Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-28) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.85 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%
Radius: 16Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of Chill2% increased Damage with Hits and AilmentsDeals (32-666) to (47-999) Cold Damage
Base duration is 5 seconds
Deals (26.3-1193.2) Base Cold Damage per second
25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
(0-19)% increased Effect of ChillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 16Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Alteration |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemColdSnap
Cold Snap is a spell that deals cold damage to enemies in an area, leaving chilled ground that expands and deals cold damage over time. It has a cooldown that is bypassed by using Frenzy Charge. It also leaves behind an area of chilled ground that deals damage over time and has a 25% chance to grant a frenzy charge when you kill an enemy within its area of effect.
Skill functions and interactions[ | ]
- Can be used in left mouse button slot to cast and move.
Gem level progression[ | ]
Level | Mana Cost | Cold Damage | Cold DPS | Chill Effect | Exp. | Total Exp. | |||
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1 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 32 to 47 | 26.3 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 42 to 63 | 37.2 | 1% | 49725 | 49725 |
3 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 55 to 82 | 51.3 | 2% | 95714 | 145439 |
4 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 71 to 106 | 69.8 | 3% | 169595 | 315034 |
5 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 16 | 85 to 128 | 88 | 4% | 199345 | 514379 |
6 | 34 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 102 to 152 | 110.4 | 5% | 285815 | 800194 |
7 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 18 | 121 to 181 | 137.1 | 6% | 401344 | 1201538 |
8 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 19 | 143 to 214 | 169.8 | 7% | 554379 | 1755917 |
9 | 43 | 43 | 62 | 20 | 169 to 253 | 208.5 | 8% | 755049 | 2510966 |
10 | 46 | 46 | 66 | 21 | 198 to 298 | 255.5 | 9% | 1016533 | 3527499 |
11 | 49 | 48 | 70 | 21 | 233 to 349 | 310.9 | 10% | 1898602 | 5426101 |
12 | 52 | 51 | 74 | 22 | 272 to 408 | 377.6 | 11% | 1964019 | 7390120 |
13 | 55 | 54 | 78 | 23 | 317 to 476 | 456 | 12% | 2573731 | 9963851 |
14 | 58 | 57 | 82 | 24 | 369 to 554 | 550 | 13% | 4676439 | 14640290 |
15 | 60 | 59 | 84 | 25 | 408 to 612 | 627.9 | 14% | 3017327 | 17657617 |
16 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 25 | 451 to 676 | 717 | 15% | 7823001 | 25480618 |
17 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 26 | 498 to 746 | 815.4 | 16% | 15264208 | 40744826 |
18 | 66 | 64 | 92 | 27 | 549 to 823 | 927.9 | 17% | 26272845 | 67017671 |
19 | 68 | 66 | 95 | 27 | 605 to 907 | 1051.9 | 18% | 62872274 | 129889945 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 28 | 666 to 999 | 1193.2 | 19% | 212023122 | 341913067 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 29 | 733 to 1099 | 1351.4 | 20% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 806 to 1209 | 1525.7 | 21% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 886 to 1330 | 1723.5 | 22% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 974 to 1461 | 1941 | 23% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 31 | 1069 to 1604 | 2187.2 | 24% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 1174 to 1761 | 2457.8 | 25% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 1288 to 1932 | 2763.6 | 26% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1412 to 2118 | 3099.2 | 27% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1548 to 2322 | 3477.8 | 28% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1696 to 2544 | 3892.9 | 29% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1775 to 2663 | 4166.7 | 29% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 1858 to 2787 | 4450.7 | 30% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 1944 to 2916 | 4758.4 | 30% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 2034 to 3051 | 5077.5 | 31% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 36 | 2128 to 3192 | 5422.8 | 31% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 36 | 2226 to 3339 | 5780.9 | 32% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 36 | 2328 to 3492 | 6168.1 | 32% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 37 | 2435 to 3653 | 6569.6 | 33% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 37 | 2547 to 3820 | 7003.2 | 33% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 37 | 2663 to 3995 | 7462.1 | 34% | 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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8 | Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. | random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | Automatic |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | random superior gem | Automatic |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem 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 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 with 20% quality | Automatic |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | random divination card set exchange | 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 ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black Act 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Cold Snap:
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
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Winter's BountyWinter's Bounty Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap grants Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges when Enemies die in its Area With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap's Cooldown can be bypassed by Power Charges instead of Frenzy ChargesAs a boy, Rigwald was taught to hunt, Through the first snows of winter, When beasts have gorged their fill, And see nothing but the long slumber ahead.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. | 1 | Medium | (10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap grants Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges when Enemies die in its Area With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap's Cooldown can be bypassed by Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Cold Snap.
Name | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Cold Snap Cooldown Speed 1 | 66 | Cold Snap has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cold Snap Cooldown Speed 2 | 75 | Cold Snap has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cold Snap Damage 1 | 66 | 25% increased Cold Snap Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cold Snap Damage 2 | 75 | 40% increased Cold Snap Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cold Snap Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | 16% increased Cold Snap Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cold Snap Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | 24% increased Cold Snap Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Alternate skill effects
Cold Snap has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Cold Grasp EffectCold Grasp EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frost | Your Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frost |
Monster version[ | ]
Delve monster Unstable Weta use its own version of Cold Snap (id: WetaColdSnapOnDeath) as a cast on death skill. It has two status icons, one for Chilled Ground part, one for the Cold Snap damage
The Vaal Oversoul also placed "Cold Snap" on the ground instead of normal chilled ground.
