Ranged Assassin

Nova

Abilities

Snipe
Snipe Q

Deal 230 damage to the first enemy hit. Passive: Hitting an enemy Hero with Snipe permanently increases the damage of Snipe by 6%, stacking up to 30%. Gain an additional 25% damage bonus at maximum stacks. All stacks are lost if Snipe fails to hit an enemy.

Mana: 50 · CD: 6.0s

Pinning Shot
Pinning Shot W

Deal 100 damage to an enemy and Slow them by 40% for 2.25 seconds.

Mana: 65 · CD: 12.0s

Holo Decoy
Holo Decoy E

Create a Decoy for 5 seconds with 100% of Nova's current Health that attacks enemies, dealing 10% of Nova's base damage. Whenever a Decoy takes damage, it deals that amount of damage to itself, effectively doubling the damage it takes. Using this Ability does not break Stealth.

Mana: 50 · CD: 15.0s

Permanent Cloak
Permanent Cloak TRAIT

Gain Stealth when out of combat for 3 seconds. Taking damage, attacking, using Abilities, or Channeling ends Stealth. Remaining stationary for at least 1.5 seconds while Stealthed grants Invisible. Passive: Gain 15% Movement Speed while Stealthed.

Triple Tap
Triple Tap R1

Locks in on the target Hero, then fires 3 shots that hit the first Hero or Structure they come in contact with for 372 damage each.

Mana: 100 · CD: 100.0s

Precision Strike
Precision Strike R2

After a 1.5 second delay, deals 435 damage to enemies within an area. Unlimited range.

Mana: 100 · CD: 50.0s

Talents

Nova
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Longshot
Longshot

Increases the cast range of Pinning Shot by 30%. Pinning Shot also increases the range of Nova's next Basic Attack by 2.3.

Covert Ops
Covert Ops

After being Stealthed for 2 seconds, Pinning Shot's Slow is increased to 60% and costs no Mana. Bonus is lost after losing Stealth for 1 second.

Advanced Cloaking
Advanced Cloaking

After being Stealthed for 1 second, gain an additional 10% Movement Speed. While Stealthed, regenerate 6 Mana per second.

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Rapid Projection
Rapid Projection

Reduces Holo Decoy's cooldown and Mana cost by 60%.

Holo Stability
Holo Stability

Increase the cast range of Holo Decoy by 100% and its duration by 120%. Passive: Reduce the cooldown of Ghost Protocol by 15 seconds.

Covert Mission
Covert Mission

Enemy Minions killed near Nova grant a stack of Bribe. Hero Takedowns grant 10 stacks of Bribe. Use 25 stacks to bribe a Mercenary, instantly defeating them. Does not work on Elite Mercenaries. Maximum of 100 stacks. If a camp is defeated entirely with Bribe, the camp respawns 50% faster.

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Perfect Shot
Perfect Shot

Hitting an enemy with Snipe reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds and refunds half its Mana cost, doubled against enemy Heroes.

One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber

After using an Ability, Nova's next Basic Attack within 3 seconds deals 65% additional damage.

Anti-Armor Shells
Anti-Armor Shells

Nova's Basic Attacks deal 250% damage and decrease the Physical Armor of Heroic targets by 15 for 4 seconds, but her Attack Speed is proportionally slower.

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Triple Tap
Triple Tap

Mana: 100Cooldown: 100s Locks in on the target Hero, then fires 3 shots that hit the first Hero or Structure they come in contact with for 372 damage each.

Precision Strike
Precision Strike

Mana: 100Cooldown: 50s After a 1.5 second delay, deals 435 damage to enemies within an area. Unlimited range.

13
Psionic Efficiency
Psionic Efficiency

Snipe's range is increased by 15% and hitting a Hero grants an additional stack of Precision Sniper.

Double Tap
Double Tap

Pinning Shot now has 2 charges, but its cooldown is increased by 2 seconds.

Ionic Force Field
Ionic Force Field

Gain 25 Armor for 3 seconds after losing Stealth.

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Explosive Round
Explosive Round

Snipe also deals 90% damage to enemies near the impact.

Crippling Shot
Crippling Shot

Pinning Shot lowers a Hero's Armor by 20 for the duration of the Slow, causing them to take 20% increased damage.

Lethal Decoy
Lethal Decoy

Increases the damage Holo Decoy deals to 30% of Nova's damage.

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Fast Reload
Fast Reload

Triple Tap's cooldown is reset if it kills an enemy Hero.

Precision Barrage
Precision Barrage

Precision Strike gains a 2nd charge and its cooldown is reduced by 25 seconds.

Apollo Suit
Apollo Suit

Reduce the cooldown of Permanent Cloak by 2 seconds.

Rewind
Rewind

Cooldown: 60s Activate to reset the cooldowns of your Basic Abilities.

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