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	0	0	7	6 to 8
2	3	9	8	7 to 10
3	6	14	10	9 to 13
4	10	21	11	11 to 17
5	14	28	13	14 to 21
6	18	35	15	17 to 26
7	22	41	17	21 to 31
8	26	48	20	25 to 37
9	31	57	22	29 to 44
10	36	65	25	34 to 51
11	41	74	28	40 to 60
12	46	82	32	46 to 69
13	52	92	36	53 to 79
14	58	103	40	61 to 91
15	64	113	44	69 to 104
16	66	116	49	79 to 119
17	72	126	55	90 to 135
18	78	137	61	102 to 153
19	84	147	67	116 to 173
20	90	157	74	131 to 196

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: Seal 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.	EmbitterEmbitterSupport, Cold Category: Embitter 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 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.		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.

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 Tier: 5 Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-59) Mana Cast Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 12.00%Fire a slow-moving Piercing Projectile that is effective at Chilling enemies and explodes on colliding with terrain.Deals (5-144) to (8-216) Cold Damage (100-195)% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted Pierces all Targets Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Projectile Damage after Piercing an EnemySkills 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).
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.