Oxium is an uncommon component. Dropped by the uncommonly encountered Oxium Osprey with a guaranteed drop rate, it can be found in quantities of 7-12 and will only drop if the Osprey is killed before it destroys itself by charging against the player, an ally, or a wall.
Oxium can also be found by destroying Storage Containers, completing low-tier Bounties, and by opening the 3rd Cache in Grineer Sealab Sabotage missions.
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 |
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Phobos | Gulliver | Defense | 10 - 15 | Corpus Ship |
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Jupiter | Io | Defense | 15 - 20 | Corpus Gas City |
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Pluto | Outer Terminus | Defense | 30 - 40 | Corpus Outpost |
Blueprints Requiring Oxium[]
| Blueprint | Type | Quantity (Research) |
|---|---|---|
| Amesha Systems | Component | (2,200) |
 Arca Scisco |
Secondary | 250 |
| Archwing Launcher Segment | Orbiter Segment | 1,200 (600) |
 Astilla |
Primary | 175 |
 Atlas Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 200 |
| Atlas Shikoro Helmet | Cosmetic | 1,200 |
| Atlas Tartarus Helmet | Cosmetic | 400 |
 Auroxium Alloy x20 |
Resource | 600 |
 Banshee Prime Systems |
Component | 300 |
 Cassowar |
Melee | 150 |
 Ceti Lacera |
Melee | 400 |
| Chroma Amaru Helmet | Cosmetic | 300 |
| Chroma Drac Helmet | Cosmetic | 300 |
 Chroma Systems |
Component | 400 |
 Convectrix |
Primary | 900 |
| Distilling Extractor | Extractor | 150 |
| Distilling Extractor Prime | Extractor | 300 |
 Dragon Nikana |
Melee | 75 |
 Dual Keres |
Melee | 230 |
 Endura |
Melee | (40) |
| Equinox Clisthert Helm | Cosmetic | 400 |
 Equinox Prime Chassis |
Component | 150 |
| Equinox Solstice Helmet | Cosmetic | 400 |
 Exergis |
Primary | 175 |
 Ferrox |
Primary | (500) |
 Fluctus |
Arch-Gun | (50) |
| Garuda Bathory Helmet | Cosmetic | 400 |
 Grattler |
Arch-Gun | 3,500 (390) |
| Grustrag Bolt Release | Item | 20 |
 Guandao |
Melee | 65 |
 Gunsen |
Melee | 200 |
 Halikar |
Melee | 500 |
 Harrow Chassis |
Component | 800 |
| Helios | Sentinel | 300 (100) |
 Inaros Chassis |
Component | 100 |
 Inaros Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 225 |
| Itzal Harness | Component | 180 (250) |
| Itzal Systems | Component | 320 (3,750) |
| Itzal Wings | Component | 400 (3,750) |
| Ivara Loxley Helmet | Cosmetic | 600 |
 Ivara Prime Systems |
Component | 175 |
 Karyst |
Melee | 100 |
 Kohm |
Primary | 500 |
 Krohkur |
Melee | 125 |
 Lavos Neuroptics |
Component | 750 |
| Mantis Fuselage | Component | 1,800 |
 Masseter |
Melee | 225 |
 Mesa Chassis |
Component | 50 |
 Mirage Prime Chassis |
Component | 350 |
 Nezha Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 225 |
 Nikana |
Melee | 75 (100) |
| Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment | Orbiter Segment | 1,200 (600) |
 Oberon Prime Chassis |
Component | 100 |
 Octavia Neuroptics |
Component | 1,000 |
 Octavia Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 250 |
 Okina |
Melee | 1,800 |
 Protea Chassis |
Component | 550 |
| Revenant Vania Helmet | Cosmetic | 400 |
| Sands of Inaros | Quest | 400 |
 Scourge |
Primary | 350 (4,500) |
 Sevagoth Systems |
Component | 250 |
 Sonicor |
Secondary | 600 |
 Talons |
Secondary | 1,200 |
 Tenora |
Primary | (600) |
 Titania Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 225 |
 Tonbo |
Melee | 100 (20) |
 Tonkor |
Primary | 200 |
 Trinity Prime Chassis |
Component | 500 |
| Trinity Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 450 |
 Twin Krohkur |
Melee | (300) |
| Tyli Gyro | Moa | 1,200 |
 Vauban Prime Chassis |
Component | 7,000 |
 Vitrica |
Melee | 925 |
 Volnus |
Melee | 225 |
 Wisp Chassis |
Component | 700 |
| Wukong Macak Helmet | Cosmetic | 1,000 |
 Zakti |
Secondary | (2,000) |
 Zephyr |
Warframe | (200) |
| Zephyr Chassis |
Component | 200 (20) |
| Zephyr Cierzo Helmet | Cosmetic | 2 |
| Zephyr Neuroptics |
Component | 200 (20) |
 Zephyr Prime Chassis |
Component | 300 |
| Zephyr Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 250 |
| Zephyr Systems |
Component | 200 (20) |
| Total | 42,417 (20,010) | ||||||||
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| Research |  x1  x3  x10  x30  x100
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Last updated: Update 30.0 (2021-04-13)
Gathering Tips[]
Tips collected from common player experience and should be viewed as advice rather than fact.
