Nidus Prime
Mutation is endless. The ravening plague-bearer returns in a long-unseen form, seething with a primal strain of the Infestation.
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(Base stats)
- Health
- 825
- Shield
- 0
- Armor
- 425
- Energy
- 140
- Sprint
- 1
- Mastery
- 0
Values at max rank as reported by the game export · snapshot 30 Sept 2026
(Where it sits)
Across the 119 frames in the roster, Nidus Prime sits in the top fifteen per cent for health (6th of 119) and armor (12th of 119).
It is thin on shield (119th of 119) and energy (91th of 119), which is what a build has to answer for.
It ships with 3 polarities already installed, plus Madurai on the aura slot, so that much of the board costs no forma.
(Loadout facts)
- Pre-installed polarities
- MaduraiNaramonVazarin
- Aura slot
- Madurai
- Progenitor element
- Toxin
- Role
- Damage · Survival · Crowd Control
- Introduced
- 30.7
(Passive)
If Nidus is killed with at least _ stacks of Mutation, those _ stacks are consumed; this grants _s of invulnerability and restores Health to _%.
(Abilities)
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01 Virulence 40 energy
Rupture the ground with a damaging fungal growth that steals energy from each enemy it strikes. For every five enemies hit, the Infestation mutates, multiplying its destructive force.
Augment: Teeming Virulence
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02 Larva 25 energy Subsumable
Spawn an Infested pod that erupts with tendrils, latches onto nearby enemies and pulls them in. Enemies killed while held have a chance of generating a Mutation stack.
Augment: Larva Burst
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03 Parasitic Link 25 energy
Bind to a target with parasitic link. When cast on an ally, both the host and Nidus have their Ability Strength and Weapon Damage increased. Linked enemies take some of the damage inflicted on Nidus.
Augment: Parasitic Vitality
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04 Ravenous 3 mutation stacks
Gluttonous maggots swarm nearby enemies, feasting until they are hit with Virulence and burst with Infestation. The maggots benefit from Mutation and each enemy hit adds to the Mutation stack.
Augment: Insatiable
Costs are base figures, before efficiency.
How to get Nidus Prime
Nidus Prime comes out of Void relics — 26 of them across its 4 parts. It is in the Vault: those relics no longer drop, so the only routes left are a player who already holds them and the occasional unvaulting.
In the Vault — the relics below are not in the current drop tables.
Blueprint
| Relic | IntactInt | ExceptionalExc | FlawlessFla | RadiantRad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lith K10 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Lith R2 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Lith S17 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Lith T9 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Meso N12 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Meso P8 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Meso R5 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Axi A14 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
Chassis
| Relic | IntactInt | ExceptionalExc | FlawlessFla | RadiantRad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lith N12 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Lith N7 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Meso N13 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Meso N14 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Neo N18 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Axi N12 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
Neuroptics
| Relic | IntactInt | ExceptionalExc | FlawlessFla | RadiantRad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo N16 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Neo S19 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Axi N10 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Axi N9 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
Systems
| Relic | IntactInt | ExceptionalExc | FlawlessFla | RadiantRad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meso A3 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Meso B5 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Meso D7 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Meso H2 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Meso P9 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Neo A8 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Neo C2 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Neo N19 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
Chances are per reward roll, as the drop tables state them. Relic rows show the chance at each refinement; a relic drops Intact.
How to craft Nidus Prime
- Credits, all in
- 70,000
- Build time
- 3 days 12 hours
- Rush, all in
- 125 p
Build time assumes the 3 components build at the same time in separate foundry slots — 12 hours for the slowest, then 3 days for the frame itself. One slot at a time comes to 4 days 12 hours.
Everything it eats
- 5,500Alloy PlateVenus · Phobos · Ceres · Jupiter · Pluto · Sedna · Zariman Ten Zero
- 4,975Nano SporesDeimos · Saturn · Neptune · Eris
- 3,800SalvageMars · Jupiter · Sedna · Kuva Fortress
- 1,425Polymer BundleMercury · Venus · Uranus
- 1,250RubedoEarth · Phobos · Europa · Pluto · Sedna · Void · Lua
- 1,100CircuitsVenus · Ceres · Kuva Fortress
- 600CryoticExcavation Missions on Venus, Earth, Phobos, Europa, and Neptune
- 450PlastidsPhobos · Saturn · Uranus · Pluto · Eris
- 5Orokin CellDeimos · Ceres · Saturn
- 3NeurodesEarth · Deimos · Eris · Lua
- 2Argon CrystalVoid
- 2Nitain ExtractNightwave Cred Offerings
- 2TelluriumArchwing Missions on Uranus
Under each resource, the planets whose missions drop it — or, where no planet does, how it is found, as the WARFRAME Wiki records it.
The tree
- 1 Prime Neuroptics · 15,000 cr · 12 hours
- 1 Prime Chassis · 15,000 cr · 12 hours
- 1 Prime Systems · 15,000 cr · 12 hours
- 5 Orokin Cell
- 2 Argon Crystal
- 600 Cryotic
- 1,100 Circuits
- 4,975 Nano Spores
- 2 Tellurium
- 450 Plastids
- 1,425 Polymer Bundle
- 5,500 Alloy Plate
- 2 Nitain Extract
- 3 Neurodes
- 1,250 Rubedo
- 3,800 Salvage
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Stats, ability text and art come from the game export. Polarities, ability costs, augments, subsume status and the crafting recipes come from the WARFRAME Wiki, CC BY-SA. Every figure, ranking and total on this page is computed from our own dataset.