Kuva Karak

Grineer

Kuva Karak
General Information
Type	Rifle
Mastery	13
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Auto
Utility
Accuracy	80
Ammo Type	Rifle
Disposition	●●●○○ (1.00x)
Fire Rate	11.67
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	70
Max Ammo	540
Reload Time	1.7 s
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Normal
7.1
6.2
9.7
5.75
Total Damage	28.75 (33.74%)
Crit Chance	23%
Crit Multiplier	2.1x
Fire Rate	11.67
Multishot	1 (28.75 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	0.2 m
Range	300 m
Status Chance	31%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Miscellaneous
Exilus Polarity
Internal Name	/Lotus/Weapons/Grineer/KuvaLich/LongGuns/Karak/KuvaKarak
Introduced	Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
Polarities
Users	Kuva Lich
Variants	Karak Wraith  Karak

CODEX

The custom weapon of a fearsome Kuva Lich. It has greater reload speed, lower recoil and greater accuracy than the standard-issue Karak rifle.

The Kuva Karak is the Kuva variant of the  Karak assault rifle, acting as a direct upgrade, most notably with additional innate 0.2 meter punch through, higher accuracy, and reduced recoil.

Characteristics

• This weapon does primarily  Slash damage.
• Innate 0.2 meter punch through.
• Comes with an additional bonus  Impact,  Heat,  Cold,  Electricity,  Toxin,  Magnetic, or  Radiation damage, based on the Kuva Lich's progenitor Warframe, which increases the listed base damage of the weapon by 25%-60%.
• Polarizing the weapon increases its max rank by 2, capping at rank 40 after 5 polarizations, granting the weapon additional mod capacity.

Advantages:

• Low recoil.
• Innate punch through helps bypasses thin obstacles.
• Polarization capacity bonus allows for more flexible modding and easier use of high cost mods.
• Progenitor damage bonus provides extra elemental modding capabilities with the extra potency.
• Above average fire rate.
• Above average critical chance.
• Second highest status chance behind  Boltor Prime.
• Third fastest reload speed behind  Baza.
• Large magazine.

Disadvantages:

• None

Comparisons:

• Kuva Karak (Normal), compared to Karak (Normal):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (28.75 vs. 29)
    • Lower  Impact damage (7.1 vs. 13.05)
    • Lower  Puncture damage (6.2 vs. 8.7)
    • Higher  Slash damage (9.7 vs. 7.25)
    • Higher  MinProgenitorBonus damage (5.75 vs. 0)
  • Lower total damage (28.75 vs. 29)
  • Higher base critical chance (23% vs. 9%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (2.1x vs. 1.5x)
  • Higher base status chance (31% vs. 15%)
  • Higher average damage per shot (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (46.11 vs. 30.31)
  • Higher burst DPS (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (538.11 vs. 353.66)
  • Higher sustained DPS (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (419.28 vs. 198.91)
  • Larger magazine (70 round(s) vs. 30 round(s))
  • Faster reload time (1.7 s vs. 2 s)
  • More accurate (80 vs. 28.6)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (13 vs. 1)
  • Lower disposition (1 vs. 1.35)

• Kuva Karak (Normal), compared to Karak Wraith (Normal):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (28.75 vs. 31)
    • Lower  Impact damage (7.1 vs. 13.95)
    • Lower  Puncture damage (6.2 vs. 9.3)
    • Higher  Slash damage (9.7 vs. 7.75)
    • Higher  MinProgenitorBonus damage (5.75 vs. 0)
  • Lower total damage (28.75 vs. 31)
  • Higher base critical chance (23% vs. 13%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (2.1x vs. 2x)
  • Higher base status chance (31% vs. 25%)
  • Higher average damage per shot (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (46.11 vs. 35.03)
  • Higher burst DPS (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (538.11 vs. 408.8)
  • Higher sustained DPS (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (419.28 vs. 294.31)
  • Larger magazine (70 round(s) vs. 60 round(s))
  • Faster reload time (1.7 s vs. 2 s)
  • More accurate (80 vs. 28.6)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (13 vs. 7)
  • Lower disposition (1 vs. 1.28)

Acquisition

Kuva Karak is obtained by vanquishing a Kuva Lich who generated with one equipped. After the Lich is vanquished it will be in the player's Foundry ready to claim.

While the weapon itself is not tradeable, a converted Kuva Lich generated with the weapon can be traded to another player. The trade is performed inside a Clan Dojo's Crimson Branch room, and the recipient must not have any active Lich. Once traded, the recipient must fight and vanquish the Lich to claim its weapon.

