Hmm…so exactly what team are you running/what teams are you willing to work with? I’m not exactly a genius nor do I have any credentials in this game but I think I’m pretty good at building teams.
Nova/Frank/Hawkeye currently. I have another team involving Haggar/Wesker/Hawkeye and I know the basics for most of the characters of the game so learning a new character if need be isn’t that much of an issue.
Ok so in general, you’re looking to work with Nova, Hawkeye, Frank, Vergil, Spencer, Haggar and Wesker? Well here are the teams I suggest and I’ll give like a brief explanation so you can see my logic…of course it’s all theory and I could be wrong. You don’t have to agree I’m just throwing stuff out there. I’m assuming you want Nova on point so…
Assists
Nova: M Centurian Rush
Hawkeye: Greyhound
Frank: Shopping cart
Vergil: Rapid slash
Spencer: Slant Grapple
Haggar: Lariat
Wesker: Samurai edge
With Nova on Point, there are 30 different team combinations and if you decide to pick your own assists, 810. But I won’t go through all of them obviously XD
Nova/Frank/Spencer
Shopping cart should help make your approach safe with Nova. Lock down for high/lows…if they jump to avoid it you get a grab etc. Slant grapple is basically the best assist to maximize Nova’s damage. Of course this team is a BIG gamble because If you don’t level up Frank you have a lot of work to do and anchor Spencer can do stuff but you gotta be real good. Basically this a “I got balls of steel” team.
Team Combofiend (Nova/Spencer/Hawkeye)
Nothing unknown here. Nova/Spencer is good damage and Hawkeye is a good anchor since he can full up the screen I guess
Nova/Spencer & Vergil (order is your choice)
Again, Nova/Spencer for damage and we all know about the horrors of Lvl 3 Vergil. You can also take the gamble and put Spencer in the back so you can get touch of death combos going from Nova to Vergil swords blah blah. All you really have to do if Nova dies is put Spencer in and leave Vergil in the back.
Nova/Spencer/Wesker
Both Spencer and Wesker help Nova’s damage and Spencer/Wesker is basically death on anyone also. When Nova dies, Spencer will have trouble getting in but if he does…we know.
Nova/Vergil/Hawkeye
Although you won’t have Spencer, Vergil will get basic Nova BnB’s some extra damage and DHC into Vergil = death anyway. Hawkeye helps both of them get in.
Nova/Vergil &Frank (order is your choice)
Similar logic to the last team. Nova/Vergil is pretty damn good for leveling up Frank and shopping cart is perfect for both of them. Nova DHC to Vergil = death or instant lvl 5 Frank. Or if you’re not comfortable relying on Frank in the back. Nova/Frank/Vergil. Vergil assist for the other two is just as good if not better and lvl 3 Vergil is retarded lol
Nova/Wesker & Vergil (order is your choice)
Nova + two dark nightmares. lol that’s basically the logic there
Nova/Haggar & Spencer
Basically a brute force team. Nova/Spencer into Super Nova (“Power of the Nova Force!!” allows for more of Haggar’s body slam super to hit. Haggar’s assist can help Spencer out but the team is a big gamble after Nova dies no matter what order in my opinion.
Nova/Frank/Hawkeye
Nova/Frank = level up Frank for free. Hawkeye assist can help out Frank even if he doesn’t get leveled up I guess. A slight damage sacrifice with this team in my opinion.
Interesting.I agree with the damage sacrifice the Nova/Frank/Hawkeye team delivers as well. Hawkeyes never done me wrong but once I lose Nova its fairly difficult to get anything done just with Greyhound assist. I’ve never really considered not having Nova on point honestly. I recently managed to learn the “elevator” THC tech for Nova though in the instance that I ever A) have Nova 2nd/3rd or B ) Get Frank to Lvl 4/5 and I managed to get a successful THC landed. Out of all of those team compositions would you say Team Combofiend and Nova/Vergil/Frank would be the strongest?
Hmm I’m not sure…it depends on the player. If you dont want Nova on Point, Spencer/Nova/Vergil should be good. Vergil/Nova/Hawkeye too.
I think with Nova, the thing is you need a horizontal coverage assist to setup your instant overhead. Without that, it’s very VERY hard to mixup a half decent opponent since Nova needs to be at point blank range to mix you up. That being said, Nova/Spencer/Wesker and others without a get in assist will have problems.
I usually look for a few things when designing a team for Nova. 1. Something that helps make his Centurion Rushes Safe. Which are very underrated, have massive priority, give him midscreen mixup, and help him close the distance. 2. A character that can help extend Nova’s combos and/or help him get in. 3. A character you can raw tag for resets after air throws (Unless you run Spencer, Frank, Vergil, or Trish) Then you don’t really need it. As long as you have that, any team you choose can work.
Team Combofiend is obviously good, Nova/Vergil/Hawkeye is amazing since you kill off of any touch with Nova and Nova assist gives Vergil easymode unblockables, and so is Nova/Vergil/Frank (Like he said, order is preference).
I’m really trying to make Nova and Iron Fist work but I can’t seem to connect after a Rising fang assist hits. I know you (Marvelo) play with Rocket Racoon and his log trap is kind of similar, what do you when it connects and how do utilize the assist in your gameplan?
When you’re finishing the combo and you do his Nova Slam in the corner, call Iron Fist right after you do his OTG, Rising Fang will hit then you Centurion Rush M+H+Super
I can work the assist into combos but what about using it in a neutral game? I can’t seem to dash to extend the combo after rising fang hits.
Hmm. I’m not sure. You’d have to practice ways trying to confirm it. Log Trap gives you a ton of time, i don’t know about Rising Fang.
ah ok. thanks anyway!
What do you guys think of my team nova/ spencer/ akuma. All B assist type. Any feedback welcome
I’m picking up Nova again (first time since umvc3 was released) and I’m thinking about going Nova, Taskmaster, ???. Thinking about Ammy in that last spot, but I don’t want rain on Moons’ parade if I don’t have to (but I will if it makes the most sense). Any suggestions other than Ammy?
There’s Sentinel. Combo extension, pressure, makes Centurion Rush safe. Also, drones help link double Supernovas. Not to mention, being able to do at least 800k off a touch (not including grabs, there’s TAC’s/DHC’s for that)
I also play this team.
Play my team, Nova Taskmaster Spencer. I’m working on a video with a lot of tech for this team.
That was my first Nova team, except in the order, Nova/Spencer/Taskmaster, which I feel is the stronger version, but to each his own I guess. Having Spencer with Nova is so damn good I’ve been considering picking up a version of the team again.
Well the thing is I play the team in my order for DHC into Taskmaster. When Nova dies and Task is in, i find a way to bring in Spencer so he can have Taskmaster assist. If kill a character with my DHC into Taskmaster, I just run him on point with the other two assists for easy 1M damage. Also, I realized the same way Combofiend used to do raw tag combos into Spencer, I can do it with Taskmaster PLUS it will bring Nova back in for me when I DHC. But in general, I can play the team in any of the 6 orders. These characters DHC into each other so perfectly. The orders I prefer are Nova Task Spencer, Task Nova Spencer, and Spencer Nova Task
Yeah, and if you raw tag Task instead of Spencer, I THINK, you actually do more damage and build more meter. Which is cool. They all amazing synergy. Also Team Super is so good in that team as well.
Recently been playing mag/nova/sent and even though it ain’t nova/spencer this shit is pretty lethal with combo resets. beam/strike/drones
Yeah I’m almost certain that with 2 meters Taskmaster does more damage. With arrow lifts, I’ve managed to get 1.13M with 2 meters