PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Ice Nova

SpellAoEVaalColdNova

Overview

A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster, repeating from every enemy it hits.

Properties

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

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
  • Causes smaller novas up to 5 times on enemies hit
  • 15% reduced Area of Effect each repeat
  • Deals 20 to 29 Cold Damage
At 20% quality

Base radius is 0.3 metres

Related gem versions 3

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

Ice NovaIce Nova of FrostboltsIce Nova of Deep Freeze

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Vaal, Cold, Area Spell, Nova, Multicastable
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 81

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 SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch 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 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 Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
112252 sec7.5%180%Deals 20 to 29 Cold Damage15,2490
215252 sec7.5%180%Deals 26 to 38 Cold Damage41,51715,249
319252 sec7.5%180%Deals 35 to 52 Cold Damage81,98356,766
423252 sec7.5%180%Deals 47 to 70 Cold Damage147,968138,749
527252 sec7.5%180%Deals 63 to 93 Cold Damage250,557286,717
631252 sec7.5%180%Deals 83 to 121 Cold Damage405,086537,274
735252 sec7.5%180%Deals 107 to 158 Cold Damage447,718942,360
838252 sec7.5%180%Deals 130 to 191 Cold Damage615,3181,390,078
941252 sec7.5%180%Deals 157 to 230 Cold Damage834,6392,005,396
1044252 sec7.5%180%Deals 188 to 277 Cold Damage1,570,7602,840,035
1147252 sec7.5%180%Deals 226 to 332 Cold Damage1,633,9874,410,795
1250252 sec7.5%180%Deals 269 to 396 Cold Damage2,151,0306,044,782
1353252 sec7.5%180%Deals 321 to 472 Cold Damage2,812,1898,195,812
1456252 sec7.5%180%Deals 382 to 561 Cold Damage5,099,36011,008,001
1559252 sec7.5%180%Deals 453 to 666 Cold Damage9,400,73116,107,361
1662252 sec7.5%180%Deals 536 to 788 Cold Damage15,273,36625,508,092
1764252 sec7.5%180%Deals 599 to 882 Cold Damage26,286,58240,781,458
1866252 sec7.5%180%Deals 670 to 985 Cold Damage62,890,59067,068,040
1968252 sec7.5%180%Deals 748 to 1100 Cold Damage212,046,017129,958,630
2070252 sec7.5%180%Deals 834 to 1227 Cold Damage—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172252 sec7.5%180%Deals 931 to 1368 Cold Damage——
2274252 sec7.5%180%Deals 1037 to 1525 Cold Damage——
2376252 sec7.5%180%Deals 1155 to 1699 Cold Damage——
2478252 sec7.5%180%Deals 1286 to 1891 Cold Damage——
2580252 sec7.5%180%Deals 1431 to 2104 Cold Damage——
2682252 sec7.5%180%Deals 1591 to 2340 Cold Damage——
2784252 sec7.5%180%Deals 1768 to 2601 Cold Damage——
2886252 sec7.5%180%Deals 1965 to 2889 Cold Damage——
2988252 sec7.5%180%Deals 2182 to 3209 Cold Damage——
3090252 sec7.5%180%Deals 2422 to 3562 Cold Damage——
3191252 sec7.5%180%Deals 2552 to 3753 Cold Damage——
3292252 sec7.5%180%Deals 2688 to 3953 Cold Damage——
3393252 sec7.5%180%Deals 2831 to 4163 Cold Damage——
3494252 sec7.5%180%Deals 2981 to 4385 Cold Damage——
3595252 sec7.5%180%Deals 3140 to 4617 Cold Damage——
3696252 sec7.5%180%Deals 3306 to 4862 Cold Damage——
3797252 sec7.5%180%Deals 3481 to 5119 Cold Damage——
3898252 sec7.5%180%Deals 3664 to 5389 Cold Damage——
3999252 sec7.5%180%Deals 3857 to 5673 Cold Damage——
40100252 sec7.5%180%Deals 4060 to 5971 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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