Frostbolt

FrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cold Damage5% reduced Damage
1% chance to inflict Cold Exposure on Hit1% less Projectile Speed1% chance for Projectiles to ReturnDeals (9-972) to (13-1458) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all TargetsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFrostBolt

Frostbolt is a cold spell that fires a slow-moving projectile which pierces all targets. Frostbolt can interact with Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
Radius: 30Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage
Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles
Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
+(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-20) Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.80 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Cold Damage1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
1% less Skill Effect Duration2% increased Damage when Cast on FrostboltDeals (38-524) to (57-787) Cold Damage
Base duration is 3 seconds
Deals (106.5-1456.9) Base Cold Damage per second
Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles
20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
(0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., allowing those spells to be cast from Frostbolt projectiles instead.

Skill functions and interactions

• Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (8-23) Mana
  Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
  Cast Time: 0.70 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
  Radius: 30Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage
  Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles
  Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
  20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
  +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (11-20) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.80 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
  Cast Time: 0.75 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Cold Damage1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
  1% less Skill Effect Duration2% increased Damage when Cast on FrostboltDeals (38-524) to (57-787) Cold Damage
  Base duration is 3 seconds
  Deals (106.5-1456.9) Base Cold Damage per second
  Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles
  20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  (0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: When Ice Nova or Vortex is cast while the player has active Frostbolt projectiles, the skills will be cast on the projectiles rather than the player but with 20% less area of effect. Ice Nova will cast on up to 2 Frostbolts, and Vortex will cast on up to 4. Vortex will consume the projectiles, but Ice Nova will not.

• Projectile speed: Frostbolt's total projectile distance traveled is not affected by faster projectile speed such as from Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: j
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased projectile SpeedProjectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
  Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased 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. nor from slower projectile speed such as from Slower Projectiles SupportSlower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: J
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills deal 0.75% increased Projectile Damage to nearby EnemiesProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 3% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills have (20-30)% less Projectile Speed
  Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more 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..

• Forking and Chaining: Frostbolt projectiles always have 100% chance to pierce, therefore they can never fork or chain.

• Can be used in left mouse button slot to cast and move.

Item acquisition

This item is drop disabled.

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Frostbolt:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats
Frozen TrailFrozen Trail Cobalt JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt Projectiles gain 40% increased Projectile Speed per second With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt fires 2 additional ProjectilesThe Maraketh knew that a mountain path free of vegetation was cut by regular avalanches, and so the advancing Eternals were unwittingly drawn into a deathtrap.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	2	Medium	(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt Projectiles gain 40% increased Projectile Speed per second With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt fires 2 additional Projectiles

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Frostbolt.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Frost Bolt Cast Speed 1	66	10% increased Frostbolt Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Cast Speed 2	75	15% increased Frostbolt Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Damage 1	66	25% increased Frostbolt Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Damage 2	75	40% increased Frostbolt Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Freeze Chance 1	66	Frostbolt has +10% chance to Freeze	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Freeze Chance 2	75	Frostbolt has +15% chance to Freeze	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 1	66	Vortex has 30% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 2	75	Vortex has 45% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt	helmet 75 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Frostbolt has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Black Hole Frostbolt EffectBlack Hole Frostbolt EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Frostbolt becomes a flying black hole.	Your Frostbolt becomes a flying black hole.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 220% (from 160%). Fixed an instance crash related to Frostbolt.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 25 (was 20). Now deals 9 to 13 Cold damage at gem level 1 (from 6 to 10) and 972 to 1458 Cold damage at gem level 20 (from 753 to 1129)
2.3.0	Introduced to the game.