Understand Shivering Contagion
Useful when…
- Spread Cold status effects among enemies within 6 meters.
Trigger and spread
When a Cold status effect occurs, the mod gives a chance to spread that status to other enemies within 6 meters. The chance is 17% at rank 0, 67% at rank 3, and 100% at rank 5. Its trigger requires Cold status; the mod does not itself list a Cold damage or status-chance bonus.
Slot and rank cost
Shivering Contagion is a standard-slot Primary mod with Naramon polarity, base drain 4, and a five-rank maximum. Listed rank-up examples include 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits for rank 2 to 3, and 480 Endo and 23,184 Credits for rank 4 to 5. Higher ranks raise the spread chance, so weigh that improvement against the increasing resource cost and other slot options.
Different effects are not replacements
Combustion Beam lists an explosion after an enemy is killed; Hunter Track adds Status Duration. Hunter Munitions’ supplied description leaves its status name unresolved, so it cannot establish a specific effect here. These do not state Shivering Contagion’s Cold-triggered spread behavior; evaluate them by their own listed effects rather than treating them as equivalent.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Requires Cold status to trigger.
- Uses a standard Primary mod slot.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Expecting the mod to apply Cold status by itself.
- Assuming its spread radius exceeds the stated 6 meters.