Mechanic
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A Nova normally takes effect around the character or other entity using the skill. Read the individual skill for exceptions: Ice Nova can originate from a targeted Frostbolt, Dark Pact forms around the sacrificed minion, and Shockwave Totem slams around the totem. Some Novas are rings with an empty centre, while others create ground, objects, buffs, or other effects instead of dealing direct damage.
Ice Nova normally sends a Cold wave out from your character. Enervating Nova creates a Lightning ring whose centre deals no damage. Bone Cage raises a ring of spikes that damage and Pin enemies when touched.
Related: Ice Nova, Enervating Nova, Bone CageIce Nova can move to a targeted Frostbolt, Dark Pact forms around the life-sacrificed minion, and Shockwave Totem repeatedly Slams around the totem. These are explicit skill rules, not a general ability to place any Nova remotely.
Related: Ice Nova, Frostbolt, Dark Pact, Shockwave TotemConsecrate creates Consecrated Ground around you. Hollow Shell spends Runic Ward to grant Guard to nearby allies. Feast of Flesh consumes nearby corpses. Their Nova tag describes the circular area used to apply the effect.
Related: Consecrate, Hollow Shell, Feast of FleshWarcries such as Infernal Cry, Seismic Cry, Arctic Howl, and Fortifying Cry affect enemies or allies around the user. Their exact damage, empowerment, debuff, or defensive result comes from the individual Warcry.
Related: Infernal Cry, Seismic Cry, Arctic Howl, Fortifying Cry, Ancestral Cry, Ferocious RoarFlameblast expands while channelled before exploding. Iron Ward stores prevented Physical damage before releasing spikes. Plague Bearer stores Poison damage before unleashing it around you. Nova describes the release area, not how the resource is built.
Related: Flameblast, Iron Ward, Plague BearerFrostflame Nova deals no direct damage. Its wave attaches to Ignited enemies, refreshes their current Ignite, rapidly Freezes them, and prevents another Ignite until that Ignite expires.
Related: Frostflame NovaNova Projectiles I fires supported projectiles in a circle. Nova Projectiles II also adds six projectiles, gives the supported skill an 8 second cooldown, and makes it deal 50% less damage. Skills that rain projectiles from above are excluded, and version II cannot support a skill that already has a cooldown.
Related: Nova Projectiles I, Nova Projectiles II, Projectile, Area of EffectUse the connected skill pages for each skill's radius, damage, duration, targeting, costs, and exceptions. The Nova page explains the shared tag but does not replace those skill-specific values.
Related: Ancestral Cry, Arctic Howl, Bone Cage, Consecrate, Dark Pact, Elemental Sundering, Enervating Nova, Feast of Flesh, Ferocious Roar, Flameblast, Fortifying Cry, Frostflame Nova, Grim Pillars, Hollow Shell, Ice Nova, Infernal Cry, Iron Ward, Moment of Vulnerability, Plague Bearer, Seismic Cry, Shockwave TotemArea of Effect, usually shortened to AoE, describes a skill component that applies to targets inside an area instead of selecting only one target. The area can be a circle, cone, line, ring, or another shape defined by the skill.
mechanicProjectileA Projectile is a moving entity created by an Attack or Spell. Projectile describes delivery, not the source type or damage type, so the Projectile can still be an Attack or Spell and can deal any supported damage type.
skillIce NovaConjure a wave of ice in all directions, Knocking Back enemies based on how close they are to you. Casting Ice Nova targeting near a Frostbolt Projectile will cause it to originate from the Frostbolt instead of you. Consumes a Cold Infusion if possible to leave a patch of Chilled Ground.
skillFrostboltFire a slow-moving Piercing Projectile that is effective at Chilling enemies and explodes on colliding with terrain.
skillEnervating NovaUnleash a Nova of Lightning damage to Electrocute enemies. Enemies close to you take no damage while enemies at the edge of the ring take significantly more damage. Enemies Hit can be Electrocuted by all Lightning damage for a short duration.
skillBone CageRaise a ring of bone spikes around you. The spikes are destroyed when enemies touch them, damaging and Pinning those enemies. Raising a new ring of spikes destroys the previous one.
