Nova Prime

Support / Healer

Nova Prime wreaks devastation on her enemies using volatile antimatter. Featuring altered mod polarities for greater customization.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: MaduraiMaduraiMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 15.7 (2014-12-17)

RelatedStandard VersionNova

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 270
Armor: 135
Energy: 215
Sprint Speed: 1.2
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Nova Prime is the primed variant of Nova — same kit fantasy with Prime stats and polarities. 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 Nova’s kit with Prime polarities / stats.
You want a support / healer toolkit and Nova’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Nova brings — especially Null Star.

Kit Overview

Ability kit matches Nova — open the base ability pages for deep dives.
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.

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	Strong	Not the densest clearer, but Nova Prime plus Null Star is enough for most Steel Path pubs. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	On Mobile Defense, Nova Prime’s Null Star means fewer downed cryopods and less babysitting. Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Nova Prime’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 Prime 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 Prime 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 Prime 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.