Tellurium is a rare component dropped primarily by Archwing enemy units, though it may also be dropped by enemies encountered in the Grineer Sealab and Grineer Asteroid Fortress tileset. Can also be awarded as a daily login bonus.
Tellurium was added in Hotfix 15.7.2 (2014-12-19).
Acquisition[]
- Rare drop from enemy units in Empyrean, Archwing, Grineer Sealab, and Grineer Asteroid Fortress missions.
- Tellurium is available as Bounty rewards in Orb Vallis after completing a stage.
- One can also use the Sentinel mod
Spare Parts and go into Void Mode with the Operator, allowing enemies to kill the Sentinel or crouch and get damaged by electrified pools or traps (Ariel, Uranus). Then, proceed to revive the Sentinel or die yourself and revive. It is best to run this on quick mission types like Capture nodes on Uranus or Kuva Fortress.
- ( Primed) Regen does not seem to work with Spare Parts.
- Resource Boosters also apply to rare resources dropped by Spare Parts.
- Sacrifice and letting yourself die can help reliably destroy the Sentinel.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Uranus | Ophelia | Survival | 24 - 29 | Grineer Sealab |
|
Neptune | Salacia | Mobile Defense | 27 - 32 | Corpus Ship (Archwing) |
Blueprints Requiring Tellurium[]
| Blueprint | Type | Quantity (Research) |
|---|---|---|
| Amesha Harness | Component | (1) |
| Amesha Systems | Component | (1) |
| Amesha Wings | Component | (1) |
| Antiserum Injector | Gear | 2 |
| Archwing Launcher Segment | Orbiter Segment | (2) |
 Astilla |
Primary | 4 |
 Atlas Prime Chassis |
Component | 2 |
| Bishamo Greaves | Cosmetic | 10 |
| Chondricord trophy | Decoration | 1 |
| Chroma Amaru Helmet | Cosmetic | 2 |
| Chroma Drac Helmet | Cosmetic | 2 |
 Cyngas |
Arch-Gun | 2 |
 Dark Split-Sword (Heavy Blade) |
Melee | (1) |
 Dual Keres |
Melee | 3 |
| Duroid Trophy | Decoration | 1 |
| Elytron Harness | Component | (1) |
| Elytron Systems | Component | (1) |
| Elytron Wings | Component | (1) |
| Equinox Clisthert Helm | Cosmetic | 2 |
 Equinox Prime Neuroptics |
Component | 2 |
| Equinox Solstice Helmet | Cosmetic | 2 |
| Garuda Bathory Helmet | Cosmetic | 2 |
| Glazio Mk I | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Glazio Mk II | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Glazio Mk III | Ship Turret | (1) |
 Grattler |
Arch-Gun | 5 |
 Gunsen |
Melee | 3 |
| Haztech Greaves | Cosmetic | 20 |
 Hildryn Systems |
Component | 2 |
 Imperator Vandal |
Arch-Gun | 10 |
 Inaros Prime Systems |
Component | 3 |
| Itzal | Archwing | (2) |
| Itzal Harness | Component | 2 (1) |
| Itzal Systems | Component | (1) |
| Itzal Wings | Component | 2 (1) |
 Kaszas |
Arch-Melee | 3 |
 Knux |
Arch-Melee | (10) |
 Krohkur |
Melee | 5 |
| Kubrodon Ventkid Greaves | Cosmetic | 20 |
 Kulstar |
Secondary | 2 |
| Laith Mk I | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Laith Mk II | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Laith Mk III | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Landing Craft Foundry Segment | Orbiter Segment | 2 |
 Limbo Prime Systems |
Component | 2 |
| Myxostomata Trophy | Decoration | 1 |
 Nekros Prime Systems |
Component | 3 |
 Nezha Prime Systems |
Component | 3 |
| Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment | Orbiter Segment | (2) |
 Okina |
Melee | 2 |
| Outrider Greaves | Cosmetic | 30 |
 Pennant |
Melee | 2 |
| Personal Quarters Segment | Orbiter Segment | 2 |
 Phaedra |
Arch-Gun | 2 |
| Pulsar Mk I | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Pulsar Mk II | Ship Turret | (1) |
 Quellor |
Primary | 4 |
| Revenant Vania Helmet | Cosmetic | 2 |
 Ripkas |
Melee | 2 |
| Smelter Greaves | Cosmetic | 20 |
 Staticor |
Secondary | (1) |
| Talyn Mk I | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Talyn Mk II | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Talyn Mk III | Ship Turret | (1) |
 Titania Chassis |
Component | 1 |
 Titania Prime Systems |
Component | 3 |
| Titania Systems |
Component | 1 |
 Valkyr Prime Systems |
Component | 3 |
| Vent Pobber Ventkid Greaves | Cosmetic | 20 |
| Vent Rat Greaves | Cosmetic | 30 |
| Vort Mk I | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Vort Mk II | Ship Turret | (1) |
| Vort Mk III | Ship Turret | (1) |
 Wisp Neuroptics |
Component | 2 |
| Wukong Macak Helmet | Cosmetic | 2 |
 Zephyr Prime Chassis |
Component | 2 |
 Gara Prime Systems |
Component | 2 |
| Total | 255 (+41) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research |  x1  x3  x10  x30  x100
| ||||||||
Last updated: Update 29.10 (2021-03-19)
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Trivia[]
- Tellurium (symbol: Te) is the 52nd element in the periodic table. Its in-game description alludes to the fact that Tellurium is believed to be more common in the universe than it is on Earth.
- In real life, Tellurium is silver-white in color as opposed to red.
- Some of the applications for Tellurium include Alloy Metallurgy, Semi-Conductors and Laser Optics. The latter may explain the Itzal's stealth mechanics and laser drones (as both Tellurium and the Itzal were introduced in the same update).
- It is currently one of the few resources that still uses the generic resource container model.
- Smokefinger believes that the Orokin used Tellurium in the construction of Void gates.
