Vulkar

Grineer Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Vulkar
Statistics
Mastery Level 0 Weapon Slot Primary Weapon Type Sniper Rifle Trigger Type Semi-Auto
Utility
Flight Speed Hit-Scan Fire Rate 1.5 rounds/sec Accuracy 13.3 Magazine Size 6 rounds/mag Max Ammo 72 rounds Reload Time 3.0s Disposition
Normal Attacks
Physical Damage 225.0 Impact 180.0 Puncture 33.8 Slash 11.2 Crit Chance 20.0% Crit Multiplier 2.0x Status Chance 25.0%
Miscellaneous
Zoom Levels 2.5x zoom | +5% Damage 6x zoom | +15% Damage 12x zoom | +20% Damage Shot Combo Reset 5 Min. Shot Combo 2 Polarities None Weapon Users Ballista Executioner Harkonar Introduced Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)

CODEX

Built by the Grineer for their elite troops, the Vulkar is a devastating distance weapon. In the right hands it is capable of taking down targets long before they get into attack range.

The Vulkar is a Grineer sniper rifle used by Grineer Ballistas. It mainly utilizes damage and has a very high status chance, making a good amount of the shots deal devastating procs.

This weapon can be sold for 7,500 Credits 7,500.

Manufacturing Requirements
20,000	5	800	1,200	800	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 35 Platinum 35
Market Price: 225			Blueprints Price:  20,000

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

• High damage.
• High damage.
• Low recoil.
• Has superior zoom capabilities.
• High status chance.
• Good critical chance.
• High accuracy-shots will hit directly on the reticle nearly every shot. 
• Can use the Vulkar-exclusive Lasting Purity mod, further increasing its scoped-in damage.
• Zoom levels increase damage, up to maximum of 20%.
• Staggers most enemies with every hit.

Disadvantages:

• Small magazine size.
• Long reload time.
• Low and damage types.
• Slightly lower critical chance for a sniper rifle. 
• Rifle scope is ineffective in dark areas and at close range.
• Low ammo reserve.
• Inaccurate when fired from the hip, bullets may widely spread when fired.

Comparisons:

• Vulkar, compared to the Vulkar Wraith:
  • Lower base damage (225.0 vs. 250.0).
    • Lower damage (180.0 vs. 225.0).
    • Higher damage (33.8 vs. 25.0).
    • Higher damage (11.2 vs. 0.0).
  • Smaller magazine size (6 vs. 8).
  • No innate polarities (Vulkar Wraith comes with one ).

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Notes

• The Vulkar has the second longest shot combo reset time of the sniper rifles at 5 seconds, thus it can maintain its shot combo after reloading.
  • It needs only 2 shots to initiate the shot combo counter's 1.5x damage bonus, allowing it to attain 2.0x bonus damage if all rounds of its magazine hit.
• The Vulkar, alongside the Snipetron, has the smallest minimum zoom magnification of the sniper rifles, with its minimum zoom having only 2.5x magnification. This makes the Vulkar more effective at shooting at closer range than other sniper rifles.

Tips

• Use a short-ranged sidearm to compensate for closer targets.
• Try to aim for the head or other vulnerable points only, take your time. Spraying and praying with this weapon does not work well, as with all snipers.
• Adding a maxed rank Wildfire will give the Vulkar 1 extra bullet, while a maxed rank Magazine Warp will add 2 extra shots. A maxed Tainted Mag will add 4 shots, and all of these mods will total up in a magazine capacity of 13.
• Maxed Point Strike and Vital Sense mods work well with this weapon because of its good critical chance and damage.
• Use the Sniper Ammo Mutation mod to greatly relieve the low total ammo or Sniper Scavenger to increase the amount of sniper rifle ammo picked up.
• Rupture or Crash Course are the most effective physical mods to use, as they increase Vulkar's already decent damage further. In combination they will grant a total of +150% damage.
• Heavy Caliber can be used on the Vulkar with little noticeable effect on its long-range accuracy, as its slow rate of fire ensures that its shots will always land on its crosshair. Heavy Caliber will affect the spread of additional bullets created by Split Chamber however.

Trivia

• It seems the Vulkar is based-off the name "Vulcan", the god of fire, the forge and the volcanoes in Roman mythology.

Media

• Vulkar scope overlay

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Lets Max (Warframe) E3 - Vulkar and Lasting Purity plus Sniper Talk (60fps)

Vulkar Skins

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Desert-Camo

Alamos

Avex

Patch History

Update 19.6 (2017-01-11)

• Vulkar is now usable in Conclave!

Update: The Index Preview (2016-10-20)

• Visually updated the Vulkar Sniper scope.

Update 15.0 (2014-10-24)

• Augment: Vulkar: Lasting Purity: Adds 15% dead aim.

Update 14.2 (2014-08-13)

• Weapon Balance Changes: Vulkar: Damage increased from 145 to 200. Clip size increased from 4 to 6. Critical multliplier increased from 1.5x to 2.0x. Reload time reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.

Update 12.0 (2014-02-05)

• Weapon Changes: Vulkar now has increased damage and proc chance.

Update 9.5 (2013-08-09)

• Skin: Vulkar Desert Tactics Skin has been added to the market.

Hotfix 8.3.1 (2013-07-05)

• Bundle: The Vulkar Deal Pack has been added to the market.

Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)

• Item introduced into the game.

See Also

• Ballistas, the Grineer sniper units that use this weapon.
• Lasting Purity, a Vulkar exclusive Syndicate mod.
• Vulkar Deal Pack, a removed bundle featuring the Vulkar exclusively.