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Jade
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Description
Become enraptured by the song of devastation. Through her, the Jade Light can be a force of destruction or a source of support.
Passive
Jade's profound understanding of the relationship between life and death grants her two Aura Mod Slots. Some of her Abilities apply Judgments, increasing enemy damage vulnerability by 50% for 10s.
Abilities
1st Ability	Light's Judgment
2nd Ability	Symphony of Mercy
3rd Ability	Ophanim Eyes
4th Ability	Glory on High
General Information
Sex	Female
Mastery Rank	0
Max Rank	30
Health	365 (465 at Rank 30)
Shields	450 (550 at Rank 30)
Armor	135
Energy	150 (200 at Rank 30)
Starting Energy	125
Sprint Speed	1
Aura Polarity
Exilus Polarity	None
Polarities
Introduced	Update 36.0 (2024-06-18)
Themes	Chorale, Light Elemental, Seraphim
Progenitor Element	Heat
Subsumed Ability	Ophanim Eyes
Tactical Ability	Light's Judgment
Sell Price	10,000
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

CODEX

Become enraptured by the song of devastation. Through her, the Jade Light can be a force of destruction or a source of support.

For the  Orokin execution method, see Jade Light.

Release Date: June 18th, 2024

Angelic allure graces the assembly in blissful song, hymns threefold of wartime armistice and abhorrent passion. Echo the Naga Drums to  Tenno heartbeats, delivered thus to the  Orokin a coup d'état. Amidst the anthems of devastation, a solemn soul sings proud, her audience awestruck by oblivion's embrace. Blessed be the Lucent Virtuoso, Jade, whose glorious choir casts forth a crescendo of emerald blaze. Before heavenly ascent, thou shall behold one final glimpse: sublime plumes unfurl to seraphic wings most divine. Jade descended from the heavens in Update 36.0 (2024-06-18).

Acquisition

Jade's main blueprint is acquired upon completion of the Jade Shadows quest. Her component blueprints are obtained from Ascension on Brutus, Uranus, at a 5% drop rate.

Alternatively, the blueprints can also be purchased from Ordis in the Drifter's Camp with  Vestigial Motes, awarded from Ascension in quantities of 11-13 (16-18 on The Steel Path) from mission completion and 5-7 (8-10 on The Steel Path) from the optional Sisters of Parvos objective. Each component blueprint requires 150 and the main blueprint requires 450, totaling 900 Vestigial Mote.

Item	Source	Chance	Expected	Nearly Guaranteed
Systems Blueprint	Ascension	5%	~ 20 A Rotations	134 ± 44 A Rotations
Chassis Blueprint	Ascension	5%	~ 20 A Rotations	134 ± 44 A Rotations
Neuroptics Blueprint	Ascension	5%	~ 20 A Rotations	134 ± 44 A Rotations

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
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Crafting

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
25,000	1	1	1	Orokin Cell 3	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Rush: 50
Market Price: 325			Blueprints Price: N/A
Jade Neuroptics Blueprint
15,000	Circuits 1,000	Polymer Bundle 750	Neural Sensors 3	Neurodes 4	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Jade Chassis Blueprint
15,000	Alloy Plate 600	Nano Spores 4,000	Plastids 1,500	Morphics 6	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25
Jade Systems Blueprint
15,000	Ferrite 600	Plastids 600	Rubedo 1,100	Control Module 10	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 25

Lore & History

“You're not supposed to be in here! You're going to ruin the surprise!”

The following article/section contains spoilers. Please complete Jade Shadows quest before viewing.

Forbidden Love

Main article: Jade's Promise

During the  Orokin Era, Jade was once an ordinary human, engaged in an unsanctioned relationship with a Low Guardian named Sorren. However, the desire to sire a child, which was considered a violation of the Legems, worried him. Jade would dismiss his worries, believing that Sorren would always protect them.

Seeing their relationship as spiteful, they were eventually caught by Executor Ballas. As punishment, Jade was converted into a Warframe during her pregnancy, with Ballas taunting her about failing to birth her child. Due to her power of the Jade Light, the Orokin would mainly contain Jade in a hibernation pod within the execution chamber on Lua, only freeing her to carry out the Seven's executions. Believing her to be asleep within her pod, Jade would instead dream of seeing her child's face, and the time they would have spent together.

Ballas would continue to taunt Jade, stating that Sorren is actually alive, having been converted into a Warframe. Having blamed himself and attempting to repent, Sorren now loyally serves the Orokin in hopes of seeing his wife again.

Jade was eventually given an Operator, and sent on an assignment to Mars. Horrified at the what the Orokin did to the child, Jade lulled the Operator to sleep and fought of her own free will, believing that the Orokin's reckoning will one day come.

When the Naga drums resounded at the night of the Orokin Fall, Jade encountered Sorren, but he did not recognize her. As the  Tenno began massacring the Orokin at the Terminus, Jade fought her way to him and flew away, ultimately arriving at Hunhow's tomb in Uranus. Recalling Ballas's taunts that her unborn child may move if she laid still for a long time, Jade then spent the remainder of her life channeling all her energy into her pregnancy.

