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Ice Nova

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Ice NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
Tier: 1
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (8-1009) Mana
Critical Strike Chance: 12.00%
A nova of ice expands from you, 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, and cause more Freeze buildup.Base
Deals (4-113) to (6-170) Cold Damage
100% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted
Knock Enemies Back on Hit
Nova radius is 3.2 metres

Cast on Frostbolt
50% more Freeze Buildup

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0-20)% more Damage with Hits against Enemies that are Chilled
Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Skills 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

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Cold Damage
11184 to 6
23996 to 9
3616108 to 12
410251110 to 15
514341313 to 19
618431516 to 24
722521719 to 29
826611923 to 34
931722127 to 40
1036832431 to 47
1141952736 to 54
12461063142 to 62
13521193548 to 71
14581334054 to 81
15641464562 to 93
16661515170 to 105
17721645879 to 119
18781786689 to 134
198419175101 to 151
209020584113 to 170
2196127 to 191
22108143 to 214
23123160 to 240
24139180 to 269
25157201 to 302
26178225 to 338
27202252 to 378
28228282 to 423
29258316 to 473
30292353 to 530
31331395 to 593
32375442 to 664
33424495 to 743
34480555 to 832
35543621 to 932
36615696 to 1045
37696781 to 1171
38788876 to 1314
39891983 to 1475
4010091104 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 Barrier Glaciation Unleash
II Blind Cold Penetration Spell Echo
III Astral Projection Biting Frost Cold Exposure

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:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.