Review: EFV-5 Jupiter (U38.5.11)

The EFV-5 Jupiter is a new two-mode MR12 Rifle. With a conventional primary Full-Auto and a powerful-but-slow charge up Alt Fire, this Scaldra weapon is fairly effective in most content, though struggles to carve out a notable niche in today's insane meta.

Review: Reconifex (U38.0.12)

The Reconifex is a new(ish) Full-Auto Rifle, dropped in U38: 1999. Cyte-09's signature weapon, it sports a perfect-reload mechanic that both drastically shortens its Reload Time, and provides guaranteed Heat damage and procs.

Review: Higasa (U37.0.11)

The Higasa is an MR2 Burst Fire Rifle. Koumei's signature Primary, it features a 5-round Burst Fire, a powerful charge attack that charges from kills, and a unique shield while aiming. Intended as an early-game weapon, it compares favourably with many of the weapons a newer player can access, but falls off against higher-tier weapons.

Review: Sybaris Incarnon (U37.0.8)

The Sybaris Incarnon Genesis Adapter is a new addition in U37 Koumei, alongside several other new Incarnon adapters. The Sybaris being an old but obsolete favourite of mine, I was very keen to get this one, and I am quite pleased with the results.

NOTE: I installed the Genesis Adapter on a Sybaris Prime.

Review: AX-52 (U36.0.8)

The AX-52 is a new MR12 Primary, which will look very familiar to many of you. A Full-Auto Rifle, it is a solid weapon with a few interesting gimmicks to distinguish itself, but faces immense competition in an extremely stacked category.

Review: Evensong (U36.0.4)

The Evensong is a new MR10 Bow. Jade's signature Primary, it possesses a small AoE and special effects that make it a unique support weapon with usable kill power.

Review: Tenet Glaxion (U35.6.1)

The Tenet Glaxion is an MR16 Beam Rifle. With further increased stats over its other variants as well as a chaining mechanic, it is a very potent and versatile weapon, capable of holding its own in the vast majority of Warframe's content.

Review: Acceltra Prime (U35.0.11)

The Acceltra Prime is an MR14 Full-Auto explosive Rifle. Gauss Prime's signature Primary, it excels at clearing through groups of enemies, and its major Status Chance increase also allows it to spread Status procs much more reliably. However, it is still curtailed by its very low Ammo Max, and can be awkward to use in close quarters due to its minimum arming distance.

Review: Gotva Prime (U33.6.9)

The Gotva Prime is a new MR12 Rifle. Released as one of the Tennocon 2023 Twitch drops, it is a solid, if rather unexceptional Full-Auto weapon.

Review: Fulmin Prime (U33.6.0)

The Fulmin Prime is an MR12 Rifle, an improvement over the MR8 Fulmin. Wisp Prime's signature weapon, it possesses two distinct, Crit-heavy firing modes. Semi-Auto fires a hefty projectile great against crowds, while Full-Auto is a conventional, accurate hitscan attack. The two combine into a single, versatile and reasonably powerful weapon.

Review: Rauta (U33.5.3)

The Rauta is a new MR8 Shotgun. Kullervo's signature weapon, it offers unique synergies with Melee weapons, building their combo with its own shots. However, as a weapon in its own right, it is rather underwhelming and offers little over its competitors.

Review: Burston Incarnon (U33.0.14)

As you'd most likely know by now, in U33: The Duviri Paradox, DE released a number of "Incarnon Genesis" adapters for existing weak or powercrept weapons. In many ways these have re-invigorated said weapons to be reasonably competitive with the current meta, if not outright top-tier.

I thought it appropriate to start this review series with my favourite of the lot (thus far), the Burston Incarnon. As Incarnon Genesis also makes the base form drastically stronger, these will be largely kept separate of reviews for the un-Incarnoned base weapon.

NOTE: This review demonstrates Incarnon on a Burston Prime.

