Vicious Bond

Vicious Bond
Full
Tradeable
Cannot be obtained from transmutation
📝 Update Infobox Data
Max Rank Description
Companion melee attacks strip 15% of enemy armor. Enemies recently damaged by Abilities spread the effect to other enemies in a 9m radius.
General Information
Type	Companion
Polarity	Madurai
Rarity	Rare
Max Rank	5
Endo Required To Max	930
Credits Required To Max	44,919
Base Capacity Cost	4
Trading Tax	8,000
Introduced	Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)
Vendor Sources
Vendors Son (Rank 3: Associate)  20000 for x1
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

Vicious Bond is a Companion mod that allows the companion's melee attacks to reduce enemy armor. Damaging enemies with abilities will also reduce the armor of nearby targets.

Stats

Rank	Armor Reduction	Radius	Cost
0	-2.5%	1.5m	2
1	-5%	3m	3
2	-7.5%	4.5m	4
3	-10%	6m	5
4	-12.5%	7.5m	6
5	-15%	9m	7

Acquisition

The mod can be bought from Son for 20,000 Standing 20,000 after reaching Rank 3 - Associate with the Entrati.

Notes

• The only Sentinel weapon that counts as a melee attack is  Deconstructor and  Deconstructor Prime, but it can only be used by  Helios and  Helios Prime.
• Shockwaves from  Seismic Bond will not trigger the armor strip.
• "Abilities" refers to those used by either your warframe or operator/drifter. Companion precept abilities do not count.
• "Recently damaged" is a time of around 10-15 seconds.

Tips

• Synergizes well with  Swipe, as the armor stripping effects will trigger for each target.

Patch History

Hotfix 37.0.1 (2024-10-02)

• Fixed Companions standing still and not using their abilities if any of the Bond Mods are equipped.

Update 35.0 (2023-12-13)

• Fixed performance issues caused by interactions between Wisp’s Shock Mote and Saryn’s Spores with a companion with Vicious Bond equipped.

Hotfix 34.0.2 (2023-10-19)

• Fixed case where Hounds would not attack or move if they had any of the new Bond Mods equipped.
• Fixed getting some small one-time Affinity popups when first loading into a mission with certain Bond Mods equipped.

Hotfix 34.0.1 (2023-10-18)

• Fixed several script errors with the new Bond Mods while Null Audit is also equipped.

Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)

• Introduced.