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How to Get Contagion Cloud in Warframe (2026): Where It Drops, Stats and Is It Worth It
Toxic Lash Augment: kills create 5m toxic clouds that deal 300 Toxin damage per second for 12s, and
Last Updated on September 30, 2026
The short answer
Contagion Cloud is the Saryn augment for Toxic Lash. Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 300 Toxin Damage/s for 12s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills. Buy it from Steel Meridian at General or Red Veil at Exalted for 25,000 Standing.
Reviewed September 30, 2026, current through Update 44 (Iceblade of Narin). Stats are max rank from the live game data, drop chances from the official drop tables, vendors confirmed on two sources; this page is re-checked after every major patch.
| Mod facts | |
|---|---|
| Slot | Warframe augment |
| Frame | Saryn |
| Ability | Toxic Lash |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Polarity | Zenurik (=) |
| Drain at max rank | 9 (rank 3) |
| At max rank | Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 300 Toxin Damage/s for 12s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills. |
| Fastest route | Buy it from Steel Meridian at General or Red Veil at Exalted for 25,000 Standing. |
Table of Contents
The card
Tap it to unfold the full card at max rank.
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Contagion Cloud
Contagion Cloud
Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 300 Toxin Damage/s for 12s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills.
Saryn
Every way to get it
| Source | How | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Meridian | Syndicate offering, General (Rank 5) | 25,000 Standing |
| Red Veil | Syndicate offering, Exalted (Rank 5) | 25,000 Standing |
Cheat sheets that run it
Tips that save runs
- Saryn: it changes Toxic Lash, so it is a Saryn only mod.
- Melee weapons: melee kills make clouds that deal double damage.
- Ability Range, Strength and Duration mods: they change cloud size, damage and length.
- Contagion Cloud has max rank 3 and can be traded.
- The clouds come from kills made while Toxic Lash is active.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Expecting gun kills to make double damage clouds. Only melee kills do.
- Using it on a frame that is not Saryn.