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Getting Started·Section 2 of 19◆

The Star Chart & Quests

Junctions, planet order, and the quests worth doing in order.

The Star Chart is the map of the solar system. Planets are connected by Junctions, and each Junction lists a handful of tasks plus a Specter fight. Clearing it opens the next planet. You do not need to complete every node on a planet to move on.

Junctions are worth doing promptly
Each Junction gives 1,000 Mastery Points on first completion, along with rewards that are often the thing you need next, such as a Warframe blueprint slot, Mods or a weapon.

The Main Path

Thirteen planets, in the order the Junctions open them. Phobos, Ceres, Europa and Lua branch off and are worth clearing, but are not on the critical path.

The Main Path

Node counts and factions come from the game's own Star Chart data. The damage types are the two that faction takes x1.5 from.

  1. Earth21 nodes · mostly Grineer

    Vor's Prize, your first Mods, and the Venus Junction.

    BringiconImpacticonCorrosive
    Optional from here: Lua
  2. Venus24 nodes · mostly Corpus

    The Foundry, Fortuna, and Rhino from the Jackal.

    BringiconPunctureiconMagnetic
  3. Mercury15 nodes · mostly Grineer

    Once Awake, and Nightwave becomes worth tracking.

    BringiconImpacticonCorrosive
  4. Mars22 nodes · mostly Grineer

    Void Relics, Maroo's Bazaar, and Trading at Mastery Rank 2.

    BringiconImpacticonCorrosive
    Optional from here: Phobos, Ceres
  5. Deimos17 nodes · mostly Infested

    Heart of Deimos, the Cambion Drift, and Orokin Vaults.

    BringiconSlashiconHeat
  6. Jupiter20 nodes · mostly Corpus

    Archwing, Nightmare missions, and Cephalon Simaris.

    BringiconPunctureiconMagnetic
    Optional from here: Europa
  7. Saturn30 nodes · mostly Grineer

    The first real Armor wall. Bring Corrosive or Heat.

    BringiconImpacticonCorrosive
  8. Uranus26 nodes · mostly Grineer

    Natah begins. Duviri unlocks here, but hold off on it.

    BringiconImpacticonCorrosive
  9. Neptune22 nodes · mostly Corpus

    The Second Dream. The turning point of the story.

    BringiconPunctureiconMagnetic
  10. Pluto22 nodes · mostly Corpus

    The War Within, Arbitrations, and Rivens.

    BringiconPunctureiconMagnetic
  11. Eris29 nodes · mostly Infested

    Rising Tide and Railjack.

    BringiconSlashiconHeat
  12. Sedna28 nodes · mostly Grineer

    Chains of Harrow.

    BringiconImpacticonCorrosive
  13. Void14 nodes · mostly Orokin

    Apostasy Prologue and The Sacrifice.

    BringiconPunctureiconViral

Quests Worth Doing, in Order

  1. 1.Once Awake (Mercury). Short, and introduces the Infested.
  2. 2.Heart of Deimos (Deimos). Opens the Cambion Drift, an open world area with bounties and its own progression.
  3. 3.The Archwing quest (Mars). Required for the Saturn Junction.
  4. 4.Natah (Uranus). Begins the second story arc. Triggered by scanning an Oculyst.
  5. 5.The Second Dream (Neptune). The game's major turning point. Avoid spoilers for this one.
  6. 6.The War Within (Pluto), then Chains of Harrow (Sedna), then The Sacrifice (Void).
Hold off on The Duviri Paradox
The Duviri Paradox unlocks early, around Uranus, but it spoils major beats from The Second Dream and The War Within. The wiki's New Player Guide recommends leaving it until after The Second Dream at the earliest.

The Circuit

Once Duviri is available, The Circuit is unusually generous for content you can reach that early. Its weekly rotation awards whole Warframe parts including blueprints, some Augment mods, and occasional Aura mods. For a new player it is often the fastest route to a second and third Warframe.

✦ Tenno Tip
Follow the on screen objective marker when you are unsure what to do next. It tracks the next step on the critical path and is more reliable than guessing from the Star Chart.
◆ Section Quiz

Q1. What unlocks the next planet on the Star Chart?

Q2. Which quest should you hold off on until after The Second Dream?

Q3. Why is The Circuit worth running as a newer player?

Verified against Update 43: Jade Shadows: Constellations, released 2026-06-17. Checked 2026-08-31 against wiki.warframe.com.