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How to Get Sacrificial Steel in Warframe (2026): Where It Drops, Stats and Is It Worth It

At max rank with the full set bonus, this mod increases melee critical chance by 275% and damage to

Last Updated on September 14, 2026
The short answer

Sacrificial Steel is a legendary melee mod: At max rank with the full set bonus, this mod increases melee critical chance by 275% and damage to Sentients by 65%. Complete The Sacrifice quest to obtain one copy, then purchase additional copies from Cephalon Simaris if needed. The best melee crit chance mod in the game when the set bonus is up; it comes free with The Sacrifice.

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
SlotMelee
RarityLegendary
PolarityUmbra
Drain at max rank16 (rank 10)
At max rank+220% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks); x1.33 Damage to Sentients
Fastest routeComplete The Sacrifice quest to obtain one copy, then purchase additional copies from Cephalon Simaris if needed.
On our builds22 of 242 weapon pages

The card

Tap it to unfold the full card at max rank.

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Sacrificial Steel
Sacrificial Steel
+220% Critical Chance (x2 for Heavy Attacks)
x1.33 Damage to Sentients
Enhance mods in this set.
SET: Melee

Where it drops

Official drop table, best chance first.

WhereChanceRarity
Cephalon Simaris, Complete The Sacrifice100%Common

Weapons we put it on

Sacrificial Steel is in the recommended build on these guides; the tile opens the full build with every mod card.

BoBoBuildCoda CaustacystCoda CaustacystBuildCoda HirudoCoda HirudoBuildCoda MireCoda MireBuildCoda MotovoreCoda MotovoreBuildCoda PathocystCoda PathocystBuildDakra PrimeDakra PrimeBuildGlaive PrimeGlaive PrimeBuildKuva GhoulsawKuva GhoulsawBuildKuva ShildegKuva ShildegBuildMagistarMagistarBuildMasseter PrimeMasseter PrimeBuild

Tips that save runs

  • Sacrificial Pressure on melee weapons
  • Maiming Strike for slide attack builds
  • Excalibur Umbra for matching polarity
  • Sacrificial Steel is additive with similar mods.
  • It cannot be equipped with True Steel.

Mistakes that waste runs

  • Equipping Sacrificial Steel and True Steel together.
  • Not understanding the set bonus calculation.
  • Re-Formaing Umbra polarity slots without Umbral Forma.

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