In Warframe, you need a lot of credits in addition to other resources. Only then can you keep your weapons and equipment up to date. How to quickly get a lot of in-game money is explained in our guide on farming credits.
In Warframe, it is primarily about the constant hunt for loot. In missions, you receive resources and blueprints, from which you then build new Warframe suits and weapons. However, the universal currency of credits is also sorely needed if you want to fully develop in Warframe.
How to get a lot of credits
You can find credits pretty much everywhere, but the yield varies greatly. Therefore, there are good credit-farming missions and not-so-good ones. Here you will learn how to get credits particularly quickly and with relatively little effort.
Keep in mind that there are certain Warframes and weapons that give you more credits. These are:
- The weapon “Secura Lecta” makes enemies drop more credits. You get Secura Lecta if you maintain a good standing with the Syndicate “Perrin Sequence”.
- The skill “Effigy” from the Warframe Chroma, which makes dead enemies drop more credits
- The upgrade “Stealing Swarm” for the skill “Tentacle Swarm” from Hydroid, which also makes enemies drop more loot, including credits
In the following paragraphs, you will learn in which three missions you get the most credits.
Farming credits in Akkad on Eris
A good method to farm credits is the mission in the region of Akkad on the planet Eris. It is a Dark Sector defense mission against the Infestation at levels 35-45:
- For the mission, you receive 4,400 credits upon success, plus the Dark Sector bonus of 18,000
- You can complete the mission with some skill and the right setup in 3 to 3.5 minutes. This way, you can easily get half a million credits an hour.
- If you farm the mission solo, it is enough to hold the mission objective for 5 waves and then extract
- Your setup is pretty much irrelevant, but you can get through the fastest and most profitably with Nova and Secura Lecta or Banshee.
- With Nova, make sure you have a negative power rating, then the enemies will be faster and can be quickly chopped up with Secura Lecta. You’ll be swimming in credits!
- Also cool and even faster is a setup with Banshee. Here you can deal massive area damage with the skill “Soundquake” and complete the mission in just under 3 minutes. However, keep in mind that you will then get fewer credits, as you usually won’t knock out enemies with Secura Lecta.
- Another big advantage of this map is the useful tile set. This makes the map very small and the enemies’ paths to you are always direct. Ideal for quickly taking them out and farming their credits
Farming credits in Hieracon on Pluto
Another good farming spot for credits is the mission Hieracon on Pluto. It is a Dark Sector excavation mission against the Infestation at levels 35-45:
- For the mission, you receive 4,400 credits upon success, plus the Dark Sector bonus of 20,000
- You can complete the mission with some skill and the right setup in 3 to 3.5 minutes. This way, you can usually get around 540,000 credits an hour, possibly even more if you’re lucky with the drops.
- If you farm the mission solo, it is enough to complete the first excavator and then leave. This way, you can finish the mission in about 3 minutes.
- Basically, all setups that you can handle are okay. But there are a few particularly useful builds:
- The combo of Chroma and Secura Lecta brings many bonus credits
- Frost with Secura Lecta and focus on the skill “Snow Globe” (this way, he can take a lot of damage and calmly take out enemies)
- Vauban with focus on the skill “Bastille”. This captures and restrains enemies. This noticeably relieves you when defending the excavator.
- Make sure that if possible, you use excavator A, which often drops additional credit boxes for up to 3,000 additional credits!
- The map throws a lot of enemies at you in a small space. Ideal for farming massive credit drops with Secura Lecta.
Top credit farming spot – Index farming on Neptune
The most effective method to get credits is the Index arena on Neptune. However, unlike the missions mentioned above, you cannot simply enter the Index. To participate, you must first complete the quests “The War Within” and “Glast Gambit”. However, to enter the arena, you must first invest money and choose a risk level:
- Low risk allows you to invest 45,000 credits and offers a profit of 75,000
- Medium risk allows you to invest 60,000 credits and offers a profit of 135,000
- High risk allows you to invest 75,000 credits and offers a profit of 200,000
However, to reap this sweet profit, you must collect points in the arena and defend them against enemies. Each point reduces your health and shields. If you carry too many points, you will eventually be one-shot. Luckily, there are two Warframes that can be well fortified through upgrades:
- Rhino: The skill “Iron Skin” increases your health and armor. These values are not reduced by the point debuff in the arena. So upgrade these skills and you will have a tanky Warframe that easily rocks the Index mission.
- Nezha: This nimble Warframe can excellently protect against damage with the skill “Defensive Halo”. The health points of the summoned fire ring are also not affected by the debuff. Therefore, with Nezha, you can absorb damage and still deal decent damage.
With the Warframes described above, you can easily farm the low risk level solo and complete a mission for 75,000 credits in about 5-6 minutes. Do that about 10 times and you’ll get at least 750,000 credits per hour.
With some skill, you can also solo a mission in the medium risk area. Then you can earn over a million credits an hour! However, make sure you have a well-built Warframe and a solid weapon that can kill level 60 enemies.
High-risk missions yield even more loot but are actually only intended for well-coordinated groups.
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So if you’re just looking for quick credits, the easy to medium missions are totally sufficient.
Other good methods to farm credits in Warframe
In addition to the top methods mentioned above for farming credits, there are also other good ways to earn money in Warframe:
- Basically, all Dark Sector missions because they give good extra credits. But be aware that they shouldn’t take too long.
- Daily raids last about 30 minutes and also give massive credits, but you need a group
- Also, make your daily “Sorties”, which always give you good money
Do you know any other good farming methods in Warframe? Let us know in the comments!
