Storage Containers are breakable objects appearing in all mission types and can drop pickups such as credits, ammo, resources, and even mods.
Variations[]
Multiple variations of storage containers can also spawn once per mission. They are different in appearance (not to be confused with holiday/event themed containers) and give out a wide range of awards, such as trinkets of credits, ammo, resources, mods, faction parts or even a Forma.
Common Storage Containers[]
The most common variation of all Storage Containers and the most abundant in numbers. They are most often found in large numbers of up to 7 at once inside a vacant high-value hotspot.
When broken, they typically contain only one of the following:
- A small / medium trinkets of Credits.
- A random type of ammo magazine.
- Energy Orb / Health Orb / Affinity Orb.
Nav Coordinates.
- Resources of the respective planet.
- Parallax components in the case of Zariman Reinforced Carrypods.
Containers found in Treasure Rooms, side rooms and hidden compartments throughout the Orokin Void have a chance to drop a mod from the Treasure Rooms mod list.
As for now on the Cambion Drift there are Ralizor Infested Cysts which can contain common mining, fishing and general Deimos resources.
There is a small chance for the containers to not yield any items.
Uncommon Storage Containers[]
The second most common variation of the Storage Containers. Whilst somewhat more scarce, it still takes up a respectable portion of the Storage Containers present in the mission.
On Deimos there are Sagiant Entrati Caskets which can generally be found around Requiem Obelisks in the Cambion Drift. Spitia Infested Cysts occur inside Cambion Drift caves only.
When broken, they typically contain several of these drops at once:
- A small/medium trinkets of Credits.
- Few random types of ammo magazines.
- Energy Orb / Health Orb / Affinity Orb.
Nav Coordinates.
- Resources of the respective planet.
Rare Storage Containers[]
A rare variation of the Storage Containers, their appearance is similar to the standard storage container, but with a golden glow and a humming noise identical to that of the Sabotage Resource Caches.
While they lack the distinct humming sound of other rare containers, Auroron Entrati Caskets are nevertheless rare and can be found either as a rare spawn in the Cambion Drift on Deimos, or as a guaranteed spawn within the vaults of Isolation Vault Bounties.
With the exception of the Auroron Entrati Casket, all containers usually contain:
- Mantis Engines (Grineer), Mantis Fuselage (Corpus), or Mantis Avionics (Orokin).
- A
Detonite Injector (Grineer),
Fieldron (Corpus), or
Forma (Orokin, Zariman).
- 80 Endo.
- A 30-minute Affinity or Credit Booster.
- Occasionally a random weapon blueprint, including Research exclusive blueprints.
- Credit quantity of around 700 to 1,200.
Each of the container variations (Grineer, Corpus, Orokin, Entrati, Zariman, Albrecht's Laboratories) has their own entry in the Codex.
Reinforced Storage Containers[]
Reinforced containers are the rarest of the Storage Containers and have their own models with significantly bulkier plating than the standard variants, plus the golden glow and humming sound of the rare storage container. They require more damage to break than any other container. The models also reflect this with sections breaking off as the container is damaged.
When broken, they usually contain:
- Mantis Engines (Grineer), Mantis Fuselage (Corpus), or Mantis Avionics (Orokin).
- A
Detonite Injector (Grineer),
Fieldron (Corpus), or
Forma (Orokin, Zariman).
- 80 Endo.
- A 60-minute Affinity or Credit Booster.
- Occasionally a random weapon blueprint, including certain Research-exclusive blueprints.
- Credit quantity of around 5,000 to 10,000.
Each of the container variations (Grineer, Corpus, Orokin, Zariman, Albrecht's Laboratories) has their own entry in the Codex.
Forgotten Grineer Storage Containers[]
Forgotten Grineer Storage Containers are rare containers that look almost identical to the Rare Storage Containers with some moss growing on it. They still produce the humming sound and glow of a Rare Storage Container. They are currently only found on Earth.
When broken, they contain:
This container has its own entry in the Codex.
Resource Deposits[]
Resource Deposits are special containers that hold only a single type of resource. These deposits have a unique name and appearance matching the resource that they contain, and can only be found in the same areas as their associated resource. The rarity of deposits usually corresponds to the rarity of the contained resource; for example, Alloy Drums will be more common than Neural Arrays. Rare resource deposits can drop between 1 to 3 of the associated rare resource.
The various types of Resource Deposits include:
(1-5x

Each deposit has to be scanned five times to complete codex entry (currently, unscanned deposits will not be shown in Codex).
Farming 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. Results may vary.
