PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Eye of Winter

Overview

Fires a single eye projectile which constantly releases shard projectiles in a spiral. The shards will damage enemies they impact, dealing cold damage. The eye cannot damage enemies. When the eye dissipates or collides with terrain, it releases a faster spiral of extra shards.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
28
Cast time
0.8 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
Sever the Right HandWitch11

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

  • Fires +8 Shard Projectiles in a Spiral when Projectile ends
  • Projectiles gain up to +200% more Damage by the time they dissipate
  • Modifiers to number of Projectiles only apply to the final Spiral
  • Deals 16 to 25 Cold Damage
At 20% quality

Fires +2 Shard Projectiles in a Spiral when Projectile ends

Acquisition

Related gem versions 2

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

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Projectile, Projectile Spiral, Single Main Projectile, Cold, Totemable, Mineable, Trappable, Multicastable, Can Rapid Fire, Triggerable
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 104

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting 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 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 SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine 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 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.
12814 Mana7.5%55%Deals 16 to 25 Cold Damage199,3450
23115 Mana7.5%55%Deals 20 to 31 Cold Damage285,815199,345
33416 Mana7.5%55%Deals 25 to 38 Cold Damage401,344485,160
43717 Mana7.5%55%Deals 31 to 46 Cold Damage554,379886,504
54018 Mana7.5%55%Deals 38 to 57 Cold Damage477,4371,440,883
64218 Mana7.5%55%Deals 43 to 65 Cold Damage583,7861,918,320
74419 Mana7.5%55%Deals 49 to 74 Cold Damage710,3592,502,106
84619 Mana7.5%55%Deals 56 to 84 Cold Damage1,355,5113,212,465
94820 Mana7.5%55%Deals 64 to 95 Cold Damage1,138,8774,567,976
105020 Mana7.5%55%Deals 72 to 108 Cold Damage1,368,2335,706,853
115221 Mana7.5%55%Deals 82 to 123 Cold Damage1,638,3387,075,086
125422 Mana7.5%55%Deals 93 to 139 Cold Damage1,956,6488,713,424
135622 Mana7.5%55%Deals 105 to 158 Cold Damage3,655,18410,670,072
145823 Mana7.5%55%Deals 119 to 178 Cold Damage3,017,32714,325,256
156023 Mana7.5%55%Deals 134 to 202 Cold Damage7,759,99517,342,583
166224 Mana7.5%55%Deals 152 to 228 Cold Damage15,138,19325,102,578
176425 Mana7.5%55%Deals 171 to 257 Cold Damage26,083,82540,240,771
186625 Mana7.5%55%Deals 193 to 290 Cold Damage62,620,24766,324,596
196826 Mana7.5%55%Deals 218 to 326 Cold Damage211,708,088128,944,843
207026 Mana7.5%55%Deals 245 to 367 Cold Damage—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217227 Mana7.5%55%Deals 276 to 413 Cold Damage——
227427 Mana7.5%55%Deals 310 to 465 Cold Damage——
237628 Mana7.5%55%Deals 348 to 523 Cold Damage——
247829 Mana7.5%55%Deals 391 to 587 Cold Damage——
258029 Mana7.5%55%Deals 439 to 659 Cold Damage——
268230 Mana7.5%55%Deals 493 to 739 Cold Damage——
278430 Mana7.5%55%Deals 553 to 829 Cold Damage——
288631 Mana7.5%55%Deals 620 to 930 Cold Damage——
298832 Mana7.5%55%Deals 695 to 1042 Cold Damage——
309032 Mana7.5%55%Deals 778 to 1167 Cold Damage——
319132 Mana7.5%55%Deals 823 to 1235 Cold Damage——
329233 Mana7.5%55%Deals 871 to 1307 Cold Damage——
339333 Mana7.5%55%Deals 922 to 1382 Cold Damage——
349433 Mana7.5%55%Deals 975 to 1462 Cold Damage——
359534 Mana7.5%55%Deals 1031 to 1547 Cold Damage——
369634 Mana7.5%55%Deals 1091 to 1636 Cold Damage——
379734 Mana7.5%55%Deals 1154 to 1731 Cold Damage——
389834 Mana7.5%55%Deals 1220 to 1830 Cold Damage——
399935 Mana7.5%55%Deals 1290 to 1935 Cold Damage——
4010035 Mana7.5%55%Deals 1364 to 2046 Cold Damage——

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%—
10%Fires +1 Shard Projectile in a Spiral when Projectile ends
15%—
20%Fires +2 Shard Projectiles in a Spiral when Projectile ends
23%Fires +2.3 Shard Projectiles in a Spiral when Projectile ends
30%Fires +3 Shard Projectiles in a Spiral when Projectile ends

Alternate effects 2

Celestial Eye of Winter Effect

Your Eye of Winter becomes a Celestial Effect.

Fluttering Eye of Winter Effect

Your Eye of Winter becomes a fluttering effect.

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