An Orokin Catalyst can be installed to double the weapon's capacity, for a new maximum of 60. Some weapons, mainly pistols, have dual-wielded versions, but these are for all purposes distinct weapons and also have their own Mastery Points.Ī weapon's Mod capacity is equal to the higher of either the weapon's rank or the player's Mastery Rank.
Different variants of the weapon, such as MK1, Prime, Wraith among others, each have their own Mastery Points.
Mastery Points are only awarded once per rank, per weapon once a rank has been completed, doing it again with another copy of the weapon or using a Forma to reset the weapon's rank gives no extra Mastery Points. Ranking up weapons grants 100 Mastery Points per rank (for a total of 3,000 Mastery Points) to the player. When enough Affinity has been obtained, the weapon rank increases, up to a maximum rank of 30 (except the Paracesis, Kuva Weapons, and Tenet Weapons). Weapons in WARFRAME obtain Affinity (experience points) when used in combat.
