Using Kuva in Warframe is key for cycling your Riven Mods to the perfect spot or crafting new items. You’ll often need thousands of Kuva, so knowing the most efficient farming methods to save time is key.
Warframe offers many ways to collect Kuva. Your choice might depend on other farming activities or where you are in the game. However, some methods stand out for offering the most Kuva per hour, making them the go-to choices for efficient farming.
Best methods to get Kuva in Warframe
Here are the top three ways to quickly farm Kuva in Warframe. These methods are more advanced and might need you to finish certain missions, like The War Within, or unlock specific endgame content before you can use them:
- Steel Path Kuva Survival: The best Kuva farming spot is on Taveuni in the Kuva Fortress. Here, the goal is to convert Life Support capsules into Kuva Harvesters, which drop Kuva if you successfully defend them. Each harvester yields 200 Kuva, a number that can increase with Resource Boosters and specific Warframes. For optimal results, stick to runs of around 30 minutes.
- Kuva Disruption: This mission, on the Tamu node in the Kuva Fortress, also offers a good haul of Kuva per run, earned both from defeating Demos and completing rotations. To efficiently complete this mission, a coordinated team is necessary to keep all consoles active and eliminate foes swiftly. Solo players or uncoordinated groups might find it less effective.
- Buying from Vendors: This approach involves farming other currencies in specific game modes and exchanging them for Kuva. However, there’s a weekly limit to how much you can get this way per NPC. The details are as follows:
| Vendor | Price | Kuva purchased |
|---|---|---|
| Teshin | 15 Steel Essence | 10,000 |
| Arbitrations Vendor | 25 Vitus Essence | 10,000 |
| Archimedean Yonta | 5 Voidplume Pinions | 35,000 Kuva |
| Palladino | 10 Riven Slivers | 35,000 Kuva |
| Acrithis | 10 Pathos Clamps | 5,000 Kuva |
| Nightwave Offerings | 50 Cred | 10,000 Kuva |
Early game Kuva farm in Warframe
Although the farming methods mentioned are highly efficient, many involve late-game content like The Steel Path. For those earlier in the game needing Kuva, Kuva Siphon missions in the Kuva Fortress are your best bet. You’ll need to have finished The War Within mission, but this is the soonest you can start farming Kuva directly for any purpose you have in mind.
Other alternative Kuva farms in Warframe
Other less efficient Kuva farms that you might still want to try once or twice are:
- Cetus, Fortuna, and Necralisk Bounties of level 40 or higher.
- Sorties (12 percent chance to drop 6,000 Kuva)
- Archon Hunts (12 percent chance to drop 12,000 Kuva)
- Opening Requiem Relics (small chance to give 1,200 Kuva)
