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The Archwing Quest Walkthrough (2026): Odonata Parts, Every Stage and the Fomorian Escape

Three Excavations for Odonata parts, one Corpus ship, one Balor Fomorian

Last Updated on September 12, 2026

The short answer

The Archwing gives you your first wings. The Mars Junction hands you the Odonata blueprint; the quest then sends you to Excavation on Venus and Earth for the Wings, Harness and Systems blueprints, a Corpus stronghold on Tessera, and a Spy on Montes that ends with a Balor Fomorian chasing you through space. Budget the Foundry timers: the three parts build before the Odonata itself does.

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	Mars Junction (on Earth)
Start	Lotus sends an inbox message with the Odonata blueprint.
Time	1 to 2 hours plus build times
Squad	Squad allowed
Pays	Odonata Archwing; Imperator and Veritux; Archwing nodes
Opens	Archwing missions and the Archwing Launcher (bought from a Clan Dojo); The path to Rising Tide and Railjack
Line	Main story

What you need first

Requirement	Why
Mars Junction (on Earth)	Awards the quest and the Odonata blueprint by inbox.

Bring

Warframe capable of handling Level 10-14 enemies
Weapons capable of handling Level 10-14 enemies

Stage by stage

The Time is Now: Craft the Odonata Archwing. Watch: You need to acquire the component blueprints first.
The Archive: Tessera, Venus: Retrieve Orokin Archive coordinates from a Corpus stronghold. Watch: You must defend the Orokin Generator to reverse the portal flow, then destroy the portal after retrieving the Void Key.
Excavation for Odonata parts: Run Excavation on Venus and Earth until all three component blueprints drop (one per successful dig, random which). Watch: Each extractor that survives pays one blueprint; you can get duplicates, keep digging.
Intel Espionage: Montes, Venus: Infiltrate a Corpus Ship and retrieve intelligence about the Balor Fomorian. Watch: The mission aborts due to Grineer interference and a Balor Fomorian attack, forcing an emergency Archwing deployment.
Balor Fomorian: Escape the Balor Fomorian in your newly deployed Archwing. Watch: Destroy Zeplens to advance and avoid the Fomorian's weapons, as a single hit can be fatal.

Rewards

Reward	From	Note
Odonata Archwing	Quest	Blueprint at the start, parts from the Excavations
Imperator and Veritux	Quest	Your first Archwing gun and melee
Archwing nodes	Unlocked	Uranus water tiles, Archwing missions, later Railjack

Frames in this quest

ExcaliburBring

Frame	Role	Why
Excalibur	Bring	Any frame; the ground missions are level 10 to 14.

Tips that save runs

Excavation on Earth (Everest) is the easy dig at this level; keep the power cells flowing and the drills alive.
In the Fomorian chase, shoot the Zeplens in your path and never stop moving; one hit from the ship's cannon is a death.

Mistakes that waste runs

Aborting the Montes Spy when it "fails"; the fail is scripted and launches the Archwing escape.

What it unlocks

Archwing missions and the Archwing Launcher (bought from a Clan Dojo)
The path to Rising Tide and Railjack

Where it sits

Before it: Once Awake. After it: Saya's Vigil. The full order is on the quest hub.

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