The Burston is a 
Tenno burst-fire assault rifle characteristically known for its three-round bursts.
Characteristics
- This weapon deals equal physical damages.
- Can equip the Burston-exclusive
Triple Tap mod (Conclave only).
Advantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):
- Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Above average magazine (45)
- Above average ammo max (540)
- Very high disposition (●●●●● (1.45x))
- Incarnon Form (wiki attack index 2)
- Above average crit chance (30.00%)
- Above average ammo max (540)
- Very high fire rate (20.00 attacks/sec)
- Above average status chance (30.00%)
- Very high disposition (●●●●● (1.45x))
- High crit multiplier (3.00x)
- Incarnon Form Radial Attack (wiki attack index 3)
- Above average crit chance (30.00%)
- Very high fire rate (20.00 attacks/sec)
- High ammo max (540)
- Very high disposition (●●●●● (1.45x))
- Above average crit multiplier (3.00x)
Disadvantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):
- Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Very low crit chance (6.00%)
- Low total damage (30)
- Below average status chance (18.00%)
- Very low crit multiplier (1.60x)
- Incarnon Form (wiki attack index 2)
- Very low total damage (3)
- Incarnon Form Radial Attack (wiki attack index 3)
- Very low active falloff slope (-infm/%)
- Very low maximum falloff distance (2.0 m)
- Very low total damage (3)
See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.
Comparisons:
Burston (Normal Attack), compared to 
Burston Prime (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (30.00 vs. 46.00)
- Lower total damage (30 vs. 46)
- Lower base critical chance (6.00% vs. 18.00%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.60x vs. 1.80x)
- Lower base status chance (18.00% vs. 30.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (93.24 vs. 157.87)
- Lower burst DPS (155.4 vs. 263.12)
- Lower sustained DPS (186.72 vs. 422.87)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (0 vs. 12)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.45x) vs. ●●●●● (1.35x))
Acquisition
The Burston's blueprint and the resources required for its construction are awarded upon completion of Vor's Prize quest. Additional blueprints can be purchased from the Market.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 25,000 |
 Morphics1 |
 Polymer Bundle400 |
 Alloy Plate150 |
 Ferrite600 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
Rush:  25
| |||||
 Market Price: 120
|
 Blueprints Price:15,000
| ||||
Can be sold for 
7,500.
Notes
Incarnon Genesis
- Upon completion of The Duviri Paradox and Angels of the Zariman, and unlocking The Steel Path, players can earn
Burston Incarnon Genesis from The Circuit's Steel Path to place on their Burston with the help of Cavalero in the Chrysalith. This Incarnon Genesis form grants it evolutions to a transformation and newfound strength.
Evolution
This section is transcluded from Burston Incarnon Genesis § Evolutions. To change it, please edit the transcluded page.
- Installing the Burston Incarnon Genesis requires 20
Pathos Clamps, 60 
Rune Marrow, and 20 
Maw Fang. - When installed, the first Evolution tier is unlocked. The following Evolution tiers, their requirements for unlocking them, and their related perks, are shown below;
- Each challenge additionally grants 5,000 affinity to the weapon, affected by Affinity Boosters.
Evolution I
- Weakpoint hits charge Incarnon Transmutation; Alt Fire transmutes. Switching back will expend any remaining charge.
- Gain an Auto Fire mode and deal Radial
Heat Damage.
- Incarnon Form becomes fully automatic dealing pure Heat damage with shots exploding in a 2 meter area of effect, with much higher Critical Chance, Critical Multiplier, and Fire Rate. However, it deals much less base damage, the explosion possesses Damage Falloff from 100% to 0% from central impact, and reduced Zoom.
- Incarnon Form becomes fully automatic dealing pure
- Mode switching is not instantaneous and has an animation equal to the weapon's reload speed.
- Incarnon Form is activated by filling the Incarnon Transmutation gauge that appears under the reticule by achieving weakpoint hits and then pressing the Alternate Fire button. 20 weakpoints will completely fill the gauge. A full gauge is not required to activate Incarnon Form.
- Charges do not generate on the backpacks of most MOA variants, or vulnerability spots generated by
Sonar or Detect Vulnerability in places other than actual weakpoints. - Weakpoints on corpses or Invulnerable targets do not build charges.
- Individual Multishot bullets can build charges.
- Charges do not generate on the backpacks of most MOA variants, or vulnerability spots generated by
- Instead of drawing ammunition from its reserves, the Burston's Incarnon Form uses a separate "magazine" with each charge producing 30 rounds to a maximum of 600. Once all ammunition is expended, the Burston reverts to its normal form.
