A long-range artillery mage who moves through terrain, reveals enemy positions, and punishes slow targets with charged astral shots.
Mage
Mid Lane
RoamMid LaneTier BDifficulty
Hard
3/ 5
Easy
Very easy to pick up, with a straightforward and forgiving kit.
Medium
Easy to learn, but needs some practice with timing or positioning.
Hard
Needs consistent mechanics, decision-making, and matchup knowledge.
Very Hard
Mechanically demanding and takes considerable practice to play well.
Extreme
Exceptionally difficult to control and requires extensive dedicated practice.
Official Skills tab
Astral Sphere continuously slows nearby enemies by 20% and reveals their position.
Gameplay guide
Novaria is a long-range vision and artillery mage who moves through terrain while drawing an Astral Sphere, then fires Star Shatter for distance-scaled damage. Her ultimate reveals a broad line and enlarges affected heroes' hitboxes, helping both her own shot and allied skillshots connect.
Clear with Astral Meteor and poke from a wall with Astral Recall, but ration mana before regeneration is established. Draw the sphere while moving away and through terrain, then aim along the opponent's likely movement or last-hit path rather than relying on automatic targeting.
Follow the teammate creating map pressure and support from behind. Charge from outside vision, use Astral Echo to check objective approaches or expose a back line, and never fire Star Shatter from terrain without first deciding where Novaria will stand afterward.
Use repeated vision to prevent ambushes and force carries to retreat before Lord or a base siege. Prioritize a hittable marksman, mage, or jungler over repeatedly striking the tank, maintain side-wave pressure from range, and do not chase a low target into assassin reach.
Choose where Novaria will stand after leaving the wall before releasing Star Shatter; the shot can expose her exit point.
Before entering terrain with Astral Recall, decide where Novaria will emerge after the shot so the charge does not reveal a vulnerable exit.
Use Astral Echo before an objective or chase to reveal and enlarge targets for the whole team, not only when Novaria has a shot ready.
Return behind coverAstral Meteor's stacking slow and delayed Max-HP explosion pressures the target to leave predictably, increasing the chance that the distance-scaled shot connects.
Build draw distance through terrain
Charging before the reveal gives opponents less warning; Astral Echo supplies vision and a 2.5-times hitbox for the already prepared projectile.
