Zephyr is air: Turbulence deflects bullets, Tail Wind lifts her up, Tornado gathers enemies into whirlwinds. The only frame that is genuinely comfortable fighting vertically.
Can you buy Zephyr for platinum
Short answer: yes, Zephyr costs 275 platinum in the Market and arrives fully built with a free slot.
- Price. 275 platinum for a built Zephyr 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 Zephyr 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 Zephyr Prime
Yes, Zephyr Prime exists, but it is vaulted: its relics left the drop tables on 17.12.2019. 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 3 175 Nano Spores 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 G5 Relic, Meso Z1 Relic, Neo Z1 Relic, Neo Z2 Relic, Neo Z4 Relic | 65 | Zephyr Prime Neuroptics x1, Zephyr Prime Chassis x1, Zephyr Prime Systems x1, Orokin Cell x5 |
| Chassis | Axi L3 Relic, Axi O3 Relic, Meso A2 Relic, Meso R4 Relic, Meso W1 Relic, Neo A2 Relic, Neo K1 Relic | 25 | Nitain Extract x2, Tellurium x2, Ferrite x3 600, Oxium x300 |
| Neuroptics | Axi A4 Relic, Axi O4 Relic, Axi R3 Relic, Lith C8 Relic, Lith H2 Relic, Lith K2 Relic, Neo N10 Relic, Neo Z3 Relic | 15 | Neural Sensors x3, Oxium x250, Plastids x350, Alloy Plate x4 250 |
| Systems | Lith Z1 Relic, Lith Z2 Relic, Meso Z2 Relic, Meso Z3 Relic, Neo Z8 Relic | 100 | Argon Crystal x2, Neurodes x3, Cryotic x550, Nano Spores x3 175 |
Where the blueprints come from
All of Zephyr's blueprints are researched in the Tenno Lab in a clan dojo. There is no other source.
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 build runs in four passes: three components at twelve hours each, then the frame itself. 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 | Oxium x200, Nano Spores x900, Rubedo x50 |
| Neuroptics | 15 000 | 12 h | Circuits x150, Oxium x200, Polymer Bundle x200, Salvage x500 |
| Systems | 15 000 | 12 h | Control Module x1, Oxium x200, Polymer Bundle x500, Plastids x400 |
| Zephyr | 25 000 | 72 h | Zephyr Neuroptics x1, Zephyr Chassis x1, Zephyr Systems x1, Orokin Cell x1 |
Where to farm the resources
There is exactly one bottleneck here, and it is Oxium: the recipe wants 600 and it will not pile up on its own. Oxium Ospreys drop it and almost nothing else does. Io on Jupiter is the classic spot because the defence waves keep sending them. Everything else accumulates while you play and needs no special trip.
| Resource | Where it drops |
|---|---|
| Orokin Cell | Ceres, Saturn, and Deimos |
| Oxium | Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Pluto, Eris, Europa, and Lua |
| Nano Spores | Saturn, Neptune, Eris, and Deimos |
| Rubedo | Earth, Lua, Phobos, Europa, Pluto, Sedna, and the Void |
| Circuits | Venus, Ceres, and the Kuva Fortress |
| Polymer Bundle | Mercury, Venus, and Uranus |
| Salvage | Mars, Jupiter, and Sedna |
| Control Module | Europa, Neptune, and the Void |
| Plastids | Phobos, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, and Eris |
Is Zephyr worth building
Zephyr owns the air: Turbulence deflects bullets, Tail Wind lifts her off the floor, and Tornado gathers a crowd into funnels.
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 only frame that is genuinely comfortable fighting vertically. Ordinary on the ground, unmatched above it.
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 Zephyr 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.
