Best Places to Farm Lith, Meso, Neo and Axi Relics in 2026
Last Updated on September 9, 2026
Farming relics comes down to matching the era to the node that actually drops it fast, then deciding how far to push the rotation.
- Lith: close to a guaranteed drop from a two-minute Void Capture.
- Meso and Neo: both come out of the same Void Capture node, split roughly half and half.
- Axi: wants Disruption on Lua, pushed to rotation B or C.
Here’s the shortlist, with the reasoning for each era right below it.
| Era | Best node | Mission type |
|---|---|---|
| Lith | Hepit (Void) | Capture |
| Meso | Ukko (Void) | Capture |
| Neo | Xini (Eris) or Ur (Uranus) | Interception / Disruption |
| Axi | Apollo (Lua) | Disruption |
Table of Contents
Lith relics: where to farm them
Hepit (Void): the fast solo loop
- Mission type: Capture
- Enemy level: 10 to 15
- Objective usually sits close to spawn
- Clean run time: about two minutes
- Lith relic drop rate: close to guaranteed on completion, small chance of Aya instead
Run it solo and you can crack through a stack of Lith relics faster than almost anything else in the game.
Hyf (Deimos): the squad alternative
- Mission type: Defense
- Enemy level: 15 to 20
- Trade-off: slower than Hepit, but adds endo and other rotation drops
- Lith relics keep coming on the lower rotations
Pick Hyf when you’d rather farm in a squad and pick up other rewards on the way.
Don’t let Lith relics pile up
Lith is the tier most people let pile up while chasing Neo and Axi instead. Hepit’s loop is fast, so run a quick session between other farms. Keep that stack from building past a hundred unopened relics sitting dead in your inventory.
Meso relics: where to farm them
Ukko (Void): the dual-tier stack
- Mission type: Capture
- Same fast loop as Hepit
- Relic reward split: roughly 50% Meso / 50% Neo on each run
That’s the efficient pick if you’re stocking both tiers at once instead of switching nodes every time you run out of one.
Io (Jupiter): the squad option
- Mission type: Defense
- Enemy level: 15 to 20
- Slower per relic than Ukko
- Extra waves mean more rotation rewards stacked on top of the Meso drops
Worth it if your squad is settled in for a while anyway.
Neo relics: where to farm them
Neo is where the node choice actually matters.
Xini (Eris): fast Neo relics
- Mission type: Interception
- Neo drops sit on rotation A: take the first round’s relic and extract
- Confirmed current source for Neo relics like the Neo V11
If you just need Neo relics fast and don’t want to fight for a harder node, Xini is it.
Ur (Uranus): the better payout
- Mission type: Disruption
- Relic variety concentrates on rotation B (push to C for more)
- Wider spread of Neo relics per run than Xini’s rotation A
- Ukko still counts too: every Meso run there has a roughly even shot at a Neo relic instead
Ur is the better payout if your squad can push.
Which node fits your squad
Which one you pick really depends on your squad’s power level.
- Fresh squad still building frames: clear Xini’s towers, less risk of getting overwhelmed
- Squad running efficient builds that can hold conduits through the enemy scaling on Uranus: more relics per hour out of Ur, plus a shot at higher-tier drops on rotation C for anyone sticking around that long
Axi relics: where to farm them
Apollo (Lua): the standard farm
- Mission type: Disruption
- Enemy level: 35 to 40
- Good relic weighting sits on rotations B and C: plan on more than one round of conduits before you leave
It’s not the fastest relic farm in the game, but it’s the reliable one for Axi specifically.
Marduk: the sabotage alternative
- Mission type: Void Sabotage
- Enemy level: 40 to 45
- Covers both Axi and Neo relics in the same run
A reasonable pick for squads that would rather solve a sabotage vault than hold ground on Disruption towers, especially if you’re low on both tiers at the same time.
The relic codes worth farming right now
- Lith N19
- Meso D8
- Neo V11
- Axi V14
That’s Voruna Prime’s full relic set, and she’s still the active Prime Access until Citrine Prime takes over on September 23. Convenient overlap: the Neo V11 is one of the relics dropping at Xini, so if you’re farming Neo on the node above anyway, you’re already collecting toward her set.
