Volatile Parasite
What does Volatile Parasite do?
Volatile Parasite gives Every <LOWER_IS_BETTER>15s spits out a maggot that latches onto the nearest enemy, drawing fire from those within 40m. On death, the maggot bursts, dealing 100% of accumulated damage <DT_VIRAL_COLOR>Viral Damage (+40% damage if the enemy dies while latched) to those within 10m. at max rank.
- Max rank
- 3
- Drain (max)
- 3
- Unranked
- 9p
- Maxed
- 19p
Effect by rank
| Rank | Effect | Drain |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Every <LOWER_IS_BETTER>30s spits out a maggot that latches onto the nearest enemy, drawing fire from those within 10m. On death, the maggot bursts, dealing 25% of accumulated damage <DT_VIRAL_COLOR>Viral Damage (+40% damage if the enemy dies while latched) to those within 2.5m. | 0 |
| 1 | Every <LOWER_IS_BETTER>25s spits out a maggot that latches onto the nearest enemy, drawing fire from those within 20m. On death, the maggot bursts, dealing 50% of accumulated damage <DT_VIRAL_COLOR>Viral Damage (+40% damage if the enemy dies while latched) to those within 5m. | 1 |
| 2 | Every <LOWER_IS_BETTER>20s spits out a maggot that latches onto the nearest enemy, drawing fire from those within 30m. On death, the maggot bursts, dealing 75% of accumulated damage <DT_VIRAL_COLOR>Viral Damage (+40% damage if the enemy dies while latched) to those within 7.5m. | 2 |
| 3 | Every <LOWER_IS_BETTER>15s spits out a maggot that latches onto the nearest enemy, drawing fire from those within 40m. On death, the maggot bursts, dealing 100% of accumulated damage <DT_VIRAL_COLOR>Viral Damage (+40% damage if the enemy dies while latched) to those within 10m. | 3 |
Effect text is Digital Extremes’ own, straight from the Public Export. Drain rises by one per rank from a base of 0.
Price by rank
| Rank | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 9p | 8p |
| 3 (max) | 19p | — |
Ranks are priced separately on purpose. An unranked and a maxed copy are different goods — averaging them gives a figure that describes neither.
Ranking it up
Upgrading a mod costs Endo and credits, and each rank doubles the previous rank’s Endo cost — which is why the jump from rank 2 to 3 usually costs more than every rank before it combined. As a rare mod, the per-rank cost scales with that rarity band. If you only need the effect occasionally, buying a maxed copy outright can beat ranking one yourself once you price the Endo — compare the unranked and maxed prices above.
Its Penjaga polarity halves the drain when slotted into a matching polarised slot — at max rank that is the difference between 3 capacity and 2. It fits the PREDASITE slot, so it competes for capacity with every other PREDASITE mod on this page’s related list.
About this mod
Rank effects and drain come from Digital Extremes’ Public Export. Drop locations come from the official drop tables. Prices are the 25th percentile of visible sell orders from online sellers on warframe.market, recorded hourly and split by rank.
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