Wintertide Brand

Wintertide BrandSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Brand
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 secRequires Level 12Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy, dealing cold damage over time and chilling them. It periodically activates while attached, gaining stages that raise the damage. When removed, a short-duration debuff dealing the same damage over time and chill is applied to each nearby enemy.Can be Attached for a total Duration of 2 seconds
Your Skills can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy
Can be Detached for a total Duration of 6 seconds
Deals (12.5-164.6) Base Cold Damage per second
Base Debuff Duration is 1 seconds
Activates every 0.25 seconds while Attached
Debuff deals 20% more Damage per Stage
Maximum 20 Stages
Can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency
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
Area level: 12Vendor Prices

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1x Orb of Transmutation

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

Wintertide Brand is a spell that creates a brand at the target position. While attached, the brands deals cold damage over time to the attached target and chills them. The damage grows in intensity while attached. When released, it creates an area of effect that applies its DoT effect to all enemies around it.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold DPS	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	6	12.5	0	0
2	15	39	6	15.2	15249	15249
3	19	48	7	19.3	41517	56766
4	23	56	8	24	81983	138749
5	27	64	9	29.4	147968	286717
6	31	73	9	35.6	250557	537274
7	35	81	10	42.7	405086	942360
8	38	88	11	48.7	447718	1390078
9	41	94	11	55.2	615318	2005396
10	44	100	12	62.5	834639	2840035
11	47	106	12	70.5	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	13	79.3	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	13	89	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	14	99.7	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	14	111.3	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	15	124.1	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	15	133.3	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	16	143.1	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	16	153.5	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	16	164.6	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	17	176.3	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	17	188.8	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	18	202	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	18	216	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	18	230.9	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	19	246.7	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	19	263.4	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	19	281.2	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	20	300	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	20	319.9	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	20	330.3	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	20	341.1	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	21	352.1	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	21	363.4	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	21	375.1	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	21	387.1	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	21	399.5	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	22	412.2	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	22	425.4	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	22	438.9	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 ↓
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
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Wintertide Brand:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Wintertide Brand.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Winter Brand Chill Efffect 1	66	Wintertide Brand has 25% increased Chill Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Winter Brand Chill Efffect 2	75	Wintertide Brand has 40% increased Chill Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Winter Brand Damage 1	66	Wintertide Brand deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Winter Brand Damage 2	75	Wintertide Brand deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Winter Brand Stages 1	66	Wintertide Brand has +2 to maximum Stages	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Winter Brand Stages 2	75	Wintertide Brand has +4 to maximum Stages	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Wintertide Brand has been added to the game.