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As with each round of Prime Access come updated Riven Disposition numbers — check the full details here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1523355-september-2026-riven-dispositions/

RIVEN EXPANSION: TRAIT LOCKING (LIVE) & RIVEN SPLICING (COMING SOON)

You may have already seen a sneak preview of these new systems in our Dev Workshop . With today’s launch, Trait Locking is officially live and Riven Splicing will be coming soon with the release of Glacial Defiance! Read on below for the latest on these systems.

Riven Mods (often just called “Rivens” for short) were introduced in 2016, and are nearly a decade old now! With this update we’ve added a new feature for Rivens: Trait Locking ! A second new feature will join Glacial Defiance: Riven Splicing . We’ll share a little information about Riven Splicing below, for a more detailed preview of the system you can check out our Dev Workshop .

TRAIT LOCKING (LIVE)

One of the primary requests we’ve received for Riven Mods is to allow players to lock a stat to prevent it from being Cycled. Now, you can do so with a system called Trait Locking!

One trait (stat) can be locked at a time while cycling a Riven, freezing it until the lock is removed or the Cycling menu is closed.

There is no cost or item required to lock a trait. Locks can be removed and re-added for free! However, when cycling a Riven Mod with a locked trait, the Kuva cost is doubled. Locking a trait is entirely optional, and Rivens can still be cycled as usual without a lock.

How to Lock a Riven Trait:

1. Go to the Mod Segment in your Base of Operations

2. Select the Riven Mod you’d like to cycle and select the “Cycle Riven” option

3. Select the “Lock Trait” button

Image Description: Screenshot of the Riven Mod UI showing the Soma Argicron Mod. The options for Lock Trait and Cycle for 3,500 Kuva are shown and the cursor is hovering on Lock Trait.

4. Select the trait you wish to lock. The locked trait will appear greyed out with a lock icon on the Mod and will also be listed above the “Lock Trait” button.

Image Description: Screenshot of the Choose A Trait To Lock UI screen. Two traits are displayed as options, the first is a 1.5 times Damage to Grineer, and the second is an increased Critical Chance by 167.2%.

Image Description: Screenshot of the Riven Mod UI screen showing the Soma Argircon Mod with a locked trait denoted by a lock icon. Above the Lock Trait option is the currently locked trait of increased Critical Chance by 167.2% and a remove icon next to it.

5 . Begin cycling your Riven with the locked trait! Notice that once locked, it will not change while cycling.