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Warframe Augment

Volatile Recompense

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Volatile Recompense

Recompense Augment: Daggers whirl in a ring around Kullervo for 25s, slashing nearby foes and dealing Blast Damage and Status Effect befo…

Kullervo

Augments Recompense

Recompense Augment: Daggers whirl in a ring around Kullervo for 25s, slashing nearby foes and dealing Blast Damage and Status Effect before returning to the ring.

Ranks 0–3 · base drain 6

AcquisitionCommonly listed from New Loka, Flawless; also check Syndicate offerings / trade.

Verified 2026-07-22

Augment dossier · Volatile Recompense

Ability 2 · Recompense

Rank Table

RankStats
Rank 0
  • Recompense Augment: Daggers whirl in a ring around Kullervo for 10s, slashing nearby foes and dealing Blast Damage and Status Effect before returning to the ring.
Rank 1
  • Recompense Augment: Daggers whirl in a ring around Kullervo for 15s, slashing nearby foes and dealing Blast Damage and Status Effect before returning to the ring.
Rank 2
  • Recompense Augment: Daggers whirl in a ring around Kullervo for 20s, slashing nearby foes and dealing Blast Damage and Status Effect before returning to the ring.
Rank 3
  • Recompense Augment: Daggers whirl in a ring around Kullervo for 25s, slashing nearby foes and dealing Blast Damage and Status Effect before returning to the ring.

Cast Changes

  • Changes how Recompense plays: Recompense Augment: Daggers whirl in a ring around Kullervo for 25s, slashing nearby foes and dealing Blast Damage and Status Effect before returning to the ring.
  • Higher ranks usually improve the key magnitude or duration of the augment.

Worth the Slot?

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

Notes

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

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