Exterminate missions require players to kill a limited number of enemies in the area and then make it to extraction. A counter will be displayed below the minimap showing the number of enemies remaining.
If players do not kill an enemy once every 15 minutes, a short warning will appear before the mission fails.
Variants
Normal
The squad simply needs to kill a specified number of enemies before extracting.
Skirmish
- Main article: Skirmish
The primary mission of Grineer Empyrean missions, players need to kill a specified number of fighters and Crewships. On higher leveled missions, there may be a third objective to infiltrate an orbital installation.
Abyssal Zone
- Main article: Abyssal Zone
In addition to killing a specified number of enemies, players must acquire a number of Orokin Defixios and bring it to extraction. The Defixios will debuff the player as they are carrying it.
Access to the Abyssal Zone requires Abyssal Beacons, which are purchased from Faction Syndicates (Steel Meridian, Arbiters of Hexis, Cephalon Suda, The Perrin Sequence, Red Veil, or New Loka) at Rank 2 and 
5000. Only the host's key is consumed upon completion.
Locations
Rewards
Mission Completion
Exterminate missions in the Void, Archwing, and Empyrean Exterminate missions give an end of mission reward upon completion.
| Rewards | |
|---|---|
 Lith A6 |
13.33% |
| Lith C12 |
13.33% |
| Lith G10 |
13.33% |
| Lith G12 |
13.33% |
| Lith N15 |
13.33% |
| Lith P9 |
13.33% |
| Lith W4 |
13.33% |
 Aya |
6.67% |
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| Rewards | |
|---|---|
 Meso A7 |
6.67% |
| Meso B9 |
6.67% |
| Meso F5 |
6.67% |
| Meso H7 |
6.67% |
| Meso N17 |
6.67% |
| Meso V9 |
6.67% |
| Meso W4 |
6.67% |
 Neo A13 |
6.67% |
| Neo B9 |
6.67% |
| Neo E4 |
6.67% |
| Neo G7 |
6.67% |
| Neo M5 |
6.67% |
| Neo P7 |
6.67% |
| Neo Z11 |
6.67% |
| Aya |
6.67% |
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| Rewards | |
|---|---|
 Automatic Trigger |
38.72% |
| Extend |
38.72% |
| Shell Rush |
11.28% |
 Phaedra Receiver |
5.64% |
| Morphic Transformer |
5.64% |
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| Rewards | |
|---|---|
 Endo x100 |
12.2% |
 Lavan Engines Mk I |
7.32% |
| Lavan Plating Mk I |
7.32% |
| Lavan Reactor Mk I |
7.32% |
| Lavan Shield Array Mk I |
7.32% |
| Vidar Engines Mk I |
7.32% |
| Vidar Plating Mk I |
7.32% |
| Vidar Reactor Mk I |
7.32% |
| Vidar Shield Array Mk I |
7.32% |
| Endo x150 |
7.32% |
 Ash Systems Blueprint |
4.88% |
| Lith A6 |
2.44% |
| Lith C12 |
2.44% |
| Lith G10 |
2.44% |
| Lith G12 |
2.44% |
| Lith N15 |
2.44% |
| Lith P9 |
2.44% |
| Lith W4 |
2.44% |
Locations:
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| Rewards | |
|---|---|
| Endo x200 |
12.05% |
| Lavan Engines Mk II |
7.23% |
| Lavan Plating Mk II |
7.23% |
| Lavan Reactor Mk II |
7.23% |
| Lavan Shield Array Mk II |
7.23% |
| Vidar Engines Mk II |
7.23% |
| Vidar Plating Mk II |
7.23% |
| Vidar Reactor Mk II |
7.23% |
| Vidar Shield Array Mk II |
7.23% |
| Endo x300 |
7.23% |
 Ash Neuroptics Blueprint |
4.82% |
| Meso A7 |
2.41% |
| Meso B9 |
2.41% |
| Meso F5 |
2.41% |
| Meso H7 |
2.41% |
| Meso N17 |
2.41% |
| Meso V9 |
2.41% |
| Meso W4 |
2.41% |
 Riven Sliver x2 |
1.2% |
Locations:
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| Rewards | |
|---|---|
| Endo x300 |
12.05% |
| Lavan Engines Mk III |
7.23% |
| Lavan Plating Mk III |
7.23% |
| Lavan Reactor Mk III |
7.23% |
| Lavan Shield Array Mk III |
7.23% |
| Vidar Engines Mk III |
7.23% |
| Vidar Plating Mk III |
7.23% |
| Vidar Reactor Mk III |
7.23% |
| Vidar Shield Array Mk III |
7.23% |
| Endo x450 |
7.23% |
 Ash Chassis Blueprint |
4.82% |
| Neo A13 |
2.41% |
| Neo B9 |
2.41% |
| Neo E4 |
2.41% |
| Neo G7 |
2.41% |
| Neo M5 |
2.41% |
| Neo P7 |
2.41% |
| Neo Z11 |
2.41% |
| Riven Sliver x2 |
1.2% |
Locations:
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| Rewards | |
|---|---|
| Endo x400 |
14.46% |
| Endo x600 |
9.64% |
| Vidar Engines Mk III |
7.23% |
