Narin is the ice-wielding Sword Dancer Warframe added with Update 44: Iceblade of Narin. She brings a Cold Damage Vulnerability debuff, Overguard generation for durability, and heavy burst damage through her sword-dancing ultimate. There are two free ways to earn her, and both run through the same Zariman missions, so you rarely have to choose between them.
Quick answer: Finish Angels of the Zariman and Whispers in the Walls, then run Zariman missions to farm Entropic Kuva from Entropic Eximus and buy Narin’s parts from Cephalon Melica, or wait for the component blueprints to drop directly.
Quests you must finish before farming Narin
Access to Narin is gated behind two story quests. Complete both before anything else, because they unlock the Zariman nodes and the new Earth hub where Narin’s parts live.
- Angels of the Zariman — unlocks the Zariman Ten Zero tileset and its mission nodes.
- Whispers in the Walls — required to trigger the invitation to the new hub.
Once both are cleared, an inbox message from Melica invites you to Yuvan Peak, a new social Relay on the dark side of Earth. Head there, speak with Cephalon Melica, and open the Classroom Supplies menu to see Narin’s blueprints listed for purchase. You can confirm your account is ready by logging in on the official Iceblade of Narin page, which shows how far along you are in the main questline.
Route 1: Buy Narin’s parts with Entropic Kuva
The vendor route is the predictable one, because you spend currency toward the exact part you still need instead of hoping for a drop. Like every Warframe, Narin needs three components (Neuroptics, Chassis, Systems) plus a main blueprint to combine them.
A full set from Melica costs 790 Entropic Kuva. Here is how that breaks down:
| Part | Entropic Kuva cost |
|---|---|
| Main blueprint | 400 |
| Chassis | 130 |
| Systems | 130 |
| Neuroptics | 130 |
Entropic Kuva only buys frame blueprints and other Melica rewards. Narin’s signature weapon parts are not part of this drop pool, so those come from the vendor or the Market bundle rather than mission rewards.
How to farm Entropic Kuva from Entropic Eximus
Only the Entropic Eximus, found patrolling the Zariman tileset, provides Entropic Kuva. Every Zariman mission has at least one guaranteed spawn, including missions that are not bounties. Defeating one yields 1–3 Entropic Kuva; a Resource Booster doubles that amount. Nekros’s re-loot ability does not increase the drop.
From a distance the Entropic Eximus looks like a dark red bubble, similar to a nullifier field, so it is easy to spot. You must step inside the sphere to damage it, since it blocks outside projectiles much like Frost’s Ice Globe shields allies. These enemies are tanky, so a strong melee weapon is the fastest way to bring them down. Operator damage works too, but at a reduced rate.
The most efficient farm is Steel Path Void Cascade. Once Exolizers are active across several rooms, multiple Entropic Eximi spawn at once, and hour-long runs have returned an average of 250–300 Entropic Kuva. With a Resource Booster, four hours of Cascade is enough to buy a complete Narin set outright. Because Cascade can also drop the Neuroptics blueprint as a rotation reward, you may finish even sooner.
Route 2: Farm Narin blueprints from Zariman missions
Every Narin blueprint can also drop straight from Zariman missions after Update 44. These are end-of-mission and rotation rewards, not bounty drops, so you can queue into the node directly from your Orbiter. Each component is tied to a specific mission type and node.
| Part | Mission and node | Rot A / B / C |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroptics | Void Cascade — Tuvul Commons | 4.23% / 4.6% / 8.33% |
| Chassis | Void Flood — Everview Arc | 4.23% / 4.6% / 8.33% |
| Systems | Void Armageddon — Oro Works | 4.23% / 4.6% / 8.33% |
| Main blueprint | Exterminate (Halako Perimeter) or Mobile Defense (The Greenway) | 4.65% end-of-mission |
