Jade — First Hymn
Starter build. Symphony buffs the squad. Ophanim Eyes strip. Light's Judgment heals. Glory waits until the exalted grid has mods.
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Star Chart, first Jade, learning the three songs
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Why this build?
Starter for Star Chart, first Jade, learning the three songs
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- Jade's passive is two Aura slots. That is a unique power budget. Use both as soon as you own two auras.
- Symphony is the support kit. Learn the three songs before you live in the sky.
- Glory is the 2026 identity, but an empty exalted pistol is a pretty flight with no damage.
Don’t use this for: Steel Path endurance · level-cap content · solo level-cap
0 Forma, basic mods, no Helminth or shards required
You don’t need the shards to run the loop. They are a later ceiling, not a gate.
Bring: Any gun — Deathbringer song is extra weapon damage. A decent primary is enough. Glory's own grid comes later.
My test
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Readiness
Inventory unknown
Not checked — add your collection. You have not failed a test.
- Required mods 0/9 · required — 0/9 named
- Forma 0/2 · required — 2 on the card. Codex does not track installed Forma.
- Helminth · optional — Not required
- Arcanes · recommended — 0/1 recommended
- Shards · optional — Optional unless the card says a breakpoint
Investment: 2 Forma · Reactor · 1 shard. Typical farm ~1–2 hours. Trade if a route is vaulted.
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Your next step
Open First Hymn — Star Chart
The next rung on this frame is unlocked. Mark I run this, then step up.
First Hymn — Star ChartPlan
Today → next → later
Inventory unknown — mark “I own this” on a few mods. Until then this is a plan, not a score of zero.
- NextGet Growing PowerThe Silver Grove quest
- After that0–2 FormaOne slot at a time. Rank 30 after each polarize.
- LaterAmber · Casting SpeedHelminth and shards are the last rungs. They are not the Starter.
- FinalFirst HymnStarter · Starter · 0–2 Forma
Upgrade from here
First Hymn — Star Chart
Symphony buffs the squad. Ophanim Eyes strip. Light's Judgment heals. Glory waits until the exalted grid has mods. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.
Open First Hymn — Star ChartHelminth & shards
What to put on the body
- 1 Amber · Casting Speed — Cycle songs and recast Eyes without a pause.Archon locked
Tonight
What is actually up
30 minutes, one hour, or two — matched to this loadout, not a dump of the Origin System.
30 minutes
Farm Growing Power
One named gap. The Silver Grove quest
60 minutes
Growing Power, then Forma
Finish the missing named card, then spend a Forma if a polarity is still fighting you.
120 minutes
One Archon Hunt
If you are logging off after this, stop at the named component. Do not start a second Forma session tired.
- Farm Growing Power
The Silver Grove quest
Who this is for
Play this build from zero
You just finished Jade Shadows and have never cycled a song.
- Time to a playable copy
- Same day. Intensify, Continuity, Stretch.
- First mission to practice in
- A Defense so you can stand still and swap songs.
3 button drills · 11 parts · tick the lists as you go
Before you start
0 of 3 done
Put it on the Warframe
0 of 5 done
Keep this up
Hymn loop
Pocket card. Stick this on a second screen; the long version is the mission below.
- 1Hold Symphony of Mercy (2) until you see Power of the Seven (Strength). Tap 2 to cast. Then cycle to Deathbringer for guns, or Spirit of Resilience if you are dropping.
- 2Ophanim Eyes (3) looking at a pack. Armor and shields dissolve. Allies in the gaze can be revived from range.
- 3Light's Judgment (1) on the objective — a well that heals you and marks enemies with Judgments.
- 4Do not press Glory on High (4) until the exalted secondary has mods. You can play this whole config on the floor.
First mission — press these buttons
- 1
Cast Seven, then Deathbringer
2Hold 2 until the Strength song, tap. Hold again to weapon damage, tap. Your gun should feel fatter.
- 2
Stare at a pack
33. Armor bars should melt if you keep looking.
You will know it worked when: A halo gaze. Slowed enemies. Strip.
