An Orokin Cell is a rare component that can be found on Saturn, Ceres and Deimos. It is usually found in quantities of 1-2.
All bosses (including the Stalker) have a chance to drop an Orokin Cell after being defeated, though General Sargas Ruk and Lieutenant Lech Kril have a better chance to drop it, the former of which are the respective bosses of the planets.
Farming Locations
These are based on opinions and may not be 100% true. These should be viewed as advice for finding the resource until better facts are proven.
| Target | Planet | Name | Type | Level | Tile Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ceres | Lex | Capture | 14 - 16 | Grineer Shipyard |
|
Ceres | Exta | Assassination | 14 - 16 | Grineer Shipyard |
|
Ceres | Gabii | Survival (Dark Sector) | 15 - 25 | Grineer Galleon |
|
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Saturn | Piscinas | Survival (Dark Sector) | 26 - 36 | Grineer Asteroid |
Blueprints Requiring Orokin Cell
| Blueprint | Type | Quantity (Research) |
|---|---|---|
 Afuris |
Secondary | 1 |
 Akbolto |
Secondary | 1 |
 Akbronco |
Secondary | 1 |
 Akjagara |
Secondary | 2 |
 Akjagara Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
 Aklex |
Secondary | 1 |
 Akmagnus |
Secondary | 2 |
 Aksomati |
Secondary | 1 |
 Akvasto |
Secondary | 2 |
 Ankyros Prime |
Melee | 10 |
 Ash |
Warframe | 1 |
| Ash Locust Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Ash Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Ash Prime Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Ash Scorpion Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Atlas |
Warframe | 1 |
 Atlas Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Atlas Shikoro Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Atlas Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Atlas Tartarus Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Banshee |
Warframe | 1 (1) |
| Banshee Chorus Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Banshee Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Banshee Reverb Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Baruuk |
Warframe | 1 |
| Baruuk Meroe Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Baza Prime |
Primary | 10 |
| Bishamo Cuirass | Cosmetic | 10 |
| Bishamo Greaves | Cosmetic | 10 |
| Bishamo Helmet | Cosmetic | 10 |
| Bishamo Pauldrons | Cosmetic | 10 |
 Bo |
Melee | 1 |
 Bo Prime |
Melee | 10 |
 Boar Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Bolto |
Secondary | 2 |
 Boltor Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Brakk |
Secondary | 10 |
 Braton Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Bronco Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
 Burston Prime |
Primary | 10 |
| Carrier Prime | Sentinel | 6 |
 Chroma Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
 Corinth Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Dakra Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Destreza Prime |
Melee | 10 |
| Dethcube Prime | Companion | 6 |
 Detron |
Secondary | 10 |
 Dual Kamas |
Melee | 1 |
 Dual Raza |
Melee | 1 |
| Elytron Harness | Component | 3 |
 Ember |
Warframe | 1 |
| Ember Backdraft Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Ember Phoenix Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Ember Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
 Epitaph |
Secondary | 7 |
| Equinox Clisthert Helm | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Equinox Day Aspect |
Component | 1 |
| Equinox Night Aspect |
Component | 1 |
 Equinox Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Equinox Solstice Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Euphona Prime |
Secondary | 5 |
 Excalibur |
Warframe | 1 |
| Excalibur Avalon Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Excalibur Mordred Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Excalibur Pendragon Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Excalibur Umbra |
Warframe | 1 |
| Exilus Warframe Adapter | Enhancement | 1 |
| Exilus Weapon Adapter | Enhancement | 1 |
 Forma |
Enhancement | 1 |
 Fragor Prime |
Melee | 10 |
 Frost |
Warframe | 1 |
| Frost Aurora Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Frost Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Frost Squall Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Galatine Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Gara |
Warframe | 3 |
| Gara Virago Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Garuda Bathory Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Gauss |
Warframe | 3 |
| Gauss Mag Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Glaive Prime |
Melee | 10 |
 Gram Prime |
Melee | 15 |
| Greater Lens | Enhancement | 1 |
 Grendel |
Warframe | 3 |
| Grendel Glutt Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Guandao Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Harrow Chassis |
Component | 5 |
| Harrow Suffragan Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Helios Prime | Sentinel | 6 |
 Hikou Prime |
Secondary | 8 |
 Hildryn |
Warframe | 3 |
| Hildryn Asuron Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Hydroid |
Warframe | 1 |
 Hydroid Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Hydroid Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Hydroid Triton Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Inaros |
Warframe | 1 |
| Inaros Anubis Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Inaros Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
 Ivara |
Warframe | 1 |
 Ivara Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
 Karyst Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Khora |
Warframe | 3 |
| Khora Delphi Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Kogake Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Kronen Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Latron Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Lavos |
Warframe | 3 |
| Lavos Cordatus Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Lex Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
 Limbo |
Warframe | 3 |
| Limbo Aristeas Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Limbo Magrite Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Limbo Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
 Loki |
Warframe | 1 |
| Loki Essence Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Loki Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Loki Prime Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Loki Swindle Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Mag |
Warframe | 1 |
| Mag Coil Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Mag Gauss Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Mag Prime |
Warframe | 3 |
 Magnus |
Secondary | 2 |
| Mantis | Landing Craft | 1 |
 Mesa |
Warframe | 1 |
