In Warframe, Invasion Missions sees you temporarily becoming an ally with a faction that is normally your enemy. The balance of power is tricky, so sometimes you'll have to intervene in battles between your enemies to make sure one doesn't win and get too powerful. In Invasion Missions, you choose a side between the Corpus and the Grineer, and then help them achieve their objective.
Where to find invasion missions
You can easily find invasion missions using your browser. Just select it from your ship's menu or mod, then look at the top left in the row of icons. You will see a small fist icon, click on it to see a list of currently active invasion missions. You can click on any of the missions from the list, and it will take you directly to the planet concerned. Missions will be marked on the star map with the same fist icon.
The list will show you where the mission is located, which factions are involved and what percentage of control each faction has in the area. When the percentage reaches 100%, that faction is deemed to have won.
The factions will give you different rewards to help them, and you have to complete the mission three times on the same node to get your reward. The reward is then sent to your inbox when the invasion is complete. Rewards, or Battle Pay, can consist of things like blueprints or parts for the Wraith and Vandal weapon variants. The only time you don't need to choose a side is if the invasion involves the Infested, as they are still your enemies.
It should also be noted; you can only see the Battle Pay when you click on the mission node on the star map and you have to choose between the two sides. From a narrative standpoint, it doesn't matter who you choose, go for the faction with the most compelling reward.
What are invasion missions?
Mission types include Capture, Defense, Extermination, Intercept, Rescue, Sabotage, and Spy missions. They can often change as you play through all three, so you can end up doing two extermination missions and then a spy. After loading the mission, you play it normally, reach the objective, then extract.
The main difference is that the friendly faction will fight alongside you and attack your enemies. It's very similar to a Crossfire mission this way, except one of the factions won't attack you.
Invasion missions in Nightwave
If you play invasion missions are part of Nightwave, then each complete mission will count as your target. You don't need to complete all three missions on the same node for Nightwave, but you will have to if you want to get your standard Invasion Mission rewards. There is no reason not to just do the three missions; it's just a good knowledge to have in case your gaming session is interrupted for some reason. If you only do one or two missions, Nightwave will still count them.
Invasion Mission Rewards
Invasions can lead to great rewards that are otherwise difficult, if not impossible to find. These include weapons, res
