Nyx

Crowd Control

Psychic attacks make Nyx a dangerous foe. She reaches into enemy consciousness to provide crowd control and turn their attacks back on them. Such manipulation can turn the tide of battle.

Role: Crowd Control
Aura: Naramon
Polarities: MaduraiNaramon
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 6.0 (2013-01-29)

RelatedPrime VersionNyx Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 270
Shield: 270
Armor: 105
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 1.1
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

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Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Psychic attacks make Nyx a dangerous foe. Built around Mind Control, Psychic Bolts, Chaos.

Passive

Nyx gains +a percentage Critical Chance on Primary and Secondary weapons per Confused enemy within Affinity Range, up to +the cap%.

When to Pick

You want a crowd control toolkit and Nyx’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Nyx brings — especially Mind Control.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Nyx’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

Mind Control (Ability 1): Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause.
Psychic Bolts (Ability 2): Nyx unleashes a volley of psychic bolts that track and strike nearby enemies with telekinetic precision.
Chaos (Ability 3): Nyx releases a devastating psychic pulse, disorienting enemies in a wide radius and forcing them to turn on each other.
Absorb (Ability 4): Nyx draws in and contains the damage dealt to her and the damage confused enemies deal to each other then converts it into a devastating radial blast.

Abilities & Augments

1
Mind Control →
Energy 25
Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause. Controlled enemies have increased Radiation Status Chance. When Nyx shoots them, they also have an increased Damage Multiplier.
Augment
Mind FreakOpen augment →
2
Psychic Bolts →
Energy 25
Nyx unleashes a volley of psychic bolts that track and strike nearby enemies with telekinetic precision. When enemies are slain, additional bolts scatter to new targets. Striking foes weakens their defenses and transfers a portion to Nyx.
Augment
Pacifying BoltsOpen augment →
3
Chaos →
Energy 25
Nyx releases a devastating psychic pulse, disorienting enemies in a wide radius and forcing them to turn on each other. Confused foes lash out at random factions.
Augment
Chaos SphereOpen augment →
4
Absorb →
Energy 25
Nyx draws in and contains the damage dealt to her and the damage confused enemies deal to each other then converts it into a devastating radial blast. Following the blast, she enters a brief invulnerable state and gains a Weapon Damage boost proportional to the absorbed damage.
Augment
AssimilateOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Absorb
Nyx draws in and contains the damage dealt to her and the damage confused enemies deal to each other then converts it into a devastating radial blast.
2
Mind Control
Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause.
3
Chaos
Nyx releases a devastating psychic pulse, disorienting enemies in a wide radius and forcing them to turn on each other.
4
Psychic Bolts
Nyx unleashes a volley of psychic bolts that track and strike nearby enemies with telekinetic precision.

Helminth / Subsume

Mind Control is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Psychic Bolts and later abilities when they define Nyx’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 Nyx’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Nyx if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Nyx 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 Nyx’s loop peaks — Chaos is the button you press every pack. Nyx releases a devastating psychic pulse, disorienting enemies in a wide radius and forcing them to turn on each other.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Bring Nyx when the objective can’t move — Mind Control is built for standing your ground. Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Strong	Good Exterminate / Capture frame if you skip Nyx’s slow setup and spam Mind Control. Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Strong	Nyx can handle Spy / Nightmare with Mind Control as soft stealth or hard CC, even if it isn’t full invis. Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause. Psychic attacks make Nyx a dangerous foe.
Open World / Bounties	Situational	Fine on clustered camps, but sparse open-world travel underuses Nyx unless you love Mind Control. Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Nyx wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Mind Control won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Nyx seizes control of a target's mind, compelling them to fight for the Tenno cause.