Wanna Dominate in Warframe? Try This Jade Build

Jade, the 57th Warframe to grace the universe of *Warframe*, introduces a captivating aerial style of gameplay. With her angelic and divine presence, she hovers above the battlefield, delivering devastating attacks on foes while ensuring the safety and empowerment of her allies. In this comprehensive guide, we'll delve into the best builds for Jade, tailored for both beginners and seasoned players tackling the Steel Path.

How to Unlock Jade

Jade was released on June 18, 2024, and unlocking her involves acquiring her blueprint. You can obtain her main blueprint by completing the Jade Shadows quest, accessible through the Codex. To gather her components, head to 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. For a detailed walkthrough, check out our guide here.

Below is a table listing the resources needed to craft Jade:

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 a song with your second ability to enhance your allies. Use your third ability to slow enemies and weaken their defenses. Mark your targets with your first ability, then unleash devastating aerial attacks using the alt-fire of your fourth ability. Keep an eye on your energy consumption and minimize incoming damage. Below, we provide two builds: one for beginners and another optimized for the Steel Path, helping you manage these aspects effectively.

A Good Beginner Jade Build

Before diving into our advanced build, let's explore our recommended beginner build for Jade in Warframe. This build avoids Helminth ability swaps and Archon shards, making it accessible for new players. Remember, Jade can equip two Aura mods, so don't be confused by this feature.

The first four mods—Continuity, Intensify, Flow, and Stretch—are essential for most Warframe builds, especially for beginners. This build does not include Arcanes, though Arcane Energize would be beneficial for additional energy.

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 to draw from.
Stretch	Increases the range of your abilities.
Redirection	Boosts your shield pool significantly.
Equilibrium	Converts health and energy pickups into each other, enhancing your resource management.
Augur Message/Streamline	Increases ability duration further (stacks with Continuity). A small percentage of spent energy is converted to shields. Streamline reduces energy usage; choose based on your preference.
Player’s Choice	An open slot for a mod that addresses a perceived weakness in the build. Consider Augur Secrets for more ability strength or Augur Reach for increased ability range.

In addition to Jade's Warframe build, you'll need to optimize her Exalted weapon, Glory. Using the alt-fire, you can deal significant damage to marked enemies. Mark multiple enemies with her first ability, then unleash Glory to devastating effect.

For Glory, the following mods provide a solid foundation, focusing on damage, critical chance, multishot, and fire rate:

Hornet Strike
Target Cracker
Barrel Diffusion
Lethal Torrent
Anemic Agility

Anemic Agility slightly reduces damage but significantly boosts fire rate, enhancing your DPS. The last three slots should be filled with elemental mods tailored to the enemy faction you're facing, or faction-specific mods for added effectiveness.

Best Jade Steel Path Build

Jade's kit is well-rounded and doesn't require subsuming abilities at the moment, though this may change in the future. For Arcanes, consider 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, crucial 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 your shield capacity.
Stretch	Extends the range of your abilities.
Fast Deflection	Speeds up shield recharge.
Equilibrium	Converts health and energy pickups into each other, enhancing resource management.
Adaptation	Provides additional damage reduction.
Transient Fortitude	Further increases ability strength.

For Glory, the build remains a standard Pistol setup:

Hornet Strike
Primed Target Cracker
Prime Pistol Gambit
Galvanized Diffusion
Lethal Torrent

After these, choose elemental mods that 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, and this is the one I've found most effective.

All Jade Abilities

Here's a detailed 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 who enter the well are surrounded by Judgements.
Symphony of Mercy	Cycles 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	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	Soars 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.