At Intact a crack averages 2.6p versus a 1.6p quick sale. Refining trades common odds for rare odds — the bars below show where the plat actually lands.
The verdict — Intact
Crack it
Opening returns +1p over selling on average.
Crack (Intact) ▲ Best
2.6p avg / relic
avg realizable payout · raw 3p
Sell now
1.6p
realistic going rate
Keep it
Farmable
Still drops from fissures — you can always farm more.
Reward odds & payout
Each drop’s share of the average crack — where the plat comes from.
Cracking pays out on average — a single run can hand you Forma or the rare. Realizable EV discounts each drop by how much it actually trades, so an overpriced part nobody buys cannot inflate it. Prices are live Warframe Market orders and change constantly.
Meso A12 
Sarofang Prime HandleCommon25%Rad 17%4.6pvol 46
Perigale Prime BlueprintCommon25%Rad 17%3.8pvol 42
11%Rad 20%3pvol 148
2%Rad 10%15pvol 179
Bronco Prime BarrelUncommon11%Rad 20%2.7pvol 51
Forma BlueprintCommonuntradeable25%Rad 17%—no market
