Polarize

	3 75	Polarize Emit an energy pulse that depletes enemy shields and armor as it restores ally shields. Debris left over from the pulse becomes Polarize Shards. Nearby Polarize Shards orbit Mag and cut enemies, inflicting bleed status. Introduced in Vanilla (2012-10-25)	Strength:250 / 300 / 350 / 400 ( True damage and shield restoration) 1x / 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x (explosion damage multiplier as  Magnetic damage) 50 (Shard  Puncture and  Slash damage)
			Duration:5 s (pulse travel time)
			Range:8 m (initial pulse radius)
			Misc: 5.9 m/s (pulse travel speed) 3 m (Shard pickup radius) 1 m (Shard damage radius)

• Info
• Augment
• Tips & Tricks
• Maximization

Info

• Mag expends 75 energy to emit a spherical pulse of magnetic energy from herself with an initial radius of 8 meters. The pulse expands outwards for 5 seconds, at a constant rate of 5.9 meters per second, reaching a total radius of 37.5 meters. If the pulse comes into contact with an enemy that has shields, the pulse will drain up to 250 / 300 / 350 / 400 of them. If the enemy has armor, it will be permanently drained by up to 250 / 300 / 350 / 400 points with the enemy additionally suffering  True damage equal to the amount removed. Any allies that come into contact with the pulse will have their shields restored by up to 250 / 300 / 350 / 400.
  • Restores Mag's own shields, in addition to fellow Tenno, Companions,  Shadows of the Dead, hostages, Specters, Sortie Tenno Operatives, static mission objectives (such as Cryopods and Excavators), hacked MOAs (spawned from MOA Cabinet Spawners), and  Mind Control targets.
  • Shield restore does not flow into Overshields.
  • Initial radius and traveled distance are summed to:
    Total Radius = (1 + Ability Range) × 8 + (1 + Ability Duration) × 5 × 5.9.
    • With maxed  Stretch and  Continuity, rank-3 Polarize will have a total radius of (1 + 0.45) × 8 + (1 + 0.3) × 29.5 = 49.95 meters.
  • Cast animation of 1 second, affected by Casting Speed.
  • Shields must be completely drained from a target before a new Polarize cast can deplete armor as well.
• All drained enemies will produce a violent outburst of magnetic energy inflicting 100% / 150% / 200% / 250% of the drained shields or armor as  Magnetic damage to all other enemies within a 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 meter radius of them.
  • Explosion damage diminishes with distance.
    • Damage bypasses obstacles in the environment.
  • Explosion radius is increased by 0.5̅5 meters for each meter the pulse grows outwards after the initial radius.
  • Explosion can hit objects, such as Containers and Resource Nodes.
  • Enemies who have been drained are not damaged by their own explosion, but they can be damaged by nearby enemies who were also drained.
• All drained enemies drop one Polarize Shard that lingers for 30 seconds, with a 50% chance to drop two. These Shards are automatically picked up by Mag once she is within 3 meters of them, and will rapidly orbit her to attack enemies within 1 meter. Polarize Shards inflict 50 damage distributed evenly between  Puncture and  Slash, scaling with the total shields or armor drained, and with a guaranteed status effect.
  • Shard damage is affected by total shields or armor drained, gaining 25% of the total drained value as damage.
  • Shards are weapons, and as such, can be affected by universal weapon buffs like  Grendel's  Nourish, and  Citrine's  Prismatic Gem.
• Ability Synergy:
  •  Pull can bring Polarize Shards to Mag.
  •  Magnetize will absorb Polarize Shards, trapping the Shards within and allowing them to do immense damage.
    • Shards will return to their previous state when Magnetize ends.
• Polarize's visual effects, including shards, are affected by Mag's chosen energy color.
• Casting Polarize is a One-Handed Action that can be done while performing many actions without interrupting them, including reloading, charging, shooting, and moving (either sprinting or sliding).
  • Can be used in mid-air, but not while on a zipline.

Augment

Main article: Counter Pulse

Counter Pulse is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Mag's  Polarize that jams enemy weapons and disables Robotic enemies for a set duration.

Counter Pulse

Tips & Tricks

• Can be used to restore shields to stationary defense objectives such as Cryopods and Excavators.
• Explosions can damage or break objects such as Containers, Resource Nodes, Laser Plates, and Rotation Plates in the Orokin Tower, given a drained enemy was close enough to them.
• Shards can inflict high amounts of  Slash procs, if used in conjunction with  Magnetize they can cause immense Bleed damage.
  • Pairing this combo with  Nourish will grant Shards  Viral damage and status, allowing you increase their Bleed damage even further.
• The damage portion of Polarize is useless in missions where enemies completely lack shields and armor.
• Due to the high base shield replenishment, using  Catalyzing Shields will drop down your shields to 111 on max rank, making negative strength still fully replenish at percentages as low as 30% strength.

Maximization

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See Also

•  Mag