PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Frost Shield

CriticalSpellAoEDurationCold

Overview

Place a Frost Shield that drains your energy shield for one second or until you run out, gaining stages while this drain occurs. The Frost Shield takes some damage from hits in place of you and allies while in its area. Enemies in the area are Chilled. You can only have one Frost Shield active at once.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
34
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 the SealWitch11
Breaking the SealTemplar11
Breaking the SealShadow11
Breaking the SealScion11

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

  • 20% of Damage dealt to you or Allies in Area with Hits by Enemies in Area is taken from Frost Shield's Life before your Life or Energy Shield
  • 60% of Damage dealt to you or Allies in Area with Hits by Enemies outside Area is taken from Frost Shield's Life before your Life or Energy Shield
  • Maximum 4 Stages
  • Gains 1 Stage every 0.3 seconds while you are losing Energy Shield
  • Base duration is 10 seconds
  • You gain +0.1% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area
  • Frost Shield has 190 maximum Life per Stage
At 20% quality

20% increased Effect of Cold Ailments

Acquisition

Breaking the SealAct 4 quest reward · WitchBreaking the SealAct 4 quest reward · TemplarBreaking the SealAct 4 quest reward · ShadowBreaking the SealAct 4 quest reward · Scion

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Mineable, Triggerable, Area Spell, Cooldown, Cold, Totemable, Chilling Area, Non Hit Chill, Elemental Status, Totem Casts Alone
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 27

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Increased Area of Effect SupportInspiration SupportTrap SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportElemental Proliferation SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportLess Duration SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportEfficacy SupportUnbound Ailments SupportArcane Surge SupportBonechill SupportIntensify SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportSecond Wind SupportLifetap Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
13430 Mana5 secYou gain +0.1% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 190 maximum Life per Stage252,5950
23632 Mana5 secYou gain +0.11% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 200 maximum Life per Stage314,394252,595
33834 Mana5 secYou gain +0.13% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 210 maximum Life per Stage388,734566,989
44036 Mana5 secYou gain +0.14% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 230 maximum Life per Stage477,437955,723
54238 Mana5 secYou gain +0.16% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 250 maximum Life per Stage583,7861,433,160
64440 Mana5 secYou gain +0.17% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 280 maximum Life per Stage710,3592,016,946
74642 Mana5 secYou gain +0.19% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 300 maximum Life per Stage1,355,5112,727,305
84844 Mana5 secYou gain +0.2% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 330 maximum Life per Stage1,138,8774,082,816
95044 Mana5 secYou gain +0.22% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 360 maximum Life per Stage1,368,2335,221,693
105246 Mana5 secYou gain +0.23% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 390 maximum Life per Stage1,638,3386,589,926
115448 Mana5 secYou gain +0.25% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 430 maximum Life per Stage1,956,6488,228,264
125648 Mana5 secYou gain +0.26% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 470 maximum Life per Stage3,655,18410,184,912
135850 Mana5 secYou gain +0.28% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 520 maximum Life per Stage3,017,32713,840,096
146050 Mana5 secYou gain +0.29% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 570 maximum Life per Stage3,576,23216,857,423
156252 Mana5 secYou gain +0.31% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 630 maximum Life per Stage9,164,73120,433,655
166452 Mana5 secYou gain +0.32% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 690 maximum Life per Stage17,861,42829,598,386
176652 Mana5 secYou gain +0.34% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 750 maximum Life per Stage46,032,38647,459,814
186852 Mana5 secYou gain +0.35% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 830 maximum Life per Stage87,248,03993,492,200
196954 Mana5 secYou gain +0.37% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 870 maximum Life per Stage157,972,052180,740,239
207054 Mana5 secYou gain +0.38% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 910 maximum Life per Stage—338,712,291
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217256 Mana5 secYou gain +0.4% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1000 maximum Life per Stage——
227456 Mana5 secYou gain +0.41% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1090 maximum Life per Stage——
237658 Mana5 secYou gain +0.43% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1190 maximum Life per Stage——
247858 Mana5 secYou gain +0.44% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1290 maximum Life per Stage——
258060 Mana5 secYou gain +0.46% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1400 maximum Life per Stage——
268260 Mana5 secYou gain +0.47% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1530 maximum Life per Stage——
278460 Mana5 secYou gain +0.49% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1660 maximum Life per Stage——
288660 Mana5 secYou gain +0.5% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1800 maximum Life per Stage——
298862 Mana5 secYou gain +0.52% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 1940 maximum Life per Stage——
309062 Mana5 secYou gain +0.53% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2100 maximum Life per Stage——
319162 Mana5 secYou gain +0.54% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2180 maximum Life per Stage——
329263 Mana5 secYou gain +0.55% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2260 maximum Life per Stage——
339363 Mana5 secYou gain +0.55% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2350 maximum Life per Stage——
349463 Mana5 secYou gain +0.56% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2440 maximum Life per Stage——
359563 Mana5 secYou gain +0.57% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2530 maximum Life per Stage——
369664 Mana5 secYou gain +0.58% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2620 maximum Life per Stage——
379764 Mana5 secYou gain +0.58% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2720 maximum Life per Stage——
389864 Mana5 secYou gain +0.59% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2820 maximum Life per Stage——
399964 Mana5 secYou gain +0.6% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 2920 maximum Life per Stage——
4010064 Mana5 secYou gain +0.61% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has 3020 maximum Life per Stage——

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 Effect of Cold Ailments
10%10% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
15%15% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
20%20% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
23%23% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
30%30% increased Effect of Cold Ailments

Alternate effects 1

DNT Temporal Frost Shield Effect

DNT Your Frost Shield becomes a Effect.

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