Ice Nova of Frostbolts
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%Requires Level 12A 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 (14-590) to (20-885) Cold Damage
25% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
Base radius is (2.6-3) metres
Deals 50% more Damage with Hits and Ailments when cast on Frostbolt
Can expand from up to 4 Frostbolt Projectiles
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop restricted
Drop level: 12
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Ice Nova of Frostbolts is a cold spell that deals damage in an expanding circle around the user. 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: (250-360)%
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:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (1-20)% more 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.
It is a transfigured version of Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (200-230)%
AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 12A circle of ice expands from the caster.Deals (23-988) to (34-1481) Cold Damage
Base radius is (2.6-3) metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Changes from default version
Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version has less damage and damage effectiveness but can be cast from FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (250-360)%
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:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (1-20)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.s, dealing damage at range with less area and more damage.
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: (250-360)%
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:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (1-20)% more 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 25% less area of effect and it may cast on up to 4 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, retaliation 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. - The additional expansions from Frostbolts do not count as "repeats," and as such will not receive the escalating damage of Greater Spell Echo Support or be modified by "final repeat" modifiers such as Awakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Icon: k
Level: (1-5)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 72Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (55-59)% more Cast Speed
Final Repeat of Supported Skills has 20% chance to deal Double Damage
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.. - 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. - Ice Nova cannot be cast on Frostbolt projectiles created by totems, traps or mines.
- 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 | Radius | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 14 to 20 | 2.6m | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 39 | 9 | 18 to 26 | 2.6m | 15249 | 15249 |
3 | 19 | 48 | 10 | 24 to 36 | 2.6m | 41517 | 56766 |
4 | 23 | 56 | 11 | 33 to 49 | 2.6m | 81983 | 138749 |
5 | 27 | 64 | 12 | 43 to 65 | 2.7m | 147968 | 286717 |
6 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 57 to 86 | 2.7m | 250557 | 537274 |
7 | 35 | 81 | 14 | 74 to 112 | 2.7m | 405086 | 942360 |
8 | 38 | 88 | 15 | 90 to 135 | 2.7m | 447718 | 1390078 |
9 | 41 | 94 | 16 | 109 to 163 | 2.8m | 615318 | 2005396 |
10 | 44 | 100 | 16 | 131 to 197 | 2.8m | 834639 | 2840035 |
11 | 47 | 106 | 17 | 157 to 236 | 2.8m | 1570760 | 4410795 |
12 | 50 | 113 | 18 | 188 to 282 | 2.8m | 1633987 | 6044782 |
13 | 53 | 119 | 19 | 225 to 337 | 2.9m | 2151030 | 8195812 |
14 | 56 | 125 | 19 | 268 to 401 | 2.9m | 2812189 | 11008001 |
15 | 59 | 132 | 20 | 318 to 477 | 2.9m | 5099360 | 16107361 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 21 | 377 to 566 | 2.9m | 9400731 | 25508092 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 21 | 422 to 633 | 3m | 15273366 | 40781458 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 22 | 472 to 709 | 3m | 26286582 | 67068040 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 22 | 528 to 792 | 3m | 62890590 | 129958630 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 23 | 590 to 885 | 3m | 212046017 | 342004647 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 24 | 659 to 988 | 3.1m | — | — |
22 | 74 | — | 24 | 735 to 1102 | 3.1m | — | — |
23 | 76 | — | 25 | 819 to 1229 | 3.1m | — | — |
24 | 78 | — | 25 | 913 to 1370 | 3.1m | — | — |
25 | 80 | — | 26 | 1017 to 1526 | 3.2m | — | — |
26 | 82 | — | 26 | 1133 to 1699 | 3.2m | — | — |
27 | 84 | — | 27 | 1260 to 1890 | 3.2m | — | — |
28 | 86 | — | 27 | 1402 to 2103 | 3.2m | — | — |
29 | 88 | — | 28 | 1559 to 2338 | 3.3m | — | — |
30 | 90 | — | 28 | 1732 to 2598 | 3.3m | — | — |
31 | 91 | — | 28 | 1826 to 2739 | 3.3m | — | — |
32 | 92 | — | 29 | 1924 to 2887 | 3.3m | — | — |
33 | 93 | — | 29 | 2028 to 3042 | 3.3m | — | — |
34 | 94 | — | 29 | 2137 to 3206 | 3.3m | — | — |
35 | 95 | — | 29 | 2252 to 3378 | 3.4m | — | — |
36 | 96 | — | 30 | 2372 to 3559 | 3.4m | — | — |
37 | 97 | — | 30 | 2499 to 3749 | 3.4m | — | — |
38 | 98 | — | 30 | 2633 to 3949 | 3.4m | — | — |
39 | 99 | — | 30 | 2773 to 4159 | 3.4m | — | — |
40 | 100 | — | 31 | 2920 to 4381 | 3.4m | — | — |
Item acquisition
Ice Nova of Frostbolts has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.
Recipes
Ice Nova of Frostbolts can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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4 | The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind. | Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem | A |
8 | The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. | Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% quality | A |
3 | Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +20% Corrupted"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..." | Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% quality | A |
8 | Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. | level 19 transfigured gem with 19% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
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 of Frostbolts has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Description |
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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
Version | Changes |
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3.23.0 |
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