Nightwave

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Nightwave

Alignments
This Syndicate is neutral to other Syndicates.

Substitution

Preceded by

Alert and Challenge Reward

Since

Update 24.3

Greed. Brutality. Oppression. True stories, all, and the System is full of them. Dreamers? You listening? The System needs you performing your good deeds for the day. Nora needs it. Needs you to act. To change things. Hear the news, Dreamers. Hear it, or be it. Your call. Because in Nora's System, no good act goes unrewarded. This is Nora Night. You're listening to Nightwave.

—Nora Night

Mechanics[edit | edit source]

Nightwave can be accessed from either the Orbiter's Navigation console, or on the Main Menu, through a banner on the lower right corner of the screen. Alternatively, players can interact with the Orbiter's Radio Scanner to the right of the ramp to access Nightwave.

The Nightwave system consists of daily and weekly challenges that players can complete to earn Nightwave Standing, which is used to rank up through Nightwave's 30 levels (15 during Intermission I), with each level requiring 10,000‍10,000 to level up. Every level attained grants unique rewards, with rarer rewards being available at higher levels, while duplicate Nightwave-exclusive rewards are converted to 50‍50. Unlike with traditional Syndicate standing, Nightwave Standing is only used to increase Nightwave ranking, and any leftover Standing upon leveling up is carried over to the next level.

Upon reaching the maximum rank, players will automatically prestige, "resetting" their rank to 0. Each subsequent rank-up will then only unlock 15 Cred, a special currency to be spent in Cred Offerings. The amount of additional ranks varies between Series.

Upon reaching Rank 30, players start gaining standing in "prestige" ranks.

Series[edit | edit source]

Nightwave's reward system is presented in limited-duration seasons called Series, with each Series featuring its own story and set of level-up rewards themed after its accompanying lore. Each Series lasts for several months. All players start a new Series at rank 0, regardless of the ranks achieved in previous Series. Ranks achieved during previous Series can be seen in the Tune In screen of the Nightwave console.

Storyless Intermissions are introduced during long downtime between Series, with variable maximum ranking and duration, and featuring both unique and from previous series rewards, allowing players who couldn't get them when they first appeared to have another chance of doing so.

Acts[edit | edit source]

Acts are challenges that players can complete to earn Standing to increase their rank in Nightwave. They fall under three categories of difficulty: Daily, Weekly, and Elite Weekly.

Daily Challenges are introduced daily with each lasting 3 days, while 5 Weekly and 2 Elite Weekly Challenges are introduced on a weekly basis and last for 7 days. Apart from the duration, the different Challenge tiers also offer different levels of difficulty, with Daily having the easiest tasks, and the Elite Weekly having the most difficult ones. All Daily Challenges reward 1,000‍1,000, Weeklies reward 4,500‍4,500 and Elite Weeklies reward 7,000‍7,000.

Any Weekly and Elite Weekly Acts that have not been completed before the next week's rotation will be put on reserve. Once the player has fewer than 3 current weekly Acts left to complete, any missed Acts from previous weeks will be available and marked as Recovered, three at a time. Once all missed Acts have been completed, they will no longer appear, and any further Acts can be recovered in the future week rotations.

Possible known challenges for an Act are:

