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Flawed Metal Auger
Warframe · Mod

Flawed Metal Auger

Flawed rifle Punch Through mod

Released Jul 18, 2014

Flawed Metal Auger adds Punch Through to a rifle. It is a Flawed Rare standard mod with base drain 6 and a maximum listed value of 1 Punch Through.

TypeRiflePolaritynaramonMax rank3Base drain6VariantFlawedRarityRare
Flawed Metal Auger GUIDE

Understand Flawed Metal Auger

Useful when…

  • Add the listed Punch Through stat to a rifle.
  • Compare its listed drain and maximum value with the standard Metal Auger.

Effect and fit

The mod provides 0.3 Punch Through at rank 0, 0.8 at rank 2, and 1 at rank 3. It has Naramon polarity, standard slot type, and base drain 6.

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Rank investment

It has three ranks; the listed first and final rank-step costs are 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits, and 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits, respectively. Standard Metal Auger reaches +2.1 Punch Through.

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Related rifle mods

Standard Metal Auger has base drain 10 and is explicitly incompatible with Flawed Metal Auger. Aerial Ace is an Exilus mod that refreshes Double Jump on kills while airborne; Agile Aim is a Conclave Exilus mod that grants movement speed while aiming. These have different listed effects from Punch Through.

Limitations and tradeoffs

  • Its listed maximum Punch Through is lower than standard Metal Auger's.
  • Its listed base drain is lower than standard Metal Auger's.
  • It is explicitly incompatible with standard Metal Auger.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Equipping it alongside standard Metal Auger despite their explicit incompatibility.
  • Assuming it reaches standard Metal Auger's +2.1 Punch Through.

Effects and reference details

Rank effects and investment

RankListed effectsUnpolarized drainTotal Endo from rank 0Total Credits from rank 0
0+0.3 Punch Through600
1+0.5 Punch Through7301,449
2+0.8 Punch Through8904,347
3+1 Punch Through921010,143

These are listed mod effects and fusion costs, not final build damage. Matching and mismatched polarities change capacity. Totals assume starting at rank 0.

References and version

Game data version: Pinned public export

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Fusion cost and capacity

0Endo
0Credits
6Target slot drain
RankObserved effectDrainEndo from 0Credits from 0
0+0.3 Punch Through600
1+0.5 Punch Through7301,449
2+0.8 Punch Through8904,347
3+1 Punch Through921010,143

Slot polarity changes drain; fusion prices depend on mod rarity and family.

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