Carbides

Carbides
Untradable
Information
Type	Resource
Introduced	Update 26.1
Rarity	Common
Sources	Missions: Empyrean (EarthExtra, SaturnExtra, VeilExtra)Eximus units on Grineer Shipyard tileset, Ceres Other: Earth Proxima Saturn Proxima Veil Proxima

Resilient components used to reinforce the plated sheet metal strapped to Grineer Ships.

—In-Game Description

Carbides are a common Resource dropped by Eximus units found in the Grineer Shipyard tileset, primarily Ceres. They can also be found in Empyrean missions as a possible loot drop. They are used in constructing, upgrading, and maintaining the Railjack.

Blueprints Requiring Carbides

Click to view the Blueprints requiring Carbides

Blueprints	Type	Quantity (Research)
Apoc Mk I	Ship Turret	300
Apoc Mk II	Ship Turret	450
Apoc Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Basmu	Primary	800
Carcinnox	Ship Turret	500
Carcinnox Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Carcinnox Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Carcinnox Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Cryophon	Ship Turret	150
Cryophon Mk I	Ship Turret	300
Cryophon Mk II	Ship Turret	450
Cryophon Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Galvarc	Ship Ordnance	150
Galvarc Mk I	Ship Ordnance	300
Galvarc Mk II	Ship Ordnance	450
Galvarc Mk III	Ship Ordnance	600
Glazio Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Glazio Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Glazio Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Laith Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Laith Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Laith Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Lavan Apoc Mk I	Ship Turret	300
Lavan Apoc Mk II	Ship Turret	450
Lavan Apoc Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Lavan Carcinnox Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Lavan Carcinnox Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Lavan Carcinnox Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Lavan Cryophon Mk I	Ship Turret	300
Lavan Cryophon Mk II	Ship Turret	450
Lavan Cryophon Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Lavan Engines Mk I	Ship Component	250
Lavan Engines Mk II	Ship Component	500
Lavan Engines Mk III	Ship Component	750
Lavan Glazio Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Lavan Glazio Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Lavan Glazio Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Lavan Laith Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Lavan Laith Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Lavan Laith Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Lavan Pulsar Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Lavan Pulsar Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Lavan Pulsar Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Lavan Reactor Mk I	Ship Component	500
Lavan Reactor Mk II	Ship Component	1,000
Lavan Reactor Mk III	Ship Component	1,500
Lavan Talyn Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Lavan Talyn Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Lavan Talyn Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Lavan Vort Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Lavan Vort Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Lavan Vort Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Milati	Ship Ordnance	150
Milati Mk I	Ship Ordnance	300
Milati Mk II	Ship Ordnance	450
Milati Mk III	Ship Ordnance	600
Protea Chassis	Component	2,750
Protea Telema Helmet	Cosmetic	2,000
Pulsar Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Pulsar Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Pulsar Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Railjack Port Nacelle	Component	5
Railjack Propulsion Systems	Component	5
Railjack Starboard Nacelle	Component	5
Sigma Engines Mk I	Ship Component	250
Sigma Engines Mk II	Ship Component	500
Sigma Engines Mk III	Ship Component	750
Sigma Reactor Mk I	Ship Component	500
Sigma Reactor Mk II	Ship Component	1,000
Sigma Reactor Mk III	Ship Component	1,500
Squad Ammo Restore (Large) x100	Gear	(6,750)
Talyn Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Talyn Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Talyn Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Vidar Apoc Mk I	Ship Turret	300
Vidar Apoc Mk II	Ship Turret	450
Vidar Apoc Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Vidar Carcinnox Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Vidar Carcinnox Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Vidar Carcinnox Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Vidar Cryophon Mk I	Ship Turret	300
Vidar Cryophon Mk II	Ship Turret	450
Vidar Cryophon Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Vidar Engines Mk I	Ship Component	250
Vidar Engines Mk II	Ship Component	500
Vidar Engines Mk III	Ship Component	750
Vidar Glazio Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Vidar Glazio Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Vidar Glazio Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Vidar Laith Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Vidar Laith Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Vidar Laith Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Vidar Pulsar Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Vidar Pulsar Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Vidar Pulsar Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Vidar Reactor Mk I	Ship Component	500
Vidar Reactor Mk II	Ship Component	1,000
Vidar Reactor Mk III	Ship Component	1,500
Vidar Talyn Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Vidar Talyn Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Vidar Talyn Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Vidar Vort Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Vidar Vort Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Vidar Vort Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Vort Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Vort Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Vort Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Zetki Apoc Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Zetki Carcinnox Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Zetki Cryophon Mk III	Ship Turret	600
Zetki Engines Mk I	Ship Component	250
Zetki Engines Mk II	Ship Component	500
Zetki Engines Mk III	Ship Component	750
Zetki Glazio Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Zetki Glazio Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Zetki Glazio Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Zetki Laith Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Zetki Laith Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Zetki Laith Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Zetki Pulsar Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Zetki Reactor Mk I	Ship Component	500
Zetki Reactor Mk II	Ship Component	1,000
Zetki Reactor Mk III	Ship Component	1,500
Zetki Talyn Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Zetki Talyn Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Zetki Talyn Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000
Zetki Vort Mk I	Ship Turret	1,000
Zetki Vort Mk II	Ship Turret	1,500
Zetki Vort Mk III	Ship Turret	2,000

