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'''Credits''' {{cc}} are the standard currency in [[WARFRAME]]. They are used to purchase [[Blueprints]], [[Equipment]], and some [[Weapons]] from the market. They are used in the [[Foundry]] as a cost to create an item from a [[blueprint]]. Credits are also used in the fusion and transmutation of [[Mods]].

Every time a player completes a [[mission]], they will normally be given a credit reward dependent upon the difficulty of the mission. Players also receive a '''team credit bonus''' equal to one-tenth the base mission bonus multiplied by the number of teammates (excluding yourself) in the game. Alert missions often come with a high credit reward which is added to the mission's normal credit reward.

Credits can also be obtained from killing enemies, breaking containers, and searching lockers. [[Survival]] missions can offer bonus [[Credit Cache]]s in small amounts on completion of the mission. They can also be gained by selling [[Mods]], [[Weapons]], [[Warframes]], [[Sentinels]], Boss [[Sigils]], [[Titan Extractor]]s, and [[blueprints]] from a player's inventory. Keep in mind that while earned [[Mastery Rank]]s from [[Affinity]] on Warframes, Weapons, and Sentinels will be retained if sold, the following investments will be lost even if rebuilt:
* Supercharging through an [[Orokin Reactor]] or [[Orokin Catalyst]]
* Added or altered [[Polarity|Polarities]] through [[Forma]]
* An attached [[Exilus Adapter]]
* [[Lens]] used to acquire [[Focus]] points
[[Resources]], Appearance items, [[Void Keys]], [[Lens]]es, and [[Archwing]] Equipment cannot be sold. Credits can be gained with real-world money directly via the two Credit Bundles: [[Frugal Credit Bundle|Frugal]] and [[High Roller Credit Bundle|High Roller]].

==Increasing Credits Gained==
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|[[File:Credit Booster.png|left|100px]]
| valign="top" |[[Credit Booster]]s can be bought for [[Platinum]] to double the amount credits gained through pick ups in game.
* A 3 Day boost costs {{pc|40}}.
* A 7 Day boost costs {{pc|80}}.
* A 30 Day boost costs {{pc|200}}.
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==Farming tips==
''These are based on opinions and may not be true. These should be viewed as advice unless proven undoubtedly true. Check comments for confirmation.''
*[[The Index]] on [[Neptune]] is one of the most lucrative game modes in Warframe, as it is specifically designed to gain large amounts of credits via wagering. Choosing the ''High Risk'' investment gives {{cc|200,000}} for the first round won, and {{cc|250,000}} for every round won after, and this can even be affected by any active [[Credit Booster]]s.
*[[Arbitrations]] always give {{cc|50,000}} per completion. If you complete an Arbitration mission after [[Daily Tribute|you first login per day]], this will be doubled to {{cc|100,000}}.
*Because the [[Sortie]] timer, which resets at 12 PM EST, and the [[Daily Tribute|daily login]] timer, which resets at 8 PM EST, are independent of each other you can exploit this to complete the first two Sortie missions, then complete the third Sortie after the daily login timer resets for an easy doubled first win bonus reward of {{cc|100,000}}.
*Defeating the [[Profit-Taker Orb]] gives a base amount of {{cc|125,000}}, but this may be less desirable for newcomers due to the requirements as well as the difficulty of the fight to begin with.
*Completing Laomedeia, the [[Disruption]] mission on Neptune, can reward you with {{cc|30,000}} per B rotation and {{cc|50,000}} per C rotation. If the rounds are completed fast enough the mission can net you more credits than The Index. This can be affected by any active credit boosters, but since these are Credit Caches, are not affected by daily first win 2x credit boost.
*Credits can be gained in large amounts by playing [[Dark Sectors]]. Infested spawn at higher numbers than other factions for the most part, which means [[Eximus]] enemies also will, so the drop rate for {{WF|Oberon}} parts will be higher. These parts can be sold to add to the additional credits of completing the mission and through pickups.
**Memphis on [[Phobos]] gives a bit less than {{cc|20,000}}, and extraction is available after 2 rounds (about 5 minutes). This one is easy; it does not matter if a few [[Kavor Defector]]s die. Each wave has 3, and you only lose if 10 of them die, so it's an easy mission for a solo player.
**Hieracon on Pluto is one of the fastest ways to farm credits. Since it's an excavation mission, extracting after the first excavator has finished will yield {{cc|20,000}} in under 5 minutes. However, bear in mind that defending the extractor and keeping the power up may be hard for a lone player, so it's advised to bring someone along.
**Sechura on [[Pluto]], and Seimeni and Gabii on [[Ceres]] will give {{cc|20,000}} after the first 5 minutes/waves, extracting in the 5th minute/wave under few runs (3 or 4) will give high amounts of credits, Bear in mind the more people you have in your squad, the more credits you get (increasing by approximately {{cc|1,000}} per additional player).
*Battle pays from either the Grineer or Corpus as part of Invasions and Infested outbreaks often yield high amounts of credits for a generally easier mission as the faction you are allied with will supply troops to assist you.
*Look through your inventory occasionally. You may find things you don't want and can sell items such as Warframe component blueprints; the credits can quickly add up.
**This also applies to your mods. Occasionally you should sell all your duplicate common mods. This can also stack up to quite a number of credits.
***Although dissolving the mods into endo might be more beneficial.
**This also applies to Captura scenes, from the [[Corpus Gas City#Secret Laboratories|Jupiter Secret Labs]] or [[Sanctuary Onslaught]].

==Trivia==
*One credit is equal to 0.0015 [[wikipedia:Cent_(United_States_coin)|U.S. cents]].
*The Credit seems to be of [[Corpus]] design.
*According to [[Cephalon Cordylon]], "Credit rewards are distributed by the Lotus for the successful completion of a Mission. These Credits are obtained by various means, whether through the resale of information obtained during espionage or the acquisition of goods obtained through remnant Corpus or Grineer outposts. On rare occasion<sup>sic</sup> the Lotus is forced to keep such discoveries secret, but such valuable data often comes with its own benefits."<ref>[[Cephalon Cordylon]] Entry 20</ref>

==Media==
===Credit Stacks===
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CreditsBoth.png|A single silver credit.
CreditStackSmall.png|A small stack of bronze credits
CreditStackMedium.png|A medium stack of mixed credits
CreditStackLarge.png|A large stack of silver credits
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===Guides===
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Warframe 4500 credits in 1 minute 36 seconds! Hydra Pluto.
Warframe - Credits Farming 240k h|Warframe - How to farm 240k in 1 hour.
Warframe Tips Hints - LOTS OF MONEY 3 Mesa Tactic Update 16.5.5
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==References==
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==Patch History==
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{{ver|29.5}}
*Fixed some Star Chart nodes that were unintentionally awarding pitiful amounts of Credits instead of auto calculating based on enemy level (Teshub and Apollodorus were giving 500 Credits).

{{ver|29.1}}
*Fixed Credits Icon appearing slightly larger than intended in the End of Mission screen.

{{ver|24.2.7}}
*The UI now displays a max of 999,999,999 Credits (our servers will still track up to 9 quadrillion Credit balances but will not be displayed in-game).

{{ver|5}}
*Automatic profit-sharing with your squad (credit pickups are shared).
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