Warframe Incarnon Weapon Tier List
To excel in Warframe, having good weapons is essential. When it comes to Incarnon weapons, not all of them are worth the grind. To help you navigate through the selection, here is a tier list of all Incarnon weapons in Warframe.
| Tier | Incarnon Weapon Names |
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| A |
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| B |
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| C |
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| D |
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Incarnon Weapon Ranking Summaries
S Tier
- Ceramic Dagger: Kinda sad that the only melee S-tier weapon is actually a ranged. It has a lot of bugs right now, so read its wikia page for more info.
- Laetum: Laetum is the best sidearm in the game. It’s a red crit simulator, and it deletes everything once you get a good build with it and all of the upgrades unlocked.
- Lato: Punch through, ricochet, and a whole lot of red crits. If you can have all of the relevant mods, it can be very close to being the best sidearm in the game.
- Latron: Incarnon upgrades transform its projectiles into bouncing exploding balls. It works similarly to Angstrum, though it deals more damage, especially against big packs.
- Lex: Infinite body punch through + a bunch of crit amplifying upgrades. Use it with Hemorrhage, Pistol Gambit, Barrel Diffusion, etc.
- Miter: Miter is a great weapon and one of my favorites. The Sawblade Storm perk allows you to delete almost anything, and it has a great AoE radius as well. Has to be one of the best AoE-specialized Incarnon weapons in Warframe.
- Onos: Evaporates everything it hits. However, it requires charging and it isn’t really as athletic as other weapons. So, it might be not to everyone’s taste.
- Strun: Prime Strun is the best shotgun Incarnon by a mile. Running it with Point Blank, Ravage, Critical Deceleration, and Hell’s Chamber is optimal.
- Torid: A laser with a great damage radius. You can use Primed Firestorm with it for an even bigger radius, but it’s kind of overkill.
A Tier
- Angstrum: Angstrum is a napalm ball launcher and one of the few Incarnons on this tier list that have truly strong AoE. Still, it performs a bit worse than the S-tier sidearms, so it’s relegated to tier A.
- Boar: It’s a bit worse version of the Torid Incarnon. It has more AoE potential on paper, but it doesn’t quite convert.
- Burston: Straight up better than Braton, in my opinion. Monotonous gameplay, though.
- Dread: Very similar to Paris. It has very high base stats and rewards you very well if you can aim.
- Dual Toxocyst: A massive upgrade over the base weapon. It’s very satisfying to use and has high single-target DPS.
- Paris: Paris is similar to Dread. Get Galvanized Aptitude if you can. It’s bugged currently, adding way more damage. The same is also true for Dread.
- Phenmor: Archgun, basically. Mows down everything and is easily acquireable. Probably the most satisfying Zariman weapon besides Laetum.
- Praedos: Best tonfas in the game. The damage is crazy, but it’s a melee weapon, and those aren’t that good.
B Tier
- Boltor: The stats you get from the adapter are very nice, and they easily make this gun B-tier. However, I don’t like the shotgun mode that much and there are other Incarnons on this tier list that are better at short range.
- Braton: Very nice stats and upgrades. However, I think it’s very boring to play.
- Despair: It’s a much better version of the Kunai. You get knives that explode on impact for AoE and a decent single-target potential. The stats are also good.
- Dual Ichor: Easiest combo ever. It also has an insanely large AoE damage area. However, it was nerfed and Melee Influence doesn’t work with it anymore. Melee Duplicate works, though, so it isn’t bad either.
- Felarx: Use the auto-reload perk on Evolution III. It’s the best perk when you’re running a primer or a melee weapon, and you will always have max ammo up.
- Furax: If you like pure melee weapons, Furax is one of the best. Stats are very high, and the slam attacks have a very wide radius.
- Furis: An extremely good close-range weapon. However, it’s B-tier because other weapons outperform it at long range and are also the same, if not better, close-up.
- Hate: By far the best Scythe in the game. The downside is that the Evolution I effect works only on forward and neutral combos. I wish I could’ve put it higher on the tier list, but melees are generally bad in Warframe, regardless of whether they have Incarnon stat boosts.
- Innodem: It’s a melee dagger with very high stats. Still, those stats alone are enough to push it to the B tier.
- Ruvox: They look very cool on paper, but like most other melees in Warframe, these are fairly underwhelming.
- Vasto: The six-round burst mode is disappointing. The stats increases are all nice, though.
- Zylok: It has very nice stats, and the Incarnon adapter transforms it into a full Heat weapon. Solid all-around sidearm but is outperformed by the top-tier options.
C Tier
- Ack & Brunt: An all-around solid weapon. The combo pause perk is especially useful. That’s about it, though.
- Atomos: Atomos is one of the quirkiest launchers in Warframe. The AoE radius is ridiculous, but the damage is meh.
- Bo: No extra effects or anything, just bigger numbers. Melee Incarnons are generally bad, and this one is one of the best on this tier list (RIP).
- Bronco: You can increase the number of ricochets with mods, but then you are losing DPS. Fairly underwhelming gun if you ask me.
- Gammacor: Damage and AoE are solid, but getting over its charge time is hard for me. In general, the adapter is just good for stats.
- Gorgon: It actually has good stats, but there is nothing else redeeming about it.
- Kunai: It has very good single-target DPS, but otherwise, it’s mostly a stat stick.
D Tier
- Anku: It’s a stat stick and a bad one at that.
- Magistar: It’s similar to Sibear. It has okayish stats but is otherwise uninteresting to play and is outperformed by other melee weapons.
- Nami Solo: It has okay stats but is otherwise very similar to other weak melees.
- Sibear: Slam attacks don’t scale well, and its base stats are fairly low. You shouldn’t bother with this weapon, really.
- Skana: Solid stats, but that’s about it.
- Soma: Its stats and full-auto mode redeem it quite a bit, and yet, it’s still the worst shotgun in the game. The crit that you lose because of the Incarnon adapter is just too valuable.
How to Get Incarnon Weapons in Warframe
To acquire Incarnon Genesis adapters, you can obtain two out of five available each week as rewards for The Steel Path Circuit. By reaching Tier 10, you can get both Genesis adapters in a week after completing 34 continuous required stages and achieving a cumulative circuit progress of 5,460.
The Best Incarnon Genesis Adapter Circuit Order
- Week 1: Paris & Braton
- Week 2: Angstrum & Boar
- Week 3: Strun & Latron
- Week 4: Lex & Ceramic Dagger
- Week 5: Torid & any other weapon of choice (avoid Atomos)
- Week 6: Burston & another weapon (least rewarding week)
- Week 7: Dread & Zylok (Swap Dread if you already have Paris)
The above circuit order is recommended for efficiently obtaining Incarnon Genesis adapters. However, feel free to choose based on your preference.
How to Get Zariman Incarnon Weapons
To acquire Zariman Incarnon weapon blueprints, visit Cavalero at the center of the Chrysalith after completing required questlines. These weapons have the same upgrade system as the Genesis adapters but do not require base weapons. Keep in mind, you’ll need Mastery Rank 14 to purchase them.
Use this tier list and additional information to select the best Incarnon weapons for your warframe. For more guidance, check out the list of useful Warframe guides provided below.
