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Most equipment slots accept any type of Mod. However, some slots are "polarized" with an innate Polarity. Each type of Polarity has a unique symbol. Polarities include:

A mod's polarity type is noted in the top right corner of its card, next to the drain cost. When a mod is placed into a matching polarity slot, the cost of installing the mod will be reduced by 50%, rounding up to the nearest whole number. In contrast, placing a mod in a slot with a different polarity will increase its cost by 25%. Again, this cost is rounded to the closest integer.

For Aura and Stance mods, polarities increase or decrease the amount of bonus mod capacity that the mod instead provides: matching polarities will double it, or increase the bonus mod points by 100%; while non-matching polarities reduce it by 20%.

A certain polarity layout will make certain mod builds more efficient. Naturally, Warframes and weapons will start with varying polarity layouts (or none at all), that differ from the natural polarity slots of other pieces of equipment. These starting layouts will make it easier to use the weapon and have the most effect the first time the equipment is ranked up. Later, however, polarities may be added or changed by the use of Forma Forma.

Polarization[]

Main article: Polarization

Players may use Forma, a rare item obtainable from Void Fissure missions or the Market, to add or change a polarity on a piece of equipment that has attained rank 30. This increases the weapon or frame's overall strength by increasing the possible mod combinations that may be placed on it. Using Forma to add/change a polarity slot will reset the equipment's rank to zero, requiring the equipment to be leveled up again. Additionally, polarization allows players to rearrange polarity slots as they see fit, including polarities that were built into the equipment to begin with. As of Update 15.1 (2014-11-05), the aura slot's polarity cannot be swapped with another slot's.

Currently, there appears to be no cap on the number of times a weapon may be 'polarized' or what polarizations are possible (on a weapon with eight blank slots, you could polarize it eight times with the same polarity if you so wish) though good judgment on how you wish to build a weapon undoubtedly means variety will serve most if not all Tenno well.

Innately Polarized Weapons[]

