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Frost Wall

Create a wall of Ice Crystals which holds back enemies. The Crystals explode if sufficiently damaged, or if pushed hard enough, damaging nearby enemies. Consumes a Lightning Infusion if possible to add another Lightning explosion if destroyed.

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Tier
A

Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.

Cost
7 mana
Cast Time
0.8s
Crit Chance
11%
Max Level
20
Cooldown
None

Gem Effects

Deals (7-187) to (11-280) Cold Damage

50% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted

50% more Freeze Buildup

80% less damage if destroyed within 0.5 seconds by something other than you

Explosion radius is 2 metres

Ice Crystal duration is 8 seconds

Ice Crystals have (36-12714) maximum Life

Wall is (2.8-5.6) metres long

Requirements

Primary:intelligence
At Level 20:157 Intelligence

Best Support Gems for Frost Wall

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

How to Use Frost Wall 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 11% crit — strong crit scaling potential. Invest in crit chance + multiplier from gear and passive tree.

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Crit Priority

11% base crit is exceptional. This skill is designed for crit builds — stack crit multiplier for huge damage spikes.

Alternatives to Frost Wall

Similar skills — which one fits your build better?

How to Get Frost Wall

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

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