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# Key Phrases

Here are K**ey Phrases** to help you navigate War of Nova's combat system.

<table><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th width="488.4444580078125"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><strong>Energy Damage</strong></td><td>Basic Elemental Damage, Ignores Defense</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Confusion</strong></td><td>Causes Enemy to Attack Randomly Even Own Strike Craft</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Radiation Damage</strong></td><td>Basic Elemental Damage, Ignores Defense</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Unit</strong></td><td>Strike Craft</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Stun</strong></td><td>Prevents Strike Craft &#x26; Ship from attacking, using abilities</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Allied Unit</strong></td><td>Every Strike Craft owned</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Enemy Unit</strong></td><td>Enemy Strike Craft</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Silence</strong></td><td>Prevents abilities, standard attacks still come through</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Proc chance</strong></td><td>Chance of effect taking place</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>First Strike</strong></td><td>Guarantees Ship/Strike Craft will act first round</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Counterattack</strong></td><td>Attacks back specific Strike Craft after taking an attack from Strike Craft</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Thermal Damage</strong></td><td>Basic Elemental Damage, Ignores Defense</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Troop Initiative</strong></td><td>Strike Craft Initiative</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Travel Speed</strong></td><td>Movement Speed</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Follow Up</strong></td><td>Ship and Strike Craft attacks a second time</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Against 2 Enemy Targets</strong></td><td>works even against 1 target or 3 targets, but a cap at 2</td></tr></tbody></table>