Warframe Augment

Ice Wave Impedance

Ice Wave Augment: Create a frozen trail for 12 seconds. Enemies that touch it are inflicted with Cold Status every second.

Frost

Augments Ice Wave

Ice Wave Augment: Create a frozen trail for 12 seconds. Enemies that touch it are inflicted with Cold Status every second.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

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

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Ice Wave Impedance

Ability 2 · Ice Wave

Rank Table

Rank	Stats
Rank 0	Ice Wave Augment: Create a frozen trail for 6 seconds. Enemies that touch it are inflicted with Cold Status every second.
Rank 1	Ice Wave Augment: Create a frozen trail for 8 seconds. Enemies that touch it are inflicted with Cold Status every second.
Rank 2	Ice Wave Augment: Create a frozen trail for 10 seconds. Enemies that touch it are inflicted with Cold Status every second.
Rank 3	Ice Wave Augment: Create a frozen trail for 12 seconds. Enemies that touch it are inflicted with Cold Status every second.

Changes how Ice Wave plays: Ice Wave Augment: Create a frozen trail for 12 seconds.
Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Equip Ice Wave Impedance 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 / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Strong	Dense missions are where most Frost 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 — Ice Wave Impedance often only feels complete at rank 3.
Try one mission with and without it on Frost before locking the slot.
If you Helminth over Ice Wave, this augment usually becomes irrelevant on that loadout.