View Weapon Polarity List
Weapons with Innate Polarities (ignoring Stance and Exilus slots)
Primaries Secondaries Melees Archguns Archmelees
Nataruk Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Akbolto Prime Naramon PolMadurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Desert Wind Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolVazarin Pol Corvas Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Centaur Madurai Pol
Scourge Prime Naramon PolMadurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Zakti Prime Naramon PolNaramon PolMadurai Pol Kogake Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Kuva Grattler Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Onorix Madurai Pol
Tenet Ferrox Madurai PolMadurai PolVazarin Pol Ballistica Prime Naramon PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Iron Staff Madurai PolNaramon PolNaramon Pol Larkspur Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Rathbone Madurai Pol
Afentis Naramon PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Dex Pixia Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Edun Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Prisma Dual Decurions Madurai PolMadurai Pol Ironbride Vazarin Pol
Rakta Cernos Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Sancti Castanas Madurai PolMadurai PolVazarin Pol Iron Staff Prime Madurai PolNaramon PolNaramon Pol Mausolon Madurai Pol Prisma Veritux Vazarin Pol
Stradavar Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Aksomati Prime Naramon PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Silva & Aegis Prime Madurai PolVazarin PolVazarin Pol Mandonel Madurai Pol Agkuza Vazarin Pol
Zhuge Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Akarius Prime Naramon PolNaramon PolMadurai Pol Exalted Blade Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Phaedra Madurai Pol Veritux Vazarin Pol
Artemis Bow Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Regulators Madurai PolNaramon PolNaramon Pol Desert Wind Madurai PolMadurai PolVazarin Pol Morgha Madurai Pol Kaszas Vazarin Pol
Tiberon Prime Madurai PolNaramon PolNaramon Pol Afuris Prime Naramon PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Guandao Prime Vazarin PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Imperator Madurai Pol Knux Vazarin Pol
Secura Penta Naramon PolVazarin PolMadurai Pol Dex Pixia Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Diwata Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Imperator Vandal Madurai Pol
Artemis Bow Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Euphona Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Halikar Wraith Madurai PolNaramon PolMadurai Pol Corvas Naramon Pol
Sancti Tigris Vazarin PolNaramon PolMadurai Pol Aegrit Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Valkyr Talons Madurai PolNaramon PolNaramon Pol Grattler Madurai Pol
Prisma Lenz Naramon PolNaramon PolMadurai Pol Regulators Prime Madurai PolNaramon PolNaramon Pol Nami Skyla Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolVazarin Pol Fluctus Naramon Pol
Sybaris Prime Naramon PolNaramon PolMadurai Pol Balefire Charger Madurai PolMadurai Pol Exalted Prime Blade Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Larkspur Madurai Pol
Corinth Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol MK1-Kunai Madurai PolMadurai Pol Valkyr Prime Talons Madurai PolNaramon PolNaramon Pol
Kuva Zarr Madurai PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Cycron Naramon PolNaramon Pol Diwata Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol
Strun Prime Naramon PolMadurai PolMadurai Pol Akjagara Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Guandao Vazarin PolMadurai Pol
Synoid Simulor Madurai PolVazarin PolNaramon Pol Lato Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol Pangolin Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Astilla Prime Madurai PolNaramon PolMadurai Pol Grimoire Madurai PolNaramon Pol Dual Keres Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Phantasma Prime Madurai PolMadurai PolNaramon Pol Akarius Naramon PolNaramon Pol Sampotes Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Corinth Madurai PolMadurai Pol Akvasto Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Tipedo Prime Vazarin PolMadurai Pol
Baza Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Pox Madurai PolMadurai Pol Dakra Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Proboscis Cernos Naramon PolNaramon Pol Velox Madurai PolMadurai Pol Glaive Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Javlok Madurai PolMadurai Pol Synoid Gammacor Vazarin PolNaramon Pol Innodem Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Cernos Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Dual Toxocyst Madurai PolNaramon Pol Arum Spinosa Naramon PolMadurai Pol
Arca Plasmor Madurai PolMadurai Pol Vaykor Marelok Madurai PolVazarin Pol Vitrica Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Soma Madurai PolMadurai Pol Zakti Naramon PolNaramon Pol Ninkondi Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Scourge Naramon PolMadurai Pol Azima Naramon PolMadurai Pol Kestrel Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Tenet Arca Plasmor Madurai PolMadurai Pol Tenet Spirex Madurai PolMadurai Pol Karyst Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Vaykor Hek Vazarin PolMadurai Pol Arca Scisco Madurai PolMadurai Pol Bo Prime Vazarin PolMadurai Pol
Astilla Madurai PolNaramon Pol Knell Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Skiajati Umbra PolUmbra Pol
Telos Boltor Vazarin PolMadurai Pol Despair Madurai PolMadurai Pol Syam Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Panthera Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol Rakta Ballistica Vazarin PolMadurai Pol Glaive Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Lenz Naramon PolNaramon Pol Tenet Cycron Naramon PolNaramon Pol Kama Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Aeolak Madurai PolMadurai Pol Talons Madurai PolMadurai Pol Praedos Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Vectis Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol Brakk Naramon PolMadurai Pol Gunsen Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Kuva Quartakk Madurai PolMadurai Pol Tenet Plinx Madurai PolMadurai Pol Halikar Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Zenith Naramon PolMadurai Pol Balefire Charger Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Arca Titron Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Perigale Madurai PolMadurai Pol Twin Rogga Naramon PolMadurai Pol Jat Kusar Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Phantasma Naramon PolMadurai Pol Castanas Madurai PolMadurai Pol Cassowar Madurai PolVazarin Pol
