Frost Nova

Frost Nova is a Sorcerer skill from the Defensive skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Freezes (CC)	N/A
Vulnerable
Defensive
Frost

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Frost Nova Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing (CC) enemies around you for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 24 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration Skills have up to a 30% chance to unleash a Frost Nova when hitting enemies. Tags: Defensive, Frost

Upgrades

Enhanced Frost Nova Killing enemies Frozen (CC) by Frost Nova reduces its Cooldown by 1 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast.	Mystical Frost Nova Frost Nova makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds, increased to 6 seconds against Bosses.
	Shimmering Frost Nova Frost Nova grants 3%[+] Dodge Chance per enemy hit for 8 seconds, up to 15%[+]. Dodging while this effect is active restores 20 Mana. Hitting a Boss with Frost Nova grants the maximum stacks of the Dodge Chance bonus.

* Frozen enemies cannot move or attack. Enemies can be Frozen by repeatedly Chilling them.
* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Tips for using Frost Nova

• Frost Nova applies no damage so items that improve elemental damage will not affect it. Freeze duration improvements will, however.

Items that work with Frost Nova

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Frost Nova
• Create a condition Frost Nova can exploit
• Exploit a condition Frost Nova creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Biting Cold	Utility	Cold damage is increased by 15.0 - 20.0% and makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer, Rogue, Necromancer
Aspect of Control	Offensive	You deal 20 - 40% [x] more damage to Immobilized (CC), Stunned (CC), or Frozen (CC) enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Sunken Library	Kehjistan	Sorcerer
Aspect of Shared Misery	Utility	Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 35 - 55% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Oblivion	Hawezar	All
Aspect of the Umbral	Resource	Incapacitating enemies generates 4.0 - 6.0 Primary Resource.	N/A	Extraction	All
Exploiter's Aspect	Utility	You have 50% [+] increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable , you deal 30 - 50% [x] increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Smiting Aspect	Offensive	You have 13 - 23%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy , you gain 25 - 45%[+] increased Crowd Control Duration. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Everliving Aspect	Defensive	Each Crowd Controlled enemy Nearby grants 2.0 - 3.0% Damage Reduction, up to 13 enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Frostblitz Aspect	Defensive	Frost Nova gains an additional Charge but the Cooldown per Charge is increased by 55 - 35%. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Storm Swell Aspect	Offensive	You deal 15 - 35% [x] increased damage while Ice Armor is active. This amount is increased by another 0% [x] against Frozen (CC) enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Onyx Hold	Dry Steppes	Sorcerer

Unique Items

	Ahavarion Spear of Lycander "The angel Lycander left us a portion of her power in this spear. It is all the proof I need that she watches over us still."- Oracle Argoysni Type: Mythic Unique Staff Class: Druid, Sorcerer Description: Gain a random Shrine effect for 20 seconds after killing an Elite enemy. Can only occur once every 30 seconds.	+18.0% All Stats +33% Movement Speed +66 Resistance to All Elements Lucky Hit: Up to a 15% Chance to Restore +22.0% Primary Resource
	Frostburn Armor: 600 Armor A touch so frigid it stops the heart and chills the very soul. Type: Unique Gloves Class: All Classes Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 50% chance to Freeze enemies for 1 second. You deal [40 - 50]% [x] increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies.
	Godslayer Crown "The Sahptev faithful believe in a thousand and one gods. If it takes me as many lifetimes, I will find and kill them all." - Gaspar Stilbian, Veradani Outcast" Type: Unique Helm Class: All Classes Description: When you Stun (CC), Freeze (CC), or Immobilize (CC) an Elite, your Pull In (CC) all Nearby enemies and deal x30 - 60% increased damage to them for 3 seconds. Can only occur once every 12 seconds.	Affixes: + 50 - 67.3% Damage to Elites 8.1 - 8.8% Cooldown Reduction + 489 - 526 Maximum Life + 51 - 65 All Stats
	Penitent Greaves Armor: 600 Armor Remorseful devotees of the Cathedral of Light must undertake a grueling pilgrimage, journeying across the frigid glacier known as the Serac Rapture. Only then may their gravest sins be forgiven. Type: Unique Boots Class: All Classes Description: You are permanently Unhindered and leave behind a trail of frost that Chills enemies. Your Chill effects cause enemies to take [10 - 15]% [x] increased damage from you.
	Iceheart Brais Armor: 1,500 Armor The mad artisan saw his fingers turn black from frostbite as he worked the cloth, but refused to stay the needle and thread for even a moment. Type: Unique Pants Class: Sorcerer Description: Your Conjurations periodically unleash Frost Nova . Enemies affected by Frost Nova take [20 - 30]% [x] increased damage from you.

Paragon Glyphs

	Advantage Magic: Barbarian / Necromancer / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Control Glyph Class: Necromancer, Paladin, Rogue, Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +3% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. (Paladin, Rogue) For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal +3% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. (Sorcerer) For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. (Necromancer)	Additional Bonus: You deal x10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled enemies or, instead, x20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen enemies. (Paladin, Rogue, Sorcerer) You deal x20% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. (Necromancer) Required (purchased in range): +25 Intelligence (Paladin, Rogue) +40 Intelligence (Necromancer) +25 Dexterity (Sorcerer) Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Crowd Controlled targets by x2.8%. (Necromancer, Paladin, Rogue, Sorcerer)
	Electrocute Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: Grants +25% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: Your Lightning damage has a +15% increased chance to Critically Strike enemies who are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Frozen (CC). Required (purchased in range): +25 Dexterity Legendary Bonus: Increase Lightning damage by x0.5%.
	Cryopathy Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +3.0% increased damage to Chilled targets.	Additional Bonus: Enemies deal 15% reduced damage to you for 5 seconds after they are no longer Frozen. Required (purchased in range): +25 Willpower Legendary Bonus: Increase Cold damage by x0.5%.
	Tactician Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: Grants +25% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: You deal x15% increased damage for 4 seconds after casting a Defensive Skill. This duration is increased by 4 seconds for each Defensive Skill not on your Action Bar. Required (purchased in range): +25 Dexterity Legendary Bonus: Increase damage by x0.5%.

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Frost Nova.

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Boots	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Offhand
Ranks to Frost Nova [2 -3]				&#10004
Ranks to All Defensive Skills [1 - 2]	&#10004
Damage to Frozen Enemies [9.5 - 16.5%]		&#10004			&#10004
Damage to Frozen Enemies [19 - 33%]						&#10004
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [5 - 12%]		&#10004			&#10004
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [10 - 24%]						&#10004
Staff: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [35%]						&#10004
Crowd Control Duration [5 - 12%]	&#10004		&#10004				&#10004
Vulnerable Damage [9.8 - 19.6%]		&#10004			&#10004
Vulnerable Damage [19.6 - 39.2%]						&#10004
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Boots	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Offhand

Changes to Frost Nova

There have been no changes made to Frost Nova.