How to Get Frostbite in Warframe (2026): Where It Drops, Stats and Is It Worth It
Last Updated on September 14, 2026
Frostbite is a rare pistol (secondary) mod: Increases both the Cold damage and status chance of a sidearm by 60% at max rank. The fastest way to acquire Frostbite is by completing Spy missions on Kuva Fortress/Pago due to its higher drop chance. Cold plus status for pistols: the other half of every Viral pistol build.
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 | Pistol (secondary) |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Polarity | Madurai (V) |
| Drain at max rank | 7 (rank 3) |
| At max rank | +60% Cold; +60% Status Chance |
| Fastest route | The fastest way to acquire Frostbite is by completing Spy missions on Kuva Fortress/Pago due to its higher drop chance. |
| On our builds | 40 of 242 weapon pages |
The card
Tap it to unfold the full card at max rank.
Pistol
Where it drops
Official drop table, best chance first.
| Where | Chance | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Kuva Fortress/Pago (Spy), Rot B | 10% | Uncommon |
| Uranus/Rosalind (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Neptune/Nereid (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Pluto/Oceanum (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Eris/Cyath (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Eris/Gnathos (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Sedna/Tikoloshe (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Sedna/Kelpie (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
Weapons we put it on
Frostbite is in the recommended build on these guides; the tile opens the full build with every mod card.
Afuris PrimeBuild
Akbronco PrimeBuild
Akjagara PrimeBuild
Aklex PrimeBuild
Akmagnus PrimeBuild
Aksomati PrimeBuild
Akstiletto PrimeBuild
AthodaiBuild
Athodai PrimeBuild
Ballistica PrimeBuild
Bronco PrimeBuild
Burst Laser PrimeBuildTips that save runs
- Jolt on pistols for combined status chance.
- Pistol Pestilence on pistols for combined status chance.
- Scorch on pistols for combined status chance.
- Frostbite is additive with similar mods.
- It can be combined with Jolt, Pistol Pestilence, and Scorch for a 240% status chance bonus.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Players might not realize it only affects sidearms.
- Players might not understand its additive nature with other mods.
- Players might overlook the specific Spy mission rotation requirements for drops.
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