Junctions are solo missions aboard Solar Rail network nodes that allow players to progress through the Star Chart.
Mechanics
Junctions consist of a small, circular room, with a Warframe Specter kneeling in the center. Each Junction is accompanied by a series of specific tasks. Completing these tasks is required to challenge a Junction's specter for control of the connected Solar Rail, which unlocks the next celestial body.
In addition to star chart progression, completing a Junction grants 1,000 Mastery and several miscellaneous rewards (typically weapon blueprints and/or quests). Junction rewards can only be claimed once.
Locations
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Venus |
|
Guardian
Volt Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Volt Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Mercury Junction | |||
Weapon | Magnus Heat Sword | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1125 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 130 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 5 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Earth |
|
|
Guardian
Rhino Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rhino Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Venus Junction | |||
Weapon | Soma Dual Raza | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 550 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 5 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Earth |
|
|
Guardian
Frost Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frost Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Mars Junction | |||
Weapon | Tigris Sibear | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1300 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 10 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Mars |
|
|
Guardian
Mag Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mag Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Phobos Junction | |||
Weapon | Hikou Tipedo | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 20 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Mars |
|
|
Guardian
Trinity Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Trinity Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Ceres Junction | |||
Weapon | Paris Cadus | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1500 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 500 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 20 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Ceres |
|
|
Guardian
Valkyr Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
File:ValkyrShoot.png Valkyr Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Jupiter Junction | |||
Weapon | Afuris Anku | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 25 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Jupiter |
|
|
Guardian
Nova Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
File:Antimatter.png Nova Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Europa Junction | |||
Weapon | Kunai Ether Daggers | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 25 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Jupiter |
|
Guardian
Ember Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ember Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Saturn Junction | |||
Weapon | Magnus Heat Sword | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 25 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Saturn |
|
Guardian
Equinox Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
File:YinYang.png Equinox Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Uranus Junction | |||
Weapon | Boltor Shaku | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 30 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Uranus |
|
Guardian
Loki Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Loki Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Neptune Junction | |||
Weapon | Burston Boltace | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 160 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 30 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Neptune |
|
Guardian
Excalibur Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Excalibur Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Pluto Junction | |||
Weapon | Braton Vandal Dual Skana | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 30 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Pluto |
|
|
Guardian
Saryn Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Saryn Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Eris Junction | |||
Weapon | Vectis Karyst | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 35 |
Location | Tasks | Rewards |
---|---|---|
Pluto |
|
|
Guardian
Mesa Specter | General | Drops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mesa Specter |
Introduced | Update 19.0 (2016-11-11) | Mod Drops: | |
Mission | Sedna Junction | |||
Weapon | Regulators Redeemer | |||
Codex Scans | 1 | |||
Statistics | ||||
Flesh | 1800 | |||
+ ++ ++ - - | ||||
Shield | 1000 | |||
++ ++ +++ - - | ||||
Ferrite Armor | 200 | |||
++ +++ - - | ||||
Spawn Level | 40 |
Notes
- Junctions can be used as shortcuts between celestial bodies when navigating the star chart.
- Junction tasks only bar the player from fighting the Specter, it does not prevent the player from entering the junction itself.
- The list of tasks and rewards will be shown in the rail, in front of the area the player is barred from entering into. This is the same list as the one shown on the star chart.
- Exiting a Junction will not be considered a mission failure.
- Specters can be scanned even if the player is prevented from attacking them.
- Certain paths between celestial destinations do not have Junctions and can be traversed as soon as the nodes at either end are unlocked. They are:
- Specters reward approximately 2,000 affinity when killed.
- The Neptune Junction's "Complete any 5 missions on Uranus with only your melee weapon equipped" requirement does not count Exalted Weapons or Archwing weapons against the requirement.
- The Neptune Junction's "Open 3 caches during any Sabotage mission on Uranus" means total caches, rather than opening all three in a single mission.
Tips
- Using crowd control abilities that stun or freeze enemies (e.g. Volt's Discharge and Harrow's Condemn) will leave Specters completely vulnerable to the player's attacks.
- As the level of the Specters increases so do their firepower, potentially threatening and, in some extreme cases, killing the player in a matter of seconds. It is recommended to bring a frame with either the ability to protect themselves from damage (e.g. Volt's Electric Shield or Valkyr's Hysteria), the ability to heal themselves (e.g. Trinity's Blessing), or that can decently tank damage (e.g. Rhino or Inaros).
- Alternatively, players can bring frames that are able to turn themselves invisible, such as Loki or Ivara.
- Mag's Magnetize can also trivialize the Specters; the ability roots them in place, preventing them from using melee attacks unless the player allows, and it also redirects all gunfire towards them, including their own. In effect, this causes Mag to be entirely safe for the duration, allowing her to free-fire on the Specter while they deal self-damage.
