PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Winter Orb

Overview

Channel to conjure an orb above you, which pelts nearby enemies with projectiles that impact the ground and explode. Channelling for longer builds up stages on the skill. When you stop channelling, the stages decay over a duration.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
28
Cast time
0.25 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • 25% chance to Freeze enemies
  • Fires projectiles every 1.2 seconds
  • 30% increased Duration per Stage
  • 80% more Projectile Frequency while Channelling
  • 20% increased Projectile Frequency per Stage
  • Maximum 8 Stages
  • Base duration is 1.6 seconds
  • Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to Projectile Frequency
  • Fires 2 Projectiles
At 20% quality

+2 Maximum Stages

Compatible support gems 95

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 SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportCast while Channelling SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportInfused Channelling SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech 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 Cast While Channelling SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Devour SupportFocused Channelling SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
12827.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles199,3450
23127.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles285,815199,345
33427.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles401,344485,160
43737.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles554,379886,504
54037.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles477,4371,440,883
64237.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles583,7861,918,320
74437.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles710,3592,502,106
84637.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles1,355,5113,212,465
94837.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles1,138,8774,567,976
105037.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles1,368,2335,706,853
115237.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles1,638,3387,075,086
125437.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles1,956,6488,713,424
135637.5%-2000%Fires 2 Projectiles3,655,18410,670,072
145847.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles3,017,32714,325,256
156047.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles7,759,99517,342,583
166247.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles15,138,19325,102,578
176447.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles26,083,82540,240,771
186647.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles62,620,24766,324,596
196847.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles211,708,088128,944,843
207047.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217247.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles
227447.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles
237647.5%-2000%Fires 3 Projectiles
247847.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
258057.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
268257.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
278457.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
288657.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
298857.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
309057.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
319157.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
329257.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
339357.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
349457.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
359557.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
369657.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
379757.5%-2000%Fires 4 Projectiles
389857.5%-2000%Fires 5 Projectiles
399957.5%-2000%Fires 5 Projectiles
4010057.5%-2000%Fires 5 Projectiles

Alternate effects 1

Celestial Winter Orb Effect

Your Winter Orb becomes a Celestial Effect.

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