Kuva (Resource)

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Kuva
Untradeable
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Description
A mysterious red fluid coveted by the Grineer Queens. Obtained in Kuva missions.
General Information
Type	Resource
Sell Price	Cannot Sell
Introduced	Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)
Vendor Sources
Vendors Nightwave  50 for x10000 Acrithis  10 for x1 Palladino  10 for x35000 The Steel Path Honors  15 for x10000 Arbitration Honors  25 for x10000 Archimedean Supplies  5 for x35000
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

For the weapon variant, see Kuva (Variant).

For the enemy, see Kuva Lich.

Kuva is an exceedingly rare red fluid coveted by the Grineer Queens. It can be obtained in Kuva Missions, and is used to cycle Rivens or build rare blueprints.

—In-Game Description

Kuva is a special resource that can be collected with the help of Operator Void abilities from Kuva Siphons, which appear on planets near the ever-moving Kuva Fortress.

In addition to its use as a crafting material, Kuva is used to cycle Riven Mods.

Due to the circumstances through which the Kuva Fortress itself is discovered, accessing Kuva Siphon and Kuva Flood missions is only possible after completing The War Within quest. These missions can be found on nodes marked with a  Kuva symbol, which appear on planets currently being orbited by the Kuva Fortress.

Acquisition

Acquisition List ▾▾

• The primary method for acquiring Kuva is through Kuva Siphon missions, of which there are two types available: the regular Kuva Siphon (mission level 25-35) and the Kuva Flood (mission level 80-100). Successfully destroying one Kuva Siphon will grant around 550-700 Kuva 550-700, while the Kuva Flood will award 1100-1400 Kuva 1100-1400.
• Kuva can be acquired in 100 Kuva 100 or 300 Kuva 300 units by doing Cetus Bounties, 500 Kuva 500 units from Fortuna Bounties, and 750 Kuva 750 from Necralisk Bounties.
• Sorties have a 12% chance to award 6,000 Kuva 6,000 on completion of the third mission.
• Archon Hunts have a 12% chance to award 12,000 Kuva 12,000 on completion of the third mission.
• Kuva Survival on Taveuni, Kuva Fortress rewards 200 Kuva 200 for converting a Life Support Capsule into a Kuva Harvester and then defending it.
• Disruption on Tamu, Kuva Fortress awards 100 Kuva 100 for Tier A, 200 Kuva 200 for Tier B, and 350 Kuva 350 for Tier C. In addition, Demolisher units drop 50 Kuva 50 when killed.
• Downing a Kuva Larvling rewards 100 Kuva 100.
• Using the Parazon on a Rank 1, 2, 3 and 4 Kuva Lich will respectively drop 150 Kuva 150, 200 Kuva 200, 250 Kuva 250 and 300 Kuva 300.
• Requiem Relics Have a chance to drop 1200 Kuva 1200.
• Nightwave awards 20,000 Kuva 20,000 or 10,000 Kuva 10,000 at certain ranks. Exact specifics may change with each new season.
• 10,000 Kuva 10,000 can be purchased from Nightwave Offerings for  50x Cred.
• 10,000 Kuva 10,000 can be purchased for 25  Vitus Essence from the Arbitrations Vendor in the Arbiters of Hexis room of any relay.
• 10,000 Kuva 10,000 can be purchased for 15  Steel Essence from Teshin in the Conclave room of any relay. Kuva bought with Steel Essence has a purchase limit of 25 per week.
• 50,000 Kuva 50,000 can be purchased from The Steel Path Honors Shop for 55  Steel Essence when available once every 8 weeks (Check availability on the The Steel Path page).
• 35,000 Kuva 35,000 can be purchased weekly for 5  Voidplume Pinions from Archimedean Yonta in the Chrysalith Hub of the Zariman.
• 35,000 Kuva 35,000 can be purchased weekly for 10  Riven Slivers from Palladino in Iron Wake.
• 5,000 Kuva 5,000 can potentially be purchased weekly for 10  Pathos Clamps from Acrithis's shop once per week.
• 20,000 Kuva 20,000 can be selected as a The Steel Path The Circuit Tier 5 or 10 reward once per week.

