Nova Trials
Nova is a new Legendary character in the MSF game, and his unlocking method will be similar to 4 Horseman. We had Scourges for them, but in this case, it was Trial.
This time we will have Pacts (what were previously Scourges when it came to Horsemen), which will make the runs difficult (or in some cases easier). In any case, they add points to the final score. So, by adding those Pacts to the Trial, it becomes more unpredictable, and if you succeed in finishing the Trial, you will collect more points. Just like it was in Scourges.
The method of playing will be the same. We will have 10 Difficulties for all kinds of players. Newcomers, returners, mid-range players, end-game players. All players who are level 50 and above can play Nova Trials. Whoever achieves a Run Score of 550K points will unlock 3 Yellow Star Nova. Whoever cannot do so will be able to recruit him with the Sore of 450K after the Event is over (because additional Character Shards will be obtained in relation to the ranking). Whoever is able to make the score of 1.35 million points will be able to collect enough Shards for 4 Yellow Stars before the Rank Rewards are distributed.
Players will have the goal of clearing all 10 nodes in order to collect as many points as possible and will be able (same as in Scourges) to cancel Run, restart at any time, and have an unlimited number of attempts.
Nodes 2, 6, and 10 for Difficulties 5 and above will require your choice of the following characters:
- Masters of Evil
- Quicksilver
- X-Factor
Pacts
On the Offensive
- Whenever a character clears Taunt, all characters on the opposite team gain Offense Up.
Man Vs. Machine
- All Bio characters gain additional Critical Hit Chance, and all Tech characters gain additional Dodge Chance.
Bio-Charged
- All Bio characters spawn with full Speed and Energy bars.
Bio-Armor
- When a character dies, all Allied Bio characters gain Safeguard.
Warp World
- When any character drops to 50% Health, their allies flip their positive status effects to negative. Characters on the Opposing side flip their negative status effects to positive.
Avenging X-Factor
- On Spawn, City Hero characters gain the X-Factor trait, and Mutant characters gain the Bionic Avengers trait.
Masters of Spider-Verse
- On Spawn, Global Bio characters gain the Masters of Evil trait, and Spider-Verse characters gain the Tangled Web trait.
Evasive Maneuvers
- When a character dies, their Bio Allied characters gain Evade.
Power Cosmic
- All Cosmic Crucible Abilities are active during this Run.
Supernova
- At the start of a Striker character’s turn, they gain Barrier equal to+5% of their max Health. Striker characters also gain +1 Ability Energy on enemy Death.
Snake Eyes
- On Spawn, player characters gain increased Critical Hit Damage, and all enemy characters gain increased Critical Hit Chance.
Power Dynamics
- Whenever a player character removes their own negative status effects, they gain Trauma, and Enemy characters gain Slow and Offense Down.
Those effects do not seem like Scourges that make things harder. Some of those effects actually help you, so it remains to be seen how that affects enemies and combat itself.
However, I must warn you to be careful… Just imagine activating Scourge that fills Ability energy and allows using ultimate immediately for Bio Global, and then starting the node with Red Hulk and Kang together – that would probably be the end of your current run.
As I said we can’t see opponents in nodes, therefore I can’t give you counsel before it starts.
Node 1
Difficulties 1 – 10: No Restrictions
Suggested team:
It is hard to suggest a team out of the whole roster when not knowing enemies in the node. Unfortunately, Map for Nova Trials exists on the official site but you can’t see it. Anyway, if your options are limitless try combining the strongest characters that will not be needed for other Nodes.
Node 2
Difficulties 1 – 3: No Restrictions
Difficulty 4: Villain
Difficulties 5-10: Masters Of Evil, X-Factor, Quicksilver
Suggested team:
Masters of Evil
Alternatives:
X-Factor, Quicksilver
Node 3
Difficulties 1 and 2: No Restrictions
Difficulty 3 and 4: City
Difficulties 5-10: City Hero
Suggested team:
Cloak, Squirrel Girl, Ghost-Spider, Dagger, Shang Chi
Alternatives:
Firestar, Gwenpool, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Man Noir, She-Hulk, rest of Web-Warriors, available A-Force …
Using New Warriors will probably be the best option (they want you to have new teams, so if we follow that logic 4 New Warriors+1 will be the best solution). The option we suggested, not knowing the enemies, is the proven option from DD5 – it has considerable synergy for both offensive and defensive purposes.
Node 4
Difficulties 1 and 2: No Restrictions
Difficulty 3 and 4: Bio
Difficulties 5-10: Global Bio
Suggested team:
Gamma+Captain America
Alternatives:
Rebirth+1
There are some MoE characters in this category but it is best to preserve their HP for their Nodes.
Node 5
Difficulties 1 and 2: No Restrictions
Difficulties 3 – 10: Cosmic
Suggested team:
Ikaris, Sersi, Dormammu, Deathpool, Kestrel
Alternatives:
Kang, Hela, Strange (Heartless), Silver Surfer, Infinity Watch, Hero Asgradians…
Considering Cosmic options this Node should not be a problem but that is what we thought for DD5 Cosmic Nodes and we were wrong. Kang is probably the most useful Cosmic character at the moment but, use him only if he will not lose HP or if you need to fill his Ability energy… or if you must.
Node 6
Difficulties 1 and 2: No Restrictions
Difficulties 3 and 4: Villain
Difficulties 5-10: Masters Of Evil, X-Factor, Quicksilver
Suggested team:
Masters of Evil
Alternatives:
X-Factor, Quicksilver
Node 7
Difficulty 1: No Restrictions
Difficulties 2 – 4: City
Difficulties 5 – 10: City Hero
Suggested team:
Cloak, Squirrel Girl, Ghost-Spider, Dagger, Shang Chi
Alternatives:
Firestar, Gwenpool, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Man Noir, She-Hulk, rest of Web-Warriors, available A-Force …
Depending on the outcome of the previous City Hero Node, you can use the same Heroes or you will need to do adjustments. Hopefully, our setup will grant you enough self-sustain to not have difficulties.
Node 8
Difficulty 1: No Restrictions
Difficulties 2 – 4: Bio
Difficulties 5 – 10: Global Bio
Suggested team:
Gamma+Captain America
Alternatives:
Rebirth+1
Gamma is powerful even without She-Hulk, so there should be no problem. Just make sure that Hulk is with Healer.
Node 9
Difficulty 1: No Restrictions
Difficulties 2 – 10: Cosmic
Suggested team:
Ikaris, Sersi, Dormammu, Deathpool, Kestrel
Alternatives:
Kang, Hela, Strange (Heartless), Silver Surfer, Infinity Watch, Hero Asgradians…
Same as for the previous Cosmic Node. The presence of Dormammu should be enough for preserving your HP but be careful about Scourges and your CDs. If safe use Kang to fill up his Ability energy in case he needs it.
Node 10
Difficulty 1: No Restrictions
Difficulties 2 – 4: Villain
Difficulties 5-10: Masters Of Evil, X-Factor, Quicksilver
Suggested team:
Masters of Evil
Alternatives:
X-Factor, Quicksilver
Conclusion
We will make acceptable runs for different kinds of accounts immediately, record them and put them into this Article with needed explanations. As soon as everything is ready, we will announce it on our Discord and probably on Reddit considering the Importance of the Event.
Honestly, we can’t really help you before experiencing the Trials but for now, this should shed some light on possible options.
See ya soon, really soon 🙂