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Completed Dojo Color canister.

Dojo Pigments Palette

Dojo Polychrome palette.

A Pigment is a type of resource which appears as a small tetrahedron (three-sided pyramid) dropped by specific enemies. Pigments are required for researching Polychrome Colors for the interior of a Clan Dojo.

Each Polychrome Color has an associated enemy, and will only drop if a color is being researched. The frequency of pigment drops and the number of pigments in each drop varies per color from 1 to 10.

Polychrome Color research can be started (and pigments can be turned in) at a Clan Dojo's Tenno Research Lab, at a separate terminal by the wall on the right. Each project will have a base cost of Credits64 10,000 and 5 to 550 pigments. These costs are increased by the Clan Tier Multiplier.

Once fully funded, the research for a color takes 36 hours. Only one color may be researched at a time, regardless of the number of Tenno Labs that are present in the Dojo. Research on one color may be paused to start research on another, but any pigment in clan member inventories that has not been donated to the research project will be deleted.

Notes[]

Resource Boosters[]

  • Resource Boosters and Resource Drop Chance Boosters increase the amount of pigments that drop from enemies.
    • Since the drop rate for pigments from bosses is 100%, the drop chance is doubled to 200%, resulting in twice as much of the item being dropped.
    • This effectively results in a 2x quantity multiplier when only one of either booster is active, and a 4x quantity multiplier when both are active.
    • The drop chance boost from Dark Sectors stacks multiplicatively with the former multipliers, rounded down.
    • Likewise, the resource bonuses from Void Fissures stack multiplicatively.

Team Farming[]

  • When running missions as a team, the number of pigments will be multiplied by the number of people on the team that have the same pigment being researched in their dojos.
  • Also, similar to life support capsules, only one member of any clan can pick up the pigment from an enemy. The pigment will only drop for the player landing the lethal damage to the enemy in question, so if several people from different clans work together, it is crucial to communicate well who get to kill the enemies.
  • As of Update 28.3, every squadmate now gets a single Dojo Pigment drop per enemy killed, rather than 1 player getting 1-4 Pigments.

Tips[]

Polychrome Colors[]

The table below contains a list of all researchable Polychrome colors, the enemy that drops the pigment, and the base pigment cost plus drop rates.

Note that these requirements scale with the Clan Tier Multiplier: Ghost Clan x1   Shadow Clan x3   Storm Clan x10   Mountain Clan x30   Moon Clan x100

Polychrome Pigment Drops
Polychrome Dye Drops From Base Quantity Drop Rate Pigments per Drop
01000011 Cyan
01000011 Cyan
300 20% 5
Anti Violet
Anti Violet
10 100% 1
Argon Purple
Argon Purple
120 100% 5
Autumn Brown
Autumn Brown
300 20% 5
Boiler Red
Boiler Red
10 100% 1
Charger Blue
Charger Blue
180 100% 1
Conductor Gold
Conductor Gold
5 10% 10
Coolant Blue
Coolant Blue
500 20% 5
Crawler Blue
Crawler Blue
400 50% 2
Devar Grey
Devar Grey
400 20% 5
Dust Brown
Dust Brown
550 10% 10
Elysium Blue
Elysium Blue
60 100% 2
False Orange
False Orange

15 100% 1
Glacial Blue
Glacial Blue
200 10% 10
Harmony Green
Harmony Green
400 100% 5
Hesperia Brown
Hesperia Brown
420 20% 5
Jackal Yellow
Jackal Yellow
50 100% 1
Leaf Red
Leaf Red
5 100% 1
Leech Green
Leech Green
150 10% 10
Memoriam Purple
Memoriam Purple
250 10% 10
Moa Green
Moa Green
200 20% 5
Morning Yellow
Morning Yellow
350 100% 1
Mortus Pink
Mortus Pink
5 10% 10
Mutalist Red
Mutalist Red
150 50% 2
Nanite Blue
Nanite Blue
550 10% 10
Neo Pink
Neo Pink
400 20% 5
Night Blue
Night Blue
10 100% 1
Oak Brown
Oak Brown
500 20% 5
Olympus Blue
Olympus Blue
480 10% 10
Railgun Blue
Railgun Blue
250 100% 1
River Blue
River Blue
250 100% 1
Sand Yellow
Sand Yellow
350 50% 2
Shard Black
Shard Black
250 10% 10
Syrtis Orange
Syrtis Orange
220 100% 1
Tempest Brown
Tempest Brown
300 100% 5
Tharsis Brown
Tharsis Brown
300 50% 2
Tower White
Tower White
300 100% 1
Tree Green
Tree Green
450 100% 1
Veldt Yellow
Veldt Yellow
150 100% 5
Wisp Grey
Wisp Grey
500 20% 5

Farming Locations[]

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INFO: This is NOT a list of all drop locations or all farming methods, it is a list with the most effective, fastest and easiest way(s) for gathering each individual pigment. IF there is only one or two ways to get this pigments it is mentioned.

