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Nidus Prime

Insatiable Nest

Insatiable Mutation Nest

Frame
Nidus Prime
Forma
2
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 4 · Insatiable

Insatiable Nidus - Ravenous nests accelerate Mutation stacks for Undying uptime, maggots, and endless Steel Path regeneration. Nidus Prime's extra polarities cut Forma versus base Nidus for the same polarity story.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Insatiable Nest

2 Forma

Loadout

Aura + Exilus on top, then eight general slots in two rows of four.

-7

Growing Power

On Status Effect with Weapon: Squad increases personal Ability Strength by 25% for 6s.

9

Cunning Drift

+12% Slide · -30% Friction · +15% Ability Range

16

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency

16

Transient Fortitude

+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration

14

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

14

Stretch

+82.5% Ability Range

11

Hunter Adrenaline

Convert +45% of Damage on Health to Energy. Without Shields, ally Overguard imitates Health.

9

Insatiable

Ravenous Augment: Nidus has a chance for additional Mutation stacks while in the infestation. The base 60% chance increases with power strength, and multiple stacks are possible above 100%.

12

Adaptation

When Damaged: · +10% Resistance to that Damage Type for 20s. Stacks up to 90%.

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedArcane PersistenceWarframe · RareRequired comfortRecommendedArcane GraceWarframe · LegendaryHeal off max health
Arcane BlessingWarframe · RareAlt health

Arsenal

Playstyle

Insatiable Ravenous — nest, accelerate Mutation stacks, Undying forever, maggots everywhere. Larva feeds Virulence.

Passive abilities

No shields — Mutation stacks fuel everything. Undying spends stacks to cheat death. Parasitic Link can attach to companions; Parasitic Vitality turns stacks into a massive health pool. Arcane Persistence pairs well once armor is high enough.

Active abilities

  • 1 Virulence — Fungal line that refunds energy and builds stacks. Teeming Virulence adds primary crit chance.
  • 2 Larva — Group enemies. Larva Burst detonates the ball for scalable damage.
  • 3 Parasitic Link — Link for Strength/DR or companion buffs. Parasitic Vitality converts stacks to health.
  • 4 Ravenous — Maggot nest that heals. Insatiable accelerates Mutation stacking.
  • Augment: Insatiable on Ravenous.

Mod breakdown

Range / Strength

Nest coverage and maggot / Link values.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Range
  • Strength
  • Armor

Helminth

Keep Ravenous for Insatiable. Keep Larva + Virulence.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Insatiable Ravenous stacks Mutation insanely fast for Undying uptime and Vitality health on SP endurance.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Nest the point, stack forever.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Situational

    Stack engine wants density.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Camp nests.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Weak

    Nest kit, not Amps.