Molecular Prime

	4 100	Molecular Prime Primes all enemies in a radius with anti-matter. Introduced in Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)	Strength: 150 / 300 / 500 / 800 (explosion damage) 10% / 20% / 25% / 30% (slow)
			Duration: 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 s (wave duration) 5 m/s (wave speed) 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 s (prime duration)
			Range: 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 m (explosion radius)
			Misc: 2x (damage multiplier) 15 / 20 / 25 / 35 m (wave radius)

• Info
• Augment
• Tips & Tricks
• Bugs

Info

• Nova unleashes a radial wave of antimatter particles. The wave starts 5 meters from Nova and propagates at a speed of 5 meters per second for 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 seconds before dissipating. All enemies in range are coated in antimatter that destabilizes their molecular structure for 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 seconds.
  • Wave expansion duration and prime duration are affected by Ability Duration.
  • Wave's initial range is not affected by Ability Range.
  • Enemies within the wave's initial range are instantly primed.
  • The wave has an effective radius of 15 / 20 / 25 / 35 meters.
• Primed enemies move and attack 10% / 20% / 25% / 30% slower and detonate upon death dealing 150 / 300 / 500 / 800 damage to enemies within 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 meters. All sources of damage will be multiplied by 200% against primed enemies.
  • Speed debuff and explosion damage are affected by Ability Strength.
  • Damage multiplier is not affected by Ability Strength
  • The value of the speed debuff is determined by adding Ability Strength's bonus directly to the speed debuff's base value (e.g., with +30% Ability Strength, the speed debuff will be 0.3 + 0.3 = 60% at max rank). The speed debuff cannot exceed 75% under any circumstances.
  • Ability Strength less than -10% / -20% / -25% / -30% will yield a negative speed debuff that increases an enemy's speed (e.g., -60% Ability Strength will produce a 0.3 - 0.6 = -30% speed debuff at max rank, which implies the enemy will move and attack 30% faster).
  • Damage multiplier does not affect shields. The primed enemy will take increased damage when its shields have been removed.
  • Explosion radius is affected by Ability Range.
• Each explosion can cause the subsequent death and detonation of nearby enemies, resulting in a chain reaction.
• Molecular Prime does not stack from multiple Novas in a cell. Primed enemies cannot be reprimed until their current buff or debuff wears off.
• Recasting Molecular Prime resets the spread of previous casts.
• Nova is not invincible while casting, but she can resist knockdowns.
• Can be cast in the air.

Augment

Main article: Molecular Fission

Molecular Fission is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Nova's  Molecular Prime that makes primed enemies restore  Null Star charges when killed.

Rank	Chance to restore additional charge	Cost
0	25%	6
1	50%	7
2	75%	8
3	100%	9

Tips & Tricks

• Synergizes well with Nyx's Chaos as units will attack each other dealing double damage, weakening every individual until someone dies and causes a series of chain explosions that can kill the entire group.
• Synergizes well with Saryn's Spores proc, spreading and weakening every individual until someone dies and causes a series of chain explosions while effectively quartering enemy survivability.
• Synergizes well with Loki's Irradiating Disarm AoE disarm and proc as units will attack each other dealing double damage, weakening every individual until someone dies and causes a series of chain explosions that can kill the entire group.
• Primed enemies' bodies visibly dissolve after death by detonation, but they are actually hidden and not yet removed, thus allowing Nekros to cast Desecrate.

Bugs

• Casting Molecular Prime then having a Trinity cast Blessing before executing a target will cause the explosion to be the color of the Trinity's energy, rather than your own.

Gallery

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lv16 nova prime shows unranked molecular at -50%, and lowering to -40% leveling up, eventually hits -30% on slow)

See Also

• Nova