View Known Acts List▾▾

Main article: Nightwave/Acts

Icon	Description	Reward	Tips and Notes
	Accelerator Kill 20 Enemies while Sliding	1,000‍1,000	Different from the similar Riven challenge: Counts total kills not consecutive, so you do not have to kill all enemies in one single slide, but can over multiple ones.
	Agent Complete a Mission	1,000‍1,000	It appears that some special missions do not count towards this challenge: The three Grendel Missions on Europa Landscape missions
	Air It Out Deploy an Air Support Charge in a Mission	1,000‍1,000	The Air Support Charge blueprint will be automatically added to the Foundry after acquiring the Landing Craft Segment (blueprint acquirable from a Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab or directly bought built from the Market). Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Ancient Obelisk Activate a Requiem Obelisk on Deimos	1,000‍1,000	Requires completion of the Heart of Deimos and The War Within Quests. Was added during Intermission III
	Arsonist Kill 150 Enemies with Heat Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Heat Damage
	Attractive Kill 150 Enemies with Magnetic Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Magnetic Damage
	Biohazard Kill 150 Enemies with Gas Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Gas Damage
	Child at Heart Play a game of Frame Fighter, Happy Zephyr, or Wyrmius	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Communicator Mark 5 Mods or Resources	1,000‍1,000	Marking a resource/mod is accomplished by targeting it and pressing the map marker (default G ) key. Markers can still be placed on ones already picked up by the player (as long as not all of the squad have as well) by marking the residual light pillar (green for rare resources, bronze/silver/gold for mods of respective rarity, purple for blueprint drops). Reactant is considered a valid resource (despite it being already system marked by default).
	Confiscated Hijack a Crewship from the enemy	1,500‍1,500	Requires completion of The Archwing Quest. This Challenge rewarded 4,500‍4,500 despite being a Daily challenge, but was corrected after Update 27.5.6. Players who completed the challenge before the update kept the extra Standing. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Deep Freeze Kill 150 Enemies with Cold Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Environmental kills (through nitrogen barrels) count as well. Sources of Cold Damage
	Deep Impact Suspend 5 or more enemies in the air at once with a Heavy Slam Melee Attack	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Detonator Kill 150 Enemies with Blast Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Environmental kills (through exploding barrels) count as well. Sources of Blast Damage
	Doppelganger Deploy a Specter	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Energizing Pick up 20 Energy Orbs	1,000‍1,000	As energy orbs will not be picked up on full energy status, a repeated use of abilities is suggested to quickly complete the challenge.
	Everything Old is New Again Complete 3 Transmutations	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Executioner Kill 10 Enemies with Finishers	1,000‍1,000	Stealth and Front/Back Finishers can be used to complete this act (but not Ground Finishers). Easiest type of finisher are stealth finishers, so either employ a stealth frame or simply sneak up on enemies. Alternatively, use a frame with blinding abilities for frontal/backstab finishers.
	Expressive Play 1 Emote	1,000‍1,000	Hold the radial gear menu key (default Q ), then while holding switch to the Emote section (press Right Mouse ) and select an emote to perform. The Emote must be performed outside the Orbiter (however it may be performed in a social zone, such as a Relay or Clan Dojo).
	Gatherer Collect 1,500 Resources	1,000‍1,000	Collected resources are counted upon mission completion. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Glider Kill 20 Enemies while Aim Gliding	1,000‍1,000	Different from the similar Riven challenge: Counts total kills not consecutive, so you do not have to kill all enemies in one single glide but can over multiple ones.
	Grafitti Deploy a Glyph	1,000‍1,000	The Glyph gear item has to be equipped in the Arsenal before it can be deployed in a mission. Hold the radial gear menu key (default Q ), then select the Glyph item.
	Hacker Hack 8 Consoles	1,000‍1,000	Use of a Cipher or Auto Breach still counts as successful hack.
	Hands Full Complete a Mission with only a Primary Weapon equipped	1,000‍1,000	Doing this challenge as Garuda makes it easier, as Garuda's Talons does not count as an equipped melee weapon. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Hush Kill a Kuva Thrall	1,000‍1,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Just Visiting Visit a Featured Dojo	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Kleptomaniac Open 20 Lockers	1,000‍1,000	A Kubrow or Kavat companion equipped with the Scavenge mod will allow for faster completion of the act. A Warframe equipped with Master Thief is also a good option. The Corpus Gas City tileset on Jupiter is recommended for the act, as it contains the largest number of lockers in the game.
	Loyalty Interact with your Kubrow or Kavat	1,000‍1,000	Approach your matured pet and press E (no context prompt will be visible) to interact with it outside the Incubator. Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Marksman Kill 40 Enemies with Headshots	1,000‍1,000	Projectile abilities (like Ash's Shuriken) or attacks from melee weapons can also perform "headshots" if they strike a target's head as killing blow.
	Meltdown Kill 150 Enemies with Corrosive Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Corrosive Damage
	Mow Them Down Kill 150 Enemies with a Primary Weapon	1,000‍1,000	Exalted weapons are counted for this challenge: Ivara's Artemis Bow Operator Amps also count.
	No Mercy Mercy Kill an Enemy	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Patron Donate to the Leverian	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Poisoner Kill 150 Enemies with Toxin Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Toxin Damage
	Power Trip Kill 150 Enemies with Abilities	1,000‍1,000	Exalted Weapons (like Excalibur's Exalted Blade and Baruuk's Desert Wind) count for the challenge, as they are considered abilities. Kills by Kavat companions also count. Kills by Syndicate Radial Effects also count.
	Reactor Kill 150 Enemies with Radiation Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Radiation Damage
	Reanimator Find and pilot a Fallen Necramech on Deimos	1,000‍1,000	Requires completion of the Heart of Deimos and The War Within Quests. Was added during Intermission III
	Reclaimed Clear a personal Kuva Lich Influenced Node	1,000‍1,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Researcher Scan 25 Objects or Enemies	1,000‍1,000	Only active scans count (Codex Scanner, Synthesis Scanner, Helios and Oxylus with Botanist). Passive scans ( Heliocor) do not count. Bonus Scans from the Synthesis Scanner's Cross-Matrix Widget count.
	Saver Pick up 15,000 Credits	1,000‍1,000	Only Credits which are picked up during a mission are counted towards the challenge. Any after-mission rewards (from caches, Index, Dark Sectors, etc.) do not contribute to this challenge. The first mission after the daily log-in reset has an innate Credit Double boost applied. Secura Lecta has an innate chance for increased credit drops from its victims.
	Sharing is Caring Kill 150 Enemies with Viral Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Viral Damage
	Shiny Pick up 8 Mods	1,000‍1,000	Mods must be picked up during a mission. Mods as a mission reward (i.e. from Nightmare Mode missions) do not count. Railjack Avionics also count as mods for this act.
	Short Circuit Kill 150 Enemies with Electricity Damage	1,000‍1,000	Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts. Sources of Electricity Damage
	Sidearm Complete a Mission with only a Secondary Weapon equipped	1,000‍1,000	Doing this challenge as Garuda makes it easier, as Garuda's Talons does not count as an equipped melee weapon. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Smaller Is Bigger Kill 150 Enemies with a Secondary Weapon	1,000‍1,000	Exalted weapons are counted for this challenge: Hildryn's Balefire Charger Mesa's Regulators Titania's Dex Pixia
	Surf's Up! Kill 20 Enemies while riding a K-Drive	1,000‍1,000	Requires completion of the Vox Solaris Quest. Was added during Intermission III
	Sword Dance Kill 150 Enemies with a Melee Weapon	1,000‍1,000	Exalted weapons are counted for this challenge: Baruuk's Desert Wind Excalibur's Exalted Blade Titania's Diwata Valkyr's Valkyr Talons Wukong's Iron Staff
	Swordsman Complete a Mission with only a Melee Weapon equipped	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	The Hunt is On Find 5 Syndicate Medallions	1,000‍1,000	Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Trampoline Bullet Jump 150 times	1,000‍1,000	—
	Warning Shot Kill 200 Enemies	1,000‍1,000	—
Note: Each challenge saves/updates its objective automatically with each step, so no progress is lost if a mission fails or is abandoned.

