Nitain Extract

Nitain Extract
Untradable
Information
Introduced	Update 17.12
Sources	Missions: Ghoul Bounty (15-25, 40-50, 40-50) Sabotage (T1, T2, T3, Void 1, Void 2) Exterminate (Jupiter, Kuva, Lua) Other: Nightwave Offerings Wolf of Saturn Six 0.13% Zealoid Prelate 0.13%

Each vial is produced by the painstaking expression of billions of rare, ocean-vent dwelling microorganisms.

—In-Game Description

Nitain Extract is a special resource that can be only obtained in few ways and is required to craft a lot of Warframe components, helmets, some weapons, the Amesha Archwing and the Aura Forma.

Acquisition

• Five Nitain Extracts are sold in Nightwave offerings for 15‍15.
• Gift of the Lotus alerts.
• Part of Resource Cache Rotation C reward (finding all three caches) in Reactor Sabotage.
• Part of Cetus Bounty's reward pool during a Ghoul Purge.
• Can very rarely be dropped by the Zealoid Prelate on the Deimos assassination node and the Wolf of Saturn Six.

Blueprints Requiring Nitain Extract

Click to view the Blueprints requiring Nitain Extract

Blueprint	Type	Quantity (Research)
Amesha	Archwing	4 (2)
Amesha Harness	Component	2
Amesha Systems	Component	2
Amesha Wings	Component	2
Atlas Shikoro Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Aura Forma	Enhancement	10
Banshee Prime Neuroptics	Component	2
Bishamo Cuirass	Cosmetic	10
Broken War	Melee	2
Caustacyst	Melee	5
Chroma Prime Chassis	Component	2
Corinth	Primary	2
Destreza	Melee	5
Fusilai	Secondary	2
Hildryn Chassis	Component	2
Hirudo	Melee	3
Hydroid Prime Systems	Component	2
Inaros Anubis Helmet	Cosmetic	5
Inaros Canopic Helmet	Cosmetic	3
Inaros Neuroptics	Component	2
Inaros Prime Chassis	Component	2
Ivara Chassis	Component	4
Ivara Prime Chassis	Component	2
Ivara Systems	Component	5
Ivara Loxley Helmet	Cosmetic	1
Ivara Zirastra Helmet	Cosmetic	3
Javlok	Primary	5
Khora Delphi Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Lavos Chassis	Component	5
Lenz	Primary	3
Limbo Prime Systems	Component	2
Mesa Prime Chassis	Component	2
Mirage Prime Chassis	Component	2
Nekros Prime Neuroptics	Component	5
Nezha Circa Helmet	Cosmetic	5
Nezha Jinza Helmet	Cosmetic	5
Nezha Prime Chassis	Component	2
Nidus Myxini Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Nidus Prion Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Oberon Prime Neuroptics	Component	2
Ohma	Melee	4
Pox	Secondary	2
Proboscis Cernos	Primary	5
Sands of Inaros	Quest	1
Saryn Prime Chassis	Component	3
Saryn Prime Systems	Component	3
Scimitar Fuselage	Component	4
Scourge	Primary	2
Stance Forma	Enhancement	5
Staticor	Secondary	3
Sydon	Melee	(5)
Titania Chassis	Component	3
Titania Aurai Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Titania Mab Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Titania Prime Chassis	Component	2
Valkyr Prime Neuroptics	Component	5
Vauban Prime	Warframe	5
Vauban Prime Chassis	Component	5
Vauban Prime Neuroptics	Component	5
Vauban Prime Systems	Component	5
War	Melee	5
Wisp Systems	Component	2
Wolf Sledge	Melee	5
Wukong	Warframe	(5)
Wukong Chassis	Component	4 (3)
Wukong Dasheng Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Wukong Neuroptics	Component	2 (1)
Wukong Prime Systems	Component	2
Wukong Systems	Component	(2)
Zephyr Prime Chassis	Component	2
Zhuge	Primary	2

Total	218 (+18)
Research	x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Last updated: Update 25.3

Trivia

• Associated files in the game and the Warframe Nexus app refer to Nitain Extract as Alertium.
• The description of harvesting Nitain is based from the method of recycling greenhouse compounds from germinated colonies underwater as another source of fuel, specifically Methane.

Patch History

Update 24.3

• Added to Nightwave Offerings.

Update 22.10

• Added as Ghoul Bounty rewards.

Update 20.0

• Added to Lua and Kuva Fortress Exterminate cache rewards.

Update 19.4.2

• Removed Nitain from Sortie Reward table and added 3-day Boosters in its place.

Update 19.0

• Added to Orokin Sabotage cache rewards.

Update 17.12

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 27.3