Players may use Forma, a rare item obtainable from Void Fissure missions or the Market, to add or change a polarity on a piece of equipment that has attained rank 30. Later, however, polarities may be added or changed by the use of Forma. These starting layouts will make it easier to use the weapon and have the most effect the first time the equipment is ranked up. Naturally, Warframes and weapons will start with varying polarity layouts (or none at all), that differ from the natural polarity slots of other pieces of equipment. Again, this cost is rounded to the closest integer.įor Aura and Stance mods, polarities increase or decrease the amount of bonus mod capacity that the mod instead provides: matching polarities will double it, or increase the bonus mod points by 100% while non-matching polarities reduce it by 20%.Ī certain polarity layout will make certain mod builds more efficient. In contrast, placing a mod in a slot with a different polarity will increase its cost by 25%. When a mod is placed into a matching polarity slot, the cost of installing the mod will be reduced by 50%, rounding up to the nearest whole number. Aura - O (Universal polarity) - Can be only applied by Aura Forma and Stance Forma on the Aura and Stance slot respectively.Ī mod's polarity type is noted in the top right corner of its card, next to the drain cost.Umbra - U (Anti- Sentient Mods) - Obtained upon completion of The Sacrifice.Penjaga - Y ( Companion Abilities) - Dropped by all factions.Unairu - R - Introduced in Update 13.0 () and used for certain Melee Stance Mods.Zenurik - Scratch - Introduced in Update 13.0 () and mainly used for Warframe Augment Mods, in addition to some Melee Stance Mods.Naramon - Dash/Bar (Utility, Misc.) - Commonly dropped by Corpus.
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Vazarin - D (Defensive, Health, Armor) - Dropped by all factions.Madurai - V (Damage, Powers) - Commonly dropped by Grineer.Each type of Polarity has a unique symbol. However, some slots are "polarized" with an innate Polarity. Most equipment slots accept any type of Mod.