How to get Plastids in Warframe early

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Plastids are an uncommon component that can be found on Saturn, Uranus, Phobos, Pluto and Eris regions. It is usually found in quantities of 10 to 30.

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.

Drop Locations

Sourced from official drop table repository.

Blueprints Requiring Plastids

Blueprint	Type	Quantity (Research)
Acceltra	Primary	925
Adramal Alloy x20	Resource	600
Adrenal Stim	Gear	500
Aegron Gyro	MOA	1,000
Air Support Charges x10	Gear	700
Amesha Wings	Component	(1,350)
Amprex	Primary	600 (350)
Aquapulmo Trophy	Decoration	1,100
Argonak	Primary	700
Ash Systems	Component	500
Astilla	Primary	875
Banshee Systems	Component	400 (500)
Baza	Primary	(300)
Boar	Primary	900
Bubonico	Primary	1,200
Calcifin Stim	Gear	500
Carcinnox	Ship Turret	(75)
Carcinnox Mk I	Ship Turret	(150)
Carcinnox Mk II	Ship Turret	(300)
Catabolyst	Secondary	(650)
Caustacyst	Melee	4,000 (600)
Cerata	Melee	1,200 (600)
Cernos	Primary	700
Chroma Chassis	Component	50
Chroma Neuroptics	Component	200
Chroma Prime Neuroptics	Component	450
Cobra & Crane	Melee	875
Cosmic Specter x1	Gear	1,000
Cyanex	Secondary	(300)
Dark Dagger	Melee	500
Dark Sword	Melee	200
Destreza	Melee	1,700
Detonite Injector	Resource	250 (100)
Diriga	Sentinel	350
Dread	Primary	900
Dual Toxocyst	Secondary	1,100
Elytron Systems	Component	(1,150)
Ember Prime Systems	Component	700
Ember Systems	Component	220
Endura	Melee	1,200
Equinox Night Aspect Chassis	Component	300
Equinox Night Aspect Neuroptics	Component	500
Equinox Night Aspect Systems	Component	500
Equinox Prime Systems	Component	225
Excalibur Systems	Component	220
Fersteel Alloy x20	Resource	400
Fieldron	Resource	250
Flagellocanth Trophy	Decoration	1,100
Force Specter x3	Gear	1,000
Frost Prime Systems	Component	220
Frost Systems	Component	500
Galvarc	Ship Ordnance	(75)
Galvarc Mk I	Ship Ordnance	(150)
Galvarc Mk II	Ship Ordnance	(300)
Gammacor	Secondary	650
Gazal Machete	Melee	1,400 (50)
Guandao	Melee	(1,250)
Gunsen	Melee	1,150
Harrow Neuroptics	Component	2,000
Hema	Primary	(10,000)
Hespazym Alloy x20	Resource	300
Hikou	Secondary	500
Hildryn Systems	Component	1,500
Hirudo	Melee	1,100
Hydroid Ketos Helmet	Cosmetic	500
Hydroid Prime Neuroptics	Component	1,100
Ignis	Primary	(150)
Ignis Wraith	Primary	(2,000)
Inaros Anubis Helmet	Cosmetic	900
Inaros Canopic Helmet	Cosmetic	2,500
Inaros Chassis	Component	300
Inaros Neuroptics	Component	500
Infested Catalyst x5	Gear	500 (11,500)
Ivara Neuroptics	Component	800
Ivara Prime Chassis	Component	250
Ivara Zirastra Helmet	Cosmetic	2,500
Javlok	Primary	(2,000)
Karkina Trophy	Decoration	1,200
Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment	Orbiter Segment	(550)
Khora Systems	Component	1,000
Knux	Arch-Melee	(5,000)
Kohmak	Secondary	5,000 (500)
Kronen	Melee	1,000
Kulstar	Secondary	3,600
Kwath Grip	Zaw	700
Lanka	Primary	(250)
Latron	Primary	800
Lesion	Melee	1,400
Limbo Aristeas Helmet	Cosmetic	450
Limbo Magrite Helmet	Cosmetic	450
Limbo Prime Systems	Component	100
Limbo Systems	Component	220
Loc-Pin	Gear	100
Loki Enigma Helmet	Cosmetic	500
Loki Systems	Component	220
Machete	Melee	800
Mag Prime Systems	Component	500
Mag Systems	Component	220
Mantis Avionics	Component	4,800
Mesa Chassis	Component	300
Mesa Neuroptics	Component	500
Mios	Melee	1,200 (400)
Mirage Chassis	Component	450
Mirage Harlequin Helmet	Cosmetic	500
Mirage Trivelin Helmet	Cosmetic	500
Mirewinder Trophy	Decoration	1,000
Mortus Lungfish Trophy	Decoration	1,200
Mutagen Mass	Resource	250 (100)
Mutalist Cernos	Primary	1,400
Nekros Prime Systems	Component	500
Nekros Systems	Component	220
Nezha Systems	Component	4,200
Nidus Chassis	Component	1,400
Nidus Neuroptics	Component	1,000
Ninkondi	Melee	800
Nova Prime Neuroptics	Component	500
Nova Slipstream Helmet	Cosmetic	500
Nova Systems	Component	600
Nyx Systems	Component	220
Oberon Prime Systems	Component	250
Octavia Chassis	Component	1,500
Octavia Neuroptics	Component	2,600
Odonata Prime Systems	Component	500
Ogris	Primary	(150)
Ohma	Melee	1,400
Okina	Melee	(165)
Opticor	Primary	(250)
Ostimyr Trophy	Decoration	1,100
Paris	Primary	600
Phage	Primary	(200)
Phantasma	Primary	650
Plague Akwin Grip	Zaw	1,100
Plague Bokwin Grip	Zaw	1,100
Plague Keewar Strike	Zaw	700
Plague Kripath Strike	Zaw	700
Pox	Secondary	(200)
Pupacyst	Melee	(650)
Railjack Fuselage	Component	250
Rhino Prime Chassis	Component	400
Rhino Prime Systems	Component	500
Rhino Systems	Component	600
Sarpa	Melee	1,000
Saryn Systems	Component	350
Scimitar Avionics	Component	4,800
Scoliac	Melee	1,200 (400)
Shaku	Melee	1,100 (5,000)
Sharrac Trophy	Decoration	1,200
Sigma Plating Mk I	Ship Component	(500)
Sigma Plating Mk II	Ship Component	(750)
Sigma Plating Mk III	Ship Component	(1,000)
Skana	Melee	500
Snipetron	Primary	900
Soma	Primary	850
Sonicor	Secondary	2,600
Sparkfire Loader	Kitgun	1,000
Spira	Secondary	800
Squad Ammo Restore (Medium) x1	Gear	(300)
Squad Ammo Restore (Medium) x10	Gear	(300)
Stitch Loader	Kitgun	1,000
Supra	Primary	(250)
Tenora	Primary	(3,000)
Tiberon	Primary	650
Titania Systems	Component	800
Tonbo	Melee	800 (300)
Tralok Trophy	Decoration	1,200
Travocyte Alloy x20	Resource	100
Trinity Systems	Component	220
Trux Gyro	MOA	1,000
Tysis	Secondary	400
Valkyr Prime Systems	Component	500
Valkyr Systems	Component	400
Vauban Systems	Component	220
Venka	Melee	500 (75)
Vitreospina Trophy	Decoration	1,100
Volt Systems	Component	220 (500)
Vulkar	Primary	800
Wisp Neuroptics	Component	950
Wukong	Warframe	(9,000)
Wukong Dasheng Helmet	Cosmetic	3,700
Wukong Prime Neuroptics	Component	200
Wukong Systems	Component	4,000 (500)
Xiphos Avionics	Component	4,800
Zakti	Secondary	350
Zephyr Prime Neuroptics	Component	350
Zephyr Systems	Component	400
Zephyr Tengu Helmet	Cosmetic	350

