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Gem
Skill

Active

Ice Nova

Overview

A circle of ice expands from the caster.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.7 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
The Siren's CadenceWitch11
The Siren's CadenceTemplar11
The Siren's CadenceScion11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Base radius is 2.6 metres
  • 25% chance to Freeze enemies
  • Deals 25 to 38 Cold Damage
At 20% quality

Base radius is 0.3 metres

Acquisition

Related gem versions 3

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Can Rapid Fire, Area Spell, Nova
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 94

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportIntensify SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1128 Mana7.5%230%Deals 25 to 38 Cold Damage15,2490
2159 Mana7.5%230%Deals 33 to 49 Cold Damage41,51715,249
31910 Mana7.5%230%Deals 45 to 68 Cold Damage81,98356,766
42311 Mana7.5%230%Deals 61 to 91 Cold Damage147,968138,749
52712 Mana7.5%230%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 81 to 122 Cold Damage250,557286,717
63113 Mana7.5%230%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 107 to 160 Cold Damage405,086537,274
73514 Mana7.5%240%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 140 to 209 Cold Damage447,718942,360
83815 Mana7.5%240%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 169 to 254 Cold Damage615,3181,390,078
94116 Mana7.5%240%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 205 to 307 Cold Damage834,6392,005,396
104416 Mana7.5%240%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 247 to 370 Cold Damage1,570,7602,840,035
114717 Mana7.5%240%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 297 to 445 Cold Damage1,633,9874,410,795
125018 Mana7.5%240%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 355 to 533 Cold Damage2,151,0306,044,782
135319 Mana7.5%240%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 425 to 637 Cold Damage2,812,1898,195,812
145619 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 506 to 760 Cold Damage5,099,36011,008,001
155920 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 602 to 904 Cold Damage9,400,73116,107,361
166221 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 715 to 1073 Cold Damage15,273,36625,508,092
176421 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 801 to 1202 Cold Damage26,286,58240,781,458
186622 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 897 to 1346 Cold Damage62,890,59067,068,040
196822 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 1004 to 1506 Cold Damage212,046,017129,958,630
207023 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 1122 to 1683 Cold Damage—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217224 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 1254 to 1881 Cold Damage——
227424 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 1400 to 2100 Cold Damage——
237625 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 1562 to 2343 Cold Damage——
247825 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 1742 to 2614 Cold Damage——
258026 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 1942 to 2914 Cold Damage——
268226 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 2164 to 3246 Cold Damage——
278427 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 2410 to 3615 Cold Damage——
288627 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 2683 to 4025 Cold Damage——
298828 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 2986 to 4478 Cold Damage——
309028 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 3321 to 4981 Cold Damage——
319128 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 3501 to 5252 Cold Damage——
329229 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 3692 to 5538 Cold Damage——
339329 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 3892 to 5838 Cold Damage——
349429 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 4103 to 6154 Cold Damage——
359529 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 4325 to 6487 Cold Damage——
369630 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 4558 to 6837 Cold Damage——
379730 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 4804 to 7205 Cold Damage——
389830 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 5062 to 7593 Cold Damage——
399930 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 5334 to 8000 Cold Damage——
4010031 Mana7.5%250%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 5619 to 8429 Cold Damage——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%Base radius is 0.07 metres
10%Base radius is 0.15 metres
15%Base radius is 0.23 metres
20%Base radius is 0.3 metres
23%Base radius is 0.35 metres
30%Base radius is 0.45 metres

Alternate effects 4

Water Nova Effect

Your Ice Nova becomes a rippling burst of cold water

Arctic Ice Nova Effect

Your Ice Nova becomes a swirling ring of arctic wind.

Illusionist Ice Nova Effect

Your Ice Nova becomes an Illusionist Effect.

Celestial Ice Nova Effect

Your Ice Nova becomes a Celestial Effect.

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