| Mesa Longhorn Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Mesa Ovis Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Mesa Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Milati | Ship Ordnance | (1) |
| Milati Mk I | Ship Ordnance | (1) |
| Milati Mk II | Ship Ordnance | (1) |
 Mirage Chassis |
Component | 1 |
| Mirage Harlequin Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Mirage Neuroptics |
Component | 1 |
 Mirage Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Mirage Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Mirage Trivelin Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Nami Skyla Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Nekros |
Warframe | 3 |
 Nekros Prime |
Warframe | 3 |
| Nekros Raknis Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Nekros Shroud Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Nezha |
Warframe | 1 (1) |
| Nezha Circa Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Nezha Jinza Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Nezha Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Nidus Myxini Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Nidus Prion Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Nidus Systems |
Component | 6 |
 Nikana Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Ninkondi Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Nova |
Warframe | 1 |
| Nova Flux Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Nova Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Nova Quantum Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Nyx |
Warframe | 1 |
| Nyx Menticide Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Nyx Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Nyx Prime Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Nyx Vespa Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Oberon |
Warframe | 1 |
| Oberon Markhor Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Oberon Oryx Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Oberon Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Oberon Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Octavia Cadenza Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Octavia Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
 Octavia Systems |
Component | 5 |
| Odonata Prime | Archwing | 1 |
 Orokin Catalyst |
Enhancement | 1 |
 Orokin Reactor |
Enhancement | 1 |
 Orthos Prime |
Melee | 10 |
 Orvius |
Melee | 10 |
 Pandero Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
 Pangolin Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Panthera |
Primary | 1 |
 Panthera Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Paracesis |
Melee | 15 |
 Plasma Sword |
Melee | 1 |
 Protea |
Warframe | 3 |
| Protea Mavv Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Protea Telema Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Pyrana Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
| Railjack Cephalon | Cephalon | 1 (4) |
| Railjack Propulsion Systems | Component | 1 |
 Reaper Prime |
Melee | 10 |
 Redeemer Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Revenant |
Warframe | 1 |
| Revenant Vania Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Rhino Prime |
Warframe | 3 |
| Rhino Thrak Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Rhino Vanguard Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Rubico Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Saryn |
Warframe | 1 |
| Saryn Chlora Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Saryn Hemlock Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Saryn Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Saryn Prime Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Scimitar | Landing Craft | 1 |
 Scindo Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Seer |
Secondary | 2 |
 Sevagoth |
Warframe | 3 |
 Sicarus Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
| Sigma Engines Mk I | Ship Component | (1) |
| Sigma Engines Mk II | Ship Component | (1) |
 Silva & Aegis Prime |
Melee | 10 |
 Simulor |
Primary | 1 |
| Smoking Body Ephemera | Cosmetic | 25 |
 Soma Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Spira Prime |
Secondary | 8 |
 Stradavar Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Sybaris Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Tekko Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Tenora Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Tiberon Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Tigris |
Primary | 3 |
 Tigris Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Tipedo Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Titania |
Warframe | 3 |
| Titania Aurai Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Titania Mab Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Titania Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
 Trinity |
Warframe | 1 |
| Trinity Aura Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Trinity Meridian Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Trinity Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Trinity Prime Systems |
Component | 1 |
 Trumna Barrel |
Component | 5 |
 Twin Vipers |
Secondary | 1 |
 Valkyr |
Warframe | 1 |
| Valkyr Bastet Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Valkyr Kara Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Valkyr Prime |
Warframe | 3 |
 Vasto Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
 Vauban |
Warframe | 1 |
| Vauban Armistice Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Vauban Esprit Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Vauban Gambit Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Vauban Prime Systems |
Component | 1 |
 Vectis |
Primary | 4 |
 Vectis Prime |
Primary | 10 |
 Velox |
Secondary | 3 |
 Venka Prime |
Melee | 15 |
 Vitrica |
Melee | 15 |
 Volt |
Warframe | 1 (1) |
 Volt Prime |
Warframe | 1 |
| Volt Prime Systems |
Component | 1 |
| Volt Pulse Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Volt Storm Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Wisp |
Warframe | 3 |
| Wisp Gaoth Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Wolf Hood | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Wukong |
Warframe | 1 (1) |
| Wukong Dasheng Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Wukong Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Wyrm Prime | Sentinel | 6 |
 Xaku |
Warframe | 3 |
| Xiphos | Landing Craft | 1 |
 Zakti Prime |
Secondary | 10 |
 Zephyr |
Warframe | 1 |
| Zephyr Cierzo Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
 Zephyr Prime |
Warframe | 5 |
| Zephyr Tengu Helmet | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Total | 1,060 (+13) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research |  x1  x3  x10  x30  x100
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Last updated: Update 30.0 (2021-04-13)
Market
Orokin Cells can be purchased directly from the market for 
10.