| Vidar Plating Mk III |
7.23% |
| Vidar Reactor Mk III |
7.23% |
| Vidar Shield Array Mk III |
7.23% |
| Zetki Engines Mk III |
7.23% |
| Zetki Plating Mk III |
7.23% |
| Zetki Reactor Mk III |
7.23% |
| Zetki Shield Array Mk III |
7.23% |
 Axi A17 |
2.41% |
| Axi A18 |
2.41% |
| Axi G11 |
2.41% |
| Axi L6 |
2.41% |
| Axi O6 |
2.41% |
| Axi S16 |
2.41% |
| Axi S17 |
2.41% |
| Riven Sliver x3 |
1.2% |
Locations:
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| Rewards | |
|---|---|
 x10000 Credit Cache |
40% |
| Endo x900 |
17.5% |
 Entrati Lanthorn |
10% |
 Voidgel Orb |
10% |
| Galeforce Dawn |
5% |
| Meso A7 |
2.5% |
| Meso B9 |
2.5% |
| Meso F5 |
2.5% |
| Meso H7 |
2.5% |
| Meso N17 |
2.5% |
| Meso V9 |
2.5% |
| Meso W4 |
2.5% |
Locations:
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Resource Caches
Exterminate missions on Jupiter, Lua, and Kuva Fortress have Resource Caches. Each reward rotation corresponds to the resource cache that is opened: Rotation A = 1st Cache, Rotation B = 2nd Cache, Rotation C = 3rd Cache. Cache rewards are cumulative.
| A | B | C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x4000 Credit Cache |
33.33% | Endo x400 |
12.65% | Endo x600 |
15.1% |
| x4000 Credit Cache |
33.33% | Endo x400 |
12.65% | Endo x600 |
15.1% |
| x4000 Credit Cache |
33.33% | Endo x400 |
12.65% |  Gallium |
15.1% |
 Plastids x300 |
12.65% |  Neurodes |
15.1% | ||
 Polymer Bundle x300 |
12.65% |  Orokin Cell |
15.1% | ||
 Rubedo x350 |
12.65% | Endo x600 |
4.4% | ||
| Endo x400 |
11.06% | Gallium x2 |
4.4% | ||
| Endo x400 |
11.06% | Neurodes x2 |
4.4% | ||
| Endo x400 |
1.01% | Orokin Cell x2 |
4.4% | ||
| Endo x400 |
1.01% |  Tellurium |
4.4% | ||
 Argon Crystal |
1% | ||||
 Nitain Extract |
1% | ||||
 Xiphos Engines Blueprint |
0.5% | ||||
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| A | B | C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Systems Blueprint |
22.56% | x2500 Credit Cache |
25.29% | Argon Crystal |
10.82% |
| Endo x400 |
12.91% | x3000 Credit Cache |
25.29% | Endo x600 |
10.82% |
| Endo x400 |
12.91% | x4000 Credit Cache |
25.29% | Gallium |
10.82% |
| Endo x400 |
12.91% | Endo x400 |
22.11% | Gallium x2 |
10.82% |
| Plastids x300 |
12.91% | Endo x400 |
1.01% | Neurodes |
10.82% |
| Polymer Bundle x300 |
12.91% | Endo x400 |
1.01% | Neurodes x2 |
10.82% |
| Rubedo x350 |
12.91% | Orokin Cell |
10.82% | ||
| Orokin Cell x2 |
10.82% | ||||
| Tellurium |
10.82% | ||||
| Xiphos Engines Blueprint |
1.29% | ||||
| Nitain Extract |
1.29% | ||||
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| A | B | C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x10000 Credit Cache |
100% |  Circuits x400 |
12.65% | Cyclone Kraken |
10.79% |
| Endo x400 |
12.65% | Endo x600 |
10.79% | ||
| Endo x400 |
12.65% | Endo x600 |
10.79% | ||
| Endo x400 |
12.65% | Endo x600 |
10.79% | ||
| Plastids x300 |
12.65% | Gallium |
10.79% | ||
| Rubedo x400 |
12.65% | Neurodes |
10.79% | ||
| Endo x400 |
11.06% | Orokin Cell |
10.79% | ||
| Endo x400 |
11.06% | Argon Crystal |
3.67% | ||
| Endo x400 |
2.01% | Endo x600 |
3.67% | ||
| Gallium x2 |
3.67% | ||||
 Neural Sensors x2 |
3.67% | ||||
| Orokin Cell x2 |
3.67% | ||||
| Tellurium |
3.67% | ||||
| Nitain Extract |
2% | ||||
 Xiphos Avionics Blueprint |
0.5% | ||||
Locations:
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Affinity
The Exterminate missions at Carpo, Jupiter; Plato, Lua; and Dakata, Kuva Fortress feature Resource Caches similar to those found in many Sabotage missions. These caches provide up to 2000 objective affinity per cache as well as rewards at the end of the mission based on the number of caches found.
| Planet | Sector | Cache | Total Possible |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Carpo | 1450 | 4350 |
| Lua | Plato | 2000 | 6000 |
| Kuva Fortress | Dakata | 2000 | 6000 |
Notes
- If the player tries to rush through the map and ignore enemies along the way, the ignored enemies will start sprinting toward the extraction zone.