The following monsters use Cold Snap (or similar) skills:
Monster names | skill ids |
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Boiling Ambusher | Melee • IceNovaWaterElemental • MonsterColdSnap • MonsterElementalWeakness |
Boiling Ambusher | Melee • IceNovaWaterElemental • MonsterColdSnap • MonsterElementalWeakness |
Boiling Ambusher | Melee • IceNovaWaterElemental • MonsterColdSnap • MonsterElementalWeakness |
Boiling Ambusher | Melee • IceNovaWaterElemental • MonsterColdSnap • MonsterElementalWeakness |
Boiling Strider | Melee • IceNovaWaterElemental • MonsterColdSnap • MonsterElementalWeakness |
Bubbling Gold | Melee • IceNovaWaterElemental • MonsterColdSnap • MonsterElementalWeakness |
Bubbling Gold | Melee • IceNovaWaterElemental • MonsterColdSnap • MonsterElementalWeakness |
Captain of the Damned | Melee • ProphecySummonZombiesBoss • ProphecyColdSnap • ProphecyBlackguardGrab |
Corpsestitch | Melee • NecromancerReviveSkeletonInvasion • NecromancerSummonSkeletonsInvasion • NecromancerVulnerability • MonsterLightningWarpInvasion • MonsterColdSnapInvasion • DesecrateInvasion • FleshOfferingSideAreaBoss |
Daemon | GeometryTriggerBlightColdModOnDeath • BlightColdModOnDeathMortar • BlightColdModOnDeathColdSnap |
Frostspout | Melee • DoLiterallyNothing • MPSHeistRobotTotemColdShot • GSHeistRobotTotemColdSnap • ChangeToStance1Heist |
Jik'shah | IncaBossRocks • IncaBossSprayMaps • IncaBossTravel • IncaBossExplosion • IncaBossSummon • IncaBossLaser • IncaBossRocksTriggered • IncaBossColdSnapTriggered |
Mirageblast | Melee • IceNovaWaterElementalInvasion • MonsterColdSnapInvasion |
Mirageblast | Melee • IceNovaWaterElementalInvasion • MonsterColdSnapInvasion |
Mutewind Snow-singer | Melee • WbFreezingPulseTrap • WbColdSnapTrap • WbColdResistAura • WbFreezingPulseMultiTrap |
Olmec, the All Stone | MonsterLightningWarpLegends • MonsterCausticBombLegends • MonsterColdSnapLegends • MonsterSearingBondLegends • MonsterLightningProjectileNovaLegends |
Otesha, the Giantslayer | WbThrownWeapon • WbWhirlingBlades • WbColdThorns • WbBloodRage • WbSmokeMine • WbHatred • WbColdLeaderWait • WbColdSnap • WbDoubleStrike • WbDualStrike • WbFrenzyFortify • WbFlickerStrike • WbColdLeaderIcestorm • WbColdThornsShort |
Otesha, the Giantslayer | WbThrownWeapon • WbWhirlingBlades • WbColdThorns • WbBloodRage • WbSmokeMine • WbHatred • WbColdLeaderWait • WbColdSnap • WbDoubleStrike • WbDualStrike • WbFrenzyFortify • WbFlickerStrike • WbColdLeaderIcestorm • WbColdThornsShort |
Phantom Impaler | Melee • PerandusClusterColdSnapTrap |
Seething Brine | Melee • MonsterColdSnap |
Seething Brine | Melee • MonsterColdSnap |
Seething Brine | Melee • MonsterColdSnap |
Seething Brine | Melee • MonsterColdSnap |
Shadow of the Vaal | IncaBossRocks • IncaBossSprayMaps • IncaBossTravel • IncaBossExplosion • IncaBossSummon • IncaBossLaser • IncaBossRocksTriggered • IncaBossColdSnapTriggered |
Shadow of the Vaal | IncaBossRocks • IncaBossSprayMaps • IncaBossTravel • IncaBossExplosion • IncaBossSummon • IncaBossLaser • IncaBossRocksTriggered • IncaBossColdSnapTriggered |
Shadow of the Vaal | IncaBossRocks • IncaBossSprayMaps • IncaBossTravel • IncaBossExplosion • IncaBossSummon • IncaBossLaser • IncaBossRocksTriggered • IncaBossColdSnapTriggered |
Undying Patrician | Melee • MonsterColdSnap |
Undying Patrician | Melee • CityStalkerColdSnap |
Unstable Weta | DelveMeleeCold • WetaColdSnapOnDeath |
Unstable Weta | DelveMeleeCold • WetaColdSnapOnDeath |
Unstable Weta | DelveMeleeCold • WetaColdSnapOnDeath |
Vaal Oversoul | IncaBossRocks • IncaBossSpray • IncaBossTravel • IncaBossExplosion • IncaBossSummon • IncaBossLaser • IncaBossRocksTriggered • IncaBossColdSnapTriggered |
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