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A blue gem that radiates astral energy.
—In-game Description

Zodian is a rare gem that can be found on Orb Vallis, and can be turned in to Solaris United's Standing by Smokefinger at Fortuna, Venus for ReputationLarge 1,000 each, or refined into Radiant Zodian.

Acquisition[]

Zodian can be acquired from two different sources:

  • Mined from blue mineral veins in Orb Vallis with the Sunpoint Plasma Drill, each yielding 1 unit.
  • Dropped as a common loot of Exploiter Orb, each loot yielding 7-8 units. On rarer occasions, the grand boss may drop multiple instances of the loot, making it possible to get 14-16 or even 21-24 units per kill.

Drop Locations[]

Mission Drop Tables

Mission Type Source Rotations
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Drop Table
Chance[1] Quantity[2] Avg. per roll[3] Star Chart Nodes

Enemy Drop Tables

Enemy Drop Table Chance[4] Item Chance[5] Chance[6] Expected Kills[7] Quantity[8] Avg. per roll attempt[9]
Exploiter Orb 300% 16.667% 50.001% 2 1 0.50001

Sourced from official drop table repository.

Blueprints Requiring Zodian[]

Blueprint Type Quantity
RadiantZodian Radiant Zodian x3 Resource 3
Total 3

Last updated: Hotfix 24.1.5 (2018-12-13)

  1. Chance to roll item within drop table
  2. Amount rewarded on successful roll
  3. (Quantity × Chance)
  4. Chance to roll drop table
  5. Chance to roll item within drop table
  6. (Drop Table Chance × Item Chance)
  7. (1 / Chance), see WARFRAME Wiki:Expected & Nearly Guaranteed Numbers for more details
  8. Amount rewarded on successful roll
  9. (Quantity × Chance), average item quantity on a roll attempt (successful or not)
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