Notes

• As with all Kuva and Tenet weapons, the player does not have to meet the Mastery Rank displayed to obtain this weapon. It can simply be claimed from the foundry after the Kuva Lich or Sister carrying it has been vanquished.
• The weapon will have a prefix of the name of the Lich/Sister it was acquired from (e.g. Odizrigg Agekk Kuva Kohm).
• The weapon's max rank caps at 40 after 5 polarizations (max rank increases by 2 per Forma added).
  • Additional polarizations can be added when the weapon reaches its new max rank at that polarization level.
  • Each additional rank also gives 100 Mastery Rank experience, giving 4,000 points in total at level 40.
  • Mod capacity scales with the additional ranks, and can reach a total of 80 at rank 40 with an Orokin Catalyst installed.
    • Without an Orokin Catalyst, the max is 40. Combined with the five polarized mod slots required to reach that point, an Orokin Catalyst might not be required to finish modding the weapon.
    • After polarizing a weapon, any additional mod capacity above 30 (60 with an Orokin Catalyst) will not take effect until the weapon's rank reaches 31 and above.
      • Legendary Mastery Rank increases the minimum mod capacity for such weapons, without the weapon needing to be rank 31 and above. For example, Legendary 1 increases the minimum capacity to 31 (62 with an Orokin Catalyst).
• Comes with an additional damage stat, dependent on the Warframe that summoned the Lich/Sister.
  • This damage stat ranges between 25%-60%, and is randomly generated by the Lich/Sister. It can be brought up to its maximum value with Valence Fusion using another copy of the weapon.
  • This bonus stat is considered a base damage type that is added after all elemental mods.

  View detailed explanation about element merging  ▾▾

• • If the weapon innately has a primary element type ( Heat,  Cold,  Electricity,  Toxin) AND has a different primary element as its bonus stat, the elements on the weapon will combine in a unique way: Whichever of the two primary elements comes first in this element order -  Heat >  Cold >  Electricity >  Toxin, or "HCET" for short - will be placed second to last in the element combine order, while the other primary element will be placed last in the combine order. This order can be subsequently shifted based on the order of the equipped mods.
  • For example, if the weapon innately has  Cold, using an  Electricity progenitor Warframe to add base  Electricity damage to the weapon will change the weapon's base element to  Magnetic.
    • Because  Cold comes before  Electricity in the HCET element order,  Cold will be placed second to last in the element combine order, and  Electricity will be placed last.
    • If the weapon is then modded with only  Heat, the elements will be arranged in the order  Heat,  Cold,  Electricity, resulting in the weapon having  Blast +  Electricity. If the weapon is instead modded with only  Toxin, the elements will be arranged in the order  Toxin,  Cold,  Electricity, which will create  Viral +  Electricity.
    • If modded with  Electricity and  Heat, the  Electricity will be moved earlier in the combine order due to now being a modded element, so the new combine order will be  Electricity,  Heat,  Cold, resulting in  Radiation +  Cold. If modded with  Heat and  Toxin, the combine order will be  Heat,  Toxin,  Cold,  Electricity, resulting in  Gas +  Magnetic.

HCET Damage Priority Results

Bonus Element + Modded Element / Innate Element	Innate  Heat ( Tenet Spirex)	Innate  Cold ( Tenet Envoy)	Innate  Electricity ( Tenet Agendus)	Innate  Toxin
Bonus  Heat + Modded  Cold	-	-	Blast +  Electricity	Blast +  Toxin
Bonus  Heat + Modded  Electricity	-	Radiation +  Cold	-	Radiation +  Toxin
Bonus  Heat + Modded  Toxin	-	Gas +  Cold	Gas +  Electricity	-
Bonus  Cold + Modded  Heat	-	-	Blast +  Electricity	Blast +  Toxin
Bonus  Cold + Modded  Electricity	Radiation +  Cold	-	-	Magnetic +  Toxin
Bonus  Cold + Modded  Toxin	Gas +  Cold	-	Viral +  Electricity	-
Bonus  Electricity + Modded  Heat	-	Blast +  Electricity	-	Radiation +  Toxin
Bonus  Electricity + Modded  Cold	Blast +  Electricity	-	-	Magnetic +  Toxin
Bonus  Electricity + Modded  Toxin	Gas +  Electricity	Viral +  Electricity	-	-
Bonus  Toxin + Modded  Heat	-	Blast +  Toxin	Radiation +  Toxin	-
Bonus  Toxin + Modded  Cold	Blast +  Toxin	-	Magnetic +  Toxin	-
Bonus  Toxin + Modded  Electricity	Radiation +  Toxin	Magnetic +  Toxin	-	-

*Note that the Primed or Umbra version of a Warframe share the same element

Media

Kuva Karak when equipped in the arsenal

Kuva Karak Build 2020 (Guide) - The Bullet Hose

Patch History

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

See also

•  Karak, the normal variant.
•  Karak Wraith, the Wraith variant.
• Kuva, the Kuva Lich version of a weapon.