Vaal Cold Snap
Level: (1–20)
Souls Per Use: 35
Can Store 1 Use
Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec
Cast Time: 0.85 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 350%
AoE Radius: 20-36
Requires Level (16–70), (18–68) Dex, (26–98) Int
Creates a sudden burst of cold around you, damaging enemies. This also creates a chilling area around you which expands and deals cold damage over time to surrounding enemies in addition to chilling them. Enemies that die while in the area grant Frenzy Charges, and you will passively gain Frenzy Charges while there are enemies in the area.
Deals (46–1571) to (69–2356) Cold Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
Deals (37.8–2454.5) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Always Freezes enemies
Base radius is 3.2 metres
Base secondary radius is 2 metres
Base tertiary radius is 3.6 metres
Gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area
Every second, gain a Frenzy Charge if an Enemy is in this Skill's Area
Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–20)% more Effect of Chill
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Level Effect /40
Implicit
Base radius is 3.2 metres
Base secondary radius is 2 metres
Base tertiary radius is 3.6 metres
Base duration is 4 seconds
Always Freezes enemies
Gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area\nEvery second, gain a Frenzy Charge if an Enemy is in this Skill's Area
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
(Freeze lowers Enemy Action Speed to zero, preventing them from acting. Duration is based on the Cold Damage of the Hit)
LevelRequires LevelIntDexDeals 46 to 69 Cold DamageDeals 37.8 Base Cold Damage per secondExperience
116261846, 6937.849,725
220312263, 955595,714
324372586, 12878.7169,595
4284229114, 172111.6199,345
5314632141, 212143285,815
6345035173, 260184.6401,344
7375437211, 317233.5554,379
8405840257, 386293.9755,049
9436243312, 468371.31,016,533
10466646377, 5654631,898,602
11497048454, 681579.81,964,019
12527451545, 818715.52,573,731
13557854653, 980884.94,676,439
14588257782, 117210913,017,327
15608459880, 13201252.37,823,001
16628760989, 14841442.815,264,208
176490621112, 16681644.426,272,845
186692641248, 18731885.662,872,274
196895661401, 21012154.8212,023,122
207098681571, 23562454.5
21721760, 26412787.4
22741972, 29583163
23762207, 33113578.9
24782469, 37044064
25802761, 41424573.1
26823086, 46295186
27843447, 51715853.2
28863849, 57746615.8
29884296, 64447458.5
30904793, 71898404.3
31915062, 75938928.3
32925345, 80189465.2
33935644, 846610052.8
34945958, 893810675.5
35956290, 943511313.6
36966640, 996012011.5
37977008, 1051212751
38987396, 1109513508.6
39997805, 1170814337
401008236, 1235515185.8
Attribute /8

Vaal Cold Snap

KeyValue
DropLevel 16
BaseType Vaal Cold Snap
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesAny
TypeSpell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Duration, Vaal, Cold, ChillingArea, AreaSpell
BuffIcon
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalColdSnap
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Vaal Cold Snap
You are taking cold damage over time from a Vaal Cold Snap
buff_impl_stat
Attribute /4

