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
AcronymIgnite
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 ⍟
  • Active Type: Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Duration, Vaal, Cold, ChillingArea, AreaSpell
  • IconName
    Added Fire Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Added Cold Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    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.
    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.
    Concentrated Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
    Increased Duration Support
    Supports any skill with a duration.
    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.
    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.
    Less Duration Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration.
    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 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.
    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.
    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.
    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 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 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
    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.
    Awakened Elemental Focus Support
    Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
    Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
    Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
    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.
    Sadism Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    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
    AcronymIgnite
    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
    Supported By /7
    IconName
    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.
    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.
    Archmage Support
    Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    Spellblade Support
    Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    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.

    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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