Nova Burst is a team-wide burst system in Star Savior that temporarily empowers all of your Savers' active skills. Activating it at the right moment can turn the tide of battle.
What is Nova Force?
Nova Force is a shared team resource needed to activate Nova Burst. It is earned when any Savior uses a skill (except basic attacks):
- Using Special or Hyper skill: +1 Nova Force
- Basic Attack: no Nova Force gained
- Maximum Nova Force: 12
Activating Nova Burst
To activate Nova Burst, you need 4 Nova Force:
- Cost: 4 Nova Force
- Cannot be cancelled once activated
- State clears after the next skill is used
What Does Nova Burst Do?
When activated, two effects apply:
- Team-wide DMG +15%: All Savers' active skills deal 15% more damage. This does NOT apply to follow-up/extra skills.
- Per-skill Nova Burst effects: Each active skill gains an additional effect (see below)
Nova Burst Effects Per Skill
Every character's three active skills (Attack, Special, Hyper) each have a Nova Burst effect. These come in two types:
| Common Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| Toughness Damage | Temporarily deals +1 BP Toughness DMG to the target on attack. Most characters get this on their non-highlight skills. |
| Toughness Recovery | Recovers 1 Toughness to self after using the skill. Typically found on Defender/Supporter non-highlight skills. |
Unique Nova Burst Effects
One skill per character (marked with a Unique tag on their character page) has a special Nova Burst effect beyond the common ones. These effects are diverse and powerful:
- Extra buffs: Shield, ATK Up, DEF Up, Speed Up, Barrier
- Extra debuffs on enemies: Hit Rate Down, Recovery Down, Effect RES Down, ATK Down, Burn chance up
- Extra toughness effects: additional Toughness DMG, Toughness Recovery
- Utility: Heal lowest HP ally, clear 1 debuff from all allies, Action Gauge manipulation, Stealth
For example, some characters gain a shield on their unique Nova Burst skill, while others increase debuff application chance to 100%. Check each character's skill page to see their specific Nova Burst effects.
Toughness Impact
The Nova Burst toughness effect is separate from attribute advantage toughness damage. This means:
- Without Nova Burst: attribute advantage grants +1 Toughness DMG, disadvantage grants 0
- With Nova Burst (toughness damage type): always deals +1 Toughness DMG regardless of attribute, stacking with attribute advantage for +2 total
- With Nova Burst (toughness recovery type): restores 1 of your own Toughness -- useful for tanks and supports
Tips
- Nova Force generates from all team members -- using multiple Savers' skills before bursting maximizes your force
- The +15% team DMG boost applies to all three active skills, not just the unique one
- Plan your Nova Burst activation around the unique skill -- save the highlight skill for after you activate Nova Burst
- Some characters' unique Nova Burst effects increase debuff chance to 100% -- combine these with important debuff skills