Drop Locations

Drop Locations ▾▾

Mission Drop Tables

Mission Type	Source	Rotations or Drop Table	Chance	Quantity	Avg. per roll	Star Chart Nodes
Archon Hunt	Archon Hunt	A	12%	12000	1440	See in-game World State Window, must complete Veilbreaker quest
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 4	A	4.73%	300	14.19	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 4	B	4.73%	300	14.19	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Final Stage	A	7.14%	300	21.42	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stages 2 & 3	C	6.09%	300	18.27	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stages 2 & 3	B	6.09%	300	18.27	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stages 2 & 3	B	6.09%	300	18.27	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Final Stage	B	7.14%	300	21.42	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stages 2 & 3	A	6.09%	300	18.27	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Final Stage	A	7.14%	300	21.42	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 30-50 Stages 2 & 3	C	17.39%	100	17.39	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Final Stage	C	7.14%	300	21.42	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stages 2 & 3	A	6.09%	300	18.27	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 4	C	4.73%	300	14.19	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stages 2 & 3	C	6.09%	300	18.27	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Final Stage	C	7.14%	300	21.42	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 30-50 Stage 1	C	27.59%	100	27.59	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 30-50 Stage 4	C	17.02%	100	17.02	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 4 of 5	A	4.73%	300	14.19	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 4 of 5	C	4.73%	300	14.19	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Steel Path Cetus Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 4 of 5	B	4.73%	300	14.19	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Cetus Bounty	Cetus Bounty Lvl 40-60 Final Stage	B	7.14%	300	21.42	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth; talk to Konzu
Disruption	Kuva Fortress Disruption	A	100%	100	100	Tamu, Kuva Fortress
Disruption	Kuva Fortress Disruption	B	100%	200	200	Tamu, Kuva Fortress
Disruption	Kuva Fortress Disruption	C	95%	350	332.5	Tamu, Kuva Fortress
Fortuna Bounty	Fortuna Bounty Lvl 30-50 Stage 1	C	33.33%	200	66.66	Orb Vallis/Fortuna, Venus; talk to Eudico
Fortuna Bounty	Fortuna Bounty Lvl 30-50 Stages 2 & 3	C	20%	200	40	Orb Vallis/Fortuna, Venus; talk to Eudico
Fortuna Bounty	Fortuna Bounty Lvl 30-50 Stage 4	C	16.67%	200	33.34	Orb Vallis/Fortuna, Venus; talk to Eudico
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stages 2 & 3	B	5.71%	750	42.825	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stages 2 & 3	A	5.71%	750	42.825	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stages 2 & 3	C	5.71%	750	42.825	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 1	B	9.09%	750	68.175	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 1	A	9.09%	750	68.175	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 1	B	9.09%	750	68.175	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 1	C	9.09%	750	68.175	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 1	C	9.09%	750	68.175	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 4	B	4.44%	750	33.3	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 4	C	4.44%	750	33.3	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 4	C	4.44%	750	33.3	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stages 2 & 3	B	5.71%	750	42.825	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stages 2 & 3	C	5.71%	750	42.825	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 4	A	4.44%	750	33.3	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 4	B	4.44%	750	33.3	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Necralisk Bounty Lvl 40-60 Stage 1	A	9.09%	750	68.175	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stages 2 & 3	A	5.71%	750	42.825	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Necralisk Bounty	Steel Path Necralisk Bounty Lvl 100-100 Stage 4	A	4.44%	750	33.3	Cambion Drift/Necralisk, Deimos; talk to Mother
Plague Star	Plague Star Bounty Stages 2 & 3	A	12.28%	100	12.28	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth during Plague Star event
Plague Star	Plague Star Bounty Stage 1	A	23.86%	100	23.86	Plains of Eidolon/Cetus, Earth during Plague Star event
Sortie	Sortie	A	12%	6000	720	See in-game World State Window
The Circuit	Tier 3 The Circuit (Steel Path)	A	4.43%	6000	265.8	Accessed through Duviri's The Circuit gamemode
The Circuit	Tier 4 The Circuit (Steel Path)	A	4.43%	6000	265.8	Accessed through Duviri's The Circuit gamemode
The Circuit	Tier 1 The Circuit (Steel Path)	A	4.43%	6000	265.8	Accessed through Duviri's The Circuit gamemode

