Aya Farming Guide (2026): Where Aya Drops and What Regal Aya Buys

Tier 5 bounties, Zariman, and what it buys at Varzia

Last Updated on September 11, 2026

The short answer

Aya drops from the top-tier open-world bounties (Deimos, Cetus, Fortuna) and Zariman bounties, in the reward slot where vaulted relics used to sit. Run them solo, fill gaps with one-minute Void Captures, and spend the Aya on vaulted relics at Varzia in Maroo’s Bazaar. Regal Aya is real money only and buys the Primes outright.

Reviewed September 10, 2026, current through Update 43.5. Iceblade of Narin lands September 23 and is not reflected yet; this page is re-checked after every major patch.

Source	Odds	Notes
Tier 5 bounties (Deimos, Cetus, Fortuna)	Best per run; Deimos edges it	Solo; final stage pays best
Zariman bounties	Rises with the tier; top two tiers best	Fixed drop pool per tier
Void Capture missions	Low, but under a minute a run	Hepit and Ukko style nodes
Relic packs	Occasional Aya instead of a relic	Syndicate standing or Nightwave Creds

What you need first

Requirement	Why
An open world	Heart of Deimos, Saya's Vigil or Vox Solaris for the bounty boards.
Angels of the Zariman	For the Zariman bounty tiers.

How Aya works

Aya buys vaulted relics from Varzia one for one, so you farm the relic instead of the mission it used to drop from.
Regal Aya is bought with real money and cannot be earned or traded; it buys the Prime frames, weapons and accessories directly.
Aya also pays the top two Relay syndicate rank-ups (two and three Aya), so keep a few spare.
Railjack, Void Storms and Orphix do not drop Aya, whatever older guides say.

The route

Pick the open world you clear fastest and run its top bounty tier solo; the drop-chance differences are small, speed is not.
Add Zariman bounties on the top two tiers as a second stream.
Between bounties, chain Void Captures on a fast frame for the small extra chance.
Buy relic packs with spare syndicate standing for the passive trickle.
Take the Aya to Varzia and buy the relics for whatever is in this month's rotation.

What it buys

Reward	From	Note
Vaulted relics	Aya at Varzia	Lith, Meso, Neo and Axi for the Primes in rotation
Relay syndicate ranks 4 and 5	Aya	Two, then three
Prime frames, weapons, accessories	Regal Aya only	Real money; the live rotation page shows the prices

Best frames

WispBounty speed

GaussCapture chains

TitaniaPlains and Vallis

Frame	Role	Why
Wisp	Bounty speed	Motes keep bounty stages fast and safe on any open world.
Gauss	Capture chains	Nothing runs a Void Capture faster.
Titania	Plains and Vallis	Razorwing crosses the open worlds between stages in seconds.

Tips that save runs

Solo the bounties; enemy scaling in public squads costs more time than it saves.
Farm on whichever world you know best; clear speed beats a few percent of drop chance.
Stockpile Aya in downtime so you can buy the relics the moment a Prime you want rotates in.
The Prime Resurgence page updates live; check it before you farm the wrong relics.

Mistakes that waste runs

Running Railjack for Aya.
Paying Regal Aya for a Prime whose relics you could buy with farmed Aya.
Buying relics for a Prime after its rotation ended.

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