Nova Prime
Nova Prime wreaks devastation on her enemies using volatile antimatter. Featuring altered mod polarities for greater customization.
Build this frame
(Base stats)
- Health
- 270
- Shield
- 270
- Armor
- 135
- Energy
- 215
- Sprint
- 1.2
- Mastery
- 0
Values as reported by the game export at max rank · snapshot 19 Sept 2026
(Where it sits)
Across the 117 frames in the roster, Nova Prime sits in the top fifteen per cent for energy (9th of 117).
It ships with 3 polarities already installed, plus Naramon on the aura slot, so that much of the board costs no forma.
(Loadout facts)
- Pre-installed polarities
- MaduraiMaduraiMadurai
- Aura slot
- Naramon
- Progenitor element
- Electricity
- Role
- Damage · Crowd Control
- Introduced
- 15.7
(Passive)
Enemies killed while slowed down have _% to drop health orbs. Enemies killed while sped up have _% to drop energy orbs.
(Abilities)
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01 Null Star 25 energy Subsumable
Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets. Each active particle reduces damage to Nova's Health and Shields.
Augment: Neutron Star
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02 Antimatter Drop 50 energy
Launch a large particle of charged antimatter that will detonate on contact. Direct the particle by aiming, shoot it to charge it further. Deals Blast Damage with a guaranteed Status Effect.
Augment: Antimatter Absorb
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03 Wormhole 75 energy
Creates a wormhole allowing instantaneous travel. Hold the ability to visualize placement.
Augment: Escape Velocity
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04 Molecular Prime 100 energy
Primes all enemies in an expanding radius with volatile antimatter. Press the ability to slow down enemy movement, hold the ability to speed them up.
Augment: Molecular Fission
Costs are base figures, before efficiency.
(Acquisition)
Nova Prime comes out of Void relics — 15 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 | Intact | Exceptional | Flawless | Radiant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meso D5 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Neo N2 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Axi S4 | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
Chassis
| Relic | Intact | Exceptional | Flawless | Radiant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lith N1 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Neo N12 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Neo N9 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Neo V1 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
Neuroptics
| Relic | Intact | Exceptional | Flawless | Radiant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lith C1 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Lith K4 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Lith M2 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Meso C1 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
Systems
| Relic | Intact | Exceptional | Flawless | Radiant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lith C1 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Meso B3 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Meso S1 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Neo S2 | 25.33% | 23.33% | 20% | 16.67% |
| Axi S7 | 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.
(Craft)
- 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
- 1,000 Polymer Bundle
- 600 Ferrite
- 500 Circuits
- 500 Plastids
- 400 Nano Spores
- 200 Rubedo
- 2 Morphics
- 1 Control Module
- 1 Neural Sensors
- 1 Orokin Cell
The tree
- 1 Orokin Cell
- 200 Rubedo
- 1 Neural Sensors
- 400 Nano Spores
- 500 Plastids
- 1 Morphics
- 1,000 Polymer Bundle
- 300 Circuits
- 1 Control Module
- 1 Morphics
- 600 Ferrite
- 200 Circuits
(Builds)
No build has been written up for Nova Prime yet. Anything published by the community shows up below as soon as it exists.
(Sources)
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.