Shock Nova

Spell, AoE, Lightning, Nova
Level: 1–20
Cost: 12–23 Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%

Requires Level 28

Casts a ring of Lightning around you, followed by a larger Lightning nova. Each effect hits enemies caught in their area with Lightning Damage.

Deals (34–537) to (101–1610) Lightning Damage
20% chance to Shock enemies
(20–39)% increased Effect of Shock

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–40)% increased Shock Duration on enemies

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Unusual Gems /3

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–40)% increased Shock Duration on enemies	50
Anomalous	Ring has (0–40)% chance to Shock Ring Shocks as if dealing (0–100)% more Damage	50
Divergent	(0–20)% increased Lightning Damage	100

Quest /2

Act	Quest Complete	NPC	Character
3	Sever the Right Hand	Quest Reward	Templar
3	Sever the Right Hand	Clarissa	Scion Shadow Templar Witch

Level Effect /40

Implicit
is area damage [1] 20% chance to Shock enemies (Shock increases Damage taken by up to 50%, depending on the amount of Lightning Damage in the hit, for 2 seconds)

Level	Requires Level	Intelligence	Cost	Deals 34 to 101 Lightning Damage	20% increased Effect of Shock	Experience
1	28	67	12	34, 101	20	199,345
2	31	73	13	42, 126	21	285,815
3	34	79	14	52, 156	22	401,344
4	37	85	15	64, 193	23	554,379
5	40	92	15	79, 237	24	477,437
6	42	96	16	91, 272	25	583,786
7	44	100	16	103, 310	26	710,359
8	46	104	17	118, 355	27	1,355,511
9	48	109	17	135, 404	28	1,138,877
10	50	113	18	154, 461	29	1,368,233
11	52	117	18	175, 524	30	1,638,338
12	54	121	19	199, 596	31	1,956,648
13	56	125	19	226, 677	32	3,655,184
14	58	130	20	256, 768	33	3,017,327
15	60	134	20	290, 870	34	7,759,995
16	62	138	21	328, 985	35	15,138,193
17	64	142	21	372, 1115	36	26,083,825
18	66	146	22	420, 1261	37	62,620,247
19	68	151	22	475, 1425	38	211,708,088
20	70	155	23	537, 1610	39
21	72		24	606, 1817	40
22	74		24	683, 2049	41
23	76		25	770, 2310	42
24	78		25	868, 2603	43
25	80		26	977, 2931	44
26	82		26	1100, 3299	45
27	84		27	1237, 3711	46
28	86		27	1391, 4173	47
29	88		28	1564, 4691	48
30	90		28	1757, 5270	49
31	91		28	1862, 5586	49
32	92		29	1973, 5919	50
33	93		29	2091, 6272	50
34	94		29	2215, 6645	51
35	95		29	2347, 7040	51
36	96		30	2486, 7458	52
37	97		30	2633, 7899	52
38	98		30	2789, 8366	53
39	99		30	2953, 8860	53
40	100		31	3127, 9382	54

Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki
Acronym	Shock
DropLevel	28
BaseType	Shock Nova
Class	Active Skill Gems
TargetTypes	Any
Type	Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Lightning, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, Nova
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemShockNova

Shock Nova Monster /34 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Bearded Shaman	50% reduced Cast Speed	Y
Bearded Skycaller	50% reduced Cast Speed	Y
Kuduku, the False God		Y
Rukuku, the Pagan God	monster dropped item quantity +% [4000] monster dropped item rarity +% [1000]	Y
Kadaka, the Goddess of Luck	drop additional rare items [3]	Y
Kadaka, the Goddess of Luck		Y
Poporo, the Highest Spire	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems totem art variation [1] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster slain experience +% [100] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
The Voltaic Seal		Y
Thunderskull	monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster slain experience +% [100] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] corpse cannot be destroyed [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
The Idol Beyond	monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster slain experience +% [100] 300% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +65% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Herald of Thunder	monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster slain experience +% [100] You can apply an additional Curse unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Vaal-Infused Totem		Y
Shrine Daemon		Y
Daemon		Y
Daemon	100% increased Cast Speed	Y
Daemon	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems base totem duration [10000]	Y
Sheaq, Maker of Floods	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] 50% increased Movement Speed 35% increased Cast Speed 500% increased Totem Life monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster no map drops [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Sheaq, Maker of Floods	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] 50% increased Movement Speed 35% increased Cast Speed 500% increased Totem Life monster no map drops [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Sheaq, Maker of Floods	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] 50% increased Movement Speed 35% increased Cast Speed 500% increased Totem Life monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Haviri, Vaal Metalsmith	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] +7 to maximum number of Summoned Totems monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster no map drops [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Haviri, Vaal Metalsmith	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] +7 to maximum number of Summoned Totems monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
The Teetering Mask	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Jikeji	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] 500% increased Totem Life monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Herald of Thunder	monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster slain experience +% [1000]	Y
Musky "Two-Eyes" Grenn	monster dropped item rarity +% [500] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [0] monster dropped item quantity +% [1200] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] 30% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Tempest Daemon		Y
Unending Storm	damage taken +% from arrow traps final [-100] monster grants no flask charges [1] Casts Shock Nova	Y
Unending Storm	damage taken +% from arrow traps final [-100] monster grants no flask charges [1] level [0] Casts Shock Nova	Y
Esh, Forked Thought	monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster slain experience +% [100] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Esh, Forked Thought	monster no drops or experience [1]	Y
Daemon	50% reduced Action Speed	Y
Shock Nova Tower Mk I	blight tower damage +% final vs lightning monster [-99]	Y
Shock Nova Tower Mk II	blight tower damage +% final vs lightning monster [-99]	Y
Shock Nova Tower Mk III	blight tower damage +% final vs lightning monster [-99]	Y

