How to get Argon Crystals 2025

warframe • 2025-10-16 • Beginner

How to Farm Argon Crystals in Warframe

Argon Crystals are a unique Warframe resource used in crafting many items.
They have a special decay mechanic, which causes them to halve over time if not used.

This guide covers where to get Argon Crystals, farming methods, efficiency tips, and the decay system.

Where to Get Argon Crystals

Argon Crystals mostly drop in Void missions, located on the left side of the Star Chart.

  • Enemies, containers, and lockers have a chance to drop Argon Crystals
  • Argon Deposits in Void missions drop multiple Argon Crystals when destroyed
  • Corrupted Vor (level 40+ Void missions) has a 50% chance to drop one
  • Some mission rewards can also drop Argon Crystals, but this is low and inefficient for farming

How to Farm Argon Crystals

Quick Mission Method

  • Use Capture or Exterminate missions in the Void (ex: Hepit or Teshub)
  • Recommended crate-clear Warframes: Xaku or Limbo
  • Focus on range to clear crates and Argon Deposits efficiently
  • Equip Loot Radar mods (like Animal Instinct) on companions to detect crates/deposits
  • Goal: destroy all containers and deposits for maximum drop chances

Survival Method

  • Run Survival missions in the Void (ex: Mot)
  • Focus on killing enemies rather than finishing the mission quickly
  • Recommended Warframe: Nekros with Desecrate to increase enemy loot drops
  • Tip: on Normal mode, enemy density scales with squad size (25% solo, +25% per additional player)
  • On Steel Path, density is always 100%, so solo or full squad doesn’t matter
  • Maximize drops by playing in Public matchmaking to increase enemy spawns

Tips to Improve Argon Crystal Farming Efficiency

  • Use beast companions with Loyal Companion or Resourceful Retriever mods to increase drops
  • Chesa Kubrow with Retrieve mod adds extra loot from containers and enemies
  • Use Resource Booster or Resource Blessing for double pickup
  • Combine with Nekros + Desecrate for maximum efficiency in Survival missions
  • For crate-clear method, using AOE weapons can speed up container destruction:
    • Ignis, Staticor, Tenet Envoy, Epitaph
  • Xaku or Limbo Prime: standing near Death Orbs restores 250 Energy, useful for clearing rooms quickly
  • Optional: run Void Fissures to farm Argon Crystals while opening Relics

Argon Crystal Decay System

Argon Crystals have a decay mechanic:

  1. When obtained, Argon Crystals are Stable
  2. At midnight GMT, they become Decayed
  3. Every subsequent midnight GMT, Decayed Argon Crystals halve, rounded down
    • Example: 11 Decayed Crystals → 5 after next reset
  4. This process continues until you have zero crystals

Tip: Use Argon Crystals as soon as possible to avoid losing them.

How I Farm Argon Crystals (Xaku Build)

  • Use crate-clear method with Xaku
  • Focus on range to clear as many containers/Argon Deposits as possible
  • Companion: Beast with Resourceful Retriever
  • Mission example: Hepit
  • Process:
    1. Clear rooms en route to Capture target
    2. Capture target
    3. Continue clearing containers to extraction
  • Typical yield: 1–3 Argon Crystals per quick run
  • For larger needs (6+ crystals), run 15-minute Survival mission on Mot with Nekros (Steel Path or normal mode)

Summary

  • Where to farm: Void missions, enemies, containers, deposits, Corrupted Vor
  • Methods: Quick crate-clear or Survival with Nekros
  • Efficiency tips: Loot radar, Retriever mods, Resource Boosters, AOE frames/weapons
  • Decay mechanic: Crystals halve at midnight GMT if not used

Using these methods, you can reliably farm Argon Crystals while minimizing loss due to decay.