Enemy Drop Tables

Enemy	Drop Table Chance	Item Chance	Chance	Expected Kills	Quantity	Avg. per roll attempt
Demolisher Bailiff	100%	100%	100%	1	50	50
Demolisher Heavy Gunner	100%	100%	100%	1	50	50
Demolisher Kuva Guardian	100%	100%	100%	1	50	50
Demolisher Nox	100%	100%	100%	1	50	50

Sourced from the official drop table repository. See Module:DropTables/data to edit on the wiki.

Blueprints Requiring Kuva

Click to view the Blueprints requiring Kuva

Blueprints	Type	Quantity (Research)
Bishamo Cuirass	Cosmetic	10,000
Bleeding Body Ephemera	Cosmetic	10,000
Broken Scepter	Melee	5,000
Excalibur Umbra	Warframe	60
Garuda	Warframe	3,500
Harrow	Warframe	2,000
Kesheg	Melee	1,400 (400)
Naberus Ephemera	Cosmetic	1,000
Nidus	Warframe	2,000
Octavia Systems	Component	2,000
Orvius	Melee	4,000
Tatsu	Melee	1,200
Twin Rogga	Secondary	1,600
Umbra Forma	Enhancement	500
Zarr	Primary	1,800
Aegrit	Secondary	2,200
Slaytra	Melee	2,600

Total	50,860 (+400)
Research	x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Last updated: Hotfix 29.9.1 (2021-02-24)

Overview

A floating cloud of Kuva

Kuva is a mysterious and exceedingly rare red liquid that was coveted by the  Orokin, and was often stored within small, teardrop-shaped glass flasks. It is currently sought after by the  Grineer Queens, who send teams of their Kuva corps and a series of Kuva Siphons to harvest it from select locations.

Kuva is naturally found in the form of small clouds of sanguine gas, which are harvested and absorbed by Kuva Siphons. Once full, the Siphons are then taken to the Grineer's Kuva Fortress, where the kuva is then distilled. Before being distilled, unrefined kuva is said to appear as a sludge-like substance.

The special nature of kuva is said to be derived from the Void, which gives it the unique ability to conduct and transfer consciousness.

Technology

Technology that has Kuva incorporated into it

Lore & History

Role in the Orokin Empire

The Orokin possessed Kuva long before the era of Void travel. Additionally, it played an essential role in their rituals of Continuity. With it, the Orokin would essentially transfer their minds into bodies of younger hosts, achieving a small degree of immortality.

Due to how highly coveted kuva was during the Orokin Era, it was considered taboo for servants to even look at a flask, and was a severe offense punishable by glassing.

Fragments

In Cephalon Ordis' fragments, it is revealed that one of the Orokin executors, Ballas, offered Ordan Karris a red vial, calling it an opportunity "to be one of us". This was later presumed to be a Kuva vial, wherein it was possibly used on the Beast of Bones, as an eternal punishment to become a Cephalon slave, rather than a status ascension. Karris describes the Kuva as having a "metallic taste".

While the fragments contained within them are not directly involved with the quest itself, the Glass Shards involved in the Saya's Vigil quest reveal that during the last days of the Orokin Empire, the Unum used some of her "Temple Kuva" in an effort to locate a monstrous Sentient, which would terrorize her tower and her people by night but retreat and hide during the day. The Unum instructed her people to feed the Kuva to the local wildlife, connecting her consciousness with them and allowing her to find the Sentient.

This proved to be a double-edged sword, however, as the Sentient discovered that Kuva could restore its ability to reproduce, increasing the intensity of its attacks even further. This necessitated  Gara, the lone Tenno defender of the Unum, to sacrifice her life, carrying a bomb that devastated the Sentient even as she was killed. Even to this day, long after the war, the Unum's consciousness still resides in the Plains' wildlife, allowing her to keep an eye on the Grineer troops, and she still gives her Temple Kuva for the Ostrons to use.

