Hildryn spends shields instead of energy. Pillage strips armour and shields off enemies and pours them back into her, Balefire shoots out of the shield pool. A tank that is almost impossible to push through as long as there is somebody nearby to rob.
Can you buy Hildryn for platinum
Straight to it: yes, Hildryn costs 325 platinum in the Market and arrives fully built with a free slot.
- Price. 325 platinum for a built Hildryn 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 Hildryn Prime set on warframe.market goes for around 70 platinum as of 29 August 2026, which is 4.6 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 Hildryn Prime
Yes, Hildryn Prime exists, but it is vaulted: its relics left the drop tables on 12.02.2025. 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 Orokin Cell instead of 3. 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, Axi H8 Relic, Meso H5 Relic, Meso H7 Relic, Neo H4 Relic | 100 | Hildryn Prime Neuroptics x1, Hildryn Prime Chassis x1, Hildryn Prime Systems x1, Orokin Cell x5 |
| Chassis | Axi A18 Relic, Axi L6 Relic, Meso G10 Relic, Meso P11 Relic, Neo G7 Relic, Neo Q1 Relic | 45 | Tellurium x2, Plastids x450, Polymer Bundle x1 425, Alloy Plate x5 500 |
| Neuroptics | Axi W4 Relic, Lith G10 Relic, Lith M9 Relic, Meso P14 Relic, Neo C4 Relic, Neo P7 Relic, Neo S17 Relic | 45 | Argon Crystal x2, Cryotic x600, Circuits x1 100, Nano Spores x4 975 |
| Systems | Axi P6 Relic, Axi S17 Relic, Axi S19 Relic, Axi T12 Relic, Lith A6 Relic, Lith H8 Relic, Lith P9 Relic, Lith W3 Relic, Meso C9 Relic, Neo S18 Relic | 15 | Nitain Extract x2, Neurodes x3, Rubedo x1 250, Salvage x3 800 |
Where the blueprints come from
The main blueprint is sold by Little Duck for 5,000 standing at Rank 2 Agent with Vox Solaris. Components drop from the Exploiter Orb on Orb Vallis, a separate long fight built around overheating. The Circuit after The Duviri Paradox collects the same set at tiers 2, 5, 8 and 10.
What it is built from
The usual order: three components in parallel, then the Warframe on top of them. 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 | Lazulite Toroid x2, Nitain Extract x2, Thermal Sludge x90, Rubedo x2 300 |
| Neuroptics | 15 000 | 12 h | Lazulite Toroid x2, Argon Crystal x1, Mytocardia Spore x85, Circuits x1 600 |
| Systems | 15 000 | 12 h | Lazulite Toroid x2, Tellurium x2, Gorgaricus Spore x95, Plastids x1 500 |
| Hildryn | 25 000 | 72 h | Hildryn Chassis x1, Hildryn Neuroptics x1, Hildryn Systems x1, Orokin Cell x3 |
Where to farm the resources
The line that slows everyone down is Thermal Sludge. You need 90, and this is where the build stalls. Orb Vallis, from Coolant Raknoids and the Thermia Fractures event. Second heaviest is Nitain Extract at 2. Nightwave Cred Offerings, 15 creds a piece. It does not drop from enemies any more, so this one is bought weekly and cannot be rushed. Everything else accumulates while you play and needs no special trip.
| Resource | Where it drops |
|---|---|
| Orokin Cell | Ceres, Saturn, and Deimos |
| Lazulite Toroid | reward for beating the Exploiter Orb |
| Nitain Extract | Nightwave Cred Offerings |
| Thermal Sludge | Orb Vallis on Venus |
| Rubedo | Earth, Lua, Phobos, Europa, Pluto, Sedna, and the Void |
| Argon Crystal | Missions in the Void |
| Mytocardia Spore | Orb Vallis on Venus |
| Circuits | Venus, Ceres, and the Kuva Fortress |
| Tellurium | Archwing Missions on Uranus |
| Gorgaricus Spore | Orb Vallis on Venus |
| Plastids | Phobos, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, and Eris |
Is Hildryn worth building
Hildryn runs on shields instead of energy: Pillage strips armour and refills her at the same time.
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 70 platinum.
The most self-sufficient tank in the game. Her size and slow ground speed are the trade.
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 Hildryn 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.
