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Gem
Skill

Active

Glacial Cascade

Overview

Icicles emerge from the ground in a series of small bursts, each damaging enemies caught in the area and knocking them back in the direction of the next burst.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
28
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
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

  • Final Burst Deals +200% more Damage
  • 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
  • Causes 4 Bursts
  • Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
  • Deals 24 to 36 Physical Damage
At 20% quality

Final Burst Deals +50% more Damage

Acquisition

Related gem versions 1

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

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Physical, Can Rapid Fire, Area Spell
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 94

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 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 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 SupportIntensify SupportUnleash 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 Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
12810 Mana6%65%Deals 24 to 36 Physical Damage199,3450
23110 Mana6%75%Deals 30 to 45 Physical Damage285,815199,345
33411 Mana6%75%Deals 37 to 55 Physical Damage401,344485,160
43712 Mana6%75%Deals 45 to 67 Physical Damage554,379886,504
54012 Mana6%75%Deals 55 to 82 Physical Damage477,4371,440,883
64213 Mana6%75%Deals 62 to 93 Physical Damage583,7861,918,320
74414 Mana6%75%Deals 71 to 106 Physical Damage710,3592,502,106
84614 Mana6%75%Deals 80 to 121 Physical Damage1,355,5113,212,465
94815 Mana6%75%Deals 91 to 137 Physical Damage1,138,8774,567,976
105015 Mana6%75%Deals 103 to 155 Physical Damage1,368,2335,706,853
115216 Mana6%75%Deals 117 to 175 Physical Damage1,638,3387,075,086
125416 Mana6%75%Deals 132 to 198 Physical Damage1,956,6488,713,424
135617 Mana6%75%Deals 149 to 224 Physical Damage3,655,18410,670,072
145817 Mana6%75%Deals 168 to 253 Physical Damage3,017,32714,325,256
156018 Mana6%75%Deals 190 to 285 Physical Damage7,759,99517,342,583
166218 Mana6%75%Deals 214 to 321 Physical Damage15,138,19325,102,578
176418 Mana6%75%Deals 241 to 361 Physical Damage26,083,82540,240,771
186619 Mana6%75%Deals 271 to 406 Physical Damage62,620,24766,324,596
196819 Mana6%75%Deals 304 to 456 Physical Damage211,708,088128,944,843
207020 Mana6%75%Deals 342 to 513 Physical Damage—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217220 Mana6%75%Deals 384 to 575 Physical Damage——
227421 Mana6%75%Deals 430 to 645 Physical Damage——
237621 Mana6%75%Deals 482 to 723 Physical Damage——
247821 Mana6%75%Deals 540 to 811 Physical Damage——
258022 Mana6%75%Deals 605 to 908 Physical Damage——
268222 Mana6%75%Deals 677 to 1016 Physical Damage——
278423 Mana6%75%Deals 758 to 1137 Physical Damage——
288623 Mana6%75%Deals 848 to 1271 Physical Damage——
298824 Mana6%75%Deals 947 to 1421 Physical Damage——
309024 Mana6%75%Deals 1059 to 1588 Physical Damage——
319124 Mana6%75%Deals 1119 to 1678 Physical Damage——
329225 Mana6%75%Deals 1182 to 1774 Physical Damage——
339325 Mana6%75%Deals 1249 to 1874 Physical Damage——
349425 Mana6%75%Deals 1320 to 1980 Physical Damage——
359525 Mana6%75%Deals 1395 to 2092 Physical Damage——
369625 Mana6%75%Deals 1473 to 2210 Physical Damage——
379726 Mana6%75%Deals 1556 to 2334 Physical Damage——
389826 Mana6%75%Deals 1644 to 2466 Physical Damage——
399926 Mana6%75%Deals 1736 to 2604 Physical Damage——
4010026 Mana6%75%Deals 1833 to 2750 Physical 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%Final Burst Deals +12.5% more Damage
10%Final Burst Deals +25% more Damage
15%Final Burst Deals +37.5% more Damage
20%Final Burst Deals +50% more Damage
23%Final Burst Deals +57.5% more Damage
30%Final Burst Deals +75% more Damage

Alternate effects 3

Gore Glacial Cascade Effect

Your Glacial Cascade becomes a surge of demonic teeth from below.

Arctic Glacial Cascade Effect

Your Glacial Cacade becomes an arctic effect.

Illusionist Glacial Cascade Effect

Your Glacial Cascade becomes an Illusionist Effect.

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