Kuva Quartakk fires full-auto from the hip and switches to a genuinely unique 4-round simultaneous burst when aimed, but 2026 tier lists consistently place it in B-tier for underwhelming total damage next to other Kuva primaries. The strength is that simultaneous burst, which cannot lose a shot to a missed sequential round the way other burst rifles can; the real weakness is it gets outclassed on raw damage by nearly every other Kuva weapon. Skip it unless the burst gimmick or its high riven disposition specifically is the draw.
Aiming down sights fires all four rounds of its burst at once instead of in sequence, giving it the second-highest burst damage of any burst-fire rifle and reducing the chance any single round misses. Hip-fire instead shoots fully automatic single rounds at 4.83 rounds per second.
Kuva Quartakk is the Kuva Lich variant of the Quartakk, a quadruple-burst rifle that fires automatically from the hip and switches to a 4-round simultaneous burst when aimed, with an innate 0.5 meter punch through on that aimed burst.
It shows up in 2026 discussions mainly as a niche pick rather than a meta one. Most current tier lists place it in B-tier, citing total damage that trails behind almost every other Kuva primary even though the simultaneous-burst mechanic is unique among burst-fire rifles.
How to get the Kuva Quartakk
- Finish The War Within and reach Mastery Rank 5.
- Run any Grineer mission at level 20 or higher. When the lights flicker yellow, kill fast and a Kuva Larvling drops.
- Walk up to the Larvling and read the weapon it shows. If it is not the Kuva Quartakk, leave it alive and run another mission.
- Mercy-kill it with the Warframe whose progenitor element you want; that frame sets the bonus element on the weapon.
- Hunt the Lich: clear its nodes for Requiem murmurs, stab it with the Requiem mods in the right order, and vanquish it in the Railjack showdown on Saturn Proxima.
- The Kuva Quartakk lands in your Foundry inbox with a 25 to 60 percent bonus of that element.
Fuse a second copy with Valence Fusion to push the bonus to 60 percent and choose the element you keep. Converted Liches trade in a Clan Dojo, so a Toxin or Magnetic copy can be bought. Rank 40 with five Forma.
Stats
| Class | Primary |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 13 |
| Trigger | AUTO |
| Noise | Alarming |
| Fire Rate | 4.83 |
| Accuracy | 40 |
| Magazine | 88 |
| Reload | 1.7 s |
| Critical Chance | 21% |
| Critical Multiplier | 1.9x |
| Status Chance | 33% |
| Riven Disposition | (1.1) |
| Damage | 54 total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 20 |
| Puncture | 15.7 |
| Slash | 18.4 |
Riven disposition is 1.10, the highest of the four Kuva weapons covered here, which at least makes a strong riven roll more attainable for anyone trying to push it past its base-stat ceiling.
Builds
Because aimed fire and hip-fire carry different crit and status values, the standard build hedges with Point Strike, Vital Sense, and Hunter Munitions across the 21 percent base crit chance, Serration and Split Chamber for flat damage and multishot, and Primed Cryo Rounds plus a Heat progenitor bonus for a Heat and Viral hybrid that strips armor while still applying Viral’s health-damage bonus.
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Rifle| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Serration | Flat plus 165 percent rifle damage, the base multiplier. |
| Split Chamber | Adds multishot, extra rounds on both hip-fire and the aimed burst. |
| Galvanized Chamber | Adds multishot, and every kill stacks more multishot for a while. |
| Point Strike | Raises critical chance across both fire modes. |
| Vital Sense | Raises critical damage on top of Point Strike. |
| Hunter Munitions | Converts crits into a chance for a guaranteed Slash proc. |
| Primed Cryo Rounds | Adds Cold damage, half of the Viral combo with Toxin from mods or the progenitor bonus. |
| Primed Shred | Adds punch through and fire rate, extending the weapon’s innate 0.5 meter punch through on the aimed burst. |
Primary Merciless is the standard primary arcane, but it stacks best on weapons that already kill groups fast, which is not this weapon’s strength. Primary Crux is a solid cheaper alternative, building status chance and ammo efficiency off weak point hits instead, which suits its burst-fire playstyle better.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Aimed 4-round burst fires simultaneously, avoiding the missed-round problem of sequential bursts
- Highest riven disposition (1.10) of these four Kuva weapons
- Large magazine (88 rounds) and fast reload (1.70 seconds) for sustained hip-fire
- Innate 0.5 meter punch through on the aimed burst
Cons
- Total damage trails behind nearly every other Kuva primary per current tier lists
- B-tier placement in 2026 tier lists, well below Kuva Sobek and Kuva Tonkor
- Crit and status stats split differently between hip-fire and aimed modes, complicating mod choices
Kuva Quartakk is a pick for players drawn to its simultaneous-burst gimmick or already sitting on a Larvling roll for it, not a weapon worth farming over the higher-tier Kuva primaries.