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Jade Stars

Used by Sirius & Orion

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Energy50Sirius ability

Jade Stars

Sirius conjures Jade Light motes that slowly regenerate over time. Attacking enemies launches the motes, dealing Heat Damage and Status Effect. (HOLD) Swap to Orion and use Astral Shell.

Introduced in Update 43.0 (2026-06-17)

Ability stats

Strength
  • 350 / 400 / 450 / 500 Heat damage
  • 100% Heat status chance
Range
  • 4 m explosion radius
  • 50 m max attack range
Duration
  • 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 s
Misc
  • 50 energy
  • 7 motes; 0.2 s recovery per mote
  • Hold to swap → Astral Shell

Info

  • Jade Stars is Sirius’s ability 2 on the Sirius & Orion dual kit.
  • Sirius conjures Jade Light motes that slowly regenerate over time.
  • Holding most 1–3 abilities swaps control to the other son and casts their paired ability instead.
  • Constellation Stars from casts feed Celestial Clash — build stars before you need the nuke.

Tips & Tricks

  • Recast to refresh duration and top off all seven motes instantly.
  • Motes launched by Orion still use Sirius’s Ability Strength/Range/Duration.
  • Stay inside 50 m of targets — motes refuse longer shots.
  • Helminth can export Jade Stars; the subsumed version cannot swap forms.

Ability dossier · Jade Stars

Verified 2026-07-23

Synergies

  • HoldAstral Shell

    Swap to Orion’s defensive decoy layer mid-fight.

  • Jade StarsGravitic Slash / Coronal Ejection

    Ability hits and guns all spend motes.

  • Jade StarsCelestial Clash

    Casting fills Constellation Stars for the ult.

Mod Scaling

Strength

Strength scales Jade Stars’s damage and key effect values — mandatory on nuke/strip/heal paths.

Duration

Duration matters on Jade Stars when the ability is timed (buffs, zones, black hole, motes).

Range

Range grows Jade Stars’s hit radius, vacuum, or explosion — high priority for tile clear.

Efficiency

Base cost 50 energy — Efficiency plus swap passive keeps dual casting cheap.

Priority

Strength and Range first for clear; Duration for zones/shell/motes; Efficiency for long missions.

Mission Use Cases

MissionHow to Use It
Steel Path Survival / Defense / DisruptionTest whether Jade Stars still clears or enables clear when enemies are dense and overlevelled.
Mobile Defense / ExcavationUse Jade Stars to control or delete the swarm on the objective, then reposition.
Exterminate / Capture Speed RunsCast Jade Stars only when it saves time — skip it on empty tiles.
Spy / Rescue / Quiet RoutesIf Jade Stars is loud or forces combat, save it for after the vault; if it’s stealth-friendly, use it to stay safe.

Comparisons

  • VS

    Vs similar tools on other frames — Jade Stars is tuned for Sirius & Orion’s loop — don’t judge it as a standalone subsume without the rest of the kit.

Other Sirius & Orion abilities