Viral Damage

Viral Damage is one of the six secondary elemental damage types, composed of Cold and Toxin elements. It deals increased damage against Grineer and Corpus bodies, but reduced damage to most light Infested foes.

Status EffectEdit

The Viral status effect is Virus, which reduces a target's current and maximum health to 50% for 6 seconds. The damage of the infecting shot is applied before^[1] the Viral proc reduces the health. Multiple procs do not reduce the target's current or max health further, but only serve to refresh the time spent with halved health. The health lost by any type of enemy due to the proc is restored after the effect ends. For example:

1 Proc, 50 Viral Damage	2 Procs (within 6 seconds), 50 Viral Damage (each)
Target's original health is 500/500. Damage occurs : 450/500. Viral proc occurs: 225/250. Once the proc wears off, health returns to: 450/500.	Target's original health is 500/500. Damage occurs : 450/500. Viral proc occurs: 225/250. Second damage occurs, proc refreshes: 175/250. Once the proc wears off, health becomes: 400/500.

Type EffectivenessEdit

Grineer Health	Viral Modifier	Corpus Health	Viral Modifier	Infested Health	Viral Modifier
Cloned Flesh	+75%	Flesh	+50%	Infested	–50%
Ferrite Armor		Shield		Infested Flesh
Alloy Armor		Proto Shield		Fossilized
Machinery	–25%	Robotic		Sinew

Viral SourcesEdit

WeaponsEdit

ModsEdit

AbilitiesEdit

ENERGY 75 KEY 4	Miasma Releases a poisonous miasma that deals Viral damage to enemies in range. Foes afflicted by spores are more susceptible to the mist.	Strength:110 / 125 / 135 / 150
		Duration:6 s
		Range:10 / 12 / 16 / 20 m
		Misc:100% ( Viral status chance) 4.0x (Spores damage multiplier)

EnemiesEdit

MediaEdit

Using a viral-modded Brakk, Kril is afflicted with the Viral status effect as seen in the screenshot. Note Lech Kril's health bar.
After the viral proc expires, his health is immediately halved.
It is possible to stack the health reduction further, as shown in the screenshot.
What viral damage looks on Dual Zoren.

Testing Viral Status Effect Mechanics on Trinity with Blessing

WDR 13 Viral Damage (Warframe)

ReferencesEdit

↑ Testing as of Hotfix 18.8.1

[0] Testing as of Hotfix 18.8.1

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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

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