Volatile Variant
What does Volatile Variant do?
Volatile Variant gives Shots have +3 Punch Through and barbs explode instantly. Barbs that strike enemies directly have +4m radius and +50% Status Chance. at max rank.
- Max rank
- 5
- Drain (max)
- 7
- Unranked
- 15p
- Maxed
- —
Effect by rank
| Rank | Effect | Drain |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Shots have +3 Punch Through and barbs explode instantly. Barbs that strike enemies directly have +4m radius and +25% Status Chance. | 2 |
| 1 | Shots have +3 Punch Through and barbs explode instantly. Barbs that strike enemies directly have +4m radius and +30% Status Chance. | 3 |
| 2 | Shots have +3 Punch Through and barbs explode instantly. Barbs that strike enemies directly have +4m radius and +35% Status Chance. | 4 |
| 3 | Shots have +3 Punch Through and barbs explode instantly. Barbs that strike enemies directly have +4m radius and +40% Status Chance. | 5 |
| 4 | Shots have +3 Punch Through and barbs explode instantly. Barbs that strike enemies directly have +4m radius and +45% Status Chance. | 6 |
| 5 | Shots have +3 Punch Through and barbs explode instantly. Barbs that strike enemies directly have +4m radius and +50% Status Chance. | 7 |
Effect text is Digital Extremes’ own, straight from the Public Export. Drain rises by one per rank from a base of 2.
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 4 to 5 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 Madurai (V) polarity halves the drain when slotted into a matching polarised slot — at max rank that is the difference between 7 capacity and 4. It fits the Sporothrix slot, so it competes for capacity with every other Sporothrix 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.
See the full price history for Volatile Variant, or browse all mods.