Frost Nova - Revision history

Flux at 08:46, 8 June 2012

2012-06-08T08:46:20Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T07:38:45Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:10:54Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-22T23:01:18Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-12T05:19:07Z

beta patch 14 update

MrFrye at 21:29, 7 March 2012

2012-03-07T21:29:24Z

MrFrye: skill effects switched to DB link

2012-03-07T20:49:55Z

skill effects switched to DB link

Maurish at 13:40, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T13:40:23Z

Maurish at 10:55, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T10:55:59Z

Maurish at 10:53, 23 September 2011

2011-09-23T10:53:26Z

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 '''Frost Nova''' is a Defensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 4, sending out a flash of severe frost, damaging and often slowing enemies.
-<br><br><br>__TOC__
+This skill deals damage, but only just. The purpose of it is to freeze enemies in a defensive effort. The duration of the freeze is quite short, so it's really just a delay, and one the Wizard needs to react instantly to, either running or teleporting to safety, or else unleashing powerful attack magics at once.
 ==Background==
 The [[Wizard]] has learned some knowledge of the [[Zann Esu]] [[mage clan]] that first tried to foster her like it did the Diablo II [[Sorceress]] heroine, and improved on it. She has modified the staple Frost Nova to deal more damage and have a higher chance of hitting vital areas of opponents, freezing them in one spot.
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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Frost Nova rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+Refer to the [[Frost Nova rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.
 {{skill description header}}

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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Frost Nova, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Evocation}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|defensive}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Frost Nova rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
 <skill class="Wizard">Frost Nova</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Defensive}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|defensive}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconFrostNova.png|left]]
-[[File:Wiz-frost-nova1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Frost Nova in action.]]
+[[File:Wiz-frost-nova1.jpg|thumb|350px|Frost Nova in action.]]
 '''Frost Nova''' is a Defensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 4, sending out a flash of severe frost, damaging and often slowing enemies.
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-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Frost Nova rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
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 ==Skill Design==
-[[image:Wiz-frostnova-runed1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Frost Nova freezing EVERYONE]]
+[[image:Wiz-frostnova-runed1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Frost Nova freezing EVERYONE.]]
 Frost Nova is pretty much the same [[skill]] it was in D2, but with vastly improved graphics. Instead of just a ring of frost, it now sends out a gaseous ring that's speckled with dozens of shooting, snowball-like projectiles. As it was in D2, the skill is not very damaging and is best used for defensive purposes, a fact that's reinforced by the eternity of a 12 second cool down it's saddled with.
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 ==Synergies==
-Frost Nova benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Frost Nova, runed or not:
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 <blockquote>''The nova doesn’t just chill, it freezes the non-bosses, and for more than a second, which I was surprised to see at just level one. Presumably chill time is reduced on higher difficulty levels, as it was in D2, but this was a very powerful spell for so low in the skill tree.</blockquote>
 ===Beta===
-Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Frost Nova became a level 1 skill. It was moved to level 2 during the [[beta]], and [[Flux]] explained how to use it correctly:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-one]
+{{Beta skill notes}}
 <blockquote>''Besides the cooldown time, Frost Nova is limited by having a fairly short range. You have to be in the middle of a big pack or right at the edge in order to hit more than just a few enemies with this one, and the freeze time is just 4 seconds. Like most of Diablo III’s defensive skills it’s not a “cast it and relax” type thing. You’ve got to drop this one and immediately continue your attack with other skills, since those monsters aren’t going to hold still for long.</blockquote>
-When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Frost Nova was classified as a Defensive skill and moved to level 4.
+With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Defensive skill and moved to level 4.
 ===Previous Versions===
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-wizard BlizzCon 2010 Wizard Hands-on Report]
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] — IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-one Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part One] -- IncGamers 4th Oct 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-one Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part One] — IncGamers 4th Oct 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Defensive}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 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.
 ==Synergies==
-Frost Nova benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]:
+Frost Nova benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
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 <blockquote>''The nova doesn’t just chill, it freezes the non-bosses, and for more than a second, which I was surprised to see at just level one. Presumably chill time is reduced on higher difficulty levels, as it was in D2, but this was a very powerful spell for so low in the skill tree.</blockquote>
-Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Frost Nova became a level 1 skill. It was moved to level 2 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Frost Nova was classified as a Defensive skill and moved to level 4.
+===Beta===
 ===Previous Versions===
 See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Frost Nova and other Wizard skills.
 ===In Other Games===
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 ==References==
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Diablo III 12th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-one Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part One] -- IncGamers 4th Oct 2011

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	<blockquote>''The nova doesn’t just chill, it freezes the non-bosses, and for more than a second, which I was surprised to see at just level one. Presumably chill time is reduced on higher difficulty levels, as it was in D2, but this was a very powerful spell for so low in the skill tree.</blockquote>		<blockquote>''The nova doesn’t just chill, it freezes the non-bosses, and for more than a second, which I was surprised to see at just level one. Presumably chill time is reduced on higher difficulty levels, as it was in D2, but this was a very powerful spell for so low in the skill tree.</blockquote>

−	Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Frost Nova became a level 1 skill.	+	Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Frost Nova became a level 1 skill.<br>
		+	In the beta, Frost Nova became a level 2 skill.