If you followed every step correctly in the noob guide, then you shouldn't brick your console at all.
And if you have a full nand backup stored in a safe place on your PC, then yes you can unbrick your WiiU with a hardmod, to flash your nand backup back to your WiiU. But the nand backup MUST be from your WiiU, it cannot be from another WiiU.
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