My name is Nova, if you haven't already guessed it is because I love to play Nova. This is my first post ever on the internet, however as time goes on I will be updating this Build Guide. Please be respectful to my choices, and be considerate to what I might say. I am willing to use constructive criticism as it may come, I will not and shall not listen to rudeness, harassment and such. With that out of the way lets start off with saying Thank you. I appreciate the time you take to read this and ( may ) giving some thought on my work. Nothing in these builds were stolen or taken from someone else. I have barely any research on other peoples work of Nova, but this mine work that I have accumulated over the past month of playing my favorite hero.

As you read this please keep an open mind and feel free to use my work, with me credited please ( If you post the same thing somewhere else from here ).

Thank you,
November "Nova" Terra

This build should be used when there are 2 or less tanks on the opposing team otherwise it becomes ineffective, you're clones don't do enough damage. They disappear before the targets health drops low enough.

As most of you already know, you shouldn't burst down tanks. Unless of course you're positive that you can do the Nova combo, which is Pinning shot followed by Snipe and then an auto. This combo allows you to use maximum damage. Using pinning shot after getting crippling shot increases the damage by 25% from all other damage. When you do this snipe and your auto will most likely burst any squishy to less than 5% if not dead.
With tanks that won't work as much.

In terms of Heroic ability Triple tap is only useful if the other team is really low, otherwise body blocking, stuns make it hard to actually complete the full 3 shots. A plus side is if you successfully kill a hero using Triple Tap AFTER getting fast reload it resets the cd allowing you to yet again use it. Personally I think Precision Strike is the her best Heroic ability. It can damage buildings, clear large waves (gives you xp), and its global. The downside is people can run away of course but if you use it at the right time then it shouldn't matter. For example if you know someone is running away you can use the Precision Strike as a blockade, meaning they cannot run through it if they aren't willing to die. Tier 7 upgrade depends on the user.

Number one rule to follow with Nova, never ever reveal yourself to melee champs, tanks and spell cast for no reason (probably a give). ONLY reveal yourself when you are sure no backup is coming, you have map awareness and for 1. Making them back off 2. Picking them off and lastly 3. reducing health for teammates. Like say you wont be able to finish them off but you know someone like Illidan or Zeratul can finish them off afterwards. A side note to doing this, you should always pick off the healers AFTER they heal then the squishies ( Of course this is subjective. You may want the squishes instead because they do more damage than the healers healing.. if that makes sense. ).

This build should be used when there are 2 or less tanks on the opposing team otherwise it becomes ineffective, you're clones don't do enough damage. They disappear before the targets health drops low enough.

This build is way different than the Burst! It is very fun to play. You attack faster but hit less as hard. The Ideal with this build is you maximize your clones capability and upgrade Pinning shot to increase slowness. You want to utilize Nova as some sort of support while with your clones you can burst people down (not as fast as the first one) but you also help your team get on top of or out of fights.

Tier 1. You have an option between Tazor Rounds or Ambush Snipe. Tazor round is effect for letting your Holograms deal the most damage as possible during their time expectancy. On the other hand Ambush snipe allows you solely to deal a harder blow when initiating, I wouldn't recommend this unless you know what you're doing when playing this build ( you will understand why if you keep reading ). Tier 3 abilities, you should choose Cover Ops. The reason being is because you either want to help your teammates get the jump on others, this option capitalizes on the tier 1 choice, want to burst down someone when you get your Double Fake. While cloaked you build up slow percentage Pinning Shot can do, which is incredible effective if you have a brawler on your team ( I.E. Illidan, Zeratul or Tyrael. ). The rest of the tiers is just as the build says "Clones" however like the "Burst" builds Tier 7 is completely user subjective.