skillDark PactSacrifice the life of a Minion to deal Chaos damage in an area around it. If you have no Minions, your own life is sacrificed instead.
skillShockwave TotemRaise a Totem that Slams the ground around it, repeatedly damaging nearby enemies. Jagged Ground erupts when hit by this Slam, damaging enemies standing on it. The Totem cannot create Jagged Ground. This Skill can be used while Shapeshifted.
skillConsecrateCreate an area of Consecrated Ground around you.
skillHollow ShellSacrifice your Runic Ward to send out an energy pulse that grants nearby Allies Guard.
skillFeast of FleshConsume Corpses near you to recover Life and Mana over a short time per Corpse Consumed.
skillFrostflame NovaUnleash a wave of volatile ice that feeds on flames. While the wave doesn't deal damage, the ice latches onto Ignited enemies, refreshing the duration of their active Ignite and rapidly Freezing them but preventing them from being Ignited further until the Ignite expires.
skillFlameblastChannel to build destructive energy around you. Releasing the energy causes a devastating explosion that is larger and more intense the longer you Channelled for.
skillIron WardWhile active, stores a percentage of the Physical damage that is prevented by your Armour or other sources of damage reduction. Using this Skill releases the stored damage as a nova of spikes.
skillPlague BearerWhile active, stores a portion of the Poison Damage you deal. Using this Skill unleashes the stored Poison to damage and Poison enemies around you.
skillInfernal CryPerform a Warcry, Empowering subsequent Melee Attacks if there are enemies nearby. Enemies in the warcry's area are destabilised and will Combust on death. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillSeismic CryPerform a damaging Warcry, Knocking Back nearby enemies and Heavy Stunning enemies that are Primed for Stun. If an enemy is Heavy Stunned or a currently Heavy Stunned enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers subsequent Slams to perform an additional Aftershock. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillArctic HowlShapeshift into a Werewolf and let out an icy howl that damages enemies and Freezes Primed enemies. If an enemy is Frozen or a Frozen enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers your attacks with added Cold damage, causes Empowered Slams to create Chilled Ground, and grants your Allies added Cold damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillFortifying CryPerform a Warcry that grants Guard and Triggers Shield Wave when subsequent Shield Attacks deal damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillAncestral CryPerform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embodiment of Kaom. While embodying Kaom, you Trigger Volcanic Steps while travelling, Melee Strikes and Slams are Ancestrally Boosted, and your Melee Strikes Trigger Volcanic Eruption.
skillFerocious RoarShapeshift into a Bear and roar in defiance, immediately gaining Rage if there are enemies nearby and Empowering subsequent Attacks to Break Armour. Alternatively, socketing a human-form Warcry into this Skill triggers that Warcry instead, and augments its damage and area. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillElemental SunderingPlunge your Spear into the ground to emit a pulse that Consumes Freeze, Shock and Ignite on a number of nearby enemies, Allies and Corpses. The pulse itself deals no damage, but each Ailment Consumed causes an explosion of the corresponding elemental damage type.
skillGrim PillarsSpend Runic Ward to cause damaging Ice-Crystal spears to erupt from the ground around you. These spears can be destroyed for an explosion of Cold damage.
skillMoment of VulnerabilitySend out a temporal Nova to take advantage of enemies' moment of vulnerability. Hitting enemies that are Primed for Stun, Electrocution, or Freeze causes a visage of them to appear, lasting as long as the original target would have been affected by the form of Immobilisation used to create the visage. A portion of the damage dealt to visages is also dealt to the original.
supportNova Projectiles ISupports Projectile Skills, making them fire Projectiles in a circle. Does not Support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above.
supportNova Projectiles IISupports Projectile Skills, making them fire extra Projectiles in a circle, at the cost of Damage and gaining a cooldown. Does not Support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above. Cannot Support Skills which already have a cooldown.
Direct relationAncestral CryPerform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embodiment of Kaom. While embodying Kaom, you Trigger Volcanic Steps while travelling, Melee Strikes and Slams are Ancestrally Boosted, and your Melee Strikes Trigger Volcanic Eruption.
