Burston

Tenno

Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Burston

Normal
Incarnon

Untradeable

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General Information

Max Rank

30

Utility

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Normal Attack

10
( 33.33%)

Ammo Cost

1

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Incarnon Form

3
( 100%)

Ammo Cost

1

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Incarnon Form Radial Attack

3
( 100%)

Projectile Type

AoE

Miscellaneous

Introduced

Vanilla (2012-10-25)

Sell Price

7,500

Users

Loki Specter

Variants

Vendor Sources

Article Categories

CODEX

The Burston fires 3-round bursts, which provides a balance between the lethality of automatic rifles and the accuracy of semi-automatic rifles.

The Burston is a burst-fire assault rifle characteristically known for its unique three-round burst mechanic. It is based off the Orokin Burston Prime. As a burst rifle, the Burston has a lower DPS than calculations suggest. Despite this shortcoming, the Burston performs decently at long ranges, with low recoil and decent damage per burst, provided you land at least one of the shots on a weakspot. Due to the burst-fire mechanic, the Burston may be uncomfortable to some Tenno, but learning the pattern of the bursts can yield great results.

Can be sold for 7,500 Credits 7,500.

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Characteristics

This weapon deals equal physical damage.

Advantages:

Equal physical damage distribution makes it effective against all factions.
- Effective against Sentients and Shadow Stalker.
Good accuracy.
Low recoil.
High burst fire rate.
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Can equip the Burston-exclusive Triple Tap mod. (Conclave only)

Disadvantages:

Low critical chance.
Below average critical multiplier.
Punishes missed shots more than automatic weapons.
Linearly less efficient — sometimes a target may only die with four bullets, which requires an entire second burst to be fired.
Low fire rate between bursts.

Comparisons: Comparisons:

Burston (Normal Attack), compared to Burston Prime (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (30.00 vs. 46.00)
  - Lower Impact damage ( 10 vs. 13.8)
  - Lower Puncture damage ( 10 vs. 13.8)
  - Lower Slash damage ( 10 vs. 18.4)
- 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))

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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.

Notes

Theoretically, it is a powerful weapon, able to kill even the strongest non-heavy enemies in the game (excluding those in Endless Defense) with a single well-aimed burst, once properly modded.

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 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.