Warframe Augment

Airburst Rounds

Airburst Rounds

Airburst Augment: Each enemy hit by Airburst increases secondary damage by 40% for 14s.

Zephyr

Augments Airburst

Airburst Augment: Each enemy hit by Airburst increases secondary damage by 40% for 14s.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

AcquisitionCommonly listed from New Loka, Flawless; also check Syndicate offerings / trade.

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Airburst Rounds

Ability 2 · Airburst

Rank Table

Rank	Stats
Rank 0	Airburst Augment: Each enemy hit by Airburst increases secondary damage by 10% for 5s.
Rank 1	Airburst Augment: Each enemy hit by Airburst increases secondary damage by 20% for 8s.
Rank 2	Airburst Augment: Each enemy hit by Airburst increases secondary damage by 30% for 11s.
Rank 3	Airburst Augment: Each enemy hit by Airburst increases secondary damage by 40% for 14s.

Changes how Airburst plays: Airburst Augment: Each enemy hit by Airburst increases secondary damage by 40% for 14s.
Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Equip Airburst Rounds when that change is part of your standard Zephyr loop.
Skip it for generalist builds if capacity is tighter on survivability or parkour mods.

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Strong	Dense missions are where most Zephyr augments prove whether they belong in the build.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Situational	Worth it if the augment helps hold or clear the objective faster.
Casual Star-Chart Farms	Situational	Often skippable when base abilities already overkill the content.

Read the max-rank text — Airburst Rounds often only feels complete at rank 3.
Try one mission with and without it on Zephyr before locking the slot.
If you Helminth over Airburst, this augment usually becomes irrelevant on that loadout.