Finding the best build for Jade might be a tricky one in Warframe. She has been touted as the latest support frame, but we have found a way to sort of make her a huge DPS gal with the right mod setup.
Best Jade build in Warframe
The following build will turn Jade somewhat into a “nuking” frame while still having some support utility.
Auras: Growing Power and Aerodynamic
Exilus: Aviator
Mods
- Adaptation
- Archon Vitality
- Primed Continuity
- Streamline
- Umbral Intensify
- Stretch
- Augur Reach
- Transient Fortitude
Arcanes: Arcane Avenger and Molt Augmented / Arcane Energize
This setup will give Jade a lot of Range and Strength with a little bit of Duration and Efficiency. It’s to give more bang for your buck for your first and fourth abilities. Since her fourth ability, Glory on High, is an Exalted Weapon, you also need to mod that, which will be below:
Glory Mods
- Galvanized Diffusion
- Hornet Strike
- Primed Heated Charge
- Lethal Torrent
- Primed Target Cracker
- Creeping Bullseye
- Scorch
- Galvanized Shot
While you may be building Jade’s Exalted Weapon with just Heat and a typical crit setup, there’s more once you top this build off with the right Helminth ability and Archon Shards.
Best Helminth Ability for Jade
If you want to get more out of this build for Jade, the best Helminth ability for her will have to be Nourish. It provides a steady way to get more energy per blue orb for her and will add Viral to her Glory Exalted Weapon. She can burn through armor and soften up enemy HP this way, making sure that everything dies faster.
Best Archon Shards for Jade
Since this will be a very energy-hungry build for Jade, you should equip the following Archong Shards:
- 2 Violet Archon Shards – Health pickups give +20% Energy. Energy pickups give +20% Health.
- 1 Topaz Archon Shard – Increase Secondary Critical Chance by 1% every time you kill an enemy affected by Heat Status. Max 50%
- 2 Azure Archon Shards – +50% Energy Max
Of course, if you have the Tauforged versions of these Shards, the build will be even more potent. This way, Jade has another good source of maintaining her energy economy while boosting up the power of her fourth ability.
Jade build playstyle
With this playstyle, you’ll be primarily using Jade’s fourth ability as previously mentioned. Since you’re always airborne, the Aerodynamic and Aviator mods will always be applied, giving her a ton of damage reduction. Pair that with Adaptation and she’ll be almost unkillable, especially if she’s inside one of her Judgment bubbles.
In flight, you’ll be casting her Light’s Judgment on enemy clusters and detonating them with the alt-fire of her Glory. It’ll cause all enemies inside and slightly around the bubble to take massive Heat damage.
You’ll ideally also cast Nourish and Symphony of Mercy as much as possible to always keep them up. Nourish will increase damage output greatly and Symphony of Mercy will either help you survive more or deal more damage.
With Arcane Energize, Nourish, and the Violet Shards, Jade will be as self-sufficient as ever with energy upkeep.
Weirdly enough, even if Jade takes a more DPS role here, her other abilities do have support utility to them. Light’s Judgment will bring in a lot of healing and her Nourish can affect allies. So, in a way, Jade is another jack-of-all-trades.
