
Experience
XP Gains
XP affects Mastery Rank.
XP gains are shared as follows:
- external sources (ex: ally kills): 25% to frame and 75% to weapons. Equipping one weapon allows leveling it faster.
- frame kills: 100% to frame
- weapon kills: 50% to frame 50% to the weapon used
Top XP sources:
- Sentinel companions (one companion + 1 Sentinel weapon) = 6000 + 3000 XP
- warframes = 6000 XP
- companions = 6000 XP
- weapons = 3000 XP
- etc
Boosters
The XP booster from the shop is not necessary but appreciated. Later you can also get a Smeeta Kavat which gives a 300% XP buff via its mod Charm
See companions for more info.
Good Spots
You will rarely use all your weapons, think about equipping unused slots with weapons you want to level up passively while playing.
Limit equipped weapons to focus XP gain on 1 or 2 weapons.
- beginner:
- public
- Helene, Saturn (Defense)
- Sanctuary / Elite Sanctuary (unlocked after quest The New Strange):
- ally XP for leveling weapons (let them kill a bit)
- your own kills for leveling frames: put Gauss's helminth on the frame's ability 1 + caster mods (Flow, max range, max power)
- Archwing: Salacia, Neptune (Mobile Defense)
- public
- confirmed: