Warframe Cosmetics You Can Get For Free
The end game of Warframe is generally considered to be FashionFrame, the dressing up and customizing of your Warframe. Considering how varied cosmetics are, you’d think that FashionFrame is actually very expensive. While, yes, some cosmetics do cost a small fortune, you can however manage to dress yourself up for free, spending time and effort rather than just buying things. Here’s a list of free cosmetics you can get, where you don’t need to pay a real-life penny at all.
Colour palettes
Throughout the year, there are actually multiple free colour palettes you can obtain. For St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Halloween and Pride Month, you can get your hands on various colour palettes for 1 credit each. These are limited though, so you need to log in during these events to get them.
It’s also worth checking in during Warframe’s anniversary events, which are generally in March or April (although they are spread further apart for the 10th anniversary). The Dex skins are all free to obtain and are rewarded by doing various simple missions on the Star Chart.
Liches and The Corpus head Redeemer thing
One of the weirder cosmetics is the Mortuus Shoulder Guard. This cosmetic is a Corpus’s helmet with a Redeemer shoved through it. For anyone who has struggled farming for Protea or is looking to gain a Sister of Parvos, they are probably already aware of this odd cosmetic. It’s a rather bulky cosmetic and it only fits on one shoulder, but it’s worth it if you really hate the Corpus.
Related, you can also get Ephemeras from Sisters and from Kuva Liches. Nemesis Ephemeras are generally really cool, and every Lich or Sister you create has a 20% chance to spawn with an Ephemera. You get the Ephemera regardless of whether you kill or spare your Lich or Sister, so don’t worry too much about keeping them alive.
Other Ephemeras are also available, but the Lich and Sister Ephemeras are generally the best.
Baro Ki’Teer
Baro Ki’Teer seems to bring cosmetics pretty much every other week. Not only does he bring rare Primed mods and powerful weapons, but he also brings quite a few accessories, including three Ephemeras, multiple armour sets and skins for your landing craft. The only downside is that Baro’s cosmetics are quite expensive, and most of them are in a Ki’Teer style, which doesn’t suit every Warframe. Still, occasionally, Baro will sell things like the Harkonar Wraith set, the Prisma Avia set or the Prisma Naberus shoulder plates, none of which have the Baro Ki’Teer style.
Anything on Nightwave
Nightwave actually features a LOT of cosmetics. There’s always some very fancy cosmetics at the end of the Nightwave series. Past cosmetics include the Wolf of Saturn Six armour, the Emissary suit for Operators and the Frakta Shoulder Guards. But Nightwave also has its own shop and you can buy alternate helmets from her. These need to be crafted in your foundry, but they are yours to keep forever. They’re not even that expensive, most of them only cost 35 Nightwave credits to buy.
Farming for Platinum
Of course, you can get nearly any cosmetic you want, outside of Tennogen on the PC. All you have to do is get your hands on some Platinum. But, unlike most games, you can actually trade for Platinum. This means that you can sell gear you don’t need (mostly Prime Warframe parts, mods and the occasional Ayatan Sculptures) in order to make some Platinum of your own. Sure, just buying Platinum is easier, but if you don’t want to spend money, then at least you have the option to trade for it instead.
And there we go, a bunch of cosmetics you can get for free. Enjoy!