Nova

This page is about the gem keyword. For the projectile behaviour, see Nova (projectile behaviour).

Nova skills are a specific type of area skill which when used is centred in a circle around the player or proxy instead of at a targeted location. 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 deal 30% less Damage to Players with Hits and Ailments
Nova Spells Cast at the targeted location instead of around youThe body stands, but the spirit soars. is able to modify this behaviour to allow it to cast at a targeted location.

Gems

Skill gems

There are 18 skill gems with the Nova gem tag:

Gem
Blade Blast of Dagger DetonationBlade Blast of Dagger DetonationSpell, AoE, Physical, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-21) Mana Cast Time: 0.65 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in an area around you. Your equipped daggers add to this damage.Deals (11-309) to (17-464) Physical Damage Deals Added Spell Damage equal to (200-675)% of Damage of Equipped Dagger If two Daggers are Equipped, each contributes half as much Added Damage Base radius is 2.6 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.	16
Blade Blast of UnloadingBlade Blast of UnloadingSpell, AoE, Physical, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-21) Mana Cast Time: 0.65 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 250%Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in an area around you. If you have Blade Vortex blades orbiting you, it will detonate each of them in turn, dealing damage again in an area around you for each one.Deals (40-1107) to (60-1661) Physical Damage Base radius is 1.4 metres 100% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonated Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.005-0.1) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	16
Dark PactDark PactMinion, Spell, AoE, Chaining, Chaos, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-13) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 28This spell removes some life from one of your Skeleton minions near you or the targeted location to deal chaos damage in an area around it. This effect will chain to your other nearby skeletons. If you have no skeletons near you or the targeted location, it will sacrifice your own life to deal damage instead.Deals (24-241) to (36-362) Chaos Damage Sacrifices 8% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos Damage Chains +2 Times Uses your Life if no Skeletons in range (56-136)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments if using your Life Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Sacrifices +(0.1-2)% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
DischargeDischargeSpell, AoE, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-25) Mana Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 600% AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 28Discharge all the character's charges to deal elemental damage to all nearby monsters.Deals (69-639) to (206-1918) base Lightning Damage per Power Charge removed Deals (110-1023) to (165-1535) base Fire Damage per Endurance Charge removed Deals (110-1023) to (165-1535) base Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge removed 60% less Damage with Ailments Base radius is 3 metres 15% more Area of Effect per Charge removed Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% chance to deal Damage without removing ChargesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
Discharge of MiseryDischarge of MiserySpell, AoE, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 180%Requires Level 28Discharge all the character's charges to deal elemental damage to all nearby monsters.Deals (21-195) to (63-584) base Lightning Damage per Power Charge removed Deals (33-311) to (50-467) base Fire Damage per Endurance Charge removed Deals (33-311) to (50-467) base Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge removed Base radius is 2 metres 15% more Area of Effect per Charge removed Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% chance to deal Damage without removing ChargesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
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.	12
Ice Nova of Deep FreezeIce Nova of Deep FreezeSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%Requires Level 12A circle of ice expands from the caster.Deals (15-642) to (22-963) Cold Damage 50% chance to Freeze enemies Base radius is (2.6-3) metres Freeze Enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage 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.	12
Ice Nova of FrostboltsIce 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 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.	12
Pyroclast MinePyroclast MineMine, Spell, Projectile, Fire, AoE, Aura, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (4-6) Mana Reservation: (4-6) Mana Cast Time: 0.18 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.50% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80% AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 28Throws a mine that deals damage in an area when detonated, then launches fiery projectiles that rain down around it, each exploding to deal damage in a smaller area.Mine lasts 5 seconds Deals (26-240) to (39-361) Fire Damage Base Mine Detonation Time is 0.35 seconds Fires 3 Projectiles Fires an additional Projectile for every 4 prior Mines in Detonation Sequence Each Mine Adds (1-12) to (2-18) Fire Damage to Hits against Enemies near it, up to a maximum of (64-601) to (96-901) Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.05-1) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
Pyroclast Mine of SabotagePyroclast Mine of SabotageMine, Spell, Projectile, Fire, AoE, Aura, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (4-6) Mana Reservation: (16-24) Mana Cast Time: 0.18 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.50%Requires Level 28Throws a mine that deals damage in an area when detonated, then launches fiery projectiles that rain down around it, each exploding to deal damage in a smaller area.Mine lasts 5 seconds Deals (7-62) to (10-94) Fire Damage Base Mine Detonation Time is 0.35 seconds Fires 3 Projectiles Fires an additional Projectile for every 4 prior Mines in Detonation Sequence Each Mine Adds (4-37) to (6-56) Fire Damage to Hits against Enemies near it, up to a maximum of (133-1249) to (200-1873) Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.05-1) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
Shock NovaShock NovaSpell, AoE, Lightning, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (140-190)% 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 Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.5-10)% to Maximum Effect of ShockPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
Stormblast MineStormblast MineMine, Spell, AoE, Lightning, Aura, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (2-6) Mana Reservation: (2-6) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (120-130)%Throws a mine that deals damage in an area when detonated.Deals (3-367) to (8-1102) Lightning Damage Mine lasts 5 seconds Base Mine Detonation Time is 0.25 seconds +(0-0.5) metres to radius Each Mine applies 3% increased Damage Taken to Enemies near it, up to a maximum of 150% Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Each mine applies +(0.05-1)% increased Damage Taken to Enemies near it, up to a maximum of 150%Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	1
Vaal BlightVaal BlightSpell, Chaos, AoE, Duration, Vaal, Nova, Channelling Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 7 sec Cast Time: 0.60 secApply a powerful debuff to enemies around you which deals chaos damage over time. Then applies two additional layers in a larger area, growing greatly in size each time. Enemies are also substantially hindered for a shorter secondary duration, slowing their movement.Deals (6.5-651.1) Base Chaos Damage per second Base duration is 6.00 seconds Base secondary duration is 3.00 seconds Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention +(0-0.9) metres to radius 80% reduced Movement Speed Debuff can have up to 20 layers of Damage Hindered Enemies take 20% increased Chaos Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base duration is (0.04-0.8) secondsCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	1
Vaal Ice NovaVaal Ice NovaSpell, AoE, Vaal, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 25 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 2 sec Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster, repeating from every enemy it hits.Deals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage Causes smaller novas up to 5 times on enemies hit 20% reduced Area of Effect each repeat Base radius is 2.6 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	12
Voltaxic BurstVoltaxic BurstSpell, AoE, Chaos, Lightning, Nova, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (210-230)%Requires Level 12Each cast of this spell waits for a short duration, releasing a burst of lightning and chaos spell damage in an area around you when that duration ends. Enemies killed by this damage, or shortly after, will explode. The explosions of the corpses are not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Deals (20-906) to (38-1683) Lightning Damage Base duration is 2.50 seconds Explosion deals base Lightning Damage equal to 6% of corpse's Maximum Life +(0-0.3) metres to radius 40% of Lightning Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 1% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waiting Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.05-1)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waitingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	12
VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-170)% AoE Radius: 2Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it.Deals (49-779) to (73-1169) Cold Damage Base duration is 3.00 seconds Deals (116-2316.1) Base Cold Damage per second Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Base radius is 2 metres Base secondary radius is 2 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
Vortex of ProjectionVortex of ProjectionSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-170)%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Deals (49-779) to (73-1169) Cold Damage Base duration is 1.50 seconds Deals (57.9-1158.1) Base Cold Damage per second Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect 50% more Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt Base radius is 2 metres 50% more Damage when Cast on Frostbolt Base secondary radius is 2 metres Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28
Shockwave TotemShockwave TotemTotem, Spell, AoE, Physical, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (21-39) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 110% AoE Radius: 24Requires Level 28Summons a totem that shakes the earth around it, knocking back and damaging nearby enemiesDeals (33-412) to (65-765) Physical Damage Totem lasts 8 seconds 25% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit Summons a Totem which uses this Skill Base radius is 2.4 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	28

