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How to Get Volcanic Edge in Warframe (2026): Where It Drops, Stats and Is It Worth It
Volcanic Edge increases both the Heat damage and status chance of a melee weapon by 60% at max rank
Last Updated on September 18, 2026
The short answer
Volcanic Edge is a rare melee mod: Volcanic Edge increases both the Heat damage and status chance of a melee weapon by 60% at max rank. The fastest way to get Volcanic Edge is by completing Tier 1 Spy missions on Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Phobos. It is on 9 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 | Melee |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Polarity | Madurai (V) |
| Drain at max rank | 7 (rank 3) |
| At max rank | +60% Heat; +60% Status Chance |
| Fastest route | The fastest way to get Volcanic Edge is by completing Tier 1 Spy missions on Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Phobos. |
| On our builds | 9 of 242 weapon pages |
Table of Contents
The card
Tap it to unfold the full card at max rank.
7
Volcanic Edge
Volcanic Edge
+60% Heat
+60% Status Chance
Melee
Where it drops
Official drop table, best chance first.
| Where | Chance | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury/Suisei (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Venus/Vesper (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Venus/Unda (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Earth/Cambria (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Mars/Arval (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Ceres/Hapke (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Phobos/Grildrig (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Phobos/Shklovsky (Spy), Rot C | 8.6% | Rare |
| Thermic Raknoid | 0.03% | Legendary |
Every other way to get it
| Source | How | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Baro Ki'Teer | vendor | 150,000 credits + 300 ducats |
Weapons we put it on
Volcanic Edge is in the recommended build on these guides; the tile opens the full build with every mod card.
Ack & BruntBuild
Deconstructor PrimeBuild
Galariak PrimeBuild
Gunsen PrimeBuild
Kestrel PrimeBuild
KronenBuild
OrthosBuild
Tekko PrimeBuild
XorisBuildTips that save runs
- Melee Prowess on melee weapons for increased status chance.
- Vicious Frost on melee weapons for increased status chance.
- Voltaic Strike on melee weapons for increased status chance.
- Volcanic Edge is additive with similar mods.
- It can be stacked with Melee Prowess, Vicious Frost, Voltaic Strike, Virulent Scourge, and Drifting Contact for a 370% increase in Status Chance.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Players might not realize it is additive with other elemental status mods.
- Players might underestimate the base status chance needed for 100% status effect procs.
- Players might not consider the impact of the Melee Combo Counter with Weeping Wounds for further status chance.