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Warframe Mod

Pilfering Swarm

Details

Polarity
Zenurik
Rarity
Rare
Base drain
6
Max rank
3
Compatible with
Hydroid

Rank effects

Rank 0Tentacle Swarm Augment: Enemies held by tentacles have a 25% chance at additional drops.
Rank 1Tentacle Swarm Augment: Enemies held by tentacles have a 50% chance at additional drops.
Rank 2Tentacle Swarm Augment: Enemies held by tentacles have a 75% chance at additional drops.
Rank 3Tentacle Swarm Augment: Enemies held by tentacles have a 100% chance at additional drops.

Drop locations

SourceRarityChance
Cephalon Suda, GeniusCommon100 %
New Loka, FlawlessCommon100 %

History · 3

Lines from the official update notes that mention this entry.

  1. Angels of the Zariman: Hotfix 31.5.6
    • FixedFixed Hydroid's Pilfering Swarm, Nekros Desecrate, and Khora's Pilfering Strangledome affecting Vitoplast drop amounts from enemies in Void Flood missions.
  2. Update 30.7: Nidus Prime & Plague Star
    • ChangedHemocyte is now immune to looting abilities that often didn’t fully work due to how quickly the body despawns (Hydroid's Tentacle Swarm with Pilfering Swarm, Nekros' Desecrate etc).
  3. Hotfix 15.16.2
    • ChangedHydroid's Tentacle Swarm 'Pilfering Swarm' Augment no longer applies to bosses.