Damage with ailments

Created a Trypanon build to go CoC. I originally had the thought to try a earth based build using sunder and ground slam, but it is Cast on Crit. so those two are a no go (duh on me I know.) So I settled on a double nova (ice and shock) with the lightpoacher for some extra clear, which all three combined is real sweet.

I started taking two hand nodes for damage increases and it dawned on me that I actually don't know exactly what damage with ailments has an affect on. Poison and bleed obviously, but does this have any affect of my nova's freeze and shock abilities at all?

Was just curious if it was only a bleed/poison kinda thing or are there other benefits for going after these other than those builds centering around bleed & poison?

I figured, thanks. Didn't hurt to ask so I knew. Kinda a bummer it doesn't ramp up effect of shock though.