Just thought that I should share that Insayne came to my college today and won a Marvel tournament one of the school’s clubs hosted with Nova Spencer Doom (beam)
Thoughts on nova(rush)/doom(beam)/strider(vajra)? I know nothing about spencer, and it seems like everyone is running the nova/spencer/x team. I feel that what I lose with spencer I make up for in vajra-otg, plus beam assist with nova is nice. Nova Dhc’s well into Doom in the corner, But I usually need a reset to kill.
Do you have to ask? That team is AAA+++ 10/10 would counterpick with again. Vajra makes so many of Nova’s bad matchups more even, gives him great extension, plus it gives you one of the best anchors in the game. It’s also one of the best assists for Doom. Top that off with Plasma Beam allowing safe air dashes and Centurion Rushes, you have what I think is one of the best Nova teams.
And don’t worry about Nova/Spencer, it’s good but far from optimal, and people pick it often enough that it’s getting stale (no offense guys :P)
Thanks for the input, a little reassurance goes a long way. I was starting to think Nova/Spenc were in the bff category, especially after watching Infrit dominate with them, for the most part.
So I guess I’ll be running Nova(rush)/Doom(beam)/Ammy(ice) after all this time. Doom covers both ammy and nova with beam, and ammy assist is good for setting up mixup. Anyone here run doom missiles with nova? I might run a nova/dorm/doom team then
Hey guys, what do you think of Nova (centurion rush) / Viper (seismo or burning kick?) / Ammy (cold star)?
I’ve been in the lab for an hour or so and figured out a couple combos using Viper’s assist (seismo) and medium and light centurion rush in the corner. Viper / Ammy sinergy is obvious and the dog can also help Nova a lot I think. Maybe I could switch Nova and Viper (with burning kick) and Nova assist might help her with the high low game…
Any thoughts? 
I actually really like the way that team sounds O_O. I think you’re right about doing Viper Nova Ammy though. Viper can do some damage alone then Ammy helps add some damage PLUS mixups and then Nova will definitely add some mixup possibilities and damage too…I’m just concerned with what will happen if Viper dies. Nova Ammy is cool but they need more help in my opinion so that’s why I feel like saying Nova Viper Ammy is better but Viper doesn’t have any assist that helps Nova’s approach but idk…the team still sounds like a good idea so try it for bit and see what happens.
You’re gonna love the former team; took me a while to settle on it too, but it’s pretty great. I also tried running that Dorm team, I don’t like missiles with Nova, but Dorm is still really good with the beam so that’s not a bad option.
The only problem with this team is that it has no good neutral assist… Cold Star is only effective if you’ve already got some pressure mounted (like on an incoming character), otherwise it’s unsafe and doesn’t help Nova or Viper do their thing. It’s better for Nova in neutral than Viper, but he could still do better. I feel like they both need a horizontal assist. That said, Viper gets insane mileage off of Nova’s throw/hard-tag trick anywhere, and c.M + Burning Kick assist is a neat midscreen unblockable.
Ive been running a very strict Magneto xxx Doom (missiles) shell for a while now, and experimenting with many different partners for it. Nova is probably my best point after mags, but just didn’t strike me as the best fit for this shell. However, I think, just on 'personal power level," he deserves a serious shot. I may have already posted that much, or mentioned it in the combo thread.
Anyway, Nova is the one character who i think may actually want to go FIRST on this team. So my secondary question, I guess, is if ya’ll think I should go for it w/ Nova in this shell or that, good as he may be, if Morri/Vergil/Dante/Dorm might just be the better fit for this quad. My primary question, assuming everyone gives a resounding, “ALWAYS RUN NOVA, DOOFUS!” or something to that effect, is which order you prefer? Ive thought lot about itand feel like I can very much argue both ways…
Both Nova and Mag are strong at “FIGHT!”
Nova very much likes a disruptah assist, but Mag can get some milage out of overhead Centurian too.
Both of Mag’s lvl 1 supers DHC nicely to PotNF in the corner (not sure if a full screen Shockwave to Gav Blaster is worth it for 2 meters?). PotNF DHCs nicely to Tempest, though only if off a launch (PotNF off a fwd+H, or a dp+L will both make Tempest whiff, even with the end-early-for-hard-knockdown trick).
TAC to Nova might give me that same DHC to Tempest if I doit in the air, but I’m not sure, have to check. TC to Mag sadly only lets me Tempest to PotNF on a down tag, so I cant really count on that as a go-to. (I dont really fuck w/ TAC infinites, so TAC is very much a part of the thought process, but Im willfully ignorant regarding the infs)
Both Mag and Nova are OK with only missiles (ie. partner has died), but I think Mag is more comfortable in this situation (correct me if i’m wrong). Really, I think these guys might go better w/ Drones than Missiles, but Missiles-Mag is really what Im having a lot of success with, with a specific strategy. I run it w/ Drones sometimes too, but cant help but feel overall I’m doing myself a disservice to go off strategy.
Anyway, Im rambling at this point. But wondered what the Nova Corps thinks of this team overall, the order, the assists, whatever you have an opinion about regarding the team, I wanna hear it I will say, at least as my “main,” Magneto is pretty non-negotiable. So if Nova is best suited as captain of a 2ndary team, so be it. But as I’m looking for a “second Magneto,” I cant help but think Nova’s resume comes across as quite qualified
Thanks, all!!
