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.
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Blueprints Requiring Oxium
Blueprint | Type | Quantity (Research) |
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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 |
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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) |
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 | 42,167 (20,010) | ||||||||
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Research | x1 x3 x10 x30 x100 |
Last updated: Hotfix 29.9.1 (2021-02-24)
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 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.
- 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
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.