Jade Shadows: Constellations picks up right after the original Jade Shadows quest and puts you back in control of the Stalker, now dealing with two grown versions of his son locked in an endless fight. It arrived with Update 43.0 on June 17, 2026, runs solo only, and takes about 30 to 40 minutes from start to finish. Once you begin, you can’t touch other Warframe content until it’s done.
Quick answer: Start the quest from the Codex and type FATHER to confirm. Beat Sirius and Orion, sneak past Ordis to recruit Excalibur Umbra, hunt down Vena and Ryoku, grab the Void-spark and defeat Jade’s Mockery, then cook the correct meals (Green Pot = Sugar and Meat, Red Pot = Spice and Vegetable) to finish.
Requirements and how to start Jade Shadows: Constellations
You must have finished the Jade Shadows quest before this one appears, and Jade Shadows itself requires The New War. If you’ve cleared both, open the Codex on your Orbiter and head to the Main Quest section. With no other quest pending, Constellations sits at the top of the list.
The Codex shows a disclaimer warning that the quest lasts 30 to 40 minutes and that other Warframe activities are blocked during it. Type FATHER to confirm and start.
Beat Sirius and Orion in the opening fight
Hunhow acts as your guide throughout the quest. In the first section, he sends you out as the Stalker to break up the conflict between Sirius and Orion. Both fly around constantly, which makes hitting them with direct shots awkward.
Use your Bow and wait for them to charge at you. When one charges, it freezes in place for a moment, giving you a clean window to land damage. Repeat until both health bars are gone. Note that downing one of them doesn’t stop the other from attacking, so expect to juggle both.
After the fight you meet their mentors, Vena (a Garuda protoframe) and Ryoku (an Ash protoframe). Vena taunts that Stalker chose the wrong son, and the pair are described as trapped in eternal conflict by an unknown force before retreating to their hideout.
Sneak past Ordis and recruit Excalibur Umbra
Hunhow tells you to seek help, but not from the Tenno or Lotus. Head back to your ship, which takes you to the Tenno’s Orbiter. Your job is to slip into the living room without Ordis spotting you.
To learn where Vena and Ryoku are hiding, you then run a single-rotation intercept mission with Umbra clearing enemies alongside you. It works much like the Index, and the Stalker’s Smoke Screen ability helps you stay hidden while you hold points. Win the round and take Umbra back to the hideout, where Hunhow assigns him to babysit Sirius while you deal with the adult versions.
There’s a short minigame where Umbra comforts the child. The result has no effect on the quest, so don’t stress over it.
Hunt Ryoku and Vena
Back on the Orbiter you choose to chase Ryoku or Vena first. The choice only sets the order you tackle them, not the outcome, so pick either one.
Defeating Ryoku (Ash)
Ryoku holes up in an active Corpus facility filled with shadow clones and traps. Use your third ability to go invisible and pick enemies off with the Bow. The clones are annoying rather than dangerous.
When you reach Ryoku, watch out for his dash, which deals real damage. Pop Smoke Screen so he loses track of you, then unload during the window. After the win, report to Hunhow, who grants you the ability to swap weapons before the next mission.
Defeating Vena (Garuda)
Vena’s fight starts as a Spy mission inside another Corpus facility, this one flooded with rivers of blood. The terminals are sealed by blood binds, so destroy each bind at its source before hacking the consoles.
Once all consoles are down, you face Vena, who claims to be your future daughter-in-law. She can trap you with blood vines and has multiple area attacks, so keep your distance. She also tries to recharge her shield, so keep firing while she’s on the defensive.
Tip: The protoframe you hunt first, combined with the name you picked for the child back in Jade Shadows, decides which of Sirius or Orion becomes the Frontman. That in turn affects whose ability gets replaced if you add a Helminth ability later. You can switch this at any time, so the choices have no lasting mechanical impact.
Collect the Void-spark and beat Jade’s Mockery
The next mission sends you after a Void-spark, a small sentient core. It begins aboard a Corpus ship before you find yourself in the Void. Reach the objective and interact with it, which spawns a “Mockery” of Jade designed to lure the Stalker in.
Invisibility stops her attacks, but she periodically uses an ability to strip it away, so the safest approach is full offense. Aim for her head for maximum damage. Once she’s down, grab the Void-spark and return to the hideout, where Umbra is holding off Sirius and Orion.
Hunhow then uses the Void-spark to sacrifice himself to the Void, ending the conflict so Sirius and Orion can live together. A cutscene plays, but there’s still one task left.
Epilogue: Cook the correct dishes for your sons
After waking up, follow Jade’s voice to the living room and wake Orion and Sirius. Then head to the kitchen, where you have to cook a meal for each son. Jade’s dialogue hints at the right ingredients, but the recipes are fixed.
| Pot / Son | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Green Pot (Sirius) | Sugar and Meat |
| Red Pot (Orion) | Spice and Vegetable |
Bring the finished food to the table to wrap up the quest. You’re then returned to the Orbiter as the Tenno with a message from Hunhow waiting in your inbox.
Rewards and how to know it’s done
Serving both meals completes Constellations and triggers the Hunhow inbox message. That message hands you your first copy of the Sirius and Orion main Warframe blueprint, along with the Swaddle Syandana for both. Completion also opens up Railjack content on the Uranus Proxima node, and you’ll need to run some Railjack to fully join the two together.
If the quest doesn’t appear in your Codex, the cause is almost always an unfinished prerequisite. Make sure both Jade Shadows and The New War are marked complete, since the quest stays locked until they are. Because Constellations is solo only and blocks other activities once started, set aside the full 30 to 40 minutes before typing FATHER so you’re not interrupted partway through.
