Virtuos Spike

Virtuos Spike
Tradeable
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Max Rank Description
On Hit Converts 98% Void Damage to Puncture Damage.
General Information
Type	Amp
Rarity	Common
Refreshable	✔️
Incompatibility Tags	OPERATOR_SUIT
Max Rank	3
Arcanes Required to Max	10
Dissolution	12
Trading Tax	2,000
Introduced	Update 24.2 (2018-12-18)
Vendor Sources
Vendors Vox Solaris (Rank 2: Agent)  5000 for x1
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

Virtuos Spike is an Arcane Enhancement for Operator Amps that converts  Void damage to  Puncture.

Effect

Rank	Damage Converted
0	24%
1	48%
2	72%
3	96%

Acquisition

Can be bought from Vox Solaris for 5,000 Standing 5,000 upon reaching the rank of Agent.

Notes

• Amps can still destroy Kuva clouds.
• Rank 3 conversion percent is actually 96%, not 98% as shown in-game.
• When using multiple conversion arcanes, the damage is determined by base damage of the amp multiplied by the conversion percent of the arcane divided by the sum of all the conversion percent. This value is then multiplied by the lesser of the following two values: the sum of the conversion % or 98%.
  ${ \begin{aligned} \text{Base Damage} \cdot \frac{\text{Conversion} \%}{\sum_{}^{}\text{Conversion} \%} \cdot min\left(\sum_{}^{}\text{Conversion} \%, 98\% \right) \end{aligned} }$
  • For example, using a max rank  Virtuos Spike (96% conversion) with a rank 2  Virtuos Forge (72% conversion) on a  Rahn Prism will result in

1000 * 96% / (96% + 72%) * 98% = 560  Puncture damage and

1000 * 72% / (96% + 72%) * 98% = 420  Heat damage.

Bugs

• Self-damage from certain Amp parts (e.g. Shraksun or Propa Scaffold) for the converted damage portion will not be mitigated and completely dealt to the Operator (or Warframe when quickly switching back).

Patch History

Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)

• Fixed issues of equipping two Amp Arcanes that convert Amp damage to single type (ie. heat) not doing instances of void damage whatsoever.

Update 28.3 (2020-08-12)

• Operator Amps damage conversion Arcanes now convert to 98% max so they can always deal a bit of Void Damage.

Update 24.2 (2018-12-18)

• Introduced.