Support gems

There are 0 support gems with the Nova gem tag:

Gem

Note that Arrow Nova SupportArrow Nova SupportBow, Attack, Support, Projectile
Icon: G
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 8Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.Supported Skills deal (30-16)% less Projectile Damage
Supported Skills fire a Payload Arrow into the air
Projectiles from the Supported Skill Fire from where the Payload Arrow lands
Supported Skills Fire Projectiles in a circle
Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
Supported Skills can only be used with Bows

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile 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. does not have Nova gem tag

Item skills

• Fire Burst
• Shield Shatter (ShattershardShattershard
  Crimson Round ShieldChance to Block: (34-38)%
  Armour: (341-445)
  Evasion: (341-445)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 49, 64 Str, 64 DexTrigger Level 20 Shield Shatter when you Block
  (120-150)% increased Armour and Evasion
  +(80-100) to maximum Life
  +(8-12)% Chance to BlockFragile, explosive, and punishing.)

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Nova skills:

Item	Base item		Stats
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 deal 30% less Damage to Players with Hits and Ailments Nova Spells Cast at the targeted location instead of around youThe body stands, but the spirit soars.	Topaz Ring	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 deal 30% less Damage to Players with Hits and Ailments Nova Spells Cast at the targeted location instead of around you

Modifiers

• Discharge and Voltaxic Burst are Cast at the targeted location instead of around youWeaponTreeSkillVoltaxicBurstDischarge
  Crucible Passive Skill Tree
  Discharge and Voltaxic Burst are Cast at the targeted location instead of around you (Crucible passive skill)