Creeping Frost
Creeping FrostSpell, Projectile, Duration, AoE, Cold
Radius: 12
Mana Cost: (7-20)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0.001 sec
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%
Projectile Speed: 844Requires Level 12Fire an icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect DurationFires an additional ProjectileChilling Area has 2% increased Movement SpeedBase duration is 5 seconds
Deals (11-383) to (16-572) Cold Damage
Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas
Deals (16.7-1391.2) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Level: 12Purchase Costs
Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcticBreath
Radius: 12
Mana Cost: (7-20)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0.001 sec
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%
Projectile Speed: 844Requires Level 12Fire an icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect DurationFires an additional ProjectileChilling Area has 2% increased Movement SpeedBase duration is 5 seconds
Deals (11-383) to (16-572) Cold Damage
Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas
Deals (16.7-1391.2) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 12Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Transmutation |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcticBreath
Creeping Frost is a projectile cold spell that launches a frozen skull at a targeted area. The projectile will explode when it reaches the targeted area, or if it comes into contact with an enemy. This explosion causes initial damage and creates a chilled area that slows and deals cold damage over time to any enemies that enter it. This chilled ground area will move in the direction of nearby enemies.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
- Area of Effect: The radius of the explosion is affected by all AoE increases. Full spell damage is done to any enemy in range of the explosion.
Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: o
Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% less Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdSupported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills deal (35-54)% more Area DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.and Area of Effect damage passive nodes will only affect the damage if the projectile does not fork or pierce. Additionally Area of Effect chilled ground effect will only trigger at the end of a projectile chain supported by
Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
Icon: c
Mana Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with HitsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
- Projectile: While
Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: l
Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.and
Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: P
Mana Multiplier: 165%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.will increase the number of projectiles, a single target can only be hit by one projectile of Creeping Frost. However, an enemy can be hit by multiple explosions from a single cast, provided each projectile can collide with something and there is enough overlap on the enemy. In this sense, Creeping Frost is capable of "shotgunning" an enemy.
- Duration: Increases/decreases to duration affect length of time the chilled ground remains.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Cold DPS | Cold Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 16.7 | 11 to 16 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 22.9 | 14 to 21 | 15,249 | 15,249 |
3 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 33.2 | 19 to 28 | 41,517 | 56,766 |
4 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 46.9 | 25 to 37 | 81,983 | 138,749 |
5 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 10 | 65.2 | 33 to 49 | 147,968 | 286,717 |
6 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 11 | 89.2 | 43 to 64 | 250,557 | 537,274 |
7 | 35 | 36 | 51 | 12 | 120.5 | 55 to 82 | 405,086 | 942,360 |
8 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 13 | 151.8 | 66 to 98 | 447,718 | 1,390,078 |
9 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 14 | 190.1 | 78 to 117 | 615,318 | 2,005,396 |
10 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 14 | 236.6 | 93 to 139 | 834,639 | 2,840,035 |
11 | 47 | 47 | 67 | 15 | 293.1 | 111 to 166 | 1,570,760 | 4,410,795 |
12 | 50 | 49 | 71 | 15 | 361.4 | 131 to 196 | 1,633,987 | 6,044,782 |
13 | 53 | 52 | 75 | 16 | 443.9 | 155 to 231 | 2,151,030 | 8,195,812 |
14 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 16 | 543 | 183 to 273 | 2,812,189 | 11,008,001 |
15 | 59 | 58 | 83 | 17 | 662.1 | 215 to 321 | 5,099,360 | 16,107,361 |
16 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 18 | 804.6 | 252 to 376 | 9,400,731 | 25,508,092 |
17 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 18 | 925.1 | 280 to 418 | 15,273,366 | 40,781,458 |
18 | 66 | 64 | 92 | 19 | 1061.7 | 311 to 465 | 26,286,582 | 67,068,040 |
19 | 68 | 66 | 95 | 19 | 1216.3 | 345 to 516 | 62,890,590 | 129,958,630 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 20 | 1391.2 | 383 to 572 | 212,046,017 | 342,004,647 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 21 | 1588.8 | 425 to 634 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 1811.7 | 470 to 702 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 2063.2 | 521 to 778 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 2346.3 | 576 to 860 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 22 | 2665.1 | 638 to 952 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 22 | 3023.6 | 705 to 1052 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 3426.4 | 779 to 1163 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 3878.7 | 860 to 1284 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 4386.2 | 950 to 1417 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 4955.3 | 1048 to 1564 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 5265.5 | 1101 to 1643 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 5593.9 | 1156 to 1725 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 5941.4 | 1214 to 1812 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 6309.1 | 1275 to 1903 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 6698 | 1338 to 1997 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 7109.5 | 1405 to 2097 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 7544.6 | 1475 to 2201 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 8004.8 | 1548 to 2311 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 8491.3 | 1625 to 2425 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 9005.6 | 1705 to 2545 | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Upgrade paths
This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:
Amount | Ingredient | General Notes | Type |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. ![]() | random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | Automatic |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter ![]() | random superior gem (Q20) | Automatic |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Creeping Frost.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Creeping Frost Chilling Area Movement Velocity 1 | 75 | Creeping Frost's Chilling Area has 38% increased Movement Speed | helmet 75 default 0 |
Enchantment Creeping Frost Damage 1 | 66 | 25% increased Creeping Frost Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Creeping Frost Damage 2 | 75 | 40% increased Creeping Frost Damage | helmet 75 default 0 |
Enchantment Creeping Frost Duration 1 | 66 | 24% increased Creeping Frost Duration | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Creeping Frost Duration 2 | 75 | 36% increased Creeping Frost Duration | helmet 75 default 0 |
Enchantment Creeping Frost Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | 16% increased Creeping Frost Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Creeping Frost Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | 24% increased Creeping Frost Area of Effect | helmet 75 default 0 |
Version history
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3.10.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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2.4.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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