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Dominate Warframe with This Jade Build

by Andrew Apr 09,2025

The 57th Frame to be added to Warframe, Jade introduces an engaging aerial style of gameplay. With her angelic and divine presence, she floats above the battlefield, delivering destruction to her enemies while ensuring the safety and resilience of her allies. In this guide, we'll explore our top recommended builds for Jade in *Warframe*.

How to Unlock Jade

Jade was released on June 18, 2024, and unlocking her requires obtaining her blueprint. You can access her main blueprint through the Jade Shadows quest, initiated via the Codex. To acquire 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. We've provided a comprehensive guide on this process here.

For the resources needed to craft Jade, refer to the table below:

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 gameplay is straightforward yet effective. Choose your preferred song with your second ability to buff your allies, then activate your third ability to slow enemies and weaken their defenses. Use your first ability to mark enemies, and unleash devastating attacks from above with the alternate fire of your fourth ability. Keep an eye on your energy consumption and avoid excessive incoming damage. Below, you'll find two builds designed to address these challenges: one for beginners and a solid base for Steel Path enthusiasts.

A Good Beginner Jade Build

Before delving into our preferred late-game build, let's discuss our recommended beginner build for Jade in Warframe. This build avoids Helminth ability swaps and Archon shards, making it accessible to new players. Remember, Jade can equip two Aura mods, which can be confusing but beneficial.

The first four mods—Continuity, Intensify, Flow, and Stretch—are essential for most Warframe builds and suitable for new players. This build does not include Arcanes, although Arcane Energize can further enhance your energy reserves.

Mod	Effect
Aura Mod – Corrosive Projection	Reduces enemy armor by 18% at full rank.
Aura Mod – Pistol Amp	Increases 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 decreases energy drain from active abilities.
Intensify	Increases overall ability strength.
Flow	Provides a larger energy pool.
Stretch	Increases the range of your abilities.
Redirection	Significantly increases your shield pool.
Equilibrium	Converts picked-up health orbs to energy and energy orbs to health.
Augur Message/Streamline	Increases ability duration (stacks with Continuity). Converts a small percentage of spent energy to shields. Streamline reduces energy usage; choose based on preference.
Player’s Choice	An open slot to address any perceived weakness in the build. Options include Augur Secrets for more ability strength or Augur Reach for increased range.

In addition to Jade's Warframe build, you'll need to equip her Exalted weapon, Glory. Using Glory's alternate fire, you can deal significant damage to marked enemies. Mark multiple enemies with her first ability, then obliterate them with Glory.

For a cost-effective Glory build, the following mods are recommended. The first four are standard for any pistol build, providing a solid foundation of damage, critical chance, multishot, and fire rate.

Hornet StrikeTarget CrackerBarrel DiffusionLethal TorrentAnemic Agility

Anemic Agility sacrifices some damage for a significantly increased fire rate, boosting your DPS. The remaining slots should be filled with damage types tailored to the enemies you're facing, such as elemental mods or faction-specific mods for enhanced effectiveness.

Best Jade Steel Path Build

Currently, Jade's kit is well-rounded and doesn't require subsuming any abilities. However, this might change in the future. For now, I recommend using Molt Augmented for increased ability power and Arcane Avenger for enhanced critical hits from the exalted weapon.

Mod	Effect
Aura Mod – Aerodynamic	Reduces incoming damage, essential for Steel Path.
Aura Mod – Growing Power	Increases ability strength by 25% for 6 seconds after causing a status effect with a weapon.
Exilus Slot – Aviator	Provides damage reduction while airborne.
Primed Continuity	Significantly increases ability duration and reduces energy drain from active abilities.
Umbral Intensify	Boosts overall ability strength.
Primed Redirection	Maximizes shield capacity.
Stretch	Extends the range of your abilities.
Fast Deflection	Speeds up shield recharge.
Equilibrium	Converts picked-up health orbs to energy and energy orbs to health.
Adaptation	Provides additional damage reduction.
Transient Fortitude	Further increases ability strength.

For Jade's Glory in Warframe, opt for a standard Pistol build with the following mods:

Hornet StrikePrimed Target CrackerPrime Pistol GambitGalvanized DiffusionLethal Torrent

After these, select elemental mods that match your enemies. This build serves as a starting point for experimentation, allowing you to find what works best for you. There's a wide variety of builds for Jade, and this is the one I've settled on.

All Jade Abilities

Here's a comprehensive list of Jade's abilities in Warframe:

Passive – The Anointed	Jade’s profound understanding of the relationship between life and death grants her two Aura Mod Slots.
Light’s Judgement	Creates a well of light that heals allies and damages enemies. Those entering the well are surrounded by Judgments.
Symphony of Mercy	Cycles through three songs that enhance allies: Power of the Seven increases Ability Strength by +30 percent. Deathbringer boosts Weapon Damage by +100 percent. Spirit of Resilience enhances Shield Regeneration by +25 percent. Extend song duration by killing enemies with Blessings.
Ophanim Eyes	Summons an accusatory gaze that slows nearby enemies and reduces their armor. The gaze also enables distant ally revivals.
Glory on High	Allows Jade to soar with destructive power. Use alternate-fire to detonate Judgments, causing an explosion of Jade Light. Enemies affected by Light’s Judgment amplify the explosion.

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UPDATE: This article was updated on 1/31/25 by Escapist Editorial to add additional value.

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