
You rarely see Radiation used in high-level content except for status primers and niche builds. Radiation's status effect is especially useful for pacifying Ancient Healers and Eximus targets, preventing their auras from buffing their allies. Its damage modifiers make Radiation a fantastic choice against heavily armored Grineer, although it struggles against humanoid Corpus enemies and the Infested. Radiation is the result of combining Heat and Electricity.

Acolytes and Liches can only be affected by four status procs per type, making effects like Viral much less effective. While Corrosive doesn't see much use in endgame builds, Corrosive is a solid choice if you're fighting tougher foes that are resistant to status procs.

Proto Shields are used by rather weak Corpus enemies, so you can use this as a reliable element for all factions. While it can't fully strip armor on its own, Corrosive's damage multipliers and status effect make it a fantastic element for fighting the Grineer and Infested.

Status staggers targets and increases HP threshold for Parazon finishers

Before we give an explanation of what each damage type does, it's important to understand where these damage types come from and why they're important.
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In this guide, we're going to give a brief look at all 15 damage types present in Warframe, how to create certain elemental combinations like Blast and Viral, and explain what each damage type does. Related: Warframe: Excalibur Complete Guide – Drops, Abilities, And Builds
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If you take full advantage of Warframe's damage system, you can turn your enemies into ash, bypass their defenses, or make hostiles fight their allies. Learning the usefulness and status effects of each element is key to making your weapons as powerful as possible. Unlike most third-person shooters, Warframe's weapons have unique damage types that come with powerful status effects and damage multipliers.
