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Nova Prime
Prime Warframe Farming Guide with relic source coverage, drop rates, and farming strategy.
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Nova Prime wreaks devastation on her enemies using volatile antimatter. Featuring altered mod polarities for greater customization.
Nova Prime is currently vaulted. It moved into the vault on November 22, 2016. You can still acquire relics through player trading and Prime Resurgence windows, then run coordinated Radiant shares for better rare-part odds.
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Nova Prime Drop Rate Summary
Visual summary of where this Prime item is sourced by relic tier and how its part drops are split between Common, Uncommon, and Rare pools.
Relic Tier Availability
ActiveVaulted
Drop Pool Rarity Mix
Common Parts
Neuroptics Blueprint, Systems Blueprint
Uncommon Parts
Blueprint
Rare Parts
Chassis Blueprint
Prime Access Bundle
Nova Prime was released with these Signature Prime items:
Nova Prime Farming Overview and Stats
Relic Requirements
Parts Needed4
Unique Relics15
Rare Drops4
Combat Stats
Health270
Shield270
Armor135
Requirements
Mastery Rank0
VaultedYes
Warframe Abilities
Null Star
Creates antimatter particles that orbit Nova and attack nearby targets. Each active particle reduces damage to Nova's Health and Shields.
Antimatter Drop
Launch a large particle of charged antimatter that will detonate on contact. Direct the particle by aiming, shoot it to charge it further. Deals <DT_EXPLOSION_COLOR>Blast Damage with a guaranteed Status Effect.
Wormhole
Creates a wormhole allowing instantaneous travel. Hold the ability to visualize placement.
Molecular Prime
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.
Nova Prime vs Nova
| Stat | Nova | Nova Prime | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 270 | 270 | - |
| Shield | 180 | 270 | +90 |
| Armor | 105 | 135 | +30 |
| Energy | 175 | 215 | +40 |
The Primed variants offer improved stats over the base versions, and most importantly better armor which is what we call truly end-game.
How To Craft Nova Prime
Credits Cost
25,000
Build Time
3 days
Rush Cost
50 Platinum
Required Components
1×
Blueprint
1×
Chassis
1×
Neuroptics
1×
Orokin Cell
1×
Systems
How To Farm Nova Prime Relics
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Blueprint
3 Source RelicsChassis Blueprint
4 Source RelicsNeuroptics Blueprint
4 Source RelicsNova Prime Farming Strategy and Radshare Tips
Optimal Approach:
- Go for the Chassis Blueprint first. It has the lowest item drop rate in the Nova Prime set and will be the hardest to farm, when comparing to other parts.
- Best relic to focus: Lith N1 (currently vaulted - trade with a player for the relic or wait for Prime Resurgence access).
- In full radiant relic squad, you have a 34.39% chance per run vs 10.00% when running solo.
- After that: Neuroptics Blueprint from Lith C1 (16.67% per-player for Radiant).
Refinement Tips:
- Use Radiant (100 Traces) on Lith N1 while going for the Chassis Blueprint; always run radshares in groups.
- At current rates, you can expect roughly 2 Radshare runs for 50% odds for the required prime part, compared with about 7 solo runs.
- Run Intact/Exceptional Relics only when farming for common or uncommon primes (these are great for ducat farming), use Void Traces for the relics with hard to farm parts. Especially Axi Relics.
About the Author
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Vikas Bhatt
Warframe veteran with 4,000+ hours of gameplay, playing since the "Void Keys" era. With over ten years of editorial experience, he specializes in relic farming optimization and Prime acquisition strategies. Vikas's articles have been featured on multiple gaming outlets like IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku to name a few. He is also the founder of Warframe Relics.
