Hey there. My name is Shawn, AKA Mysterious Guy. I have been playing HOTS since open beta. I have been bouncing between characters, but have found a home with Nova. In just 22 games, I have 550 takedowns, and only 88 deaths. The secret to all this? Ninja Mode. Ninja's move like the shadows, can be everywhere without being there, and take enemies down before they even know what hit them.

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Nova is very unique. She may be seen as a more rookie hero. But the truth is, she can turn the tide of any game. Make sure your not out trying to be the lone ranger. Watch your positioning. Mid to late game, you will want to be with your team. Get those pesky damage heros dead, so that your team can focus down whoever is left. If your team is dead, and there are capture based objectives, harass and stop the other team from capturing them. Use your decoy as an annoyance. Don't try to kill them, just buy time until your team arrives.

Essential for a Ninja Nova. Increases damage to you first attack.

Another essential talent. This bad boy will add up to 15% power to all your abilities. A good ninja, is a deadly ninja. Depending on the map, Remote Delivery may be a better way to go. It can be used to harass your enemy. Whats worse then a Ninja Nova? An annoying ninja Nova. Maps like Cursed Hollow, the increased range can be used to stop the enemy from taking the tribute. Up to you whether you want more harassment, or full damage.

BURST BURST BURST. This is what Ninja Nova is all about. Once you pop off Snipe Pinning Shot and Holo Decoy. This sucker adds 250% damage to your auto attack for the finishing touch. The downside? It adds 3 seconds to your AA speed. But we are bursty, not fasty.

This is where you get split decisions with Nova players. Some say Precision Strike is better, some say Triple Tap is better. I have used both and I personally go with triple tap. This paired with its level 20 talent Fast Reload makes for some sweet end game kills.

Ok boys and girls, here is another split decision. For new players to Nova, I suggest going for Advanced Cloaking. This will allow you to not have to mount, and speed around the map. Also has the plus side of allowing you to regenerate HP while cloaked. A very nice trait to have. But this is the Ninja build, and Ninja's can be everywhere at once. So for the extra 25% damage out of the Holo Decoy we will choose that.

Ninja's are everywhere at once, so we will pick Double Fake. Along with adding another decoy, we now have another 25% damage to add to our burst because of Lethal Decoy. Crippling Shot is also a viable choice if your going for a more pure damage build. This is more for veteran Nova's due to having to use Pinning Shot before Snipe. But still within one second of exiting cloak due to Ambush Snipe

The bread and butter of this build. Whats better then bursting out tons of damage? Bursting out 2k+ more damage, killing the hero, then doing it all again right away!! Make sure you kill the enemy with this. I have chained 4 hero's just with this talent alone. Very deadly if you get in the right position.

Here is the power of Triple Tap with Fast Reload Play Video