Nova/Mags/Doom (Missiles) is one of my picks for end game Nova teams, and definitely in that order.
That’s what I like to hear! Lol just curious, what do u use as a bnb? More that I’m curious how u involve mags. Relaunch sjH xx PotNF dhc tempest?
Damn…Well I been thinking Nova Doom w/ Drones lately…I feel like that’s just a totally unfair team lol. As for you. I think Mag Nova w/ Drones would work great…As for missles…ugh…idk Disrupter is pretty fast for Nova I feel like you should double up on beams. Disrupter for up close offense since it’s so fast and plasma beam for approach. But then it’s like…missles helps both characters and gets a little extension for Nova. It’s kinda hard for me since all 3 characters are so point-worthy with this combination of characters.
Ha! Well, if I’m doing mag doom, its just gonna be missiles. I even really dig plasma beam for mag, but my missiles-mag strategy is just wrecking house.
That said… I played a friend tonight and agreed not to use mag (due to said house wreckage 
). So what did I play? Why, nova doom sent! Great minds… Anyhow, back when ultimate dropped, drones-doom was my sheeit, and it was nice to run it again, especially since my skill has increased since that time. At the time it was all doom xxx sent (and id yet to even try nova. “No interest” lol). But tonight I learned that I’m quite fond of the xxx doom sent shell, IN PARTIC with doom on plasma!
Missiles and drones feels a tad redundant to me. Not horribly so, but just enough that it gives a good excuse to play with my old pal plasma. Even tho both assists are horizontal space control, the diff in speed and application makes plasma and drones NOT feel as redundant. And it worked beautifully! I might even give it a go with magzy, as I do enjoy him a lot with plasma. Its just that I enjoy him much more with missiles. BUT, the presense of drones makes plaz make more sense. There’s a real satisfaction in zapping someone with disruptah-plasma-disruptah. But I’m getting off topic. Lol
Long story short, I do fully advocate nova doom sent, as well as nova mag sent as u mentioned (I also mention it in my post above). I find it bizarre that nover seems to confirm off disruptah better than off plasmah. Between the diff in speed and number of hits, one would assume the exact opposite if one never played around with both.
Side note: I also played around with nova storm strange (bolts of course). The team is pretty nasty. Bolts-nova isn’t exactly a revalation at this point, but dhc to hail storm and bolt-storm are both pretty bonkers. If I had a theory-patch wishlist, a good assist for storm would be high up on it. Damn, 3am must be ranting hour. G’night, all!
I agree on this too.
The only problem is that can Nova ToD without using TAC’s? If he can ToD a majority of the cast with a combo into tempest DHC then it would be good.
Have you tried Viper? I think Viper could be your second magneto. Viper/Magneto/Doom seems like a really good team.
To answer this question and the one about the BnB.
j.H, MHS, j.H (fly), j.H (unfly) j.H (land) S, j.MMHS, fwd+H + Missiles, (superjump) (wait) j.H (fly) (air dash up) (missiles hit) j.S, DP+L into Nova Force, early DHC to Tempest does 950k
There’s probably more you can with Red Life damage, but i haven’t put any real time into the team, my Magnus is butt.
Of course, part of the real terror of this team is the TAC damage, and the fact that every character has an slimy fake TAC reset that leads into TOD. So you get a constant 50/50 on TAC or not, plus the 50/50 on hit or throw reset on the No TAC option, plus a 33/33/33 on the actual TAC option, in every direction, with every character on point. That’s disgusting.
The fact that they are redundant is exactly why it’s unfair lmao. I feel like missiles will help control the space on characters that get a little too comfortable moving and drones makes your approach godlike PLUS it allows you to link two supers with no DHC. I do feel like Plasma would be a better choice since you can just chuck javelins to do missiles’ job and plasma clears the screen lovely. Also to touch on the difference between the beams…idk if you ever noticed but it think Doom’s beam does this thing where it makes them pop up on the last it…disrupter doesnt do that (going off of memory…i can/t be 1OO% on that yet)…that’s why it’s so weird to confirm. But with all this being said, Idk how I feel about Nova Mag w/ Drones. In theory, the mixups and stuff will be godlike but the issue is with combo damage as someone else mentioned.
EDIT: 3 Min later I just labbed Nova missles drones. You get 987,100 with two meters no DHC no red health used.
Prolifik: no question vips would be good (nay, great) in the spot, but she’s a bit too far out of my executional wheelhouse, sadly. Might be worth another try, I guess. Honestly, I can’t. Seizmo sjc adf HS, land, continue consistently enough.
Sottle: I’ve found PotNF canceled early to dhc tempest whiffs when done from a DP+L, you’re hitting that? If I get them to a relaunch, sjH xx PotNF then dhc it works fine, though.
Also, you going for the jH fly H unfly H stuff midscreen? Seems tempermental outside the corner. -shrug-
Re: 3 min later… how’d u do that?
corner fly unfly works midscreen too and when you land, H+missles (you have to make sure you do it low to the ground. Like the two bodies should be kinda parallel) S, j.HS missles pick up j.S. f.H (wait for them to almost hit the ground off the ground bounce), drones, super nova drones juggle, m.Rush, h.Rush, tk Super Nova
How does Nova/Vergil/Spencer sound to you guys? I was also considering Nova/Spencer/Mags. Your thoughts?