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Vitus Essence

Awarded by the Arbiters of Hexis to the few Tenno capable of surviving Arbitration. Location: Arbitration Missions

Drop locations

SourceRarityChance
Arbitration Shield DroneCommon6 %

History · 6

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  1. Update 41.1: Vauban Heirloom
    • ChangedVitus Essence x3 from 7% to 10%
    • ChangedIt is still available from the Arbitrations Honors for Vitus Essence!
  2. Prime Resurgence: Hotfix 30.9.3
    • FixedVitus Essence
  3. Update 30.5: Sisters of Parvos
    • ChangedFor consistency, Vitus Essence follows the same rules and will remain on the ground for 5 minutes before disappearing.
    • ChangedDoubled the Vitus Essence drop rate from Arbitration Drones to 6% from 3%!
    • ChangedVitus Essence will now remain on the ground for 5 minutes before disappearing. If the UI marker is blinking, be sure to get it before it’s gone!
  4. Update 28: The Deadlock Protocol
    • ChangedOut of the growing list of Ephemeras, Blazing Step was the more difficult to obtain due to its drop rate within the Elite Sanctuary Onslaught table. By taking Blazing Step out of the ESO table, the rewards within ESO will normalize and fill in the missing 1.01%. You now have the option to either spend your Vitus Essence in the Arbitrations Honor Store or by bringing demise to Railjack Commanders during your Railjack missions.
  5. Update 26: The Old Blood
    • ChangedThe initial purpose of the changes, rebalancing the different mission types, was a success! Vitus Essence output is now more consistent across the board when tracking earnings per mission type.
    • ChangedDue to the addition of Vitus Essence dropping from Drones, overall Vitus earnings are..... higher than we anticipated. We've decided to leave these values as-is, but will be closely watching the impact Arbitrations has on Kuva economy overall.
    • ChangedAdded a Vitus Essence Decoration to the Arbitration Honors Store.
    • FixedFixed Vitus Essence dropping in a completely different spot then where you initially destroyed the Arbitration Shield Drone.
  6. Arbitrations Revisited: Hotfix 25.7.6
    • ChangedArbiter Drones will now have a small chance to drop Vitus Essence on kill.
    • ChangedVitus Essence dropped by destroyed Arbitration drones will have the special pickup notification.