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How to Get Maiming Strike in Warframe (2026): Where It Drops, Stats and Is It Worth It
Maiming Strike increases the critical hit chance of slide attacks by 150% at max rank
Last Updated on September 14, 2026
The short answer
Maiming Strike is a rare melee mod: Maiming Strike increases the critical hit chance of slide attacks by 150% at max rank. The fastest way to get Maiming Strike is by completing Level 15-25 Cambion Drift Bounties on Deimos, specifically Rot B. Dead since the 2019 melee rework: slide crit is a footnote now. Skip it unless you collect.
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 | Melee |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Polarity | Madurai (V) |
| Drain at max rank | 7 (rank 5) |
| At max rank | +150% Critical Chance for Slide Attack |
| Fastest route | The fastest way to get Maiming Strike is by completing Level 15-25 Cambion Drift Bounties on Deimos, specifically Rot B. |
Table of Contents
The card
Tap it to unfold the full card at max rank.
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Maiming Strike
Maiming Strike
+150% Critical Chance for Slide Attack
Melee
Where it drops
Official drop table, best chance first.
| Where | Chance | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Deimos/Cambion Drift (Level 15 – 25 Cambion Drift Bounty), Rot B | 40% | Common |
| Deimos/Cambion Drift (Level 15 – 25 Cambion Drift Bounty), Rot B | 22.73% | Uncommon |
| Duviri/Endless: Tier 4 (Normal) | 1.49% | Rare |
| Duviri/Endless: Tier 6 (Normal) | 1.03% | Rare |
Tips that save runs
- Atterax with True Steel and Blood Rush for high critical chance slide attacks.
- Any melee weapon with high base critical chance to maximize slide attack criticals.
- Arcane Avenger for additional flat critical chance.
- Maiming Strike stacks additively with similar mods.
- It does not affect Exalted Weapons.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Players assume it works on all melee attacks, not just slide attacks.
- Players expect it to work on Exalted Weapons.
- Players do not combine it with other critical chance mods for maximum effect.