Ice Nova

Ice NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
Tier: 1
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (8-1009) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 12.00%Conjure a wave of ice in all directions, Knocking Back enemies based on how close they are to you. Casting Ice Nova targeting near a Frostbolt Projectile will cause it to originate from the Frostbolt instead of you.Deals (5-127) to (7-191) Cold Damage
100% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted
(100-157)% more Freeze Buildup
Knock Enemies Back
Nova radius is 3.2 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% more Damage with Hits against Enemies that are ChilledSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemIceNova

Ice Nova is a cold spell that deals damage and knocks enemies back in a wave centered either on the player or a Frostbolt projectile.

Skill functions and interactions

Casting Ice Nova targeting near a Frostbolt Projectile will cause it to originate from the Frostbolt instead of you.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage
1	1	1	8	4 to 6
2	3	9	9	6 to 9
3	6	16	10	8 to 12
4	10	25	11	10 to 15
5	14	34	13	13 to 19
6	18	43	15	16 to 24
7	22	52	17	19 to 29
8	26	61	19	23 to 34
9	31	72	21	27 to 40
10	36	83	24	31 to 47
11	41	95	27	36 to 54
12	46	106	31	42 to 62
13	52	119	35	48 to 71
14	58	133	40	54 to 81
15	64	146	45	62 to 93
16	66	151	51	70 to 105
17	72	164	58	79 to 119
18	78	178	66	89 to 134
19	84	191	75	101 to 151
20	90	205	84	113 to 170
21	—	—	96	127 to 191
22	—	—	108	143 to 214
23	—	—	123	160 to 240
24	—	—	139	180 to 269
25	—	—	157	201 to 302
26	—	—	178	225 to 338
27	—	—	202	252 to 378
28	—	—	228	282 to 423
29	—	—	258	316 to 473
30	—	—	292	353 to 530
31	—	—	331	395 to 593
32	—	—	375	442 to 664
33	—	—	424	495 to 743
34	—	—	480	555 to 832
35	—	—	543	621 to 932
36	—	—	615	696 to 1045
37	—	—	696	781 to 1171
38	—	—	788	876 to 1314
39	—	—	891	983 to 1475
40	—	—	1009	1104 to 1657

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Energy BarrierEnergy BarrierSupport Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that you can use, causing Energy Shield recharge to begin immediately if you are Stunned while using it.Energy Shield Recharge begins immediately and is not interrupted by Damage for 2 seconds when Stunned while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	GlaciationGlaciationSupport, Cold Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Supported Skills cause 50% more Freeze BuildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	UnleashUnleashSupport, Spell Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells you cast yourself, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support Channelling Skills or Skills with a Cooldown.Supported Spells gain a Seal every 200% of cast time, to a maximum of 2 Seals Supported Spells are Unsealed when cast, and their effects Reoccur for each Seal lost Supported Skills deal 50% less Damage when ReoccurringPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Cold PenetrationCold PenetrationSupport, Cold Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Cold ResistancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	EmbitterEmbitterSupport, Cold Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which can Damage Enemies with Hits, causing all sources of Damage Gained to instead be treated as Damage Gained as extra Cold for Supported Skills.If Supported Skills would gain extra Damage of any Type other than Cold, they gain extra Cold Damage insteadPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Spell EchoSpell EchoSupport, Spell, AoE Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that affect an area around you or a target location. Supported Spells echo, causing their effects to happen again after a short delay. Cannot support Channelling skills Remote skills or skills which are Triggered.Supported Spells Echo once Supported Skills have 30% less Cast Speed Echoes from Supported Spells have 30% more Area of EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Astral ProjectionAstral ProjectionSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Nova Skills, causing those Skills to take place at the targeted location when used instead of around you.Supported Skills Cast at the targeted location instead of around you Supported Skills have 25% less Area of EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Biting FrostBiting FrostSupport, Cold, Payoff Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to deal more damage to Frozen enemies but consume their Freeze. Cannot support skills that Consume Freeze.Supported Skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported Skills Consume Freeze on enemies to deal 50% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Cold ExposureCold ExposureSupport, Cold, Duration, Critical Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Cold Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict Cold Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Ice Nova has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Ice Nova has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0e	The Freeze Buildup from Ice Nova and Ice Nova when cast near a FrostboltFrostboltSpell, AoE, Projectile, Cold, Duration Tier: 3 Level: 1 Cast Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 12.00%Fire a slow-moving Piercing Projectile that leaves a wake of Chilled Ground, deals Cold damage and explodes on colliding with terrain.Deals 65 to 97 Cold Damage Projectiles Pierce all targets 100% increased Magnitude of Chill inflicted Chilled Ground radius is 2.4 metres Chilled Ground duration is 4 secondsSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. are now matching. Ice Nova now has 100-157% more Freeze Buildup at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 50% only when cast on Frostbolt).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.