Icon	Description	Reward	Tips and Notes
	Animator Fully socket 3 Ayatan Sculptures	4,500‍4,500	One guaranteed sculpture can be acquired through Maroo's weekly mission. Arbitrations have a high chance to reward sculptures. Infested Salvage (Oestrus, Eris) has a 1 in 6 chance of spawning a sculpture and can be searched very quickly.
	Assassin Complete 3 Assassination missions	4,500‍4,500	Only counts per mission, so multi-target assassinations (Ceres or Neptune) will not count extra.
	Cache Hunter Find all caches in 3 Sabotage missions	4,500‍4,500	Mission has to be completed after finding all caches for it to count.
	Conservationist Complete 6 different Perfect Animal Captures	4,500‍4,500	Perfect captures depend on not scaring away or hurting the animal, as well as tranquilizing them quickly. Only counts up to 1 animal per attempt/lure, so even if multiple animals spawn at once and are captured perfectly it will increase just by one. Different subspecies of the same animal will count as different animal captures.
	Don't Blow It Complete 12 Conduits in Disruption	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the Natah Quest. Conduits do not have to be completed in succession, only total. Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Don't Fear The Reaper Complete 3 Kuva Siphon Missions	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. Kuva Flood missions are a variation of Kuva Siphon, so they also count towards this challenge. Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Earth Bounty Hunter Complete 5 different Bounties in the Plains of Eidolon	4,500‍4,500	Requires presence at completion of all stages of a Bounty to count, so if one loads in after the first stage has already been completed the challenge will not count it. All bounties must be different. Repeating a bounty, even after completing a different one in-between, will not count. The same tier of bounty in a different rotation will count. Eidolon, Ghoul Purge, and Operation: Plague Star bounties also count towards this challenge.
	Earth Fisher Catch 6 Rare Fish in the Plains of Eidolon	4,500‍4,500	Rare species are: Cuthol Glappid Murkray Norg Only counts per successful catch, so resource boosters do not double the counter.
	Earth Miner Mine 6 Rare Gems or Ore in the Plains of Eidolon	4,500‍4,500	Rare Gems or Ore are: Crimzian Nyth Sentirum Auron Only counts per successful mine, thus: Resource boosters do not double the counter. Acquiring two valid gems/ores from one vein by "critical" mining will double the counter.
	Eliminator Complete 3 Exterminate missions	4,500‍4,500	Completing Crossfire mission variants count for this challenge as well.
	Enhance! Pick up 8 Rare Mods	4,500‍4,500	Mods must be picked up. Acquiring rare mods as a mission reward (e.g. from Nightmare Mode missions) doesn't count. The Index is a great source for enemies that have a high chance of dropping Rare Mods. Ambushed Coildrives drop a guaranteed Rare Mod at the end of the defense phase during Fortuna Bounties.
	Eximus Eliminator Kill 30 Eximus	4,500‍4,500	High or increased Eximus spawns occur in: Sanctuary Onslaught Sortie missions with the Eximus stronghold modifier
	Explorer Complete 3 Railjack Missions	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of The Archwing Quest. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Feed the Beast Feed the Helminth any Resource	4,500‍4,500	Requires a Helminth Segment, which requires completion of the Heart of Deimos Quest, Mastery Rank 8, and Entrati Rank 3. Was added during Intermission III
	Flawless Clear a Railjack Boarding Party without your Warframe taking damage	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of The Archwing Quest. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Forward Thinking Destroy a Crewship with Forward Artillery	4,500‍4,500	Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Friendly Fire While piloting a hijacked Crewship, destroy 3 enemy Fighters	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of The Archwing Quest. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Gilded Gild 1 Modular Items	4,500‍4,500	Modular items are: Zaw Kitgun MOA (Companion) Amp A K-Drive can not be gilded. The Mote Amp counts as a modular item, despite its predefined make-up. It is also the most effective modular item for this challenge, only costing 500‍500 from The Quills with a 10 minute crafting time.
	Good Friend Help Clem with his weekly mission	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the A Man of Few Words Quest. Speak to Darvo at any relay to start the mission. If you have already done the mission recently, it only becomes available again after 7 days, potentially locking you out of completing the weekly Act solo due to the overlapping reset windows. However, other players can still take you to their mission if you are in a squad.
