Warframe Amir’s Shockwave: How to Complete Week 1 Nightwave Acts

Amir’s Shockwave is the current Nightwave season in Warframe, running the same weekly grind you already know but with a fresh 1999-themed reward track. The week-one Acts are worth a combined 36,500 Standing, and none of them require paying for a premium pass. Below is exactly what each Act asks for, what you need to unlock it, and the quickest route to close it out.

Quick answer: Finish the three persistent weeklies (Mission Complete, Eximus Eliminator, Not a Warning Shot) alongside The Hunt Is On for the easiest 18,000 Standing, then clear Eternal Guardian, Treasure From The Past, and Vault Raider for the remaining 18,500.

Week 1 Nightwave Acts and Standing values

Standing moves you through 30 reward ranks, with each rank costing 10,000. Higher-tier Elite Weekly Acts hand out the most at 7,000 apiece. Here is the full week-one set at a glance.

Act	Requirement	Standing
Mission Complete	Complete 15 missions	4,500
Eximus Eliminator	Kill 30 Eximus	4,500
Not a Warning Shot	Kill 500 enemies	4,500
The Hunt Is On	Find 10 Syndicate Medallions	4,500
Vault Raider	Complete an Isolation Vault bounty on Deimos	4,500
Eternal Guardian	Complete 2 Void Armageddon rounds	7,000
Treasure From The Past	Complete a Netracell	7,000

Note: Because Nightwave seasons run long and past Acts can be recovered later, you can skip a few of these each week and still reach the Rank 30 Kaneshell Atomicycle Regalia for your Operator or Drifter.

The three persistent weeklies (easiest 13,500 Standing)

Mission Complete, Eximus Eliminator, and Not a Warning Shot are the persistent weekly Acts, each worth 4,500 Standing. New players can clear all three without any special gear. Running roughly 15 missions on later planets such as Pluto or Hydron unlocks them naturally as you rack up kills.

Eximus Eliminator can lag behind depending on how many Eximus units spawn. If you have Steel Path unlocked, run those nodes instead so the tougher enemies show up more often and the kill count fills faster.

The Hunt Is On: Find 10 Syndicate Medallions

This is the most beginner-friendly Act of the week, worth 4,500 Standing. It rewards exploration rather than raw power, so a full squad of four makes it much faster since teammates can mark medallions for each other.

Open Navigation and look at the top-right for the Syndicate mission drop-down, which sits near Alerts and Invasions once those are unlocked. Load into one of the listed Syndicate missions.

Syndicate mission panel listing Defense, Survival, Spy, and Sabotage missions — Any Syndicate mission counts for this Act. Image via Digital Extremes.

Sweep the whole level and check corners and side rooms for Syndicate Medallions, which appear as small motes shaped like the chosen Syndicate’s logo. Collecting them counts toward the Act even if the mission fails, though you only keep the medallion for later use if you complete and extract.

Tip: The Orokin Eye Air Support ability from the Parallax landing craft highlights collectibles and speeds up the hunt. Finding Voca in Albrecht Labs missions does not count here, so stick to standard Syndicate missions.

Vault Raider: Complete an Isolation Vault bounty on Deimos

Vault Raider is worth 4,500 Standing and is approachable for newer players, as long as you have one reliable source of single-target damage to bring down Rogue Necramechs, which sit around level 35 to 38. Rhino paired with a primary running Rank 8 Serration, or a Hek shotgun with its Augment Mod, is enough. You also need the Heart of Deimos quest cleared first.

Travel to the Necralisk, fast travel to Mother, and pick the Isolation Vault (Tier 1) bounty. Follow the objective steps through to the vault. A first-time run takes about 15 to 20 minutes.

Isolation Vault Tier 1 bounty highlighted in the Bounties menu with level range and rewards — Pick the Tier 1 vault bounty from Mother’s board. Image via Digital Extremes.

Clear the bounty to register the Act. Experienced players can run a Tier 3 variant instead and grab extra Deimos resources from the Isolation Vault secret room, plus a Necramech mod from the Jugulus Rex boss along the way.

Eternal Guardian: Complete 2 Void Armageddon rounds

This Elite Weekly is worth 7,000 Standing and now tracks Armageddon round completions rather than full mission clears. It runs on the Oro Works node in The Zariman, and you must finish the Angels of the Zariman quest to reach it. Others cannot taxi you there until you have beaten the quest, so it is not friendly to brand-new players.

Speed comes from room-clearing Warframes, not defensive setups. The faster you clear each Exodamper wave, the sooner you advance. A Cyte-09 Sobek build is a strong pick for solo runs of under 10 minutes.

Head to the main reliquary objective, then move to Exodamper A. Activate the nearby turrets, with Corralizer being the strongest option, and focus on ones within about 20 meters rather than distant emplacements.

Interact with the Exodamper to “Provoke Assault” and begin the defense. Kill the incoming waves, then move to the next Exodamper and repeat.

After a few alternating defenses, a Ravenous Void Angel spawns. Killing it advances the Armageddon round. This Angel uses the same mechanics as a normal Void Angel but does not drop Voidplume Pinions.

Void Armageddon mission showing PHASE COMPLETE after finishing a round — A completed round confirms your Eternal Guardian progress. Image via Digital Extremes.

The second round follows an A to B to A pattern and runs slightly longer. Once you finish that round and the next Ravenous Angel falls, you have your two rounds and can extract. Squads that agree can push to the fourth round (rotation C) for a chance at Hespar or Aeolak components.

Treasure From The Past: Complete a Netracell

The other 7,000-Standing Elite Weekly asks for a single Netracell run, and it carries the steepest entry bar. You need the Whispers in the Walls quest completed, and a frame that can survive the content, so newer players should hold off until they own a Hildryn, Revenant, or Dante.

Go to Sanctum Anatomica and fast travel to Tagfer.

Tagfer interaction menu with the Netracells option highlighted — Select Netracells from Tagfer to begin the run. Image via Digital Extremes.

Select Netracells and complete the run to clear the Act. EDA and ETA together only use four of your weekly search pulses, leaving one spare. Spending that last pulse on a Netracell is worth the 7,000 Standing even for advanced players.

Clear all seven Acts and the full 36,500 Standing lands you more than three ranks up the track in one week, keeping the Rank 30 Atomicycle Regalia well within reach across the season. If you are short on time, prioritize the four low-effort Acts first and treat the two Zariman and Sanctum Elite Weeklies as bonus goals once your account is ready for them.