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Vexing Retaliation

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Vexing Retaliation

Vex Armor Augment: Taking 150 Damage will trigger a 9m burst. Shield damage will cause a Puncture Status effect while Health damage will…

Chroma

Augments Vex Armor

Vex Armor Augment: Taking 150 Damage will trigger a 9m burst. Shield damage will cause a Puncture Status effect while Health damage will cause a Blast Status effect.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

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

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Vexing Retaliation

Ability 3 · Vex Armor

Rank Table

RankStats
Rank 0
  • Vex Armor Augment: Taking 150 Damage will trigger a 4m burst. Shield damage will cause a Puncture Status effect while Health damage will cause a Blast Status effect.
Rank 1
  • Vex Armor Augment: Taking 150 Damage will trigger a 5m burst. Shield damage will cause a Puncture Status effect while Health damage will cause a Blast Status effect.
Rank 2
  • Vex Armor Augment: Taking 150 Damage will trigger a 7m burst. Shield damage will cause a Puncture Status effect while Health damage will cause a Blast Status effect.
Rank 3
  • Vex Armor Augment: Taking 150 Damage will trigger a 9m burst. Shield damage will cause a Puncture Status effect while Health damage will cause a Blast Status effect.

Cast Changes

  • Changes how Vex Armor plays: Vex Armor Augment: Taking 150 Damage will trigger a 9m burst.
  • Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Worth the Slot?

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

Notes

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

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