- Playing Corpus Excavation, Defense, Survival, and Mobile Defense missions can offer a decent amount of Oxium as well, the lowest level being Kiliken, Venus.
- Keeping enemies in an alerted state in Sabotage missions can bring a fair amount of Oxium, especially on lower level missions, where more demanding enemies do not spawn right away.
- Io, Jupiter yields around 250 Oxium in 10 waves.
Notes[]
Ivara can use Prowl on the Ospreys, potentially doubling the amount of Oxium dropped by a single unit.- As it's dropped by a specific enemy and is not a planet-specific drop, it cannot be obtained by using Extractors.
- Sometimes Oxium can get stuck in the ceiling in narrow hallways/locations with a low ceiling, Loot Radar mods ( Animal Instinct & Thief's Wit) can help locating those otherwise invisible resource drops.
- Oxium can also be acquired from Grineer/Corpus/Orokin storage containers, albeit with a very low chance. Therefore, one should not rely on this source due to it being infrequent.
- As of Update 18.0 (2015-12-03), Nekros can Desecrate Oxium Ospreys.
- Nidus can use Larva to catch Oxium Ospreys, leaving them open for potshots before they have a chance to destroy themselves while also potentially granting him Mutation stacks as well. Doing it this way however, it is ill-advised to melee the Oxium Ospreys as they can still detonate if they aren't destroyed quickly enough.
- Each player obtains a different amount of Oxium from the same pickup, implying that the amount of Oxium contained in a pickup is not pre-determined.
- Recommended manner of dealing with Oxium Ospreys before they self-destruct without dropping the desired resource is incapacitating them before they are able to see the enemy and attack. Otherwise focusing on diverting their attention from fighting ( Terrify, Radial Blind, Rest & Rage, and similar abilities) is a good way of approaching the situation.
- Sorties seem to have somewhat higher spawn rates for the Ospreys.
Market[]
Media[]
Farming Oxium warframe Farming guide (2018)
Patch History[]
Update 24.0 (2018-11-08)
- (Undocumented) Oxium resource pickups are now green.
Update 23.8 (2018-09-12)
- As a result of a review from the Capture Mission changes that affected Oxium acquisition (Galatea, Neptune) and Oxium acquisition as a whole, we have made tweaks to better benefit your Oxium grofit:
- Oxium Ospreys now appear within the first 5 Waves/Rounds of all Corpus Defense/Interception missions.
- Slightly increased the spawn chance of Oxium Ospreys in all Corpus Defense/Interception missions at higher Waves/Rounds.
Update 22.3 (2017-11-15)
- Added to Bounty reward tables.
Hotfix 17.1.5 (2015-08-14)
- Increased the amount of Oxium that drops from Grineer Underwater Oxium Caches to 250.
Hotfix 15.7.2 (2014-12-19)
- Oxium Ospreys now drop more Oxium! Increased from 1-2 to 7-12.
Update 15.7 (2014-12-17)
- Fixed Feral Kubrow dropping Oxium.
Update 15.0 (2014-10-24)
- Oxium added to alert rotation.
Hotfix 12.6.1 (2014-03-26)
- Fixed issue where 1 Oxium was being sold for 10 Platinum, correct Market Price is 30 Platinum for 300 Oxium.
Update 12.6 (2014-03-26)
- Added the ability to purchase Oxium through the Market.
Hotfix 12.0.2 (2014-02-06)
- Fixed over contributions resulting in negative Oxium in some clans cases.
Hotfix 11.9.2 (2014-01-30)
- Fixed Oxium description appearing as a file-path in the foundry.
Update 11.9 (2014-01-29)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 22.8 (2017-12-21)
See Also[]
- Oxium Osprey, the enemy which drops this resource.
- Operation: Oxium Espionage, the event which first introduced this resource.
