Jade vs Sirius & Orion
Jade (Support / Healer) vs Sirius & Orion (Nuker / AoE DPS) — different jobs, overlapping pull questions.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Jade if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Jade's vibe — Become enraptured by the song of devastation.
- This slot should feel like Light's Judgment, Symphony Of Mercy, and Glory On High, not a reskin of Sirius & Orion's Coronal Ejection, Jade Stars, and Event Horizon.
- You're buying into Jade's passive — jade's profound understanding of the relationship between life and death grants her two Aura Mod….
Pick Sirius & Orion if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Sirius & Orion's vibe — Sirius & Orion are Jade and Stalker’s dueling sons — one Warframe slot, two separately moddable….
- Jade's pitch (“Become enraptured by the song of devastation”) isn't what you're missing — Light's Sanctuary is.
- You're buying into Sirius & Orion's passive — swapping between them grants Ability Efficiency for the next few casts.
Verdict
Jade and Sirius & Orion answer different account needs (Support / Healer vs Nuker / AoE DPS). Pull Jade when you need that role covered; pull Sirius & Orion when the other fantasy is the gap — don’t treat them as direct swaps.
At a Glance
Jade
Stat
Sirius & Orion
Support / Healer
Role
Nuker / AoE DPS
VazarinAura
Vazarin (Sirius) · Naramon (Orion)
Match the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Strength → Range → Duration → Efficiency for nuke/strip builds. Cast-speed shards help bank Constellation Stars faster for Clash.
Light's Judgment
Kit Opener
Coronal Ejection
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Jade
Sirius & Orion
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Winner
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Winner
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Open World / Bounties
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
When Each Shines
Jade
- Ophanim Eyes carries mid-mission casts; Glory On High is the density payoff.
- Mod focus stays on match the priority to your main ability so the cast loop doesn't fall over mid-rota.
- Dense spawns where Jade's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.
Sirius & Orion
- Light's Sanctuary carries mid-mission casts; Event Horizon is the density payoff.
- Long holds where energy comfort matters — Sirius & Orion's loop stays online without babysitting orbs.
- Missions that reward committing to Sirius & Orion's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
Mod Scaling Focus
Jade
Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.
- STR
- Raises damage and effect potency across Jade’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Jade if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Jade is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Sirius & Orion
Strength → Range → Duration → Efficiency for nuke/strip builds. Cast-speed shards help bank Constellation Stars faster for Clash.
- STR
- Strength raises Heat/Slash/Blast damage, Gravitic Slash’s strip percent, Sanctuary heal/DR, and Clash payload — the main nuke/strip stat on both sons.
- DUR
- Duration extends Jade Stars, Astral Shell, Light’s Sanctuary, and Event Horizon. Orion’s Duration controls black-hole extensions from scythe hits.
- RNG
- Range grows slash cones, Sanctuary/black-hole radii, Clash AoE, and pickup vacuum — high value for tile clear and objective holds.
- EFF
- Swap passive already refunds Efficiency on the next casts; still stack Efficiency so 15/50/100 energy costs stay comfortable on long Steel Path runs.
Who Should You Pull?
- Ophanim Eyes into Glory On High is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Your favorite clear starts on Light's Judgment and ends on Glory On High — Jade is built for that arc.
- Sirius & Orion's Light's Sanctuary loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- Vazarin on the aura slot matches the school you're already building weapons around.
- Potato + Forma budget this month has Jade's name on it.
- Light's Sanctuary into Event Horizon is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Weapon damage still matters in your loadouts and Sirius & Orion is the frame that amplifies that plan.
- You've tried (or watched) Jade and the Ophanim Eyes fantasy didn't stick.
- Sirius & Orion rates higher on Steel Path holds (Excellent vs Strong) — that rota is where you actually play.
- You're chasing one strong Nuker main, and Sirius & Orion is the candidate.