	Heavy Ordnance Kill 500 enemies with an Arch Gun	4,500‍4,500	Exalted weapons are counted for this challenge: Voidrig's Arquebex Titania's Dex Pixia does not count for this challenge. An Arch Gun can be deployed on ground missions for an easier completion of the challenge by using the Archgun Deployer or Necramech Summon and if it has a Gravimag. The Deployer is obtained after completing the third phase of the Profit-Taker Orb Heist, which requires completion of Vox Solaris quest and Rank 5: Old Mate Solaris United. The Necramech Summon is obtained from crafting a Voidrig, which requires completion of the Heart of Deimos and The War Within quests and Rank 2: Clearance: Modus with the Necraloid. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Invader Complete 9 Invasion missions of any type	4,500‍4,500	Completing invasion missions beyond 3/3 completion for battle pay counts.
	Jailer Complete 3 Capture missions	4,500‍4,500	—
	Necralizer Kill 100 enemies with a Necramech	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the Heart of Deimos and The War Within Quests. 'Was added during Intermission III'
	Not a Warning Shot Kill 500 Enemies	4,500‍4,500	—
	Now Boarding Complete 3 different K-Drive races in Orb Vallis	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the Vox Solaris Quest. When riding the K-Drive, open the map to see all the available K-Drive Races. Races in the Cambion Drift are counted for this challenge. Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Operative Complete 3 Spy missions	4,500‍4,500	—
	Polarized Polarize with Forma 1 time (not in Simulacrum)	4,500‍4,500	Umbra Forma, Aura Forma, and Stance Forma are counted for this challenge.
	Protector Complete 3 Mobile Defense missions	4,500‍4,500	—
	Rescuer Complete 3 Rescue missions	4,500‍4,500	—
	Saboteur Complete 3 Sabotage missions	4,500‍4,500	—
	Sanctuary Researcher Complete 5 Scans for Cephalon Simaris	4,500‍4,500	Simaris' daily Synthesis targets provide 2-4 scans. To get new daily scans, completed ones must be turned in before daily reset (00:00 UTC) Completed scans of targets of/by other players do count as well, as long as the player is in range of the scan. Personal Research from the console behind Simaris can be used to get more scans, but each one can only be completed once.
	Sound Sleeper Complete 3 Nightmare missions of any type	4,500‍4,500	Nightmare missions are unlocked for a planet once all nodes (except Dark Sectors) of that planet are completed.
	Sortie Specialist Complete 1 Sortie	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. Completion will not trigger if the Sortie had been completed earlier the same day (Sortie and Nightwave reset windows do not overlap).
	Supporter Complete 10 Syndicate missions	4,500‍4,500	Requires Rank 1 with any Faction Syndicate (Steel Meridian, Arbiters of Hexis, New Loka, Red Veil, Cephalon Suda or The Perrin Sequence). Cephalon Simaris' Synthesis or Sanctuary Onslaught missions do not count despite appearing under the Syndicate missions tab.
	Test Subject Complete 8 waves of Sanctuary Onslaught	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the The New Strange Quest. Waves do not have to be completed in succession, only total. Elite Sanctuary Onslaught waves count toward this challenge.
	Tusk Thumpin' Kill a Tusk Thumper in the Plains of Eidolon	4,500‍4,500	Requires being within 200 meters of the Thumper when it dies. Any variant of Tusk Thumper count toward this challenge Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Unlock Relics Unlock 3 Relics	4,500‍4,500	—
	Vault Raider Complete an Isolation Vault Bounty Mission on Deimos	4,500‍4,500	Requires completion of the Heart of Deimos Quest. Was added during Intermission III
	Vault Looter Unlock 4 Orokin Vaults on Deimos	4,500‍4,500	Orokin Vaults are located in any mission on Deimos (except Orokin Derelict Defense and Cambion Drift). Orokin Derelict Capture is the easiest mission to farm vaults on, as players can quickly kill the capture target and then search for the vault in peace. Players can equip all 4 Dragon Keys in their gear simultaneously to open these vaults solo. Ensure you have a Warframe that can withstand the lowered health and shields ( Inaros is recommended) and a weapon with high damage to compensate for lowered damage output.
	Venus Bounty Hunter Complete 5 different bounties in the Orb Vallis	4,500‍4,500	Requires presence at completion of all stages of a Bounty to count, so if one loads in after the first stage has already been completed the challenge will not count it. All bounties must be different. Repeating a bounty, even after completing a different one in-between, will not count. The same tier of bounty in a different rotation will count. Profit-Taker Orb and Exploiter Orb bounties from the Vox Solaris Syndicate also count towards this challenge. The second mission of the Profit Taker bounties are especially the fastest.
	Venus Fisher Catch 6 Rare Servofish in the Orb Vallis	4,500‍4,500	Rare species are: Longwinder Tromyzon Charamote Synathid Only counts per successful catch, so resource boosters do not double the counter.
	Venus Miner Mine 6 Rare Gems or Ore in the Orb Vallis	4,500‍4,500	Rare Gems or Ore are: Amarast Thyst Zodian Hesperon Only counts per successful mine, thus: Resource boosters do not double the counter. Acquiring two valid gems/ores from one vein by "critical" mining will double the counter. Rare Gems and Ores acquired within Deck 12 do not count.
Note: Each challenge saves/updates its objective automatically with each step, so no progress is lost if a mission fails or is abandoned.

