Freezing and slowing your enemies can be one of the most effective ways to control the battlefield, and Rime Rounds is an excellent mod for rifles that specializes in this.
By boosting both Cold damage and status chance, it allows your weapon to chill targets consistently, making it easier to reduce incoming threats and dictate the pace of combat.
Whether you want to focus on raw elemental damage or synergize with other status mods, Rime Rounds provide reliable crowd control while amplifying your rifle’s damage.
How To Get Rime Rounds?
Rime Rounds can be acquired as a reward for completing Tier 2 or Lua Spy missions where all data vaults are successfully hacked, making stealth and skill the keys to acquisition.
These missions are located across several planets, including Saturn, Ceres, Jupiter, Europa, and the Orokin Moon, each offering the chance to claim this mod upon completion.
During these missions, completing the hack without alerting enemies or triggering alarms significantly increases your odds of receiving Rime Rounds at the end-of-mission reward screen.
Additionally, Rime Rounds can also be obtained through player trading, providing an alternative for those who prefer to acquire them without replaying multiple spy runs.
Rime Rounds Mod Effects
Rime Rounds increases both Cold damage and status chance for rifles, scaling by 15% per rank to a maximum of 60% at rank 3.
This allows rifles to consistently proc Cold status, slowing enemies and controlling movement during firefights while stacking with other elemental mods.
The mod is additive with other elemental or status mods, making it compatible with High Voltage, Thermite Rounds, or Malignant Force for hybrid elemental effects.
Even rifles with moderate base damage and status chance become highly effective, turning them into precise tools for slowing, freezing, and shredding enemies over time.
Rime Rounds Stats
Rank | Cold Damage | Status Chance | Capacity |
0 | +15% | +15% | 4 |
| 1 | +30% | +30% | 5 |
2 | +45% | +45% | 6 |
| 3 | +60% | +60% | 7 |
Verdict
Rime Rounds are a must-have for any rifle build that relies on Cold status or wants to impose battlefield control through slowing effects.
Its combination of elemental damage and status chance enhances both utility and offense, letting you dictate enemy movement while increasing overall weapon effectiveness.
Overall, this mod transforms ordinary rifles into versatile tools capable of freezing, slowing, and softening enemies, making it a perfect choice for both solo and squad engagements.
