PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Wintertide Brand

SpellAoEColdDurationBrand

Overview

Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy, dealing cold damage over time and chilling them. It periodically activates while attached, gaining stages that raise the damage. When removed, a short-duration debuff dealing the same damage over time and chill is applied to each nearby enemy. The brand keeps its charges while detached.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.7 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • Debuff deals 20% more Damage per Stage
  • Maximum 20 Stages
  • Base duration is 2 seconds
  • Base secondary duration is 6 seconds
  • Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency
  • Can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy
  • Your Skills can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy
At 20% quality

Debuff deals +5% more Damage per Stage

Acquisition

The Siren's CadenceAct 1 quest reward · Templar

Compatible support gems 38

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Increased Area of Effect SupportInspiration SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportElemental Proliferation SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportSpell Echo SupportLess Duration SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportHypothermia SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportEfficacy SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportBonechill SupportIntensify SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportSwiftbrand SupportLifetap Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostExp. to nextTotal exp.
112615,2490
215641,51715,249
319781,98356,766
4238147,968138,749
5279250,557286,717
6319405,086537,274
73510447,718942,360
83811615,3181,390,078
94111834,6392,005,396
1044121,570,7602,840,035
1147121,633,9874,410,795
1250132,151,0306,044,782
1353132,812,1898,195,812
1456145,099,36011,008,001
1559149,400,73116,107,361
16621515,273,36625,508,092
17641526,286,58240,781,458
18661662,890,59067,068,040
196816212,046,017129,958,630
207016—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
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Alternate effects 1

Celestial Brand Effect

Your Brand becomes a Celestial Effect.

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