Icon	Description	Reward	Tips and Notes
	Ascendant Complete 4 Halls of Ascension on Lua	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the The Second Dream Quest. Solutions to each puzzle can be found on the Orokin Moon page, along with their appearances. Apollo, Lua (Disruption) may generate conduits within a Hall of Ascension.
	Choose Wisely Kill or Convert a Kuva Lich	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. See Kuva Lich for more details. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Cold Steel Kill 1000 Enemies on The Steel Path	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of all Star Chart nodes. See The Steel Path for more details. Was added during Intermission III
	Day Trader Win 3 wagers in a row without letting the enemy score in one match of The Index	7,000‍7,000	Can be completed on any risk level of the Index. On the Gas Works map, be wary that the point can be accessed from underneath. Frames with area denial/terrain generation make this task easy with high Ability Duration: Atlas' Tectonics Gara's Mass Vitrify (not recommended on Gas Works due to entrance from below) Khora's Strangledome Limbo's Cataclysm with Stasis
	Defense Complete a Defense mission reaching at least wave 20	7,000‍7,000	—
	Elite Explorer Complete 8 Railjack Missions	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of The Archwing Quest. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Elite Test Subject Complete 8 Zones of Elite Sanctuary Onslaught	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the The New Strange Quest. Waves do not have to be completed in succession, only total.
	Eximus Executioner Kill 100 Eximus	7,000‍7,000	High or increased Eximus spawns occur in: Sanctuary Onslaught Sortie missions with the Eximus stronghold modifier
	Flying High Defeat the Ropalolyst	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the Chimera Prologue Quest. See Ropalolyst for more details on how to fight this boss. Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
	Grove Guardian Kill 1 Silver Grove Specter	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the The Silver Grove Quest. Players who haven't completed the quest can still complete the challenge by having other players use their Apothics on the shrine (consider the Recruitment Chat channel to find a group). Players who haven't started the quest while below the MR requirement can't complete this nightwave. An Apothic must be placed at the Silver Grove shrine, as in the Silver Grove quest. The shrine can be found in any mission (except Defense) that has the Grineer Forest tileset. Each player can use up to 2 Apothics of one type. Lotus will tell players carrying an Apothic when the Silver Grove is nearby. The entrance is very small and narrow, so players must search carefully. Player must be within the grove when the specter is killed for it to count towards completion of the challenge.
	Hold Your Breath Survive for over 30 minutes without using Life Support Modules in Kuva Survival	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. Timer begins after the alarm is triggered. Using additional loot abilities ( Atlas' Ore Gaze, Ivara's Prowl, Hydroid's Pilfering Swarm, Khora's Pilfering Strangledome, Wukong's Monkey Luck passive, Nekros's Desecrate, and Chesa Kubrow's Retrieve) to roll for additional Life Support Packs off enemies comes in handy.
	Hydrolyst Hunter Kill or Capture an Eidolon Hydrolyst	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. A bounty for the Hydrolyst is available from Konzu at night to easily find a group. See Eidolon Hydrolyst for more details on how to fight this boss.
	Profit-Taker Kill Profit-Taker	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the Vox Solaris Quest and Rank 5: Old Mate with Solaris United. See Profit-Taker Orb for more details on how to fight this boss.
	Kill Shot Kill 1,500 Enemies	7,000‍7,000	—
	Machine Interference Complete a Spy mission with 3 manual console hacks and no alarms	7,000‍7,000	No alarms must be set for the entire mission. Auto Breach and Perspicacity do not interfere with this challenge. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Night Terror Complete 10 Nightmare missions of any type	7,000‍7,000	Nightmare missions are unlocked for a planet once all nodes (except Dark Sectors) of that planet are completed.
	Nothing but Profit Kill The Exploiter Orb	7,000‍7,000	See Exploiter Orb for more details on how to fight this boss. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Resource Scavenger Collect 20 different type of Resources	7,000‍7,000	Was added during Intermission III
	Silent Eliminator Complete an Extermination mission with only level 30 or higher enemies without triggering alarms	7,000‍7,000	Warframes who can turn invisible such as Loki's Invisibility and Ivara's Prowl, equipped with a strong melee weapon can trivialize this challenge. Infested missions as well as the Void have no alarms for the enemies to trigger.
	Sortie Expert Complete 3 Sorties	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. A Sortie is deemed complete if all three missions are completed.
	Speedster Finish a Capture mission in less than 90 seconds	7,000‍7,000	Running a low level Capture mission with high-speed Warframes such as Volt, Gauss or Wisp is the best method to complete this challenge. Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
	Survival Complete a Survival mission reaching at least 30 minutes	7,000‍7,000	Timer begins after the alarm is triggered. Using additional loot abilities ( Atlas' Ore Gaze, Ivara's Prowl, Hydroid's Pilfering Swarm, Khora's Pilfering Strangledome, Wukong's Monkey Luck passive, Nekros's Desecrate, and Chesa Kubrow's Retrieve) to roll for additional Life Support Packs off enemies comes in handy.
	The Path Less Traveled Complete 5 Steel Path Missions	7,000‍7,000	Requires completion of all Star Chart nodes. See The Steel Path for more details. At least 90 seconds must pass within the mission to count. Was added during Intermission III
	Unlock Relics Unlock 10 Relics	7,000‍7,000	Only counts the player's relics being unlocked, so a full squad in a Fissure mission will not count for 4 relics.
	Walk Without Rhythm Kill a Tusk Thumper Doma in the Plains of Eidolon	7,000‍7,000	Higher chance of spawning while playing a high level Bounty. Requires being within 200 meters of the Thumper when it dies. See Tusk Thumper Doma for more details on how to fight this enemy. Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
Note: Each challenge saves/updates its objective automatically with each step, so no progress is lost if a mission fails or is abandoned.

