Winter Orb

Winter OrbCold, Spell, Channelling, AoE, Duration, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-4) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 28Channel to conjure an orb above you, which pelts nearby enemies with projectiles that impact the ground and explode. Channelling for longer builds up stages on the skill. When you stop channelling, the stages decay over a duration.Deals (23-258) to (28-322) Cold Damage
Maximum 10 Stages
Fires projectiles every 0.8 seconds
+0.4 seconds to Base Duration per Stage
15% increased Projectile Frequency per StagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 28Vendor Prices

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1x Orb of Chance

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1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWinterOrb

Winter Orb is a channelling skill gem.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	2	30 to 37	0	0
2	31	73	2	35 to 44	199345	199345
3	34	79	2	41 to 52	285815	485160
4	37	85	3	49 to 61	401344	886504
5	40	92	3	57 to 71	554379	1440883
6	42	96	3	63 to 78	477437	1918320
7	44	100	3	69 to 87	583786	2502106
8	46	104	3	77 to 96	710359	3212465
9	48	109	3	85 to 106	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	3	93 to 116	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	3	102 to 128	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	3	113 to 141	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	3	124 to 155	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	4	136 to 170	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	4	149 to 186	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	4	163 to 203	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	4	178 to 223	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	4	195 to 243	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	4	213 to 266	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	4	232 to 291	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	4	254 to 317	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	4	277 to 346	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	4	302 to 377	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	4	329 to 411	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	5	358 to 447	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	5	389 to 487	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	5	423 to 529	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	5	460 to 576	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	5	500 to 626	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	5	544 to 680	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	5	567 to 708	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	5	590 to 738	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	5	615 to 769	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	5	641 to 801	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	5	668 to 835	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	5	695 to 869	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	5	724 to 905	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	5	754 to 943	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	5	786 to 982	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	5	818 to 1023	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
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
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

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
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Winter Orb:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Winter Orb.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Frost Fury Additional Max Number Of Stages 1	75	Winter Orb has +2 Maximum Stages	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Fury Area Of Effect Per Stage 1	66	Winter Orb has 2% increased Area of Effect per Stage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Fury Area Of Effect Per Stage 2	75	Winter Orb has 3% increased Area of Effect per Stage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Winter Orb Damage 1	66	Winter Orb deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Winter Orb Damage 2	75	Winter Orb deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Now deals 25 to 31 Cold damage at gem level 1 (from 23 to 28) and 232 to 289 Cold damage at gem level 20 (from 258 to 322). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 50% (from 60%).
3.5.0	Winter Orb has been added to the game.