Frostbolt

Spell, Projectile, Cold

Level: (1–20)

Cost: (6–25) Mana

Cast Time: 0.75 sec

Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (250–360)%

Projectile Speed: 375

Requires Level (1–70), (10–155) Int

Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.

Deals (9–1594) to (13–2392) Cold Damage

Projectiles Pierce all Targets

Additional Effects From Quality:

Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0–20)% more Damage

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	Enemy at the Gate	Quest Reward	Templar
1	Enemy at the Gate	Nessa	Scion · Shadow · Templar · Witch

Genus

Frostbolt

Skills Tutorial /6

Fires a slow-moving projectile spell that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage with a chance to inflict chill and freeze.

Added Cold Damage Support
Increases the amount of flat cold damage your Frostbolt does.

Cold Penetration Support
Reduces enemy resistance to cold damage, making them take more cold damage from Frostbolt.

Hypothermia Support
Provides an increase to chill and freeze chance with Frostbolt, as well as providing more damage against chilled enemies.

Controlled Destruction Support
Grants more spell damage to Frostbolt but reduces critical strike chance. The more spell damage provided by this support allows a direct and stable increase in damage not contingent on critical strikes.

Spell Echo Support
Repeats Frostbolt an additional time while also greatly increasing the cast speed.

Faster Casting Support
Increases the cast speed of Frost Bolt, allowing the projectiles to be cast more frequently.

Level Effect /40

Level	Requires Level	Int	Cost	Base Damage	Deals 9 to 13 Cold Damage	Experience
1	1	10	6	100%, 100%	9, 13	70
2	2	12	6	100%, 100%	10, 15	308
3	4	16	7	100%, 100%	13, 20	1,554
4	7	22	8	100%, 100%	18, 27	6,667
5	11	31	9	100%, 100%	27, 41	26,047
6	16	41	10	100%, 100%	42, 64	49,725
7	20	50	11	100%, 100%	59, 89	95,714
8	24	58	12	100%, 100%	81, 121	169,595
9	28	67	13	100%, 100%	108, 163	283,759
10	32	75	14	100%, 100%	144, 216	453,996
11	36	83	15	100%, 100%	190, 285	703,128
12	40	92	16	100%, 100%	249, 373	1,061,223
13	44	100	18	100%, 100%	323, 485	2,065,870
14	48	109	19	100%, 100%	418, 627	2,507,110
15	52	117	20	100%, 100%	537, 806	5,798,936
16	56	125	21	100%, 100%	688, 1033	15,083,919
17	60	134	22	100%, 100%	879, 1318	27,792,735
18	64	142	23	100%, 100%	1117, 1676	43,869,739
19	67	148	24	100%, 100%	1336, 2004	242,081,556
20	70	155	25	100%, 100%	1594, 2392
21	72		25	100%, 100%	1793, 2689
22	74		26	100%, 100%	2014, 3022
23	76		26	100%, 100%	2262, 3393
24	78		27	100%, 100%	2539, 3809
25	80		27	100%, 100%	2849, 4273
26	82		28	100%, 100%	3194, 4791
27	84		28	100%, 100%	3580, 5369
28	86		29	100%, 100%	4010, 6015
29	88		30	100%, 100%	4490, 6735
30	90		30	100%, 100%	5026, 7538
31	91		30	100%, 100%	5316, 7974
32	92		31	100%, 100%	5623, 8434
33	93		31	100%, 100%	5947, 8920
34	94		31	100%, 100%	6288, 9433
35	95		31	100%, 100%	6649, 9974
36	96		32	100%, 100%	7030, 10545
37	97		32	100%, 100%	7432, 11149
38	98		32	100%, 100%	7857, 11785
39	99		33	100%, 100%	8305, 12457
40	100		33	100%, 100%	8778, 13166

Attribute /9

Key	Value
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xScroll of Wisdom
Acronym	Projectile, Pierce
BaseType	Frostbolt
Class	Skill Gems
TargetTypes	Enemy, Ground
Type	Spell, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Damage, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Cold, Triggerable, CanRapidFire
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFrostBolt
ActiveSkillsCode	frost_bolt
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Crucible Weapon /2

Weight	Desc
1000 (T5)	+15% to Vortex Critical Strike Chance when Cast on Frostbolt
1000 (T5)	+25% to Vortex Critical Strike Chance when Cast on Frostbolt

Frostbolt

Spell, Projectile, Cold

Level: (1–20)

Cost: (6–25) Mana

Cast Time: 0.75 sec

Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (250–360)%

Projectile Speed: 375

Requires Level (1–70), (10–155) Int

Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.

Deals (9–1594) to (13–2392) Cold Damage

Projectiles Pierce all Targets

base is projectile [1]

Additional Effects From Quality:

Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0–20)% more Damage

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Microtransactions /1

Black Hole Frostbolt Effect

Your Frostbolt becomes a flying black hole.