Description	Reward	Tips and Notes
Survival with Friends Complete a Survival mission reaching at least 60 minutes while playing with a friend or clanmate	5,000‍5,000	Timer begins after the Alarm is triggered. Using Nekros' Desecrate to roll for additional Life Support Packs off enemies comes in handy. This is more effective with dismembering weapons, as Nekros has more corpses to Desecrate. Since Desecration is client-side, multiple Nekros can sometimes Desecrate the same corpse for even more drops. Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
Hold Your Breath Survive over 60 minutes without using Life Support Modules in Kuva Survival	5,000‍5,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. Timer begins after the Alarm is triggered. Using Nekros' Desecrate to roll for additional Life Support Packs off enemies comes in handy. This is more effective with dismembering weapons, as Nekros has more corpses to Desecrate. Since Desecration is client-side, multiple Nekros can sometimes Desecrate the same corpse for even more drops. Life Support Modules can be turned into Kuva Harvesters without breaking the challenge. Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
Sortie with Friends Complete a Sortie while playing with a friend or clanmate	5,000‍5,000	Requires completion of the The War Within Quest. Completion is triggered at the end of the third mission, so mission 1 and 2 can be completed solo or random beforehand. Challenge will not trigger if the Sortie had already been completed earlier the same day, only on the first successful completion. Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
Kill Profit-Taker with Friends Kill Profit-Taker while playing with a friend or clanmate	5,000‍5,000	Requires completion of the Vox Solaris Quest and Rank 5: Old Mate with Solaris United. Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
Defense with Friends Complete a Defense mission reaching at least wave 40 while playing with a friend or clanmate	5,000‍5,000	Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six

