Oxium

Oxium
Untradeable
Information
Introduced	Update 11.9 (2014-01-29)
Rarity	Uncommon
Sources	Missions: Cetus Bounty (5-15, 5-15, 10-30, 10-30) Fortuna Bounty (5-15, 5-15, 10-30, 10-30) Sabotage (Sealab) Other: Oxium Osprey Carabus Nemes Storage Containers

Oxium is a rare lighter than air alloy of Orokin origin, used in certain Corpus Robotics.

—In-Game Description

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
	Phobos	Gulliver	Defense	10 - 15	Corpus Ship
	Jupiter	Io	Defense	15 - 20	Corpus Gas City
	Pluto	Outer Terminus	Defense	30 - 40	Corpus Outpost

Blueprints Requiring Oxium

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Blueprint	Type	Quantity (Research)
Amesha Systems	Component	(2,200)
Arca Scisco Arca Scisco	Secondary	250
Archwing Launcher Segment	Orbiter Segment	1,200 (600)
Astilla Astilla	Primary	175
Atlas Prime Atlas Prime Neuroptics	Component	200
Atlas Shikoro Helmet	Cosmetic	1,200
Atlas Tartarus Helmet	Cosmetic	400
Auroxium Alloy x20	Resource	600
Banshee Prime Banshee Prime Systems	Component	300
Cassowar Cassowar	Melee	150
Ceti Lacera Ceti Lacera	Melee	400
Chroma Amaru Helmet	Cosmetic	300
Chroma Drac Helmet	Cosmetic	300
Chroma Chroma Systems	Component	400
Convectrix Convectrix	Primary	900
Distilling Extractor	Extractor	150
Distilling Extractor Prime	Extractor	300
Dragon Nikana Dragon Nikana	Melee	75
Dual Keres Dual Keres	Melee	230
Endura Endura	Melee	(40)
Equinox Clisthert Helm	Cosmetic	400
Equinox Prime Equinox Prime Chassis	Component	150
Equinox Solstice Helmet	Cosmetic	400
Exergis Exergis	Primary	175
Ferrox Ferrox	Primary	(500)
Fluctus Fluctus	Arch-Gun	(50)
Garuda Bathory Helmet	Cosmetic	400
Grattler Grattler	Arch-Gun	3,500 (390)
Grustrag Bolt Release	Item	20
Guandao Guandao	Melee	65
Gunsen Gunsen	Melee	200
Halikar Halikar	Melee	500
Harrow Harrow Chassis	Component	800
Helios	Sentinel	300 (100)
Inaros Inaros Chassis	Component	100
Inaros Prime 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 Ivara Prime Systems	Component	175
Karyst Karyst	Melee	100
Kohm Kohm	Primary	500
Krohkur Krohkur	Melee	125
Lavos Lavos Neuroptics	Component	750
Mantis Fuselage	Component	1,800
Masseter Masseter	Melee	225
Mesa Mesa Chassis	Component	50
Mirage Prime Mirage Prime Chassis	Component	350
Nezha Prime Nezha Prime Neuroptics	Component	225
Nikana Nikana	Melee	75 (100)
Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment	Orbiter Segment	1,200 (600)
Oberon Prime Oberon Prime Chassis	Component	100
Octavia Octavia Neuroptics	Component	1,000
Octavia Prime Octavia Prime Neuroptics	Component	250
Okina Okina	Melee	1,800
Protea Protea Chassis	Component	550
Revenant Vania Helmet	Cosmetic	400
Sands of Inaros	Quest	400
Scourge Scourge	Primary	350 (4,500)
Sevagoth Sevagoth Systems	Component	250
Sonicor Sonicor	Secondary	600
Talons Talons	Secondary	1,200
Tenora Tenora	Primary	(600)
Titania Prime Titania Prime Neuroptics	Component	225
Tonbo Tonbo	Melee	100 (20)
Tonkor Tonkor	Primary	200
Trinity Prime Trinity Prime Chassis	Component	500
Trinity Prime Trinity Prime Neuroptics	Component	450
Twin Krohkur Twin Krohkur	Melee	(300)
Tyli Gyro	Moa	1,200
Vauban Prime Vauban Prime Chassis	Component	7,000
Vitrica Vitrica	Melee	925
Volnus Volnus	Melee	225
Wisp Wisp Chassis	Component	700
Wukong Macak Helmet	Cosmetic	1,000
Zakti Zakti	Secondary	(2,000)
Zephyr Zephyr	Warframe	(200)
Zephyr Zephyr Chassis	Component	200 (20)
Zephyr Cierzo Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Zephyr Zephyr Neuroptics	Component	200 (20)
Zephyr Prime Zephyr Prime Chassis	Component	300
Zephyr Prime Zephyr Prime Neuroptics	Component	250
Zephyr Zephyr Systems	Component	200 (20)

Total	42,417 (20,010)
Research	x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

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 used to yield around 250 Oxium in 10 waves. The updated corpus tileset on Io has negatively impacted the Oxium yield. A 10-minute match now only averages around 100 Oxium.

Notes

• Ivara Ivara can use Prowl 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 Animal Instinct & Thief's Wit 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 Nekros can Desecrate Desecrate Oxium Ospreys.
• 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 Terrify, Radial Blind Radial Blind, Rest & Rage 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

By purchasing this item you can directly exchange 30 Platinum 30 for 300 Oxium.

—In-Game Description

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.