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Frost Bomb

Create a pulsing Orb of frost. Each pulse inflicts Elemental Exposure on nearby enemies. When the Orb's duration ends, it Detonates, dealing Cold damage to surrounding enemies and leaving behind a Cold Infusion.

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Tier
S

Top-tier — strong mechanics, versatile, and highly efficient in the current meta.

Cost
9 mana
Cast Time
0.8s
Crit Chance
13%
Max Level
20
Cooldown
None

Gem Effects

Deals (7-238) to (11-358) Cold Damage

Detonation Time is 4 seconds

Chills Enemies as though dealing 300% more damage

Initially applies 20% Elemental Exposure and 2% Exposure per pulse, up to a maximum of 50%

Pulse and explosion radius are (2.4-3.1) metres

Limit 1 Frost Bomb

Exposure duration is 8 seconds

Cannot apply Exposure to enemies of level higher than (20-100)

Requirements

Primary:intelligence
At Level 20:157 Intelligence

Best Support Gems for Frost Bomb

Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage

How to Use Frost Bomb Effectively

Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip

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AoE Clearing

Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.

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Freeze Defense

Cold damage can Freeze enemies, providing excellent defensive utility. Higher hits = longer freeze duration.

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Crit Viable

Base 13% crit — strong crit scaling potential. Invest in crit chance + multiplier from gear and passive tree.

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Crit Priority

13% base crit is exceptional. This skill is designed for crit builds — stack crit multiplier for huge damage spikes.

Alternatives to Frost Bomb

Similar skills — which one fits your build better?

How to Get Frost Bomb

Source
Uncut Skill Gem
Vendor
Gem vendor after quest
Max Level
20
Resource
mana

Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Frost Bomb. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.