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Warframe Augment

Contagion Cloud

For Toxic Lash·Used by Saryn →

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Contagion Cloud

Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 300 Toxin Damage/s for 12s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills.

Saryn

Augments Toxic Lash

Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 300 Toxin Damage/s for 12s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

AcquisitionCommonly listed from Red Veil, Exalted; also check Syndicate offerings / trade.

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Contagion Cloud

Ability 3 · Toxic Lash

Rank Table

RankStats
Rank 0
  • Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 150 Toxin Damage/s for 8s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills.
Rank 1
  • Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 175 Toxin Damage/s for 9s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills.
Rank 2
  • Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 250 Toxin Damage/s for 10s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills.
Rank 3
  • Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 300 Toxin Damage/s for 12s with every kill. Damage is twice as strong for Melee kills.

Cast Changes

  • Changes how Toxic Lash plays: Toxic Lash Augment: Create 5m toxic clouds, dealing 300 Toxin Damage/s for 12s with every kill.
  • Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Worth the Slot?

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

Notes

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

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