Understand Nyx
Useful when…
- Disrupt groups with Chaos, which disorients enemies in a wide radius and makes them attack random factions.
- Weaken nearby enemies with Psychic Bolts, which track targets and reduce their defenses.
- Use Mind Control to turn one target into an ally with increased Radiation Status Chance and a higher damage multiplier when Nyx shoots it.
- Use Absorb to collect damage from attacks on Nyx and from confused enemies fighting each other, then release it as a radial blast.
Control and weaken enemies
Mind Control compels one target to fight for the Tenno cause. Controlled enemies have increased Radiation Status Chance, and shooting them increases their Damage Multiplier. Psychic Bolts track and strike nearby enemies; when enemies are slain, additional bolts scatter to new targets. Struck foes have weakened defenses, with a portion transferred to Nyx. Chaos disorients enemies in a wide radius and makes them attack random factions.
Absorb and weapon benefits
Absorb contains damage dealt to Nyx and damage confused enemies deal to each other, then converts it into a radial blast. After the blast, Nyx enters a brief invulnerable state and gains a Weapon Damage boost proportional to the absorbed damage. Her passive grants Primary and Secondary weapon critical chance per confused enemy within Affinity Range, up to a maximum; the supplied passive description does not specify numeric values.
Base stats and polarities
Nyx has 270 Health, 270 Shields, 105 Armor, and 175 Power. Her listed polarities are Madurai and Naramon, and her aura polarity is Naramon.
Comparing related frames
Nyx Prime has 270 Health, 365 Shields, and 135 Armor, compared with Nyx’s 270 Health, 270 Shields, and 105 Armor. Caliban’s description highlights crowd control and survivability, while Oberon’s highlights support for allies. These descriptions identify different emphases and do not establish that either frame duplicates Nyx’s abilities.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The passive critical chance applies per confused enemy within Affinity Range.
- Absorb’s blast and weapon damage boost scale with the damage absorbed.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming the passive applies to confused enemies outside Affinity Range.
- Treating Absorb’s blast or weapon damage boost as a fixed amount, regardless of damage absorbed.