Strain Infection
- Polarity
- Madurai
- Rarity
- Rare
- Drain
- 6 → 9
- Fits
- Melee
(Stats)
- Melee Attacks gain +20% Critical Damage per Cyst.
Curated and corroborated — the export and the wiki independently state the same effect. None of this mod's effect is counted in a build's stats.
- Outside the engine: Melee Attacks gain +20% Critical Damage per Cyst.
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.
How to get Strain Infection
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 30 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.
(Where it goes)
- Listed among Melee Mods
- Strain Set Strain ConsumeStrain EruptionStrain Fever
(Mods that touch on the same things)
- Critical hits Amalgam Organ ShatterBlood RushDreamer's WrathGalvanized SteelGladiator MightMaiming StrikeOrgan ShatterSacrificial Steel
Mods whose effect names the same thing and that fit the same place — melee. Naming a thing is not doing it: a mod here may only mention it in passing.