- 3
Drop a well on the pod
11. You heal. They get Judged.
Common mistakes
Flying with an empty Glory grid
Sightseeing. Mod the pistol or stay on the floor.
When this feels easy
- 1Second auraGrowing Power plus Corrosive Projection. Unique to Jade.
- 2Then forma GloryArtillery Angel.
Parts checklist
0 of 11 owned. Tap How on anything you still need.
Dependencies
13 dependencies
Frame → mods → unlocks. Tick Collection and Progress. This is a decision graph, not a wiki tree.
- 1●jadeframe
- 2○Growing Powermod
- 3○Power Driftmod
- 4○Intensifymod
- 5○Continuitymod
- 6○Stretchmod
- 7○Streamlinemod
- 8○Flowmod
- 9○Vitalitymod
- 10○Redirectionmod
- 11○Arcane Energizearcane
- 12○Amber · Casting Speedshard
- 13○Archon Hunts (shards optional)unlock
Depends on
What this loadout needs
Required is a gate. Recommended is a ceiling. Optional is a later farm — don’t stall the card for it.
Required
Growing Powermissing · The Silver Grove quest
Jade has two Aura slots. Growing Power plus Corrosive Projection is the dream — slot whatever you own on day one.
Power Driftmissing · Unlock Lua
Intensifymissing · Fight Lieutenant Lech Kril
Continuitymissing · Run low-level Defense or Survival
Stretchmissing · Enemy drops
Streamlinemissing · Enemy drops and early missions
Flowmissing · Enemy drops
Vitalitymissing · Jackal
- Redirection
missing · Drops
Recommended
Optional
Strength
~145%
Duration
155% (songs last longer, Judgments linger)
Range
145%
Hold 2 to cycle songs, tap 2 to cast. Invert tap/hold in settings — tap to cast, hold to cycle.
From the mods
Live power
Additive from max-rank Codex mods. Efficiency clamped 15–175%. Umbral set is +11% Strength per extra piece.
- Strength
- 145%
- Duration
- 130%
- Range
- 145%
- Efficiency
- 130%
- Energy
- +150%
- Capacity
- 42 / 67
Weapon HUD
Arsenal numbers
Base × damage mods × crit expectation × fire rate × multishot. No faction, no quantization. Galvanized kill stacks are a slider, not assumed.
- Damage
- 35
- Crit
- 12% × 2.00
- Status
- 26%
- Fire rate
- 9.58
- Multishot
- 1.00
- Avg hit
- 39
- Arsenal DPS
- 376
Toggle common mods
Jade mods
- AuraGrowing PowerJade has two Aura slots. Growing Power plus Corrosive Projection is the dream — slot whatever you own on day one.Silver Grove specters
- ExilusPower DriftOrokin Vaults / Lua
- 1IntensifyMercury / Venus
- 2ContinuityEnemy drops
- 3StretchEnemy drops
- 4StreamlineEnemy drops
- 5FlowEnemy drops
- 6VitalityEarth / drops
- 7RedirectionEnemy drops
| Slot | Mod | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura | Growing Power Jade has two Aura slots. Growing Power plus Corrosive Projection is the dream — slot whatever you own on day one. | Silver Grove specters | |
| Exilus | Power Drift | Orokin Vaults / Lua | |
| 1 | Intensify | Mercury / Venus | |
| 2 | Continuity | Enemy drops | |
| 3 | Stretch | Enemy drops | |
| 4 | Streamline | Enemy drops | |
| 5 | Flow | Enemy drops | |
| 6 | Vitality | Earth / drops | |
| 7 | Redirection | Enemy drops |
Any gun
Deathbringer song is extra weapon damage. A decent primary is enough. Glory's own grid comes later.
Arcanes
Arcane Energize
Optional. Songs are not that hungry yet.
Eidolon / trade
Archon shards
- 1
Amber · Casting SpeedCycle songs and recast Eyes without a pause.1 · Archon Hunt
| # | Shard | Qty | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber · Casting Speed Cycle songs and recast Eyes without a pause. | 1 | Archon Hunt |