Where to farm relics in Warframe: rotations, Void Storms and Varzia
The confusing part is that a relic has two places: where you get it and where you open it. This is about the first. Opening and refining are in the refinement guide.
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Where you get a relic and where you open it
Relics drop as rewards from ordinary missions: Survival, Defense, Interception, Excavation, Spy. You open them somewhere else, in Void Fissure missions, and the fissure era has to match the relic: a Lith only opens in a Lith fissure.
So «where do I farm relics» almost always means «where does this specific relic drop». The answer is in the drop tables, and it changes every time primes go into the vault and come back.
Rotations A, B and C
Endless missions do not give one reward, they give rewards in a cycle. Each mission has three reward lists, A, B and C, and the cycle runs A, A, B, C, then starts again.
- Survival: every 5 minutes. A at 5 and 10, B at 15, C at 20.
- Defense: every 3 waves. A at 3 and 6, B at 9, C at 12.
- Interception: every round. A for rounds one and two, B for three, C for four.
- Excavation: every successful drill, on the same A, A, B, C cycle.
- Spy: first vault A, second B, third C.
The most valuable relics usually sit in rotation C. It takes longer to reach, so the same chance in C costs more time than in A. When comparing places, divide the chance by the minutes it takes to get there.
Arbitrations use their own cycle: A, A, B, B, C, C, C, C. The usual arithmetic does not apply there.
Where relics drop right now
The most valuable relics you can farm right now, and the best place for each:
| Relic | Intact | Radiant | Best place it drops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meso N11 | 6.8p | 8.3p | Caches, rotation B, 9.7% |
| Axi V10 | 6.6p | 8.2p | Caches, rotation B, 9.1% |
| Lith C7 | 5.5p | 7.2p | Caches, rotation B, 9.7% |
| Neo V9 | 5.2p | 7.1p | Caches, rotation B, 6.5% |
| Axi S8 | 4.8p | 6.2p | Caches, rotation B, 9.1% |
| Axi A21 | 4.8p | 5.6p | Disruption, rotation B, 14.3% |
| Axi P10 | 3.4p | 5.6p | Disruption, rotation B, 14.3% |
| Neo C8 | 3.5p | 4.6p | Survival, rotation B, 14.3% |
Each row shows the mode, rotation and chance at the best spot. Every node a relic drops from is listed under its row on the relic value page.
Void Storms: relics from caches
When the table says «Caches», it means Void Storms. They are the Railjack version of fissures, with a reward list of their own that includes relics. After the mission you get your relic reward plus one extra item from the storm's list.
| Region | Fissure era |
|---|---|
| Earth Proxima, Venus Proxima | Lith |
| Saturn Proxima | Meso |
| Neptune Proxima | Neo |
| Pluto Proxima, Veil Proxima | Axi |
Void Storms need your own Railjack. Without one, those relics are easier to buy from players, and the table shows what they cost.
Vaulted relics: Varzia and Aya
When primes are vaulted, their relics stop dropping. There are two ways to get them: buy from players on warframe.market, or get them from Varzia in Maroo's Bazaar for Aya.
Varzia changes her stock every 28 days at 18:00 UTC. Which primes she has now is on the what drops now page.
Aya drops in Void missions and from bounties. Open-world bounties at their final stage are the most reliable:
| Where | Aya chance, final stage |
|---|---|
| Necralisk, Cambion Drift, level 40–60 | 43.48% |
| Cetus, Plains of Eidolon, level 40–60 | 38.78% |
| Fortuna, Orb Vallis, level 40–60 | 33.33% |
Necralisk bounties on Deimos give Aya most often. If you need a vaulted relic, start there.
How to pick what to farm
- Decide which part you need and find its relic on the item page.
- Check whether the relic drops now. If not, compare the player price with how much Aya it would take.
- If it drops, pick the spot with the best chance per minute: 15% in A often beats 20% in C.
- Open it in a fissure of the right era, ideally in a squad, so there are more rewards to choose from.
Farming route in Orikon
The Route tab builds the plan for you: it takes the parts missing from your collection, finds their relics and shows where they drop. Scan your inventory once first.
Common questions
Which rotation is best: A, B or C?
The best rewards are usually in C, but it takes longer. In Survival C comes at 20 minutes, in Defense at wave 12. Compare the chance divided by the time to reach it.
How do I get a vaulted relic?
Buy it from players on warframe.market, or get it from Varzia in Maroo's Bazaar for Aya. Her stock changes every 28 days.
Where is the fastest Aya farm?
Necralisk bounties on Deimos: 43.48% at the final stage of the level 40–60 bounty. Cetus and Fortuna give 38.78% and 33.33%.
What is a Void Storm?
A Void Fissure for Railjack. It has its own reward list that includes relics, and gives an extra item from that list after the mission.
How long until rotation C in Survival?
20 minutes. Then the cycle repeats, with C again at 40.
Prices as of September 12, 2026. Numbers computed at site build.