- In any given mission, there is a low chance of a single Rare Storage Container and a lower chance of a single Reinforced Storage Container spawning somewhere in the map. If one spawns, it will randomly select a vacant high-value hotspot, similar to that of a Syndicate Medallion, and spawn in it.
Golden Instinct allows for a convenient way of locating rare stuff around a tileset, including those of the rare and reinforced containers. It is worth noting that an opened Rare/Reinforced Storage Container will not trigger Golden Instinct.
- Special mission types like Alerts and Syndicate missions have a higher than average chance of spawning rare and reinforced containers.
- Dark Sectors seem to have an increased chance to spawn Rare and Reinforced Containers.
- Some abilities can break containers:
Limbo's
Cataclysm
Equinox's
Mend & Maim: Cast Maim, kill enemies to charge it, then release Maim for a nuke that can break containers
Chroma's Heat or Toxin
Elemental Ward
Yareli's
Aquablades
Revenant's
Danse Macabre
Xaku's
The Vast Untime can break containers at very long range
Gara's
Splinter Storm
Carrier's exclusive mod
Looter
- It is helpful to go into your Options menu, under the Audio Tab, and make sure your "Sound Effects Volume" is at max while all other volume controls being down. Rare Containers and Caches make a humming noise and this will make them easier to find.
Drop Table[]
Container | Possible Resource Drop |
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Common Grineer Storage Container Variant 1 |
Region Resource (25%) |
Common Grineer Storage Container Variant 2 |
Region Resource (19.36%)
Nav Coordinate (5.64%) |
Common Corpus Storage Container Variant 1 |
Region Resource (18.97%)
Nav Coordinate (5.5275%) |
Common Corpus Storage Container Variant 2 |
Region Resource (19.36%)
Nav Coordinate (5.64%) |
Orokin Storage Container | Region Resource (18.97%)
Nav Coordinate (5.5275%) |
Abandoned Storage Container | Region Resource (25%) |
Uncommon Grineer Storage Container Variant 1 |
Region Resource (18.97%)
Nav Coordinate (5.5275%) |
Uncommon Grineer Storage Container Variant 2 |
Region Resource (24.355%)
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Uncommon Grineer Storage Container Variant 3 |
Region Resource (19.36%)
Nav Coordinate (5.64%) |
Uncommon Grineer Storage Container (Empyrean missions) |
The following drop table will roll two times (resource drop chance is 200.00%)
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Rare Grineer Storage Container | ![]() |
Rare Grineer Storage Container (Empyrean missions) |
The following drop table will roll three times (resource drop chance is 300.00%)
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Reinforced Grineer Storage Container | ![]() |
Reinforced Grineer Storage Container Variant 1 (Empyrean missions) |
The following drop table will roll four times (resource drop chance is 400.00%)
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Reinforced Grineer Storage Container Variant 2 (Empyrean missions) |
The following drop table will roll four times (resource drop chance is 400.00%)
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Uncommon Corpus Storage Container Variant 1 |
Region Resource (19.36%)
Nav Coordinate (5.64%) |
Uncommon Corpus Storage Container Variant 2 |
Region Resource (18.97%)
Nav Coordinate (5.5275%) |
Rare Corpus Storage Container | ![]() |
Reinforced Corpus Storage Container | ![]() |
Rare Orokin Storage Container Variant 1 |
Region Resource (12.5%)
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Rare Orokin Storage Container Variant 2 |
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Rare Orokin Storage Container (Level 0 - 50) (Empyrean missions) |
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Rare Orokin Storage Container (Level 51 - 75) (Empyrean missions) |
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Rare Orokin Storage Container (Level 76 - 100) (Empyrean missions) |
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Reinforced Orokin Storage Container | ![]() |
Reinforced Orokin Storage Container (Level 0 - 50) (Empyrean missions) |
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Reinforced Orokin Storage Container (Level 51 - 75) (Empyrean missions) |
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Reinforced Orokin Storage Container (Level 76 - 100) (Empyrean missions) |
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Forgotten Grineer Storage Container | Grineer Forest Factory Captura Scene (33.33%) Grineer Forest Industry Captura Scene (33.33%) Grineer Forest Water Pump Captura Scene (33.33%) |
Last updated: Update 27.2 (2020-03-05)
Notes[]
- When affected by
Mirage's
Sleight of Hand ability, the container will blind enemies in a radius around the container when broken, but only if the container has not already been looted.
- All storage containers in Empyrean missions contain 15 endo regardless of level, making it a decent source of early game endo especially when paired with Master Thief and/or Scavenge.
- Rare containers will have an increased amount of endo (around 165).
Trivia[]
- Before the
Boar Prime was moved into the Prime Vault, Reinforced Orokin Containers used to drop its blueprint. There was a brief time after it was moved into the Prime Vault that it still dropped from the containers.