- Hostile environmental objects such as Security Cameras, Arc Traps, and Wildlife are exempt from the counter.
- Assassins, Field Bosses and Synthesis targets will also not count towards the counter.
- Capture, Mobile Defense, or Sabotage missions may randomly have the Lotus interject and inform the player to ignore their original objective and "leave nothing alive", converting the mission into an Exterminate.
- A Spy can also become an Exterminate if all three data vaults have had their alarms tripped and their data extracted, to prevent the enemy from "reporting back to their command."
- An Interception becomes a short Exterminate after the main objective is completed, for the same reason as above.
- Players are unable to join an in-progress mission once half of the required enemies have been killed.
- Enemies spawned by other enemies, such as the Shield Ospreys deployed by Corpus Techs or Maggots spawned by Brood Mothers, will be added to the enemy counter. However, Latchers deployed by Seekers will not count. Drahks from Drahk Masters and Infested from Boiler spawn pods will also increase the enemy limit.
- Enemies will continue to spawn even after the player(s) have killed the required enemies. This occurs even in Infested Exterminates where the player realistically should kill all enemies to prevent the spread of the Infestation but is told to leave when the kill count is achieved. This even happens in Quest-specific exterminates like the one in Vor's Prize, where the Lotus tells the player to kill "all Grineer", even though she tells the player to leave when the kill count is achieved and enemies still exist.
Tips
- Warframes with damage abilities that affect large areas can help greatly with speeding through Exterminate missions. Consider using
Saryn's Miasma, Oberon's Reckoning, or Ember's Inferno.
Bugs
- As of Update 18.3 (2016-01-13), enemies can sometimes not spawn making the mission impossible to complete.
- Enemies may sometimes have a spawn delay, making the mission longer to complete than usual.
See Also
Media
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Patch History
Update 35.0 (2023-12-13)
- DEIMOS EXPANSION: NEW NODES & MISSION TYPES
Completing the Whispers in the Walls Quest unveils five new nodes on Deimos to continue your excursions throughout Albrecht’s Laboratories. One of these new nodes feature a brand new mission type called Alchemy and four feature existing mission types (Assassination, Mirror Defense, Survival, and Exterminate) with an Entrati twist. All of these nodes are also available on The Steel Path!
- EXTERMINATE
A section of Albrecht’s Laboratories needs to be cleared out.
How To Access:
Select the Nex node (default and Steel Path) on Deimos from the Star Chart or from the Laboratory Navigation in the Sanctum Anatomica.
How To Play:
Your classic Exterminate mission! Eliminate all of The Murmur and Entrati enemies to reduce the danger in this area.
Hotfix 31.5.7 (2022-05-06)
- Fixed crash after mind controlling or disarming enemies right as the "change of plans" swap-to-exterminate happens in mission.
Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)
- EXTERMINATE (HALAKO PERIMETER)
In addition to these new mission types, Exterminate nodes are also available on the Zariman!
In Exterminate, you are tasked with destroying the Corpus or Grineer crews that are rummaging around where they shouldn’t be. Take on the classic mission type while navigating the Void-infested Zariman ship. Not all is the same though, as every 30 enemies killed will spawn a Thrax enemy-type
Hotfix 31.1.1 (2022-02-09)
- Fixed crash when missions (with the exception of Railjack) switch task to Exterminate.
Update 30.7 (2021-09-08)
- Fixed an issue where a mid-mission Host migration on Exterminate missions allowed Clients to progress the kill count while waiting for a new Host.
Hotfix 27.3.15 (2020-04-17)
- Fixed a script error that could occur when joining Exterminate missions in progress.
Hotfix 27.3.14 (2020-04-15)
- Fixed script error that could occur when joining Exterminate missions in progress.
Update 25.8 (2019-10-01)
- Fixed inability for Clients to see waypoints in the Corpus Ice Planet tileset after completing an Exterminate mission.
Hotfix 25.7.6 (2019-09-18)
- Fixed waypoint marker not updating to the closest enemy in Archwing Exterminate missions.
Hotfix 25.7.5 (2019-09-09)
- Fixed enemies spawning inside walls in the Corpus Outpost Exterminate tileset.
- Fixed enemies not being teleported when falling into pits in the Orokin Derelict Exterminate tileset.
Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)
- Exterminate Missions now require players to earn a kill every 15 minutes. A 20 second warning will be given before the end of the 15 minute period, at which point players that have not killed an enemy will automatically fail the Mission.
- Players will now auto-extract 20 seconds after killing the final enemy in Archwing Exterminate Missions, or upon reaching the Extraction zone. Further adjustments to this may follow to help refine the timing of extraction.
Update 9.3 (2013-07-26)
- Can no longer join public in-progress extermination missions once half the enemies have been eliminated.