When it comes to dealing damage to enemies, there are many ways to go about it, and one of the most effective methods is combining critical hits with Heat damage.
Warframes that are capable of inflicting Heat will benefit from using Arcane Hot Shot, as it provides additional Critical Chance whenever you burn enemies with your abilities.
Arcane Hot Shot is perfect for Warframes that utilize abilities that inflict the Heat Status effect while also using weapons that scale well with Critical Chance and Critical Damage.
How To Get Arcane Hot Shot?
Arcane Hot Shot can be purchased once per week from Kaya Velasco in Höllvania Central Mall after reaching Rank 5 Pizza Party, costing 5 Pix Chip per copy.
It also drops as a reward from Temporal Archimedea rotations, and can be obtained through Loid’s Höllvania Arcane Collection for 200 Vosfor at a low chance if you prefer gambling resources instead.
Since you need 21 copies to max it out, the most consistent approach is buying it weekly from Kaya while farming Temporal Archimedea on the side to speed things up.
Arcane Hot Shot Effects
Arcane Hot Shot grants a stacking Critical Chance bonus for 10 seconds whenever abilities inflict Heat on enemies, reaching 6% per stack at max rank.
The bonus applies to all weapons, including primary, secondary, and melee, and stacks additively with mods like Point Strike, Pistol Gambit, and True Steel.
Exalted weapons that inflict Heat, such as Mesa’s Peacemaker, can generate stacks reliably, while setups like Diriga with Arc Coil can apply stacks very consistently.
Stacks are gained per Heat infliction, not per proc, and each new Heat refreshes the duration, keeping Critical Chance active without overlapping or being wasted.
Arcane Hot Shot Ranks
Rank | Critical Chance | Max Critical Chance |
0 | 1% | 50% |
| 1 | 2% | 100% |
2 | 3% | 150% |
| 3 | 4% | 200% |
4 | 5% | 250% |
| 5 | 6% | 300% |
Verdict
Arcane Hot Shot is a powerful pick for builds that rely on ability‑inflicted Heat status, rewarding sustained Heat application with increased Critical Chance on weapons.
Warframes like Ember and Gauss, whose abilities naturally apply Heat regularly, benefit most from this Arcane, as it lets both ability and weapon damage scale harder in prolonged fights.
Paired with crit‑focused weapons and mods like Point Strike or True Steel, Arcane Hot Shot lets you melt enemies faster, making it valuable for high‑level missions.
