Understand Flawed Diamond Skin
Useful when…
- Add a modest amount of Radiation Resistance using the flawed variant.
Effect and limit
Flawed Diamond Skin grants 5% Radiation Resistance at rank 0, 15% at rank 2, and 20% at rank 3. It is a flawed Warframe mod with Vazarin polarity, base drain 2, and a maximum rank of 3.
How it compares
The standard Diamond Skin reaches 45% Radiation Resistance at rank 5, while this flawed version tops out at 20%. Adaptation has a different effect: it builds resistance to the damage type that hits you, up to 90% for 20 seconds. These mods serve different resistance patterns, and the comparison does not establish one as universally preferable.
Slot, incompatibility, and ranking
It occupies a standard mod slot and has base drain 2. It is explicitly incompatible with Diamond Skin, so the two cannot be equipped together. The listed fusion steps cost 20, 40, and 80 Endo and 966, 1,932, and 3,864 Credits. No drop source is specified in the entry.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Its maximum Radiation Resistance is lower than the standard Diamond Skin.
- Cannot be equipped alongside Diamond Skin.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Attempting to equip it together with Diamond Skin.
- Treating its Radiation Resistance as general damage resistance.