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Nyx Prime

Mind Thrall

Mind Freak Thrall

Frame
Nyx Prime
Forma
2
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 1 · Mind Freak

Mind Freak Nyx - enthrall heavies, amp them with strong secondaries, and let thralls delete Steel Path under Assimilate safety. Nyx Prime's extra polarities cut Forma versus base Nyx for the same polarity story.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Mind Thrall

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

Power Drift

+15% Ability Strength · +30% Chance to Resist Knockdown

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

16

Narrow Minded

+99% Ability Duration · -66% Ability Range

14

Primed Flow

+185% Energy Max

9

Mind Freak

Mind Control Augment: Controlled target inflicts +1000% Damage and gains +25% Movement and Attack Speed.

9

Assimilate

Absorb Augment: Nyx can use weapons during Absorb and its duration is infinite, but it consumes 6.5 Energy/s and its area of effect is halved.

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedMolt AugmentedWarframe · RareStrengthRecommendedArcane EnergizeWarframe · LegendaryDrain
Arcane PrecisionWarframe · RareAmp thralls

Arsenal

Playstyle

Mind Freak — enthrall a heavy, dump damage into it during the amp window, optionally release Assimilate nuke into the thrall multiplier.

Passive abilities

Enemies affected by abilities can feed Absorb. Assimilate turns Absorb into channeled immortality with weapons. Psychic Bolts strip defenses around ~125% Strength. Mind Control thralls can be damage-amped by shooting them.

Active abilities

  • 1 Mind Control — Enthrall a target. Mind Freak massively amps thrall damage. Common Helminth slot on Assimilate guns.
  • 2 Psychic Bolts — Homing strip bolts. Pacifying Bolts add sleep. Hit strip Strength.
  • 3 Chaos — Radiation confusion. Chaos Sphere leaves a lingering field.
  • 4 Absorb — Store damage, then blast. Assimilate lets you move and shoot while invulnerable.
  • Augment: Mind Freak. Assimilate still recommended for safety.

Mod breakdown

Strength / Duration

Thrall damage and control uptime.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Strength
  • Duration
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Keep Mind Control. Flex Chaos for Roar if thralls carry DPS.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Mind Freak thralls melt SP packs when you amp them with strong secondaries under Assimilate safety.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Thrall the point heavies.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Strong

    Thrall setup is the only slow beat.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Thrall camps.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Weak

    Thrall kit wants packs.