Dominate Warframe with This Jade Build

Jade, the 57th Frame added to *Warframe*, introduces a captivating aerial style of gameplay. With her angelic and divine presence, Jade floats above the battlefield, unleashing devastation on her foes while safeguarding and empowering her allies. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore the best builds for Jade to maximize her effectiveness in *Warframe*.

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• How to Unlock Jade
• How to Play Jade, Explained
• A Good Beginner Jade Build
• Best Jade Steel Path Build
• All Jade Abilities

How to Unlock Jade

Jade was released on June 18, 2024, and unlocking her involves obtaining her blueprint. The main blueprint is accessible through the Jade Shadows quest, which you can initiate via 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. We've outlined the entire process in detail here.

Here are the resources required to craft Jade:

How to Play Jade, Explained

Jade's gameplay is straightforward yet effective. Start by selecting a song with your second ability, Symphony of Mercy, to enhance your team's capabilities. Activate your third ability, Ophanim Eyes, to slow enemies and weaken their defenses. Use your first ability, Light's Judgement, to mark enemies, and then unleash devastating attacks from above with the alternate fire of your fourth ability, Glory on High. Be mindful of your energy consumption and incoming damage, as these can be critical to maintaining your effectiveness. Below, we provide two builds to help manage these aspects—one for beginners and another optimized for the Steel Path.

A Good Beginner Jade Build

Before diving into our preferred late-game build, let's explore the best beginner build for Jade in Warframe. This setup doesn't require Helminth ability swapping or Archon shards, making it accessible for new players. Remember, Jade can equip two Aura mods, so keep that in mind.

The first four mods—Continuity, Intensify, Flow, and Stretch—are essential for almost any Warframe build and are particularly useful for beginners. This build doesn't include Arcanes, but adding Arcane Energize would further enhance your energy management.

For Jade's Exalted weapon, Glory, the alt-fire can cause significant damage to marked enemies. Use her first ability to mark multiple enemies below, then unleash Glory to devastating effect.

Here's a cost-effective mod setup for Glory. The first four mods are standard for pistol builds, providing a solid base for damage, critical chance, multishot, and fire rate:

• Hornet Strike
• Target Cracker
• Barrel Diffusion
• Lethal Torrent
• Anemic Agility

Anemic Agility trades some damage for a much higher rate of fire, boosting your DPS. The remaining slots should be filled with damage types that are effective against the enemies you're facing. Mix elemental mods or faction-specific mods to optimize your build.

Best Jade Steel Path Build

For the Steel Path, Jade's kit works seamlessly without the need for subsuming abilities. Her abilities are currently well-balanced, though this may change in the future. For Arcanes, consider Molt Augmented for increased ability power and Arcane Avenger for enhanced critical hits with the exalted weapon.

The Glory build for Jade in Warframe is a standard pistol setup, perfect for experimentation:

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

Choose elemental mods that align with your opponents. This build serves as a foundation for you to experiment and find what works best for your playstyle.

All Jade Abilities

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

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