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Saya’s Vigil Quest Walkthrough (2026): Every Stage, the Shatter-Lock Shards and Gara

Five stages on the Plains, three scanned shards, and the Gara blueprint

Last Updated on September 12, 2026

The short answer

Saya’s Vigil is the Cetus quest that pays the Gara blueprint. Talk to Konzu after one Plains bounty, help Saya look for Onkko, scan three Shatter-Lock shards (bring Codex Scanners or it stalls), board Vay Hek’s galleon, and finish on the Plains at night while a Teralyst walks past. Under an hour, solo, and the door to the Quills 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	Cetus open; One Plains of Eidolon bounty
Start	Talk to Konzu in Cetus after completing a Plains of Eidolon bounty.
Time	45 to 60 minutes
Squad	Solo
Pays	Gara blueprint; Invitation from The Business
Opens	The Quills (once The War Within is done); Gara parts in Konzu’s bounty tables
Line	Main story

What you need first

Requirement	Why
Cetus open	Vor's Prize, and since 2025 The Teacher, which opens Cetus.
One Plains of Eidolon bounty	Konzu offers the quest after a completed bounty.

Bring

Codex Scanners (equipped in Gear wheel)
Helios with Investigator mod (optional, for scanning shards)

Stage by stage

A Personal Favor: Cetus, Earth: Talk to Saya in Cetus.
Find Onkko: Plains of Eidolon, Earth: Clear the Grineer dig site, destroy the drill, and retrieve the Ostron Coffer from the cave. Watch: Destroy the drill's augers by attacking the white gleaming spots.
Locate the Shatter-Lock pieces: Plains of Eidolon, Earth: Equip Codex Scanners, find and scan three Shatter-lock shards in a Grineer camp, then destroy the Tusk Bolkor. Watch: You must equip Codex Scanners in your Gear wheel before starting this stage. The shards glow orange when viewed through the scanner.
Board Hek's Galleon: Pacific, Earth: Infiltrate Vay Hek's Galleon, defeat the Nox, hack the console, and scan the shard in the vault. Watch: The Nox is vulnerable to headshots.
Saya's Vigil: Plains of Eidolon, Earth: Go to the waypoint at night, navigate past the Eidolon Teralyst battle, find the last shard in a cave, and scan it. Watch: The last shard is under a small, perfectly circular rock on a mound inside the cave.

Choices and what they change

Accept or reject Saya's request to help her find Onkko.

Rewards

Reward	From	Note
Gara blueprint	Quest completion	Parts from Cetus bounties; a Riven instead if you already own Gara
Invitation from The Business	Inbox	Points you at Fortuna and Vox Solaris

Frames in this quest

GaraReward

Frame	Role	Why
Gara	Reward	Blueprint from the quest, parts from bounties.

Tips that save runs

Equip Codex Scanners in the Gear wheel before the third stage; the shards glow orange through the scanner and nowhere else.
The last shard sits under a small round rock on a mound inside the cave. Everyone misses it once.
Go at Plains night for the final stage and keep clear of the Teralyst; it is not your fight yet.

Mistakes that waste runs

Fighting the Nox on Hek's galleon body first; headshots only.

What it unlocks

The Quills (once The War Within is done)
Gara parts in Konzu's bounty tables

Where it sits

Before it: The Archwing. After it: Vox Solaris. The full order is on the quest hub.

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