Breath of Rime

Breath of Rime

Notable Passive Skill

30% increased Cold Damage
50% increased Duration of Cold Ailments [1]

Breath of Rime is a notable passive skill that grants increased cold damage. It also grants increased effect of cold ailments (Chill, Freeze and Brittle).

Anointment

Blight anointment to unlock the passive:

Oil #1	Oil #2	Oil #3	Outcome
Teal Oil	Silver Oil	Silver Oil	Breath of Rime	30% increased Cold Damage 50% increased Duration of Cold Ailments

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	[Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] Now grants 30% increased Cold Damage (up from 20%) and 50% increased Effect of Cold Ailments (up from 20%). No longer grants 20% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies, 10% chance to Freeze or +10% to Cold Damage over Time Multiplier.
3.12.0	[Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] increased Effect of Chill changed to increased Effect of Cold Ailments.
3.11.0	[Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] Now 20% increased Effect of Chill (up from 15%).
3.5.0	And the two preceding passives now also grant a total of +20% to Cold Damage over Time Multiplier
3.0.0	Now grants 10% chance to Freeze (up from 5%), 12% increased Cold Damage (up from 10%) and 15% increased Effect of Chill. The preceding skills have also changed: the first now grants 12% Increased Cold Damage (Up from 10%) and the rest now grant 8% increased Cold Damage, and an additional bonus to either Chill Duration, Freeze Duration, Chill Effect or Chance to Freeze.
1.2.0	Breath of Rime changed completely; it now grants cold damage, freeze duration and chance to freeze. The area surrounding the Witch, Shadow and Ranger has been redesigned.