Shock Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%
AoE Radius: 26 / 14Requires Level 28Casts a ring of Lightning around you, followed by a larger Lightning nova. Each effect hits enemies caught in their area with Lightning Damage.Deals (34-537) to (101-1610) Lightning Damage
+10% to Maximum Effect of Shock
Ring always Shocks
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 28Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemShockNova
Shock Nova is a lightning area of effect spell that deals lightning damage in an area around the caster, conjuring an initial ring followed by a larger circular area. Shock Nova has an innate chance to inflict shock and provides increased effectiveness of this ailment with higher gem levels.
Skill functions and interactions
Shock Nova has two damaging components: an initial ring, and then a larger, circular area - both dealing the same lightning damage. The initial ring has a fixed width (additional AOE scales the distance the ring appears from the caster and the outer circumference of the ring, but does not widen the ring's thickness), and monsters located within its area get hit by it. The subsequent damaging area has a larger radius than the initial ring, and all monsters located between the spell's center (the caster by default) up to that radius get hit. Therefore it is possible for monsters to receive damage from either both components[1], or just the larger area effect, if standing too close or too far away (see the image below for reference). Both parts of the spell can be independently blocked by monsters capable of blocking spells.
Added damage to spells benefits both the ring and larger pulse, giving this skill a 380% effectiveness of added damage per cast if both components hit. Thus, for optimal damage on single targets, the caster must position themselves at the correct distance away from their target.
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Lightning Damage | Shock Effect | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 28 | 67 | 12 | 34 to 101 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 42 to 126 | N/A | 199345 | 199345 |
3 | 34 | 79 | 14 | 52 to 156 | N/A | 285815 | 485160 |
4 | 37 | 85 | 15 | 64 to 193 | N/A | 401344 | 886504 |
5 | 40 | 92 | 15 | 79 to 237 | N/A | 554379 | 1440883 |
6 | 42 | 96 | 16 | 91 to 272 | N/A | 477437 | 1918320 |
7 | 44 | 100 | 16 | 103 to 310 | N/A | 583786 | 2502106 |
8 | 46 | 104 | 17 | 118 to 355 | N/A | 710359 | 3212465 |
9 | 48 | 109 | 17 | 135 to 404 | N/A | 1355511 | 4567976 |
10 | 50 | 113 | 18 | 154 to 461 | N/A | 1138877 | 5706853 |
11 | 52 | 117 | 18 | 175 to 524 | N/A | 1368233 | 7075086 |
12 | 54 | 121 | 19 | 199 to 596 | N/A | 1638338 | 8713424 |
13 | 56 | 125 | 19 | 226 to 677 | N/A | 1956648 | 10670072 |
14 | 58 | 130 | 20 | 256 to 768 | N/A | 3655184 | 14325256 |
15 | 60 | 134 | 20 | 290 to 870 | N/A | 3017327 | 17342583 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 21 | 328 to 985 | N/A | 7759995 | 25102578 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 21 | 372 to 1115 | N/A | 15138193 | 40240771 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 22 | 420 to 1261 | N/A | 26083825 | 66324596 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 22 | 475 to 1425 | N/A | 62620247 | 128944843 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 23 | 537 to 1610 | N/A | 211708088 | 340652931 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 24 | 606 to 1817 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 24 | 683 to 2049 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 25 | 770 to 2310 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 25 | 868 to 2603 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 26 | 977 to 2931 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 26 | 1100 to 3299 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 27 | 1237 to 3711 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 27 | 1391 to 4173 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 28 | 1564 to 4691 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 28 | 1757 to 5270 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 28 | 1862 to 5586 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 29 | 1973 to 5919 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 29 | 2091 to 6272 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 29 | 2215 to 6645 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 29 | 2347 to 7040 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 30 | 2486 to 7458 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 30 | 2633 to 7899 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 30 | 2789 to 8366 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 30 | 2953 to 8860 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 31 | 3127 to 9382 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality | Weight |
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Superior | +(0.5-10)% to Maximum Effect of Shock | 1 |
Item acquisition
Shock Nova can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Shock 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 ↓ | |||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
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 ↓ | |||||||
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Shock 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 Shock Nova Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Shock Nova Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shock Nova Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Shock Nova Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shock Nova Larger Ring Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Shock Nova ring deals 40% increased Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shock Nova Larger Ring Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Shock Nova ring deals 60% increased Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shock Nova Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 16% increased Shock Nova Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shock Nova Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 24% increased Shock Nova Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Shock Nova has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Rift Worm Shock Nova EffectRift Worm Shock Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shock Nova becomes a nova of purple rift worms. | Your Shock Nova becomes a nova of purple rift worms. |
Stormcult Shock Nova EffectStormcult Shock Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shock Nova becomes a Stormcult Effect. | Your Shock Nova becomes a Stormcult Effect. |
Version history
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