Warframe Orion Guide – Update 43 Jade Shadows

Stalker named a son. The Void, being the Void, decided both outcomes had to exist simultaneously. Enter Sirius and Orion: the 65th Warframe, two brothers locked in the world's most dramatic family dispute, now occupying a single loadout slot. This is not a gimmick. This is a Warframe build crisis with lore.

The Jade Shadows: Constellations quest picks up where Jade Shadows left off. Orion: Stalker's son from the alternate timeline: shows up with Vena, Garuda's Protoframe, to ensure his incompatible brother Sirius stops existing. Standard family dynamics. Completing the quest gives you the main blueprint and unlocks Uranus Proxima, where you will spend considerable time farming parts you need.

You must complete the original Jade Shadows quest first. No skipping. No exceptions. Digital Extremes will not care about your schedule.

How to Get Orion (and Sirius, They're a Package Deal)

The main blueprint drops on quest completion. Congratulations, one-quarter done. The component blueprints are where Warframe Orion farming becomes your new hobby. Each drops from two Railjack missions in Uranus Proxima: Scoria's Angel and The Kuva Wytch: both unlocked after the quest.

Tokens (Emerald or Crimson, your choice) drop from mission completion and from shooting down targets in the Owowyrm/Ramsled minigame. You do not need both mission types. Pick one side, commit, collect 545 tokens, go home.

Yes, seven. Sirius and Orion each bring three unique abilities plus a shared ultimate. Switching between brothers is the core mechanic: tap to cast the active brother's ability, hold to cast the inactive brother's ability and swap to him. The passive rewards this behavior with 45% Ability Efficiency on the next two casts after every swap.

The inactive brother functions as an invulnerable AI companion: attacking enemies, casting his own abilities, and generally acting more useful than most random squadmates. Equip your Primary in the active slot: Sirius gets the primary, Orion grabs the secondary. They share weapons, Archon Shards, and Decrees. They do not share sanity.

Sirius and Orion Build Guide: The Short Version

The Sirius Orion best build is built around one principle: Ability Strength, as much of it as possible. Everything else is secondary. Sirius is the frontman: stack Strength and enough survivability to not die. Orion is the wingman: cap Efficiency, add some Strength, let him do his thing.

• Sirius mods: Blind Rage, Transient Fortitude, Umbral Intensify, Adaptation, Light's Sanctuary (Helminth synergy). Target 278%+ Strength before Archon Shards.
• Orion mods: Fleeting Expertise (capped at 75% Efficiency penalty), Augur Secrets, Narrow Minded if you need Duration for Event Horizon. Brief Respite Aura for shield-gating.
• Archon Shards: 1 Tauforged Yellow for Cast Speed (you cast constantly), 2 Red for Ability Strength, remaining slots for Cast Speed or Strength. Both frames share all shards.
• Arcanes: Two Arcane Energize: both Warframes proc it independently, meaning you double the energy returns. Dethcube with Energy Generator keeps the engine running.
• Melee: Wrath (signature scythe): grants +15% Critical Chance per enemy hit by slam, up to +150%. Combine with Condition Overload and Violet Shards for numbers that will offend you.

CELESTIAL CLASH TIP

Stack Event Horizon before casting Celestial Clash. Seven stars, fully matched, against a clumped group, means you are not doing damage: you are making a statement. Two Tauforged Violet Shards on Orion push Melee Critical Damage by +225% if your Energy exceeds 500.

Uranus Proxima: What You're Flying Into

After the quest, two Railjack missions open in Uranus Proxima. Scoria's Angel and The Kuva Wytch. These are skirmish-assassination hybrids involving capital ship infiltration. Everyone uses a loaner ship on first entry: your personal Railjack unlocks normally afterward.

Steel Path versions of these missions award 18–22 Talents per run instead of 12–16. If you intend to skip farming component blueprints via RNG and just buy everything from Hunhow at Pontis Tower, Steel Path cuts the grind significantly. Pontis Tower is also where Vena and Ryoku function as Railjack crew and where you can swap your Primary Son (Sirius or Orion) at any time.

Pontis Tower: What Actually Matters

• Swap your Primary/Secondary Son designation freely
• Purchase all component blueprints with Talents
• Recruit Vena (Garuda Protoframe) or Ryoku (Ash Protoframe) as Railjack crew
• Change your Jade Shadows story decision if you made the "wrong" one

Helminth can only infuse one ability, on the Primary Son only. Both Jade Stars and Astral Shell are subsumed from this duo. Astral Shell (Orion 2) is the obvious candidate for replacement: it underperforms at high levels. Recommended replacements:

Lore Context: The Minimum You Need

At the end of Jade Shadows, you named Stalker's son: Sirius or Orion. The Void, interpreting that as an invitation, created both. Future Sirius and Future Orion arrive in the present alongside their mentors: Ryoku (Ash Protoframe, loyal to Sirius) and Vena (Garuda Protoframe, loyal to Orion): each trying to ensure their timeline survives by erasing the other. Hunhow, somehow the most emotionally functional character in this scenario, sacrifices his own memories to end it. Everyone has dinner. The Stalker is presumably emotional about this.

Sirius and Orion are the first Warframes born as Warframes: Jade was converted while pregnant. They have never been human. This makes them lore-unique and also explains why they are constitutionally incapable of being reasonable about sharing a slot.