Nova

Support / Healer

Harness antimatter. Nova uses antiparticles to provide crowd control and amplify damage output. She obliterates enemies by destabilizing matter itself.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: MaduraiMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)

RelatedPrime VersionNova Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 180
Armor: 105
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 1.2
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Harness antimatter. Built around Null Star, Antimatter Drop, Wormhole.

Passive

Enemies killed while slowed down have a percentage to drop health orbs. Enemies killed while sped up have a percentage to drop energy orbs.

When to Pick

You want a support / healer toolkit and Nova’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Nova brings — especially Null Star.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Nova’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

Null Star (Ability 1): Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Antimatter Drop (Ability 2): Launch a large particle of charged antimatter that will detonate on contact.
Wormhole (Ability 3): Creates a wormhole allowing instantaneous travel.
Molecular Prime (Ability 4): Primes all enemies in an expanding radius with volatile antimatter.

Abilities & Augments

1
Null Star →
Energy 25
Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets. Each active particle reduces damage to Nova's Health and Shields.
Augment
Neutron StarOpen augment →
2
Antimatter Drop →
Energy 25
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 AbsorbOpen augment →
3
Wormhole →
Energy 25
Creates a wormhole allowing instantaneous travel. Hold the ability to visualize placement.
Augment
Escape VelocityOpen augment →
4
Molecular Prime →
Energy 25
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 FissionOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Null Star
Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
2
Antimatter Drop
Launch a large particle of charged antimatter that will detonate on contact.
3
Wormhole
Creates a wormhole allowing instantaneous travel.
4
Molecular Prime
Primes all enemies in an expanding radius with volatile antimatter.

Helminth / Subsume

Null Star is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Antimatter Drop and later abilities when they define Nova’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Mod Scaling

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Nova’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Nova if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Nova is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Priority

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission Usefulness

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	Endless Steel Path is where Nova’s loop peaks — Null Star is the button you press every pack. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Bring Nova when the objective can’t move — Null Star is built for standing your ground. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Nova’s support / healer kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Nova is not a Spy specialist and Null Star won’t save a loud play. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Nova still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Null Star handles fights. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Nova wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Null Star won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.