Nova is a burst damage mage who can ambush enemies from stealth.
This is a revisit of a rework concept I made in the old forums of Heroes of the Storm, but slightly fixed.
Combat Trait
1
Ghost Cloak
Cooldown: 3 seconds
Gain Stealth when out of combat for 3 seconds. Taking damage, attacking, using Abilities, or Channeling reveals you. Remaining stationary for at least 1.5 seconds grants Invisible. Passive: Gain 15% Movement Speed, while Stealthed.
Ghost Protocol
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to instantly grant Stealth to Nova. Nova is Unrevealable for the first 1 second, when Stealthed by Ghost Protocol.
Primary Abilities
1
Snipe
Mana 45 / Cooldown: 6 seconds
Deals 315 damage to the first enemy hit and dealing 25% of the primary damage around the target.
2
Pinning Shot
Mana: 50 / Cooldown: 12 seconds
Deal 130 damage to an enemy and Slow it by 40% for 2.25 seconds.
3
EMP Round
Mana 50 / Cooldown: 15 seconds
After 0.65 second, Nova launches an EMP Round that deals 162 damage and reduce enemy Spell Power by 40% for 2 seconds.
Heroic Abilities
1
Triple Tap
Mana 75 / Cooldown: 75 seconds
Lock-in on a Target Hero, Nova can move while locked on, re-activate to fire 3 Rounds that deals 290 (X% per level) damage, shots can pierce through enemy Heroes and Minions but deals 33% less damage per pierce.
2
Precision Strike
Mana 75 / Cooldown: 60 seconds
After a 1.25 second delay, deals 435 damage to enemies within an area. Unlimited range.
Basic Information
Health:
1350 Health Regen:
2.716 Attack Speed
1.00 Attack Range
6.5 Attack Damage
105 Resource
500 Mana
Tier 1
EMP Stabiliser
EMP Round radius increased by 10%, its damage is also increased by 40%.
Precision Sniper
Hitting an enemy Hero with Snipe also grants Nova 5% Spell Power for 2.5 seconds, stacking up to 25%, duration of Spell Power is reset whenever Nova deals Damage using Basic Abilities.
Explosive Rounds
Increase the area damage of Snipe from 25% to 60%.
Tier 2
Snipe Master ?Quest: Enemy Heroes hit by Snipe while they are below 75% Health increases Snipe's damage by 5, up to 200, missing Snipe removes 10 bonus damage. ?Reward: After gaining 200 bonus damage, Snipe cooldown reduced by 1 second.
One in the Chamber
After using an ability, Nova's next Basic Attack within 3 seconds deals 60% additional damage.
Perfect Shot
Hitting an enemy Hero with Snipe reduces its cooldown by 4 seconds and refunds Mana Cost.
Tier 3
Anti-Armor Shells ?Quest: Hit enemy Heroes with Basic Attack 100 times. ?Reward: Basic Attack range increased by 1 Passive: Basic Attack Damage ignores Positive Armor.
Psi Rounds
EMP Round now reduces Damage by 30% instead of Spell Power.
Psionic Efficiency
Hitting an enemy Hero with Snipe increases its range by 4%, up to 20%. Bonus is lost upon missing.
Ionic Force Field
Ghost Cloak also grants 10 Armor and increased to 25 upon exiting Cloak and persists for 2 seconds.
Tier 4
Triple Tap
Mana 75 / Cooldown: 75 seconds
Lock-in on a Target Hero, Nova can move while locked on, re-activate to fire 3 Rounds that deals 290 (X% per level) damage, shots can pierce through enemy Heroes and Minions but deals 33% less damage per pierce.
Precision Strike
Mana 75 / Cooldown: 60 seconds
After a 1.25 second delay, deals 435 damage to enemies within an area. Unlimited range.
Tier 5
Double Tap
Pinning Shot gains a second charge.
Holo Decoy
Cooldown: 15 seconds Active: Place a Holo Decoy that deals 40% of Nova's Damage that lasts for 4 seconds.
Covert Ops
Pinning Shot cooldown reduced by 4 seconds and increase Nova's Basic Attack Speed by 15%
Apollo Suit
Ghost Cloak cooldown reduced to 1.5 second.
Tier 6
Ocular Visor
Upon gaining Stealth, Basic Ability Range is increased by 15%.
Crippling Shot
Pinning Shot also reduces 15 Armor for the duration of the slow.
Titanic Rounds
Snipe also deals damage equal to 2% of their maximum Health.
Defensive Drone
Cooldown: 90 seconds Active: Activate to place a Defensive Drone in an area, the Defensive Drone grants 15 Armor for Nova and her Allies, two charges and are all restored upon cooldown.
Tier 7
Fast Reload
If all three shots hits the locked-on Hero, reduce Triple Tap cooldown to 20 seconds.
Precision Barrage
Precision Strike cooldown reduced by 30 seconds and gains a second charge.
Crius Suit
Ghost Protocol cooldown reduced by 40 seconds and unrevealable duration increased by 1 second.
Operational Efficiency
Activating Ghost Protocol grants Nova Shields equal to 10% of her Maximum Health for 2 seconds.
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