Ice Spear

Ice SpearSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%
Projectile Speed: 1000Requires Level 12Launches shards of ice in rapid succession. After travelling a short distance they change to a second form, which moves much faster and pierces through enemies.Deals (22-383) to (33-575) Cold Damage
Second form has 600% increased Critical Strike Chance
Second form has 300% more Projectile Speed
Second form has +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Fires an additional Projectile

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional Targets1% increased Cold DamageTravels 1% reduced distance before changing formsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Orb of Transmutation

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemIceSpear

Ice Spear is a cold spell that fires shards of ice. After traveling a short distance the shards enter a second form. The second form can pierce enemies and has increased projectile speed as well as increased critical strike chance. This unique feature of Ice Spear makes it ideal for damaging distant targets, but at the same time makes it substantially weaker when used at close range.

Skill functions and interactions

• Multiple projectiles: Additional projectiles (such as from Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: P
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile Damage
  Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Volley SupportVolley SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: =
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
  Supported Skills also fire Projectiles from up to 2 points on each side of you
  Supported Skills deal (12-3)% less Projectile Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.) are fired in sequence.

• Multiple Stages: This spell has two forms. The first form has no natural piercing. Once the projectile reaches a preset distance from the caster, it will instantly change to its second form. The second form has 300% more projectile speed, will pierce all targets, and has a 600% increased chance to critical strike. With a base critical strike chance of 7%, the second form will have 49% chance to critically strike, before other modifiers. Ice Spear will do full spell damage to monsters hit in either form.

• Projectile Speed: x% increased Projectile Speed will not affect the distance at which the spell changes to its second form, but will increase Ice Spear's travel speed.

• Piercing: The second form naturally pierces all targets, but additional targets pierce allows the first form to pierce targets as well.

• Fork and Chain: In the second form Ice Spear doesn't fork or chain.
  NB: Frost Sentinel monsters will use a different version of the skill, with additional projectiles (from 0 to 2) and 50% increased damage in second form. Fork and chain still applies to the skill in second form, as well as pierce in the first one.

• Can be used in left mouse button slot to cast and move.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage	Second Form Crit Multi	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	8	22 to 33	+30%	0	0
2	15	39	9	28 to 42	+31%	15249	15249
3	19	48	10	37 to 56	+32%	41517	56766
4	23	56	11	48 to 72	+33%	81983	138749
5	27	64	12	62 to 93	+34%	147968	286717
6	31	73	13	78 to 118	+35%	250557	537274
7	35	81	14	99 to 148	+36%	405086	942360
8	38	88	15	116 to 174	+37%	447718	1390078
9	41	94	16	137 to 205	+38%	615318	2005396
10	44	100	16	160 to 240	+39%	834639	2840035
11	47	106	17	187 to 280	+40%	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	18	218 to 326	+41%	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	19	253 to 379	+42%	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	19	293 to 439	+43%	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	20	338 to 508	+44%	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	21	391 to 586	+45%	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	21	429 to 644	+46%	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	22	472 to 707	+47%	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	22	518 to 776	+48%	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	23	568 to 852	+49%	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	24	622 to 933	+50%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	24	682 to 1023	+51%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	25	746 to 1120	+52%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	25	817 to 1225	+53%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	26	893 to 1340	+54%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	26	977 to 1465	+55%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	27	1067 to 1601	+56%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	27	1165 to 1748	+57%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	28	1272 to 1908	+58%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	28	1388 to 2083	+59%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	28	1450 to 2175	+60%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	29	1514 to 2272	+61%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	29	1581 to 2372	+62%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	29	1651 to 2477	+63%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	29	1724 to 2586	+64%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	30	1800 to 2700	+65%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	30	1879 to 2818	+66%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	30	1961 to 2942	+67%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	30	2047 to 3070	+68%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	31	2136 to 3204	+69%	N/A	N/A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Ice Spear.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Ice Spear Additional Projectile 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Ice Spear fires an additional Projectile	helmet 75
Enchantment Ice Spear Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Ice Spear Damage	helmet 0
Enchantment Ice Spear Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Ice Spear Damage	helmet 0
Enchantment Ice Spear Distance Before Form Change 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Ice Spear travels 20% reduced distance before changing forms	helmet 100
Enchantment Ice Spear Distance Before Form Change 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Ice Spear travels 30% reduced distance before changing forms	helmet 75
Enchantment Ice Spear Percent Chance To Gain Power Charge On Critical Strike 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% Chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike with Ice Spear	helmet 100
Enchantment Ice Spear Percent Chance To Gain Power Charge On Critical Strike 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% Chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike with Ice Spear	helmet 75
Enchantment Ice Spear Second Form Critical Strike Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	200% increased Ice Spear Critical Strike Chance in second form	helmet 100
Enchantment Ice Spear Second Form Critical Strike Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	300% increased Ice Spear Critical Strike Chance in second form	helmet 75

