Understand Augur Message
Useful when…
- Increase Ability Duration on a Warframe.
- Compare its duration bonus and capacity cost with duration mods that include additional effects.
Effect and slot
At maximum rank, Augur Message adds +24% Ability Duration. It is a standard Warframe mod with Naramon polarity and base drain 2. Its listed effect is duration only; no additional ability effect is specified.
Rank choices
It has ranks 0–5: +4% duration at rank 0, +16% at rank 3, and +24% at rank 5. The final listed rank step costs 160 Endo and 7,728 Credits, while the first step costs 10 Endo and 483 Credits. Lower ranks can provide some duration while using less capacity and fusion investment.
Comparing duration mods
Continuity lists +30% Ability Duration, while Constitution lists +28% Ability Duration plus +40% Faster Knockdown Recovery and has base drain 10. Archon Continuity lists +55% duration and an additional Corrosive status effect when abilities inflict a Toxin status effect. Those mods have different secondary effects and costs; choose based on the duration amount and extra property relevant to the build.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The listed effect is only Ability Duration.
- Its maximum bonus is lower than the duration figures listed for the compared options, which have differing costs and secondary effects.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the duration bonus as a direct increase to ability strength or range.
- Ignoring the knockdown recovery or conditional Corrosive effects on compared mods when weighing their different costs.