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Warframe Primary Weapon Tier List (2024)

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Shawn Robinson

Published: Jan 18, 2024 01:02 pm

Warframe is a game with many weapons, so it can be tough to know which to build and keep, and which should be kicked down the road for Mastery fodder. Here’s a tier list of all the primary weapons in Warframe.

Every Primary Weapon in Warframe, Ranked

Before we begin, it’s worth noting that while weapons are placed in certain tiers, the choice of mods on those weapons is vastly important to how they rank compared to the other weapons in the game. If you’re going to use a weapon, always check out some builds or do some build crafting of your own. With that out of the way, let’s get started with the best of the best.

S-Tier Primary Weapons

Nataruk
Tenet Arca Plasmor
Cedo
Felarx
Rubico Prime
Kuva Bramma
Proboscis Cernos
Fulmin Prime
Bubonico
Trumna

The S-Tier lineup is the best primary weapons in the game for one reason or another. If you have a problem and need it dealt with, it’d be hard for these weapons to not deal with it in the right conditions. While this list is mostly unordered, the Nataruk and Tenet Arca Plasmor are the two best primary weapons in the game by a considerable margin. The Nataruk doesn’t even take much to get, outside of story completion. With that being said, all the options here are genuinely incredible.

A-Tier

Warframe Acceltra — Image via Prima Games.

Phenmor
Phantasma Prime
Kuva Zarr
Acceltra
Tenet Envoy
Kuva Chakkhurr
Kuva Kohm
Kuva Ogris
Gotva Prime
Corinth Prime

Strun Prime
Fulmin
Kuva Hek
Stahlta
Vectis Prime
Cinta
Prisma Lenz
Shedu
Amprex
Astilla Prime

Tenet Flux Rifle
Kuva Tonkor
Tenet Tetra
Torid
Latron Prime
Tenora Prime
Scourge Prime
Baza Prime
Opticor Vandal
Tigris Prime

Aeolak
Tiberon Prime
Tenet Ferrox
Zenith
Arca Plasmor
Vaykor Hekk
Dread
Supra Vandal
Synapse

The A-Tier lineup is still plenty capable as a primary weapon but often has a weakness or two that just holds it back from standing at the top. Take the Amprex for example, which is a personal standout since it made up a ton of my early-game career in Warframe but lacks the DPS to make it solid in endgame content.

B-Tier

Warframe Corinth — Image via Prima Games.

Phantasma
Soma Prime
Perigale
Kuva Quartakk
Lenz
Exergis
Boltor Prime
Kuva Hind
Boar Prime
Nagantaka Prime

Kuva Karak
Quellor
Basmu
Sybaris Prime
Ambassador
Cernos Prime
Steflos
Lanka
Sporothrix
Afentis

Phage
Rauta
Battacor
Prisma Grakata
Zhuge Prime
Panthera Prime
Telos Boltor
Komorex
Kuva Drakgoon
Corinth

Mutalist Cernos
Glaxion Vandal
Kohm
Strun Wraith
Stradavar Prime
Daikyu
Rakta Cernos
Prisma Grinlok
Convectrix
Burston Prime

Astilla
Quanta Vandal
Opticor
Ferrox
Dex Sybaris
Secura Penta
Synoid Simulor
Braton Prime
Sobek
Zarr

Rubico
Ignis
Vectis
Tenora
Vulkar Wraith
Scourge
Baza
Snipetron Vandal
Hema
Alternox
Nagantaka
Braton Vandal
Latron Wraith

The B-Tier of primary weapons is where quality begins to fall considerably, but these weapons are still somewhat useful in the right circumstances. The Burston Prime, for example, is much better if it has the Incarnon Genesis attached to it, but it is pretty forgettable otherwise. I also want to note that while some different forms of the same weapon are in this tier, this is done intentionally. These are often so close in quality that a different tier doesn’t make sense.

C-Tier

Warframe Boltor — Image via Prima Games.

Prisma Gorgon
Paris Prime
Hek
Soma
Karak Wraith
Tonkor
Tigris
Argonak
Buzlok
Ogris

Gorgon Wraith
Attica
Grakata
Mutalist Quanta
Prisma Tetra
Supra
Carmine Penta
Drakgoon
Dera Vandal
Quartakk

Boltor
Zhuge
Stradavar
Paracyst
Sybaris
Tiberon
Simulor
Javlok
Cernos
Flux Rifle
Panthera
Veldt
Glaxion
Karak
Harpak
Grinlok
Snipetron

The C-Tier primary weapons are rough in a lot of ways, only saved from the bottom tier based on them being fun at times or being somewhat decent. The Boltor is a prime example of this, being fun for the first few Mastery levels before getting into content that requires actual damage numbers to be dished out. Many base variants of weapons with numerous variants also live here, as they should. They may be the equivalent of a weapon grandfather, but that doesn’t make them good weapons.

D-Tier

Warframe Braton — Image via Prima Games.

Penta
MkI-Braton
Paris
MkI-Strun
Quanta
Vulkar
MkI-Paris
Strun
Latron
Boar
Braton
Gorgon
Burston
Tetra
Hind
Dera

The D-Tier of weapons is Mastery fodder in every sense of the word. They should be leveled to 30 for the Mastery points, then scrapped at the earliest opportunity. Writing up this guide reminded me that the Braton exists, and that alone was a crime against humanity. Unless you’re trying to troll your friends new to Warframe, you’re better off forgetting their existence.

If you’re curious about some of the game’s weapons, check out our guide on how to get the Sibear in Warframe.

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Author

Shawn Robinson

Shawn is a freelance gaming journalist who's been with Prima Games for a year and a half, writing mainly about FPS games and RPGs. He even brings several years of experience at other sites like The Nerd Stash to the table. While he doesn't bring a fancy degree to the table, he brings immense attention to detail with his guides, reviews, and news, leveraging his decade and a half of gaming knowledge. If he isn't writing about games, he's likely getting zero kills in his favorite FPS or yelling at the game when it was 100% his fault that he died.