Strain Infection
- Polarity
- Madurai
- Rarity
- Rare
- Drain
- 6 → 9
- Fits
- Melee
(Stats)
- Melee Attacks gain +20% Critical Damage per Cyst.
Not curated. The effect text above comes straight from the game export, which carries per-mod errors. The builder refuses to compute with it.
Drain by rank
- R0 6
- R1 7
- R2 8
- R3 9
A matching polarity halves the drain, rounded up; a mismatched one costs more than no polarity at all.
(Acquisition)
Strain Infection drops in 4 places. The best odds are 1.25% at Venus/Orb Vallis (Subsequent Completions), rotation C.
Missions 4
| Where | Rotation | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Venus/Orb Vallis (Subsequent Completions) | C | 1.25% |
| Armaments Director | — | — |
| Vivisect Director | — | — |
| Sentient Research Director | — | — |
Chances are per reward roll. Where a mission appears in more than one reward table, the best figure is the one shown.
(Information)
- Introduced
- 24.2
- Max rank
- 3
- Tradable
- Yes
- Transmutable
- No
- Exilus slot
- No
Strain Set
Grows up to 2 Cysts over 6s that erupt every 25s to spawn a maggot. (4 pieces for the full bonus)
(Sources)
Polarity, drain, rarity, compatibility and the card art come from the game export (snapshot 19 Sept 2026). Introduction version, tradability, mod sets and the drop tables come from the WARFRAME Wiki , CC BY-SA. Whether an effect is curated is our own judgement, recorded per mod.