Total	139,515 (+6,750)
Research	x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Last updated: Update 29.10

Gathering Tips

• Carbides are significantly more common in Empyrean than in the Grineer Shipyard tileset.
• Kuva Lich and Arbitrations missions can spawn Eximus units more often as a result of their higher level, allowing for easier farming.
• Any Endless mission types on Ceres is a great source for Eximus units, with higher waves spawning more Eximus units.
  • Seimeni, Ceres is a Dark Sector Defense mission that is very good for farming, yielding 100 or more at wave 20 due to high Eximus spawn rate.
• The Mobile Defense node Kiste on Ceres can be good for a quick way to farm due to the high chance of Prosecutors spawning. These Prosecutors are considered as Eximus units and can drop the resource.
• Carbides may be dropped as an end mission reward of Railjack missions at amounts of 1200, 1500 or 2700 depending on luck. (Empyrean Rewards)

Notes

• Carbides can be found on Berehynia and Marid, Sedna, which use the Grineer Shipyard tileset.
• When running Empyrean missions to farm Carbides, all Carbides, Cubic Diodes, Pustrels and Copernics are stored in the Railjack's Resource Forge in order to manufacture consumable items. The Forge holds a default of 200 of each resource, after which additional gathering is automatically distributed to the squad, until the mission is completed. Pressing the "Refine" button from one of the Forge station will distribute the resources to the entire squad.

Trivia

• A carbide is a compound of carbon and a metal. As per the resource's description, some real-life carbides are incredibly durable and very heat-resistant compared to other metals.
• This resource is presumably used for riveting.

Media

Warframe Farming Cubic Diodes & Carbides Rising Tides Update 26.1.2

Patch History

Hotfix 26.1.2

• Swapped the planet locations of Cubic Diodes and Carbide to match their Resource type:
  • Cubic Diodes = Eximus units on Europa Ice Planet tileset
  • Carbides = Eximus units on Ceres Shipyard tileset
• Fixed Cubic Diodes and Carbide Resources not dropping 50% of the time. For further clarification, on-kill extra drops (like Khora and Hydroid) do not apply to these Resource drop type: Cubic Diodes and Carbides have a 100% chance to roll the table for a 50% chance, can't boost that 100% any further!
• Fixed various issues with ground-mission Cubic Diodes and Carbide pickups, such as: Waypointing them resulted in a generic waypoint and not an item specific tag, and pickup FX being removed as soon as someone picked them up resulting in confusion as to where the Resource actually is on the ground.

Update 26.1

• Introduced.