[Top 10] Warframe Best Explosive Weapons That Are Powerful

Updated:

10 Sep 2021

Warframe, being a heavily action-based game, is just incomplete without some good explosions. You could probably kill a few enemies with rifles or pistols, but when you’re surrounded by a horde of enemies, nothing is as good as an explosive weapon. These weapons are certainly not very fast or resourceful but the damage they deal is worth the price.

Here are the top 10 best explosive weapons that Warframe has to offer.

10. Acceltra

The creaters were kind enough to be concerned about the user's safety.

Acceltra is an Automatic Rifle with an explosive projectile that deals damage in a small radius. It is the signature weapon of the Gauss warframe and has a unique feature that allows you to reload faster while sprinting. Reloading is even faster when equipped by Gauss.

Has high crit chance and multiplier.
Reloads faster while sprinting and has a high fire rate.
The projectile travels 7m before exploding for the safety of the user.

Stats:

Fire Rate: 12
Reload: 2s
Crit chance, multiplier: 32%, 2.8x
Damage: 35
Explosion Damage: 44

Here’s how to get Acceltra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBej2SZc_SA

Acceltra details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Acceltra

9. Kuva Chakkhurr

Poor Grineers being hit by literal cannon shells.

Kuva Chakkhurr is a semi-auto rifle that uses sniper ammo to deal AoE damage. When the firepower of a sniper meets an explosive bullet, it hits hard like a truck. While being really slow, both in terms of reload speed and fire rate, it can still destroy elite warriors with one hit.

It has the highest base damage among semi-ARs.
50% extra headshot damage.
Very high accuracy.
Very high crit chance and multiplier.

Stats:

Fire Rate: 1.17
Reload: 3.3s
Crit chance, multiplier: 50%, 2.3x
Damage: 325
Explosion Damage: 132.5

Kuva Chakkhur, like any other Kuva weapon, can be obtained after defeating Kuva lich equipped with one.

Kuva Chakkhur details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Kuva_Chakkhurr

8. Tombfinger

Is tombfinger the strongest kitgun?

Tombfinger is a kitgun that can be used both as primary and secondary weapons. But since we’re here for the best explosive weapon, it’d be best to use it as a primary weapon. Charge attack deals heavy damage but is slow, and spam attack deals faster and much weaker damage.

Explosion radius can scale from 1.7m-6.2m based on how long it’s charged.
Mainly deals radiation damage which is very good against Alloy armor and Robotics.

Stats for Kitguns can vary depending on other components.

Learn more about Kitguns: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Kitgun

Tombfinger details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Tombfinger

Here’s how to get Tombfinger: https://youtu.be/50mrsUcWz-A?t=157

7. Trumna

Really expensive but worth it.

Trumna, an Orokin weapon designed and developed by the Entrati, is an Automatic Rifle that fires explosive rounds. Like any other Necrealoid weapon, this weapon has an alternate fire mode which deals even more explosive damage. Kills from primary fire are required to charge the gauge for alternate fire.

It has the highest critical chance of all launchers.
Alt fire mode can penetrate through walls.
It deals heat damage that is good against the Infested.

Primary Fire Stats:

Impact damage: 82
AoE damage: 50
Fire Rate: 4.67w
Crit chance/multiplier: 24%, 2.2x

Alternate Fire stats:

Impact damage: 100
Explosion damage: 1000
Fire rate: 1.33
Status chance: 50%

Here’s how to get Trumna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA9Fne3_lgs&ab_channel=OriginalWickedfun

Trumna details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Trumna

6. Stahlta

Nobody is afraid of an average AR, until its damn too late.

For Stahlta, its primary fire is just a regular automatic rifle with decent stats. However, we’re here for its alt fire which basically nukes an area along with enemies in its vicinity. It’s got the highest critical chance among charge-up rifles, giving it a higher chance to lash out red crit damage. Just make sure that you don’t run out of ammo as it consumes 20 whole rounds.

Has the highest crit and status chance and the highest crit multiplier among charge-up rifles.
Despite being a heavy attack, it doesn’t have arcing projectile and doesn’t cause self-stagger.
Alt fire can deal up to 1800 total damage even without modifiers.

