Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) has taken the gaming world by storm with its strategic gameplay and diverse roster of heroes. One hero that has recently caught the attention of players worldwide is Nolan, a cosmic warrior with a unique skill set and potential to dominate the battlefield.
This guide will provide an in-depth look at Nolan’s abilities, recommended builds, emblems, and Battle Spells, helping you optimize your gameplay and become a formidable force in the arena.
Nolan Cosmic Abilities
Nolan’s abilities revolve around his cosmic gauge and the creation of dimensional rifts. Each skill leaves a Rift that slows enemies and, when two rifts come into contact, they activate, pulling enemies to their center and dealing Physical Damage after a short delay. This unique mechanic not only disrupts enemy movements but also adds an extra layer of strategy to your gameplay.
- Passive: Dimensional Rift: Nolan’s skills leave a Rift that slows enemies. When a rift comes into contact with another rift, they activate and pull enemies to their center, dealing Physical Damage after a short delay. Each time a rift activation hits an enemy hero or Creep, Nolan gains Energy. If an enemy is hit by multiple rift activations, the damage after the first hit is reduced.
- Cosmic Leap: If Nolan does not deal or take damage, he enhances his next Basic Attack to dash to the target, dealing Physical Damage and leaving a rift. Damage to and from Minions or Creeps will not prevent Nolan from getting this effect.
- Skill 1: Expansion: Nolan cuts a rectangular area in front of him with his cosmic gauge, dealing Physical Damage and leaving a rift at the first enemy hit.
- Skill 2: Gauge: Nolan charges in the target direction and slashes with his cosmic gauge, dealing Physical Damage to enemies in his path and leaving a Rift.
- Ultimate: Fracture: Nolan removes all debuffs on himself and slashes the target location to deal Physical Damage with each slash while leaving Rifts. The rifts will activate automatically while Nolan dashes backwards.
Optimizing Nolan Build
The effectiveness of Nolan’s build can vary depending on the game situation and your playstyle. Here’s a recommended build:
- Tough Boots: It reduces the duration of Crowd Control (CC) effects on Nolan. CC effects are abilities or attacks that limit your character’s abilities, such as stuns, slows, silences, etc. By reducing the duration of these effects, Nolan can recover quicker and continue fighting.
- Ice Retribution: Use it only if you’re playing Nolan in the Jungle role. The Jungle role involves defeating neutral monsters in the jungle area to gain experience and gold. Ice Retribution helps Nolan clear these jungle monsters more efficiently.
- Blade of Heptaseas: It increases Nolan’s Basic Attack damage when he is not in combat. This means if Nolan hasn’t taken or dealt damage in the last few seconds, his next Basic Attack will deal more damage. This is useful for initiating fights with a powerful attack.
- Hunter Strike: It increases Nolan’s damage when hitting the same target multiple times. This means the more Nolan attacks a single target, the more damage he will deal. This is particularly useful against tanky enemies who have a lot of health.
- Blade of Despair: It increases Nolan’s damage against enemies who are below 50% HP. This means Nolan can deal more damage to enemies who are already weakened, helping him secure kills.
- Malefic Roar: It provides Nolan with Physical Penetration, which allows his attacks to ignore a portion of the enemy’s Physical Defense. This is useful against enemies who have built items to increase their Physical Defense.
- Immortality: It revives Nolan upon death, giving him a second chance in fights. After revival, Nolan is also granted a shield that can absorb some damage.
Choosing the Right Emblem
The emblem set you choose can greatly enhance Nolan’s abilities. Here’s a recommended emblem set:
- Tier 1: Rupture: Additional Physical Penetration.
- Tier 2: Seasoned Hunter: Only use if playing Nolan Jungle.
- Tier 3: Lethal Ignition: Deal extra damage when hitting an enemy multiple time.
Selecting the Best Battle Spells
The Battle Spells you choose can greatly enhance Nolan’s abilities. Here’s a recommended set:
- Retribution: A must-have for Jungle Nolan.
- Flicker: General Battle Spell for most heroes.
- Purify: Good counter for heavy CC enemies.
Source: via | Mobile Legends Nolan Guide
