Home
Guides
Jade Shadows Quest Walkthrough (2026): Every Stage as the Stalker, the Name Choice and Jade
warframe.today
Jade Shadows Quest Walkthrough (2026): Every Stage as the Stalker, the Name Choice and Jade
Eight stages as the Stalker, a dying Jade, and the child you name
Last Updated on September 12, 2026
The short answer
Jade Shadows puts you in the Stalker’s boots for eight short stages: a Spy on Phobos for Bioplasma, a Juggernaut Behemoth on Eris for Cortichrome, a break-in on your own Orbiter, and an escape carrying a newborn. It pays the Jade blueprint, opens Ascension on Uranus for her parts, and the name you pick, Sirius or Orion, comes back in Jade Shadows: Constellations two years later.
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 New War |
| Start | Initiate the quest in the Codex. |
| Time | 30 to 40 minutes |
| Squad | Solo |
| Pays | Jade blueprint; Stalker’s Lair Captura and three portraits |
| Opens | Ascension (Uranus); Protector Stalker replaces Shadow Stalker; Jade Shadows: Constellations |
| Line | Main story |
Table of Contents
What you need first
| Requirement | Why |
|---|---|
| The New War | The Stalker's side of the story starts after it. |
Stage by stage
- The Lair: Control Stalker, follow jade feathers to a dying Jade.
- Anything But That: As Stalker, complete a Spy mission on Phobos to acquire Bioplasma. Watch: Three out of four vaults must be hacked; failing restarts the mission.
- Mistreatment: As Stalker, destroy Corpus proxies ambushing you after delivering Bioplasma.
- To Catch A Tenno: As Stalker, sneak into the Operator's Transference room on their Orbiter.
- The Ancestor: As Stalker, defeat a Juggernaut Behemoth on Eris to acquire Cortichrome.
- The Impossible: As the Operator, administer medicine to Jade by timing jump button presses. Watch: The quest progresses even if the minigame is not participated in.
- Escape: As Stalker, escape a Corpus assault while carrying your infant son. Watch: Stalker loses access to his arsenal and abilities except for Hate's new energy waves.
- Past and Future: Name the newborn child.
Choices and what they change
- Sirius or Orion for the child. Constellations later uses it to decide which brother is the Frontman of the Sirius & Orion frame; that can be changed afterwards.
Rewards
| Reward | From | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jade blueprint | Completion | Parts from Ascension on Uranus |
| Stalker's Lair Captura and three portraits | Completion | Decorations |
Frames in this quest
| Frame | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Jade | Reward | Blueprint from the quest; parts from Ascension. |
Weapons in this quest
| Weapon | Why |
|---|---|
| Hate | The Stalker's own scythe; its energy waves are all you have on the Escape. |
Tips that save runs
- Three of four vaults on Phobos; a failed vault restarts the mission, so take the Stalker's stealth seriously.
- The medicine minigame cannot be failed; time the jumps for the scene, not the outcome.
Mistakes that waste runs
- Trying to use the Stalker's full kit on the Escape; it is Hate's waves and running.
What it unlocks
- Ascension (Uranus)
- Protector Stalker replaces Shadow Stalker
- Jade Shadows: Constellations
Where it sits
Before it: Veilbreaker. After it: Whispers in the Walls. The full order is on the quest hub.