Most Novaria players currently opt for cooldown reduction builds to continuously harass opponents.We aim to increase the effectiveness of burst-oriented builds.Slightly increased mid-to-late-game Magic Bonus and reduced Ultimate cooldown.
Skill 2 - Astral Recall BUFF
Magic Bonus: 45% >> 70%
Ultimate - Astral Echo BUFF
Cooldown: 56-48s >> 48-40s
Slightly increased her skill casting frequency while reducing Mana Cost.
Skill 2 - Astral Recall BUFF
Cooldown: 8s >> 7s
Mana Cost: 120-270 >> 100-200
The Ultimate's long-lasting vision makes it difficult for enemies to react. We reduced Novaria's tactical value slightly without weakening her damage.
Ultimate- Astral Echo
Duration: 8s → 5s
We have noticed that it was extremely difficult to deal max damage with Novaria's Skill 2, so we decide to optimize this while not changing her overall damage. We also increased her Ultimate's cooldown to lower her pickrate and banrate in high rank games.
Skill 2 - SkillName SkillName
Slightly reduced the distance required for the sphere to gain a stack of damage buff. (You will gain 1 more stack on average compared with before.)
Base Damage and Magic Damage Bonus: 260-385 + 50% Magic Power → 230-340 + 45% Magic Power
Ultimate - SkillName SkillName
CD: 45-35s → 56-48s
Mana Cost: 150-0 → 100-0
Available on May 16 (Server Time)
A long-range Mage capable of dealing high burst damage to enemies from afar and passing through terrain.
Passive - Star Trail
Astral Spheres summoned by Novaria will continuously slow nearby enemies and reveal their positions, and deal Magic Damage when they explode.
Skill 1 - Astral Meteor
Novaria summons an Astral Sphere at the target location that deals damage over time. The sphere will explode after 2s, dealing additional damage and slowing enemies significantly.
Skill 2 - Astral Recall
Novaria summons an Astral Sphere at the target location and draws it to her while she gains Movement Speed and the ability to pass through terrain.
When the Astral Sphere reaches Novaria, she can fire it in the target direction, dealing Magic Damage that scales with the sphere's total travel distance.
Ultimate - Astral Echo
Novaria scatters Astral Echo in the target direction, slowing enemies hit and applying an Astral Ring on them that increases their hitbox and reveals their surrounding area.