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How to Get Rime Rounds in Warframe (2026): Where It Drops, Stats and Is It Worth It
Rime Rounds increases both the Cold damage and status chance of rifles by 60% at max rank
Last Updated on September 18, 2026
The short answer
Rime Rounds is a rare rifle (primary) mod: Rime Rounds increases both the Cold damage and status chance of rifles by 60% at max rank. The fastest way to acquire Rime Rounds is to farm Lua/Pavlov Spy missions, as it has the highest drop chance. It is on 18 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 | 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 Rime Rounds is to farm Lua/Pavlov Spy missions, as it has the highest drop chance. |
| On our builds | 18 of 242 weapon pages |
Table of Contents
The card
Tap it to unfold the full card at max rank.
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Rime Rounds
Rime Rounds
+60% Cold
+60% Status Chance
Rifle
Where it drops
Official drop table, best chance first.
| Where | Chance | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Lua/Pavlov (Spy), Rot C | 11.06% | Uncommon |
| Jupiter/Amalthea (Spy), Rot C | 7.74% | Rare |
| Saturn/Dione (Spy), Rot C | 7.74% | Rare |
| Saturn/Aegaeon (Spy), Rot C | 7.74% | Rare |
| Ceres/Bode (Spy), Rot C | 7.74% | Rare |
| Europa/Valac (Spy), Rot C | 7.74% | Rare |
Every other way to get it
| Source | How | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Cryotic Front | Originally acquired by scoring more than 1000 points in a single mission |
Weapons we put it on
Rime Rounds is in the recommended build on these guides; the tile opens the full build with every mod card.
Afentis PrimeBuild
Alternox PrimeBuild
Braton PrimeBuild
BurstonBuild
DeraBuild
Fulmin PrimeBuild
Gotva PrimeBuild
IgnisBuild
KarakBuild
MiterBuild
Nagantaka PrimeBuild
Scourge PrimeBuildTips that save runs
- High Voltage (on rifles)
- Thermite Rounds (on rifles)
- Malignant Force (on rifles)
- Rime Rounds is additive with similar mods.
- Combining Rime Rounds with High Voltage, Thermite Rounds, and Malignant Force provides a 240% status chance bonus.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Players might not realize it only affects rifles.
- Players may underestimate its contribution to combined status chance.
- Players might not understand the additive nature of its status chance bonus with other mods.