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Warframe: The Ultimate Aya Farming Guide (2026)
This video provides a guide on how to efficiently farm Aya in Warframe. It explains how to utilize Cetus bounties for fast completion times and high drop rates, and presents optimal builds and strategies.
1. How to Acquire Aya: Focused Strategy for Cetus Bounties
- ✅ Aya can be acquired from Relic Packs, Void Capture missions, and Bounty missions
- ✅ Cetus bounties are efficient for Aya farming due to their fast completion times
- ⚠️ Necralisk bounties have a higher drop rate, but take longer to complete
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1. How to Acquire Aya: Focused Strategy for Cetus Bounties
- ✅ Aya can be acquired from Relic Packs, Void Capture missions, and Bounty missions
- ✅ Cetus bounties are efficient for Aya farming due to their fast completion times
- ⚠️ Necralisk bounties have a higher drop rate, but take longer to complete
01:15 - 01:49
2. Cetus vs Necralisk: Aya Farming Efficiency Comparison
- ✅ Cetus bounties can be completed in about 4-5 minutes solo or in a party
- ✅ Necralisk bounties take an average of 6-10 minutes, and can take longer in a party
- ✅ Faster completion times increase the chance of acquiring Aya
01:50 - 03:37
3. Best Aya Farming Bounty: Search and Rescue
- ✅ Search and Rescue bounties consist of fast and efficient objectives
- ✅ Consists of 4 stages: Drone Escort, Target Capture, Camp Defense, Prisoner Rescue
- ✅ Necramech can be utilized during the Camp Defense stage
- ✅ Using ciphers is recommended for hacking during Prisoner Rescue
- ✅ After the update, the Cetus bounty system was changed, making Search and Rescue the most efficient
03:38 - 05:12
4. Volt Build for Solo Aya Farming (No Forma)
- ✅ Volt is useful for Drone Escort missions with his Speed skill
- ✅ No Forma Build: Power Donation, Steel Charge (optional), Streamline, Arcane Acceleration
- ✅ Archon Shards can be used to secure duration
- ✅ Madurai Focus: Increased Strength and Casting Speed
- ✅ Zenurik Focus: Energy Regeneration (optional)
05:13 - 06:32
5. Recommended Primary and Secondary Weapons: Burston Incarnon & Akarius Prime
- ✅ Primary Weapon: Burston Incarnon (recommended) or Penmore Incarnon (alternative)
- ✅ Secondary Weapon: Akarius Prime (recommended), regular version can be used if Prime mods are not available
- ✅ Arcane: Secondary Fortifier (required, prevents staggering), can be changed to Secondary Merciless if Primed Sure Footed is used
06:33 - 07:09
6. Melee Weapon and Companion Setup: Innodem & Carrier
- ✅ Melee Weapon: Innodem (use attack speed mods, increases Archwing firing rate)
- ✅ Companion: Carrier (recommended, increases ammo capacity and ammo mutation)
- ⚠️ Robot Companion: Do not use Assault mode
- ⚠️ Kubrow/Kavat: Use Elusive Posture mod
07:10 - 07:48
7. Carrier Build and Vigilante Set Effect
- ✅ Carrier: Modo Cas (increased ammo capacity), Ammo Mutation
- ✅ Weapon: Vulklok (acquired from Diriga), Critical Delay mod, Vigilante set
- ⚠️ Remove Vigilante set effect when using Penmore (activate Evolution effect)
07:49 - 08:41
8. Heavy Weapon, Archwing Setup and Acquisition Method
- ✅ Heavy Weapon: Arbu Shap (recommended, linked with Briak Bonbonet helmet)
- ✅ Archwing: Amesha (Watchful Swarm skill, prevents staggering when hacking)
- ✅ Archwing Build: Hyperion Thrusters (increased flight speed), refer to video shorts for acquisition method
08:42 - 09:36
9. Necramech Build and Weapon Recommendations for Camp Defense
- ✅ Necramech: Improves survivability during the Camp Defense stage
- ✅ Weapons: Mausolon, Arbu Shap, Kuva Grattler (recommended)
- ✅ Prepare Scratch Pakidus and 100 Ciphers
- ✅ 100 Cipher blueprints can be purchased from the Dojo
09:37 - 14:32
10. Aya Farming Gameplay Strategies and Tips
- ✅ Join the Warframe Aya Discord (check Search and Rescue bounties)
- ✅ Solo or Invite Only setting
- ✅ Acquire bounty from Konzu and enter Plains of Eidolon
- ✅ Check tent locations (A, B, C)
- ✅ Summon Nidus Specter and set to Hold Position
- ✅ Switch to Operator mode and gain Strength buff
- ✅ Activate Briak Bonbonet and fire Arbu Shap (200% Strength increase)
- ✅ Continuously check Briak Bonbonet duration
- ✅ Open Nightwave menu (increases loading speed for the next stage)
- ✅ Drone Escort: Activate Briak Bonbonet, use ciphers, Volt Speed, eliminate enemies with Akarius
- ✅ Target Capture: Use Burston/Penmore, activate Briak Bonbonet, capture in Operator mode
- ✅ Camp Defense: Use Necramech, activate Briak Bonbonet
- ✅ Prisoner Rescue: Eliminate enemies with Akarius from Archwing, activate Amesha Watchful Swarm, hack from Archwing and move to safe zone
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11. Aya Farming Results and Conclusion
- ✅ Approximately 45 Aya can be acquired in 2 hours of farming