Vaal 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.
Acquisition Drop restricted Drop level: 12 Vaal Ice Nova can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Vendor Offer 1x Scroll FragmentMetadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalIceNova
Vaal Ice Nova is a vaalspell that casts an expanding circle of ice emanating from the player, which repeats off of enemies hit by it.
Every Nova that hits an enemy will repeat from the enemy it hit. Having more area of effect will increase the chances of novas hitting enemies and repeating.
Gem level progression
Level
Cold Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
12
33
18 to 26
0
0
2
15
39
23 to 33
15249
15249
3
19
48
30 to 44
41517
56766
4
23
56
40 to 58
81983
138749
5
27
64
51 to 75
147968
286717
6
31
73
66 to 97
250557
537274
7
35
81
83 to 122
405086
942360
8
38
88
99 to 145
447718
1390078
9
41
94
117 to 172
615318
2005396
10
44
100
138 to 203
834639
2840035
11
47
106
162 to 238
1570760
4410795
12
50
113
190 to 279
1633987
6044782
13
53
119
222 to 326
2151030
8195812
14
56
125
259 to 381
2812189
11008001
15
59
132
301 to 443
5099360
16107361
16
62
138
350 to 515
9400731
25508092
17
64
142
387 to 568
15273366
40781458
18
66
146
426 to 627
26286582
67068040
19
68
151
470 to 691
62890590
129958630
20
70
155
518 to 762
212046017
342004647
21
72
159
570 to 839
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
628 to 923
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
690 to 1015
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
759 to 1116
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
833 to 1226
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
915 to 1346
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
1004 to 1477
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
1102 to 1620
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
1208 to 1777
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
1324 to 1947
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
1386 to 2039
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
1451 to 2134
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
1519 to 2233
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
1589 to 2337
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
1663 to 2445
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
1740 to 2559
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
1820 to 2677
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
1904 to 2800
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
1992 to 2929
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
2083 to 3064
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metres
1
Item acquisition
Vaal Ice Nova has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Ice Nova can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.
Recipes
Vaal Ice Nova can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
9
Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem Quality:+20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.
Random corruptedVaal gem with 20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
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.
Now deals 18 to 26 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 11 to 17), and 518 to 762 Cold Damage at gem level 20 (previously 274 to 428).
Now has a Cast Time of 0.7 seconds (previously 0.8).
Now has added damage effectiveness of 120% (previously 70%).
Now stores up to 2 uses (previously 1).
Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 2 seconds (previously 4).
Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl.
The cast time for 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: 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. and 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. have been reduced from 900ms to 800ms.
Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
Volatile Power
Volatile Power
9Vaal Gem
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Arctic Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a swirling ring of arctic wind.
Celestial Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a Celestial Effect.
Illusionist Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes an Illusionist Effect.
Water Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a rippling burst of cold water
