Sunday, November 15, 2015

[Builds] Super Nova [Novelty] [Specialist] [Heavy Control] [EV Dependent] [Damage: 60]


[Novelty]
This is basically a FUN build. Use at your own discretion. :)

[Specialist]
This build is focused on only one or Two abilities to achieve a specific goal

[Heavy Control]
This build is focused on controlling the battlefield to improve survive-ability.

[EV Dependent]
This build has no efficiency and works best in a team with an EV Trinity

[Damage: 60]
The damage dealt by this frame can deal with unbuffed normal enemies up to level 60

With a host of new Warframe and the queue of new Warframe to come, a lot of people seem to have forgotten this little powerhouse. Nova continues to be a staple because of her command of Time and Space, but not a lot of people use her for her sheer destructive potential.

I have a build that revolves around Molecular Prime (MP) that is especially good against Low to Mid level enemies.

The Build



Replaceable aspects: Primed Flow, Lightning Dash, Aura

The build stacks as much Duration, Power Strength and Range as possible to make MP chain reactions potent.

The low Efficiency means it will heavily depend on energy restores or an EV trinity.


Your chain reactions will be effective as long as enemies are within 16.9m and will die with 2704 Blast damage. This will easily clear low-mid level enemies. With higher level enemies, the doubled damage PLUS the explosion damage of possibly multiple nearby enemies will help whittle their HP. Couple this with the syndicate weapon/modded weapon of your choice and you have a very powerful destructive force.

Another advantage is that the MP will cover a huge distance and will slow enemies to cap allowing you to slaughter with impunity despite the low Health and Shields.

Alternatives

If you don't have the cores to max Blind Rage (BR), know that a Maxed Intensify with a Rank 2 Blind Rage will allow you to reach the 75% movement speed reduction cap. This will also reduce the cost of the skill significantly. This would also be nice for the LoR trial.

Replacing Primed Flow with Transient Fortitude will allow you to deal more damage, but will also confine you to 1 MP cast without any intervention from your EV trinity or energy restore. Your ability coverage will also decrease slightly given the loss of duration.

Lightning Dash can be replaced with any Exilus mod, but Handspring or Surefooted might be a good alternative since knockdowns at high levels could be fatal.

Notes

With the removal of Burst Damage frames like Saryn and Mesa, a lot of frames are starting to fill the niche. Let's not forget that Nova is one of the frames that can dish out a lot of punishment along with a good measure of crowd control.

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