Being able to build outposts and improve your equipment is an important part ofStarfield. The gameplay allows you to use different planets as a sandbox while harvesting natural resources for crafting. Not all resources are readily available, so you’ll have to work to find the rare components for your projects.

While points of interest can hold rare and exotic resources, the most consistent way to find them is by mining them on specific planets. Setting up outposts can passively collect materials and load them onto your ship’s cargo for easy access, but you have to find the right planet first.

Mined Lithium in Starfield

What Is Lithium?

Lithiumis arelatively hard-to-find resourcein Starfield. For one, it’snot readily availablein many locations, and even on the planets that do list Lithium as a resource, youmight have to search awhile.

Lithium can beused for craftingupgrades as you play, making gameplay far morecustomized and adaptableto your preferred play style.

Lithium in Starfield

However,acquiring all the desired upgradesyou’d like as you come across new equipment and recipes will take a steady supply of Lithium.

Where To Find Lithium

Tofind resources like Lithiumin Starfield, you have two primary options:buying out vendorsand landing on a planet tomine it yourself.

Vendors In Starfield

The fastest way to acquire Lithium in Starfield is tobuy it from vendorsacross the galaxy. As you pass through settlements during your travels, pop intodifferent vendor locationsto see who has Lithium available.

Purchasing minerals and materials will cost more credits over time with the quantities you’ll need, but it’s areliable method of obtaining Lithium. When the vendor runs out,find a place to waitor fast-travel to the next location tocheck another vendor.

Vendor offering Lithium in Starfield

If you earncitizenship in the United Coloniesthrough the UC Vanguard quests, you’ll earn a discount on all United Colonies goods, including materials.

Best Planets For Lithium

Most of theplanets and moons in theSirius Systemwill have Lithium available, butTau Ceti VIII-chas Lithium in abundance. There you canset up an outpostif you have the right skills and mine the planet directly.

Otherwise, you canharvest Lithium with your cutterjust like any other mineral. Otherplanets without extreme environmentscan have outposts as well toboost your resource collectionas a whole.

Lithium on Tau Ceti VIII-c in Starfield

On PC, you can useconsole commandsto cheat and obtain all the Lithium you need, though you do so at your own risk. Using console commands can disable achievements.