarm-Mutalist MOA screen hazing.
• Valkyr emits an aura with a radius of 5 meters around her while Hysteria is active, and 30% of the total damage she ignores is stored. If any enemies within this aura have line-of-sight of Valkyr when Hysteria is deactivated, Valkyr will be dealt 25% of all stored damage as Impact damage.
  • The aura will continue to grow up to 20 meters and each kill reduces it by 1 meter. It cannot be reduced below 5 meters under any circumstances.
  • Damage percentages are not affected by Ability Strength.
  • Aura radius is not affected by Ability Range.
  • Stored damage is calculated from the total damage Valkyr ignores before resistances are applied.
  • The amount of stored damage can be monitored at the top right of the HUD under Hysteria's ability icon.
  • Highlighted enemies become unmarked if Valkyr moves out of range, negating the damage taken when Hysteria expires.
  • Since enemies need line-of-sight, invisibility prevents the damage.
• After activation, a percentage counter will appear on the ability icon. The percentage increases to 100% over the course of 40 seconds.
  • Hysteria consumes 2.5 energy per second at 0% while active. The cost will increase by an additional 2.5 until it caps out at 15 energy per second at 100%. Hysteria will remain active until either Valkyr's energy is depleted, or the ability is deactivated by casting it again (default 4 ).
    • Activation energy cost is affected by Ability Efficiency, and the energy drain is affected by Ability Efficiency and Ability Duration.
    • Valkyr cannot replenish energy using Squad Energy Restores, Rift Plane's energy regeneration,  Energy Siphon, Zenurik's Energizing Dash, or Trinity's Energy Vampire while Hysteria is active. However, Energy Orbs, Orokin Void Death Orb energy restores, and/or  Arcane Energize will still replenish energy normally.
    • Hysteria's energy drain is not converted into shields by Augur Mods.
• Hysteria is affected by and can trigger Warframe and Exodia Arcanes.
• While Hysteria is active, Valkyr can cast her other abilities and user her primary and secondary weapon. Switching weapons will disable Hysteria's effects, including making her vulnerable to damage again; it will also pause the energy cost increase but will continue to drain energy at the current rate.
• Hysteria comes installed with its own unique stance. Additional combos will be unlocked as Hysteria increases in rank.
• Has a cast time of 1 second, affected by  Natural Talent.
  • Despite being classified as its own weapon,  Speed Holster will have no effect on casting speed. However, it will affect Hysteria's 'unequip' animation, played upon its deactivation.
• Hysteria's attacks can damage enemies across the Rift Plane.

Weapon

Main article: Valkyr Talons

Valkyr Talons are Valkyr and Valkyr Prime's signature Exalted Weapon that can only be used upon activating the ability Hysteria. The weapon exclusively uses the Hysteria stance.

Stance

Main article: Hysteria (Stance)

Hysteria is a unique Stance exclusive to Valkyr Talons that can only be acquired and used by activating Valkyr's fourth ability, Hysteria. This Stance overrides the Stance on any currently equipped melee weapon for as long as Hysteria remains active.

Augment

Main article: Hysterical Assault

Hysterical Assault is a Warframe Augment/Exilus mod for Valkyr that allows her to pounce onto enemies while in Hysteria by meleeing while aiming, dealing damage on contact. It also provides brief immunity when aiming a primary or secondary weapon.

Rank	Leap distance	Immunity duration when aiming	Cost
0	25m	0.5s	6
1	30m	0.5s	7
2	40m	0.5s	8
3	50m	0.5s	9

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Main article: Enraged

Enraged is a Warframe Augment Mod for Valkyr's Hysteria that increases its damage and critical chance but fixes its duration to 15 seconds and adds a matching cooldown. The base energy cost is also increased to 50, while the energy drain over time is removed.

Rank	Damage & critical chance	Cost
0	+50%	6
1	+100%	7
2	+150%	8
3	+200%	9

Tips & Tricks

• There may be a dark red hue for the duration of Hysteria, making it difficult to see enemies. This is especially problematic if Infested Parasites are nearby.
  • Turning 'Color Correction' off in Options > Display can alleviate this issue.
• Her invulnerability can be taken advantage of in reviving teammates in exchange for consuming energy and not attacking enemies with her powerful claws.
  • This can also be used to escape powerful opponents at the middle point of this ability. Allowing greater hit and run tactics.
• It's preferable to use  Steel Charge over  Growing Power when modding for pure damage as the former adds more damage to Hysteria than the latter.
  • Even with Steel Charge equipped, using  Power Drift will still add more damage than  Coaction Drift.
• It's recommended to activate Melee Auto-targeting System in the options as Valkyr's awkward attack animations may miss a lot.
• Players who suffer low FPS (Frames per second) may want to avoid attack speed boosts, such as Warcry, while using Hysteria. High attack speeds can result in a loss of DPS as melee attacks are "semi-automatic".
• Charge Attacks in Hysteria open enemies to Finishers, allowing you to reliably use the damage boost without spending energy on her Paralysis ability.
  • This finisher also knocks enemies down, allowing for a successive ground finisher for a quick burst of high damage.

Bugs

• Using Hysteria the moment you are downed by enemies will cause you to bug. Sometimes, you will only be able to use your actual melee weapon, but it will swing as though it is your claws; Other times you will be able to use your other weapons, and all while being invincible. You must wait until the effect ends for the bug to clear.
• Attacks outside the vulnerability radius of Hysteria are still counted to the damage received in the Hysteria status, however these additional points do no effect at the end of the duration.
• If only a melee weapon is equipped in the player's loadout, casting Hysteria while holding either a Codex or Synthesis Scanner will cause Hysteria's attacks to instead use the equipped melee's quick-attacks, while also rendering both combos and blocking unusable.

Tutorials/Media

Impact, Puncture, Slash Warframe Damage Rundown (2020)

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Patch History

Update 27.2

• The first Puncture Status Effect has an enemy deal 30% less Damage. Subsequent Puncture Status add +5% weakening, leading to up to 75% (capped). Each Puncture Status has a duration of 6 Seconds.