At Intact a crack averages 2.2p versus a 0.9p 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 +1.3p over selling on average.
Crack (Intact) ▲ Best
2.2p avg / relic
avg realizable payout · raw 2.5p
Sell now
0.9p
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 K8 
25%Rad 17%2.9pvol 78
Lex Prime BarrelCommon25%Rad 17%2.8pvol 41
Burston Prime BlueprintCommon25%Rad 17%2.9pvol 22
Alternox Prime BarrelUncommon11%Rad 20%3.6pvol 46
2%Rad 10%9.2pvol 61
2X Forma BlueprintUncommonuntradeable11%Rad 20%—no market
