As you progress through the game, having the right weapons can significantly impact your effectiveness in combat. Here’s a guide to some excellent intermediate weapons, along with essential mods and tips.

Before we dive into specific weapons, Let's categorize them based on their Strengths:

• These weapons have ~20% or more critical strike chance.
• Primaries (rifles, shotguns) are the strongest for crit builds, followed by melee weapons.
• All weapon types can work well with crit builds.

• These weapons have ~20% or more status chance
• They excel on weapons that hit quickly (similar to on-hit builds in other games).
• Avoid running status builds on shotguns unless they have 30% status chance or more.

• These weapons have ~15% or more critical strike and status chance.
• Strongest on melee weapons but decent for all types.

• These weapons have sub-par critical strike and status chance.
• Most of them are not worth using unless you have a powerful Riven mod or they are exceptions.

2. Core Mods for Intermediate Weapons:

• Serration (Primed) for rifles.
• Point Blank for shotguns.
• Hornet Strike (Primed) for pistols.
• Pressure Point for melee.

• Always used except on melee weapons (they don’t exist).

• Always used on crit or hybrid weapons (except melee).

• Main damage mods after adding +damage/+multi-shot/+crit.
• Dual stats (60% elemental damage, 60% status chance) are also essential for status builds.

• These boost the damage of Impact, Puncture, or Slash.
• Except for the mods that give 120% or more additional IPS damage, they are generally worthless.

• Try different combinations in the Simulacrum to find what works best for your playstyle.
• Optimize your gear using Forma to add polarities.

Remember, weapon Modding is an art. Tailor your loadouts to your preferred playstyle, and explore the vast array of weapons Warframe offers. May your arsenal be formidable, Tenno!