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 NovaBarrageable, Spell, AoE, Cold, Nova Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-84) 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 Nova radius is 3.2 metres Knocks Back Enemies Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Damage with Hits against Enemies that are ChilledSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Frozen LocusFrozen LocusAttack, AoE, Melee, Cold, Duration, Nova Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-87) Mana Attack Speed: 70% of baseLeap backward and crack the ground with your staff to call forth an Ice Crystal, which creates Chilled Ground around it and can be damaged by you and enemies. If the Crystal is destroyed it causes an icy explosion that deals Attack damage but does not use your weapon's damage. This skill can be used while using other skills.Maximum 1 Ice Crystal Ice Crystal duration is 6 seconds Ice Crystal has (43-1364) maximum Life Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Magnitude of Chill inflictedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Bone CageBone CageSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-80) Mana Cast Time: 1.00 sec Critical Strike Chance: 15.00%Raise a ring of bone spikes around you. The spikes are destroyed when enemies touch them, damaging and Pinning those enemies. Raising a new ring of spikes destroys the previous one.Deals (10-347) to (15-521) 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 Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Pins Enemies as though dealing +(2.5-50)% more DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	3
Tempest BellTempest BellAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Duration, Nova, Conditional Tier: 3 Level: 1Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.Requires 4 Combo to use Lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 8 seconds Limit 1 Bell Bell duration is 6 seconds Bell is destroyed after 10 Hits Impact Attack Damage: (120–490)% Impact radius is 1.8 metres Shockwave Attack Damage: (50–132)% 50% less Attack Speed Shockwave radius is 2.4 metres Shockwave can be triggered once every 0.25 seconds Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Bell is destroyed after (0-2) HitsPlace 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, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (15-103) ManaRequires: Any Martial WeaponRaise 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. The Totem cannot create Jagged Ground.Totem Totem duration is 12 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Slam Attack Speed: 50% of base Attack Damage: (25-66)% Shockwave radius is 3 metres Jagged Ground Eruption Attack Damage: (108-237)% Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.2-4) seconds to Totem durationSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	3
Voltaic MarkVoltaic MarkBarrageable, Attack, AoE, Mark, Lightning, Duration, Nova Tier: 7 Level: 1 Reservation: 1 SpiritMarks a target, making them more susceptible to being Shocked. When the Marked target dies, a Lightning 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 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 MarkBarrageable, Attack, 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
Fortifying CryFortifying CryWarcry, Attack, AoE, Melee, Trigger, Physical, Duration, Nova Tier: 9 Level: 1 Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Use Time: 0.80 secPerform a Warcry that grants Guard and causes subsequent Shield Attacks to release an Empowered shockwave when dealing damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expanding an Endurance Charge.Warcry Warcry radius is 4 meters Guard duration is 4 seconds Can create one shockwave per 5 enemy Power in range, counting up to 50 Power Grants 34 Guard for every 5 enemy power in range, counting up to 25 Power Shield Wave (3–85) to (5–128) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield This Attack is Triggered by Fortifying Cry and counts as Empowered by it Shockwave radius is 2 metres Modifiers to Damage with Warcries affect this SkillSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	9
Elemental SunderingElemental SunderingAttack, AoE, Melee, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Nova, Payoff Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-53) Mana Attack Speed: 55% of basePlunge your Spear into the ground to emit a pulse that Consumes Freeze, Shock and Ignite on a number of nearby enemies, Allies and Corpses. The pulse itself deals no damage, but each Ailment Consumed causes an explosion of the corresponding elemental damage type.Pulse radius is 5 metres Consumes up to 9 Ailments Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to Pulse radiusSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	11
Shattering PalmShattering PalmAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Cold, Nova Tier: 11 Level: 1Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an Unarmed Attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack damage. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	11
Seismic CrySeismic CryWarcry, AoE, Physical, Nova Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (19-85) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0.80 secPerform a damaging Warcry, Knocking Back nearby enemies and Heavy Stunning enemies that are Primed for Stun. If an enemy is Heavy Stunned or a currently Heavy Stunned enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers subsequent Slams to perform an additional Aftershock. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.Deals (7-223) to (10-335) Physical Damage Knocks Back Enemies Warcry radius is 4 metres Empowers one Slam per 10 enemy Power in range, counting up to 50 Power Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Empowered Attack Aftershocks deal (0.5-10)% more damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	11
FlameblastFlameblastSpell, AoE, Fire, Channelling, Nova, Staged Tier: 13 Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-57) Mana per second Cooldown Time: 15.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.25 sec Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%Channel to build destructive energy around you. Releasing the energy causes a devastating explosion that is larger and more intense the longer you Channelled for.Deals (7-244) to (11-367) Fire Damage 75% more damage per Stage Modifers to cast speed also affect this skill's cost 10 maximum Stages Explosion radius is 0.6 metres per Stage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Cast SpeedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	13
Ancestral CryAncestral CryWarcry, Attack, Buff, AoE, Melee, Slam, Projectile, Trigger, Fire, Duration, Nova, Conditional Tier: 13 Level: (1-20) Cost: (10-44) Mana Use Time: 0.80 secRequires: Any Melee Martial Weapon or UnarmedPerform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embodiment of Kaom. While embodying Kaom, your footsteps Trigger Volcanic Steps, Melee Strikes and Slams are Ancestrally Boosted, and your Melee Strikes Trigger Volcanic Eruption.Warcry Requires 100 Glory to use Generates 100% of Monster Power as Glory for this Skill on Igniting an enemy Warcry radius is 4 metres Knocks back and interrupts enemies in a smaller area Warcry duration is 8 seconds Consumes all Endurance Charges to increase Warcry duration by 50% per charge Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire damage with Boosted Attacks Volcanic Steps Slam radius is 1.2 metres Converts 100% of Physical damage to Fire damage Volcanic Eruption Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage Impact Radius is 0.8 metres Fires 3 Molten Projectiles Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(1-20)% increased Warcry duration per Endurance Charge consumedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	13

Spirit gems

Gem	Tier
Plague BearerPlague BearerBuff, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Chaos, Nova Tier: 4 Level: 1 Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, stores all Poison Damage you deal. Using the Plague Nova skill unleashes the stored Poison.Stores 4% of Expected Poison damage Stores up to (43–15257) Poison DamagePlace 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.