Supported By /99

Active Type: Spell, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Damage, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Cold, Triggerable, CanRapidFire

Added Fire Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Greater Multiple Projectiles Support

Supports projectile skills.

Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support

Supports projectile skills.

Faster Projectiles Support

Supports projectile skills.

Added Cold Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Added Lightning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Increased Critical Strikes Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Increased Critical Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Knockback Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Life Leech Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.

Added Chaos Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Stun Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.

Pierce Support

Supports projectile skills.

Trap Support

Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.

Item Rarity Support

Supports any skill that can kill enemies.

Faster Casting Support

Supports non-instant spell skills.

Cold to Fire Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Combustion Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Elemental Proliferation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.

Culling Strike Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.

Iron Will Support

Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.

Spell Totem Support

Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.

Blastchain Mine Support

Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.

Chance to Flee Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Blind Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Fire Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.

Cold Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.

Lightning Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.

Elemental Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.

Chain Support

Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.

Fork Support

Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.

Returning Projectiles Support

Supports projectile skills.

Spell Echo Support

Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.

Power Charge On Critical Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Burning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.

Hextouch Support

Must 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.

Slower Projectiles Support

Supports projectile skills.

Cast on Death Support

Each supported spell skill will be triggered when you die. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.

Cast when Damage Taken Support

Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.

Cast when Stunned Support

Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.

Block Chance Reduction Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Physical to Lightning Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Ice Bite Support

Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.

Hypothermia Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Innervate Support

Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.

Critical Strike Affliction Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Void Manipulation Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Controlled Destruction Support

Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.

Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Elemental Focus Support

Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.

Ignite Proliferation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Chance to Bleed Support

Supports attack skills.

Chance to Poison Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Deadly Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Decay Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Efficacy Support

Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.

Vile Toxins Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Immolate Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Unbound Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments

Brutality Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Arcane Surge Support

Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.

Volley Support

Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.

Summon Phantasm Support

Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.

Bonechill Support

Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.

Energy Leech Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.

Unleash Support

Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

High-Impact Mine Support

Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.

Greater Volley Support

Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.

Awakened Added Fire Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Brutality Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Awakened Burning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.

Awakened Fire Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.

Awakened Added Cold Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Chain Support

Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.

Awakened Cold Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.

Awakened Deadly Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Fork Support

Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.

Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support

Supports projectile skills.

Awakened Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Awakened Void Manipulation Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Controlled Destruction Support

Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.

Awakened Hextouch Support

Awakened Elemental Focus Support

Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.

Awakened Lightning Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.

Awakened Spell Echo Support

Awakened Unbound Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments

Awakened Unleash Support

Archmage Support

Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Brand skills, Orb skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Pinpoint Support

Supports projectile spells you cast yourself. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, instant skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation or which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.

Trinity Support

Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Cruelty Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.

Overcharge Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Spellblade Support

Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Devour Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Sacrifice Support

Supports spell skills that hit enemies and have no reservation. Cannot support brand skills, orb skills, channelling skills, Vaal skills or skills used by traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Sadism Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Rupture Support

Supports attack skills.

Frostbolt Unique /1

Frozen Trail Cobalt Jewel

(7–10)% increased Projectile Damage

With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt fires 2 additional Projectiles

With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt Projectiles gain 40% increased Projectile Speed per second

Frostbolt Monster /18

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Merveil's Blessed		Y
Puruna, the Challenger	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems totem art variation [1] Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Puruna, the Challenger	+5 to maximum number of Summoned Totems totem art variation [1] damage vs tiki totems +% [300] Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Cavern Strider	80% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage	Y
Sand Strider	80% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage	Y
The Unshaped	Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Agent of the Void	Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Void Remnant	cannot be used as minion [1]	N
Void Remnant	cannot be used as minion [1] monster do not fracture [1]	N
Mother Phyia	25% reduced Movement Speed Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped Gain 50% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Aurelio Voidsinger	35% increased Cast Speed	Y
Aurelio Voidsinger	35% increased Cast Speed 100% increased maximum Life 100% increased Area of Effect 80% increased Character Size	Y
Daemon		Y
Daemon	100% increased Cast Speed	Y
Dario, the Living Void		Y
Void Construct	Gain 100% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage cannot be used as minion [1]	N
Daemon	monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	Y
Kodaka	+5 to maximum number of Summoned Totems totem art variation [1] damage vs tiki totems +% [300] Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y

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Frostbolt

Frostbolt is a cold spell that fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces all targets. Frostbolt interacts with Ice Nova and Vortex, allowing those spells to be cast on Frostbolt projectiles instead of the player.

Skill functions and interactions

Ice Nova and Vortex: 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 Support or Slower Projectiles Support).
Fork and Chain: Frostbolt projectiles will always pierce, and therefore can never fork or chain.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Frostbolt now deals 9 to 13 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 1594 to 2392 at gem level 20 (previously 972 to 1458). Now has 360% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 220%). Quality on the Anomalous Frostbolt Skill gem no longer provides 0-100% reduced Damage, or 0-20% chance to inflict Cold Exposure on Hit. Instead, it now provides "Gain 0-40% increased Projectile Speed per second".
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.

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