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Gem
Skill

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Creeping Frost

Overview

Fire 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.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.6 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
The Siren's CadenceWitch11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Base radius is 1.5 metres
  • Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas
  • Base duration is 5 seconds
  • Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • Base secondary radius is 1.8 metres
  • Deals 7 to 10 Cold Damage
  • Deals 20.88 Base Cold Damage per second
At 20% quality

+0.2 metres to radius

Acquisition

Related gem versions 1

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Damage, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Duration, Area, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Chilling Area, Can Rapid Fire, Area Spell, Damage Over Time
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 112

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportVolley SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportIntensify SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportPinpoint SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1127 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.8 metres Deals 7 to 10 Cold Damage Deals 20.88 Base Cold Damage per second15,2490
2158 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.8 metres Deals 9 to 13 Cold Damage Deals 29.33 Base Cold Damage per second41,51715,249
3199 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.8 metres Deals 12 to 18 Cold Damage Deals 43.73 Base Cold Damage per second81,98356,766
4239 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.9 metres Deals 17 to 25 Cold Damage Deals 63.8 Base Cold Damage per second147,968138,749
52710 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.9 metres Deals 23 to 34 Cold Damage Deals 91.08 Base Cold Damage per second250,557286,717
63111 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.9 metres Deals 30 to 45 Cold Damage Deals 127.97 Base Cold Damage per second405,086537,274
73512 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.9 metres Deals 40 to 60 Cold Damage Deals 178.08 Base Cold Damage per second447,718942,360
83813 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 1.9 metres Deals 49 to 73 Cold Damage Deals 228.78 Base Cold Damage per second615,3181,390,078
94114 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2 metres Deals 60 to 89 Cold Damage Deals 291.63 Base Cold Damage per second834,6392,005,396
104414 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2 metres Deals 73 to 108 Cold Damage Deals 369.78 Base Cold Damage per second1,570,7602,840,035
114715 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2 metres Deals 88 to 131 Cold Damage Deals 467.68 Base Cold Damage per second1,633,9874,410,795
125015 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2 metres Deals 106 to 159 Cold Damage Deals 586.27 Base Cold Damage per second2,151,0306,044,782
135316 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.1 metres Deals 128 to 191 Cold Damage Deals 733.15 Base Cold Damage per second2,812,1898,195,812
145616 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.1 metres Deals 154 to 230 Cold Damage Deals 912.95 Base Cold Damage per second5,099,36011,008,001
155917 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.1 metres Deals 185 to 276 Cold Damage Deals 1133.92 Base Cold Damage per second9,400,73116,107,361
166218 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.1 metres Deals 222 to 331 Cold Damage Deals 1401.42 Base Cold Damage per second15,273,36625,508,092
176418 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.1 metres Deals 250 to 373 Cold Damage Deals 1627.63 Base Cold Damage per second26,286,58240,781,458
186619 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.2 metres Deals 281 to 420 Cold Damage Deals 1888.45 Base Cold Damage per second62,890,59067,068,040
196819 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.2 metres Deals 317 to 473 Cold Damage Deals 2188.92 Base Cold Damage per second212,046,017129,958,630
207020 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.2 metres Deals 356 to 532 Cold Damage Deals 2530.5 Base Cold Damage per second—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217221 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.2 metres Deals 400 to 597 Cold Damage Deals 2919.77 Base Cold Damage per second——
227421 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.2 metres Deals 450 to 671 Cold Damage Deals 3368.27 Base Cold Damage per second——
237621 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.3 metres Deals 505 to 753 Cold Damage Deals 3874.63 Base Cold Damage per second——
247821 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.3 metres Deals 566 to 845 Cold Damage Deals 4447.57 Base Cold Damage per second——
258022 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.3 metres Deals 635 to 948 Cold Damage Deals 5105.1 Base Cold Damage per second——
268222 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.3 metres Deals 712 to 1062 Cold Damage Deals 5856.67 Base Cold Damage per second——
278423 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.3 metres Deals 797 to 1190 Cold Damage Deals 6705.73 Base Cold Damage per second——
288623 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.4 metres Deals 893 to 1333 Cold Damage Deals 7660.05 Base Cold Damage per second——
298824 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.4 metres Deals 999 to 1492 Cold Damage Deals 8747 Base Cold Damage per second——
309024 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.4 metres Deals 1118 to 1669 Cold Damage Deals 9993.6 Base Cold Damage per second——
319124 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.4 metres Deals 1183 to 1765 Cold Damage Deals 10659.62 Base Cold Damage per second——
329225 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.4 metres Deals 1251 to 1867 Cold Damage Deals 11378.17 Base Cold Damage per second——
339325 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.4 metres Deals 1322 to 1974 Cold Damage Deals 12142.92 Base Cold Damage per second——
349425 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.5 metres Deals 1398 to 2087 Cold Damage Deals 12962.38 Base Cold Damage per second——
359525 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.5 metres Deals 1478 to 2206 Cold Damage Deals 13822.7 Base Cold Damage per second——
369626 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.5 metres Deals 1562 to 2332 Cold Damage Deals 14731.38 Base Cold Damage per second——
379726 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.5 metres Deals 1652 to 2465 Cold Damage Deals 15723.97 Base Cold Damage per second——
389826 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.5 metres Deals 1745 to 2606 Cold Damage Deals 16752.27 Base Cold Damage per second——
399926 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.5 metres Deals 1845 to 2754 Cold Damage Deals 17859.98 Base Cold Damage per second——
4010027 Mana7.5%90%Base secondary radius is 2.5 metres Deals 1949 to 2910 Cold Damage Deals 19022.2 Base Cold Damage per second——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%+0.05 metres to radius
10%+0.1 metres to radius
15%+0.15 metres to radius
20%+0.2 metres to radius
23%+0.23 metres to radius
30%+0.3 metres to radius

Alternate effects 1

Consuming Creeping Frost Effect

Your Creeping Frost becomes a Consuming Octopus Effect.

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