Nova

Nova Skills

Tooltip

Nova Skills take effect in a circular area around their user.

Nova is a gem tag for skills which affect a circular area around a centre point, defaulting to the character.

Gems

A list of gems with the Nova gem tag:

Skill gems

Gem	Tier
Ice NovaIce 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 ChilledPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Frozen LocusFrozen LocusAttack, AoE, Melee, Cold, Duration, Nova Tier: 1 Level: 1Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	1
Bone CageBone CageSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: 1Raises a ring of bone spikes around you. The spikes are destroyed when enemies touch them, damaging and Pinning those enemies.Deals 123 to 184 Physical Damage Hits are Pinning Pins Enemies as though dealing +50% more Damage Cage radius is 1.8 metres Explosion Radius is 1 metre Cage duration is 1.6 seconds.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	3
Tempest BellTempest BellAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: 1Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	3
Shockwave TotemShockwave TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Slam, Physical, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: (1-40) Cost: (15-1317) Mana Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Raises a Totem that Slams the ground around it, repeatedly damaging nearby enemies. Jagged Ground erupts when hit by this Slam, damaging enemies standing on it.Totem Totem duration is 12 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem base attack time is 3 seconds Totem uses its own weapon, dealing (6-141) to (9-212) base Physical damage Slam Attack Damage: (140-369)% Shockwave radius is 3 metres Jagged Ground Eruption Attack Damage: (30-79)% Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Totem base attack time is (-0.55–0) secondsSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	3
Voltaic MarkVoltaic MarkSpell, Attack, AoE, Mark, Lightning, Duration, Nova Tier: 7 Level: 1Marks a target, making them more susceptible to being Shocked. When the Marked target dies, a Lightning nova erupts from their corpse. This nova doe snot use your Weapon Damage, and instead uses its own base Attack Damage.Limit 1 Marked target Mark duration is 8 seconds Hits against Marked enemy have 50% more chance to Shock Shock has 30% increased effect on Marked enemyPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	7
Freezing MarkFreezing MarkAttack, AoE, Mark, Cold, Duration, Nova Tier: 7 Level: (1-7) Cost: (0-53) ManaMarks a target, making them more susceptible to being Frozen. When the Marked target dies, a Cold nova erupts from their corpse. This nova does not use your Weapon Damage, and instead uses its own base Attack Damage.Limit 1 Marked target Mark duration is 8 seconds Hits against Marked enemy cause 28% more Freeze buildupPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	7
Shattering PalmShattering PalmAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Cold, Nova Tier: 11 Level: 1Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	11
FlameblastFlameblastAoE, Fire, Channelling, Nova Tier: 13 Level: (1-40) Cost: (6-779) Mana Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%Requires Level 52Channels to build destructive energy around you or a targeted Solar Orb. Releasing the energy causes a devastating explosion that is larger and more intense the longer you Channelled forDeals (2–68) to (4–101) Fire Damage 30% more Cast Speed when targeting a Solar Orb 200% more Damage per Stage 10 Maximum Stages Explosion Radius is 0.4 Metres per Stage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0–10)% more Cast SpeedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	13

Spirit gems

Gem	Tier
Plague BearerPlague BearerBuff, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Chaos, Nova Tier: 4 Level: 1 Cost: 30 SpiritPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	4

Support gems

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Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.