Total	145,320 (+64,190)
Research	x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Last updated: Update 29.10 (2021-03-19)

Market

By purchasing this item you can directly exchange 30 Platinum for 300 Plastids.

Beginning in Update 9.0 (2013-07-13) materials could be purchased directly from the market for

Gathering Tips

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

• The Defense mission Stephano on Uranus has a lot of containers and can possibly yield around 100 Plastids per 5 waves.
• Saturn is a good place to harvest Plastids, particularly Piscinas; it is an Infestation Survival mission and at the 20-25+ minute mark, it can yield a high amount of Plastids. Helene is also an excellent place to acquire Plastids due to being a Defense mission, as well as Nano Spores.
• With all nodes completed on Uranus, using a Titan Extractor on Uranus can give many Plastids and Polymer Bundle with ease. It also has a slight chance to collect 3-4 Detonite Ampule.
• Playing Multiple Rounds of Defense on Eris will usually yield a sufficient amount of Plastids if all storage containers and enemies are looted.
• Being Corpus-held locations, Phobos and Pluto are good places to farm Plastids as they also present an excellent opportunity to potentially harvest Oxium as well.
• While you're more likely to get the resources specifically from the area, Plastids can be found as a random drop in various chests on the Cambion Drift. If you're going there to get Plastids, Mother's bounties, particularly on Isolation Vault expeditions, provide a better opportunity.
• The quest A Man of Few Words will take you to missions that may yield Plastids during each stage of the quest. If you do not have the other farmable locations unlocked, replaying this quest will afford an opportunity to farm Plastids early-game.

Notes

• Clan weapons hold one of the main reasons to farm Plastids, as components require bundles of 250 for each component. Since no planet lists Plastids first, and the fact that they drop in very low amounts, they are often considered the hardest resource to farm for, excluding rares.
• Some planets that drop Plastids often drop the first resource much more often, and coupled with the low amount per drop, this can lead to very long missions with little Plastids gained.

Trivia

• In real life, a plastid is a double-membrane organelle within plant and protist cells, typically found in algae.

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