Build it if you enjoy shotguns and plan to acquire its Incarnon Genesis. Its biggest strength is its high status chance per pellet, making it a reliable status spreader. Its real weakness is its limited range and slow fire rate without mods.
It takes an Incarnon Genesis adapter from the Steel Path Circuit, which is where most of its 2026 power comes from.
The Bronco Prime is a primed shotgun sidearm, offering increased base damage and magazine size compared to its base variant. It deals primarily Impact damage and fires 7 pellets per shot.
This weapon is notable for its very high overall status chance, which is further amplified by shotgun mechanics that ensure status application per pellet at 100% status chance. It also boasts good ammo efficiency.
However, the Bronco Prime suffers from significant damage falloff and a wide pellet spread, limiting its effectiveness to short ranges. Its low fire rate and reload speed can also hinder sustained damage output.
How to get the Bronco Prime
- The Bronco Prime is dropping right now. Its relics are in the mission drop tables:
- Receiver: Meso V13, Meso Y2 (dropping now).
- Barrel: Meso A12, Meso D8 (dropping now).
- Blueprint: Lith Q3 (dropping now).
- Run the fissure tier that matches each relic, refine the rare part’s relic to Radiant, and pick the best of the four results with a squad.
- Build the parts, then the weapon: 12 hours each, or rush with platinum.
Check the Relic finder for live odds per refinement; the set price on this page is what the built set trades for on warframe.market.
Stats
| Class | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 4 |
| Trigger | SEMI |
| Noise | Alarming |
| Fire Rate | 4.17 |
| Accuracy | 3.7 |
| Magazine | 4 |
| Reload | 2 s |
| Multishot | 7 |
| Critical Chance | 6% |
| Critical Multiplier | 2x |
| Status Chance | 12.9% |
| Set Price | 9p on warframe.market (48h average) |
| Riven Disposition | (1.4) |
| Damage | 50 total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 40 |
| Puncture | 5 |
| Slash | 5 |
With a riven disposition of 1.4, the Bronco Prime can benefit significantly from a well-rolled Riven mod, potentially mitigating some of its weaknesses or amplifying its strengths.
Builds
Given its high status chance and pellet count, a status-focused build is ideal for the Bronco Prime. Aim for 100% status chance per pellet to reliably apply multiple procs. Crit chance is too low to be a primary focus, but some crit can be a bonus with Incarnon. Multishot is crucial to maximize pellet count and status application.
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Pistol| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Hornet Strike | +220% Damage |
| Barrel Diffusion | +120% Multishot |
| Lethal Torrent | +60% Fire Rate; +60% Multishot |
| Galvanized Diffusion | +110% Multishot; On Kill: +30% Multishot for 20s. Stacks up to 4x. |
| Galvanized Shot | +80% Status Chance; On Kill: +40% Direct Damage per Status Type affecting the target for 14s. Stacks up to 3x. |
| Pistol Pestilence | +60% Toxin; +60% Status Chance |
| Frostbite | +60% Cold; +60% Status Chance |
| Scorch | +60% Heat; +60% Status Chance |
Secondary Merciless is the pick: stacking damage on kills with faster reloads. Secondary Encumber for a status build (a chance at a second random proc), Secondary Deadhead if you land headshots.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Very high overall status chance, especially per pellet.
- High base damage for a shotgun-type secondary.
- Innate multishot of 7 pellets per shot.
- Good ammo efficiency.
- Can utilize the Bronco Incarnon Genesis for significant power upgrades.
Cons
- Significant damage falloff at range.
- Wide pellet spread limits effective range.
- Low fire rate and reload speed without mods.
- Low critical chance.
The Bronco Prime, while having clear limitations in range and speed, excels as a status-spreading shotgun secondary. Its ability to reliably apply status effects per pellet makes it a strong contender for crowd control and debuffing enemies, especially when paired with its Incarnon Genesis. Players who enjoy close-quarters combat and status-focused builds will find value in this weapon.