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The following is a very quick list. See the [[Frost Nova rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
{{Active skill skills header}}</noinclude>{{Wizard Skill effects|Frost Nova|IconFrostNova.png|([[clvl|Level]] 1)|An explosion of ice freezes nearby enemies for {{c_lime|4}} seconds and causes {{c_lime|28 - 50}} Cold damage.<br>Cooldown: {{c_lime|12}} seconds}}
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| Enemies take {{c_lime|110%}} more damage while frozen or chilled by Frost Nova.
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| [[Shatter]]
| A frozen enemy that is killed has a {{c_lime|70%}} chance of exploding in a smaller Frost Nova causing {{c_lime|34 - 60}} cold damage.
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| [[Frozen Mist]]
| The Frost Nova no longer freezes enemies, but instead leaves behind a mist of frost for {{c_lime|8}} seconds that deals {{c_lime|32}} cold damage per second to enemies standing in it.
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| [[Cold Snap]]
| Reduce cooldown to {{c_lime|5}} seconds.
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| [[Deep Freeze]]
| If Frost Nova hits at least {{c_lime|5}} targets, you gain {{c_lime|45%}} chance to critically hit for {{c_lime|12}} seconds.
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==Skill Design==
* [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