Sorceress · Lightning Skills

Nova

Required level 12LightningClassic

What it does

creates an expanding ring of lightning to shock nearby enemies.

How Nova works, in depthThe Sorceress's ring of lightning. Its damage at every level and the brackets it grows by, the mana that climbs 1 a level to 32, the 4-frame next-hit delay and the ring's reach the Basin measured, and the Static Field synergy that is new to D2R.

Items that give Nova

16 items

+ levels to the skillyour own class only

The Iron Jang BongUnique · War Staff	+2 to Nova (Sorceress Only)	28

Chargescast from the item until the charges run out

Baezil's VortexUnique · Knout	Level 15 Nova (80/80 Charges)	45
of NovaSuffix	Nova charges (level and number set by item level)	36

Chance to castfires on its own when you hit, are hit, kill …

Rainbow FacetUnique · Jewel	100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up	49
Medusa's GazeUnique · Aegis	100% Chance to cast level 44 Nova when you Die	76
Dark AdherentSet item · Dusk Shroud	25% Chance to cast level 3 Nova when struck	43
WarshrikeUnique · Winged Knife	25% Chance to cast level 9 Nova on striking	75
DestructionRuneword	15% Chance to cast level 22 Nova on attack	65
M'avina's CasterSet bonus · Grand Matron Bow	10% Chance to cast level 15 Nova on striking	70
of Nova ShieldSuffix	14% Chance to cast level 5 Nova when struck	38
of NovaSuffix	12% Chance to cast level 4 Nova on striking	28
of Nova ShieldSuffix	12% Chance to cast level 4 Nova when struck	28
of NovaSuffix	10% Chance to cast level 3 Nova on striking	18
of Nova ShieldSuffix	10% Chance to cast level 3 Nova when struck	18
Baezil's VortexUnique · Knout	5% Chance to cast level 8 Nova on striking	45
Tiamat's RebukeUnique · Dragon Shield	5% Chance to cast level 7 Nova when struck	38

Per level

before synergies, masteries and +skills from items

Level	Lightning Damage	Mana cost
1	1-20	13
2	7-28	14
3	13-36	15
4	19-44	16
5	25-52	17
6	31-60	18
7	37-68	19
8	43-76	20
9	50-85	21
10	57-94	22
11	64-103	23
12	71-112	24
13	78-121	25
14	85-130	26
15	92-139	27
16	99-148	28
17	107-158	29
18	115-168	30
19	123-178	31
20	131-188	32
21	139-198	33
22	147-208	34
23	156-219	35
24	165-230	36
25	174-241	37
26	183-252	38
27	192-263	39
28	201-274	40
29	211-286	41
30	221-298	42

Also raised by

items that add levels without naming it

Synergies

per hard point in

Static Field: +5% Lightning Damage per Level

Requires

Static FieldLevel 6

Leads to

Thunder StormLevel 24

Boosts

Source: skills.txt row “Nova” and skilldesc.txt of build 3.3.93847. Mana = (mana + lvlmana × (level − 1)) × 2^manashift ÷ 256; damage brackets at levels 2–8, 9–16, 17–22, 23–28, 29+ scaled by HitShift. · Report incorrect data

Unless stated otherwise, everything here is Diablo II: Resurrected build 3.3.93847, Reign of the Warlock.