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Nautilus · Companions

Best pick

Plain Cordon

GeneralGrouping without Prime2 forma

Same Cordon + Manifold grouping fantasy as the Prime, tuned for base Nautilus shields — Assault Mode and Momentous Bond carry priming and uptime without relying on the Reinforced Bond shield breakpoint.

Alternative builds

Item page All Nautilus builds

Loadout

Exilus on top, then eight general slots. Weapons have no Aura slot.

16

Primed Animal Instinct

+55m Loot Radar · +33m Enemy Radar

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.

5

Assault Mode

Sentinel will attack the first visible enemy within 30m.

14

Calculated Redirection

+250% Shield Capacity

9

Momentous Bond

Killing Eximus enemies grants 120% bonus of a random Elemental Damage to your Companion for 30s and reduces Companion Recovery Time by 18s.

14

Primed Regen

Sentinel recovery time reduced by 35s. Revives with 10s of invulnerability.

Mods Explained

Why each mod is in this Nautilus loadout.

  • Primed Animal Instinct

    Exilus radar so the budget Cordon sentinel still marks loot and threats.

  • Cordon

    The reason to run Nautilus at all — radial yank that stacks enemies for guns and abilities even without Prime stats.

  • Manifold Bond

    Paints companion-weapon statuses through Cordon and refunds cooldown on multi-status kills so pulls stay frequent.

  • Vacuum

    Mandatory pickup radius after clustered clears dump resources in a pile.

  • Guardian

    Shield restore on empty — soft survivability while you stand in the clump Cordon just made.

  • Assault Mode

    Keeps the sentinel shooting between pulls so statuses keep stacking without Coolant Leak or Prime shield bonds.

  • Calculated Redirection

    Max shields for base Nautilus survivability. (Reinforced Bond’s 1200 breakpoint is a Prime luxury — Redirection here is just HP.)

  • Momentous Bond

    Eximus kills cut recovery hard and add a random element for Manifold — the uptime kit when you lack Prime bulk.

  • Primed Regen

    Deep revive-time cut so a popped non-Prime sentinel is back before the next spawn wave.

Used on Warframe builds

Frame builds that list Nautilus in Arsenal.