Warframe: the Quick and Dirty Guide to Acquiring Warframes

2025-06-25T04:58:37Z

Desdendelle: Added Koumei and Temple. Corrected 'frame number - though of course Oraxia will have to be added later today.

List compiled by user @desdendelle on the VGO forum.

* '''Ash: Market (BP), Venus Proxima (Systems), Neptune Proxima (Neuroptics), Pluto Proxima (Chassis)'''
* Atlas: The Jordas Precept/Simaris (BP), Jordas Golem (Eris) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Banshee: Tenno Lab (all parts)'''
* '''Baruuk: Little Duck (all parts)'''
* '''Caliban: Market (BP), Narmer Bounties rotation A (Systems), Narmer Bounties rotation B (Chassis), Narmer Bounties rotation C (Neuroptics)'''
* '''Chroma: The New Strange, Uranus Junction (Neuroptics), Neptune Junction (Chassis), Pluto Junction (Systems) OR Cephalon Simaris (all parts)'''
* '''Citrine: Tyana Pass, Mars (Mirror Defense - all parts) OR Otak's pity shop'''
* '''Cyte-09: Hex bounties (all parts) OR Amir's shop'''
* '''Dagath: Dagath's Hollow (all parts) - NB that she needs Vainthorns that are end of mission rewards for Abyssal Zone (keys are 5k Faction Syndicate Standing a pop)'''
* '''Dante: Armatus, Deimos (Disruption - all parts) OR Loid's pity shop'''
* Ember: Market (BP), Sargas Ruk (Saturn) Assassination (all parts)
* Equinox: Market (BP), Tyl Regor (Uranus) Assassination (all 8 parts)
* Excalibur: Market (BP), Lech Kril (Mars) Assassination (all parts)
* Frost: Market (BP), Vor & Lech Kril (Ceres) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Gara: Saya's Vigil/Simaris (BP), Plains of Eidolon Bounties (all parts)'''
* '''Garuda: Vox Solaris/Simaris (BP), Orb Vallis Bounties (all parts)'''
* '''Gauss: Market (BP), Kappa, Sedna (Disruption - all parts)'''
* '''Grendel: Market (BP), mod-disabled missions (all parts, 25 Vitus Essence per key)'''
* '''Gyre: Zariman Bounties (all parts)'''
* '''Harrow: Chains of Harrow/Simaris (BP), Void Fissure-corrupted enemies (Chassis), Pago, Kuva Fortress (Spy - Neuroptics), Defection (any - Systems), Taveuni, Kuva Fortress (Survival, Systems and Neuroptics)'''
* '''Hildryn: Little Duck (BP), Exploiter Orb (all parts)'''
* Hydroid: Market (BP), Vay Hek (Earth) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Inaros: Sands of Inaros (all parts) OR Simaris (all parts)'''
* '''Ivara: Spy missions (all parts)'''
* '''Jade: Jade Shadows (BP), Ascension (all parts) OR Ordis's pity shop'''
* '''Khora: normal Sanctuary Onslaught (all parts)'''
* '''Koumei: Saya's Visions, Earth (Shrine Defense, all parts) OR Koumei's Shrine Pity shop for Fate Pearls'''
* '''Kullervo: Acrithis's shop for Kullervo's Bane (all parts)'''
* '''Lavos: Father's shop (all parts)'''
* '''Limbo: Market (BP), The Limbo Theorem/Simaris (all parts)'''
* Loki: Market (BP), Hyena Pack (Neptune) Assassination (all parts)
* Mag: Market (BP), The Sergeant (Phobos) Assassination (all parts)
* Mesa: Market (BP), Mutalist Alad V (Eris) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Mirage: Market (BP), Hidden Messages (all parts)'''
* Nekros: Market (BP), Lephantis (Deimos) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Nezha: Tenno Lab (all parts)'''
* '''Nidus: The Glast Gambit/Simaris (BP), Oestrus, Eris (Infested Salvage - all parts)'''
* Nova: Market (BP), Raptors (Europa) Assassination (all parts)
* Nyx: Market (BP), Phorid (Infested invasion) Manifestation (all parts)
* '''Oberon: Market (BP), Earth Proxima Points of Interest (Neuroptics and Systems), Saturn Proxima Points of Interest (Chassis)'''
* '''Octavia: Octavia's Anthem (BP, Mandachord), Lua music puzzle (Chassis), Terrorem, Deimos (Survival - Neuroptics), rotation A chace on Plato, Lua (Exterminate - Systems)'''
* '''Protea: The Deadlock Protocol/Simaris (BP), Granum Void (all parts)'''
* '''Qorvex: Whispers in the Walls (BP), Sanctum Anatomica Bounties (all parts) OR Bird 3's shop (all parts including the BP)'''
* '''Revenant: Mask of the Revenant/Simaris (BP), Plains of Eidolon Bounties (all parts)'''
* Rhino: Market (BP), Jackal (Venus) Assassination (all parts)
* Saryn: Market (BP), Kela De Thaym (Sedna) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Sevagoth: Call of the Tempestarii/Simaris (BP), Void Storms (all parts)'''
* '''Styanax: Kahl's Garrison shop'''
* '''Temple: Solstice Square, Hollvania (Stage Defence, all parts) OR Flare's pity shop'''
* '''Titania: The Sliver Grove/Simaris (all parts)'''
* Trinity: Market (BP), Ambulas (Pluto) Assassination (all parts)
* Valkyr: Market (BP), Alad V (Jupiter) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Vauban: Market (BP), Nightwave shop (all parts)'''
* '''Volt: Tenno Lab'''
* '''Voruna: Conjunction Survival OR Archimedean Yonta's pity shop (all parts)'''
* Wisp: Ropalolyst (Jupiter, after Chimera Prologue) Assassination (all parts)
* '''Wukong: Tenno Lab'''
* '''Xaku: Heart of Deimos/Simaris (BP), Cambion Drift Bounties (all parts)'''
* '''Yareli: The Waverider/Simaris (BP), Ventkids' Bash Lab (all parts)'''
* '''Zephyr: Tenno Lab'''

