Wukong walks around with a twin, escapes into a cloud and refuses to die thanks to Defy. One of the most forgiving frames in the game, which is why he shows up in so many public squads.
Can you buy Wukong for platinum
In short, yes, Wukong costs 275 platinum in the Market and arrives fully built with a free slot.
- Price. 275 platinum for a built Wukong 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 Wukong Prime set on warframe.market goes for around 74 platinum as of 29 August 2026, which is 3.7 times cheaper than the 275 the shop wants for the regular version. The difference is what you get: 275 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 Wukong Prime
Yes, Wukong Prime exists, but it is vaulted: its relics left the drop tables on 25.05.2021. 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 3 800 Ferrite instead of 900. 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 W1 Relic, Axi W2 Relic, Lith W1 Relic, Lith W2 Relic, Meso W1 Relic, Meso W2 Relic | 100 | Wukong Prime Neuroptics x1, Wukong Prime Chassis x1, Wukong Prime Systems x1, Orokin Cell x5 |
| Chassis | Axi A10 Relic, Axi T6 Relic, Lith K3 Relic, Lith N13 Relic, Meso B4 Relic, Meso K3 Relic, Neo N13 Relic, Neo S12 Relic | 45 | Argon Crystal x2, Control Module x6, Circuits x825, Nano Spores x2 200 |
| Neuroptics | Axi G2 Relic, Axi T4 Relic, Axi Z1 Relic, Lith D2 Relic, Lith S13 Relic, Neo I1 Relic, Neo T2 Relic, Neo Z7 Relic | 15 | Neurodes x4, Rubedo x750, Plastids x200, Alloy Plate x3 550 |
| Systems | Axi A11 Relic, Axi P3 Relic, Axi R3 Relic, Meso K2 Relic, Meso T4 Relic, Neo I2 Relic, Neo Z9 Relic | 45 | Nitain Extract x2, Morphics x7, Polymer Bundle x1 150, Ferrite x3 800 |
Where the blueprints come from
All of Wukong's blueprints are researched in the Tenno Lab in a clan dojo. As with the other lab frames there is no other source, no boss and no quest.
This is where most people get stuck: the blueprints sit in a clan dojo, and a new player has no clan. It takes one evening to get past.
- Find a clan. Open the Recruiting chat in game and say you are looking for a clan with the Tenno Lab researched. There are almost always open spots and joining takes a minute.
- If the research is not done, any member with research rights can start it. Pick the frame in the Tenno Lab, the clan chips in resources, then a timer runs.
- You cannot buy the blueprints from another player. Clan lab blueprints are not tradeable. Only Prime parts are.
- If you would rather not hunt for a clan, two routes remain: 275 platinum for the finished frame in the shop, or a Prime set from the market.
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 | Morphics x1, Ferrite x900, Rubedo x50, Nitain Extract x4 |
| Neuroptics | 15 000 | 12 h | Circuits x1 400, Neural Sensors x1, Polymer Bundle x2 600, Nitain Extract x2 |
| Systems | 15 000 | 12 h | Argon Crystal x2, Neurodes x2, Salvage x8 000, Plastids x4 000 |
| Wukong | 25 000 | 72 h | Wukong Neuroptics x1, Wukong Chassis x1, Wukong Systems x1, Orokin Cell x1 |
Where to farm the resources
There is exactly one bottleneck here, and it is Nitain Extract: the recipe wants 6 and it will not pile up on its own. 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. Second heaviest is Plastids at 4000. Saturn and Ceres. Piscinas on Saturn is the usual survival for them. Everything else accumulates while you play and needs no special trip.
| Resource | Where it drops |
|---|---|
| Orokin Cell | Ceres, Saturn, and Deimos |
| Morphics | Mercury, Mars, Phobos, Europa, and Pluto |
| Ferrite | Mercury, Earth, Lua, Neptune, and the Void |
| Rubedo | Earth, Lua, Phobos, Europa, Pluto, Sedna, and the Void |
| Nitain Extract | Nightwave Cred Offerings |
| Circuits | Venus, Ceres, and the Kuva Fortress |
| Neural Sensors | Jupiter |
| Polymer Bundle | Mercury, Venus, and Uranus |
| Argon Crystal | Missions in the Void |
| Neurodes | Earth, Lua, Eris, and Deimos |
| Salvage | Mars, Jupiter, and Sedna |
| Plastids | Phobos, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, and Eris |
Is Wukong worth building
Wukong refuses to die: Defy sets his health back after a knockdown, and his Celestial Twin plays the mission alongside him.
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 74 platinum.
The most forgiving frame for a solo player. He was nerfed and is still the one people finish the star chart with.
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 Wukong 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.
