Warframe PSA: You can get three Tauforged Archon Shards for free (before this weekend)
If you're looking for Tauforged Archon Shards in Warframe, there are three you can grab relatively easily right now. Archon Shards in general are not as rare as they used to be, thanks to Netracells and the weekly Bird 3 stock. However, their Tauforged versions are still something to look out for, as their rarity makes them hard to get from the usual sources.
Thankfully, a Tenno United Alert has been up for a week now, letting all Tenno get Tauforged Shards of all three base colors easily from three low-level missions.
How long are the Tauforged Archon Shard alerts going to last in Warframe?
Alerts generally aren't tied to weekly reset schedules, so you won't have it by the next one in December. Instead, all these Tenno United alerts are going to disappear on November 29, 2024 (11 am PST / 2 pm EST). Here's a countdown to their expiry:
The Alerts only require access to the relevant planet nodes, so if you're at the point in the game where you're min-maxing with Archon Shards, you'll have access to them. Here's what you can get, and how long it will take:
Taufoged Amber Archon Shard (Yellow) can be obtained from Elara in Jupiter. This is a 10-minute Survival mission against Corpus mobs at the 20-30 level range.
Tauforged Crimson Archon Shard (Red) can be obtained from Olympus on Mars. This is a Disruption mission against level 20-30 Grineer, and you'll have to successfully defend eight Conduits to clear the mission. Ideally, you can do this in two Disruption waves, and an organized squad can do it in as little as three minutes.
Finally, Tauforged Azure Archon Shard (Blue) can be obtained from Gaia on Earth. This is a two-wave Interception mission against level 20-30 Grineer. With an Interception specialist Warframe like Nyx, Saryn, or Vauban, this is doable in less than 7-8 minutes, solo.
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The Alerts don't have to be done in any order, it's just a matter of clearing the missions - which should be easy enough in a public squad. These Tauforged Shards provide 50% more corresponding stats over the regular variant, and you can also use Coalescent Fusion to make a Tauforged Topaz, Violet, or Emerald Archon Shard with these.
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