Jade might be labeled a “support” Warframe, but don’t let the classification fool you — this shining angel of destruction is just as capable of deleting entire squads of enemies as she is empowering her allies. With a potent mix of buffs, armor and shield manipulation, and a uniquely powerful exalted ability, Jade opens a new dimension of Warframe play. In this guide, we’ll cover everything from how to acquire her to fully mastering her abilities, builds, and loadouts — whether you want to vaporize enemies with heavenly light or become a robust support engine.
How to Get Jade
Jade becomes available after completing The New War quest. You’ll then unlock the follow-up story mission: Jade Shadows. Completing this quest rewards you with the main blueprint for Jade.
To get the component blueprints:
- Play the new Ascension game mode on Uranus
- Farm Vestigial Motes, a new currency
- Visit Artist at the Londa Relay to purchase the components
You’ll need Vestigial Motes for the blueprints, so Ascension is your primary farming activity for acquiring Jade.
Passive Ability: Double Aura Delight
Jade’s passive is elegantly powerful: she has two Aura mod slots — one with a universal polarity. This not only opens up vast customization potential but doubles the Aura capacity bonus, giving you room for stronger or more flexible builds even with minimal Forma investment.
Ability Overview
1. Light’s Judgment
- Toss a grenade of holy light that creates an AoE field
- Enemies inside are marked and take 50% more damage (like a viral effect)
- Allies (and Jade) receive healing over time, which persists briefly after leaving the zone
A staple cast — low cost, solid damage amplification, and strong healing uptime.
2. Symphony of Mercy (Buff Selector)
Cycle through three buffs:
- Ability Strength Buff
- Weapon Damage Buff (likely base damage)
- Massive Shield Recharge, which scales into overshields
A key mechanic: Snapshotting. Any ability cast while the strength buff is active retains the boosted strength even if you change buffs afterward. Mastering this means better sustain and burst potential.
3. Oim Eyes (“Green Flashlight”)
- Creates a cone of light that slows enemies massively
- Gradually strips armor and shields
- Deals small Heat damage
- Can revive downed allies when aimed at them
This ability is also her Helminth slot. When subsumed, it loses the revive component but retains armor/shield stripping and slow — still valuable for crowd control.
4. Glory of the High (Exalted Ultimate)
Jade enters a controllable flight mode (Titania-style) and gains an exalted weapon: Glory.
- Primary Fire: Lasers with small AoE and 10% chance to mark enemies
- Alt Fire: Massive AoE explosions on all marked enemies
- Explosions deal more damage when enemies are grouped
Additionally, kills from marked enemies with her fourth ability refund duration to her second skill. This creates a feedback loop of destruction and sustained buffs.
Glory: The Exalted Weapon
Stat-wise, Glory has a low fire rate and modest crit chance (15%), but decent status chance and high Heat damage.
Three viable builds:
1. DoT & Faction Damage (High-Level Focus)
- Focus on Heat + Status + Crit
- Use Primed Pistol Gambit and Arcane Avenger to push crit to ~90%
- Add Faction Mods for double-dipping on DoT
2. Gas Cloud Fun Build
- Leverage Gas status for AoE chain damage
- Grouped enemies trigger mass cloud damage when nuked
- Extremely fun and visually chaotic
3. Budget Build
- Simple Heat/status + Multi-shot and a dash of crit
- Effective for Star Chart and early Steel Path
Jade Playstyles: Weapon Platform vs. Nuker
Jade is flexible — you can either focus on supporting weapon damage, or go full angelic destruction.
Ultimate (Nuker) Playstyle
- Constantly cast Light’s Judgment to mark enemies
- Enter Glory form as often as possible
- Use alt fire to detonate marked enemies
- Keep Symphony of Mercy active, rotating buffs as needed
- Best Helminth slot: Replace Oim Eyes (3rd) with Roar, Silence, or Nourish
Weapon Platform Playstyle
- Focus on max Strength + Duration for huge buffs
- Cast Oim Eyes constantly for protection and stripping
- Keep Weapon Damage Buff from Symphony of Mercy active
- Play more grounded and gun-centric
Budget Jade Build
- Aura Slots: Pistol Amp + Aerodynamic
- Exilus: Aviator (airborne DR)
- Core Mods: Adaptation, Redirection, Streamline, Equilibrium, Umbral Intensify, Continuity, Stretch
- Stats: Balanced Strength, Range, and Duration
A strong foundation — energy-friendly, decent survivability, and effective for new players.
High-End Nuking Build
- Aura: Growing Power
- Core Mods: Transient Fortitude, Umbral Intensify, Prime Continuity, Streamline, Augur Reach, Stretch
- Exilus: Aviator
- Defense: Adaptation + Primed Redirection
Arcane Avenger: Pushes exalted crit chance to nearly 100% Arcane Precision: 300% damage to secondary weapons after headshots (boosts Glory damage)
Archon Shards:
- 2x Blue: +Energy Max (replaces Flow)
- 3x Purple: Equilibrium effect (removes need for the mod itself)
Optional Helminth: Roar (in place of 3rd ability) for consistent multipliers.
Companion Synergy: Nautilus + Verglas
Why Nautilus?
- Cordon: Enemy grouping (boosts nuke damage)
- Guardian: Auto-refill shields when broken
- Manifold Bond: Lower skill cooldowns
- Duplex Bond: Spawns clones that fire autonomously
Weapon: Verglas (Cryo Beam)
- High fire rate/status
- Shivering Contagion: Spreads Cold procs
- Frozen enemies take more crit damage
With clones and Verglas spam, you freeze crowds, increase crit scaling, and keep enemies locked down — all hands-free.
Alternative Weapon Platform Build
- Focus: Max Strength + Duration for massive support buffs
- Mods: Blind Rage, Transient Fortitude, Umbral Intensify, Augur Secrets, Prime Continuity, Augur Message, Stretch, Primed Sure Footed
- Aura: Growing Power
Skip the exalted gameplay and become a walking support machine. Great for endurance or defense missions.
Final Thoughts
Jade doesn’t just support — she dominates. With her exalted toolkit and versatile buffs, she empowers allies, melts enemies, and floats above the battlefield like a divine force. Whether you build for nukes or durability, she offers something for every player.
Balance her toolkit, manage your energy, and time your snapshots — and you’ll unlock one of the most stylish and powerful additions Warframe has seen in a long time.
Glory awaits, Tenno.
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