Nova

Template:D2 LS With this attack the Sorceress creates a wave of electrical energy radiating from her fingertips, bathing all nearby enemies with its destructive force. This spell is ideal for defeating melee opponents who swarm too closely.

Details

Level 1-60 stats

Template:D2 Stat |- !align=left|Next Delay (Frames) |4 |}

Template:D2 Skill |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |(6*slvl)-5||(7*slvl)-13||(8*slvl)-29||(9*slvl)-51||(10*slvl)-79 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |(8*slvl)+12||(9*slvl)+4||(10*slvl)-12||(11*slvl)-34||(12*slvl)-62 |}

• Cast rate

Nova can damage a target if any part of it is within an approximate 8 yard radius of the caster (or the target when cast on striking).

Source

Skill bonus

• +(1-3) Nova (Sorceress Only) can spawn on ilvl >11 Sorceress orbs and staves.

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +2 !align=left|The Iron Jang Bong War Staff |28||No |- | +3 !align=left|Ormus' Robes Dusk Shroud |75||No |}

Charges

Template:D2 Skill charges |- |15||80 !align=left|Baezil's Vortex Knout |45||No |}

Charged suffix

Template:D2 Skill charged |-valign=top |24||36||48||60||72||84||96||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |33||37||41||45||48||52||56||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |align=left|

• Orb
• Staff

|12||18||18 |- |33||54||75||96||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |22||25||27||30||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |align=left|

• Shield

|12||36||36 |}

Chance to Cast

On Attack

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |22||15 |align=left|Destruction polearm/sword |65 !Yes |}

On Striking

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |8||5 !align=left|Baezil's Vortex Knout |45||No |- |9||25 !align=left|Warshrike Winged Knife |75 !Yes |- |15||10 |align=left|M'avina's Caster Grand Matron Bow (3 items) |70||No |}

• Nova suffix also applies % Chance to Cast Nova on Striking.

Level	% Chance	Item	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
3	10	Weapon 1	13	18
4	12		21	28

¹ Excluding missile weapon

When Struck

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |3||25 !align=left|Dark Adherent Dusk Shroud |49||No |- |7||5 !align=left|Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield |38||No |}

• Nova Shield suffix also applies % Chance to Cast Nova When Struck.

Level	% Chance	Item	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
3	10	Armor Ring	13	18
4	12		21	28
5	14		28	38

When You Die

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |44||100 !align=left|Medusa's Gaze Aegis |76||No |}

When You Level-up

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |41||100 !align=left|Rainbow Facet Jewel |49||No |}

Level 1-60 stats

Details

Template:D2 Level 1-10 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |15||16||17||18||19||20||21||22||23||24 |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |1||7||13||19||25||31||37||43||50||57 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |20||28||36||44||52||60||68||76||85||94 |}

Template:D2 Level 11-20 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |25||26||27||28||29||30||31||32||33||34 |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |64||71||78||85||92||99||107||115||123||131 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |103||112||121||130||139||148||158||168||178||188 |}

Template:D2 Level 21-30 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |35||36||37||38||39||40||41||42||43||44 |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |139||147||156||165||174||183||192||201||211||221 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |198||208||219||230||241||252||263||274||286||298 |}

Template:D2 Level 31-40 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |45||46||47||48||49||50||51||52||53||54 |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |231||241||251||261||271||281||291||301||311||321 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |310||322||334||346||358||370||382||394||406||418 |}

Template:D2 Level 41-50 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |55||56||57||58||59||60||61||62||63||64 |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |331||341||351||361||371||381||391||401||411||421 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |430||442||454||466||478||490||502||514||526||538 |}

Template:D2 Level 51-60 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |65||66||67||68||69||70||71||72||73||74 |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |431||441||451||461||471||481||491||501||511||521 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |550||562||574||586||598||610||622||634||646||658 |}

Reference

• Lightning Spells (Arreat Summit)