Ice Nova
Level: (1-20)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Deals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage
Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles
Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
+(0-4) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 12Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Transmutation |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemIceNova
Ice Nova is a cold spell that deals damage in an expanding wave around the player. If the player has any active FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 360%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-1594) to (13-2392) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cold DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. projectiles, Ice Nova will be cast around those projectiles instead.
Skill functions and interactions
- Area of effect: Ice Nova deals damage in an expanding wave. Increased Area of Effect will increase the maximum range and travel speed of this circle.
- FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 360%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-1594) to (13-2392) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cold DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: The player may cast Frostbolt and subsequently cast Ice Nova from the Frostbolt projectiles. If Ice Nova is cast this way, it will have 20% less area of effect and it may cast on up to 2 Frostbolt projectiles.- If Ice Nova would normally repeat (ie. if it was supported by Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Icon: k
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and/or Greater Spell Echo Support) and is cast on Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand again from those projectiles after a short delay. This does not cause the player to repeat the casting animation. - If Ice Nova is triggered by an effect (such as Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCritical, Support, Spell, Trigger
Icon: &
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Cooldown Time: 0.15 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Supported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
Supported Skills deal (19-10)% less Spell Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.), Ice Nova will automatically be cast on any Frostbolt projectiles.
- If Ice Nova would normally repeat (ie. if it was supported by Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Cold Damage | Cold Damage against Chilled | Radius | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 23 to 34 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 39 | 9 | 29 to 44 | N/A | N/A | 15249 | 15249 |
3 | 19 | 48 | 10 | 40 to 61 | N/A | N/A | 41517 | 56766 |
4 | 23 | 56 | 11 | 55 to 82 | N/A | N/A | 81983 | 138749 |
5 | 27 | 64 | 12 | 73 to 109 | N/A | N/A | 147968 | 286717 |
6 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 96 to 143 | N/A | N/A | 250557 | 537274 |
7 | 35 | 81 | 14 | 124 to 187 | N/A | N/A | 405086 | 942360 |
8 | 38 | 88 | 15 | 151 to 226 | N/A | N/A | 447718 | 1390078 |
9 | 41 | 94 | 16 | 182 to 274 | N/A | N/A | 615318 | 2005396 |
10 | 44 | 100 | 16 | 219 to 329 | N/A | N/A | 834639 | 2840035 |
11 | 47 | 106 | 17 | 263 to 395 | N/A | N/A | 1570760 | 4410795 |
12 | 50 | 113 | 18 | 315 to 473 | N/A | N/A | 1633987 | 6044782 |
13 | 53 | 119 | 19 | 376 to 564 | N/A | N/A | 2151030 | 8195812 |
14 | 56 | 125 | 19 | 448 to 672 | N/A | N/A | 2812189 | 11008001 |
15 | 59 | 132 | 20 | 532 to 799 | N/A | N/A | 5099360 | 16107361 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 21 | 632 to 947 | N/A | N/A | 9400731 | 25508092 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 21 | 707 to 1060 | N/A | N/A | 15273366 | 40781458 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 22 | 791 to 1186 | N/A | N/A | 26286582 | 67068040 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 22 | 884 to 1326 | N/A | N/A | 62890590 | 129958630 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 23 | 988 to 1481 | N/A | N/A | 212046017 | 342004647 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 24 | 1103 to 1654 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 24 | 1230 to 1845 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 25 | 1372 to 2058 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 25 | 1529 to 2293 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 26 | 1703 to 2554 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 26 | 1896 to 2844 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 27 | 2110 to 3165 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 27 | 2347 to 3520 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 28 | 2609 to 3914 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 28 | 2900 to 4350 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 28 | 3057 to 4585 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 29 | 3222 to 4833 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 29 | 3395 to 5093 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 29 | 3578 to 5367 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 29 | 3770 to 5654 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 30 | 3972 to 5957 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 30 | 4184 to 6276 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 30 | 4407 to 6611 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 30 | 4642 to 6963 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 31 | 4889 to 7333 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Ice Nova can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Ice Nova can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Ice Nova.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Ice Nova Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Ice Nova Damage | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ice Nova Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Ice Nova Damage | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ice Nova Freeze Chance 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Ice Nova has +20% chance to Freeze | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ice Nova Freeze Chance 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Ice Nova has +30% chance to Freeze | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ice Nova Minimum Chill 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Chills from Ice Nova Hits always reduce Action Speed by at least 6% | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ice Nova Minimum Chill 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Chills from Ice Nova Hits always reduce Action Speed by at least 8% | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ice Nova Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 16% increased Ice Nova Area of Effect | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ice Nova Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 24% increased Ice Nova Area of Effect | helmet 75 |
Alternate skill effects
Ice Nova has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Arctic Ice Nova EffectArctic Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a swirling ring of arctic wind. | Your Ice Nova becomes a swirling ring of arctic wind. |
Celestial Ice Nova EffectCelestial Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a Celestial Effect. | Your Ice Nova becomes a Celestial Effect. |
Illusionist Ice Nova EffectIllusionist Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes an Illusionist Effect. | Your Ice Nova becomes an Illusionist Effect. |
Water Nova EffectWater Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a rippling burst of cold water | Your Ice Nova becomes a rippling burst of cold water |
Version history
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