Microtransactions /2 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Rift Worm Shock Nova Effect Your Shock Nova becomes a nova of purple rift worms.
	Stormcult Shock Nova Effect Your Shock Nova becomes a Stormcult Effect.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Shock Nova Damage 1	25% increased Shock Nova Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Shock Nova Damage 2	40% increased Shock Nova Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Shock Nova Larger Ring Damage 1	Shock Nova ring deals 40% increased Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Shock Nova Larger Ring Damage 2	Shock Nova ring deals 60% increased Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Shock Nova Area Of Effect 1	16% increased Shock Nova Area of Effect	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Shock Nova Area Of Effect 2	24% increased Shock Nova Area of Effect	100

Supported By /83 ⍟

Support Gem	Description
Added Fire Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Added Cold Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Increased Area of Effect Support	Supports any skill with an area of effect.
Added Lightning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Increased Critical Strikes Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Increased Critical Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Knockback Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Life Leech Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
Added Chaos Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Stun Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
Trap Support	Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
Item Rarity Support	Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
Faster Casting Support	Supports non-instant spell skills.
Concentrated Effect Support	Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
Cold to Fire Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Combustion Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Elemental Proliferation Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
Culling Strike Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
Iron Will Support	Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
Spell Totem Support	Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.
Blastchain Mine Support	Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
Chance to Flee Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Blind Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Fire Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
Cold Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
Lightning Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
Elemental Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
Spell Echo Support	Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills with a reservation.
Power Charge On Critical Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Burning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
Hextouch Support	Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
Cast on Death Support	Each supported spell skill will be triggered when you die. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
Cast when Damage Taken Support	Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
Cast when Stunned Support	Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
Block Chance Reduction Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Physical to Lightning Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Ice Bite Support	Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
Hypothermia Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Innervate Support	Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
Critical Strike Affliction Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Void Manipulation Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Controlled Destruction Support	Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
Swift Affliction Support	Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
Elemental Focus Support	Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
Ignite Proliferation Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Chance to Poison Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Deadly Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Decay Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Efficacy Support	Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
Vile Toxins Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Immolate Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Unbound Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
Brutality Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Onslaught Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Arcane Surge Support	Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.
Summon Phantasm Support	Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
Bonechill Support	Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
Energy Leech Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
Intensify Support	Supports spell skills that you cast yourself. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, instant skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation or which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
Unleash Support	Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
High-Impact Mine Support	Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Brutality Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Awakened Burning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
Awakened Fire Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Cold Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Swift Affliction Support	Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
Awakened Void Manipulation Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support	Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
Awakened Hextouch Support	Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
Awakened Elemental Focus Support	Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support	Supports any skill with an area of effect.
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
Awakened Spell Echo Support	Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills with a reservation.
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
Awakened Unleash Support	Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
Archmage Support	Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
Trinity Support	Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
Cruelty Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.

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Shock Nova

ShockNova Shock Nova is a lightning area of effect spell that deals lightning damage in an area around the caster, conjuring an initial ring followed by a larger circular area. Both effects can overlap, to deal significantly more damage. Shock Nova also has a high chance to shock and provides increased effectiveness of this ailment with higher gem levels.

Skill functions and interactions

Shock Nova has two damaging components: an initial ring, and then a larger, circular area - both dealing lightning damage. The initial ring has a fixed width, and only monsters located within its area get hit by it. The subsequent area effect has a larger radius than the initial ring, and all monsters located between the spell's center up to that radius get hit. Therefore it is possible for monsters to receive damage from either both components, or just the larger area effect (see the image below for reference).

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