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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Synapse (U31.7.1)

The Synapse is an MR11 Infested Beam Rifle. With base Corrosive damage and incredible Crit, it presents itself as a strong single target weapon with potential for some great elemental combos.

Review: Aeolak (U31.5.10)

The Aeolak is a new MR10 Rifle, release in U31.5. It packs a relatively solid, slow Full-Auto Primary Fire, as well as a powerful explosive Alternate Fire with a short Charge Time. It is a versatile, if perhaps not spectacular, weapon.

NOTE: There are very slight spoilers for Angels of the Zariman, due to the acquisition of this weapon.

Review: Phenmor (U31.5.9)

The Phenmor is an MR14 Rifle, another weapon in the new Incarnon family. A slow-firing Semi-Auto Rifle in its Default form, each headshot charges up its Incarnon form. When transformed into Incarnon form, the Phenmor is a fearsome Full-Auto heavy machine gun that tears through almost every enemy with ease.

NOTE: Like with the Laetum, there are very slight spoilers for the new Angels of the Zariman quest and content.

Review: Alternox (U31.7.2)

The Alternox is an MR8 Rifle, recently released in U31.5. Gyre's signature weapon, it is a Status-focused Electric weapon with two distinct, but unfortunately unimpressive firing modes. While novel, it offers little that other weapons do not match or outclass.

NOTE: There are very slight spoilers for Angels of the Zariman, noting the Alternox's acquisition method.

UPDATED 21/08/2022 (U31.7.2) - Update made to the Galvanised Mods section in light of new information.

Review: Quanta Vandal (U31.2.1)

The Quanta Vandal is an MR10 Beam Rifle. It possesses a solid, conventional beam Primary Fire with an unusual explosive Alternate Fire that benefits from manual detonation. It is a solid and surprisingly versatile weapon, though is burdened with an unfortunate base damage type, and finds itself facing increasingly strong competition.

Review: Tenet Flux Rifle (U30.5.4)

The Tenet Flux Rifle is an MR16 Rifle, and a major upgrade over the base Flux Rifle. With great Status Chance, Slash bias and Fire Rate, it is an exceptional single-target Status weapon, though consumes a lot of ammo in doing so.