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, Duration, Nova Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-74) 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. Consumes a Cold Infusion if possible to leave a patch of Chilled Ground.Deals (6-131) to (8-196) Cold Damage (100-157)% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted (100-157)% more Freeze Buildup Knocks Back Enemies 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.	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
Infernal CryInfernal CryWarcry, AoE, Trigger, Fire, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (19-85) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0.80 secPerform a Warcry, Empowering subsequent Melee Attacks if there are enemies nearby. Enemies in the warcry's area are destabilised and will Combust on death. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.Empowered Attacks Gain (30-49)% of damage as extra Fire damage Warcry radius is 4 metres Destabilises Enemies for 8 seconds Empowers one Attack per 10 enemy Power in range, counting up to 50 Power Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Empowered Attacks Gain (0.5-10)% of damage as extra Fire damageSkills can be managed in the Skills 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. This Skill can be used while Shapeshifted.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 Slam Attack Speed: 50% of base Attack Damage: (25-66)% of base Shockwave radius is 3 metres Jagged Ground Eruption Attack Damage: (90-237)% of base Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.2-4) seconds to Totem durationSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	3
Arctic HowlArctic HowlWarcry, Shapeshift, Buff, Werewolf, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova Tier: 5 Level: (1-20) Cost: (19-85) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 10.00%Requires: TalismanShapeshift into a Werewolf and let out an icy howl that damages enemies and Freezes Primed enemies. If an enemy is Frozen or a Frozen enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers your attacks with added Cold damage, causes Empowered Slams to create Chilled Ground, and grants your Allies added Cold damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.Deals (5-186) to (8-279) Cold Damage Cannot cause Freeze Buildup Knocks Back Enemies Freeze enemies that are Primed for Freeze Warcry radius is 5.5 metres Buff duration is 8 seconds Buff grants Allies (1-37) to (2-56) added Cold damage to Attacks Empowered Attacks deal (2-84) to (4-126) additional Cold damage Empowers one Attack per 10 enemy Power in range, counting up to 50 Power Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Buff grants Allies (1-20)% increased Freeze buildupSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	5
Ferocious RoarFerocious RoarWarcry, Shapeshift, Bear, AoE, Nova, Meta Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (19-85) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 1.10 secRequires: TalismanShapeshift into a Bear and roar in defiance, immediately gaining Rage if there are enemies nearby and Empowering subsequent Attacks to Break Armour. Alternatively, socketing a human-form Warcry into this Skill triggers that Warcry instead, and augments its damage and area. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.Warcry radius is 7 metres Gain 2 Rage per enemy Power in range Empowered Attacks Break (5-6147) Armour on Hit Empowers one Attack per 8 enemy Power in range, counting up to 64 Power Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Gain (0.05-1) Rage per enemy Power in rangePlace one or more Skill Gems into this Meta Gem's sockets in the Skills Panel. The socketed Skills will be incorporated into the Meta Gem's effect.	7
Fortifying CryFortifying CryWarcry, Attack, AoE, Melee, Trigger, Physical, Duration, Nova Tier: 9 Level: (1-20) Cost: (19-85) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0.80 secRequires: Armoured ShieldPerform a Warcry that grants Guard and Triggers Shield Wave when subsequent Shield Attacks deal damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.Warcry radius is 4 metres Guard duration is 4 seconds Can Trigger Shield Wave once per 5 enemy Power in range, counting up to 50 Power Grants (2-92) Guard for every 5 enemy Power in range, counting up to 20 PowerSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	9
Elemental SunderingElemental SunderingAttack, AoE, Melee, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Nova, Payoff Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-50) Mana Attack Speed: 55% of baseRequires: SpearPlunge 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 20 Ailments Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to Pulse radiusSkills can be managed in the Skills 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: 10.00 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 Modifiers 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, you Trigger Volcanic Steps while travelling, Melee Strikes and Slams are Ancestrally Boosted, and your Melee Strikes Trigger Volcanic Eruption.Generates 100% of Monster Power as Glory for this Skill on Igniting an enemy Requires 100 Glory to use 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 Trigger Volcanic Steps every 1.2 metres travelled 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: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, stores a portion of the Poison Damage you deal. Using this Skill unleashes the stored Poison to damage and Poison enemies around you.Stores 4% of Expected Poison damage, up to (43-15257) Deals Physical damage equal to the stored Poison Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Stores (0.1-2)% of Expected Poison damage, up to 0 Deals Physical damage equal to the stored PoisonSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Iron WardIron WardBuff, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Nova Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, stores a percentage of the Physical damage that is prevented by your Armour or other sources of damage reduction. Using this Skill releases the stored damage as a nova of spikes.Stores (100-480)% of mitigated Physical damage, up to (65-22886)Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4

Support gems

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Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.