Cred Offerings[edit | edit source]

Apart from the ranking rewards, Nightwave also features a Cred Offering store, where players can purchase various items such as Vauban components, Orokin Catalyst, Orokin Reactor, Nitain Extract, Aura and Conclave Mods, weapon blueprints and skins, Warframe Cosmetics, and Orbiter Decorations.

During each series of Nightwave, players can earn an exclusive special Cred currency by ranking up, which are then used to purchase the aforementioned Nightwave offerings. Note that after the end of the particular series, this currency will expire and the next Nightwave series will introduce a new currency to spend. Any unspent Cred after a particular series can be sold from the inventory for 5000‍5000 each.

During the downtime between Nightwave series (including Intermissions), the store will be inaccessible until the next series begins.

Note that the shop's items are on 7-day rotation, so not all of them will be offered at any given point.

Main article: Nightwave/Offerings

Weapon Blueprints (50‍50 each)

Alternate Helmets Blueprints (35‍35 each)

Decorations

Gear Items

Resources (always available)

Others (always available)

Current Series[edit | edit source]

Intermission III[edit | edit source]

Intermission III began on February 1st, 2021.

This mini-series lacks an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Series 3 and 4 for rank rewards. It has 30 Ranks using Intermission III Cred‍Intermission III Cred as currency, and can be continued for 180 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[edit | edit source]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Rank 1 - 10,000‍10,000: Intermission III Creds x150
Rank 2 - 20,000‍20,000: Endo x2,000
Rank 3 - 30,000‍30,000: Weapon Slots x2
Rank 4 - 40,000‍40,000: Nightwave Emblem
Rank 5 - 50,000‍50,000: Orokin Catalyst (built)
Rank 6 - 60,000‍60,000: Intermission III Creds x50
Rank 7 - 70,000‍70,000: Orokin Reactor (built)
Rank 8 - 80,000‍80,000: Nightwave Sigil
Rank 9 - 90,000‍90,000: Warframe Slot
Rank 10 - 100,000‍100,000: Kitgun Riven Mod
Rank 11 - 110,000‍110,000: Intermission III Creds x50
Rank 12 - 120,000‍120,000: Kuva x20,000
Rank 13 - 130,000‍130,000: Ancient – Scrawl (K-Drive cosmetic)
Rank 14 - 140,000‍140,000: Meticulous Aim, Vulkar augment mod
Rank 15 - 150,000‍150,000: 3-Day Credit Booster
Rank 16 - 160,000‍160,000: Intermission III Creds x50
Rank 17 - 170,000‍170,000: Exilus Weapon Adapter
Rank 18 - 180,000‍180,000: Spore Ephemera
Rank 19 - 190,000‍190,000: Kuva x20,000
Rank 20 - 200,000‍200,000: Bursting Mass, Mutalist Quanta augment mod
Rank 21 - 210,000‍210,000: Intermission III Creds x50
Rank 22 - 220,000‍220,000: Ayatan Hemakara Sculpture
Rank 23 - 230,000‍230,000: Wolf Howl – Emote
Rank 24 - 240,000‍240,000: Intermission III Creds x50
Rank 25 - 250,000‍250,000: Protosomid Shoulder Guard
Rank 26 - 260,000‍260,000: Forma Bundle (3x Forma)
Rank 27 - 270,000‍270,000: Arcane Grace (unranked)
Rank 28 - 280,000‍280,000: Emissary Operator Collection
Rank 29 - 290,000‍290,000: Umbra Forma (built)
Rank 30 - 300,000‍300,000: Umbra Forma (built)
Bonus Rank 1-180 - 300,000+10,000n‍300,000+10,000n: 15‍15 every rank

Previous Series[edit | edit source]

Series 1 — The Wolf of Saturn Six[edit | edit source]

Main article: Nightwave/Series 1

Series 1 began on February 27th, 2019 and lasted until May 19th, 2019.

Story[edit | edit source]

Series 1 introduced the Wolf of Saturn Six, a Grineer fugitive that escaped from the previously undisclosed Saturn Six Max-Pen with his Saturn Six Fugitive pack, and are actively hunting the Tenno.

