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Warframe Augment

Chromatic Blade

For Exalted Blade·Used by Excalibur →

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Chromatic Blade

Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 300%.

Excalibur

Augments Exalted Blade

Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 300%.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

AcquisitionCommonly listed from Arbiters of Hexis, Maxim; also check Syndicate offerings / trade.

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Chromatic Blade

Ability 4 · Exalted Blade

Rank Table

RankStats
Rank 0
  • Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 100%.
Rank 1
  • Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 200%.
Rank 2
  • Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 250%.
Rank 3
  • Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 300%.

Cast Changes

  • Changes how Exalted Blade plays: Exalted Blade Augment: Exalted Blade's Damage Type changes depending on Excalibur's Emissive Color, and Status Chance is increased by 300%.
  • Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Worth the Slot?

  • Equip Chromatic Blade when that change is part of your standard Excalibur 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 Excalibur 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 — Chromatic Blade often only feels complete at rank 3.
  • Try one mission with and without it on Excalibur before locking the slot.
  • If you Helminth over Exalted Blade, this augment usually becomes irrelevant on that loadout.

Notes

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

Other Excalibur augments