Looking to boost your arsenal and armor in Earth Defense Force 6? Whether you’re just starting out or diving into Inferno difficulty, here are the most efficient and effective farming missions to grind for weapons and armor across all stages of the game.

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Early Game Farming

Mission 20 – Melee at the Pier

• Best For: Beginners and armor farming
• Enemies: Red ants
• Tips:
  • Stick to land to avoid losing item drops in water
  • Play on Easy for a risk-free farm (you keep items even if you die)
  • Use this map to stock up early armor crates

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Mid Game & Versatile Farming

Mission 51 – Grenade Demolitions Unit

• Best For: Weapon and armor farming (Hard – Inferno)
• Enemies: Grenadier Androids
• Tips:
  • Androids explode on death—bait or mow them down fast
  • Finish in ~5 minutes per run
  • Great for Hard difficulty early weapon farming
  • On Inferno, watch out for 3 Frog Soldiers—bring long-range weapons
  • Wing Divers and Fencers excel here due to speed
  • Turn down difficulty to Easy for fast armor farming

Mission 97 – Collision on the Plains

• Best For: Passive farming on all difficulties
• Enemies: Alien waves, Kaiju at the end
• Tips:
  • AI allies (Titan tanks, mechs) do most of the work
  • Stay back, let AI win, and sweep in for drops
  • Recommended: 1,000+ armor and a vehicle for survivability & pickup radius
  • Very effective for green crate (weapon) farming

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Hardest & Inferno Entry-Level Farming

Mission 116 – Today’s Plans

• Best For: Entry-level Inferno/Hardest weapon farming
• Enemies: Black ants (weak but deadly)
• Tips:
  • Restart immediately to skip tutorial and get a powerful NPC ally
  • Let the invincible NPCs tank for you
  • Use the mech suit to handle dense ant waves
  • Up to 10 weapon crates per run if lucky

Mission 117 – Base 228 in Peril

• Best For: Armor farming, infinite spawns
• Enemies: Red and Queen ants
• Tips:
  • Play on Easy/Normal with powerful weapons
  • Defend base, destroy pylon waves
  • Final wave spawns 10+ pylons — farm begins here
  • Duck into bunker and shoot ants at the entrance for safe grinding
  • Eventually, a massive Bargam mech will arrive to clean up

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High-Level & Inferno Weapon Farming

Mission 128.57

• Best For: Inferno max-level (Lv. 95) weapon farming
• Enemies: Large forces
• Tips:
  • Reach the area early with a summoned helicopter
  • Grind this on Hard/Hardest to prep for Inferno
  • High enemy count = high reward

Mission 136 – The Giant God Comes Crashing

• Best For: High-risk, high-reward Inferno weapon farming
• Enemies: Kaiju, Queen Ants, Androids, Sirens
• Tips:
  • Pilot the giant Barg mech with the Copper Cannon
  • Use L3 + Triangle to fire massive death beam
  • Multiple mech reinforcements will arrive
  • Kill Androids quickly with beam to drop tons of crates
  • Sirens are easier—use the downtime to collect
  • Bring 1,000–2,000 armor and a good vehicle

Mission 144 – The Next Day Four

• Best For: High-level weapon farming with ally support
• Enemies: Massive swarms, teleportation ships, Kaiju
• Tips:
  • AI allies help throughout
  • Use long-range weapons to disable spawners fast
  • Leave 1–2 spawners alive for infinite enemy farming
  • Kill the Queen Wasp spawner early to avoid overwhelming fights

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Final Notes & Farming Strategy

• Armor Farming: Best done on Easy with fast-kill missions
• Weapon Farming: Hardest/Inferno missions yield better crates
• Vehicles Help: Increased survivability and pickup radius
• Infinite Farms: Leave select spawners alive and use NPCs wisely

If you’re short on time but want to maximize efficiency, start with Missions 51, 116, and 136. With a few hours of effort, you’ll be swimming in Inferno-grade weapons and armor upgrades!