Stats for alternate fire:

Base damage: 600
Explosion damage: 1200
Crit chance/multiplier: 40%, 3x
Charge time: 1.6s
Reload: 1.4s

Here’s how you can get Stahlta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32wbT4ghrS4&ab_channel=iwoply

Stahlta details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Stahlta

5. Kuva Bramma

Play survival mission, camp at a dead end, spam your weapon. Easy loot.

Kuva Bramma is unlike any other weapon in this list that ends with a big bang. Instead, it deposits cluster bombs after an explosion, dealing blast damage. Instead, this bow shoots arrows that explode to smaller cluster bombs which also explode after a certain delay. Initially, the arrow deals huge damage in a smaller AoE but the cluster bombs spread across the area, giving the weapon an overall large AoE. Initially, it deals damage only in a small AoE, but the cluster bombs spread across the area, giving it a larger AoE.

Arrow and cluster bombs both have an impact and radial damage that can overall deal a heavy blow.
The explosions deal Blast damage which is good against Fossilized and Machinery.
It charges really quickly and also has the highest base damage.

Stats:

Impact damage: 233.75
Explosion damage: 1048.75
Cluster bomb damage: 213.75
Charge speed: 0.4s
Crit chance/multiplier: 35%, 2.1x

Kuva weapons can be obtained after defeating a Kuva Lich equipped with one.

Kuva Bramma details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Kuva_Bramma

4. Lenz

It's fun to watch a bubbles freezing, until they start exploding.

Lenz is another bow on our list, but a bit different from the previous one. Initially, it creates a cryo bubble that deals very minimal damage. The bubble then explodes to deal massive blast damage after a delay. This bow isn’t the best for dealing with a single target, but it is definitely fun to annihilate large hordes of enemies.

It has the highest crit chance and second-highest base damage among all bows.
A direct hit from the projectile has a high chance to stagger enemies.
It combines damage from Cold status and Blast damage which is good against most enemies.

Stats:

Base damage: 50
Impact damage: 10
Explosion damage: 660
Crit chance/multiplier: 50%, 2x
Charge speed: 1.2s

You can research Lenz blueprint from Energy Lab in Dojo.

Lenz details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Lenz

3. Kuva Tonkor

Walls are the only indestructable things, but you don't need to destroy it to kill somebody behind it.

When you think of explosive weapons, it’s always either a grenade launcher or RPG. Kuva Tonkor is a grenade launcher that basically does what its title suggests. It launches an arcing grenade launcher which does heavy AoE damage. It can be used in defensive missions, wave clearing, or pretty much anything else.

It has a high critical chance and multiplier.
It is good against Fossilized and Machinery.
Explosions can penetrate through walls.
A direct hit can knock down enemies.

Stats:

Impact damage: 73.75
Explosion damage: 842.5
Crit chance/multiplier: 30%,2.5x
Fire Rate: 3.17
Reload time: 1.5s

Kuva Tonkor can be obtained by defeating Kuva Lich generated with one equipped.

Kuva Tonkor details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Kuva_Tonkor

2. Ignis Wraith

Just hold the fire button and run around the map. Cleans everything for you.

Ignis Wraith is not necessarily an explosive weapon but is an improved version of a flamethrower. It deals fire damage and has a large AoE, so it’s not that different from other explosive weapons. Using Ignis Wraith just feels so smooth and satisfying, and it’s basically has everything you need. It is one of the best weapons in Warframe and also a living nightmare for the Infested.

It deals fire damage which is good against the Infested.
It has a large ammo capacity and magazine size.
It has the thickest beam of all continuous damage weapons.

Stats:

Damage: 35 per tick
Crit chance/multiplier: 17%,2.5x
Fire rate: 8
Range: 27m
Radius: 3m
Accuracy: 100

Here’s how you can get Ignis Wraith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvh8NGo4sbo&ab_channel=Pupsker

Ignis Wraith details: https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Ignis_Wraith

1. Kuva Ogris

Bazooka that launches not one, not two, but 3 whole rounds of missiles.

You can’t simply miss Kuva Ogris when it comes to explosive weapons. It’s nowhere near dealing the highest damage, but it’s not always about the kills. It is a semi-automatic Rocket Launcher that fires up to 3 missiles at once. The explosion also goes through walls so there are no enemies that can take cover and hide.