Rubico Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Epitaph Madurai PolMadurai Pol Gram Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Soma Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Hikou Madurai PolMadurai Pol Cerata Madurai PolVazarin Pol
Simulor Vazarin PolNaramon Pol Akbronco Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Redeemer Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Tenora Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Akstiletto Prime Naramon PolMadurai Pol Exalted Umbra Blade Umbra PolUmbra Pol
Quartakk Madurai PolMadurai Pol Spira Madurai PolMadurai Pol Machete Wraith Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Argonak Madurai PolNaramon Pol Pyrana Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Venka Prime Naramon PolMadurai Pol
Paris Prime Naramon PolMadurai Pol Vasto Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Nikana Prime Madurai PolVazarin Pol
Kuva Chakkhurr Madurai PolMadurai Pol Kuva Brakk Naramon PolMadurai Pol Masseter Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Phenmor Madurai PolNaramon Pol Spira Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Garuda Talons Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Stradavar Madurai PolMadurai Pol Zymos Madurai PolNaramon Pol Pathocyst Madurai PolVazarin Pol
Shedu Madurai PolMadurai Pol Hikou Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Prisma Ohma Naramon PolMadurai Pol
Tigris Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol Hystrix Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol Orvius Naramon PolMadurai Pol
Dread Madurai PolMadurai Pol Secura Dual Cestra Madurai PolNaramon Pol Jat Kittag Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Boltor Prime Vazarin PolMadurai Pol Telos Akbolto Vazarin PolNaramon Pol Broken War Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Latron Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol Kunai Madurai PolMadurai Pol Galatine Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Cedo Madurai PolMadurai Pol Dex Furis Naramon Pol Volnus Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Acceltra Prime Naramon PolMadurai Pol MK1-Furis Naramon Pol Vericres Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Ferrox Madurai PolVazarin Pol Prisma Twin Gremlins Madurai Pol Skana Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Quellor Madurai PolMadurai Pol Dual Cestra Madurai Pol Dragon Nikana Madurai PolVazarin Pol
Supra Vandal Madurai PolMadurai Pol Kuva Twin Stubbas Madurai Pol Nikana Madurai PolVazarin Pol
Snipetron Vandal Madurai Pol Pandero Prime Madurai Pol Tekko Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Strun Naramon Pol Twin Gremlins Madurai Pol Destreza Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Steflos Madurai Pol Stug Vazarin Pol Garuda Prime Talons Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Harpak Madurai Pol Staticor Naramon Pol Dorrclave Madurai PolVazarin Pol
Acceltra Naramon Pol Ballistica Vazarin Pol Azothane Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Latron Wraith Madurai Pol Lato Vandal Madurai Pol Slaytra Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Quanta Vandal Madurai Pol Lex Madurai Pol Pulmonars Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Strun Wraith Naramon Pol Bolto Vazarin Pol Kronen Prime Madurai PolNaramon Pol
Snipetron Madurai Pol Gammacor Vazarin Pol Cobra & Crane Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Prisma Grinlok Madurai Pol Sicarus Madurai Pol Ankyros Prime Madurai PolMadurai Pol
Bubonico Naramon Pol Catabolyst Madurai Pol Sarpa Vazarin Pol
Vectis Madurai Pol Marelok Madurai Pol Sancti Magistar Madurai Pol
Opticor Vandal Madurai Pol Magnus Prime Madurai Pol Dual Ichor Vazarin Pol
Sporothrix Vazarin Pol Lex Prime Madurai Pol Korrudo Madurai Pol
Kuva Hind Madurai Pol Aksomati Naramon Pol Prisma Dual Cleavers Madurai Pol
Kuva Kohm Vazarin Pol Tenet Diplos Madurai Pol Heat Sword Naramon Pol
Paris Naramon Pol Viper Naramon Pol Sun & Moon Madurai Pol
MK1-Strun Naramon Pol Akjagara Naramon Pol Rakta Dark Dagger Madurai Pol
Opticor Madurai Pol Kulstar Vazarin Pol Amphis Naramon Pol
Exergis Vazarin Pol Akbronco Madurai Pol Pangolin Sword Madurai Pol
Mutalist Cernos Naramon Pol Twin Grakatas Naramon Pol Dual Cleavers Madurai Pol
Braton Vandal Madurai Pol Twin Kohmak Vazarin Pol Nepheri Madurai Pol
Hema Madurai Pol Viper Wraith Naramon Pol Hirudo Madurai Pol
Grinlok Madurai Pol Kohmak Vazarin Pol Sarofang Madurai Pol
MK1-Paris Naramon Pol Angstrum Vazarin Pol Lesion Madurai Pol
Burston Madurai Pol Prisma Angstrum Vazarin Pol Tekko Madurai Pol
Burston Prime Madurai Pol Akstiletto Naramon Pol Galatine Naramon Pol
Miter Naramon Pol Sicarus Prime Madurai Pol Karyst Naramon Pol
Karak Wraith Madurai Pol Athodai Madurai Pol Mios Madurai Pol
Kohm Vazarin Pol Twin Vipers Wraith Naramon Pol Endura Madurai Pol
Cinta Madurai Pol Afuris Naramon Pol Dual Heat Swords Naramon Pol
Basmu Madurai Pol Laetum Madurai Pol Gunsen Madurai Pol
Kuva Bramma Madurai Pol Magnus Madurai Pol Dual Zoren Vazarin Pol
Zhuge Madurai Pol Furis Naramon Pol MK1-Bo Vazarin Pol
Latron Madurai Pol Atomos Vazarin Pol Secura Lecta Vazarin Pol
Zarr Madurai Pol Akzani Naramon Pol Destreza Madurai Pol
Fulmin Prime Naramon Pol Twin Vipers Naramon Pol Kesheg Madurai Pol
Boltor Vazarin Pol Akbolto Vazarin Pol Hespar Madurai Pol
Karak Madurai Pol Hystrix Madurai Pol Korumm Madurai Pol
Felarx Madurai Pol Kompressa Vazarin Pol Jaw Sword Madurai Pol
Alternox Madurai Pol Fusilai Madurai Pol Kuva Shildeg Madurai Pol
Hind Madurai Pol Sonicor Vazarin Pol Nami Solo Madurai Pol
Vulkar Wraith Madurai Pol Embolist Naramon Pol Lacera Naramon Pol
Kuva Karak Madurai Pol Vasto Madurai Pol Pupacyst Madurai Pol
Veldt Naramon Pol War Naramon Pol
Daikyu Madurai Pol Volnus Madurai Pol
Cernos Madurai Pol Telos Boltace Naramon Pol
Mutalist Quanta Vazarin Pol Dex Dakra Naramon Pol
Rauta Vazarin Pol Fragor Prime Madurai Pol
Baza Madurai Pol Cronus Madurai Pol
Stahlta Madurai Pol Ether Daggers Vazarin Pol
Panthera Naramon Pol Ekhein Madurai Pol
Quanta Vazarin Pol Tipedo Vazarin Pol
Convectrix Naramon Pol Fang Prime Vazarin Pol
Tiberon Madurai Pol Vaykor Sydon Madurai Pol
Paracyst Vazarin Pol Twin Basolk Madurai Pol
Nagantaka Prime Madurai Pol Tenet Grigori Madurai Pol
Nagantaka Madurai Pol Broken Scepter Naramon Pol
Phage Naramon Pol Tonbo Madurai Pol
Attica Madurai Pol Ripkas Madurai Pol
Sibear Vazarin Pol
Ether Reaper Madurai Pol
Gazal Machete Madurai Pol
Bo Vazarin Pol
Caustacyst Madurai Pol
Dual Kamas Prime Madurai Pol
Ceramic Dagger Madurai Pol
Serro Madurai Pol
Fang Vazarin Pol
Sheev Naramon Pol
Kreska Madurai Pol
Heat Dagger Naramon Pol
Okina Madurai Pol
Scindo Prime Madurai Pol
Anku Madurai Pol
Corufell Madurai Pol
Cadus Vazarin Pol
Ceti Lacera Naramon Pol
Dark Split-Sword Madurai Pol
Zenistar Madurai Pol
Scoliac Madurai Pol
Dark Split-Sword Madurai Pol

