The 57th Frame to be added to *Warframe*, Jade, introduces a captivating aerial style of gameplay. With her ethereal and divine presence, she soars above the battlefield, delivering devastating attacks on enemies while safeguarding and empowering her allies. In this comprehensive guide, we'll delve into our top builds for Jade in *Warframe*.
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How to Unlock JadeHow to Play Jade, ExplainedA Good Beginner Jade BuildBest Jade Steel Path BuildAll Jade Abilities How to Unlock Jade
Jade became available on June 18, 2024, and unlocking her involves obtaining her blueprint. You can acquire her main blueprint by completing the Jade Shadows quest, accessible through the Codex. To gather her components, you'll need to visit Acension on Brutus, Uranus. Alternatively, you can purchase Jade’s blueprint and Component Blueprints from Ordis at the Larunda Relay on Mercury, using Vestigial Motes as currency. For a detailed guide on the process, check out our dedicated article.
The resources required to craft Jade are listed in the following table:
| Chassis | 15000 Credits 600 Alloy Plate 4000 Nano Spores 1500 Plastids 6 Morphics |
| Neuroptics | 15000 Credits 1000 Circuits 750 Bundle 3 Neural Sensors 4 Neurodes |
| Systems | 15000 Credits 600 Ferrite 600 Plastids 1100 Rubedo 10 Control Module |
How to Play Jade, Explained
Jade's playstyle is straightforward yet effective. Begin by selecting your preferred song with your second ability, Symphony of Mercy. Then, activate your third ability, Ophanim Eyes, to slow enemies and weaken their defenses. Use your first ability, Light’s Judgement, to mark targets, and finally, unleash devastation from above with the alt-fire of your fourth ability, Glory on High. It's crucial to manage your energy efficiently and minimize incoming damage. We've provided two builds below: one suitable for beginners and another optimized for the challenging Steel Path, offering a solid foundation for further customization.
A Good Beginner Jade Build
Before we explore our favored late-game build, let's focus on the best beginner-friendly Jade build in Warframe. This build avoids Helminth ability swaps and Archon shards, making it accessible for new players. Remember, Jade can equip two Aura mods, which might be confusing at first.
The first four mods—Continuity, Intensify, Flow, and Stretch—are essential and versatile enough for use on almost any Warframe and build. While this build does not include Arcanes, consider using Arcane Energize to enhance your energy reserves.
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Aura Mod – Corrosive Projection | Reduces enemy armor by 18% at full rank. |
| Aura Mod – Pistol Amp | Increase exalted weapon damage as it is considered a pistol. |
| Exilus Slot | Aviator for damage reduction while airborne. |
| Continuity | A +30% increase to ability duration, and it also decreases energy drain from active abilities. |
| Intensify | Increase overall ability strength. |
| Flow | Gives you a larger energy pool to draw from. |
| Stretch | Increases the range of your abilities. |
| Redirection | Gives you a much bigger shield pool. |
| Equilibrium | Gives you a larger energy pool to draw from. |
| Augur Message/Streamline | Increases your ability duration further (and stacks with Continuity). A small percentage of spent energy is also converted to shields. Streamline will just give a reduction in energy usage, but you can switch these out based on your preference. |
| Player’s Choice | This is an empty slot where you can add a mod to address a perceived weakness in the build. You might opt for more ability strength with Augur Secrets or ability range with Augur Reach. |
In addition to the Warframe build for Jade, you'll need to enhance her Exalted weapon, Glory. Using its alt-fire, you can deal significant damage to marked enemies. Mark multiple enemies below you with her first ability, then obliterate them with Glory.
For this build, the first four mods are standard for any pistol build, providing a solid foundation of damage, critical chance, multishot, and fire rate:
Hornet StrikeTarget CrackerBarrel DiffusionLethal TorrentAnemic Agility will cost you a little damage but vastly improve your rate of fire, boosting your DPS. The last three slots should be filled with damage types that are effective against the enemies you're facing. These can be a mix of elements or faction-specific mods, which are particularly powerful in Warframe.
Best Jade Steel Path Build
Currently, Jade's kit is well-rounded and doesn't require any Helminth subsuming. However, this might change with future updates. For now, we recommend using Molt Augmented for increased ability power and Arcane Avenger for enhanced critical hits from the exalted weapon.
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Aura Mod – Aerodynamic | Incoming damage reduction! Essential for stacking on Steel Path. |
| Aura Mod – Growing Power | Increase ability strength by 25% for 6 seconds after causing a status effect with a weapon. |
| Exilus Slot – Aviator | Damage reduction while airborne. |
| Primed Continuity | A huge increase to ability duration and still decreases energy drain from active abilities. |
| Umbral Intensify | Increase overall ability strength. |
| Primed Redirection | Maximize your shields. |
| Stretch | Increases the range of your abilities. |
| Fast Deflection | Increase the recharge rate of your shields. |
| Equilibrium | Picking up health orbs also gives energy, and picking up energy orbs also gives health. |
| Adaptation | Further damage reduction. |
| Transient Fortitude | Increase ability strength and decrease ability duration. |
The Glory build for Jade in Warframe follows a standard Pistol build without any surprises:
Hornet StrikePrimed Target CrackerPrime Pistol GambitGalvanized DiffusionLethal TorrentAfter that, choose elemental mods that best counter your opponents. This build serves as a starting point for experimentation, allowing you to find a configuration that suits your playstyle. There's a wide variety of builds for Jade already, but this one has proven effective for me.
All Jade Abilities
In addition to our build recommendations for Jade, here's a list of her abilities:
| Passive – The Anointed | Jade’s profound understanding of the relationship between life and death grants her two Aura Mod Slots. |
| Light’s Judgement | Create a well of light that heals allies and hurts enemies. Those who enter the well will be surrounded by Judgements. |
| Symphony of Mercy | Cycle through three songs that strengthen allies: **Power of the Seven** increases Ability Strength by +30 percent. **Deathbringer** increases Weapon Damage by +100 percent. **Spirit of Resilience** increases Shield Regeneration by +25 percent. Extend the duration of each song by killing enemies surrounded by Blessings. |
| Ophanim Eyes | Jade summons an accusatory gaze that slows nearby enemies and dissolves their armor. When the gaze falls upon allies, they can be revived from a distance. |
| Glory on High | Soar with destructive power. Use alternate-fire to detonate Judgments, causing an explosion of Jade Light. Enemies affected by Light’s Judgment strengthen the explosion. |
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UPDATE: This article was updated on 1/31/25 by Escapist Editorial to add additional value.
