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How to Get Cryo Rounds in Warframe (2026): Where It Drops, Stats and Is It Worth It
Cryo Rounds increases Cold damage on a weapon by 90% at max rank
Last Updated on September 18, 2026
The short answer
Cryo Rounds is an uncommon rifle (primary) mod: Cryo Rounds increases Cold damage on a weapon by 90% at max rank. The fastest way to get Cryo Rounds is to farm Lt Lech Kril on Mars. It is on 4 of our 242 weapon builds.
Reviewed September 13, 2026, current through Update 43.5. Stats are max rank from the live game data, drop chances from the official drop tables; this page is re-checked after every major patch.
| Mod facts | |
|---|---|
| Slot | Rifle (primary) |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Polarity | Vazarin (D) |
| Drain at max rank | 11 (rank 5) |
| At max rank | +90% Cold |
| Fastest route | The fastest way to get Cryo Rounds is to farm Lt Lech Kril on Mars. |
| On our builds | 4 of 242 weapon pages |
Table of Contents
The card
Tap it to unfold the full card at max rank.
11
Cryo Rounds
Cryo Rounds
+90% Cold
Rifle
Where it drops
Official drop table, best chance first.
| Where | Chance | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Lt Lech Kril | 22.92% | Uncommon |
| Mercury/Lares (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Venus/Tessera (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Earth/Lith (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Mars/Spear (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Ceres/Varro (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Ceres/Casta (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Ceres/Egeria (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Phobos/Drunlo (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Phobos/Gulliver (Defense), Rot B | 7.69% | Rare |
| Tyl Regor | 7.52% | Rare |
| Lua/Pavlov (Spy), Rot B | 7.49% | Rare |
Weapons we put it on
Cryo Rounds is in the recommended build on these guides; the tile opens the full build with every mod card.
Tips that save runs
- Any weapon for increased Cold damage
- Weapons with high base damage to maximize Cold damage scaling
- Frames that benefit from Cold procs for crowd control
- Cold damage deals increased damage to shields.
- The mod's maximum cost is 11 at rank 5.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Players might not realize Cold damage is effective against shields.
- Some players may not combine it with other elemental mods for combined effects.
- New players might not understand the mod's energy cost increase after Update 16.