Mobile Legends: Novaria's Astral Spheres Tweaked in Beta Patch 1.7.74

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has a new update now available for testing on the advanced server. Beta Patch 1.7.74 tweaked some of Novaria’s skills. Is she now better to use than before?

Is Novaria Deadlier Now?

Novaria is a mage in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang that can unleash a series of attacks from a safe distance. Despite that advantage, the developers feel that her kit needs a bit of tweaking and that is the main focus of Beta Patch 1.7.74.

Her passive has gained a new effect where her Astral Spheres continuously slow nearby enemies by 30%. When they explode, they deal magic damage equal to 240-500 plus 48% total magic power plus 4%-6% of the target's max HP (scales with skill level).

Aside from that, her Astral Spheres' explosion damage growth has increased from 200% to 250% based on travel distance. In other words, her Astral Spheres become more damaging as they travel farther from Novaria. It’s also worth noting that this skill can now hit multiple targets.

Astral Echo, Novaria’s ultimate ability, has a new effect as well. When used, Novaria’s second skill has no mana cost, allowing her to cast the skill freely for the entire duration of her ultimate. However, the mana cost of the ultimate itself has increased from 150-300 to 350-750 (based on level).

Judging from these changes, it seems that the developers want to emphasize her role as a long-range mage, especially with the tweaks for her second skill and ultimate.

Patch Notes

• Ultimate
  • The cooldown is now based on the stolen Ultimate (but cannot go below 10s).

• Passive
  • Hybrid Defense reduction on controlled enemies: 5 + 1 Hero Level > 5 + 0.5 Hero Level
  • Hybrid Defense increase on healed allies: 5 + 1 Hero Level > 5 + 0.5 Hero Level
• Skill 1
  • CD: 8-5.5s > 12-9.5s
• Skill 2
  • CD: 12-9.5s > 10-7.5s
• Ultimate
  • CD: 50-40s > 60-50s
  • Cooldown starts after the Enraged state ends.

• Passive
  • Enhanced Basic Attacks no longer slow enemies.
• Skill 1
  • CD: 6-4s > 8-6s
  • Cooldown reduction for every 100 Physical Attack: 5% > 8%

• Skill 1
  • Hybrid Defense Increase: 50-100 > 25-50
• Skill 2
  • Base Damage: 330-480 > 350-500
  • Split Damage: 200-300 > 175-250

• Skill 2
  • HP Restored: 7%-12% >5%-10%

• Skill 2
  • Cooldown: 10-8s > 12-9s

• [Unique Passive: Burning Soul] (↓)
• Damage Increase to Minions and Creeps: 210%-350% > 140%-350%

• Optimized Diggie's Ultimate to also grant shields to allies that move into range during his Ultimate. (Now consistent with the removal of CC.)
• Optimized the indicator for the 3rd attack of Freya's Skill 2 to be more distinct from the first two.
• Roaming Enchantment can now be canceled for free in the first 30s of the game. It can be used when another teammate has bought Roaming Footwear.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Beta Patch 1.7.74 is available on Android and iOS.