Warframes
Nova
Harness antimatter. Nova uses antiparticles to provide crowd control and amplify damage output. She obliterates enemies by destabilizing matter itself.
Nova Prime- Health
- 370
- Shields
- 280
- Armor
- 105
- Energy
- 225
- Effective health
- 780
Stats
No mods · rank 30 · calculated like the builder- Health
- 370 R0 270
- Shields
- 280 R0 180
- Armor
- 105 (26 % DR)
- Energy
- 225 R0 175
- Effective health
- 780
- Sprint Speed
- 1.2
- Mod capacity
- 60
- Mastery rank
- 0
- Aura
- Exilus
- None
- Polarities
- Progenitor element
- Electricity
Kuva Liches, Sisters of Parvos and Technocyte Codas created with this Warframe get this bonus element.
Passive
Enemies killed while slowed down have X% to drop health orbs. Enemies killed while sped up have X% to drop energy orbs.
Abilities
1Null Star
Energy cost: 25◆ HelminthCreates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets. Each active particle reduces damage to Nova's Health and Shields.
- Slash Damage
- 200
- Attack Radius
- 12m
- Particles
- 6
- Attack Interval
- 1s
- Damage Reduction Per Particle
- 5%
AugmentsNeutron Star
2Antimatter Drop
Energy cost: 50Launch 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.
- Base Damage
- 200
- Contact Damage
- 10
- Absorb Multiplier
- 8x
- Explosion Range
- 15m
AugmentsAntimatter Absorb
3Wormhole
Energy cost: 75Creates a wormhole allowing instantaneous travel. Hold the ability to visualize placement.
- Range
- 50m
- Duration
- 16s
- Max Portals Active
- 4
- Number Of Uses
- 4
AugmentsEscape Velocity
4Molecular Prime
Energy cost: 100Primes all enemies in an expanding radius with volatile antimatter. Press the ability to slow down enemy movement, hold the ability to speed them up.
- Explosion Damage
- 800
- Slow
- 30%
- Explosion Radius
- 10m
- Wave Duration
- 6s
- Prime Duration
- 30s
- Wave Speed
- 5m/s
- Damage Multiplier
- 2x
- Default Wave Radius
- 35m
AugmentsMolecular Fission
Crafting recipe
View blueprintEverything the Foundry needs for Nova: the main blueprint, each part with its own blueprint, and the total cost.
Main blueprintNovaBlueprint from the market: 35,000 credits- Credits
- 25,000
- Build time
- 3 days
- Rush
- 50 platinum
Parts3
Neuroptics- Credits
- 15,000
- Build time
- 12 hr
- Rush
- 25 platinum
Missions & bounties (1)
| Europa/Naamah (Assassination) | Common | 38.72 % |
Chassis- Credits
- 15,000
- Build time
- 12 hr
- Rush
- 25 platinum
Missions & bounties (1)
| Europa/Naamah (Assassination) | Common | 38.72 % |
Systems- Credits
- 15,000
- Build time
- 12 hr
- Rush
- 25 platinum
Missions & bounties (1)
| Europa/Naamah (Assassination) | Uncommon | 22.56 % |
Total cost
All raw materials including the part blueprints; build time with the parts crafted in parallel.
- Credits
- 70,000
- Build time
- 3 days 12 hr
- Rush
- 125 platinum
Where to get it
Other sources
- Market blueprint (Credits)
- Boss: Raptors (Europa)
About Nova
Nova uses antiparticles to destabilize matter, with portals and molecular bonds amplifying damage output. She is known for crowd-control tools like Molecular Prime and the huge area explosion potential of her Antimatter Drop.
The main blueprint is a Market purchase, and the Systems, Neuroptics and Chassis blueprints drop from the Raptors assassination on Naamah, Europa. Farm a few kills to collect them.
Nova was added with Update 9.0 (July 2013).
Facts based on the Warframe Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Frequently asked questions about Nova
Where do I get Nova?
Buy Nova's main blueprint in the Market. Her components drop from the Raptors assassination on Naamah, Europa.
What abilities does Nova have?
Nova has the abilities Null Star, Antimatter Drop, Wormhole, Molecular Prime. All values are listed in the abilities section above.
Which progenitor element does Nova give?
Kuva Liches, Sisters of Parvos and Technocyte Codas created with Nova have the Electricity element.
What do I need to craft Nova?
Nova costs 70,000 credits in total and takes 3 days 12 hr in the Foundry with the parts built in parallel. Resources: 1,000 Ferrite, 800 Rubedo, 600 Plastids, 500 Salvage.
Where can I find good builds for Nova?
The community builds have builds for Nova, rated with votes. Or create your own in the web builder.