The Burston is a burst-fire Tenno assault rifle characteristically known for firing in three-round bursts.
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals equal physical damage.
Advantages:
- Equal physical damage – effective against all factions, Sentient and Shadow Stalker.
- Good status chance.
- Good accuracy.
- Innate
polarity. - Can equip the Burston-exclusive Triple Tap mod. (Conclave only)
Disadvantages:
- Tied with Hind/ Kuva Hind for the lowest base damage of all burst-fire rifles.
- Low critical chance.
- Below average critical multiplier.
- Fairly high recoil for a burst weapon.
- Linearly less efficient — sometimes a target may only die with four bullets, which requires an entire second burst to be fired.
Comparisons:
- Burston (Normal), compared to Burston Prime (Normal):
- Lower base damage per projectile (30 vs. 36)
- Lower total damage (30 vs. 36)
- Lower base critical chance (6% vs. 18%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.6x vs. 1.8x)
- Lower base status chance (18% vs. 30%)
- Lower average damage per shot (31.08 vs. 41.18)
- Lower burst DPS (243.36 vs. 561.75)
- Lower sustained DPS (180.53 vs. 349.73)
- Lower fire rate (7.83 round(s)/sec vs. 13.64 round(s)/sec)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (0 vs. 12)
- Higher disposition (1.45 vs. 1.35)
Acquisition[]
The Burston's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
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 25,000 |
 1 |
 400 |
 150 |
 600 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  25
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 Market Price: 120
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 Blueprints Price: 15,000
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Can be sold for 
7,500.
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 (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
Warframe - All Tenno Primaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2012 - 2019)
Warframe - All Tenno Weapon Reloads in 3 minutes (2012 - 2019)
Burston Skins
Solstice
Patch History[]
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 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 version of this weapon.
- Sicarus, the pistol counterpart.
- Tiberon, another Tenno 3 round burst-fire rifle.
- Triple Tap, a Burston exclusive Conclave mod.