- Incarnon Form's magazine is not affected by mods.
- Incarnon Form is not affected by Ammo Efficiency (such as
Energized Munitions). - Charges and Incarnon Form persists through all activities, such as holstering, bleedout, or being disarmed. However, charges and Incarnon Form are removed upon death.
- Swapping to and from Incarnon Form will fully reload the normal form's magazine.
Evolution II
- Unlock Challenge: Complete a solo mission with this weapon equipped.
- Perk 1: Forceful Finality:
- Increase Damage by +42.
- +5 Multishot on final magazine burst.
- Multishot bonus is added before mods, and is thus multiplied by multishot bonuses.
- Multishot bonus does not affect the Incarnon form.
- Perk 2: Fortress Salvo:
- Increase Damage by +42.
- With Armor Over 450: +2 Punch Through.
Evolution III
- Unlock Challenge: Kill 100 enemies with this weapon's Incarnon Form.
- Perk 1: Extended Volley:
- Increase Magazine Capacity by +21.
- Perk 2: Ready Retaliation:
- On Reload From Empty: +100% Reload Speed.
- Perk 3: Kinetic Battle:
- -50% Weapon Recoil.
Evolution IV
- Unlock Challenge: Get 40 headshots in Incarnon form in a single mission.
- Perk 1: Reaver's Rapture:
- On Full Burst Hit: +20% Damage, resets on Reload.
- Caps at 5x for +100% damage, additive with base damage mods such as Serration.
- Burst condition is not affected by multishot or punch through, but counts object hits such as nullifier bubbles, and activates even if the first hit of a burst kills the target.
- Resets when activating incarnon, and cannot be stacked in Incarnon form.
- Caps at 5x for +100% damage, additive with base damage mods such as
- On Full Burst Hit: +20% Damage, resets on Reload.
- Perk 2: Absolute Valor:
- Increase Critical Chance by +22%.
- Perk 3: Fatal Affliction:
- +40% Direct Damage per Status Type affecting the target.
Tips
- Be patient and find a rhythm with shooting to fire at a faster rate.
- There are various means to counteract the Burston's climbing recoil;
- Move the mouse down during each burst. Doing this can allow all three rounds of a burst to be headshots at medium range and can also be used to keep all bullets on target for long-distance shots.
- At long distances, aiming the first shot at the torso of enemies will help to guarantee at least one headshot in a burst.
- Stabilizer can almost negate the recoil generated, making it easier to keep the bullets on target.
- Use Rifle Ammo Mutation to regain extra ammo if needed.
- If you can't perform well with this weapon at long ranges, consider equipping the Heavy Caliber mod, as the Burston can do just as well at close range to mid-range combat.
Trivia
- The Burston design was a source of much speculation as it did not directly fit the design aesthetic of the main factions. It was speculated that the Burston was an obsolete Grineer weapon; it was fielded by Grineer Elite Lancers prior to the release of the Hind in Update 9.6 (2013-08-16) and it also appeared in Grineer faction art. However, its redesign teased in Devstream 53 and subsequent release in Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08) shows it to be of Tenno origin.
- The Burston also appeared in the original Dark Sector video, where it was used by the Grineer. However, the connection between this video concept and Warframe is still unclear.
- Strangely enough, the Burston used in the video fires in an automatic manner.
Media
Pre SotR Burston model
New visual Update
Pre SotR model.
Burston when equipped in the Arsenal
Burston Skins
Patch History
Hotfix 36.0.5 (2024-07-20)
- Upon completing the Vor’s Prize Quest players will now receive an Inbox message with the Burston Blueprint and the resources required to craft it (with the exception of Ferrite which players will be able to acquire in the early Planet missions).
- The goal here is to encourage and familiarize players with crafting in the Foundry, as it is an important part of your journey through Warframe (with the added bonus of a free weapon of course!).
Update 24.4 (2019-03-08)
- Changed Burston building requirements to 600 Ferrite instead of 600 Nano Spores.
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Status Chance increased from 10% to 18%.
- Critical chance increased from 5% to 6%.
- Critical damage increased from 1.5x to 1.6x.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.11 (2016-07-19)
- Recieved a new reload sound and remodel
Update 7.10 (2013-05-03)
- Burston rifle hip fire accuracy increases.
Update 7.x Weapon Balance (2013-03-22)
- Increased damage from 20 to 21.
Vanilla (2012-10-25)
- Introduced with game release.
See Also
- Burston Prime, the Prime variant.
Sicarus, the sidearm counterpart.- Triple Tap, a Burston exclusive Conclave mod.
- Burston Incarnon Genesis, the Incarnon power-up for the Burston series.
