Spark of the Nova

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SparkSpark of the NovaSpark of UnpredictabilityVaal Spark
Spark of the NovaSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%
Launches unpredictable sparks in all directions that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (2-111) to (30-2113) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 2.00 seconds
Fires (8-12) Projectiles
Fires Projectiles in a circle

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.1-2) Projectiles
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 5
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

Spark of the Nova is a lightning spell that launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy.

It is a transfigured version of SparkSparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-21) Mana
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%
Projectile Speed: 420
Launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-104) to (28-1983) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 2.00 seconds
Fires (4-8) Projectiles

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.1-2) Projectiles
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
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Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version has more damage, damage effectiveness, and additional projectiles, but higher mana cost and lower cast speed. The projectiles are fires around the user in a circle. This effect is identical to Hazardous ResearchHazardous Research
Cobalt Jewel
Limited to: 1
Radius: Medium
(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circle
Of the elements at the thaumaturgist's disposal, lightning remained the least understood.
The simple passage of energy from one to another could result in profound power, or rapid death.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
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Skill functions and interactions

Main page: Spark

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Lightning
Damage
# ProjectilesExp.Total Exp.
11062 to 30800
22062 to 3487070
341672 to 438308378
472283 to 57815541932
5113194 to 81966678599
61641106 to 11892604734646
72050118 to 15594972584371
824581211 to 200995714180085
928671313 to 2559169595349680
1032751417 to 32110283759633439
1136831521 to 401104539961087435
1240921626 to 496107031281790563
13441001832 to 6111010612232851786
14481091939 to 7471120658704917656
15521172048 to 9101125071107424766
16561252158 to 110411579893613223702
17601342270 to 1334111508391928307621
18641422385 to 1607112779273556100356
19671482497 to 1844124386973999970095
207015525111 to 211312242081556342051651
217215925122 to 231112
227426133 to 252712
237626145 to 276212
247827159 to 301612
258027173 to 329313
268228189 to 359213
278428206 to 391813
288629225 to 427013
298830245 to 465313
309030267 to 506813
319130278 to 528813
329231290 to 551714
339331303 to 575614
349431316 to 600414
359531330 to 626314
369632344 to 653214
379732359 to 681214
389832374 to 710314
399933390 to 740614
4010033406 to 772215

Item acquisition

Spark of the Nova 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

Spark of the Nova can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
4The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Corrupted
While the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gemA
8The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +23%
Corrupted
Every obsession began with a single, innocent taste.
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% qualityA
3Doryani'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% qualityA
8Dying 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% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Spark.

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.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Spark Damage 166Merciless Labyrinth25% increased Spark Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Spark Damage 275Eternal Labyrinth40% increased Spark Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Spark Num Of Additional Projectiles 166Merciless LabyrinthSpark fires 2 additional Projectileshelmet 100
Enchantment Spark Num Of Additional Projectiles 275Eternal LabyrinthSpark fires 3 additional Projectileshelmet 100
Enchantment Spark Projectile Fire in Circle 175Eternal LabyrinthSpark fires Projectiles in a circlehelmet 100
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 166Merciless Labyrinth20% increased Spark Projectile Speedhelmet 0
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 275Eternal Labyrinth30% increased Spark Projectile Speedhelmet 0

Legacy enchantments

The following enchantments can only be found on legacy items in permanent leagues:

NameLabyrinthStats
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 1Merciless Labyrinth20% increased Spark Projectile Speed
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 2Eternal Labyrinth30% increased Spark Projectile Speed

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Spark of the Nova:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.

ItemLimitRadiusStatsDrop
enabled
Hazardous ResearchHazardous Research
Cobalt Jewel
Limited to: 1
Radius: Medium
(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circle
Of the elements at the thaumaturgist's disposal, lightning remained the least understood.
The simple passage of energy from one to another could result in profound power, or rapid death.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
1Medium(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circle
No

Alternate skill effects

Spark of the Nova has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription
Automaton Spark EffectAutomaton Spark EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spark becomes an Automaton Effect.Your Spark becomes an Automaton Effect.
Celestial Spark EffectCelestial Spark EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spark becomes a Celestial Effect.Your Spark becomes a Celestial Effect.
Spark Spiders EffectSpark Spiders EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Sparks become skittering spiders of raw electrical energyYour Sparks become skittering spiders of raw electrical energy
Void Spark EffectVoid Spark EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spark becomes a Void Effect.Your Spark becomes a Void Effect.

Version history

Version Changes
3.23.0
  • Added to the game.

References