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Chilling Nova

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Chilling Nova.png

Chilling Nova

Specialization
Reaper icon small.png Reaper (trait list)
Tier
Adept
Type
Major
Training cost
10 Hero points
Game link
API
API
3 Recharge time
10 Recharge time
Chilling Nova

Critical hits against chilled foes cause an explosion that chills adjacent foes.

— In-game description

Trait skill[edit]

Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Chilling Nova.png Chilling Nova (PvE) Create a nova at the target that damages and chills nearby foes.
Chilling Nova.png Chilling Nova (WvW, PvP) Create a nova at the target that damages and chills nearby foes.

Related skills[edit]

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

Related traits[edit]

Traits that are improved by this trait

Curses Curses

Reaper Reaper

Notes[edit]

  • The explosion hits the original target as well.
  • The damage dealt uses the unequipped (690.5) weapon strength in the damage calculation.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
November 29, 2022
  • Reduced cooldown from 8 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.1. Increased chill duration from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Increased internal cooldown from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
December 11, 2018
  • The damage of this trait has been increased by 25% in PvE, and it will no longer be able to critically hit foes in all game modes.
May 16, 2017
  • The damage of this trait has been reduced by 33% in PvP only.
April 19, 2016
  • The chill duration from this trait has been reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
January 26, 2016
  • Fixed an issue that prevented this trait from firing when jumping or underwater.
  • Reduced the recharge from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the nova to have a smaller than intended radius.
October 23, 2015 Heart of Thorns release:
  • Chilling Nova has been added to the game.