Ice Nova

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 ChilledPlace 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.

Gem level progression

Level		Mana Cost	Cold Damage
1	0	8	5 to 7
2	3	9	6 to 9
3	6	10	9 to 13
4	10	11	11 to 17
5	14	13	14 to 21
6	18	15	17 to 26
7	22	17	21 to 31
8	26	19	25 to 37
9	31	21	29 to 44
10	36	24	34 to 51
11	41	27	40 to 60
12	46	31	46 to 69
13	52	35	53 to 79
14	58	40	60 to 90
15	64	45	69 to 103
16	66	51	78 to 117
17	72	58	88 to 132
18	78	66	100 to 150
19	84	75	113 to 169
20	90	84	127 to 191

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 Category: Energy BarrierSupport 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.		UnleashUnleashSupport, Spell Category: Unleash 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II		Cold PenetrationCold PenetrationSupport, Cold Category: Cold Penetration 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Spell EchoSpell EchoSupport, Spell, AoE Category: Spell Echo 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 40% increased 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	Astral ProjectionAstral ProjectionSupport Category: Astral Projection 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Biting FrostBiting FrostSupport, Cold, Payoff Category: Biting Frost 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 40% more Damage Supported Skills deal 20% more damage to Frozen Unique enemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Cold ExposureCold ExposureSupport, Cold, Duration Category: Cold Exposure Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
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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
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.