Vitus Essence is a special resource that only appears on Arbitrations.
Acquisition
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- Guaranteed end of mission reward on Arbitrations. Amount varies depending on rounds completed.
- There is a 7% chance to gain 3 x Vitus Essence from any drop rotation on Arbitrations.
- Arbitration Shield Drones have a small chance to drop Vitus Essence on kill.
UsageEdit
- Vitus Essence is used to buy items from the Arbitrations Vendor NPC in the Arbiters of Hexis room of any relay.
| Item | Type | Vitus Essence Cost |
|---|---|---|
 Aerial Ace | Mod | 30 |
| Amprex Telos Skin |  Amprex Cosmetic | 15 |
| Arbitration Statue | Decoration | 15 |
| Archgun Riven Mod (Veiled) | Mod | 35 |
| Atomos Telos Skin |  Atomos Cosmetic | 15 |
| Atterax Telos Skin |  Atterax Cosmetic | 15 |
| Ayatan Amber Star Blueprint | Resource | 10 |
| Ayatan Zambuka | Resource | 50 |
| Bleeding Body Ephemera Blueprint | Cosmetic | 30 |
| Cautious Shot | Mod | 20 |
| Energizing Shot | Mod | 30 |
| Grendel Chassis Locator | Warframe Locator | 25 |
| Grendel Neuroptics Locator | Warframe Locator | 25 |
| Grendel Systems Locator | Warframe Locator | 25 |
| Illumina Judicium | Emote | 75 |
| Judicial Coils | Operator Cosmetic | 30 |
| Judicial Oculus | Operator Cosmetic | 30 |
 10,000 | Resource | 25 |
| Mending Shot | Mod | 30 |
| Power Donation | Mod | 20 |
| Preparation | Mod | 30 |
| Rolling Guard | Mod | 20 |
| Scars of Arbitration Sigil | Cosmetic | 20 |
| Sharpshooter | Mod | 20 |
| Vigorous Swap | Mod | 20 |
| Vitus Emblem | Cosmetic | 5 |
| Vitus Essence Decoration | Decoration | 15 |
| Vitus Illumina | Decoration | 15 |
| Total | 575 |
Last updated: Update 26.0
- Vitus Essence is also used to craft items, mainly Ephemeras.
Vitus drop.
| Blueprints | Type | Quantity (Research) |
|---|---|---|
| Ayatan Amber Star | Resource | 1 |
| Blazing Step Ephemera | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Bleeding Body Ephemera | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Freezing Step Ephemera | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Seeding Step Ephemera | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Shocking Step Ephemera | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Smoking Body Ephemera | Cosmetic | 1 |
| Synthula | Resource | (1) |
| Total | 7 (+1) |
Last updated: Update 24.8
NotesEdit
- The Vitus Illumina decoration appears invisible unless GPU particles option is turned on to at least minimal in the graphics settings.
- The Ayatan Amber Star blueprint is reusable. Each star requires 100,000, 2 Ayatan Cyan Stars and 1 Vitus Essence.
- Vitus Essence dropped from Arbitration Shield Drones can be multiplied by a Resource Booster or Smeeta Kavat's Charm buff.
- Arbitration Shield Drones will not drop additional Vitus Essence with Warframe abilities that increase loot drop chance.
TriviaEdit
Old "Nitain" icon.
- Prior to Hotfix 25.7.6, Vitus Essence's icon was a recolored Nitain Extract icon.
- Similarly, while Nitain Extract is internally labeled as "Alertium", Vitus Essence is labeled as "Elitium" – Arbitrations were originally workshopped under the moniker of Elite Alerts.
- Vitus means "of life" in Latin, the item's name can be taken literally as essence of life.
Patch HistoryEdit
Hotfix 25.7.6
- Reward and Rotation Changes
- Arbiter Drones will now have a small chance to drop Vitus Essence on kill.
- Vitus Essence dropped by destroyed Arbitration drones will have the special pickup notification.
- New Arbitration Rewards
- Added 3 x Vitus Essence bundle to the Arbitrations drop table.
- General Arbitrations Changes
- Reduced Vitus Essence crafting cost for the Amber Star Blueprint from 2 to 1.
- A reusable Ayatan Amber Star Blueprint (available for 10 Vitus Essence) is purchasable from the Arbiters of Hexis in the Relay.
- Fixed Arbitration missions rewarding the incorrect amount of Vitus Essence at End Of Mission.
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 25.7.6
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