Farming Difficulty
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Shade Prime
Prime Companion Farming Guide with relic source coverage, drop rates, and farming strategy.
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Relics in DB: 25 relics tracked
Shade Prime specializes in stealth and comes locked and loaded with the Burst Laser Prime. Together, you can dominate the shadows.
Shade Prime is currently vaulted. It moved into the vault on February 12, 2025. You can still acquire relics through player trading and Prime Resurgence windows, then run coordinated Radiant shares for better rare-part odds.
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Shade Prime Drop Rate Summary
Visual summary of where this Prime item is sourced by relic tier and how its part drops are split between Common, Uncommon, and Rare pools.
Relic Tier Availability
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Drop Pool Rarity Mix
Common Parts
Cerebrum
Uncommon Parts
Blueprint, Systems
Rare Parts
Carapace
Shade Prime Farming Overview and Stats
4
Parts Needed
25
Unique Relics
4
Rare Drops
25
Vaulted Relics
How To Craft Shade Prime
Credits Cost
15,000
Build Time
1 day
Rush Cost
30 Platinum
Required Components
1×
Blueprint
1×
Carapace
1×
Cerebrum
6×
Orokin Cell
1×
Systems
How To Farm Shade Prime Relics
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Blueprint
7 Source RelicsCarapace
4 Source RelicsCerebrum
8 Source RelicsShade Prime Farming Strategy and Radshare Tips
Optimal Approach:
- Go for the Carapace first. It has the lowest item drop rate in the Shade Prime set and will be the hardest to farm, when comparing to other parts.
- Best relic to focus: Lith S15 (currently vaulted - trade with a player for the relic or wait for Prime Resurgence access).
- In full radiant relic squad, you have a 34.39% chance per run vs 10.00% when running solo.
- After that: Cerebrum from Lith C12 (16.67% per-player for Radiant).
Refinement Tips:
- Use Radiant (100 Traces) on Lith S15 while going for the Carapace; always run radshares in groups.
- At current rates, you can expect roughly 2 Radshare runs for 50% odds for the required prime part, compared with about 7 solo runs.
- Run Intact/Exceptional Relics only when farming for common or uncommon primes (these are great for ducat farming), use Void Traces for the relics with hard to farm parts. Especially Axi Relics.
About the Author
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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.
