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12s cooldown

Frost Nova

Control / Freeze

Freeze the crowd and make every follow-up attack more likely to critically strike.

Freeze nearby enemies and apply Brittle: +50 percentage points of critical chance, or +25 against enemies that cannot be frozen.

Development snapshot: This page shows how Frost Nova plays in the v0.75 development snapshot. Balance, visuals, upgrade details, and presentation may still change over time.
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Frost Nova
Active ability Control / Freeze
8 Ability levels shown
12s Base cooldown

Ability levels

Current ability progression through Legendary Apotheosis

Level 1

Frost Nova

Freeze nearby enemies and apply Brittle: +50 percentage points of critical chance, or +25 against enemies that cannot be frozen.

Level 2

Frost Nova II

+20% Frost Nova Radius

Level 3

Frost Nova III

+0.5s Freeze / Brittle

Level 4

Frost Nova IV

Brittle lasts +1.5s after Freeze

Level 5

Frost Nova V

-15% Cooldown

Level 6 Legendary

Frozen Expanse

+20% Frost Nova Radius

Level 7 Legendary

Permafrost

+0.75s Freeze / Brittle

Level 8 Legendary

Absolute Zero

+25% Radius and +0.75s Freeze / Brittle