Notes:
* 'Frames that aren't Assassination drops are bolded.
* Primes drop from Relics, and there are too many of those to list here. Ditto for "special" weapons (there are currently around 500 weapons in-game).
* Once you unlock the Circuit, you can choose the following 'frames as rewards for normal Circuit on a weekly rotation basis: Excalibur, Trinity, Ember; Loki, Mag, Rhino; Ash, Frost, Nyx; Saryn, Vauban, Nova; Nekros, Valkyr, Oberon; Hydroid, Mirage, Limbo; Mesa, Chroma, Atlas; Ivara, Inaros, Titania; Nidus, Octavia, Harrow; Gara, Khora, Revenant; Garuda, Baruuk, Hildryn.
* Some of those farms are decidedly easier than Assassination missions (Dojo research), but some of those aren't (Caliban with his time-gated BS springs to mind). Special mention to Equinox, which needs 8 drops from its Assassination boss. IDK who thought that was a good idea.
* There are 17/60 Assassination farm 'frames.
The last Assassination farm 'frame to be added was Wisp and she was added to the game back in 2019. DE simply doesn't use this method any more.

MasteryTips

2025-06-24T16:05:22Z

Desdendelle: Added to MR28 tips, added LR2 and LR3 tips. SPaG fixes.

*MR9: This test is easier if you use a gunblade or glaive for ranged melee attacks, and Banshee, for her silencing passive. You can also use Wisp with her passive invisibility while in the air, and briefly on the ground afterwards.
*MR13: This test is easy with Titania. The first thing you do is eat a large energy pizza to give you plenty of power. Then fly around, shooting enemies, ignoring the platforms.
*MR19: Like the MR9 test, this is easier with a gunblade, like the Redeemer.
*MR23: This test involves running next to control points without getting killed. If you use Limbo, he can jump into the rift, and become immune to enemy fire. After that you can just ignore them and run alongside the control points.
*MR26: This test is like the MR 23 test, only it involves a lot more vertical movement, and having the control points moving from island to island. You can do this with Limbo, but I found it easier with Wukong. I gave my gun to the twin, to shoot the enemies, while I deflected their bullets with my sword. When the control point went across a chasm, or went up, I switched to Air Walker, which let me stay right beside it.
*MR28: To beat this challenge, you need to be able to group enemies together quickly, so you can make them vulnerable and kill them. Nidus' Larva and Vauban's Bastille work really well for this. I also equipped the Preparation mod, so I would start out with maximum energy, and not waste time on an energy cookie.
** Bring AoE weapons. Use Operator for mobility. Having a 'frame with a grouping ability (Nidus, Khora, Vauban, etc) makes things easier but isn't required.
*MR 30: This is a survival mission, which means that killing enemies quickly is important. One quirk of the level is that you have unlimited ammo. I went with Wukong, with a fast melee weapon, and the Bramma equipped by the clone. At the end of each wave, you'll encounter a set of "boss" enemies, including a nullifier, so you'll need to be able to kill them without using abilities. (Also, Celestial Twin's immune to the Nullifier, so it can kill him pretty quickly.)
*MR L1: This is a harder version of the MR1 test. You'll have to kill enemies using only your primary weapon, without using any Warframe abilities. I went with Nidus for his high armor, and self healing passive.
* MR L2: A repeat of the MR2 test with level 80-85 Grineer enemies. Abilities, Operator and other weapons are disabled, so bring a survivable 'frame (Inaros, etc) and a good Secondary.
* MR L3: A repeat of the MR3 test with level 80-85 enemies. Abilities and other weapons are disabled, but you can go into the Operator.Bring a survivable 'frame (Inaros, etc) and a good Melee.

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