Ice Nova of Frostbolts

Ice Nova of FrostboltsSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
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
Base radius is (1.8-2.2) metres
Deals 50% more Damage with Hits and Ailments when cast on Frostbolt
Can expand from up to 2 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.

Acquisition
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 and smaller area of effect 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 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 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: 140%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 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: 140%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 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.
  • Astral ProjectorAstral Projector
    Topaz RingRequires Level 40+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance+(30-50) to Intelligence
    (20-25)% increased Spell Damage
    30% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
    Nova Spells have 20% less Area of Effect
    Nova Spells Cast at the targeted location instead of around youThe body stands, but the spirit soars.: If Ice Nova is cast on Frostbolts, Astral Projector will not relocate the novas. They will be cast on (and repeat on) the Frostbolts as normal.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	8	14 to 20	1.8m	0	0
2	15	39	9	18 to 26	1.8m	15249	15249
3	19	48	10	24 to 36	1.8m	41517	56766
4	23	56	11	33 to 49	1.8m	81983	138749
5	27	64	12	43 to 65	1.9m	147968	286717
6	31	73	13	57 to 86	1.9m	250557	537274
7	35	81	14	74 to 112	1.9m	405086	942360
8	38	88	15	90 to 135	1.9m	447718	1390078
9	41	94	16	109 to 163	2m	615318	2005396
10	44	100	16	131 to 197	2m	834639	2840035
11	47	106	17	157 to 236	2m	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	18	188 to 282	2m	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	19	225 to 337	2.1m	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	19	268 to 401	2.1m	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	20	318 to 477	2.1m	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	21	377 to 566	2.1m	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	21	422 to 633	2.2m	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	22	472 to 709	2.2m	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	22	528 to 792	2.2m	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	23	590 to 885	2.2m	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	24	659 to 988	2.3m	—	—
22	74	—	24	735 to 1102	2.3m	—	—
23	76	—	25	819 to 1229	2.3m	—	—
24	78	—	25	913 to 1370	2.3m	—	—
25	80	—	26	1017 to 1526	2.4m	—	—
26	82	—	26	1133 to 1699	2.4m	—	—
27	84	—	27	1260 to 1890	2.4m	—	—
28	86	—	27	1402 to 2103	2.4m	—	—
29	88	—	28	1559 to 2338	2.5m	—	—
30	90	—	28	1732 to 2598	2.5m	—	—
31	91	—	28	1826 to 2739	2.5m	—	—
32	92	—	29	1924 to 2887	2.5m	—	—
33	93	—	29	2028 to 3042	2.5m	—	—
34	94	—	29	2137 to 3206	2.5m	—	—
35	95	—	29	2252 to 3378	2.6m	—	—
36	96	—	30	2372 to 3559	2.6m	—	—
37	97	—	30	2499 to 3749	2.6m	—	—
38	98	—	30	2633 to 3949	2.6m	—	—
39	99	—	30	2773 to 4159	2.6m	—	—
40	100	—	31	2920 to 4381	2.6m	—	—

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
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
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
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
3.26.0	Ice Nova of Frostbolts: Can now expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles (previously 4), and no longer has 25% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt. It now has a base radius of 1.8-2.2 metres at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 2.6-3 metres).
3.23.0	Added to the game.