Conclave:Braton Vandal

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A special version of the standard Braton rifle with a slower fire rate but offering higher accuracy and damage values. The Braton Vandal has been customized by the Tenno with a blue-green metallic finish, and Lotus branding on the grips.

The **Braton Vandal** is the Vandal version of the Braton, sold as a special edition in the Market between *February 15, 2013* to *February 19, 2013*, in celebration of the Open Beta Weekend. The Braton Vandal features a higher base damage, accuracy, and status chance, though it sacrifices fire rate and  damage in trade for  damage. The Braton Vandal does not deviate far from its origins, performing as a multipurpose rifle for any situation.

The Braton Vandal is a limited-edition weapon, and could only be obtained during the window it was sold for on the Open Beta weekend.

This weapon can be sold for 1File:Credits64.png‍ **1**.

## Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  damage.

**Advantages:**

* High  damage – effective against health.
* Fair accuracy and low recoil.
* Good critical chance.
* Good status chance.
* Good rate of fire.
* Above-average reload speed.
* High ammo reserves.
* Has one File:Madurai Pol.svg polarity

**Disadvantages:**

* Low  damage – less effective against armor.

**Comparisons:**
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## Acquisition

This weapon was only available for purchase during the Open Beta Celebration Weekend (Closed Beta {{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 6.3.1 }}{{#var:Update}}) starting from Friday, February 15 at 12:00pm EST through Tuesday, February 19 until 9:00am EST. It could be bought for 1File:Credits64.png‍ **1** and has no rank restriction, so it could be immediately acquired by anyone who logged on during the open beta weekend regardless of time spent playing the game.

To date, Braton Vandal and Lato Vandal are the only two Vandals which remain unobtainable post-Closed Beta.

## Weapon Loadouts

* See Category:Conclave:Braton Vandal Build to see how players mod this weapon.
* See Category:Conclave:Braton Vandal Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
* For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

## Notes

* The Braton Vandal is the only Braton variant to come with a File:Madurai Pol.svg polarity.

## Tips

* When used extensively or playing solo, the ammunition of an unmodded Braton Vandal can burn down quickly, though not as quickly as the Braton. Consider switching to your pistol or utilizing melee combat when appropriate.
* When fighting at long ranges, consider firing in short bursts or taking a calculated risk and charging forward. The ammo saved from avoiding sustained long range fighting can compensate for the damage you'll take in melee/short range combat.
* Use the {{#vardefine:Name|Rifle Ammo Mutation}}{{M}} "{{#var:Name}}" not found mod to help regain ammo when needed, or bring Team Ammo Restores.

## Trivia

* Prior to {{#vardefine:Update|Update 7.11 }}{{#var:Update}}, the Stalker used a Braton Vandal as his primary weapon.
* The Braton Vandal features a different sound to that of the Standard Braton.
* It was confirmed by DERebecca that the Braton Vandal and Lato Vandal weapons will remain exclusive to Closed Beta and not available in the future. However other Vandal weapons (which were awarded from Events) could make their return as awards of future Tactical Alerts and/or Events. Strun Wraith is a perfect example of a returning Event weapon.
	+ However, in Devstream 77 the devs talked about possibly reintroducing both the Conclave:Braton Vandal and Lato Vandal.
* When introduced, the Braton Vandal was a straight upgrade of the Braton, with increased statistical damage and fire-rate over the standard edition. Later on however, the regular Braton had its stats buffed, possibly due to the debates over the fact that the vandal version was considered by most to be the strongest assault rifle at the time. It was buffed again later on to actually equal the damage of the Vandal version, making the Vandal's higher accuracy the only advantage over the Regular.
	+ Damage 2.0 completely rebalanced the Braton weapons, giving the Vandal version higher damage but in turn having less impact and slash damages compared to the regular Braton.

## Media

* BratonVandal1.png
* Braton Vandal update.jpg
* New Braton Vandal Design.jpgBraton Vandal in its new visual design seen in the Codex
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## Patch History

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 22.12 }}{{#var:Update}}
* Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 4
* Status chance increased from 10% to 16%
* Critical chance increased from 10% to 16%
* Ammo capacity increased to 550

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 18.6.2 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Braton series damage has been increased in Conclave.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 17.5 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Reduced the damage of the Braton series in PvP.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 16.10 }}{{#var:Update}}

* The Braton Vandal has received additional tweaks to its audio FX when fired.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 16.9.2 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Updated the firing sound on the Braton Vandal shots.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 16.4.1 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Tweaked volume of Braton Vandal.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 16.4 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Update the audio FX on Braton Vandal.
* The Braton Vandal is now usable in PvP.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 9.7.1 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Fixed missing texture on Braton Vandal.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 7.11 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Stalker now wields a Paris instead of a Braton Vandal.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 7.x Weapon Balance }}{{#var:Update}}

* Damage now 18, was 20 / Crit Chance now 7.5%, was 5%.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 6.3.4 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Removed Open-Beta Weekend "Braton Vandal" from Market.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 6.3.2 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Fixed rifle mods not being compatible with new Braton Vandal.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 6.3.1 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Braton Vandal introduced for a limited time.

## See Also

* MK1-Braton, the predecessor to the Braton.
* Braton, the upgrade to the MK1-Braton.
* Braton Prime, the prime counterpart of the Braton.

* Secondary
* Melee
* Archwing
* Research
* Prime
* Sentinel

## References

1. ↑ https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/38144-may-1st-hot-feedback-topics/

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