Frost Nova

Template:CS Like the Lightning Nova, this spell is effective against large groups of swarming melee attackers. Although less damaging than its electrical kin, the immobilizing effects of the cold can convey other advantages.

Details

Level 1-60 stats

Stat	Value
+% Cold Damage	10*(Blizzard.blvl+Frozen Orb.blvl)
Cold Length (Frames)	175+(25*slvl)
Next Delay (Frames)	4

Stat	Level
	1-8	9-16	17-22	23-28	>28
Min Cold Damage	2*slvl	(3*slvl)-8	(4*slvl)-24	(5*slvl)-46	(6*slvl)-74
Max Cold Damage	(2.5*slvl)+1.5	(3.5*slvl)-6.5	(4.5*slvl)-22.5	(5.5*slvl)-44.5	(6.5*slvl)-72.5

• Cast rate

Frost Nova can damage and chill 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) Frost Nova (Sorceress Only) can spawn on ilvl <37 orbs and staves.

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
+3	The Iron Jang Bong War Staff	28	No
+3	Ormus' Robes Dusk Shroud	75	No

Charged suffix

Minimum Ilvl for Skill Level										Charges at Skill Level										Source	Rlvl		Alvl
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		Own	Not
17	28	39	50	61	72	83	94			33	37	41	45	48	52	56	60			Orb Staff	6	12	12
24	42	60	78	96						22	25	27	30	32						Circlet Amulet Dagger	6	24	24

Chance to Cast

On Striking

Level	% Chance	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
3	10	Dangoon's Teaching Reinforced Mace	68	No
8	33	Shadow Killer Battle Cestus	78	Yes
22	25	Ice missile weapon	65	Yes

When Struck

Level	% Chance	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
4	5	Hit Power item	13	No
5	10	Coldkill Hatchet	36	No
9	5	Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield	38	No

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

Level	% Chance	Item	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
3	5	Armor Amulet	9	12

When You Level-up

Level	% Chance	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
43	100	Rainbow Facet Jewel	49	No

Level 1-60 stats

Details

Stat	Level
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Mana Cost	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Min Cold Damage	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	19	22
Max Cold Damage	4	6.5	9	11.5	14	16.5	19	21.5	25	28.5
Cold Length (Seconds)	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17

Stat	Level
	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Min Cold Damage	25	28	31	34	37	40	44	48	52	56
Max Cold Damage	32	35.5	39	42.5	46	49.5	54	58.5	63	67.5
Cold Length (Seconds)	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27

Stat	Level
	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Mana Cost	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Min Cold Damage	60	64	69	74	79	84	89	94	100	106
Max Cold Damage	72	76.5	82	87.5	93	98.5	104	109.5	116	122.5
Cold Length (Seconds)	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37

Stat	Level
	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Mana Cost	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
Min Cold Damage	112	118	124	130	136	142	148	154	160	166
Max Cold Damage	129	135.5	142	148.5	155	161.5	168	174.5	181	187.5
Cold Length (Seconds)	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47

Stat	Level
	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
Mana Cost	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58
Min Cold Damage	172	178	184	190	196	202	208	214	220	226
Max Cold Damage	194	200.5	207	213.5	220	226.5	233	239.5	246	252.5
Cold Length (Seconds)	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57

Stat	Level
	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Mana Cost	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68
Min Cold Damage	232	238	244	250	256	262	268	274	280	286
Max Cold Damage	259	265.5	272	278.5	285	291.5	298	304.5	311	317.5
Cold Length (Seconds)	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67

Reference

• Cold Spells (Arreat Summit)