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Metal Auger: Drop sources, locations, and probabilities

Tips

There are many ways to get Metal Auger in Warframe, but my recommendation for optimal efficiency would be to try one of these missions (in this order):

  • Jupiter/The Ropalolyst : It's a Assassination mission (level 40-40). Probability to get it: 20.00%.
  • Earth/Cambria : It's a Spy mission (level 2-4). The item is dropped on rotation C (10.00%).
  • Venus/Unda : It's a Spy mission (level 4-6). The item is dropped on rotation C (10.00%).
  • Mercury/Suisei : It's a Spy mission (level 8-10). The item is dropped on rotation C (10.00%).
  • Mars/Arval : It's a Spy mission (level 9-11). The item is dropped on rotation C (10.00%).
These recommendations are based on the usual missions lengths, and the probability of getting the resource dropped.

Missions with a Chance to Get Metal Auger as a Reward

Planet / Mission Type RotationProbability
Eris / Oestrus Infested Salvage C 14.29
Earth / Cambria Spy C 10.00
Event: Ceres / Hapke Spy C 10.00
Phobos / Shklovsky Spy C 10.00
Mars / Arval Spy C 10.00
Event: Phobos / Grildrig Spy C 10.00
Mercury / Suisei Spy C 10.00
Venus / Unda Spy C 10.00
Event: Venus / Vesper Spy C 10.00
Mercury / Lares Defense C 8.33
Event: Ceres / Varro Defense C 8.33
Event: Phobos / Drunlo Defense C 8.33
Ceres / Casta Defense C 8.33
Phobos / Gulliver Defense C 8.33
Venus / Tessera Defense C 8.33
Event: Ceres / Egeria Defense C 8.33
Earth / Lith Defense C 8.33
Mars / Spear Defense C 8.33
Europa / Valac Spy C 5.64
Ceres / Bode Spy C 5.64
Event: Saturn / Aegaeon Spy C 5.64
Saturn / Dione Spy C 5.64
Jupiter / Amalthea Spy C 5.64
Event: Sedna / Camenae Defense C 4.51
Europa / Paimon Defense C 4.51
Saturn / Helene Defense C 4.51
Jupiter / Io Defense C 4.51
Sedna / Hydron Defense C 2.26
Lua / StöFler Defense C 2.26
Kuva Fortress / Nabuk Defense C 2.26
Event: Eris / Ixodes Defense C 2.26
Eris / Kala-Azar Defense C 2.26
Event: Uranus / Bianca Defense C 2.26
Uranus / Stephano Defense C 2.26
Neptune / Proteus Defense C 2.26
Pluto / Outer Terminus Defense C 2.26
Event: Uranus / Miranda Defense C 2.26
Pluto / Sechura Defense B 1.58
Venus / Romula Defense B 1.58
Earth / Coba Defense B 1.58
Event: Phobos / Opik Rush B 1.58
Mars / Kadesh Defense B 1.58
Sedna / Sangeru Defense B 1.58
Jupiter / Sinai Defense B 1.58
Ceres / Seimeni Defense B 1.58
Europa / Larzac Defense B 1.58
Eris / Akkad Defense B 1.58
Duviri / Endless: Tier 4 Normal 1.49
Duviri / Endless: Tier 6 Normal 1.03

Warframe Rotations Explained

  • Defense: One reward every 5 waves, following this pattern: AABC.
    So, rotation A reward at 5 and 10 waves, B after 15 waves and C for 20 waves.
    Then it starts all over again.
  • Rush: Number of transports destroyed:
     - Rotation A: one.
     - Rotation B: two.
     - Rotation C: all three.
  • Infested Salvage: One reward after each successful decryption, following this pattern: AABC.
  • Spy: One rotation level gained per vault unlocked.
    First vault is rotation A, two vaults is rotation B, all three vaults unlocked is rotation C.


Mobs Dropping Metal Auger

EnnemyProbability
Terra Shield Osprey 0.13%
Terra Attack Drone 0.13%
Verd-Ie 0.03%
Terra Turret Osprey 0.03%
Terra Oxium Osprey 0.03%
Primm 0.03%
Venin Mutalist 0.02%
Sikula 0.02%
Narmer Mine Osprey 0.02%
Mutalist Osprey 0.02%
Mine Osprey 0.02%
Juno Jactus Osprey 0.02%
Deimos Venin Mutalist 0.02%