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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.

Related skills

The following skills have the Nova gem tag:

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence
Enervating NovaEnervating NovaSpell, AoE, Lightning, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 11.00%
Unleash a Nova of Lightning damage to Electrocute enemies. Enemies close to you take no damage while enemies at the edge of the ring take significantly more damage. Enemies Hit can be Electrocuted by all Lightning damage for a short duration.Deals (1-14) to (7-265) Lightning Damage
(100-157)% more Electrocution buildup
Lightning damage from this skill Contributes to
Electrocution Buildup
Ring outer radius is 2.6 metres
Ring inner radius is 1 metre
Enemies Hit receive Electrocution buildup from
Lightning damage for 4 second duration
Deals more damage to enemies based on distance from
you, up to 100% to enemies on the far edge of the ring

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% more Electrocution buildup
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
0NoNoYes
Feast of FleshFeast of FleshSpell, Buff, AoE, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 1.30 sec
Consume Corpses near you to recover Life and Mana over a short time per Corpse Consumed.Corpse Consumption radius is 4 metres
Consumes up to 5 Corpses
Recover (21-211) Life and (21-211) Mana over 3 seconds per Corpse Consumed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Consumes +(0.15-3) Corpses
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
0NoNoYes
ConsecrateConsecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 1.25 sec
Create an area of Consecrated Ground around you.(0-38)% increased Effect of Consecrated Ground
Consecrated Ground radius is 2.2 metres
Consecrated Ground duration is 8 seconds

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Cast Speed
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
0YesNoYes
Moment of VulnerabilityMoment of VulnerabilitySpell, AoE, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 20 Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Send out a temporal Nova to take advantage of enemies' moment of vulnerability. Hitting enemies that are Primed for Stun, Electrocution, or Freeze causes a visage of them to appear, lasting as long as the original target would have been affected by the form of Immobilisation used to create the visage. A portion of the damage dealt to visages is also dealt to the original.Deals (1-30) to (2-46) Physical Damage
Nova radius is 4 metres
10 second delay before enemy can be affected again
(60-98)% of damage dealt to temporal visages is also dealt to the original targets

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(1-20)% of damage dealt to temporal visages is also dealt to the original targets
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
0NoNoNo
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 Chilled
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
1NoNoYes
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 Damage
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
3NoNoYes
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 sec
Perform 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 damage
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
3YesNoNo
Shockwave TotemShockwave TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Slam, Duration, Nova
Tier: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-103) Mana
Requires: 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
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 duration
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
3YesNoNo
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 buildup
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
5YesNoYes
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 sec
Requires: 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 range
Place 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.
7YesNoYes
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 sec
Requires: 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 Power
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
9YesNoNo
Elemental SunderingElemental SunderingAttack, AoE, Melee, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Nova, Payoff
Tier: 11
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-50) Mana
Attack Speed: 55% of base
Requires: 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 radius
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
11NoYesNo
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 sec
Perform 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 damage
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
11YesNoNo
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 Speed
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
13NoNoYes
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 sec
Requires: 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 consumed
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
13YesNoNo

Persistent skills

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence
Plague BearerPlague BearerBuff, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Chaos, Nova
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 Spirit
While 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 Poison
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
4NoYesNo
Iron WardIron WardBuff, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Nova
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 Spirit
While 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.
4YesNoNo

Support gems

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence

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Version Changes
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.