Frost Bomb

Frost BombSpell, AoE, Duration, Cold, Orb
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cooldown Time: 2.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 300%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 and energy shield regeneration rate, and reduces energy shield recharge rate, and also inflicts Cold Exposure. When the crystal's duration ends, it explodes, dealing heavy cold damage to enemies around it.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cold Damage0.5% chance to Freeze enemies1% increased Area of Effect1% less Skill Effect Duration
1% increased Cooldown Recovery RateDeals (14-1336) to (21-2003) Cold Damage
Base duration is 2 seconds
Base secondary duration is 5 seconds
Cold Exposure applies -15% to Cold Resistance
75% reduced Life Regeneration rate
75% reduced Energy Shield Regeneration rate
25% reduced Energy Shield Recharge rate
+(0-7) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 5Vendor Prices

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1x Scroll of Wisdom

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1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFrostBomb

Frost Bomb is a cold spell that places an orb that releases pulses which reduce life regeneration and energy shield regeneration, along with applying Cold Exposure. It will rapidly pulse before it explodes, dealing cold damage in an area.

Skill functions and interactions

• Duration: increasing or reducing the duration of Frost Bomb will affect the time it takes for the skill to detonate, as well as the duration of the debuff.

• Negative Resistances: Frost Bomb's Exposure can reduce resistances below 0, making enemies vulnerable to cold damage.

• Hit: just the explosion counts as hit (in terms of Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportTrigger, Support, Hex
  Icon: &
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Effect of Supported CursesSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Curse on Enemy0.5% reduced Effect of Supported Curses
  Supported Skills have 2% increased Curse DurationSupported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit
  Supported Skills have (50-12)% reduced Curse Duration
  You cannot Cast Supported Curse SpellsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. for example). The pulses do not.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	16	4	14 to 21	0	0
2	6	20	5	18 to 26	841	841
3	9	27	5	24 to 36	3099	3940
4	12	33	6	31 to 47	7433	11373
5	16	41	7	44 to 66	22895	34268
6	20	50	7	60 to 90	49725	83993
7	24	58	8	80 to 121	95714	179707
8	28	67	9	107 to 160	169595	349302
9	32	75	10	140 to 210	283759	633061
10	36	83	10	181 to 272	453996	1087057
11	40	92	11	234 to 350	703128	1790185
12	44	100	12	299 to 449	1061223	2851408
13	48	109	12	381 to 571	2065870	4917278
14	52	117	13	482 to 723	2507110	7424388
15	55	123	14	574 to 861	2573731	9998119
16	58	130	14	682 to 1023	7611351	17609470
17	61	136	15	809 to 1214	13437908	31047378
18	64	142	15	958 to 1437	25052147	56099525
19	67	148	16	1132 to 1698	43869436	99968961
20	70	155	16	1336 to 2003	242081178	342050139
21	72	159	17	1490 to 2235	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	17	1662 to 2493	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	18	1852 to 2778	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	18	2063 to 3094	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	18	2296 to 3445	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	19	2555 to 3833	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	19	2842 to 4263	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	19	3159 to 4739	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	20	3511 to 5266	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	20	3899 to 5849	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	20	4109 to 6163	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	20	4329 to 6494	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	21	4561 to 6842	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	21	4805 to 7208	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	21	5061 to 7592	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	21	5331 to 7996	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	21	5614 to 8422	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	22	5912 to 8869	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	22	6226 to 9338	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	22	6555 to 9832	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Frost Bomb.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Frost Bomb Cooldown Speed 1	66	Frost Bomb has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bomb Cooldown Speed 2	75	Frost Bomb has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bomb Damage 1	66	25% increased Frost Bomb Damage	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bomb Damage 2	75	40% increased Frost Bomb Damage	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bomb Increased Duration 1	66	Frost Bomb has 20% increased Debuff Duration	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bomb Increased Duration 2	75	Frost Bomb has 30% increased Debuff Duration	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bomb Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Frost Bomb Area of Effect	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bomb Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Frost Bomb Area of Effect	helmet 75 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Frost Bomb has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Frost Bomb EffectCelestial Frost Bomb EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Frost Bomb becomes a celestial effect.	Your Frost Bomb becomes a celestial effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Cold Exposure is now -15% cold resistance (was -25%).
3.13.0	Now has an added damage effectiveness of 300% (from 200%). Now deals 14 to 21 cold damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 1336 to 2003 at gem level 20 (from 959 to 1439). Now gains additional radius as the gem levels, up to +7 at gem level 20.
3.12.0	Now has alternative quality
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 4 (was 6). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 16 (was 19). Now applies Cold Exposure to affected enemies, rather than reducing their Cold Resistance.
3.4.0	Now reduces Energy Shield Regeneration Rate and Recovery Rate, not just Life Regeneration Rate.
3.3.0	Now deals 14-21 cold damage at gem level 1 (up from 10-14), up to 959-1439 cold damage at gem level 20 (up from 521-781). Now has a 2 second delay before exploding, and applies a debuff which lasts 5 seconds and grants -25% cold resistance to affected enemies. (Previously had a 3.5 second delay before exploding, and applied a debuff which lasted 2 seconds and granted -20% cold resistance to affected enemies.) Now has an added damage effectiveness of 200% (up from 130%).
2.2.0	Added to the game