Nice guide. I was really glad to see another variation of Nova play appear here. Nice way to start the day :)
I can say that this is my second best way to play Nova. With the second charge to pinning shot, and a reduction to snipe you can just dish out damage. The combo never stops :) Very nice way to go in Quick match considering, that my ranked build on her is less effective in the chaos there.

I disagree, that you cant play her in ranked. I have 2 times as much wins with her in Ranked, as with any other hero (about 65% win rate). If you are good, play aggressive make sure your team knows to follow you in when you initiate, or hold their position while you tear the enemy a new one from the side. You can dominate in early game (especially after 7) and keep the advantage the whole time.
Actually her AA are very high in comparison to other heroes and after the rework you can play her in fights almost as you would Valla. Add the aggressive decoy play and you should dominate even with semi-coordinated team. Try it out to see what I mean.

Thumbs up and thanks for the effort again :)