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Cosmic class

Nova

CosmicAscendableReleased 2020

BHR reference

Every sig anchor × rank at A2. Sig levels in between interpolate smoothly (PCHIP) and round to the nearest 10 BHR — matching the in-game display.

SigR3R4R5
022,98028,06033,280
2025,46031,09036,860
4026,44032,29038,290
6027,27033,29039,490
8028,01034,20040,550
10028,68035,02041,530
12029,30035,79042,430
14029,90036,51043,290
16030,47037,20044,110
18031,01037,86044,900
20031,53038,50045,660

BHR scaling

20,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,000050100150200Signature levelR5R4R3

BHR at each signature level by rank, at maximum ascension (A2). The curve is concave — sig 0 → 100 captures roughly two-thirds of the gain from sig 0 → 200.

Abilities

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Abilities
Armor BreakAuto-BlockContact AttacksEnergizeEnergy DamageFuryTrue StrikeUnblockable
Energy Vulnerability
Granted via synergy
Galan
If this Champion is a Herald, Special Attacks pause Nova’s Personal Fury and Unblockable Effects for 8 seconds and Heavy Attacks inflict a non-stacking Energy Vulnerability Debuff, lowering Energy Resistance by 20% for 12 seconds.
Tags
#AW : Clarity#AW : Magic Thief#AW: Planetary Endurance#Defensive: Guard#Dinosaur#Genesis#Hero#Metal#Saga Champions#Size: M#Stone
THE HUMAN ROCKET
  • Nova’s Medium Attacks gain up to 49.0 Bonus Attack Rating based on the distance travelled in the last executed dash.
  • At 75+ Nova Charges: Nova’s Auto Block triggers the Parry Mastery. This effect cannot interrupt Special Attacks.
  • The duration of Buffs is increased by 19.0%.
PASSIVE▾
  • When successfully striking opponents Nova has --30.0% Offensive Combat Power Rate.
  • While dashing forward, Nova passively gains up to 20.0% of a Bar of Power based on the distance travelled.
  • Nova’s Medium Attacks do not make Contact and deal Energy Damage.
  • Nova starts the fight with a permanent Fury Buff increasing Attack Rating by 70.0. If Nullified, Removed, or prevented in any way this Buff goes on cooldown for 12 seconds.
  • When Nova is struck with True Strike, Unblockable, or guaranteed critical hits Opponents have -70.0% Attack Rating.
WORLDMIND INTERVENTION▾
  • While Nova has a Fury Buff active, being struck when dashing forward activates Auto-Block allowing Nova to automatically block incoming Basic Attacks. This does not count as a Well-Timed Block. Triggering this ability removes all Fury Buffs and consumes 25 Nova Charges.
NOVA CHARGES — MAX: 100▾
  • Nova enters the fight at 0 Nova Charges and passively generates them over time. Nova Charges passively generate slower the more charges he has.
  • While dashing forward Nova generates additional Nova Charges. More Nova Charges are generated the farther he travels.
  • If struck with True Strike, an Unblockable attack, or a guaranteed critical hit, generate 5000.0 Nova Charges.
  • When one of Nova’s Buffs is Nullified, remove 2500.0 Charges, and prevent Nova Charges from being generated for 6 seconds.
NOVA FORCE▾
  • Nova’s Medium Attacks deals 33.0% of damage done as a burst of Energy Damage.
  • At 25.0+ Nova Charges: Nova’s Second Medium Attack deals an additional 22.0% of damage done as burst Energy Damage. Activating this ability consumes 25.0 Nova Charges.
  • At 50.0+ Nova Charges: Auto-Blocks can be triggered while Stunned. Activating this ability Purifies Stun Debuffs.
  • When reaching 75.0 Nova Charges: Gain a Fury Buff increasing Attack Rating by 32.0 for 10 seconds and refresh Nova's active Fury Buffs while below maximum stacks. Max 4 stacks.
  • When reaching 100.0 Nova Charges: Gain an Unblockable Buff for 3 seconds. This ability consumes 100.0 Nova Charges when this Buff expires, is Nullified, or prevented and prevents Nova Charges from being generated for 6 seconds.
  • Against Tech Champions, consuming Nova Charges inflicts an Armor Break Debuff reducing Armor by -20.0 for 24 seconds. This can only stack once.
SPECIAL ATTACK 1▾
  • This attack pauses all Fury Buffs for 3.5 seconds.
  • Consume 25.0 Nova Charges to gain an Energize Buff increasing Combat Power Rate by 30.0% for 7 seconds.
  • If activated at 75+ Nova Charges, gain a True Strike Buff allowing Nova to ignore Armor, Resistances, Auto-Block and Evade effects for 7 seconds.
SPECIAL ATTACK 2▾
  • Gain a Nova Surge Buff granting +10000.0% additional Nova Charge generation for 9 seconds.
  • Consume up to 50.0 Nova Charges to deal up to 55.0% of damage done as burst Energy Damage with each hit of this attack. Potency of Energy Damage is increased by 100% while Nova has his personal Unblockable Buff Active.
SPECIAL ATTACK 3▾
  • Consumes all Nova Charges and deals 0.5% of damage done as an additional burst of Energy for every Nova Charge consumed.
  • Re-activate Nova’s permanent Fury Buff if it is on cooldown.