Why these codes matter
That overlap is exactly why squads are running fissures on those specific nodes instead of just grabbing whatever mission has a fissure active. Radshare groups in recruit chat will usually name the code they’re after up front, so knowing N19, D8, V11 and V14 on sight saves you from joining a squad cracking relics you don’t actually need.
Check prices before you farm
Before you commit a weekend to cracking relics for a specific part, it’s worth a quick look at what that part is actually going for. Check current plat prices with our prime warframe price check tool before deciding whether farming or buying makes more sense for your time. And if you end up with duplicate relics or rolled parts you don’t need, our trading guide covers how to turn those into plat or trade them straight across for the codes you’re actually missing.
Voruna Prime relics
Her set is small and clean: four relics, each one dropping exactly one component, no filler to sort through.
| Relic | Part | Rarity in relic |
|---|---|---|
| Lith N19 | Chassis Blueprint | Uncommon |
| Meso D8 | Neuroptics Blueprint | Uncommon |
| Neo V11 | Systems Blueprint | Rare |
| Axi V14 | Blueprint | Rare |
The Systems and the main Blueprint both sit in the rare slot on their relics, which is exactly the slot refinement moves the most (more on that below).
What’s in the Access bundle
- Perigale Prime
- Sarofang Prime
- Hanteler Prime Syandana
- Prime armor attachments for your Wolf companion
That’s the rest of the Access bundle if you’re going for the full set.
No need to panic-farm her before the 23rd. Voruna Prime’s relics stay unvaulted well past Citrine Prime’s launch. Current projections put that around early 2028, so this set will still be farmable long after the next Prime Access takes the front-page spot.
Refinement and void traces: is radiant worth it
Relic reward slots
- Every relic has six reward slots: three common, two uncommon, one rare
Refining a relic doesn’t change what’s in those slots. It changes how likely you are to land on the rare one instead of a common.
Refinement odds by level
| Refinement | Trace cost | Common | Uncommon | Rare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intact | Free | 76% | 22% | 2% |
| Exceptional | 25 | 70% | 26% | 4% |
| Flawless | 50 | 60% | 34% | 6% |
| Radiant | 100 | 50% | 40% | 10% |
How to get void traces
You collect traces by picking up Reactant, which drops off corrupted enemies during any fissure mission. You don’t need a relic equipped to get credit for it, so a full squad can share the load. Everyone grabs Reactant even if only one person is actually cracking that particular relic.
Traces per crack
- Crack a relic with ten Reactant: somewhere between 6 and 30 traces depending on the rotation
- Bonus for every squadmate who picks the reward you cracked: flat 5 traces
- Maximum bonus if all three squadmates pick: up to 15 traces
That bonus adds up fast in a coordinated radshare squad.
Trace storage cap
- Formula: mastery rank times 50, plus 100
- Roughly 750 at MR13
- Up around 1,600 by MR30
Free pre-refined relics from endless fissures
- Endless fissures throw in a free pre-refined relic every fifth rotation
- Exceptional: around 25 minutes
- Flawless: around 50 minutes
- Radiant: past 75 minutes
If you’d rather skip the manual refining entirely, Elite Sanctuary Onslaught, Heists and Void Storms can hand you Radiant relics directly.
Is radiant worth it: the verdict
Radiant is worth it, but only where it matters. Going from intact to radiant takes the rare slot from 2% to 10%, a genuine 5x jump.
- Neo V11 and Axi V14 keep their component in the rare slot: spend your traces there
- Lith N19 and Meso D8 only need to hit an uncommon slot, already at 22% intact climbing to 40% radiant: smaller relative gain for the same 100-trace cost
If traces are tight, save them for the rare-slot relics and crack the uncommon ones at exceptional or flawless instead.
What to do with Aya
Aya occasionally drops in place of a Lith relic at Hepit, so don’t just let it sit in your inventory. Varzia at Maroo’s Bazaar on Mars trades it for vaulted relics and older Prime cosmetics through Prime Resurgence, which makes it the fastest route to Prime parts whose relics left the regular drop tables years ago.
Reviewed September 2026. Node picks and mission levels confirmed current for Update 43.