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Frost Nova
Job	Wizard
Type	Offensive (Magic)
Target	Self (area)
Element	Water
Max level	5
SP cost	36 (all levels)
Cast time	2.4 / 2.2 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 1.6 s
After-cast delay	1 s
Area	7×7 cells
Duration	Freeze 10 s
Requires	Ice Wall Lv 1

Frost Nova bursts a ring of frost around the caster that damages and can freeze every nearby enemy in place, opening room to escape or reposition.

Overview

Frost Nova is the crowd-control and escape tool at the heart of the Frost (Water) branch. This is a custom version of the classic skill, with an enlarged 7×7 area, a flat SP cost, and a much shorter cast time. Its value lies in lockdown rather than raw damage: freezing the enemies around the caster lets a fragile Wizard buy space and time, peel a crowd off an ally, or break free of a bad position. Learning it to Level 3 unlocks the High Wizard skill Ice Block.

Mechanics

The spell is centered on the caster and covers a 7×7 cell area. Every enemy inside takes Water-property magic damage and rolls independently for Freeze.

Damage: (100 + 25 × SkillLv)% MATK
Freeze chance: (30 + 10 × SkillLv)%
Freeze duration: 10 seconds at every level

Skill level raises both the damage and the freeze chance, while SP cost stays at 36 and freeze duration stays at 10 seconds. Higher levels also cast faster. Frozen enemies cannot move or act until the freeze ends or is broken.

Leveling

Level	Damage (% MATK)	Freeze chance	Freeze duration	Cast time	SP
1	125	40%	10 s	2.4 s	36
2	150	50%	10 s	2.2 s	36
3	175	60%	10 s	2.0 s	36
4	200	70%	10 s	1.8 s	36
5	225	80%	10 s	1.6 s	36

Notes

The area is always centered on the caster; there is no target cell to aim at.
The mass freeze buys space and time to escape, reposition, or peel enemies off an ally, rather than to set up burst damage.
Level 3 is the requirement for Ice Block.
This skill can be copied by classes with Plagiarism or Reproduce.

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 <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>Supportive (control)</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">SP cost</th><td>36 (all levels)</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">Cast time</th><td>2.4 / 2.2 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 1.6 s</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">After-cast delay</th><td>1 (sec)</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">After-cast delay</th><td>1 s</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Area</th><td>7×7 cells</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Duration</th><td>Freeze 10 s</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Ice Wall Lv 1</td></tr>
 </table>
-Frost Nova bursts a ring of frost around the caster that can freeze every nearby enemy in place, opening room to escape or reposition.
+'''Frost Nova''' bursts a ring of frost around the caster that damages and can freeze every nearby enemy in place, opening room to escape or reposition.
 == Overview ==
-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]].
+Frost Nova is the crowd-control and escape tool at the heart of the Frost (Water) branch. This is a custom version of the classic skill, with an enlarged 7×7 area, a flat SP cost, and a much shorter cast time. Its value lies in lockdown rather than raw damage: freezing the enemies around the caster lets a fragile Wizard buy space and time, peel a crowd off an ally, or break free of a bad position. Learning it to Level 3 unlocks the High Wizard skill [[Ice Block]].
 == Mechanics ==
-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.
+The spell is centered on the caster and covers a 7×7 cell area. Every enemy inside takes Water-property magic damage and rolls independently for Freeze.
-It also deals a modest amount of Water magic damage as a side effect.
+* Damage: (100 + 25 × SkillLv)% MATK
+* Freeze chance: (30 + 10 × SkillLv)%
+* Freeze duration: 10 seconds at every level
-Damage formula: Damage = (100 + 10 × SkillLv) × 2 ÷ 3  (% of MATK), roughly 73% at Level 1 rising to 100% at Level 5.
+Skill level raises both the damage and the freeze chance, while SP cost stays at 36 and freeze duration stays at 10 seconds. Higher levels also cast faster. Frozen enemies cannot move or act until the freeze ends or is broken.
-The long cast time means Frost Nova is best used from relative safety or after setup such as [[Ice Wall]] or [[Safety Wall]].
+== Leveling ==
-== Leveling ==
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Level !! Damage (% MATK) !! Freeze chance !! Freeze duration (sec) !! Cast time (sec) !! SP
+! Level !! Damage (% MATK) !! Freeze chance !! Freeze duration !! Cast time !! SP
 |-
-| 1 || 73 || 38% || 1.5 || 6.0 || 45
+| 1 || 125 || 40% || 10 s || 2.4 s || 36
 |-
-| 2 || 80 || 43% || 3.0 || 6.0 || 43
+| 2 || 150 || 50% || 10 s || 2.2 s || 36
 |-
-| 3 || 87 || 48% || 4.5 || 5.5 || 41
+| 3 || 175 || 60% || 10 s || 2.0 s || 36
 |-
-| 4 || 93 || 53% || 6.0 || 5.5 || 39
+| 4 || 200 || 70% || 10 s || 1.8 s || 36
 |-
-| 5 || 100 || 58% || 7.5 || 5.0 || 37
+| 5 || 225 || 80% || 10 s || 1.6 s || 36
 |}
 == Notes ==
+* The area is always centered on the caster; there is no target cell to aim at.
 * The mass freeze buys space and time to escape, reposition, or peel enemies off an ally, rather than to set up burst damage.
+* Level 3 is the requirement for [[Ice Block]].
+* This skill can be copied by classes with Plagiarism or Reproduce.
 [[Category:Wizard skills]]
-[[Category:Supportive skills]]
+[[Category:Offensive skills]]