Oxium

is an uncommon resource that is a dropped from the Oxium Osprey.It is usually found in quantities of 7 to 12, and will only drop if the Osprey is killed before it destroys itself.
Oxium may also be found by destroying Storage Containers, completing low-tier Bounties, or by opening the 3rd Resource Cache during Grineer Sealab Sabotage missions.
==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.
These locations are always available and are also useful for gathering resources that drop from enemies. However, in the event that one only needs large amounts of Oxium, and one does not have an active resource booster, it is highly advisable to run the open world bounty missions if Oxium is being offered. Since it only drops in stage 1 and 2, the Oxium farm can be optimized by intentionally failing Stage 3 and restarting the bounty without entering the hub section.
Additionally, as seen below, the Corpus Ospreys frequently drop Oxium. Participating in events such as void fissures or invasions that frequently fill all four player slots will cause more enemies to spawn than if you were playing alone. when selecting your mission be certain it is only corpus enemies instead of a mix, as that will dilute the enemy spawn pool with undesirable targets.
==Drop Locations==
==Blueprints Requiring Oxium==
Click to view the Blueprints requiring Oxium
Blueprint 	Type 	Quantity(Research)
Amesha Systems 	Component 	(2,200)
 	Secondary 	250
Archwing Launcher Segment 	Orbiter Segment	1,200 (600)
 	Primary 	175
Neuroptics 	Component 	200
Atlas Shikoro Helmet 	Cosmetic 	1,200
Atlas Tartarus Helmet 	Cosmetic 	400
x20 	Resource 	600
Systems 	Component 	300
 	Melee 	150
 	Melee 	400
Chroma Amaru Helmet 	Cosmetic 	300
Chroma Drac Helmet 	Cosmetic 	300
Systems 	Component 	400
 	Primary 	900
Distilling Extractor 	Extractor 	150
Distilling Extractor Prime 	Extractor 	300
 	Melee 	75
 	Melee 	230
 	Melee 	(40)
Equinox Clisthert Helm 	Cosmetic 	400
Chassis 	Component 	150
Equinox Solstice Helmet 	Cosmetic 	400
 	Primary 	175
 	Primary 	(500)
 	Arch-Gun 	(50)
Garuda Bathory Helmet 	Cosmetic 	400
 	Arch-Gun 	3,500 (390)
Grustrag Bolt Release 	Item 	20
 	Melee 	65
 	Melee 	200
 	Melee 	500
Chassis 	Component 	800
Helios 	Sentinel 	300 (100)
Chassis 	Component 	100
Neuroptics 	Component 	225
Itzal Harness 	Component 	180 (250)
Itzal Systems 	Component 	320 (3,750)
Itzal Wings 	Component 	400 (3,750)
Ivara Loxley Helmet 	Cosmetic 	600
Systems 	Component 	175
 	Melee 	100
 	Primary 	500
 	Melee 	125
Neuroptics 	Component 	750
Mantis Fuselage 	Component 	1,800
 	Melee 	225
Chassis 	Component 	50
Chassis 	Component 	350
Neuroptics 	Component 	225
 	Melee 	75 (100)
Nutrio Incubator Upgrade Segment	Orbiter Segment	1,200 (600)
Chassis 	Component 	100
Neuroptics 	Component 	1,000
Neuroptics 	Component 	250
 	Melee 	1,800
Chassis 	Component 	550
Revenant Vania Helmet 	Cosmetic 	400
Sands of Inaros 	Quest 	400
 	Primary 	350 (4,500)
Systems 	Component 	250
Chassis 	Component 	1,200
 	Secondary 	600
 	Secondary 	1,200
 	Primary 	(600)
Neuroptics 	Component 	225
 	Melee 	100 (20)
 	Primary 	200
Chassis 	Component 	500
Neuroptics 	Component 	450
 	Melee 	(300)
Tyli Gyro 	Moa 	1,200
Chassis 	Component 	7,000
 	Melee 	925
 	Melee 	225
Chassis 	Component 	700
Wukong Macak Helmet 	Cosmetic 	1,000
 	Secondary 	(2,000)
 	Warframe 	(200)
Chassis 	Component 	200 (20)
Zephyr Cierzo Helmet 	Cosmetic 	2
Neuroptics 	Component 	200 (20)
Chassis 	Component 	300
Neuroptics 	Component 	250
Systems 	Component 	200 (20)
Total 	43,617 (20,010)								
Research	 								
==Gathering Tips==
Tips collected from common player experience and should be viewed as advice rather than fact.
*Playing Corpus Excavation, Defense, Survival, and Mobile Defense missions can offer a decent amount of Oxium as well, the lowest level being Kiliken, Venus.
*Jupiter Gas City missions have various interactive sources of Oxium, such as reactors that can be raised from a console at their base.
*Keeping enemies in an alerted state in Sabotage missions can bring a fair amount of Oxium, especially on lower level missions, where more demanding enemies do not spawn right away.
*Io, Jupiter yields around 80 Oxium in 10 waves.
==Notes==
* can use on the Ospreys, potentially doubling the amount of Oxium dropped by a single unit.
*As it's dropped by a specific enemy and is not a planet-specific drop, it cannot be obtained by using Extractors.
*Sometimes Oxium can get stuck in the ceiling in narrow hallways/locations with a low ceiling, Loot Radar mods ( & ) can help locating those otherwise invisible resource drops.
*Oxium can also be acquired from Grineer/Corpus/Orokin storage containers, albeit with a very low chance. Therefore, one should not rely on this source due to it being infrequent.
*As of , can Oxium Ospreys.
*Each player obtains a different amount of Oxium from the same pickup, implying that the amount of Oxium contained in a pickup is not pre-determined.
*Recommended manner of dealing with Oxium Ospreys before they self-destruct without dropping the desired resource is incapacitating them before they are able to see the enemy and attack. Otherwise focusing on diverting their attention from fighting (, (), , and similar abilities) is a good way of approaching the situation.
** can use to catch Oxium Ospreys, leaving them open for potshots before they have a chance to destroy themselves while also potentially granting him Mutation stacks as well. Doing it this way however, it is ill-advised to melee the Oxium Ospreys as they can still detonate if they aren't destroyed quickly enough.
** can use to hold Oxium Ospreys in place, creating an ample opportunity to land potshots.
** can use to hold the Oxium Ospreys in place and finish them off, although if the Ospreys start their kamikaze charge before the Strangledome casting animation is complete, they will still explode. As a bonus, with the augment there is a good chance that the Ospreys will drop double the amount of Oxium.
*Sorties seem to have somewhat higher spawn rates for the Ospreys.
==Market==
==Media==
File:Best Way To Get Oxium In Warframe - 2023 beginners guide|Farming Oxium warframe Farming guide (2023)
Farming Oxium warframe Farming guide (2018)
==Patch History==
== Trivia ==
*The word Oxium might be made up out of Oxy- (ancient greek ὀξύς, romanized oxús), meaning "sharp" or "pointy" and -ium which is a common suffix for elements.
**Considering the resource's description of being lighter than air, the name Oxium might instead be derived from oxygen.
*Anything containing Oxium, being it enemies or weaponry, is showing golden color, same as the resource icon. In real-world, pure Gold will form crystals as well, so Oxium might be the far future name for Au79.
==See Also==
*Oxium Osprey, the enemy which drops this resource.
*Operation: Oxium Espionage, the event which first introduced this resource.
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