Nova Prime build

🌱 Beginner

0–1 forma · market mods, Vor and early planets

Aura

5/5Energy Siphonaura: +0.6 energy/s (squad)

Main mods

10/10Vitality+100% Health

10/10Redirection+100% Shield

10/10Steel Fiber+100% Armor

5/5Flow+100% Energy Max

5/5Continuity+30% Ability Duration

5/5Intensify+30% Ability Strength

5/5Streamline+30% Ability Efficiency

5/5Stretch+45% Ability Range

The universal base: survivability (Vitality/Redirection/Steel Fiber) plus the four ability stats. All of these drop early (some from the market, others from enemies/containers on the first planets) and rank up without a potato.

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⚙️ Intermediate

2–3 formas + Orokin Reactor · corrupted mods (Deimos) & Augur sets

Aura

5/5Energy Siphonaura: +0.6 energy/s (squad)

Exilus

5/5Cunning Drift+15% Range

Main mods

10/10Vitality+100% Health

5/5Intensify+30% Ability Strength

10/10Blind Rage+99% Strength / −55% Efficiency

5/5Fleeting Expertise+60% Efficiency / −60% Duration

5/5Flow+100% Energy Max

5/5Continuity+30% Ability Duration

3/3Constitution+28% Duration · faster knockdown recovery

5/5Stretch+45% Ability Range

Push Strength with Blind Rage (Deimos vault runs) offset by Fleeting Expertise. Constitution (Vor's Prize) extends duration. Tune the Strength/Range/Duration balance around your frame's key ability.

Arcanes

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🔥 Expert

4–6 formas + possibly an Umbra Forma · Primed mods (Baro), Umbral (The Sacrifice), maxed Arcanes

Aura

5/5Steel Chargeaura: +60% melee damage (squad)

Exilus

5/5Power Drift+15% Strength

Main mods

10/10Umbral Intensify+44% Strength (Umbral set bonus)

10/10Umbral Vitality+100% Health (Umbral set bonus)

10/10Adaptation+10% resistance per hit (max 90%) to damage type received

10/10Primed Continuity+55% Ability Duration

10/10Primed Flow+185% Energy Max

10/10Transient Fortitude+55% Strength / −27.5% Duration

10/10Archon Stretch+45% Range · energy regen on Electricity ability damage

10/10Blind Rage+99% Strength / −55% Efficiency

The all-out build: Umbral set (2 pieces are often enough), Primed mods from Baro Ki'Teer, Adaptation (Arbitrations) and an Archon mod (Archon Hunts). Keep an eye on efficiency if you spam abilities.

Arcanes

Archon Shards — 5 slots (profile: Molecular Prime)

1. 🔴 Crimson — +10% Ability Strength (+15% Tauforged)
2. 🔴 Crimson — +10% Ability Strength (+15% Tauforged)
3. 🔴 Crimson — +10% Ability Duration (+15% Tauforged)
4. 🟠 Topaz — +1 Max Health per Blast kill (+2 Tauforged), up to +300 (+450)
5. 🔵 Azure — +150 Armor (+225 Tauforged)

Strength drives Molecular Prime's explosion (800) and its slow, capped at 75% from 150% Strength; Duration lengthens the prime (30 s) and widens the wave. Null Star and Antimatter Drop deal 100% Blast: Topaz adds up to +300 (+450) max health over Blast kills. Azure Armor: 105 → 255, 26% → 46% damage reduction. Variant: Topaz Shield per Blast kill (the wiki does not rank them). Values: official wiki, 22 October 2026. Figures are for the base version: Nova Prime has 135 armor, so survival percentages shift a little; the shard choice stays the same.

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