This is my build for Nova and is purely focused on snipe and run. Great for taking down other assasins and helping down enemy heroes in a group. With this build you need to focus on staying alive. And making sure you are a true ghost.

Using this build requires a sneaky and stealthy approach. Surprise attacks are mandatory for succes. Knowing your enemey is required. In group fights you should not engage together with your group. Observe the fight. Pick an enemy hero that is starting to get crippled and snipe it out for an instand take down.

Cloaking

Cloaking up is something you need to try after each engagement. Specialy in mid to late game this wil work to your advantage.

Since Nova is considered a squishy hero it should be high on your priority list to stay alive. In early game its highly recommended that you just go out there and soak XP for your team. If you happen to be in a lane with no enemy hero just run around your friendly NPC's and soak up the XP you and your team need. There is no need to engage for the XP comes automaticly for just hanging around.

If you are in a lane with one or more enemy heroes it is wise to not to engage them agressively. If you have one enemy hero roaming around in your lane simply try to scare them off with a well placed snipe followed by a pinning shot. Just make sure killing off heroes is NOT your priority.

During this phase of the match roaming around and helping your fellow Heroes wherever is your priority. Your squishy nature is still something you need to take in consideration. Don't be to agressive. Shield your self with your cloak at any time. Don't get caught between your team mates and the enemy Heroes. During conflicts do the same as in early game. Observe the battle. Stay behind your team mates and try to pin down a criple enemy and snipe them out.

Advanced Cloaking

Once your team reached tier 5 Advanced cloaking makes hunting alot easier. If during a conflict your enemy team pulls back from a fight and a crippled low health hero tries to get away. Make sure they won't. Persuit the hero right away. Once cloaked up again you will run faster and your snipe should get in rage quite fast. Pull the trigger and take him down!

Besides that; the advanced cloak gives you a better chance of escaping and recovering so you can get back and help your team in the fight once again. Don't be afraid to pull back to cloak up and regain health. If your conflict turns bad this is the best way of escaping and saying alive. If you are in need of a retreat make sure you cast a decoy exactly on top of your position. This is the best way to confuse your enemy. If possible try to change your running direction to mimmic the behavior of your decoy. Since a Decoy doesn't run from its enemies.

Precision Strike or Triple Tap

In this build it doesn't really matter wich of these you choose. Its a matter of playstyle. If you prefer to take down as many enemys as possible; Tripple Tap is your choise. Personaly I prefer Precision Strike because it's highly useable in many differend situations. In a big hero clash you can use it to force the enemy team appart by placing a strike in the middle of their group.

In the end game this build really proves it's worth. And you should be confident enough to roam around hunting for targets. If this means full out clash with boths teams, make sure you roam at the back of your pack as always. If you happen to stumble upon a lonely Hero and you feel you can handle them. Go for it!

If managed well and with all skills free from cooldown you sould be able to take almost anyone down if executed correctly. Depending on the type of match you have at hand it might be wiser to stick around your team for the DPS support.

This build is for those who enjoy a real hunt and sneaking around. 1 on 1 Engengements are either all-in or gun and run. But over-all if executed correctly you will probably die the least of your team.

But remember you are still squishy so be carefull with every engagement.

This is my 1st build/guide and this is my playstyle. if I wasen't succesful with this build I would not have posted it xD

And why not anti-armor shells like in most builds? It makes you a slow gunner. This build is about fast hit and run. And sometimes you'll notice you should able to land a last push of fire fast before your target gets away.