- Using Frost's Snow Globe ability knocks Specters back and deals large amounts of damage. Many (but not all) of the specters will also remain outside the globe, preventing them from dealing any damage to Frost until the globe has been broken (which is typically more than enough time to kill the specter from within the globe).
- Additionally, his Freeze ability can be used repeatedly to prevent the Specter from moving or attacking.
- Ash's Blade Storm ability alone can usually kill specters in one hit. Specters are also vulnerable to Ash's Fatal Teleport augment, causing significant damage (often killing the specter outright) and preventing Ash from receiving damage for the duration of the finisher animation. Since Teleport can be cast back-to-back for chained finishers, this can be used to quickly kill any of the specters with virtually no risk.
- Specters are vulnerable to Hydroid's Undertow.
- Specters can be Enthralled by Revenant.
Trivia
- Each specter is based on the Warframe whose components drop from the next location's boss, with the exception of Volt on Mercury, Frost on Mars, Trinity on Ceres, and Excalibur on Pluto.
- Volt is the specter of the Mercury Junction because Captain Vor doesn't drop any Warframe Parts blueprints.
- The latter three were the result of a reshuffling of drop locations for each frame introduced in Hotfix 22.8.3 (2018-01-11).
- Players retained any star chart progress made prior to Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08). However, Junctions themselves still needed to be completed to gain their rewards. Furthermore, Junction tasks only counted progress made after the update, with the exception of completed quests.
- Junctions were inspired by Hyper Light Drifter.[1]
- The Junction tile set was used as a Railjack prototype.[2]
- All specters can say one of the following lines upon the Tenno entering the Junction:
- "This sacred Rail must be protected."
- "Leave this place or be returned to the Void."
- "I am a Warden of the Solar Rails. I am your death."
- "Only the sacred may pass. Heathens will perish."
- "How dare you enter my home? I guard the Rail with my shadow-life."
- "The Solar Rails bind our System. I will not see it undone."
- "Are you seeking a return to the Void? Challenge me and find destruction."
- "I am entrusted to protect this most sacred temple. A pathway into the Void. Flee or be consumed."
- "I have pledged my shadow-life to defend the Solar Rails."
- "I will purge you with this from my Rail."
- "Another intruder... another corpse for the Void."
- "Only those worthy may enter. You face certain death to oppose me."
- "Your death awaits you."
- "I am a being of the Void, created to oppose you. Leave now."
- "Come no further if you value your life."
Bugs
- The large window in the Junctions is not solid, allowing players to knock the Specter out into space with the appropriate abilities and weapons.
- The Sedna Junction may not allow the player to enter even when all four requirements have been met or the junction has already been completed.
- If a Junction is already completed and the player returns to scan the Specter for a codex entry, the Specter must be scanned and killed, then the player must return a second time and repeat this process for the codex entry to show up.
- This bug can be bypassed by exiting the junction from the Esc menu.
Media
Patch History
Update 28.2 (2020-07-14)
- Fixed many Junction Specters having Health/Shield/Armour overrides, which gave them dramatically lower Health (eg: This changes Mag Specter's base Health from 75-1800). They should now match the listed values in the Codex.
Update 28.1 (2020-07-08)
- Beacons are now disabled in Junctions.
- This is a solo fight to show off those skills!
Update 28.0 (2020-06-11)
- The Earth to Mars Junction now awards the Iron Phoenix Stance, and the Earth to Venus Junction now awards the Clashing Forest Stance.
- This aims to provide new players an easier path to experience the Melee system at an early Star Chart stage. Those who have completed these Junctions will retroactively be given these Melee Stances.
Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)
- Fixed being able to jump into Junction ceilings during the Spectre fights as per https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1116166-climbing-through-sedna-junctions-ceiling/
- Fixed ability to join another player in a Junction if you previously disconnected from their squad.
Update 24.6 (2019-04-04)
- Numerous tweaks and Ability balance passes towards Junction Specters.
Update 24.4 (2019-03-08)
- New Player Experience Changes
- Polished numerous Junction boss fights to have better power usage and combat pacing.
Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)
- Junction Changes
- Removed “Defeat 3 Eximus enemies on EARTH” requirement from Venus Junction.
- Lowered “Defeat 10 Eximus enemies on Venus” requirement on Mercury Junction to 5 Eximus enemies in any region.
- Lowered “Defeat 10 Sentient enemies on Lua” requirement to 5 Sentient enemies.
- Lowered “Collect any 3 Mods from the Orokin Principle challenge rooms on Lua” to 1 Mod.
Hotfix 22.8.3 (2018-01-11)
- Replaced the Jupiter-Saturn Junction requirement of ‘defeat the Raptor on Europa’ with ‘complete Baal on Europa’. This is due to the Raptor’s boss fight getting increasingly difficult after his re-work, which created frustration for newer players attempting to unlock the Junction.
