Buy or Farm Kestrel Prime?
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Buy on warframe.market
19p
parts bought separately
Farm all 3 parts
~23 runs solo
~8 runs in a radshare · on average · hardest: Grip from Meso K9 · 4 relics still drop
At 19p, buying is the quick route: farming all 3 parts takes about 23 runs solo on average (8 runs in a four-player radshare), plus the missions to collect the relics.
Here are part specific prices:
| Part | Price | Farm (average runs) | Best move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blade ×2 | 2 × 4p = 8p | 8 solo · 3 radshare (Lith L8) | Either |
| Blueprint | 3p | 5 solo · 2 radshare (Axi C12) | Buy |
| Grip | 8p | 10 solo · 3 radshare (Meso K9) | Buy |
Lowest online seller asks from warframe.market · usually refreshed via API every 4 hours.
Kestrel Prime Platinum Price History
Here's the history of Kestrel Prime prices fetched via the Warframe.Market. These are seller listings captured multiple times during the day to make up an average. Last capture: Oct 6, 8:00 PM UTC.
View exact daily values
| UTC day | Seller average | Captures |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 21p | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 20p | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 20p | 1 |
| Sep 27 | 22p | 4 |
| Sep 28 | 21p | 6 |
| Sep 29 | 20p | 6 |
| Sep 30 | 20p | 6 |
| Oct 1 | 20p | 5 |
| Oct 2 | 20p | 6 |
| Oct 3 | 19p | 6 |
| Oct 4 | 21p | 6 |
| Oct 5 | 21p | 6 |
| Oct 6 | 21p | 5 |
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How To Get Kestrel Prime Relics
Start with the Grip - rarest among all. Best Source: Meso K9 - farm it at Camenae, Sedna (Defense). With a rad-share squad your chances increase to 34.39% per run vs 10.00% solo.
Grip
Meso K9- Base Drop
- 2%
- Best Refinement
- Radiant · 10.00%
- Where To Farm
- Camenae, Sedna (Defense) (12.5%) · Helene, Saturn (Defense) (12.5%)
Blade ×2
Lith L8- Base Drop
- 25.33%
- Best Refinement
- Intact · 25.33%
- Where To Farm
- Orb Vallis, Venus (Level 40 - 60 PROFIT-TAKER - PHASE 1) (15.0%) · Olympus, Mars (Disruption) (14.3%)
Blueprint
Axi C12- Base Drop
- 11%
- Best Refinement
- Radiant · 20.00%
- Where To Farm
- Apollo, Lua (Disruption) (14.3%) · Berehynia, Sedna (Interception) (14.3%)
How To Farm Kestrel Prime
Optimal approach
- Go for the Grip first. Getting the required prime part takes the most runs at the given refinement making it the hardest to farm. Even then the part is not guaranteed (Pray to RNGesus!).
- Best Relic to focus on is Meso K9.
- With all four players opening Meso K9 at Radiant, you have a 34.39% chance per run vs 10.00% when running solo. So opening the same relic as a squad is always better.
- After that: Blade from Lith L8 (25.33% per-player at Intact). Repeat farming and opening the relic until you have everything you need.
Refinement and radshares
- Use Radiant (100 Traces) on Meso K9 while going for the Grip. For squad odds, all four players must open that relic at Radiant. This increases your chances of getting the part.
- As per the game odds, you can expect roughly 2 Radshare runs for 50% odds of getting the required prime part, compared with about 7 solo runs.
- Keep relics Intact for Common rewards. Radiant gives the highest chance for Uncommon and Rare rewards; use the refinement listed for each part in the farming plan. Never open Axi relics for rare parts solo, it's not worth it.
All Kestrel Prime Relic Drops
Every relic that drops each part, with checkboxes to track the ones you own in the Relic Tracker. Selections are saved locally on this device.
Blade
4 Source RelicsBlueprint
4 Source RelicsGrip
3 Source RelicsHow To Craft Kestrel Prime
Credits Cost
15,000
Build Time
12 hours
Rush Cost
50 Platinum
Required Components
Blade
Blueprint
Grip
Orokin Cell
Specs & Details
Kestrel Prime vs Kestrel
| Stat | Kestrel | Kestrel Prime | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Damage | 84.0 | 210.0 | +150% |
| Critical Chance | 10.0% | 20.0% | +100% |
| Critical Multiplier | 2.0x | 2.2x | +10% |
| Status Chance | 10.0% | 40.0% | +300% |
| Fire Rate | 1.08 | 1.25 | +15% |
About the Author
Vikas Bhatt
Warframe veteran with 4,000+ hours of gameplay, playing since the "Void Keys" era. With over ten years of editorial experience, he specializes in relic farming optimization and Prime acquisition strategies. Vikas's articles have been featured on multiple gaming outlets like IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku to name a few. He is also the founder of Warframe Relics.