Frostbolt

FrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cold Damage5% reduced Damage
1% chance to inflict Cold Exposure on Hit1% less Projectile SpeedProjectiles have 1% chance to Return to youDeals (9-972) to (13-1458) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all TargetsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 5Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFrostBolt

Frostbolt is a cold spell that fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces all targets. Frostbolt interacts with Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
Radius: 30
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0.001 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage
Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles
Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
+(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Cost: (11-20) Mana
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0.001 sec
Cooldown Time: 1.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Cold Damage1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
1% less Skill Effect Duration2% increased Damage when Cast on FrostboltDeals (38-524) to (57-787) Cold Damage
Base duration is 3 seconds
Deals (106.5-1456.9) Base Cold Damage per second
Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles
20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
(0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., allowing those spells to be cast on Frostbolt projectiles instead of the player.

Skill functions and interactions

• Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
  Radius: 30
  Cost: (8-23) Mana
  Soul Gain Prevention: 0.001 sec
  Cast Time: 0.70 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage
  Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles
  Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
  20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
  +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
  Cost: (11-20) Mana
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Soul Gain Prevention: 0.001 sec
  Cooldown Time: 1.80 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Cold Damage1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
  1% less Skill Effect Duration2% increased Damage when Cast on FrostboltDeals (38-524) to (57-787) Cold Damage
  Base duration is 3 seconds
  Deals (106.5-1456.9) Base Cold Damage per second
  Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles
  20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  (0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: When Ice Nova or Vortex is cast while the player has active Frostbolt projectiles, the skills will be cast on the projectiles rather than the player but with 20% less area of effect. Ice Nova will cast on up to 2 Frostbolts, and Vortex will cast on up to 4. Vortex will consume the projectiles, but Ice Nova will not.

• Projectile speed: Frostbolt's total projectile distance traveled is not affected by changes to projectile speed (such as Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: j
  Cost and Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedProjectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
  Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile DamageThis 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. or Slower Projectiles SupportSlower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: J
  Cost and Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills deal 0.75% increased Projectile Damage to nearby EnemiesProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 3% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills have (20-30)% less Projectile Speed
  Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Projectile DamageThis 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.).

• Fork and Chain: Frostbolt projectiles will always pierce, and therefore can never fork or chain.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	6	9 to 13	0	0
2	2	0	6	10 to 15	70	70
3	4	16	7	13 to 19	308	378
4	7	22	8	18 to 26	1,554	1,932
5	11	31	9	25 to 38	6,667	8,599
6	16	41	10	38 to 58	26,047	34,646
7	20	50	11	52 to 78	49,725	84,371
8	24	58	12	69 to 103	95,714	180,085
9	28	67	13	90 to 135	169,595	349,680
10	32	75	14	116 to 174	283,759	633,439
11	36	83	15	148 to 223	453,996	1,087,435
12	40	92	16	189 to 283	703,128	1,790,563
13	44	100	18	238 to 357	1,061,223	2,851,786
14	48	109	19	299 to 448	2,065,870	4,917,656
15	52	117	20	373 to 560	2,507,110	7,424,766
16	56	125	21	465 to 697	5,798,936	13,223,702
17	60	134	22	576 to 864	15,083,919	28,307,621
18	64	142	23	711 to 1067	27,792,735	56,100,356
19	67	148	24	832 to 1248	43,869,739	99,970,095
20	70	155	25	972 to 1458	242,081,556	342,051,651
21	72	159	25	1077 to 1615	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	26	1192 to 1789	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	26	1320 to 1980	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	27	1460 to 2190	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	27	1614 to 2421	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	28	1784 to 2676	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	28	1970 to 2955	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	29	2175 to 3263	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	30	2400 to 3600	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	30	2648 to 3972	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	30	2780 to 4171	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	31	2919 to 4379	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	31	3065 to 4598	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	31	3218 to 4827	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	31	3378 to 5067	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	32	3546 to 5318	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	32	3721 to 5582	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	32	3905 to 5858	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	33	4098 to 6147	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	33	4300 to 6449	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
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 (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

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

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

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Frostbolt:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats
Frozen TrailFrozen Trail Cobalt JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium (1200)(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt Projectiles gain 40% increased Projectile Speed per second With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt fires 2 additional ProjectilesThe Maraketh knew that a mountain path free of vegetation was cut by regular avalanches, and so the advancing Eternals were unwittingly drawn into a deathtrap.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	2	Medium (1200)	(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt Projectiles gain 40% increased Projectile Speed per second With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt fires 2 additional Projectiles

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Frostbolt.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Frost Bolt Cast Speed 1	66	10% increased Frostbolt Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Cast Speed 2	75	15% increased Frostbolt Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Damage 1	66	25% increased Frostbolt Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Damage 2	75	40% increased Frostbolt Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Freeze Chance 1	66	Frostbolt has +10% chance to Freeze	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Frost Bolt Freeze Chance 2	75	Frostbolt has +15% chance to Freeze	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 1	66	Vortex has 30% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 2	75	Vortex has 45% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt	helmet 75 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Frostbolt has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Black Hole Frostbolt EffectBlack Hole Frostbolt EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Frostbolt becomes a flying black hole.	Your Frostbolt becomes a flying black hole.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 220% (from 160%). Fixed an instance crash related to Frostbolt.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 25 (was 20). Now deals 9 to 13 Cold damage at gem level 1 (from 6 to 10) and 972 to 1458 Cold damage at gem level 20 (from 753 to 1129)
2.3.0	Introduced to the game.