Talk:Nova (Warframe)/@comment-38.117.136.149-20131212191416/@comment-198.48.202.141-20131224021334

Here are 3 builds that I suggest, each dependant upon the mods you have access to. These are all-round builds that give you survivability, utility and power.

1 (no nightmare, corrupt mods or Equilibrium):

Energy Syphon (Aura) - Streamline, Stretch, Focus, Flow, Vitality, Redirection, Molecular Prime, Wormhole, Enemy Sense, Thief's Wit

2 (Nightmare Mods available)

Energy Syphon - Streamline, Stretch, Focus, Flow, Vitality, Vigor, Molecular Prime, Wormhole, Enemy Sense, Thief's Wit

3 (All Mods Available)

Energy Syphon (Aura) - Fleeting Expertise, Stretch/Overextend ♪, Blind Rage, Vigor/Vitality*, Focus, Molecular Prime, Wormhole, Enemy Sense, Thief's Wit.

♪- You can switch to Overextended for lower level missions, or run them together for massive ranged damage. Overextended is not recommended for high level missions because of it's drawback (Power decrease).


 * - Once you become acclimated with when to let your shields recharge, Vigor will feel obsolete in the face of Vitality ( Much bigger HP Pool)

While alot of people feel safer with higher shields, I believe the stronger build is HP-centric for a few reasons:

1 - Shields are technically infinite (they recharge)

2 - HP Spheres are difficult to come by if you don't have a Nekros or Oberon in your Cell.

3 - Sentinels have the ability to regenerate your shield once every few seconds, so technically you have twice the amount of shields.

4 - There are attack types which bypass shields or just rip through them (Slash dmg proc, Poison dmg, infested chargers, ancient disruptors)

5 - With the addition of Equilibrium, every Energy Sphere becomes a source of HP.

6 - In regards to Nova Specifically, her base HP is higher than her base Shields and as such gains more from Vitality than she does from Redirection.