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{{PAGENAME}} is a [[Sorcerer]] skill from the [[Sorcerer Skill Tree#Defensive|Defensive]] skill tree. Its features are:

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!Grants Player!!Exploits Condition 
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|<span class='ice'>Freezes</span> <small>([[Crowd Control|CC]])</small>
|N/A
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|[[Vulnerable]]
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|[[Sorcerer Defensive Skills|Defensive]]
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|[[Sorcerer Frost Skills|Frost]]
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|<onlyinclude><div class='iconfloat'>https://www.purediablo.com/diablo4/images/skills/1742578310.png</div>
==== [[Frost Nova]] ====
<span class="white">Cooldown</span>: <span class="range">24</span> seconds<br/>Unleash a torrent of frost, <span class="ice">Freezing</span> <small>([[Crowd Control|CC]])</small> enemies around you for <span class="range">3</span> seconds.<br><br><span style='color:#b4ae8a; font-weight: bold;'>Enchantment</span><br>
Lucky Hit: Your [[Sorcerer Conjuration Skills|Conjuration Skills]] have up to a <span class="range">35%</span> chance to unleash a [[Frost Nova]] when hitting enemies.<br>
<br>'''Damage''': N/A<br>'''Tags''': [[Sorcerer Defensive Skills|Defensive]], [[Sorcerer Frost Skills|Frost]]</onlyinclude>
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=== Upgrades ===

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| rowspan="2" width="50%" |{{:Enhanced_Frost Nova}}
|{{:Mystical Frost Nova}}
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|{{:Shimmering Frost Nova}}
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{{:Template:Footnote Frozen}}<br>{{:Template:Footnote Vulnerable}}


== Tips for using {{PAGENAME}} ==

* {{PAGENAME}} applies no damage so items that improve elemental '''damage''' will not affect it. Freeze duration improvements will, however.


== Items that work with {{PAGENAME}}==

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=== Legendary Aspects ===

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{{:Aspect of Biting Cold}}
{{:Aspect of Control}}
{{:Aspect of Shared Misery}}
{{:Aspect of the Umbral}}
{{:Exploiter's Aspect}}
{{:Smiting Aspect}}
{{:Everliving Aspect}}
{{:Frostblitz Aspect}}
{{:Storm Swell Aspect}}
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=== Unique Items ===


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|{{:Ahavarion Spear of Lycander}}
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|{{:Frostburn}}
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|{{:Godslayer Crown}}
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|{{:Penitent Greaves}}
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|{{:Iceheart Brais}}
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=== Paragon Glyphs ===

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|{{:Advantage Glyph}}
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|{{:Control Glyph}}
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|{{:Electrocute Glyph}}
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|{{:Frostbite Glyph}}
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|{{:Tactician Glyph}}
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== Item Affixes ==

The following Affixes are particularly useful with {{PAGENAME}}.

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! style="width:35%" |Attribute!!Amulet!!Ring!!Helm!!Boots!!Weap 1H!!Weap 2H!!Offhand
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|Ranks to Frost Nova<br>[2 -3]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Ranks to All Defensive Skills<br>[1 - 2]
|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Damage to Frozen Enemies<br>[9.5 - 16.5%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Damage to Frozen Enemies<br>[19 - 33%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies<br>[5 - 12%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies<br>[10 - 24%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Staff: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies<br>[35%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Crowd Control Duration<br>[5 - 12%]
|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Vulnerable Damage<br>[9.8 - 19.6%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Vulnerable Damage<br>[19.6 - 39.2%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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!Attribute!!Amulet!!Ring!!Helm!!Boots!!Weap 1H!!Weap 2H!!Offhand
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== Changes to {{PAGENAME}} ==

{{Patch Date Season 4}}

*[[Shimmering Frost Nova]]
**Previous – Frost Nova generates 4 Mana per enemy hit.
**Now – Frost Nova grants 3% Dodge Chance per enemy hit, up to 15%. Hitting a Boss gives the maximum amount. For the next 8 seconds, you keep this effect, and successful Dodges generate 20 Mana.




[[Category:Sorcerer Skills]] [[Category:Sorcerer Defensive Skills]] [[Category:Sorcerer Frost Skills]]
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