Garuda runs on her own blood: Bloodletting trades health for energy, Dread Mirror rips a chunk of health off an enemy and wears it as a shield. The lower her health bar, the harder she hits. Not one for the cautious.
Can you buy Garuda for platinum
In short, yes, Garuda costs 325 platinum in the Market and arrives fully built with a free slot.
- Price. 325 platinum for a built Garuda with a slot for it.
- Mastery. It ticks the same whether the frame was bought or built, so buying saves time, not rank.
There is a second route people forget about. A full Garuda Prime set on warframe.market goes for around 80 platinum as of 29 August 2026, which is 4.1 times cheaper than the 325 the shop wants for the regular version. The difference is what you get: 325 buys a finished frame with a slot, while a market set is blueprints that you still have to build and feed with resources. Platinum but no time, use the shop. Time but little platinum, buy the Prime set, which is the stronger frame anyway.
Is there a Garuda Prime
Yes, Garuda Prime exists, but it is vaulted: its relics left the drop tables on 17.01.2024. That leaves three ways in: trade the parts from other players, catch it in Prime Resurgence when Varzia offers it for Regal Aya, or wait for an unvaulting.
The Prime recipe is its own thing and noticeably heavier: it eats 5 500 Alloy Plate instead of 2 200. Components cost 15,000 credits and 12 hours each, the final build costs 25,000 and sits for 72 h. The regular version takes exactly as long for its final build. Do not toss the spare parts, Baro Ki'Teer takes them for ducats, prices are in the table.
| Blueprint | Relics it drops from | Ducats | Resources per build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main blueprint | Axi H6 Relic, Lith C10 Relic, Lith H9 Relic, Meso K4 Relic, Meso P14 Relic, Meso P8 Relic, Meso S12 Relic, Neo A8 Relic, Neo C5 Relic, Neo N20 Relic | 15 | Garuda Prime Neuroptics x1, Garuda Prime Chassis x1, Garuda Prime Systems x1, Orokin Cell x5 |
| Chassis | Axi B6 Relic, Axi G9 Relic, Axi N11 Relic, Lith R4 Relic, Meso N13 Relic, Meso P13 Relic, Meso P7 Relic, Neo N22 Relic, Neo S15 Relic | 45 | Tellurium x2, Plastids x450, Polymer Bundle x1 425, Alloy Plate x5 500 |
| Neuroptics | Axi G12 Relic, Axi G13 Relic, Lith G5 Relic, Lith G6 Relic | 100 | Argon Crystal x2, Cryotic x600, Circuits x1 100, Nano Spores x4 975 |
| Systems | Axi G10 Relic, Axi G7 Relic, Axi G8 Relic, Neo K8 Relic | 65 | Nitain Extract x2, Neurodes x3, Rubedo x1 250, Salvage x3 800 |
Where the blueprints come from
The main blueprint comes from Vox Solaris, the short intro quest for Fortuna. Components drop from Orb Vallis bounties at Eudico. A repeat main blueprint sits with Cephalon Simaris for 50,000 standing. The Circuit after The Duviri Paradox covers tiers 2, 5, 8 and 10.
What it is built from
The Foundry wants four runs: three components first, the final assembly after. Components run in the Foundry at the same time, so from the first click to a finished frame it is roughly 84 h: twelve for the parts and 72 for the Warframe itself.
| Blueprint | Credits | Time | Resources per build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | 15 000 | 12 h | Calda Toroid x2, Radiant Zodian x3, Travocyte Alloy x40, Alloy Plate x2 200 |
| Neuroptics | 15 000 | 12 h | Vega Toroid x2, Star Amarast x6, Axidrol Alloy x40, Nano Spores x5 000 |
| Systems | 15 000 | 12 h | Sola Toroid x2, Marquise Thyst x3, Venerdo Alloy x40, Polymer Bundle x2 400 |
| Garuda | 25 000 | 72 h | Garuda Neuroptics x1, Garuda Chassis x1, Garuda Systems x1, Kuva x3 500 |
Where to farm the resources
There is exactly one bottleneck here, and it is Kuva: the recipe wants 3500 and it will not pile up on its own. Kuva Siphon and Kuva Flood missions on the star chart, or Taveuni on the Kuva Fortress for long runs. Second heaviest is Calda Toroid at 2. Orb Vallis, dropped by enemies around the Temple of Profit. Farm at the base rather than roaming. Everything else accumulates while you play and needs no special trip.
| Resource | Where it drops |
|---|---|
| Kuva | Kuva Siphon Missions and Taveuni (Kuva Fortress) |
| Calda Toroid | enemies at the Enrichment Labs on Orb Vallis, Scyto Raknoids and cave pickups |
| Radiant Zodian | built from the Zodian gem, blueprint from Smokefinger for 8,000 standing |
| Travocyte Alloy | built from Travoride ore, blueprint from Smokefinger for 1,000 standing |
| Alloy Plate | Venus, Phobos, Ceres, Jupiter, Pluto, and Sedna |
| Vega Toroid | enemies at the Spaceport on Orb Vallis, Mite Raknoids and cave pickups |
| Star Amarast | built from the Amarast gem, blueprint from Smokefinger for 4,000 standing |
| Axidrol Alloy | built from Axidite ore, blueprint from Smokefinger for 1,000 Solaris United standing |
| Nano Spores | Saturn, Neptune, Eris, and Deimos |
| Sola Toroid | enemies at the Temple of Profit on Orb Vallis, Kyta Raknoids and cave pickups |
| Marquise Thyst | built from the Thyst gem, blueprint from Smokefinger for 12,000 standing at Cove |
| Venerdo Alloy | built from Venerol ore, blueprint from Smokefinger for 2,000 standing |
| Polymer Bundle | Mercury, Venus, and Uranus |
Is Garuda worth building
Garuda pays with her own health: Bloodletting trades life for energy, and Seeking Talons opens everything up to bleed.
The numbers look like this: no mastery rank requirement, roughly 84 hours from the first foundry press to a finished frame, and 70 000 credits across all the builds together. A finished Prime set on the market runs about 80 platinum.
One of the highest damage ceilings in the game for players comfortable sitting at low health.
Every other frame is broken down the same way, the full list lives in the guide to all Warframes.
Sources
Recipes and build times: the official Digital Extremes export, ExportRecipes_en. Resource locations: item descriptions from ExportResources_en. Blueprint drops and relic contents: the official Warframe drop tables. Acquisition and Prime vault status were checked against the Garuda page on the Warframe wiki. Data as of 28.08.2026. Prime set prices: the open warframe.market API, snapshot taken on 29 August 2026, using the median of live sell orders.