Pigment/Enemy Tips & Locations
01000011 Cyan
(Terra Raptor SX)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
SolarisUnitedSigil Venus Orb Vallis Open World 10 - 30 Orb Vallis
Anti Violet
(Zanuka Hunter)
  • Only way to obtain pigments of this color is doing Invasions against the Corpus until you got the Zanuka Hunter Assassin Death Mark and killing the Zanuka Hunter when he tries to assasinate you OR summon the Zanuka Hunter by using its Beacon purchased from Baro Ki'Teer.
Argon Purple
(Lua Thrax Legatus)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconOrokinB Lua Circulus Survival 80 - 100 Orokin Moon
Autumn Brown
(Corrupted MOA)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconOrokinB Void Belenus Defense 30 - 35 Orokin Tower
IconOrokinB Void Mot Survival 40 - 45 Orokin Tower
Boiler Red
(Phorid)
  • Since Phorid can only be found when an Invasion takes over the Assassination mission of a Planet but due to the 100% chance that he will drop the pigment, you can easily do 10 Invasion Assassination runs against him. A fast way to kill him is MesaIcon272 Mesa with Peacemaker130xWhite Peacemaker.
Charger Blue
(Toxic Ancient)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconInfestedB Deimos Terrorem Survival 25 - 35 Orokin Derelict
Conductor Gold
(Terra Embattor MOA)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
SolarisUnitedSigil Venus Orb Vallis Open World 10 - 30 Orb Vallis
  • Spawns in a lot of places but Enrichment Labs is the closest.
Coolant Blue
(Terra Overtaker)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
SolarisUnitedSigil Venus Orb Vallis Open World 10 - 30 Orb Vallis
  • Can spawn around the Enrichment Labs.
Crawler Blue
(Crawler)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconInfestedB Ceres Gabii Survival (Dark Sector) 15 - 25 Grineer Galleon
Devar Grey
(Tusk Mortar Bombard)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
DawnsEarlyLight Earth Plains of Eidolon Open World 10 - 30 Plains of Eidolon
Dust Brown
(Corrupted Lancer)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconOrokinB Void Ani Survival 20 - 25 Orokin Tower
Elysium Blue
(The Sergeant)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
NefAnyo sigil b Phobos Iliad Assassination 13 - 15 Corpus Ship
False Orange
((Ravenous) Void Angel)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerOrCorpus Zariman Ten Zero Oro Works Void Armageddon 50 - 55 Zariman (Tileset)
IconGrineerOrCorpus Zariman Ten Zero Halako Perimeter Exterminate 50 - 55 Zariman (Tileset)
Glacial Blue
(Crewman)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconCorpusB Venus E Gate Exterminate 3 - 5 Corpus Outpost
Harmony Green
(Thrax Centurion)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerOrCorpus Zariman Ten Zero Tuvul Commons Void Cascade 50 - 55 Zariman (Tileset)
IconGrineerOrCorpus Zariman Ten Zero The Greenway Mobile Defense 50 - 55 Zariman (Tileset)
Hesperia Brown
(Trooper)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Saturn Helene Defense 21 - 26 Grineer Galleon
IconGrineerB Sedna Hydron Defense 30 - 40 Grineer Galleon
Jackal Yellow
(Sniper Crewman)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconCorpusB Neptune Sao Sabotage 29 - 31 Corpus Outpost
Leaf Red
(Stalker)
Leech Green
(Corrupted Crewman)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconOrokinB Void Mot Survival 40 - 45 Orokin Tower
Memoriam Purple
(Terra Provisor)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
SolarisUnitedSigil Venus Orb Vallis Open World 10 - 30 Orb Vallis
  • Can spawn around the Grow Site.
Moa Green
(Orokin Drone)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconOrokinB Void Teshub Exterminate 10 - 15 Orokin Tower
Morning Yellow
(Leech Osprey)

Outdated as of Update 28.0 (2020-06-11)

