Vulkar

Grineer Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Vulkar
Untradeable
General Information
Type	Sniper Rifle
Mastery	3
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Semi-Auto
Utility
Accuracy	13.3
Ammo Type	Sniper
Disposition	⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ (1.45x)
Fire Rate	1.5
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	6
Max Ammo	72
Reload Time	3 s
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Combo Decay	2 s
Min Combo	2 shots
Unzoomed
180
33.8
11.2
Total Damage	225 (80%)
Crit Chance	20%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Damage Falloff	100% damage up to 400 m 50% damage at 600 m 50% max reduction
Fire Rate	1.5
Forced Procs	Big Stagger
Multishot	1 (225 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	1 m
Range	1000 m
Status Chance	25%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
2.5x Zoom
180
33.8
11.2
Total Damage	225 (80%)
Crit Chance	20%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Damage Falloff	100% damage up to 400 m 50% damage at 600 m 50% max reduction
Fire Rate	1.5
Forced Procs	Big Stagger
Multishot	1 (225 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	1 m
Range	1000 m
Status Chance	25%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
4x Zoom
180
33.8
11.2
Total Damage	225 (80%)
Crit Chance	20%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Damage Falloff	100% damage up to 400 m 50% damage at 600 m 50% max reduction
Fire Rate	1.5
Forced Procs	Big Stagger
Multishot	1 (225 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	1 m
Range	1000 m
Status Chance	25%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
8x Zoom
180
33.8
11.2
Total Damage	225 (80%)
Crit Chance	20%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Damage Falloff	100% damage up to 400 m 50% damage at 600 m 50% max reduction
Fire Rate	1.5
Forced Procs	Big Stagger
Multishot	1 (225 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	1 m
Range	1000 m
Status Chance	25%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Vulkar
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)
Polarities	None
Users	Ballista Grineer Warden Harkonar
Variants	Vulkar Wraith
Vendor Sources

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 and sometimes used by Grineer Wardens. It mainly utilizes  Impact damage and has a very high status chance, making a fair amount of shots inflict status procs.

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

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Impact damage.
• Three zoom modes:
  • First zoom has 2.5x zoom distance and +35% headshot damage.
  • Second zoom has 4.0x zoom distance and +55% headshot damage.
  • Third zoom has 8.0x zoom distance and +70% headshot damage.
• Staggers most enemies with every hit.
• Can use the Vulkar-exclusive  Lasting Purity and  Meticulous Aim mods.
  • Purity effect from  Lasting Purity can cause a screen shake, disrupting aiming.

Advantages:

• Low recoil.
• Pinpoint accuracy while zoomed in; shots will hit exactly on the reticle dot, perfect for headshots.
• Innate 1 meter punch through.
• Unzoomed
  • High damage
  • High disposition
• 2.5x Zoom
  • Very high disposition
• 4x Zoom
  • Second highest disposition behind  Mutalist Quanta
  • Above average damage
• 8x Zoom
  • Highest disposition
  • Above average damage

Disadvantages:

• Has linear damage falloff from 100% to 50% from 400m to 600m target distance (distances are affected by Projectile Speed).
• Draws from the rare sniper ammo pool.
• Inaccurate when fired from the hip, bullets may widely spread when fired.
• Unzoomed
  • Low magazine
  • Low effective fire rate
  • Very low max ammo
  • Low reload speed
• 2.5x Zoom
  • Below average crit chance
  • Low magazine
  • Below average effective fire rate
  • Low max ammo
  • Low reload speed
• 4x Zoom
  • Low magazine
  • Below average effective fire rate
  • Low max ammo
  • Low reload speed
  • Low status chance
• 8x Zoom
  • Low magazine
  • Below average effective fire rate
  • Low max ammo
  • Low reload speed
  • Low status chance

Comparisons:

• Vulkar (2.5x Zoom), compared to Vulkar Wraith (2.5x Zoom):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (225 vs. 273)
    • Lower  Impact damage (180 vs. 245.7)
    • Higher  Puncture damage (33.8 vs. 27.3)
    • Higher  Slash damage (11.2 vs. 0)
  • Lower total damage (225 vs. 273)
  • Lower average damage per tap (270 vs. 327.6)
  • Lower burst DPS (405 vs. 655.2)
  • Lower sustained DPS (231.42 vs. 374.4)
  • Lower fire rate (1.5 vs. 2)
  • Smaller magazine (6 vs. 8)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (3 vs. 7)
  • Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.45x) vs. ●●●●● (1.40x))

Acquisition

The Vulkar's blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Alternatively, it can be acquired from completing the Mars to Ceres Junction.

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

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, 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. Bring along Squad Ammo Restores or use Carrier's Ammo Case.
•  Rupture or  Crash Course are the most effective physical mods to use, as they increase Vulkar's already decent  Impact damage further. In combination they will grant a total of +150%  Impact 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's name is based on "Vulcan", the god of fire, the forge, and the volcanoes in Roman mythology.

Media

Vulkar, as displayed in the arsenal

Vulkar scope overlay

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

Warframe - All Grineer Primaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2012 - 2019)

Warframe - All Grineer Weapon Reloads in 2 minutes (2012 - 2019)

Vulkar Skins Edit

Desert Tactics

Alamos

Patch History

Update 31.1 (2022-02-09)

• Converted the following weapons when used by enemies to PBR:
  • Vulkar

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

• Converted materials to PBR on the Vulkar

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 3

Hotfix 22.0.6 (2017-10-18)

• Reduced the headshot damage of the Vulkar series in Conclave.

Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)

General Sniper Changes:

• Reticle sway removed from all zoom levels!
• 1 meter punch through added to all snipers without any to start with (snipers with innate punch through unchanged).
• 1 combo count removed at a time when duration runs out instead of all of them (decay vs. cooldown).
• 1 combo count removed on miss instead of all of them
• Additional bullets from multishot will each count as their own hits and misses in the combo counter
• Combo duration reduced to 2 seconds for all snipers apart from Lanka which is reduced to 6
• Damage fall off begins at 400 meters and ends at 600 meters with damage reduced to 50% past 600 meters.

Specific Sniper Weapon Changes: Vulkar

• First level zoom +15% Damage replaced with +35% Head Shot Damage
• Second level zoom 15% Damage replaced with +55% Head Shot Damage
• Second level zoom reduced from 6x to 4x
• Third level zoom 20% Damage replaced with +70% Head Shot Damage
• Third level zoom reduced from 12x to 8x

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)

• Vulkar now has increased damage and proc chance.

Update 9.5 (2013-08-09)

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

Hotfix 8.3.1 (2013-07-05)

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

Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)

• Introduced.

See Also

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