Hotfix: The Vacuum Within 3 (2016-10-13)
- Changed a Phobos Junction task to read ‘Scan 3 Cephalon Fragments on Mars’ instead of 5.
Update: The Silver Grove 1.0 (2016-08-31)
- Fixed the Second Dream quest key being given as a reward from completing the Natah quest. Players must complete the Uranus to Neptune Junction as intended.
Hotfix: The Silver Grove 3 (2016-08-23)
- Fixed Junctions tasks appearing offscreen.
Update: The Silver Grove (2016-08-19)
- Void Fissure Junction challenges can now be completed on any planet.
- Moved the '3 Spy data extractions' Junction Challenge to Neptune- Pluto to replace '3 waves of Archwing Interception' now that Jupiter-Saturn requires players to defeat the Raptors on Europa.
- Fixed Loki’s Disarm not working for Junction Specters against players.
- Fixed Junction list on some planets overlapping parts of the planet.
- Fixed the Junction task 'Collect 20 Mods' only counting Mods collected on Earth.
- Fixed completing the Suisei- Mars missions not showing as complete for the Junction task.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 2.1 (2016-08-10)
- Fixed the Sedna Junction task ‘Collect any 3 MODS from the Orokin Principle challenge rooms on LUA’ not progressing if you collect 3 of the same Mod.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.13 (2016-07-26)
- Fixed being rewarded 0 Salvage instead of 500 for completing the Venus to Mercury Junction and Earth to Venus Junction.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.10 (2016-07-15)
- Fix for Junction progress not being saved for some clients
- Fixed an issue with the 1000 Mastery not being rewarded when completing a Junction. If you are eligible, it'll automatically repair on login.
- Junction task progress will now save even if you haven’t unlocked the Junction node
- New Junction tasks:
- Mars Junction = complete an alert, change to: "Collect 500 Rubedo from missions"
- Phobos Junction = complete an invasion mission, change to "Scan 5 cephalon fragments on MARS" (Scans done before this change will be counted retroactively)
- Europa Junction = complete an infested outbreak mission, change to "Complete TESHUB in the Void"
- Eris Junction = defeat Phorid in an infested outbreak, change to "Find and Defeat LEPHANTIS in DERELICT"
- Uranus Junction = Added "Craft a DERELICT KEY"
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.9 (2016-07-14)
- Fixed an issue with Client Junction Tasks not tracking. This means any Clients trying to complete tasks wouldn't see progress.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.7 (2016-07-14)
- Completing the Vor's Prize quest missions will now mark the nodes they're on as completed, so that you don't have to backtrack and complete the nodes leading up to the Junction a second time before you can enter it. Anyone who is mid-quest after this Hotifx deploys will still have to backtrack.
- We now allow progress towards Junction tasks during the tutorial, and with this we also fixed Junction tasks not working during Quests.
- You can now revisit Junctions, and see their new and improved diegetic menu!
- Junction battles now have different passive bonuses for players competing against Specters to make the fights more fair. The passive bonuses are:
- Refilling ammo on respawn.
- Passive energy regeneration.
- Fixed an issue with Mods received as mission rewards not counting towards the "Collect X mods" Junction task.
- Fixed missing footstep sounds in Junctions.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.6 (2016-07-12)
- Fixed the Eris Junction on Pluto not functioning preventing progression.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.5 (2016-07-12)
- Rebalanced the Frost and Volt Junction Specters to be less hard on new players.
- Changed the Junction task of "complete Spy missions with 3 data extractions" being too strict and requiring that all 3 extractions are undetected.
- Fixed an issue with missing Blueprint elements for the Patient Zero quest from Junction rewards.
- Fixed an issue with Spy and Fissure Junction tasks not properly tracking.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.4 (2016-07-11)
- Void Fissure Junction challenges can now be completed on any planet. For example, before the a Junction could say request 3 Void Fissures be closed. This request was specific to the planet the Junction was on, which was not indicated in the UI. Now you can do the Void Fissure anywhere to count toward your Junction Challenge Tasks.
- Rebalanced the Rhino Specter in the Junction to be more manageable for new players.
- Updated the Earth (to Venus) challenge text to better indicate the challenge requirement to "Apply 4 MODS to a single Warframe or Weapon", not just overall.
- Swapped the "Nightmare Mission" Junction Challenge with "Kill the Hyena Pack."
- Fixed an issue with a Junction progression stopper task by replacing the crafting requirements of Vapor Specters.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.1 (2016-07-08)
- Removed the Natah and The Jordas Precept quests from Junctions as these are given out through server rewards.
- Fixed an issue with the Vor’s Prize Junction task not being properly completed if the player elected to skip it.
- Fixed aspect ratio of credits icon in junction rewards.
- Fixed an issue with players being able to load into Junctions after meeting the requirements but not having completed the previous node.
Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08)
- Introduced.