Review: Steflos (U32.3.4)

The Steflos is a new MR8 Shotgun. Citrine's signature Shotgun, it fires a short-range, wide  wave projectile that grows in both size and lifespan as it hits enemies. Much like the Arca Plasmor line, it excels against crowds of enemies, however is somewhat lacking against singular, heavier targets.

Review: Tenet Ferrox (U32.3.3)

The Tenet Ferrox is an MR16 Speargun Primary, added in U32.2. It is a majority, though surprisingly minor, upgrade over the base Ferrox. It sits in an awkward middle-of-the-road spot, being faster firing but weaker than slow, heavy hitting weapons, but also significantly slower than more conventional fast-firing weapons. Besides its unique and rather useful Alt Fire, I find the TFerrox to be primarily a decent single-target weapon, as its AoE is very weak.

Review: Perigale (U32.2.8)

The Perigale is a new MR8 Sniper Rifle. Voruna's signature Primary, it is a four-round Burst-Fire weapon with strong overall stats. Mainly limited by a very slow Reload Time and a small Ammo Max, landing multiple headshots or headshot kills will grant it infinite ammo for a short time. Used skilfully, the Perigale is one of the strongest single-target weapons in the game, and carves itself a strong niche in what is already a niche category.

Review: Amprex (Updated U32.1.2)

The Amprex is an MR10 beam weapon available from Clan Dojo research. Its high Crit, Status Chance and chaining mechanic make it a potent weapon against most types of enemies, especially groups. However, base Electric damage unfortunately puts it at a notable downside compared to its competitors.

Original posted on 04/02/2019, U24.2.12

Update posted on 05/11/2022, U32.1.2

Review: Phantasma Prime (U32.0.13)

The Phantasma Prime is an MR14 Beam Shotgun, and a very minor upgrade over the base MR9 Phantasma. Released in U32.0.9 alongside Revenant Prime, it is a potent Status weapon with borderline-usable Crit, and excels at stacking massive numbers of procs on clumps of enemies.

Review: Afentis (U32.0.11)

The Afentis is a new MR8 Speargun Primary. Styanax's signature weapon, it is a slow-firing weapon that launches projectiles with a powerful delayed explosion. Alternatively, it can be thrown into the ground to project a small buff field, which grants any Warframe within it several weapon buffs. While not as notable as a weapon itself, its utility field can be quite useful for some weapons, particularly AoE weapons that have been hit hard by the recent Ammo rework.

Review: Tenet Tetra (Updated U32.0.8)

The Tenet Tetra is an MR16 Rifle, one of the new variants introduced for the U30.5 Sisters of Parvos. With massive stat increases across the board as well as a powerful new second firing mode, it is a well rounded and overall quite strong weapon.

EDIT: U32 changed the Tenet Tetra alternate fire to deplete the remaining magazine in the explosive attack, with damage scaling based on amount of ammo left. This is a significant improvement to the weapon and allows seamless use of both firing modes.

Original posted on 08/09/2021, U31.6.1
Updated posted on 30/09/2022, U32.0.8

Review: Felarx (Updated U32.0.6)

EDIT: Felarx Incarnon form was given a significant buff in U32 - base Damage increased from 500 to 600, and given a Catchmoon-like wave projectile. These drastically improve the viability of Incarnon form and justify a re-review.

The Felarx is a new MR14 Incarnon Shotgun. Following the incredibly powerful Laetum and Phenmor, it has extremely high standards to live up to. A moderately strong, if slightly unexceptional Shotgun in Default form, headshots charge up Incarnon form. Incarnon form fires wave-like projectiles that tear through crowds, however its lower Burst DPS makes Default form the stronger single-target weapon. The Felarx is the first Incarnon weapon that is best used as a two-mode weapon, unlike the others which want to be in Incarnon form at all times.

NOTE: There are very slight spoilers for Angels of the Zariman, due to the Felarx's acquisition and upgrade methods.

Originally published (21/06/2022, U31.6.3), Updated (24/09/2022, U32.0.6)