Parasitic Link

	3	Parasitic Link Bind to a target with a parasitic link. For allies, both the host and Nidus gain increased Ability Strength. Linked enemies take the damage inflicted on Nidus. Introduced in Update 19.5 (2016-12-22)	Strength:10% / 15% / 20% / 25% (strength bonus) 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% (damage bonus) 20% / 30% / 40% / 50% (damage redirection)
			Duration:30 / 35 / 45 / 60 s
			Range:24 / 28 / 34 / 40 m (ally link) 10 / 13 / 16 / 20 m (enemy link)

• Info
• Augment
• Tips & Tricks
• Maximization

Info

• Nidus expends 1 Mutation stack to perform symbiosis with a targeted ally Warframe within 24 / 28 / 34 / 40 meters or parasitically link with a targeted enemy within 10 / 13 / 16 / 20 meters. The link persists as long as Nidus and his target remain in range of each other, lasting for 30 / 35 / 45 / 60 seconds or when manually deactivated by pressing the ability key again.
  • When linked with an ally Warframe, Nidus and his target both receive a 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%  Ability Strength bonus and a 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% weapon damage bonus.
    • Parasitic Link's Ability Strength bonus affects Ability Strength multiplicatively using the following expressions:

      Modified Strength Bonus = Strength Bonus × (1 + Ability Strength)

      • With a maxed  Intensify and the 15% Ability Strength rank bonus, Nidus will have 145% Ability Strength, resulting in 0.25 × (1 + 0.3 + 0.15) = 36.25% Modified Strength Bonus displayed on the UI.

        Modified Ability Strength = (1 + Ability Strength) × (1 + Modified Strength Bonus)

      • Modified Strength Bonus then increases Ability Strength multiplicatively, granting 1.45 × (1 + 0.3625) = 197.5625% Modified Ability Strength that affects Nidus' other abilities while a rank-3 Parasitic Link is active.
      • The Modified Strength Bonus is the same percentage for the linked ally. However, Modified Ability Strength's calculation will depend on the linked ally's own Ability Strength.
  • When linked with an enemy, the target is incapacitated for the duration while Nidus gains 20% / 30% / 40% / 50% Damage Redirection toward the linked target. All negative Status Effects, including  Knockdown and  Stagger, are also redirected.
    • Damage Redirection is capped at 90%, achievable with 180% Ability Strength.
    • Enemy target is invulnerable to outside sources of damage and immune to external crowd control effects while linked, but is not immune to damage and crowd control effects transferred from Nidus. All damage prevented by the external invulnerability are stored and dealt in full when the ability ends.
      • Friendly fire is not transferred to the linked target.
    • Can link to enemies with Overguard, however they will not be incapacitated and can still attack.
  • Parasitic Link does not require Line of Sight to maintain connection between Nidus and his target.
  • If the target dies during cast before the link is attached, the single Mutation stack used for Parasitic Link will be refunded.
• Ability Synergy: While linked to a target, using  Virulence will spawn a second instance from the linked target that grows towards the targeted location, converging with the first instance from Nidus.
  • Enemies hit by the second instance separately counts toward Mutation stack, even when the same enemies also get hit by the first instance.
• Parasitic Link is a One-Handed Action and can be cast while in midair.
• Nidus and the target are visibly covered in infestation and connected via a tether of biochemical energy, which is affected by the chosen Warframe energy color.
• Cannot link to a target already affected by Parasitic Link. Multiple Nidus players cannot link to the same target, nor to each other while their own Parasitic Link ability is active.
• When connected to another Nidus player, both players will use the Ability Strength bonus from the casting player; the link will break if the partner activates Parasitic Link on a different target.

Augment

Main article: Parasitic Vitality

Parasitic Vitality is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Nidus that allows  Parasitic Link to grant Nidus and the ally he is linked through with the ability bonus Health, scaling with each mutation stack.

Parasitic Vitality

Tips & Tricks

• Link with a nearby teammate or enemy for  Virulence to create two lines from Nidus and the linked target. This effectively extends Virulence's reach, doubles its damage output, staggers enemies in its paths, collects more hits for stacks, and earns extra energy for the cost of one cast.
  • Linking with a teammate creates a mobile casting point that can relocate quickly to find new enemies.
  • Linking with an enemy provides a stationary casting point that allows you move around to adjust Virulence's travel direction and length.
  • Use Virulence's range indicator by holding 1  to determine the number of targets both lines will hit before releasing the button to cast.
• Teammates with Warframes that possess high ability damage and Ability Strength-based effects are prime candidates for Parasitic Link.
  • Alternatively, the Ability Strength bonus allows allies to use more balanced builds instead of builds that focus solely on Ability Strength.
• Enemies with high health and armor values such as Heavy Gunners can absorb a large amount of damage transferred from Nidus.
• As long as Nidus and his target are in range of each other, Parasitic Link's biochemical tether will help you visually track your positions.
• Before reviving a downed teammate, link with a nearby enemy to protect yourself from taking too much damage.
• Linking with an enemy caught by  Larva causes it to become immune to damage from outside sources, which may hinder your crowd control ability because Larva will go through its full duration before you can recast it. Press 3  to manually deactivate the link, allowing you and your allies to kill the enemy to end Larva early for recast.
  • This immunity to damage can be beneficial for racking up the melee combo counter. Simply attack the target as many time as possible. Combine with combo mods like  Blood Rush for best results.
• Maggots from  Ravenous will ignore your linked enemy target. However, maggot explosions will still count as hits for the Mutation gauge even when they cannot damage the target. When you cast Parasitic Link on an enemy with maggots attached, the maggots will detach once the link is established.
• Parasitic Link can be cast on the Juggernaut, and though it will not immobilize the Juggernaut it will still transfer damage to it, bypassing the Juggernaut's normally-impenetrable armor.
  • This can be done for most Boss enemies such as Acolytes, Kuva Liches, and Sisters of Parvos.
• Can be used to immobilize Synthesis target, instead of deploying Kinetic Siphon Trap. This also prevents the target from being killed, accidentally or not, provided Nidus himself is not under heavy fire.
• Parasitic Link can transfer negative Conduit Effects given in Disruption. For example, Energy Drain will drop from 5 energy per second to 1. This reduces, but does not negate, the threat of negative effects from conduits, should one fail.

Maximization

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See Also

•  Nidus