The frame with an antimatter themed kit and a portal thrown in there for… some reason? I blame the Design Council for voting for that one! It’s time for Nova!
Release date: 2013-07-13
Passive: Whenever Nova is knocked down, she emits a neutron burst which knocks down and damages enemies in a 6 meter radius and 250 Blast damage.
Null Star - Creates anti-matter particles that orbit Nova and seek nearby targets.
Antimatter Drop - Launches a contained particle of antimatter that will detonate upon collision.
Wormhole - Creates a wormhole allowing instantaneous travel.
Molecular Prime - Primes all enemies in a radius with anti-matter.
Acquisition: Main blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Nova’s component blueprints can be obtained from defeating the Raptors on Naamah, Europa.
The single most important thing a new Nova player needs to know:
NEVER TAKE SLOW NOVA INTO PUBLIC DEFENSE MISSIONS
I don’t care if it’s level 250 steel path, just don’t do it. Rage quitting will ensue if you do.
The number two thing about Nova:
If there’s any poetry in your soul at all, her reduced power strength version is not “SpeedVa”. It’s **“GOVA.” **
Those important PSAs out of the way, I love Nova. She’s one of the few frames that offers flexible enough powers to be truly creative. By which I mean her Antimatter Drop, which can be combined with Wormhole to do some truly amazing things. If you’re wondering what I mean, check out DE’s trick shot competition winners: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1189341-ultimate-portal-trickshot-contest-winners-announced/page/3/#comment-11548009
Importantly for SlowVa, range is typically very bad. That’s because for survivability, you want the Null Star particles to stay close to you, not be heading off in all directions. Also the range of her 4 scales off duration, not range! Nova’s Molecular Fission augment helps a LOT with this too. Low range does however mean you can’t really use Wormhole. This is why I have three builds for her: SlowVa, GoVa, and Travel.