7,208
edits
Changes
ADVERTISEMENT
From Diablo Wiki
added media
|clvl= 6
|description= An explosion of ice pelts nearby enemies for 1-2 cold damage. Has an additional 50% chance of a critical hit.
|type= Direct [[Damage]]/[[AoE]]
|resource= Costs [[Arcane Power]]
|alabaster= Unknown
However, its is improved over the D2 version in several ways. It now has a pretty good chance of freezing the enemy rather than just chilling it, and it casts very quickly; so fast you can hardly even see the ring expanding out. It looked much faster and less detailed in the [[BlizzCon 2009]] build than it has in previous screenshots, which I found disappointing.
The substantial [[cooldown]] decreases slightly with higher skill levels, but it's still an eternity after the zero cooldown on the {{iw|Sorceress_Cold_Spells#Frost_Nova D2 Frost Nova}}. However, it's not so bad if you use it wisely. Cast Frost Nova at the start of a battle, giving yourself some time/space to back up and pelt the enemy with projectiles, or hold it back for emergencies. Few battles in the BlizzCon 2009 demo lasted longer than 8 seconds, and not more than once or twice was the Wizard actually swarmed to the point that she needed this kind of freezing escape spell.
-->
==Media==
Frost Nova can be seen in action on video here:
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APCFWvFk3LI Diablo 3 NEW close-up gameplay #1 (late 2010 - Skills with Runes)] -- BlizzPort's Channel (rune'd, at 0:33)
You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo III screenshots and pictures]
