Nitain Extract

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.

AcquisitionEdit

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 Orokin Derelict assassination node and the Wolf of Saturn Six.

Blueprints Requiring Nitain ExtractEdit

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
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
Ivara Chassis	Component	4
Ivara Systems	Component	5
Ivara Loxley Helmet	Cosmetic	1
Ivara Zirastra Helmet	Cosmetic	3
Javlok	Primary	5
Khora Delphi Helmet	Cosmetic	2
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
Nidus Myxini Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Nidus Prion Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Oberon Prime Neuroptics	Component	2
Ohma	Melee	4
Pox	Secondary	2
Sands of Inaros	Quest	1
Saryn Prime Chassis	Component	3
Saryn Prime Systems	Component	3
Scimitar Fuselage	Component	4
Scourge	Primary	2
Staticor	Secondary	3
Sydon	Melee	(5)
Titania Chassis	Component	3
Titania Aurai Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Titania Mab Helmet	Cosmetic	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	189 (+18)
Research	x1 x3 x10 x30 x100

Last updated: Update 25.3

NotesEdit

TriviaEdit

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.