UMVC3/Nova/Combos

Motion Input Chart

7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

Notation	Meaning
	(Leave a space) cancel from the previous normal to the following.
,	Link from the previous move to the following.
>	Cancel the previous move into the following special / super move.
~	Cancel special into set followup or plink previous attack into the following.
dl. / delay	Delay the following move.
whiff	Must whiff the following move.
land	Must land on the ground before the next move.
rejump	Must land then jump again before the next move.
j. / sj.	Move is done in a jump / superjump.
jc / sjc	Cancel previous move into a jump / superjump.
ia./tk.	Instant Air or Tiger Knee Special or Super Move.
XX	Any two attack buttons excluding S.
NXX	Dash / Airdash in N direction.
X+S	Any other attack button and S pressed at the same time.
AA	Anti-Air
[X]	Hold input
-X-	Release input
(N)	Connect with only the Nth hit of this attack.
(Move)	Move is optional.
[sequence] x N	Repeat sequence N times.

Beginner Combos

Basic, simple combos with few requirements or restrictions.

• Work on all or nearly all characters.
• Require little to no resources (Meter, Assists, Character Specific Stocks).
• Need minimal adjustments for positioning or starter.

Core Combos

Core combos that balances reward with execution and reliability.

• Works against a selected set of characters.
• Can require adjustments for positioning and resources.
• Are expected to be consistently performable by a skilled player who main the character.

Normal Starter

UniversalWorks with almost any starter

Easy

2M 5H 5S sjc j.MM j.H > 214S, j.L j.M j.H j.5S Ender

Universal, works anywhere on screen, and off of almost any starter. While it's not the highest damage combo it will corner carry from more than midscreen and builds a solid amount of meter.

On smaller characters and when hitting airborne opponents the sequence before and after the flight (214S) cancel may need to be shortened to have the correct height for j.S to connect. Typically doing j.M j.H > 214S, j.L j.H j.5S will work.

The ender you choose to do is dependent on your team / the situation and how you started the combo. Refer to the ender section in combo theory.

Throw Combos

Nova has among the best ability to covert his throws in the entire cast being able to combo all versions of his throws (ground/air, front/back) anywhere on screen. While his low minimum damage scaling means he can struggle to kill off throws solo, assists and TAC infinites can more than make up for that shortcoming.

Midscreen Ground Throw Conversion

Easy

6/4H, 623L, 5M 5H 5S sjc. j.M j.H > 214S, j.L j.H j.5S Ender

Corner Ground Throw Conversion

Easy

6/4H, 6H, 5M 5H 5S sjc. j.M j.H > 214S, j.L j.H j.5S Ender

Midscreen Air Throw Conversion

Easy

6/4H, 2XX, 623L, 5M 5H 5S sjc. j.M j.H > 214S, j.L j.H j.5S Ender

Corner Air Throw Conversion

Easy

6/4H, 2XX, 6H, 5M 5H 5S sjc. j.M j.H > 214S, j.L j.H j.5S Ender

Advanced Combos

Advanced Combos are specialized in usage, require awareness, execution, and have advantages over core combos.

• May only work on a few characters or in specific circumstances.
• Can have any amount of requirements such as meter, positioning, starter.
• Are not necessarily harder than core combos, but require more specific knowledge.

Combo Theory

Nova has an interesting combination of tools that make his combo game relatively strong. While he has low minimum damage scaling he makes up for it by having overall low execution, very easy confirms on most hits, high conversion ability off of stray hits and throws, and easy extensions with assists which includes the option to set up hard tag scaling resets.

Combo Enders

In general Nova combos end shortly after an OTG, as he cannot extend much beyond that by himself.

OTG Options

6H

If you haven't used groundbounce this move grants before in the combo (such as when it's used as a starter) you can OTG with 6H for what is generally your highest damage combo ender.

623L

Fast and long range you can more or less always OTG with this move. If done early in a combo and from a distance (so it hits meaty) can be picked up with a normal afterwards.

Common Solo Enders

6H (OTG), 5S sjc. j.H > 623XX

This is Nova's highest damage solo, super ender if you don't want to spend your red health. The primary downside to this ender is that it leaves the opponent high in the air if they live which can make it hard to follow up with a DHC.

623L (OTG) > 236XX

A slightly lower damage super ender, with the benefit of being much easier to DHC as the cancel window is much longer than 623XX and the opponent falls all the way to the ground before teching. This is also your main ender when the ground bounce of 6H has already been used.

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