Direct relationArctic HowlShapeshift into a Werewolf and let out an icy howl that damages enemies and Freezes Primed enemies. If an enemy is Frozen or a Frozen enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers your attacks with added Cold damage, causes Empowered Slams to create Chilled Ground, and grants your Allies added Cold damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
Direct relationBone CageRaise a ring of bone spikes around you. The spikes are destroyed when enemies touch them, damaging and Pinning those enemies. Raising a new ring of spikes destroys the previous one.
Direct relationConsecrateCreate an area of Consecrated Ground around you.
Direct relationDark PactSacrifice the life of a Minion to deal Chaos damage in an area around it. If you have no Minions, your own life is sacrificed instead.
Direct relationElemental SunderingPlunge your Spear into the ground to emit a pulse that Consumes Freeze, Shock and Ignite on a number of nearby enemies, Allies and Corpses. The pulse itself deals no damage, but each Ailment Consumed causes an explosion of the corresponding elemental damage type.
Direct relationEnervating NovaUnleash a Nova of Lightning damage to Electrocute enemies. Enemies close to you take no damage while enemies at the edge of the ring take significantly more damage. Enemies Hit can be Electrocuted by all Lightning damage for a short duration.
Direct relationFeast of FleshConsume Corpses near you to recover Life and Mana over a short time per Corpse Consumed.
Direct relationFerocious RoarShapeshift into a Bear and roar in defiance, immediately gaining Rage if there are enemies nearby and Empowering subsequent Attacks to Break Armour. Alternatively, socketing a human-form Warcry into this Skill triggers that Warcry instead, and augments its damage and area. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
Direct relationFlameblastChannel to build destructive energy around you. Releasing the energy causes a devastating explosion that is larger and more intense the longer you Channelled for.
Direct relationFortifying CryPerform a Warcry that grants Guard and Triggers Shield Wave when subsequent Shield Attacks deal damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
Direct relationFrostflame NovaUnleash a wave of volatile ice that feeds on flames. While the wave doesn't deal damage, the ice latches onto Ignited enemies, refreshing the duration of their active Ignite and rapidly Freezing them but preventing them from being Ignited further until the Ignite expires.
Direct relationGrim PillarsSpend Runic Ward to cause damaging Ice-Crystal spears to erupt from the ground around you. These spears can be destroyed for an explosion of Cold damage.
Direct relationHollow ShellSacrifice your Runic Ward to send out an energy pulse that grants nearby Allies Guard.
Direct relationIce NovaConjure a wave of ice in all directions, Knocking Back enemies based on how close they are to you. Casting Ice Nova targeting near a Frostbolt Projectile will cause it to originate from the Frostbolt instead of you. Consumes a Cold Infusion if possible to leave a patch of Chilled Ground.
Direct relationInfernal CryPerform a Warcry, Empowering subsequent Melee Attacks if there are enemies nearby. Enemies in the warcry's area are destabilised and will Combust on death. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
Direct relationIron WardWhile active, stores a percentage of the Physical damage that is prevented by your Armour or other sources of damage reduction. Using this Skill releases the stored damage as a nova of spikes.
Direct relationMoment of VulnerabilitySend out a temporal Nova to take advantage of enemies' moment of vulnerability. Hitting enemies that are Primed for Stun, Electrocution, or Freeze causes a visage of them to appear, lasting as long as the original target would have been affected by the form of Immobilisation used to create the visage. A portion of the damage dealt to visages is also dealt to the original.
Direct relationPlague BearerWhile active, stores a portion of the Poison Damage you deal. Using this Skill unleashes the stored Poison to damage and Poison enemies around you.
Direct relationSeismic CryPerform a damaging Warcry, Knocking Back nearby enemies and Heavy Stunning enemies that are Primed for Stun. If an enemy is Heavy Stunned or a currently Heavy Stunned enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers subsequent Slams to perform an additional Aftershock. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
Direct relationShockwave TotemRaise a Totem that Slams the ground around it, repeatedly damaging nearby enemies. Jagged Ground erupts when hit by this Slam, damaging enemies standing on it. The Totem cannot create Jagged Ground. This Skill can be used while Shapeshifted.