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Chains of Harrow Quest Walkthrough (2026): Every Stage, the Nine Captures and the Harrow Blueprint

Rell, the Red Veil, nine emotion captures, and the Harrow blueprint

Last Updated on September 12, 2026

The short answer

Chains of Harrow is the Red Veil horror quest that pays the Harrow blueprint. Eight stages: an empty Steel Meridian ship, Palladino at Iron Wake, a Corpus ship where Rell hunts you, then nine captures with Kinetic Siphon Traps across Deimos, Uranus and Earth, and an Operator-only finale in the Void. Buy the traps from Simaris before you start and grab the Mote Amp from Onkko; the last mission is all Operator.

Reviewed September 12, 2026, current through Update 43.5. Stage names and order checked against the official wiki; this page is re-checked after every major patch.

Quest facts
Needs	The War Within; Kinetic Siphon Traps; Mote Amp (advised)
Start	The quest becomes available from the Codex after meeting the prerequisites.
Time	60 to 90 minutes
Squad	Solo
Pays	Harrow blueprint; Iron Wake
Opens	Harrow; Iron Wake and Palladino; The lead-in to Apostasy Prologue
Line	Main story

What you need first

Requirement	Why
The War Within	The Operator has to walk and shoot.
Kinetic Siphon Traps	From Cephalon Simaris; the captures need them.
Mote Amp (advised)	The wiki lists it from Onkko in Cetus; it makes the Void finale much faster.

Bring

Kinetic Siphon Traps (sufficient number)
Specters (optional, for final mission)
Amps (optional, for Operator combat)

Stage by stage

Investigate the Message: Pacific, Earth: Track a signal to an abandoned Steel Meridian ship and investigate. Watch: You must defend Palladino from a horde of Red Veil operatives until a timer runs out.
Meet Palladino at Iron Wake: Earth: Travel to Iron Wake and meet Palladino using Transference.
Find Rell's Relic: Hydra, Pluto: Search a Corpus ship for Rell's relic, the Donda. Watch: A hostile manifestation of Rell appears; you cannot kill it and must escape to extraction.
Return to Iron Wake: Return the Donda to Palladino and complete a minigame. Watch: The minigame requires choosing the correct emotion from cards.
Capture Rell's Manifestations: Exequias, Deimos: Find and capture three of Rell's emotions using Kinetic Siphon Traps. Watch: Rell's main manifestation will hunt you and cannot be killed, only evaded.
Capture Rell's Manifestations: Stephano, Uranus: Find and capture three more of Rell's emotions using Kinetic Siphon Traps. Watch: Red Veil Fanatics and zombies will also attack you.
Capture Rell's Manifestations: Everest, Earth: Find and capture the final three of Rell's emotions using Kinetic Siphon Traps.
Enter the Temple: Tiwaz, Void: Enter the temple as the Operator and destroy the chains holding Rell's Warframe. Watch: You must kill Red Veil Fanatics to make the chains vulnerable, then use Void Beam on the glowing chains while evading attacks.

Rewards

Reward	From	Note
Harrow blueprint	Quest completion	A melee Riven instead if you bought Harrow with Platinum
Iron Wake	Unlocked	The Steel Meridian outpost on Earth

Frames in this quest

HarrowReward

LokiBring

Frame	Role	Why
Harrow	Reward	Blueprint from the quest; parts from Kuva Fortress Spy and Defection.
Loki	Bring	Invisible while Rell's manifestation hunts you.

Tips that save runs

Carry at least a dozen traps; three captures per mission and the first throw sometimes misses.
Rell's big form cannot be killed; break line of sight and keep capturing the small ones.
In the temple, kill Fanatics to expose the chains, then Void Beam the glow; you cannot damage a chain that is still shielded.

Mistakes that waste runs

Starting the capture missions with no traps in the Gear wheel.
Fighting Rell on Hydra; the mission is a run to extraction.

What it unlocks

Harrow
Iron Wake and Palladino
The lead-in to Apostasy Prologue

Where it sits

Before it: The War Within. After it: Apostasy Prologue. The full order is on the quest hub.

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