Series 1: WOLF OF SATURN SIX
Teasers Nightwave: Series 1 Trailer "Hey there, Dreamers. You hearing me? Looks like things are kicking off. Mark the frequency. The time has come to act together. Acts of defiance. Acts of generosity. Acts of sacrifice. This is how we turn the system round. Nora sleeps better knowing her dreamers are out there, workin' to lift us up." Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 2 Teaser "You still with me, Dreamers? What's keeping you up? For me, it's the gap-waves. Let's check what's next." Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 3 Teaser "Hey there, Dreamers. I'm Nora Night, saying... you live with wolves you better act like one." Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 4 Teaser "It's a bad moon, Dreamers. Can you feel it? We both know what happens next... when a Wolf finds its pack... they hunt." Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 5 Teaser "Is this the end? I hope so... but if I were you, I'd keep a ear out. Stay deadly, Dreamers."
Episodes Introduction to The Wolf of Saturn Six "It's a bad moon, Dreamers. Can you feel it? Hm. From my perch, at Nightwave, I listen at the windows of the wealthy and well-to-do. Ever heard of Saturn Six? News to me too. Turns out the Grineer have a Max-Pen floating some six leagues deep in the gas. No one knew about it... 'cause no one ever busted out. Until now, right? Some Grineer meathead they started calling 'The Wolf'. On account of him taking up howlin' at night. Decrypts say he was a model prisoner, doing the time. Fabbin' bombs with the rest of his con brothers. Apple of the Warden's eye even. But something cracked, and now he's out there on the loose... the so called Wolf of Saturn Six." "Greed. Brutality. Oppression. True stories, all, and the System is full of them. Dreamers? You listening? The System needs you performing your good deeds for the day. Nora needs it. Needs you to act. To change things. Hear the news, Dreamers. Hear it, or be it. Your call. Because in Nora's System, no good act goes unrewarded. This is Nora Night. You're listening to Nightwave." Nightwave Second Diorama "It's late. You still with me, Dreamers? Soon we'll see the sun curve over the Venusian sky. A hot blue taste. What's keeping you up? For me, it's the gap-waves, all abuzz with the doings of a certain big, bad, Wolf. Why didn't he run? Why didn't he hit that Solar Rail as far as it would take him? Instead, he's stalking those soul-bare, money-huggers 'round Jupiter. My birds are sayin' the Corpus net got flipped. A system-wide message from the Wolf. DELIVER GHARN. Where'd a meathead learn a trick like that? And who's Gharn? Baby, you can guess... he's the Warden of Saturn Six! A big man, too well dressed for his station, too well fed for his rank. And he's in the solar wind too... think he knows how the Wolf came to howlin'?" Nightwave Third Diorama "An ice-night in Neptune, Dreamers. Hmm. Hold yours close and true, and hey... if you're between stops... Nora knows that mood. But our Wolf... he's not alone tonight. Add this with me: the howler breaks out of Saturn Six. But get this... the howling doesn't stop... someone else takes to singing that cruel song. The Wolf knows why, and it called him back to the scene of the crime. Warden Gharn's little side business. Mmm. Sellin' Grineer lemons for a Corpus squeeze. So freedom's got no hold on the Wolf, does it? No. It's the sisters and brothers from the joint that matter to him.. The pack. We both know what happens next... when a Wolf finds its pack... they hunt." Nightwave Fourth Diorama "The message read: GHARN IS YOURS. An anonymous gift. I know what this looks like. But the Wolf's too cold for revenge. The Grineer appoint Wardens for life. The Wolf had no choice but to shorten the term. Not payback, just 'never again'. But it was too easy. Days like these, an easy meal means you're taking someone's bait. Alad V's. The devil in a Corpus cloak. Got the Wolf in an all-new prison, baby. Only this one's not made of bars, it's made of chemicals... hmmm...guess we all know someone like that. The whole lot has been transformed into these 'Amalgam Dogs'... his words. Hybridized, juiced on some Sentient strain. No nice way to put it. I think the pack is coming after you, Dreamers." Nightwave Fifth Diorama "Passing by that Mercury Junction... shimmering hot, tonight. Word on the grid is the devil's got his due... hmm. Should have known. We saw the signs, didn't we? Sure. The Wolf got tough... tougher. But more than that, the Wolf got smart. Got a pack together. Worked the Corpus crypto. He's his own man now. Leavin' no more tracks. Is this the end? Dreamers, I hope so... but if I were you, I'd keep an ear out... 'cause one of these days you just might hear that howl come round your shoulder. This is Nora Night, signing off. Stay deadly, Dreamers."

WARFRAME - Nightwave Wolf of Saturn Six (All Episodes)

Story Of The Wolf Of Saturn Six (Warframe)

Warframe - Nightwave Cinematic 2

Warframe - Nightwave Cinematic 3

Warframe - Nightwave Cinematic 4

Warframe - Nightwave Cinematic 5

The Wolf of Saturn 6 All Cutscenes - Nightwave Series 1(Warframe)

Mechanics[edit | edit source]

In addition to Acts, reputation can also be earned by finding and capturing three Saturn Six Fugitives that spawn randomly in missions, granting 50‍50 per Capture. If the player waits too long before capturing them, they will die and no reputation will be given but it will still count as them being eliminated. A secondary objective labeled "Fugitives Eliminated" will appear when they spawn in a mission. Fugitive groups can spawn multiple times in a single mission. These enemies appear in the "unaffiliated" category in the codex, as despite being Grineer biologically, they are fugitives.
The Wolf of Saturn Six can randomly spawn in most missions similar to Assassins, acting as a field boss. He has a 4% chance to spawn in missions below level 20, and 6% for missions level 20 and above.^[1] Defeating him has a chance to reward a component for his signature hammer, the Wolf Sledge.
- Following Episode 4, the Wolf became Sentient-turned, and has a chance to drop the Saturn Six Mask.
Toward the end of this series, a Tactical Alert was issued which features an Assassination mission for the Wolf.