Nova (Diablo I)

Nova is the ultimate Lightning spell in Diablo I. In the original game, it cannot be learned from books, only from scrolls and staves. In Hellfire, it can be actually learned.

General Information
Nova discharges a ring of lightning bolts around the caster that expands outward in all directions. Sometimes, a trapped treasure chest could release Nova when opened (damaging the player).

This spell has immense area of effect, and in multiplayer, can harm allies very easily.

Unlike, bolts are released in all directions. Each hits independently, and when really close, more than one can affect a single foe. From distance, Chain Lightning beats it due to gaps.

The Cryptic, in addition to fully restoring a hero's Mana, cast Nova, free of costs.

Rec stands for recursive, and Itt stands for iterated function.
 * Min. Damage: 5 x Rec(Spell Level, 2 + [Character Level/2])
 * Max. Damage: 5·Rec(Spell Level, 15 + [Character Level/2])
 * Quick Min. Damage: 5·(2 + Character Level/2) · (9/8)^Spell Level
 * Quick Max. Damage: 5·(15 + Character Level/2) · (9/8)^Spell Level
 * Real Damage: Rec(Spell Level, (Itt(5, Rnd[6]) + Character Level + 5)/2)
 * Total number of bolts: 92
 * Speed: 16