Tellurium

Tellurium
Untradable
Information
Rarity	Rare
Sources	Missions: Sabotage (T1, T2, T3, Sealab) Fortuna Bounty (30-50, 30-50, 30-50) Exterminate (Jupiter, Kuva, Lua) Other: Any Archwing Mission Any Grineer Sealab mission Any Grineer Asteroid Fortress mission

This rare metal is foreign to the Origin System and can only be found in asteroids that have made the long journey from other stars.

—-In-Game Description

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.

Acquisition

• Rare drop from enemy units in Skirmish, 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 a quick mission type like Capture on either the Grineer Sealab or Grineer Asteroid Fortress tilesets .
  • ( Primed)  Regen does not seem to work with Spare Parts.
  • Resource Boosters also apply to Spare Parts.
  •  Sacrifice and letting yourself die can help reliably destroy the sentinel.

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

Blueprints Requiring Tellurium

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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
Dry Dock	Room	25
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
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	2 (1)
Itzal Wings	Component	(1)
Kaszas	Arch-Melee	3
Knux	Arch-Melee	(10)
Krohkur	Melee	5
Kubrodon Ventkid Greaves	Cosmetic	20
Kulstar	Secondary	2
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
Personal Quarters Segment	Orbiter Segment	2
Phaedra	Arch-Gun	2
Pennant	Melee	2
Quellor	Primary	4
Revenant Vania Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Ripkas	Melee	2
Smelter Greaves	Cosmetic	20
Staticor	Secondary	(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
Wisp Neuroptics	Component	2
Wukong Macak Helmet	Cosmetic	2
Zephyr Prime Chassis	Component	2

Total	252 (+41)
Research	x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Last updated: Hotfix 23.10.6

Market

By purchasing this item you can directly exchange ‍10 for 1 Tellurium.

—In-Game Description

Tips

These are based on opinions and may not be true. These should be viewed as advice unless proven undoubtedly true. Check comments for confirmation.

• As of Hotfix 17.0.2, Ophelia, Uranus is recommended to farm since it is an Archwing submersible mission where normal ground enemies can still drop Tellurium.

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.

External Links

• Tellurium Farming Guide from WarframeNow