Alternate skill effects

Ice Spear has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Auspicious Ice Spear EffectFile:Auspicious Ice Spear Effect inventory icon.pngAuspicious Ice Spear EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Spear becomes an Auspicious Effect.File:Auspicious Ice Spear Effect inventory icon.png	Your Ice Spear becomes an Auspicious Effect.
Swordfish Ice Spear EffectSwordfish Ice Spear EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Spear becomes a shattering icy swordfish.	Your Ice Spear becomes a shattering icy swordfish.
Void Emperor Ice Spear EffectVoid Emperor Ice Spear EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ice Spear becomes a Void Emperor effect.	Your Ice Spear becomes a Void Emperor effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 8 (was 6). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 23 (was 20). Now deals 22 to 33 Cold damage at gem level 1 (from 14 to 21) and 383 to 575 Cold damage at gem level 20 (from 369 to 553).
3.5.0	No longer pierces at short range. Now fires a rapid sequence of ice spears which move 300% faster after arming. Now gains additional critical strike multiplier after it arms. Now pierces after it arms.
3.0.0	Ice Spear now has 10% increased Chill Effect at gem level 1, gaining 1% per gem level.
2.4.0	70% more damage at gem level 20.
2.0.0	The Awakening Launch: complete rebalance of the Skill Gem. Now grants 2% increased projectile speed per 1% quality (was 3% per 1% quality)
1.2.0	The mana cost of all skills has been revised. We have increased the damage by 33% at level one, to +87% at level 20.
1.1.0	Increased the damage of the following skills at low levels: SparkSparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-21) Mana Cast Time: 0.65 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190% Projectile Speed: 420Launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-104) to (28-1983) Lightning Damage Base duration is 2.00 seconds Fires (4-8) Projectiles Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Cold SnapCold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-28) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.85 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 320% AoE Radius: 16Requires Level 16Creates 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 (34-1440) to (51-2160) Cold Damage Base duration is 5.00 seconds Deals (28.7-1895.4) Base Cold Damage per second Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Burst Base radius is 1.5 metres Chilled Ground Base initial radius is 1.5 metres Chilled Ground Base final radius is 3 metres 25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Effect of ChillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Ice Spear and to a lesser extent, Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-21) Mana Cast Time: 0.65 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 330% Projectile Speed: 1800An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Deals (8-1458) to (12-2188) Cold Damage Projectiles Pierce all Targets Projectiles continuously lose Damage, up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Storm CallStorm CallSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 250%Requires Level 12Sets a marker at a location. After a short duration, lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it and causing lightning strikes at any other markers you've cast.Deals (21-949) to (39-1762) Lightning Damage Base duration is 1.50 seconds +(0-0.6) metres to radius Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.75-15)% chance for Lightning to Strike the Marker when CastPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
0.10.2	Improved the Ice Spear and Lightning ArrowLightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Attack Damage: (130-154)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-154)% Projectile Speed: 3260Requires Level 12Fires a charged arrow which damages enemies by causing them to be struck by a bolt of lightning, which also damages a number of surrounding enemies.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage (1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100-290)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Hits up to (0.1-2) additional enemies near the targetPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. effects.
0.9.5g	Reduced the critical strike chance.
0.9.4c	Set the default critical strike chance of Ice Spear (8%).
0.9.3c	Increased damage by 5%.
0.9.3	Ice Spear now uses an increased Critical Strike chance to achieve the damage bonus and freeze when in its armed state.
0.9.2	Increased the damage.
0.9.1	Updated effect for Ice Spear.
0.8.4	Added new skill prototype: Ice Spear