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Warframe Augment

Biting Frost

For Freeze·Used by Frost →

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Biting Frost

Frost gains +200% Critical Chance and +100% Critical Damage against frozen enemies.

Frost

Augments Freeze

Frost gains +200% Critical Chance and +100% Critical Damage against frozen enemies.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

AcquisitionCommonly listed from Cephalon Suda, Genius; also check Syndicate offerings / trade.

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Biting Frost

Ability 1 · Freeze

Rank Table

RankStats
Rank 0
  • Frost gains +130% Critical Chance and +29% Critical Damage against frozen enemies.
Rank 1
  • Frost gains +150% Critical Chance and +50% Critical Damage against frozen enemies.
Rank 2
  • Frost gains +175% Critical Chance and +75% Critical Damage against frozen enemies.
Rank 3
  • Frost gains +200% Critical Chance and +100% Critical Damage against frozen enemies.

Cast Changes

  • Changes how Freeze plays: Frost gains +200% Critical Chance and +100% Critical Damage against frozen enemies.
  • Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Worth the Slot?

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

Mission Usefulness

Mission / ContextRatingWhy
Steel Path Survival / Defense / DisruptionStrongDense missions are where most Frost augments prove whether they belong in the build.
Mobile Defense / ExcavationSituationalWorth it if the augment helps hold or clear the objective faster.
Casual Star-Chart FarmsSituationalOften skippable when base abilities already overkill the content.

Tips & Tricks

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

Notes

  • Compatible with Frost (Frost).
  • Polarity: zenurik; rarity: Rare.

Other Frost augments