Trivia[]

  • It is apparent to those who know the Orokin Script that some Polarities are in fact the same symbols as some numbers and vowels, either rotated or flipped:
    • Madurai (Madurai Pol) is the numeral 4, or an upside-down 2.
    • Vazarin (Vazarin Pol) is the numeral 5 flipped vertically or an upside-down 3.
    • Naramon (Naramon Pol) is similar to the symbol for 1, rotated 90° counter-clockwise.
    • Zenurik (Zenurik Pol) is the vowel "I" (as in the word "Pit") rotated 90° counter-clockwise.
    • Penjaga (Penjaga Pol) forms the number 10.
      • Penjaga is Indonesian/Malay for "guardian" or "protector", and mods in this category are reserved for Companions.
      • This can also be interpreted as I/O, for the fact that this polarity is only present on mods that influence companion behavior.
    • Unairu (Unairu Pol) does not have a perfect connection to the Orokin Script, though Unairu is perhaps similar to the shape of the vowel "AYE" (as in the word "Price").
  • ProteaIcon272 Protea is the only Warframe with an innate universal aura polarity.
  • According to Devstream 55, the names of the polarities correspond to old Tenno schools. These names are also used for the clusters depicted in the Star Chart 3.0 prototype also featured in the same Devstream.
  • Up until Update: The Silver Grove (2016-08-19), there was also a Koneksi (Koneksi Pol) polarity that was reserved for Mod TT 20px Fusion Cores, which have since been replaced by Endo.
    • In line with the naming schemes used by the other polarities, Koneksi does not have a perfect connection to Orokin Script, but it does bear similarities to the vowel "OH" (as in the word "Goat").
    • Similar to Penjaga, Koneksi is also Indonesian/Malay in origin, in this case translating to "connection", reflecting how Fusion Cores were the only mods that bore this Polarity.
  • As of Hotfix 35.1.2, There are...
    • 448 Madurai Pol Madurai mods.
    • 335 Naramon Pol Naramon mods.
    • 173 Vazarin Pol Vazarin mods.
    • 8 Unairu Pol Unairu mods.
    • 193 Zenurik Pol Zenurik mods.
    • 88 Penjaga Pol Penjaga mods.
    • 5 Umbra Pol Umbra mods.
    • 74 mods with no polarity.

Patch History[]

Update 8.0 (2013-05-23) POLARIZE WEAPON SYSTEM!

  • Got your gear to level 30? Prepare to Polarize!
  • With the newly discovered “Forma”, you can now add or swap a Polarity value on your gear every time you reach level 30.
  • Forma can be purchased or found through Daily Login Rewards, Alerts, or possible Missions rewards for completing missions in The Orokin Void.

Update 7.0 (2013-03-18)

  • Introduced.


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