- Darvo has a reinforced Orokin container in the back of his store.
Bugs[]
- Dying and reviving, after receiving boosters from the Rare Storage Containers, will remove the accumulated duration of the boosters gained from the containers.
Media[]
Patch History[]
Hotfix 32.0.12 (2022-10-12)
- Fixed being unable to destroy Orokin Containers by shooting the top of it.
Hotfix 19.5.4 (2017-01-03)
- Fixed various spawning issues with Rare Containers.
181 comments
I recently found a Reinforced Corpus Storage Container in an Empyrean mission. When I broke it, I didn't get any drops(or at least I didn't see anything in my mission progress that fits with what they usually drop).
Both this list and the https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Module:DropTables/data don't have an entry for Empyrean mission variants of rare containers. Could this be a bug?
P.S.: It was still a lucky find for me, since I got to scan it for the Codex.
Wait is the change that Containers drop nothing also apply to rare ones?
Page Update to include the new crates when!?
At this point I don't even know if there's one...
There definitely are rare containers in the Entrati Labs. Just ran into one but was unlucky on getting the scan. Dropped a 30 minute credit booster for me though, so that is something. Suspect that Reinforced containers might be a thing in there as well.
I just had 2,000 Kuva drop from a Rare Corpus Storage Container on a Venus Proxima (Empyrean) mission. I have a Resource Booster active, so the base amount could be 1,000.
Citrine's Fractured Blast can be modded out to 39 meters. Dropping the drift makes it 37 meters. It's my go-to clearing ability for the Zariman.
Gauss's Mach Rush actually breaks containers if you crash into a wall for the explosion, although with a mediocre radius (28m at 280% range), but being Gauss you can speed through missions quite a lot.
Volt's speed with the augment that shocks stuff also breaks containers, but it has a weird hitbox, so it's a bit unreliable on uneven ground
Found my first reinforced grineer container in ~1500 hours. got 2 detonite injectors, no booster, no mantis bp, no random bp. i hope DE continue to add rare things like this. so cool to come across
Oh nevermind it was 1 injector, but i had a booster active
Nidus' Virulence (ability 1) can break containers, and go through walls. Tested on Ceres doing an exterminate
So, the big question is: does Steel Path has a better spawnrate of Rare and Reinforced Storage Containers? Asking for science.
I'm doing some rare-crate lazy-farming on Hepit at the moment, using the max-range Golden Spark fishing method, and so far, I did about 200 tries on normal and about 50 on SP. While that's not a huge sample size, so far there doesn't seem to be a marked difference.
You still don't actually get boosters from crates, the message pops up but are never actually awarded to you. The bugs section was edited to say they are not given due to a bug with dying and reviving but i rarely die in missions, so i know this is not the case, you don't get the booster even if you never die.
Confirming bugged, just got one for the first time ever with a 60min credit booster and it didn't work. No deaths or anything.
Just got a credit booster and as of March 2024 its still bugged
I think i found a rare sentient container at the end of a murex level since my helios started scanning it and the colour was also slightly blue
Found 2 more however they drop the same amount from an item as a regular one.
Has anyone found Ancient Molted Cask if so, are there any recommendations?
I found one on my first ever Zariman mission in a locked storage room. Never seen one since.
Odd, I also found an ancient cask on my first zariman mission but in a hallway and haven't seen once since. maybe it's scripted
Is there supposed to be a different wiki page for the Sentient faction containers that are found aboard Murex ships?
Lephantis nav coordinate's were removed from abandoned recourses crates weren't they? I could remove it myself but idk if the region resource drop chance was changed.
Yeah they're gone. Updated, thanks.
Awesome thanx! :) (it's me above, I forgot to login)
Me: Nah, it's just a myth. Goes hunting for Argon Pegamites. Finds one. Contents include: One Mantis Part, One 30 Minute Credit Booster, One Fully built forma. Me: Guess they exist now.
Same day i found 3 others. none of em dropped mantis parts tho :(.
I thought the landing craft parts are 100% from containers, but apparently not. Got a corpus one with a fieldron and affinity booster but no ship part.
Only the avionics is 100% - from orokin/deimos crates.
The humming sound that the Rare and Reinforced Storage Containers make is similar to how the Item Expansions in the Metroid Prime series also make a humming sound.
Never seen a rare container. Just how unlikely are they to spawn?
3rd sortie mission, in a puzzle room.
I was looking for prove, that it still exists. Thanks!
Best way to farm them? plz tell.
Golden Instinct from Helminth
Or, Every Loot detector mod in the game and run around breaking everything.
Just use Orokin eye and xaku max range!