16
Primed Animal Instinct
+55m Loot Radar · +33m Enemy Radar
Nautilus Prime · Companions
Best pickCordon Whirlpool
GeneralGrouping / gun clear2 forma
Cordon pulls packs into a kill clump while Manifold Bond paints sentinel-weapon statuses onto every yanked target — the default when your guns or AoE want enemies stacked, not scattered.
Loadout
Exilus on top, then eight general slots. Weapons have no Aura slot.
7
Cordon
Nautilus forces enemies within 30m of the target into clusters for easier targeting. Cooldown: 15s.
9
Manifold Bond
Companion Precept Mods apply Status Effects from Companion weapons. Killing enemies with 3 or more unique Status Effects reduces Companion Ability cooldowns by 3s.
7
Vacuum
13.5m Companion Gather-Link. Detects and collects items, including mods.
7
Guardian
Boosts owner's shield by 100% when it runs out.
14
Calculated Redirection
+250% Shield Capacity
9
Reinforced Bond
If the Companion exceeds 1200 Max Shields or Overshields then your fire rate is increased 60%. Reloading restores 150 Overshields to your companion.
9
Duplex Bond
Companion will clone itself each time you expend 100 energy, up to 3 clones. Clones live 30s and cannot use Abilities. Their kills have a 50% chance of dropping Energy Orbs.
14
Primed Regen
Sentinel recovery time reduced by 35s. Revives with 10s of invulnerability.
Mods Explained
Why each mod is in this Nautilus Prime loadout.
- Primed Animal Instinct
Exilus loot/enemy radar so Cordon setups still double as map awareness without burning a general slot.
- Cordon
Signature precept: radial yank that clusters enemies for guns, nukes, and Manifold priming. Keep it highest priority so cooldown reduction lands on Cordon first.
- Manifold Bond
Applies companion-weapon statuses through Cordon and cuts precept cooldowns on 3+ status kills — mandatory for frequent Whirlpool pulls.
- Vacuum
Pickup radius so clustered kills dump ammo, orbs, and mods at your feet instead of across the tile.
- Guardian
Restores your shields on empty — soft gate while Nautilus keeps yanking packs for the next volley.
- Calculated Redirection
Prime shields + max Redirection clear the Reinforced Bond threshold (~1200 shields) so the fire-rate bond actually turns on.
- Reinforced Bond
With Redirection online, grants +60% fire rate to you and the sentinel while shields stay high — gun clear speed on grouped packs.
- Duplex Bond
Energy spent spawns shooting clones that spread more status/DPS. Clone kills can drop energy orbs — Cordon clumps become orb printers.
- Primed Regen
Deep recovery cut so a dead Nautilus returns before the next Cordon window matters.
Used on Warframe builds
Frame builds that list Nautilus Prime in Arsenal.
- Ash · Marked RedlineClonesStrength-forward Blade Storm Ash with Wrathful Advance for red-crit marks — Smoke Screen covers the cast window while clones delete Steel Path packs.
- Ash · Needle ProtocolStripAsh with Seeking Shuriken for Strength-scaled armor strip, then Blade Storm into the softened pack — the Disruption / Cascade answer when armor still gates kills.
- Ash · Quiet MarksSilenceBlade Storm Ash built around Silence and Savage Silence — stun the room, multiply finisher damage into marks, and let Trickery extend invis after clones connect.
- Ash · Smoke BatteryGunsInvisible gun Ash — Smoke Screen for survival, a damage Helminth for weapons, and Blade Storm only as optional cleanup when packs clump.
- Ash Prime · Marked RedlineClonesStrength-forward Blade Storm Ash with Wrathful Advance for red-crit marks — Smoke Screen covers the cast window while clones delete Steel Path packs. Ash Prime’s extra polarities cut Forma versus base Ash for the same polarity story.
- Ash Prime · Needle ProtocolStripAsh with Seeking Shuriken for Strength-scaled armor strip, then Blade Storm into the softened pack — the Disruption / Cascade answer when armor still gates kills. Ash Prime’s extra polarities cut Forma versus base Ash for the same polarity story.
- Ash Prime · Quiet MarksSilenceBlade Storm Ash built around Silence and Savage Silence — stun the room, multiply finisher damage into marks, and let Trickery extend invis after clones connect. Ash Prime’s extra polarities cut Forma versus base Ash for the same polarity story.
- Ash Prime · Smoke BatteryGunsInvisible gun Ash — Smoke Screen for survival, a damage Helminth for weapons, and Blade Storm only as optional cleanup when packs clump. Ash Prime’s extra polarities cut Forma versus base Ash for the same polarity story.
- Atlas · Bedrock BatteryGunsGun-leaning Atlas — Petrify locks the room, a Helminth buffs weapons, and Landslide is mobility / panic i-frames instead of the clear plan.
- Atlas · Carved LanePathLandslide Atlas with Path of Statues — dash trails petrify for you so rubble and CC stay online while you keep punching.