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Shock NovaSpell, AoE, Lightning, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
Radius: 26 / 14
Requires Level 28Casts a ring of Lightning around you, followed by a larger Lightning nova. Each effect hits enemies caught in their area with Lightning Damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Shock Duration on enemiesRing has 2% chance to Shock
Ring Shocks as if dealing 5% more Damage
1% increased Lightning Damage
Deals (34-371) to (102-1114) Lightning Damage
20% chance to Shock enemies
(20-39)% increased Effect of Shock
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Shock Nova skill iconShock Nova inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 28
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Chance
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemShockNova

Shock Nova skill screenshot


Shock Nova is a lightning area of effect spell that deals lightning damage in an area around the caster, conjuring an initial ring followed by a larger circular area. Both effects can overlap, to deal significantly more damage. Shock Nova also has a high chance to shock and provides increased effectiveness of this ailment with higher gem levels.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

Shocknovadiagram

Shaded region indicates initial ring, outer circle indicates radius of secondary area damage. Red enemies are hit twice for 200% of base damage, orange enemies are hit once for 100% of base damage, white enemies are not hit.

Shock Nova has two damaging components: an initial ring, and then a larger, circular area - both dealing lightning damage. The initial ring has a fixed width, and only monsters located within its area get hit by it. The subsequent area effect has a larger radius than the initial ring, and all monsters located between the spell's center up to that radius get hit. Therefore it is possible for monsters to receive damage from either both components, or just the larger area effect (see the image below for reference).

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Lightning
Damage
Shock
Effect
Exp.Total Exp.
128671234 to 10220%00
231731341 to 12421%199345199345
334791450 to 15022%285815485160
437851560 to 18023%401344886504
540921572 to 21524%5543791440883
642961681 to 24225%4774371918320
7441001691 to 27226%5837862502106
84610417102 to 30527%7103593212465
94810917114 to 34128%13555114567976
105011318127 to 38229%11388775706853
115211718142 to 42730%13682337075086
125412119159 to 47631%16383388713424
135612519177 to 53132%195664810670072
145813020197 to 59233%365518414325256
156013420220 to 65934%301732717342583
166213821244 to 73335%775999525102578
176414221272 to 81536%1513819340240771
186614622302 to 90537%2608382566324596
196815122335 to 100438%62620247128944843
207015523371 to 111439%211708088340652931
217215924412 to 123540%N/AN/A
2274N/A24456 to 136841%N/AN/A
2376N/A25505 to 151542%N/AN/A
2478N/A25559 to 167643%N/AN/A
2580N/A26618 to 185444%N/AN/A
2682N/A26683 to 205045%N/AN/A
2784N/A27755 to 226546%N/AN/A
2886N/A27834 to 250147%N/AN/A
2988N/A28921 to 276248%N/AN/A
3090N/A281016 to 304749%N/AN/A
3191N/A281067 to 320149%N/AN/A
3292N/A291120 to 336150%N/AN/A
3393N/A291177 to 353050%N/AN/A
3494N/A291236 to 370751%N/AN/A
3595N/A291297 to 389251%N/AN/A
3696N/A301362 to 408552%N/AN/A
3797N/A301430 to 428952%N/AN/A
3898N/A301500 to 450153%N/AN/A
3999N/A301575 to 472553%N/AN/A
40100N/A311653 to 495854%N/AN/A

Item acquisition
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Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
13Divination card inventory iconThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card artDivination card frameThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted level 21 Spell gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3
Clarissa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Shock Nova.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Shock Nova Damage 16625% increased Shock Nova Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Shock Nova Damage 27540% increased Shock Nova Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Shock Nova Larger Ring Damage 166Shock Nova ring deals 40% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Shock Nova Larger Ring Damage 275Shock Nova ring deals 60% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Shock Nova Area Of Effect 16616% increased Shock Nova Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Shock Nova Area Of Effect 27524% increased Shock Nova Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Shock Nova has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Rift Worm Shock Nova EffectRift Worm Shock Nova Effect inventory iconRift Worm Shock Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shock Nova becomes a nova of purple rift worms.Rift Worm Shock Nova Effect inventory iconYour Shock Nova becomes a nova of purple rift worms.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • No longer has “Ring deals 50% less Damage”.
3.7.0
  • The ring now deals 50% less damage (from 80%).
  • The ring is now closer to the centre of the nova.
3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 12 (was 13).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 23 (was 26).
  • Now has a cast time of 0.7 seconds (from 0.75).
  • Now deals 34 to 102 Lightning damage at gem level 1 (from 26 to 79) and 371 to 1114 Lightning damage at gem level 20 (from 275 to 825).
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 120% (from 60%).
2.6.0
  • Damage increased by 33% at level 1, scaling up to 49% increased damage by level 20.
  • Additional damage dealt by the Shock Nova ring reduced to 20% of base damage (down from 50%).
2.1.0
  • Damage has been increased by 20% at level one, improving to a 35% increase in damage by level 20.
  • Damage effectiveness increased from 50% to 60%.
1.0.0
  • Reduced mana cost.
0.10.0
  • Increased base critical strike chance from 3% to 4%.
  • Mana cost has been reduced.
0.9.12s
  • Damage progression increased. By skill level 15, it's doing 14% more damage than before.
0.9.12
  • Damage increased by 14%.
0.9.9
  • Increased cast speed.
0.9.7
  • Improved the effects.
0.9.6
  • Shock Nova has been reimplemented so that it doesn't scale its damage with distance and doesn't hit monsters that are close to you.
0.9.5g
  • Increased the critical strike chance.
0.9.4c
  • Set the default critical strike chance of Shock Nova (2,6%).
0.9.3c
  • Now scales all damage from support gems in the same way as the main skill damage (based on distance).
  • Shock Nova now deals its damage from outside (maximum damage) to inside (minimum/no damage).
    The outside damage is dealt first. It is a linear damage progression (not exponential) now.
0.9.2
  • Fixed a bug with Shock Nova's damage calculation if the Area of Effect was increased.
  • Reduced upper Shock Nova damage by 30%.
0.9.1
  • Changed the damage equation for Shock Nova so that the deadzone immediately around the player works better.
    It's now much more important to have enemies at maximum range.
  • Reduced damage and collision size.
0.8.7
  • Shock Nova added to the game.
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