PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Frost Bomb

Overview

Creates a crystal that pulses with cold for a duration. Each pulse applies a debuff to nearby enemies for a secondary duration which reduces life regeneration rate, and also inflicts Cold Exposure. When the crystal's duration ends, it explodes, dealing heavy cold damage to enemies around it.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
5
Cast time
0.5 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
Breaking Some EggsWitch11
Breaking Some EggsTemplar11
Breaking Some EggsScion11

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 2.4 metres
  • 25% chance to Freeze enemies
  • 75% reduced Life Regeneration rate
  • -15% to Cold Resistance
  • Base duration is 2 seconds
  • Base secondary duration is 5 seconds
  • Deals 10 to 15 Cold Damage
At 20% quality

20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Acquisition

Related gem versions 2

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

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Area, Duration, Cold, Damage, Multicastable, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Triggerable, Cascadable, Area Spell, Cooldown, Orb
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 92

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun 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 SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch 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 SupportSpell Cascade SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportIntensify SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments 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 Cascade SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportSecond Wind SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Cascade SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Devour SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
144 Mana2.5 sec7.5%190%Deals 10 to 15 Cold Damage8410
265 Mana2.5 sec7.5%200%Deals 12 to 19 Cold Damage3,099841
395 Mana2.5 sec7.5%200%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 17 to 26 Cold Damage7,4333,940
4126 Mana2.5 sec7.5%210%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 23 to 35 Cold Damage22,89511,373
5167 Mana2.5 sec7.5%220%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 34 to 51 Cold Damage49,72534,268
6207 Mana2.5 sec7.5%230%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 48 to 72 Cold Damage95,71483,993
7248 Mana2.5 sec7.5%240%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 67 to 101 Cold Damage169,595179,707
8289 Mana2.5 sec7.5%250%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 93 to 139 Cold Damage283,759349,302
93210 Mana2.5 sec7.5%260%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 126 to 189 Cold Damage453,996633,061
103610 Mana2.5 sec7.5%270%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 170 to 255 Cold Damage703,1281,087,057
114011 Mana2.5 sec7.5%280%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 227 to 340 Cold Damage1,061,2231,790,185
124412 Mana2.5 sec7.5%290%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 301 to 452 Cold Damage2,065,8702,851,408
134812 Mana2.5 sec7.5%300%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 398 to 597 Cold Damage2,507,1104,917,278
145213 Mana2.5 sec7.5%320%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 523 to 785 Cold Damage2,573,7317,424,388
155514 Mana2.5 sec7.5%330%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 641 to 961 Cold Damage7,611,3519,998,119
165814 Mana2.5 sec7.5%340%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 783 to 1174 Cold Damage13,437,90817,609,470
176115 Mana2.5 sec7.5%350%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 954 to 1431 Cold Damage25,052,14731,047,378
186415 Mana2.5 sec7.5%360%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 1161 to 1742 Cold Damage43,869,43656,099,525
196716 Mana2.5 sec7.5%370%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 1411 to 2116 Cold Damage242,081,17899,968,961
207016 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 1712 to 2568 Cold Damage—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217217 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 1946 to 2918 Cold Damage——
227417 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 2210 to 3315 Cold Damage——
237618 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 2509 to 3764 Cold Damage——
247818 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 0.8 metres Deals 2847 to 4270 Cold Damage——
258018 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 0.9 metres Deals 3229 to 4843 Cold Damage——
268219 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 0.9 metres Deals 3660 to 5489 Cold Damage——
278419 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1 metre Deals 4146 to 6219 Cold Damage——
288619 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1 metre Deals 4695 to 7043 Cold Damage——
298820 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1 metre Deals 5315 to 7973 Cold Damage——
309020 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.1 metres Deals 6014 to 9021 Cold Damage——
319120 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.1 metres Deals 6396 to 9594 Cold Damage——
329220 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.1 metres Deals 6802 to 10203 Cold Damage——
339321 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.1 metres Deals 7233 to 10849 Cold Damage——
349421 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.1 metres Deals 7690 to 11535 Cold Damage——
359521 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.2 metres Deals 8176 to 12264 Cold Damage——
369621 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.2 metres Deals 8691 to 13037 Cold Damage——
379721 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.2 metres Deals 9239 to 13858 Cold Damage——
389822 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.2 metres Deals 9819 to 14729 Cold Damage——
399922 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.2 metres Deals 10436 to 15654 Cold Damage——
4010022 Mana2.5 sec7.5%380%Base radius is 1.3 metres Deals 11090 to 16635 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%5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
10%10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
15%15% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
20%20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
23%23% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
30%30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Alternate effects 1

Celestial Frost Bomb Effect

Your Frost Bomb becomes a celestial effect.

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