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class-wiki: Frost Nova reframed as control/escape tool

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	<caption style="font-size:115%;background:#2b2b3a;color:#fff;padding:4px">Frost Nova</caption>		<caption style="font-size:115%;background:#2b2b3a;color:#fff;padding:4px">Frost Nova</caption>
	<tr><th style="text-align:left">Job</th><td>Wizard</td></tr>		<tr><th style="text-align:left">Job</th><td>Wizard</td></tr>
	<tr><th style="text-align:left">Type</th><td>~~Offensive~~ (~~Magic~~)</td></tr>		<tr><th style="text-align:left">Type</th><td>Supportive (control)</td></tr>
	<tr><th style="text-align:left">Target</th><td>Self (area)</td></tr>		<tr><th style="text-align:left">Target</th><td>Self (area)</td></tr>
	<tr><th style="text-align:left">Element</th><td>Water</td></tr>		<tr><th style="text-align:left">Element</th><td>Water</td></tr>
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	<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Ice Wall Lv 1</td></tr>		<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Ice Wall Lv 1</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>
	Frost Nova ~~erupts~~ a ring of frost around the caster~~, striking and freezing~~ every enemy in ~~a 7×7 area at once~~.		Frost Nova bursts a ring of frost around the caster that can freeze every nearby enemy in place, opening room to escape or reposition.

	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	Frost Nova is the ~~offensive payoff~~ of the Frost (Water) branch ~~at Wizard tier~~. It is a custom version of the classic skill with an enlarged 7×7 ~~burst, trading a long cast time for heavy area control~~: a ~~single button that both damages~~ and ~~locks down~~ a crowd of ~~enemies~~. Maxing it unlocks the High Wizard skill [[Ice Block]].		Frost Nova is a crowd-control and escape tool at the heart of the Frost (Water) branch. It is a custom version of the classic skill with an enlarged 7×7 radius. Its value is not damage but lockdown: freezing the enemies around the caster so a fragile Wizard can buy space and time, peel a crowd off an ally, or break free of a bad position. Maxing it unlocks the High Wizard skill [[Ice Block]].

	== Mechanics ==		== Mechanics ==
	The ~~burst~~ is centered on the caster and ~~hits~~ all enemies within the 7×7 area.		The skill is centered on the caster and affects all enemies within the 7×7 area.

			The point of the skill is the mass freeze: each enemy hit can be locked in the Frozen state. For a player caster the chance is 33 + 5 × SkillLv % (38% at Level 1 to 58% at Level 5), and the Frozen state lasts 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 / 7.5 seconds by level. Unlike the chilling Freezing from [[Frostbite]], this is the hard Frozen state, which immobilizes the target completely.

			It also deals a modest amount of Water magic damage as a side effect.

	Damage formula: Damage = (100 + 10 × SkillLv) × 2 ÷ 3 (% of MATK), roughly 73% at Level 1 rising to 100% at Level 5.		Damage formula: Damage = (100 + 10 × SkillLv) × 2 ÷ 3 (% of MATK), roughly 73% at Level 1 rising to 100% at Level 5.

	Each enemy hit can also be Frozen. For a player caster the chance is 33 + 5 × SkillLv % (38% at Level 1 to 58% at Level 5), and the Frozen state lasts 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 / 7.5 seconds by level. Unlike the chilling Freezing from [[Frostbite]], this is the hard Frozen state, which immobilizes the target completely.		The long cast time means Frost Nova is best used from relative safety or after setup such as [[Ice Wall]] or [[Safety Wall]].

	The long cast time means Frost Nova is best ~~opened~~ from safety or after setup such as [[Ice Wall]] or [[Safety Wall]].

	== Leveling ==		== Leveling ==
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* ~~Frozen~~ enemies ~~are held in place~~, ~~setting~~ up ~~follow-up nukes from the caster or party~~.		* The mass freeze buys space and time to escape, reposition, or peel enemies off an ally, rather than to set up burst damage.

	[[Category:Wizard skills]]		[[Category:Wizard skills]]
	[[Category:~~Offensive~~ skills]]		[[Category:Supportive skills]]

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<table class="wikitable" style="float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em;width:23em;font-size:90%">
<caption style="font-size:115%;background:#2b2b3a;color:#fff;padding:4px">Frost Nova</caption>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Job</th><td>Wizard</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Type</th><td>Offensive (Magic)</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Target</th><td>Self (area)</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Element</th><td>Water</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Max level</th><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">SP cost</th><td>45 / 43 / 41 / 39 / 37</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Cast time</th><td>6 / 6 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5 (sec)</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">After-cast delay</th><td>1 (sec)</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Area</th><td>7×7 cells</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Ice Wall Lv 1</td></tr>
</table>
Frost Nova erupts a ring of frost around the caster, striking and freezing every enemy in a 7×7 area at once.

== Overview ==
Frost Nova is the offensive payoff of the Frost (Water) branch at Wizard tier. It is a custom version of the classic skill with an enlarged 7×7 burst, trading a long cast time for heavy area control: a single button that both damages and locks down a crowd of enemies. Maxing it unlocks the High Wizard skill [[Ice Block]].

== Mechanics ==
The burst is centered on the caster and hits all enemies within the 7×7 area.

Damage formula: Damage = (100 + 10 × SkillLv) × 2 ÷ 3 (% of MATK), roughly 73% at Level 1 rising to 100% at Level 5.

Each enemy hit can also be Frozen. For a player caster the chance is 33 + 5 × SkillLv % (38% at Level 1 to 58% at Level 5), and the Frozen state lasts 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 / 7.5 seconds by level. Unlike the chilling Freezing from [[Frostbite]], this is the hard Frozen state, which immobilizes the target completely.

The long cast time means Frost Nova is best opened from safety or after setup such as [[Ice Wall]] or [[Safety Wall]].

== Leveling ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Level !! Damage (% MATK) !! Freeze chance !! Freeze duration (sec) !! Cast time (sec) !! SP
|-
| 1 || 73 || 38% || 1.5 || 6.0 || 45
|-
| 2 || 80 || 43% || 3.0 || 6.0 || 43
|-
| 3 || 87 || 48% || 4.5 || 5.5 || 41
|-
| 4 || 93 || 53% || 6.0 || 5.5 || 39
|-
| 5 || 100 || 58% || 7.5 || 5.0 || 37
|}

== Notes ==
* Frozen enemies are held in place, setting up follow-up nukes from the caster or party.

[[Category:Wizard skills]]
[[Category:Offensive skills]]

Frost Nova - Revision history

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