  • Larissa, Neptune – Mobile Defense
Mortus Pink
(Tusk Flameblade)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
DawnsEarlyLight Earth Plains of Eidolon Open World 10 - 30 Plains of Eidolon
Mutalist Red
(Tar-Mutalist MOA)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconInfestedB Ceres Gabii Survival (Dark Sector) 15 - 25 Grineer Galleon
Nanite Blue
(Charger)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconInfestedB Eris Akkad Defense (Dark Sector) 35 - 45 Infested Ship
  • Abilities with an area of effect, like VoltIcon272 Volt with Discharge130xWhite Discharge, are very effective. Remember to pick up the pigments in the ability range.
Neo Pink
(Terra Trencher)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
SolarisUnitedSigil Venus Orb Vallis Open World 10 - 30 Orb Vallis
  • Can spawn around the Enrichment Labs.
Night Blue
(Councilor Vay Hek)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
VeyHek sigil b Earth Oro Assassination 20 - 25 Grineer Forest
Oak Brown
(Butcher)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Ceres Draco Survival 12 - 17 Grineer Asteroid
Olympus Blue
(Lancer)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Ceres Draco Survival 12 - 17 Grineer Asteroid
Railgun Blue
(Railgun MOA)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
Ambulas sigil b Pluto Hades Assassination 35 - 45 Corpus Outpost
  • Disabling but not hacking the first two Ambulas increases the pigment yield, as the Railgun MOA are replaced with Anti MOA once two hacked Ambulas are delivered.
River Blue
(Seeker)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Saturn Helene Defense 21 - 26 Grineer Galleon
  • Seekers start spawning at Wave 10.
Sand Yellow
(Scorpion)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Saturn Helene Defense 21 - 26 Grineer Galleon
Shard Black
(Vomvalyst)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
DawnsEarlyLight Earth Plains of Eidolon Open World 10 - 30 Plains of Eidolon
  • Spawns only during night time and always in pairs of two. It is recommended to farm them while fighting against an Eidolon Teralyst/Gantulyst/Hydrolyst because of their behavior try to defend the Eidolon, resulting more Vomvalyst.
Syrtis Orange
(Arid Eviscerator)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Mars Augustus Excavation 9 - 14 Grineer Settlement
Tempest Brown
(Eclipse Thrax Centurion)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconOrokinB Lua Circulus Survival 80 - 100 Orokin Moon
Tharsis Brown
(Ballista)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Ceres Draco Survival 12 - 17 Grineer Asteroid
  • Ballistas spawn between 5 and 20 minutes.
Tower White
(Kuva Jester)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Kuva Fortress Taveuni Survival 32 - 37 Grineer Asteroid Fortress
  • Kuva Siphon missions are another source for Kuva Jesters.
Tree Green
(Arid Lancer)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerB Mars Augustus Excavation 9 - 14 Grineer Settlement
Veldt Yellow
(Thrax Legatus)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
IconGrineerOrCorpus Zariman Ten Zero Oro Works Void Armageddon 50 - 55 Zariman (Tileset)
IconGrineerOrCorpus Zariman Ten Zero The Greenway Mobile Defense 50 - 55 Zariman (Tileset)
Wisp Grey
(Dargyn Pilot)
Target Planet Name Type Level Tile Set
DawnsEarlyLight Earth Plains of Eidolon Open World 10 - 30 Plains of Eidolon
  • Can be found occasionally in groups of two during Day Time. They can fly around with their Dargyn or patrol around them on the ground.
  • While doing bounties Dargyn pilots spawn frequently during the drone escorts. Plague Star bounties in particular always have a drone escort for the third stage, making them ideal for farming while the event is active.

Patch History[]

Update 33.0 (2023-04-26)

  • NEW DOJO PIGMENTS
  • Give your Dojo a wash of color inspired by Duviri with these new Pigments:
    • Harmony Green (Thrax Centurion)
    • Veldt Yellow (Thrax Legatus)
    • Tempest Brown (Eclipse Thrax Centurion)
    • Argon Purple (Lua Thrax Legatus)
    • False Orange (Void Angels - including Ravenous Angels)

Update 28.3 (2020-08-12)

  • Every squadmate now gets a single Dojo Pigment drop per enemy killed, rather than 1 player getting 1-4 Pigments.

Hotfix 27.3.14 (2020-04-15)

  • Fixed a script error related to Clan Pigment Research.

Update 24.6 (2019-04-04)

  • Changed Tower White pigment to drop from Kuva Jesters instead of Condrocs and Mortus Pink pigment to drop from Tusk Flameblade instead of Kuakas.
  • Changed Tower White Pigment drop rate to a 100% chance to drop 1 instead of a 20% chance to drop to drop 5, for more consistent farming.

Update 24.4 (2019-03-08)

  • Improved the visibility of the Color Pigment Research in the Clan Log by adding further detailed information as well as color coded texted to each respective Pigment.

Hotfix 24.1.1 (2018-11-23)

  • Vallis Pigments will now also drop from Elite and Eximus Terra Variants.

Update 24.0 (2018-11-08)

  • New Dojo Pigments! Colors chosen by the esteemed Design Council
    • Memoriam Purple (Drops from Terra Provisor)
    • 01000011 Cyan (Drops from Terra Raptor SX)
    • Neo Pink (Drops from Terra Trencher)
    • Coolant Blue (Drops from Terra Overtaker)
    • Conductor Gold (Drops from Terra Embattor Moa)

Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)

  • Fixed an issue with D-pad functionality not working on Polychrome in the Dojo.
  • Fixed script error occurring when interacting with Polychrome in the Dojo.