vaal_cold_snap_degen

KeyValue
AcronymProjectile, Chain, Armour, Evasion
BuffGroupsID-1
IsBuffDefinition1
BuffMergeModesID3
Codebuff impl stat
IsPublic1
IsLocal0
IsWeaponLocal0
IsProxied
IsParty1
IsVirtual0
IsScalable1
StatSemanticsDiscrete
Vaal Cold Snap Monster /9 ⍟
NameModifiersSpectre
WinterfangY
Eoin Greyfurmonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
20% increased Attack Speed
30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Eoin Greyfurmonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
20% increased Attack Speed
30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
100% increased maximum Life
100% increased Area of Effect
80% increased Character Size
Y
Eoin GreyfurMonsters grant 100% increased Experience
monster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
20% increased Attack Speed
30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Eoin Greyfurmonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
20% increased Attack Speed
monster no map drops [1]
30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Boss DaemonY
Haast, Unrelenting Frostdisplay monster mod nemesis test [0]
monster no beyond portal [1]
Action Speed cannot be modified to below 70% of base value
monster dropped item quantity +% [300]
monster dropped item rarity +% [800]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500]
display monster uses far shot text [0]
monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [30]
monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-30]
monster is beyond boss [1]
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Torment Daemonmonster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]Y
Tempest DaemonY
Microtransactions /4 ⍟
Cold Grasp Effect
Your Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frost
Overseer Cold Snap Effect
Your Cold Snap becomes an Overseer Effect.
Blighted Cold Snap Effect
Your Cold Snap becomes a blighted effect.
Delirious Cold Snap Effect
Your Cold Snap becomes a delirious effect.
Supported By /79 ⍟
IconName
Added Fire Damage Support
Added Cold Damage Support
Increased Area of Effect Support
Added Lightning Damage Support
Increased Critical Strikes Support
Increased Critical Damage Support
Knockback Support
Life Leech Support
Added Chaos Damage Support
Stun Support
Trap Support
Item Rarity Support
Faster Casting Support
Concentrated Effect Support
Increased Duration Support
Cold to Fire Support
Combustion Support
Elemental Proliferation Support
Culling Strike Support
Iron Will Support
Spell Totem Support
Blastchain Mine Support
Chance to Flee Support
Blind Support
Fire Penetration Support
Cold Penetration Support
Lightning Penetration Support
Elemental Penetration Support
Power Charge On Critical Support
Burning Damage Support
Hextouch Support
Less Duration Support
Block Chance Reduction Support
Physical to Lightning Support
Ice Bite Support
Hypothermia Support
Innervate Support
Critical Strike Affliction Support
Void Manipulation Support
Controlled Destruction Support
Swift Affliction Support
Elemental Focus Support
Ignite Proliferation Support
Chance to Poison Support
Deadly Ailments Support
Decay Support
Efficacy Support
Vile Toxins Support
Immolate Support
Unbound Ailments Support
Brutality Support
Arcane Surge Support
Summon Phantasm Support
Bonechill Support
Energy Leech Support
High-Impact Mine Support
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
Awakened Brutality Support
Awakened Burning Damage Support
Awakened Fire Penetration Support
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
Awakened Cold Penetration Support
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
Awakened Swift Affliction Support
Awakened Void Manipulation Support
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
Awakened Hextouch Support
Awakened Elemental Focus Support
Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
Trinity Support
Cruelty Support
Overcharge Support
Spellblade Support
Devour Support
Sadism Support
Acquisition /1 ⍟
SourceIngredientOffer
A Chilling WindVaal Cold Snap
Cold Snap
Level: (1–2)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Requires Level (23–68)
Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. Also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.
Deals 1 to 1 Cold Damage
Base duration is 7 seconds
Deals (57–997.4) Base Cold Damage per second
200% more Effect of Chill
Base radius is 1.5 metres
Base secondary radius is 1.5 metres
Base tertiary radius is 3 metres
active skill area of effect radius +% final [-50]
is area damage [1]
Level Effect /2
Implicit
Deals 1 to 1 Cold Damage
200% more Effect of Chill
Base radius is 1.5 metres
Base secondary radius is 1.5 metres
Base tertiary radius is 3 metres
Base duration is 7 seconds
LevelRequires LevelDeals 57 Base Cold Damage per secondExperience
12357
268997.4
Attribute /7

Cold Snap

KeyValue
CostiLvl 1: Normal: 3xArmourer's Scrap · Normal: 10000xGold
AcronymProjectile, Chain, Armour, Evasion
BaseType Cold Snap
TargetTypesGround, Enemy,
TypeSpell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Cascadable, Duration, ChillingArea, AreaSpell, Cooldown
BuffIcon
ActiveSkillsCodenew_cold_snap
Crucible Weapon /2
WeightDesc
1000 (T5)All Damage from Cold Snap and Creeping Frost can Sap
25% chance for Cold Snap and Creeping Frost to Sap Enemies in Chilling Areas
1000 (T5)All Damage from Cold Snap and Creeping Frost can Sap
50% chance for Cold Snap and Creeping Frost to Sap Enemies in Chilling Areas

Community Wiki

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Vaal Cold Snap

Vaal Cold Snap is a Vaal spell that causes an initial burst of ice to explode around the player, freezing enemies. After the burst an area of damage over time releases from the player chilling any enemy that comes into contact with it as well as awarding Frenzy Charges every second per enemy in the area.

Skill functions and interactions

The Damage over Time interacts with spell damage like most DoT skills. It also interacts with multiple sources of cold DoT. Stacking Creeping Frost, Cold Snap, Vortex, or any other source of Cold Damage over Time will work together.

Multiple activation of the skill by other players will stack the burst but not the DoT portion of this skill.

Version history

VersionChanges
3.16.0
  • Now deals 37.8 Base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 34.3), up to 2454.4 at gem level 20 (previously 1532.7). Its Hit Damage remains unchanged.
  • 3.14.0
  • Now deals 46 to 69 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 35 to 53), and 1571 to 2356 Cold Damage at gem level 20 (previously 1002 to 1502).
  • Now deals 34.3 base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 29.4), and 1532.7 base Cold Damage per second at gem level 20 (previously 1495.5).
  • Now has added damage effectiveness of 350% (previously 200%).
  • The base radius of the Hit is now 32 (previously 15).
  • Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 6 seconds (previously 8).
  • Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl.
  • 3.6.0
  • Can now affect up to 40 targets per cast (from 20).
  • Added wind physics.
  • 3.5.0
  • Critical Strike Chance increased to 6%.
  • Skill has been reworked to deal DoT and work with Frenzy instead of Power Charges.
  • 3.3.0
  • Previously created a snowflake-shaped area of chilled ground which lasted 10 seconds.
  • Now deals 35-53 cold damage at gem level 1 (up from 11-17), up to 800 to 1201 cold damage at gem level 20 (up from 600-901).
  • Now creates an area of chilled ground in a circle around the caster, which deals cold damage over time for 5 seconds.
  • Now requires 35 souls to use (up from 32).
  • Now prevents you from gaining Vaal souls for 10 seconds after use.
  • Now has a 100% chance to grant a frenzy charge when an enemy dies while affected by the skill's cold damage over time.
  • 2.0.0
  • Critical Strike Chance increased to 5%.
  • 1.1.0d
  • Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
  • 1.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.

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