Orokin Cell

Orokin Cell
UNTRADABLE
Description
Ancient energy cell from the Orokin era. Locations: Ceres, Saturn, and Deimos.
Statistics
Type	Resource
Rarity	Rare
Helminth Secretions	Synthetics (15)
Sell Price	Cannot Sell
Introduced	Vanilla (2012-10-25)
Internal Name	/Lotus/Types/Items/MiscItems/OrokinCell
Sources
Missions: Cetus Bounty (Lvl 10-30: Final Stage) Conclave (Mission Reward) Exterminate (Jupiter, Kuva, Lua) Fortuna Bounty (Lvl 40-60: Stage 1, Lvl 40-60: Stage 4, Lvl 40-60: Stages 2 & 3) Fortuna Bounty (Steel Path) (Lvl 100-100: Stage 1, Lvl 100-100: Stage 4 of 5, Lvl 100-100: Stages 2 & 3) Sabotage (Derelict, Tier 2, Tier 3, Void Tier 2 Caches, Void Tier 4 Caches)

Ancient energy cell from the Orokin era.

—In-Game Description

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
	Saturn	Piscinas	Survival (Dark Sector)	26 - 36	Grineer Asteroid

Blueprints Requiring Orokin Cell

Click to view the 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

Last updated: Update 30.0 (2021-04-13)

Market

By purchasing this item you can directly exchange 10 Platinum 10 for 1 Orokin Cell.

—In-Game Description

Orokin Cells can be purchased directly from the market for 10 Platinum 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.
  • Bring a  Desecrate  Nekros or  Pilfering  Hydroid with a slash-based weapon to increase drop chance, and a Smeeta Kavat with  Charm, if you have one, to take advantage of the Double Pickups and Rare Resource buffs.
• 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.
  • Otherwise, a 10 minutes run with a  Desecrate  Nekros and a slash-based melee weapon such as the  Atterax, will grant around 4-7 Orokin Cells.

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 Platinum 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 Platinum 2
Market Price: 10			Blueprints Price:  100

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)