The MK1-Braton is the MK1 variant of the 
Braton and is the standard issue rifle for new Tenno recruits. The damage is sub-optimal, but the strongest point lies in the accuracy and stability, allowing easy handling of the weapon.
Characteristics[]
- This weapon deals primarily
Slash damage.
Advantages:
- Low recoil.
- Above average reload speed.
- Above average magazine.
Disadvantages:
- Low damage per shot.
- Below average fire rate.
- Low critical chance.
- Low critical multiplier.
- Very low status chance.
Comparisons:
- MK1-Braton (Normal), compared to Braton (Normal):
- Lower base damage per projectile (18 vs. 24)
- Lower total damage (18 vs. 24)
- Lower base critical chance (8% vs. 12%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 1.6x)
- Lower base status chance (5% vs. 6%)
- Lower average damage per shot (18.72 vs. 25.73)
- Lower burst DPS (140.4 vs. 225.12)
- Lower sustained DPS (112.32 vs. 162.09)
- Lower fire rate (7.5 round(s)/sec vs. 8.75 round(s)/sec)
- Larger magazine (60 round(s) vs. 45 round(s))
- More accurate (40 vs. 28.6)
- MK1-Braton (Normal), compared to Braton Prime (Normal):
- Lower base damage per projectile (18 vs. 35)
- Lower total damage (18 vs. 35)
- Lower base critical chance (8% vs. 12%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 2x)
- Lower base status chance (5% vs. 26%)
- Lower average damage per shot (18.72 vs. 39.2)
- Lower burst DPS (140.4 vs. 375.54)
- Lower sustained DPS (112.32 vs. 294.62)
- Lower fire rate (7.5 round(s)/sec vs. 9.58 round(s)/sec)
- Smaller magazine (60 round(s) vs. 75 round(s))
- Smaller max ammo capacity (540 round(s) vs. 600 round(s))
- Faster reload time (2 s vs. 2.15 s)
- More accurate (40 vs. 28.6)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (0 vs. 8)
- Higher disposition (1.35 vs. 1.25)
- MK1-Braton (Normal), compared to Braton Vandal (Normal):
- Lower base damage per projectile (18 vs. 35)
- Lower total damage (18 vs. 35)
- Lower base critical chance (8% vs. 16%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 2x)
- Lower base status chance (5% vs. 16%)
- Lower average damage per shot (18.72 vs. 40.6)
- Lower burst DPS (140.4 vs. 304.5)
- Lower sustained DPS (112.32 vs. 241.19)
- Larger magazine (60 round(s) vs. 50 round(s))
- Smaller max ammo capacity (540 round(s) vs. 550 round(s))
- Slower reload time (2 s vs. 1.75 s)
- More accurate (40 vs. 33.33)
- Different polarities (None vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (0 vs. 4)
- Higher disposition (1.35 vs. 1.3)
Acquisition[]
During Awakening, the MK1-Braton is one of two primary weapons offered to the player, the other being the 
MK1-Paris.
The weapon can also be purchased from the Market for 
15,000.
It can be sold for 2,500.
Tips[]
- Sell the weapon after acquiring around 25,000 and reaching rank 30, as the Braton is much more useful for missions after Mercury.
Trivia[]
- Update 14.0 (2014-07-18) buffed the MK1-Braton's damage and rate of fire to make it closer to the Braton in terms of performance.
- Originally, the MK1-Braton was unable to equip skins. This was eventually fixed in Hotfix 16.3.3.1 (2015-04-15)
Media[]
MK1-Braton in Codex.
Mk1-Braton as shown in the codex
Writing on the side of the Mk1 - it reads LUKSOR FORGE
Warframe - All Tenno Weapon Reloads in 3 minutes (2012 - 2019)
MK1-Braton Skins
Patch History[]
Update 19.10 (2017-02-09)
- Braton model reworked.
Update 7.7 (2013-04-03)
- Reduced fire rate to 5.9 from 8.3.
Update 7.x Weapon Balance (2013-03-22)
- Decreased damage from 20 to 18.
- Decreased reload time from 2.37 to 2.2.
Vanilla (2012-10-25)
- Introduced with game release.
See Also[]
- Braton, the normal variant.
- Braton Prime, the Prime variant.
- Braton Vandal, the Lotus-branded variant.
