Cassandra nova usability??

Got her from Nexus selector, Played her a bit and found several things

1. I think she needs specific game style
2. Her daunted is fall of soon
3. Her daunted needs higher cap
4. Good against skill
5. Deserves Immunity to reverse control and damage reduction maybe??
6. Ok healing
7. Too stressful to play, her ramp up (not worth the damage)

Main point is her stressful rotation isn't worth it.

I mean hard rotation + good damage = ok

Hard rotation + Bad damage = Nah

Hope kabam takes notes on playstyle and damage these are related heavily in this game. Because I don't think people will use a stressful and low damage character.

Comments

Beerus2Strong

2. It's easy to refresh her daunted effects. What needs a longer duration are her neuroshocks.

5. RC immunity should've been a part of her kit really.

7. I agree that her rotation is a bit on the downside but I'm getting used to it now. I hated it so much initially but I now enjoy using her.

Anotherconcernplayer

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2884733#Comment_2884733

Hi @Beerus2Strong ,

Could share her rotation?

I have no idea how to use her and would love to learn.

Jgdahustla1

For me at the start of the match i hold heavy to start applying daunteds right away and to activate her passive stun. After i parry and heavy again. Normal heavy before the stun from parry expires (which is fast). That usually brings me up to the 12 daunteds. After that usually just fight as normal use sp2. (I’ll spam sp1 if low on health). And as soon as her passive stun refreshes I continue to hold Heavy to keep the daunteds going

Trojans

Neuroshocks need longer duration, cap 20 max, daunted cap 30.
Immune to RC

Joker1976

I got her as 7* and duped,..i find her play style odd and unenjoyable , constantly focusing on using heavy is just meh.

Joker1976

think she will stay R1 is all i can say.

Beerus2Strong

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2884734#Comment_2884734

Parry stun into heavy to inflict passive daunted.
Then hold heavy and "channel" until it auto-releases to build even more daunted. If the opponent gets stunned by trying to hit you, you'll have to mind the cooldown.
Stack as many daunteds through channeling as you can whilst building to your sp2 and just melt them away or spam SP1s if you need to heal. Her sp1 does good damage too.
You can hold heavy after doing your specials in order to refresh the daunted placed on the defender.
I would recommend the Sinister relic if you plan on throwing a lot of SP1s.
Tip: don't channel when the opponent has a bar of power ready unless you've created enough distance and the opponent's specials can be evaded easily such as Karnak's sp1. Most other specials will clip you if you take that risk unless you have quick reflexes unlike myself.

Herbal_Taxman

i can see the design parallels between Cass and PX. But unlike Cass, once you ramp PX, the payoff is pretty awesome.

Overall I think she’s fine, not an r3 candidate for me right now. Maybe she’ll find a way to shine with future champ releases…

Darthbane3141

I took her to rank 3 because at the time she was the only new champion I had from the September titan rotation. I kinda regret it cuz she's not great. She can take Attuma pretty well, but he's not a good enough defender to justify it.

captain_rogers

@PT_99 can i call her scuffed jean grey?

PT_99

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2884788#Comment_2884788

You can't call her scuffed because she have rare unique ability to skip Nick Fury double life,

That alone pushes her from scuffed tier to "nice" tier.

captain_rogers

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2885039#Comment_2885039

is nick even a top 5 defender on skill class? lol.

Beerus2Strong

C'mon, guys! Is Cass on Jean level? No.

But she's not a bad champ. She's quite good actually. Perhaps take the time to learn how she works. I don't generally use mutants because most require a heavy attack rotation and that's not my cup of tea.

However, this Cassandra chick slaps. If your critique of her is tied to BG performance I can kinda understand it but I don't judge a champ based on their BGs effectiveness...so

WednesdayLength

I've found she becomes easier when you don't worry about holding heavy charge super long after a special. It refreshes whether you hit the opponent or not and unless they're under a bar of power after a special is super risky trying to hold heavy charge for them to dash in. I just throw a heavy immediately after a special while they're rooted and if it doesn't connect i try and throw a striker before it ends

Anotherconcernplayer

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2885045#Comment_2885045

That is good question.

Who are the top 5 Skill Def now:-

Yelana, Bulleye, ???, ???, ???

Any meta that restricted 1% would give Nick a boost on

psp742

Cassandra Nova (new) is the first champion i got from the Sept 2025 Titan Crystal pool changeover.. next came Dazzler (awaken - got Dazzler from platinum-track), and third Titan Crystal is Cassandra Nova (awaken).. compensation Titan Nexus [Cyclops Blue/ The Maker/ Bastion]..

Anyways, I rank3 Cassandra Nova instead of rank3 Dazzler.. Cassandra Nova require aggressive playstyle which can be affected by AI play.

EdisonLaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnvHmvQA4OQ

This is a pretty good guide by MSD

Joker1976

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2885047#Comment_2885047

fair point,..maybe i will test her out a bit more and give her a chance.

Joker1976

after testing her more,.i’m not sold that the “risk is worth the reward”.

The aggressive play style required and need for AI cooperation isn’t ideal.

There were a few times i got clipped while the AI was playing passive and my heavy had just expired.

If there was a short unstoppable after her heavy as a safety net and window to escape attack it would be different.

WednesdayLength

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2885129#Comment_2885129

She's not that risky to play, it sounds like you're just charging your heavy when you shouldn't be

NONYABIZZ

I wouldn't use her outside the skill class tbh

Her rotation is too strict to accomodate other defensive mechanics other than the ones she was designed go counter.

WednesdayLength

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2885269#Comment_2885269

Her rotation really isn't that strict though