The War Within

Some believe Kuva to be the blood of Orokin ancestors, an elixir of immortality. Others believe Kuva to be a poison, a corrupting oil that brings madness and evil. ... I believe it is both.

—Teshin

Kuva is also involved in The War Within quest, wherein the Elder Queen of the Grineer holds a Kuva Scepter, a symbol of Orokin dominion used to command their Dax soldiers, of which Teshin is one. Kuva is also used to perform Continuity, the Orokin ritual of transferring the consciousness of a dying Orokin to a new body.

The exact nature of Kuva is a mystery yet to be revealed. From how Teshin describes it, it likely has properties that extend life up until Continuity is needed, and it may have also contributed to the Orokin's pride and authoritative mistreatment of their political subordinates, hence playing a role in their downfall. It also has other properties; it is mentioned by Teshin that the Kuva Guardian's weapon,  Kesheg, is imbued with Kuva which supposedly makes them immune to Warframe powers. This is also alluded to in the braids surrounding the Queens' throne: they are immune to all attacks except for the Operator's Void Beam, suggesting they were also made with Kuva.

Another possible property of the Kuva can be seen within the Kuva Scepter, which is used by the Elder Queen to knock the Operator out of their Warframe and preventing further Transference. This suggests that Kuva has the ability to interfere with or limit Transference to a certain extent.

Kuva Lich

Following the defeat of the Elder Queen, the Worm Queen infuses her chosen soldiers with Kuva, referred by them as the "old blood", transforming them into a Kuva Lich. These enhanced super soldiers are drastically more powerful, able to fight on equal footing with a Warframe and are seemingly rendered all but immortal.

For a Warframe to combat the Lich, the Requiem Mods installed in their Parazon are used to create a unique passphrase, or Requiem Sequence, to permanently sever the Lich's Continuity. This allows the Warframe to take down a Lich for good, or purify their Kuva and convert them into a loyal ally.

Nights of Naberus

Grandmother's Naberus folktale reveals the existence of a "Blue Kuva", which allows one to temporarily transport their consciousness into a second body. If one's original body is given Crimson Kuva while in the second body, and presumably if one drinks Crimson Kuva while in the second body, their consciousness will be transported permanently into the second body.

The tale also mentions that Orokin servants are denied possession of Kuva, let alone look at one flask, which is punishable by glassing.

The New War

The Narmer Veils used to brainwash subjects into subservience to Narmer produce a red hallucinogen mist that is implied to be Kuva, as the Sentients targeted the Unum's Tower to harvest it.

Angels of the Zariman

When the Zariman Ten Zero mysteriously reappeared in the Origin System, the Kuva Corps were the first to arrive. They would discover the ship's Reliquary Drive and attempt to harvest kuva from it by using a specialized Kuva Siphon, but this tampering would inadvertently awaken the Void Angels.

The Worm Queen may have been successful in her attempts, with the Kuva Trokarians being a result of this. These newly-created troops use kuva-imbued Kuva Trokars to disrupts the Transference connection of the  Tenno and their Warframes.

Notes

Kuva's codex entry.

• Kuva gain is affected by Resource Boosters and Smeeta Kavat's  Charm.
  • This does not apply to the mission rewards from Kuva Fortress Disruption, but does apply to the Kuva dropped by Demolishers and Kuva Liches.
• During Kuva Siphon missions, Kuva clouds can be captured with the Operator's  Void abilities, namely Void Beam and Void Sling.
• Kuva has its own Codex entry, requiring 3 scans, though it does not contain any meaningful information.

Trivia

• Kuva has possible meanings in two languages:
  • In Sanskrit, it means a flower or a lotus.
  • Kuva means 'to subdue', 'to suppress' in Swedish. This could be the proper origin of its name, as when Kuva was first introduced, it served to command Dax soldiers and take over the Yuvan's mind during the Continuity ritual.
• The clouds of Kuva that players track down during Kuva Siphons are actually invisible Corrupted masks with an associated Kuva particle emitter beneath them. The masks are visible via Codex Scanners or through  Investigator, though players cannot target them directly and harvest the clouds that way.