Vaal Ice Nova

Vaal Ice NovaVaal, Spell, AoE, Cold, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 25
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 70%Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster, repeating from every enemy it hits. If the caster targets near one of their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from the projectile instead.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (11-274) to (17-428) Cold Damage
Causes smaller novas up to 5 times on enemies hit
20% reduced Area of Effect each repeat
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalIceNova

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Ice Nova.

Vaal Ice Nova is a vaal spell that casts an expanding circle of ice emanating from the player, which repeats off of enemies hit by it.

Skill functions and interactions

Every Nova that hits an enemy will repeat from the enemy it hit. Having more area of effect will increase the chances of novas hitting enemies and repeating.

Gem level progression

Level			Cold Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	11 to 17	0	0
2	15	39	14 to 22	15249	15249
3	19	48	18 to 29	41517	56766
4	23	56	24 to 37	81983	138749
5	27	64	31 to 48	147968	286717
6	31	73	39 to 61	250557	537274
7	35	81	49 to 76	405086	942360
8	38	88	57 to 89	447718	1390078
9	41	94	67 to 105	615318	2005396
10	44	100	78 to 123	834639	2840035
11	47	106	91 to 143	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	106 to 166	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	123 to 193	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	143 to 223	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	164 to 257	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	190 to 296	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	208 to 325	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	228 to 357	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	250 to 391	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	274 to 428	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	300 to 469	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	328 to 513	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	359 to 561	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	393 to 613	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	429 to 670	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	468 to 732	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	511 to 799	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	558 to 871	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	608 to 950	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	663 to 1036	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	692 to 1081	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	722 to 1128	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	754 to 1177	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	786 to 1229	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	821 to 1282	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	856 to 1338	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	893 to 1396	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	932 to 1456	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	972 to 1519	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	1014 to 1584	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
9	Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Superior Vaal Gem Quality: +20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.	random corrupted superior Vaal gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Ice Nova has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Arctic Ice Nova EffectArctic Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a swirling ring of arctic wind.	Your Ice Nova becomes a swirling ring of arctic wind.
Celestial Ice Nova EffectCelestial Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Ice Nova becomes a Celestial Effect.
Illusionist Ice Nova EffectIllusionist Ice Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectReplaces the standard effect on an Ice Nova gem with an illusionist version.	Replaces the standard effect on an Ice Nova gem with an illusionist version.
Water Nova EffectWater Nova EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Nova becomes a rippling burst of cold water	Your Ice Nova becomes a rippling burst of cold water

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Now deals 18 to 26 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 11 to 17), and 518 to 762 Cold Damage at gem level 20 (previously 274 to 428). Now has a Cast Time of 0.7 seconds (previously 0.8). Now has added damage effectiveness of 120% (previously 70%). Now stores up to 2 uses (previously 1). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 2 seconds (previously 4).
2.3.0	The cast time for Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120% Radius: 30Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies 20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Vaal Ice NovaVaal Ice NovaVaal, Spell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 25 Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 70%Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster, repeating from every enemy it hits. If the caster targets near one of their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from the projectile instead.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (11-274) to (17-428) Cold Damage Causes smaller novas up to 5 times on enemies hit 20% reduced Area of Effect each repeat CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have been reduced from 900ms to 800ms.
2.0.0	Critical Strike Chance increased to 6%.
1.1.0d	Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
1.1.0	Introduced to the game.