Protector Stalker

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

The following article/section contains spoilers. Please finish Jade Shadows quest before proceeding.

Assassins

Protector Stalker
📝 Update Infobox Data
I am your reckoning!
General Information
Faction	Stalker
Planet(s)	Any (exc. Dojo)
Mission Type(s)	Any (exc. Assassination, Relays, Archwing, Index, Sanctuary Onslaught, Arena, and Syndicate Missions)
Type	Assassin Field Boss
Weapon(s)	Dread  Despair  Hate
Abilities	Slash Dash  Teleport  Absorb  Pull  Smoke Screen  Reckoning
Statistics
Affinity	1500
Shield	200
Health	450
Armor	300
Dmg. Reduction	30%
Base Level	1
Level Scaling
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Selected Level	––
EHP	––
Steel Path EHP	––
Miscellaneous
Codex Scans	3
Introduced	Update 36.0 (2024-06-18)
Drops
None
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

CODEX

Some have walked these desolate worlds while you have slept. Some like me. I remember what you did. I remember the day.

The Tenno appeared at the Terminus, gleaming and victorious. Our cold and gold Emperors, breathless, bathed you in savior's silk. Then came the sound. Across all our worlds, all at once, the ceremonial Naga drums. A royal salute to the honored Tenno. Ten solemn beats to declare the suffering was over. I watched from a distance, with the rest of the low Guardians. With each beat terror began to crush my throat. The Tenno were not stoic and silent. They were waiting. They were poised. I tried to call out but only a strangled whisper escaped.

When the ninth beat rang a torrent of blood filled the stadium, loosed by Tenno blades. The drums, the Empire, fell silent forever.

Now I hunt, dividing your numbers. Watching from that dark place, cataloging your sins, I am the ghost of retribution. You may forget but you are not innocent.

I am your reckoning!

—Stalker

Protector Stalker is the form Stalker takes after the Jade Shadows quest. His appearance, weapons, and abilities have been reverted to his original form and no longer possesses the attachments or Sentient adaptability from Shadow Stalker. His helmet is now imbued with  Jade's energies and wields the Enlightened Hate Skin over his  Hate.

Spawning & Combat

The Protector Stalker's spawning behavior is identical to his previous counterparts. The Protector Stalker can spawn in almost any player-accessible mission with enemies in it, except for Syndicate missions, Assassination missions, Archwing space missions, Landscapes, Sorties, and Albrecht's Laboratories missions. At least one squad member must be marked for death by the Stalker before he will have a chance of spawning.

Stalker, Shadow Stalker, and Protector Stalker are considered the same entity for the purposes of Death Marks; the Mark itself reads "Stalker" in a player's profile regardless of whether the player has completed Jade Shadows or not. The following formula is used to calculate if a version of Stalker will spawn:

Spawn Chance = 1.5% + (0.5% × P); P = Number of Squad members.

Protector Stalker's arrival is heralded by the same flickering darkness and threatening HUD messages as his normal variant; the only difference is that the HUD message window will show Stalker's jade helmet. After three taunts, the tileset will enter lockdown (where possible), and Stalker will appear in a puff of black smoke before proceeding to attack the targeted player.

If the targeted Tenno is killed, the Stalker (Shadow, Protector, or otherwise) will kneel and vanish into another cloud of smoke, proclaiming his victory and that justice was served. He may target other Tenno during his assault, trying to kill them one by one. Victory is claimed once all targets have entered bleedout at least one time. If his health drops below 10% before he manages to kill his target(s), he will kneel and flee, announcing his shock at his failure, teleporting away in another cloud of smoke.

If he is defeated (regardless of whether he fled or was killed), he always drops one Mod from his mod drop table, and has a chance to drop further loot, such as a blueprint for one of his weapons.

If  Jade is present, Protector Stalker will immediately despawn and drop his usual loot.

Notes

• If the player buys from Ordis'  Vestigial Motes shop in the Drifter's Camp, Protector Stalker with his son will appear on the other side of the river on the high cliff, overlooking the Tenno. He will disappear if the player turns their camera away.

Trivia

• [DE]Rebecca stated Stalker's Death Mark inbox messages are on auto-reply.

Patch History

Hotfix 36.1.2 (2024-08-22)

• Fixed Protector Stalker not dropping Dojo Pigments.

Hotfix 36.0.5 (2024-07-20)

• Scans for the Shadow Stalker and Protector Stalker will now count as scans for his previously-unlocked variants, if not already fully scanned.
  • Ex: Scans for the Protector Stalker will now also contribute scans for Stalker and Shadow Stalker, if they are not already fully scanned.
• Fixed Protector Stalker having an incorrect icon and diorama in the Codex.

Hotfix 36.0.4 (2024-06-26)

• The Stalker that appears after completing the Jade Shadows Quest now has his own unique name (similar to Shadow Stalker) “Protector Stalker”.
  • Fixed post-Jade Shadows Stalker having the incorrect drop tables. This fixes the issue of players being unable to get the War/Broken War Drops from Stalker post-Quest.
  • Known issue: Post-Jade Shadows Protector Stalker has a missing icon and incorrect diorama in the Codex. This will be fixed in a future Hotfix/Update.

Update 36.0 (2024-06-18)

• Introduced.