Spark of the Nova

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) ProjectilesPlace 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: 420Launches 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) ProjectilesPlace 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 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 JewelLimited to: 1
Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circleOf 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..

Skill functions and interactions

Main page: Spark

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Lightning Damage	# Projectiles	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	6	2 to 30	8	0	0
2	2	0	6	2 to 34	8	70	70
3	4	16	7	2 to 43	8	308	378
4	7	22	8	3 to 57	8	1554	1932
5	11	31	9	4 to 81	9	6667	8599
6	16	41	10	6 to 118	9	26047	34646
7	20	50	11	8 to 155	9	49725	84371
8	24	58	12	11 to 200	9	95714	180085
9	28	67	13	13 to 255	9	169595	349680
10	32	75	14	17 to 321	10	283759	633439
11	36	83	15	21 to 401	10	453996	1087435
12	40	92	16	26 to 496	10	703128	1790563
13	44	100	18	32 to 611	10	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	19	39 to 747	11	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	20	48 to 910	11	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	21	58 to 1104	11	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	22	70 to 1334	11	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	23	85 to 1607	11	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	24	97 to 1844	12	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	25	111 to 2113	12	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	25	122 to 2311	12	—	—
22	74	—	26	133 to 2527	12	—	—
23	76	—	26	145 to 2762	12	—	—
24	78	—	27	159 to 3016	12	—	—
25	80	—	27	173 to 3293	13	—	—
26	82	—	28	189 to 3592	13	—	—
27	84	—	28	206 to 3918	13	—	—
28	86	—	29	225 to 4270	13	—	—
29	88	—	30	245 to 4653	13	—	—
30	90	—	30	267 to 5068	13	—	—
31	91	—	30	278 to 5288	13	—	—
32	92	—	31	290 to 5517	14	—	—
33	93	—	31	303 to 5756	14	—	—
34	94	—	31	316 to 6004	14	—	—
35	95	—	31	330 to 6263	14	—	—
36	96	—	32	344 to 6532	14	—	—
37	97	—	32	359 to 6812	14	—	—
38	98	—	32	374 to 7103	14	—	—
39	99	—	33	390 to 7406	14	—	—
40	100	—	33	406 to 7722	15	—	—

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:

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 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.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Spark Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Spark Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Spark Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Num Of Additional Projectiles 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Spark fires 2 additional Projectiles	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Num Of Additional Projectiles 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Spark fires 3 additional Projectiles	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Projectile Fire in Circle 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Spark fires Projectiles in a circle	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Spark Projectile Speed	helmet 0
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Spark Projectile Speed	helmet 0

Legacy enchantments

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

Name	Labyrinth	Stats
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 1	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Spark Projectile Speed
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 2	Eternal Labyrinth	30% 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.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop enabled
Hazardous ResearchHazardous Research Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circleOf 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.	1	Medium	(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circle

Alternate skill effects

Spark of the Nova has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
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 energy	Your 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.