Team synergies(5)

New Warrior Blood

UNIQUE
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Night Thrasher
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Darkhawk
  • Nova: Heavy Attacks have a 50% chance to refresh Nova Surge Buffs.
  • Night Thrasher: The Shock Baton Gadget Debuff passively reduces Defensive Power Rate by 30%.
  • Darkhawk: Starts the Fight with a Permanent Armor Up Buff increasing Armor Rating by 45%.

Total Annihilation

UNIQUE
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Annihilus
  • Nova: Nova gains +40% Perfect Block chance when triggering Auto-Block.
  • Annihilus: +65% Physical Resistance while Unstoppable.

Maximum Output

UNIQUE
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Bishop
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Havok
  • Nova: Gain 1 Nova Charge each time Nova receives Energy Damage.
  • Bishop: Receiving Energy Damage generates 1 additional stack of Prowess.
  • Havok: 10% chance to place a new Plasma Build Up Debuff on the Opponent when it is Removed or Purified.

Phalanx Feud

UNIQUE
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Gamora
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Drax
  • Nova: Increase the potency of Fury Buffs by 15%.
  • Gamora, Drax: When performing a Dash Attack, 30% chance to gain an Aptitude Buff increasing the Potency of Fury by 15% for 12 seconds.

Full Speed Ahead

UNIQUE
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Rhino
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Iron Fist
  • Nova: Starting a Dash Attack immediately after Dashing Back generates 5 additional Nova Charges.
  • Rhino: 30% Chance to refresh Fury Buffs when striking with Medium Attacks.
  • Iron Fist: Medium Attacks gain +5% chance for each Armor Break Debuff on the Opponent to inflict a Stun Debuff for 1.5 seconds.

You enable for other champions(8)

Bringing this champion enables the following synergies for other champions in your team. The host's effect text is shown so you can see what benefit the pairing unlocks.

Nova Corps Veterans

UNIQUE
Benefit for Air-Walker
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Nova
  • Air-Walker: Whenever a Dark Tide is placed on the Opponent, 30% chance to place an additional one.
  • Nova: Reaching 75 Nova Charges refreshes Nova's Fury Buffs, even while at maximum stacks.

Heroes across the Cosmos

UNIQUE
Benefit for Galan
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Heimdall
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Nova
  • Heimdall: If this Champion is a Herald, Heimdal can gain 3 Extra Cross-Fights per fight.
  • Nova: If this Champion is a Herald, Special Attacks pause Nova's Personal Fury and Unblockable Effects for 8 seconds and Heavy Attacks inflict a non-stacking Energy Vulnerability Debuff, lowering Energy Resistance by 20% for 12 seconds.

Flarking Annihilators

UNIQUE
Benefit for Gladiator
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Ronan
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Silver Surfer
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Nova
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Beta Ray Bill
  • Synergy Champions: When gaining a Bar of Power, gain a non-stacking 5% Fury Buff for 10 seconds. Each other living Synergy Champion increases this potency by +5% flat.

Better Luck Next Time

UNIQUE
Benefit for Phyla-Vell
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Nova
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Star-Lord
  • Phyla-Vell: Gain 2 additional Oblivion Energy when gaining a Buff from Quest Nodes.
  • Nova: Performing an Intercept grants an additional 16 Nova Charges.
  • Star-Lord: Special Attack 1 pauses Elemental Gun effects for 6 seconds.

Sources

BHR curves
mcoc.gg per-rank curves (R4 + R5 11-anchor, refreshed 2026-06-03)
Ascendable flag
mcoc.gg per-state-columns + kabam-forum-base-pool
Last verified
2026-06-03
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