Hotfix 22.20.7 (2018-05-30)

  • Doubled the Tower White Pigment drop chance and reduced the Pigment quantity to 5.

Hotfix 22.20.6 (2018-05-24)

  • Fixed Dojo Pigment ‘Contribute’ button being automatically selected when the contribute screen appears when using a controller.

Hotfix 22.20.5 (2018-05-24)

  • Fixed not being able to fund Polychrome construction when changing to default lighting colors in the Dojo.

Hotfix 22.20.2 (2018-05-17)

  • Fixed cases of not being able to place Polychrome in the Dojo.

Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)

  • Added new Pigment colors dropped by the following enemies
    • Shard Black: Vomvalysts
    • Tower White: Condrocs
    • Devar Grey: Tusk Bombard
    • Wisp Grey: Skiff Pilot
    • Mortus Pink: Kuakas
    Lighting Remaster!
    • Polychrome has a new function: Room Lighting Controls! Construct and place a Polychrome to explore all the new lighting and fog options for each room in your Dojo!

Hotfix 22.16.1 (2018-03-16)

  • Fixed an issue with Dojo Polychrome not working.

Hotfix 22.13.4 (2018-02-22)

  • Fixed Pigments not appearing when attempting to search them in the Inventory menu.

Hotfix 22.13.1 (2018-02-15)

  • Fixed Dojo color and Pigment Icons displaying incorrect color.

Update 21.0 (2017-06-29)

  • Fixed not being able to start new Dojo Pigment research without re-loading the screen.

Hotfix 19.6.3 (2017-01-17)

  • Fixed script errors (game freezes) when trying to research/contribute to Dojo color pigments.

Hotfix: The Index Preview 4 (2016-10-25)

  • Fixed a script error when going back to the Landing Craft if you collected any color pigments in the mission.

Hotfix 18.0.5 (2015-12-08)

  • Fixed color pigments not properly dropping from the Shadow Stalker.

Update 17.2 (2015-08-19)

  • Fixed the pigment icon displaying on other items at the End of Mission reward screen.

Update 16.8 (2015-06-10)

  • Players can now control the camera when using the Dojo Pigment preview.

Hotfix 16.5.4 (2015-05-14)

  • Fixed Carrier’s Vacuum not picking up Pigments.

Update 16.4 (2015-04-23)

  • Fixed the Dojo Polychrome Bot being unable to be removed after placement, or potentially being able to be placed in an area that cannot be reached.
  • Fixed an issue that would not properly refund Platinum to the Clan Vault if a room painted via Polychrome that was rushed is destroyed.

Update 16.2 (2015-04-01)

  • Fixed an issue causing pigment pick up messages to repeat over other items picked up during a mission.

Update 15.16 (2015-02-25)

  • Fixed menus not displaying after completing a Mission where pigments have dropped.

Update 15.13 (2015-02-05)

  • Fixed multiple errors caused by using ‘pause’ or ‘unpause’ functions during dojo pigment research.

Update 15.11 (2015-01-21)

  • Resource boosters now apply to Dojo color pigment drops. (Note: because pigments drop at 100% from their enemy types, for pigments, drop chance boosters are treated as drop amount boosters)

Update 15.10 (2015-01-15)

  • Fixed various localization issues related to pigment names.
  • Fixed Polychrome falling through the floor of the Dojo when placed at the same time as rotating the decoration in use.

Update 15.9 (2015-01-08)

  • Fixed an error causing incorrect pigments to drop in Missions.
  • Fixed erroneous pickup sounds triggered when players have obtained a pigment.
  • Fixed players not being able to access their inventory if they obtain pigments while in a clan, then leave the clan.
  • Fixed pigment drops potentially despawning rare resources.
  • Fixed Dojo becoming inaccessible after using the Polychrome Unit.
  • Fixed players being unable to start a new project if they have pigment remaining in their inventory when their last Polychrome Research finished.

Hotfix 15.6.2 (2014-12-12)

  • Reduced color research time for Dojo Polychrome to 36 hours.
  • Only one color can be researched at a time in the Dojo.
  • Fixed elements of the Dojo’s color research UI panel not displaying correctly.

Update 15.6 (2014-12-11)

  • Introduced.
  • Polychrome (Dojo Painting) is here! How to get started? Read on!
    • Research colours in the Tenno Research Room. Each colour requires Pigments to complete. Pigments are dropped by a listed enemy only during the time that Research is selected.
    • Once your colour is researched and contributions complete, use the “Paint” option for a given room and contribute resources to begin the painting process!

Last updated: Update 25.4 (2019-07-18)

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