Key Takeaways
- Warframe players need credits for various in-game activities and can quickly run out, so credit farming is necessary for progression.
- Dark Sectors, particularly paired with Excavation missions, are beginner-friendly credit farming options with higher drop rates.
- Railjack missions provide a relaxed approach to credit farming, but having AI crewmates and a properly made railjack build is recommended for optimal results.
After Warframe reached its tenth anniversary, new players and veterans are logging back in to check out recent changes. Most MMO looter shooters feature loads of separate currencies, and Warframe is no exception. Alongside the game's premium currency, known as platinum, credits are the most versatile currency choice. One can be rewarded with credits by performing even the most basic activities in Warframe. Eliminating adversaries, opening containers and caches, and mission rewards drop credits.
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However, players can quickly run out of credits since it's used for attaining almost everything Warframe has to offer, that is not blocked by a paywall, of course. One needs to have credits for crafting items or weapons, leveling up their mods, and also for playing on game modes like the Index. The rate of expense when it comes to credits can quickly overwhelm its drop rate, forcing players to go for credit farming in different game modes. Thankfully, Warframe players have lots of options when it comes to credit farms.
4 Dark Sectors: Beginner Friendly
While farming credits as a new player, drop expectations need to be low since most of the varied game modes are locked. This is where Dark Sectors come in, which are places overrun by infested. Completing missions in Dark Sectors can reward players with relatively higher credit and resource drop rates.
Dark Sectors missions are always endless but do not allow rewards to be scaled as per time spent in the mission. Hence, evacuating as quickly as possible should be a priority. Most planets have two Dark Sector nodes, which can be completed to attain around 20,000 credits.
Dark Sectors work best when paired with Excavation missions. There are lots of Excavation missions to choose from in Dark Sectors, which include:
- Earth, Tikal: grants 1500 + 12000 credits, recommended for players between levels 6 - 16
- Europa, Cholistan: grants 3200 + 16000 credits recommended for players between levels 23 - 33
- Pluto, Hieracon: grants 4400 + 20000 credits recommended for players between levels 35 - 45
Naturally, the Tikal mission on Earth is efficient for new players who are looking to boost their credits for future upgrades. It can be accessed just after acquiring an Archwing, which is a relatively basic milestone in Warframe. In case players do not have access to the Tikal node on Earth, proceeding with any other mission type on Dark Sectors can yield similar results.
3 Railjack: Relaxed Approach
Railjack is one of the best credit farming methods if one prefers a casual approach. With a properly made railjack build, players can quickly attain nearly 100,000 credits per run. However, playing solo in Railjack is not advisable if they do not have access to AI crewmates, which can contribute greatly to every Railjack Missions.
To start off with Railjack missions, one needs to either spend 400 Platinum to purchase one directly or spend 35,000 credits to obtain the Railjack Cephalon blueprint from the Market. To build it in the foundry, players need 5,000 credits and the following items at hand:
- 15 Mutagen Samples: Typically drops in Eris and Deimos based missions
- 15 Detonite Ampule: Typically drops in Grineer-controlled planets. This includes Earth, Mercury, Ceres, Saturn, and Uranus, to name a few.
- 15 Fieldron Sample: Typically drops from Corpus-controlled planets like Venus, Phobos, Europa, and Jupiter.
- 1 Orokin Cell: Typically drops in Ceres, Saturn, and Deimos. However, drop rates are meager when compared to other components in the requirements.
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To maximize credit farming potential, opting for missions in Veil Proxima yields exceptional results. To be precise, skirmish nodes with active Sentient Anomaly should be prioritized since they are relatively shorter than most Railjack missions. When equipped with credit multipliers, players can farm up to 100,000 credits per run, which lasts for an average of eight minutes.
2 The Index: Quick Credit Farming
The Index is the go-to farming game mode for experienced players since it features a high-risk high-reward system. When it comes to farming credits, the High-Risk Investment mode can hand out up to 200,000 credits per run. However, playing the Index mode comes with its own set of challenges.
It involves fighting several mini-bosses in waves and defeating them drops tokens. Collecting these tokens is the primary objective of this game mode. However, carrying more tokens results in a decrease in overall HP. This makes it an increasingly tougher ordeal, forcing players to survive the waves of enemies as their survivability chances drop progressively.
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Hence, Warframes like Rhino or Wukong are the best choice for Index mode runs. Players are also free to choose Warframes with high damage tolerance according to their liking. Most enemies one encounters while farming in the Index mode are either weak to cold or radiation weapons, making them the ultimate pair.
1 Profit-Taker: The Ultimate Credit Farm
As players reach the endgame stages of Warframe, credits become relatively easier to get. However, nothing beats the Profit-Taker Orb when it comes to credit farming. Without any sort of boosts, the Profit-Taker Orb in the Orb Vallis drops 125,000 credits. However, each run lasts about six to seven minutes while rewarding players with up to 1,000,000 credits when Chroma's Effigy, the Smeeta Kavat's Charm buff, and credit boosters are used.
The reward seems mind-blowing, but the mission difficulty is off the charts. One needs a properly made endgame build to take down the Profit-Taker. Playing solo is not recommended unless one makes a Chroma build with enough strength and duration to survive the fight. An Arcane nullifier is also extremely important while defeating the Profit-Taker since it can resist the magnetic status effects used against the Players.
Warframe is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.
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