Sirius & Orion — First Swap
Starter build. Tap an ability to play Sirius. Hold it to become Orion. Celestial Clash waits until you can make stars. Learn the swap first.
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Star Chart, first dual-frame, anyone who just left the Uranus skirmish
Wrong drop or mechanic?
Why this build?
Starter for Star Chart, first dual-frame, anyone who just left the Uranus skirmish
Health: Inventory unknown — Mark what you own. Until then this is a recommendation, not a test you failed.
- This frame is two kits on one slot. If you only tap, you never met Orion. If you only hold, you never met Sirius.
- The swap passive is free efficiency. Swap before a spendy cast.
- Celestial Clash is a nuke that eats stars. Empty meter is a flight with no punch.
Don’t use this for: Steel Path endurance · level-cap content
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 — Sirius throws heat. Orion throws gravity. A cheap primary is fine while you learn which brother you are holding.
My test
Did this still work for you?
Your note, in this browser. Separate from Codex verification — the stamp on the card is editorial, this is yours.
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 Swap — Star Chart
The next rung on this frame is unlocked. Mark I run this, then step up.
First Swap — 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 SwapStarter · Starter · 0–2 Forma
Upgrade from here
First Swap — Star Chart
Tap an ability to play Sirius. Hold it to become Orion. Celestial Clash waits until you can make stars. Learn the swap first. Primed Continuity and Primed Flow are the first real upgrade — not Blind Rage.
Open First Swap — Star ChartHelminth & shards
What to put on the body
- 1 Amber · Casting Speed — Tap vs hold needs to feel instant.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 pulled a dual-frame out of a Uranus skirmish and 1 has a hold function.
- Time to a playable copy
- Same day. Intensify plus Flow. Practice tap vs hold in Simulacrum first.
- First mission to practice in
- Simulacrum, then a Uranus Exterminate. You want to see both brothers.
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 4 done
Keep this up
Swap loop
Pocket card. Stick this on a second screen; the long version is the mission below.
- 1You load in as Sirius. Coronal Ejection (tap 1) throws a Jade-heat scythe that vacuums pickups. Jade Stars (tap 2) orbit, then launch when you shoot — they cloak Sirius in glare until they fly.
- 2Hold 1, 2, or 3 to swap into Orion. Gravitic Slash groups, Astral Shell is the bubble, Event Horizon is the hole. Same buttons, other brother.
- 3Abilities make Constellation Stars (the Clash ammo). Do not press 4 until you have a few, and never two of the same color in a row if you can help it.
- 4Light's Sanctuary (tap 3 on Sirius) is a growing heal well. Use it on the objective while you learn. Clash is the next config.
First mission — press these buttons
- 1
Tap 2 as Sirius
2Motes orbit. You fade. Shoot to launch Heat.
You will know it worked when: Jade motes. A see-through Sirius.
- 2
Hold 2
2You become Orion and Astral Shell goes up. Different silhouette, different 2.
- 3
Do not press 4 yet
No stars, no duel. Bake a couple of 1/2/3 first next config.
Common mistakes
Mashing 1 and wondering why gravity happened
You held it. Tap is Sirius. Hold is Orion.
When this feels easy
- 1Casting speed shardTap vs hold needs to be clean.
- 2Then ClashOnce swapping is a habit.
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●sirius-and-orionframe
- 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
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
Two kits, one pool. They steal from each other under 50 — keep the pool above that.
Vitalitymissing · Jackal
- Redirection
missing · Drops
Recommended
Optional
Watch it played
YouTube for this loadout
Sirius and Orion are NOT as described! Guide & Issues
Celestial Clash, identity swap, what the dual kit actually does.
Strength
~145% (Intensify)
Duration
155% (Continuity)
Range
145% (Stretch)
The passive refunds efficiency on the next casts after a swap. Swap on purpose, not by accident. Below 50 energy they steal from each other.
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
Sirius & Orion mods
- AuraGrowing PowerSilver Grove specters
- ExilusPower DriftOrokin Vaults / Lua
- 1IntensifyMercury / Venus
- 2ContinuityEnemy drops
- 3StretchEnemy drops
- 4StreamlineEnemy drops
- 5FlowTwo kits, one pool. They steal from each other under 50 — keep the pool above that.Enemy drops
- 6VitalityEarth / drops
- 7RedirectionEnemy drops
| Slot | Mod | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura | Growing Power | 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 Two kits, one pool. They steal from each other under 50 — keep the pool above that. | Enemy drops | |
| 6 | Vitality | Earth / drops | |
| 7 | Redirection | Enemy drops |
Any gun
Sirius throws heat. Orion throws gravity. A cheap primary is fine while you learn which brother you are holding.
Arcanes
Arcane Energize
Optional. The swap passive is the cheap battery.
Eidolon / trade
Archon shards
- 1
Amber · Casting SpeedTap vs hold needs to feel instant.1 · Archon Hunt
| # | Shard | Qty | Source | How |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber · Casting Speed Tap vs hold needs to feel instant. | 1 | Archon Hunt |