Gathering Tips
These are based on opinions and may not be true. These should be viewed as advice unless proven undoubtedly true. Check comments for confirmation. Results may vary.
- Assassination and Invasion missions on a planet where Orokin Cells drop is a very quick way to get a lot of Orokin Cells. With good gear and/or good teammates, a fast moving squad can do a single run within 2 minutes.
- Making Helene, Saturn your go-to leveling spot (instead of Hydron, for instance) will passively keep your cell stock up.
- Piscinas on Saturn, a dark sector survival mission, yields Plastids as well as Orokin Cell in addition to offering XP bonuses. Expect 5 - 10 per 20-25 min run.
- Exta, Ceres also has a fairly good chance of dropping Orokin Cells since it is a combination of bosses as well being on a planet with Orokin Cells on it.
- On Telesto, Saturn, one can get Orokin Cells from Cell Arrays: There are usually one to two arrays found at this map, which can drop 1-3 Cells.
- On Gabii, Ceres, you can get 4-7 Orokin Cells from opening containers or breaking Cell Arrays.
Trivia
- Sometimes referred to as a "Raw Potato" or "Potato Seed" by the community, referencing how Orokin Catalysts or Orokin Reactors are called 'Potatoes'.
- Barring the
Twin Gremlins, Twin Rogga and the Akzani, Orokin Cells are required to craft all dual secondaries (either as it is or as a Forma). This does not include dual secondaries given away during events. - Orokin Cells are used in constructing most Warframes and Prime weapons.
- Orokin Cells actually have the same icon as Orokin Catalysts and Orokin Reactors albeit flipped, resized and recolored.
- Prior to the removal of Trials, a reusable Orokin Cell blueprint that can be purchased from the market for 100 or as a reward from The Law of Retribution Nightmare Raid:
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 15,000 |
 50,000 |
 50,000 |
 25,000 |
Time: 1 hrs | |
| Rush: 2
| |||||
 Market Price: 10
|
 Blueprints Price:  100
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Patch Notes
Hotfix 25.8.1 (2019-10-09)
Hyena Change (Razorback mission only):
An Orokin Cell farming exploit was brought to our attention by not only players, but also our internal flagging system when such a method is tripped for misuse. In short, players were forcing the Hyena’s to spawn infinitely by entering/exiting rooms knowing that their Orokin Cell drop rate is 100%. As a result of this misuse, the Orokin Cell drop rate for the Hyena’s in the Razorback mission will diminish the more you spawn, to still allow for multiple drop attempts but without giving away the entire cake. Please note that players who are trade banned due to triggering this exploit will be manually unbanned after this Hotfix.
Hotfix 23.0.5 (2018-06-22)
- Orokin Cells pickups will now appear in the pop-up notification similar to Argon Crystals.
Hotfix 22.20.7 (2018-05-30)
- Replaced the Orokin Cell crafting requirement for numerous Decorations to either Morphics, Neurodes, or Control Modules.
- The Orokin Cells will be refunded to the Clan Vault and already built Decorations that required an Orokin Cell will remain built.
Hotfix 22.0.2 (2017-10-13)
- Replaced Gara's Blueprint requirement of Kuva with Orokin Cells.
Update 20.0 (2017-03-24)
- Fixed untradable Blueprint resources appearing in the Trade window (Orokin Cells, etc).
Update 19.13 (2017-03-09)
- Replaced Orokin Cell with Gallium, and replaced Neural Sensors with Morphics as a crafting requirement in the Rhino Blueprint.
Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)
- Archwing Crafting requirements have been adjusted for players crafting the Odonata in The Archwing Quest:
- Orokin Cell is now 3x Control Module.
Update 17.3 (2015-09-02)
- Fixed Drekar Heavy Gunners dropping Orokin Cells.
Update 16.4 (2015-04-23)
- The Raptor will now drop Neural Sensors instead of Orokin Cells.
Update 15.13 (2015-02-05)
- Added a 3x Orokin Cells to T3 Survival Rewards.
Update 13.8 (2014-06-19)
- Increased the number of Orokin Cells received as T3 Survival awards from 1 to 3 per batch.
Hotfix 11.3.3 (2013-12-13)
- Text correction for Orokin Cells.
Vanilla (2012-10-25)
- Introduced with game release.
Last updated: Hotfix 23.10.8 (2018-10-25)