Jade's Passing

Main article: Jade Shadows

In the present day, Jade has fallen critically ill. Sorren, now known as the Stalker, attempts to nurse her back to health as thanks for saving his life. Despite his attempts at stealing medicine from the  Corpus, Jade's life continues to wither. Hunhow urges Stalker to move past his hate, finally forcing him to turn to the Operator for help. Via Transference, the Operator discovers that Jade is not fighting an illness, but is instead conceiving. Despite their help, the Operator can only help Jade with her birth, and she ultimately passes soon after, dissolving into motes of green light while she comforts Stalker one last time.

While attempting to heal Jade, Stalker would catch the attention of Corpus Captain, Xeto, who raids his lair soon after Jade passes away. Stalker, now protecting his newborn son, fights past the invading Corpus to reach the surface. Upon reaching his ship, Xeto corners Stalker with a barrage of laser fire. However, upon hearing the cries of the child, Xeto orders her forces to stand down and respectfully allows the Stalker to escape.

After reminiscing his promise to protect his family, Stalker names the child either Sirius or Orion.

Finally, Hunhow then contacts the Tenno. Despite Stalker's hatred, he entrusts Jade's blueprint to them, believing its what she would have wanted.

Granum's Desecration

Main article: Operation: Belly of the Beast

When Jade passed, she disintegrated into motes of Jade Light which have now permeated the Stalker's hideout. Sensing opportunity,  Corpus Founder Parvos Granum sends his Corpus to collect the motes to further his Jade Eximus project, intent on using her power as a tool of his desire. However, Parvos's current Jade Eximus are unfinished, and he requires Jade's  Volatile Motes to perfect them. The Tenno now fight to collect these motes first, consigning them to be burned in the Sun so Jade can fully rest.

Despite his remaining hatred for the Tenno, the Stalker would provide them aid, and could be seen fighting alongside them.

The Tenno are ultimately victorious, with Parvos now attempting to harvest Jade's lesser  Vestigial Motes to complete his project. However, due to their lack of sheer power compared the Volatile Motes, his progress is virtually halted.

Notes

• After completing Jade Shadows, an assembly of seven of Jade's feathers will appear behind Teshin in any Relay, in front of some tombstones.
• Currently,  Evensong,  Cantare, and  Harmony all lack a Signature Weapon bonus with Jade.
• If Stalker, Shadow Stalker, or Protector Stalker appears in the mission via Death Mark and Jade is present, the Stalker will immediately despawn and drop his loot.

Trivia

• Jade is the 57th unique Warframe to be released.
• Because of the circumstances during Jade's conversion into a Warframe, any copies of her, like the one crafted by the Operator, also appear to be pregnant.
• She is voiced by Raffaela Wayma.
• In the Pax East 2024 live audience Devstream 178, Jade's update teaser splash art was revealed with the Stalker's Landing Craft looming in the background. In Devstream 179, Jade's concept art, theme, signature weapons, and alt helmet were shown. In Devstream 180 her full gameplay reveal was demonstrated by a prerecording from [DE]Pablo.
  • Notably, considerable effort was done to hide her pregnancy prior to her introduction to the game: Teaser art either featured her from behind or in one case, with  Harmony obscuring her stomach, while gameplay footage and animations never showed her from up front.
• Jade takes several inspirations from Angels from Abrahamic religions. Most notable in the numerous sets of wings she has and her link to choral music.
  • Her dress and the covers wrapped around her chest and her helmet are feather-like protrusions with cloth physics; they stay folded and compact when idle, then expand into angelic wings during Idle Animations and  Glory on High.
  • Symbols for  Symphony of Mercy's three auras resemble biblical angel's wings in various shapes and forms.
  • Additionally, Jade is named "Choir" in the game files.
• She is the first Warframe whose name starts with the letter 'J'. At the time of her announcement, there was 1 remaining letter in the English Alphabet 'U', that did not have an associated Warframe.
• She is the next female Warframe in line after  Trinity,  Equinox,  Wisp,  Yareli,  Gyre, and  Dagath to wear a skirt or dress with cloth physics.
• Jade is also the name  Nyx originally went by during development.
• She is the first Warframe to have two Aura mod slots as her unique passive.
• She is the second Warframe to have three Signature Weapons after  Gara.
• She is the third Warframe after  Protea and  Dante with a built-in universal Aura polarity.
• She is the third Warframe after  Titania and  Hildryn to use a flight-based fourth ability associated with an Exalted Weapon.
• She is the eleventh Warframe after  Limbo,  Hildryn,  Wisp,  Titania Prime,  Protea,  Xaku,  Sevagoth,  Gyre,  Qorvex, and  Dante with a unique dodge roll animation, where Jade dashes with her arms outstretched, or twirls during sidesprings, along with the wings on her torso spreading.
• Jade's weapons are parallel to the Stalker's:  Dread vs.  Evensong bow,  Despair vs.  Cantare throwing knives, and  Hate vs.  Harmony scythe.
• Jade's component blueprints were accidentally included in Dagath's Hollow in the Clan Dojo upon the initial release of the Jade Shadows update. The blueprints were subsequently removed on Hotfix 36.0.1 (2024-06-19), and all players who bought copies of Jade's component blueprints this way were allowed to keep them.