Warframe Augment

Thermal Transfer

Thermal Transfer

Thermal Sunder Augment: Allies in range gain 75% bonus Elemental Damage for 30s.

Gauss

Thermal Sunder Augment: Allies in range gain 75% bonus Elemental Damage for 30s.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

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

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Thermal Transfer

Ability 3 · Thermal Sunder

Rank Table

Rank	Stats
Rank 0	Thermal Sunder Augment: Allies in range gain 40% bonus Elemental Damage for 18s.
Rank 1	Thermal Sunder Augment: Allies in range gain 50% bonus Elemental Damage for 22s.
Rank 2	Thermal Sunder Augment: Allies in range gain 60% bonus Elemental Damage for 26s.
Rank 3	Thermal Sunder Augment: Allies in range gain 75% bonus Elemental Damage for 30s.

Changes how Thermal Sunder plays: Thermal Sunder Augment: Allies in range gain 75% bonus Elemental Damage for 30s.
Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

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