Carbides are an uncommon Resource dropped by Eximus units found in the Grineer Shipyard tileset, primarily Ceres and Sedna, and can also be found in Empyrean missions as a possible loot drop. They are predominantly used in constructing, upgrading, and maintaining the Railjack.
Carbides are also dropped Earth Proxima missions by Grineer, crates and ships.
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 |
| Cipher x100 | Gear | (3,500) |
| 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 | (350) |
| Squad Health Restore (Large) x100 | Gear | (3,500) |
| 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 (+7,350) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research |  x1  x3  x10  x30  x100
| ||||||||
Last updated: Update 29.10 (2021-03-19)
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 can be farmed in Sorties on Lua with Eximus Stronghold condition.
Notes[]
- Carbides can be found on Berehynia and Marid, Sedna, which use the Grineer Shipyard tileset.
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 (2019-11-25)
- 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 (2019-11-22)
- Introduced.
