Winter OrbCold, Spell, Channelling, AoE, Duration, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cast Time: 0.25 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%Requires Level 28Channel to conjure an orb above you, which pelts nearby enemies with projectiles that impact the ground and explode. Channelling for longer builds up stages on the skill. When you stop channelling, the stages decay over a duration.Base duration is 5153960755.2 seconds Deals (30-232) to (37-291) Cold Damage Maximum 10 Stages Fires projectiles every 1.6 seconds 25% increased Duration per Stage 15% increased Projectile Frequency per Stage 100% more Projectile Frequency while Channelling Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to Projectile Frequency
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Winter Orb is a channellingskill. Channeling the skill charges up an orb, which fires icy projectiles to deal cold damage enemies, which target the ground to deal area of effect damage.
While Winter Orb has the Projectile keyword, testing shows it appears to gain no benefit from the Fork SupportFork SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: Y Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.Projectiles from Supported Skills Fork Supported Skills deal (-10-9)% more 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., Pierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: p Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 4Supports projectile skills.Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more 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., or Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile Icon: c Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining rangeThis 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. gems, even though the Active Skills window shows them as compatible. Firing projectiles in a nova with Sire of ShardsSire of Shards Serpentine StaffWarstaff Physical Damage: 56-117 Critical Strike Chance: 6.30% Attacks per Second: 1.25 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 49, 85 Str, 85 Int+20% Chance to BlockAttack Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems fire 4 additional Projectiles Socketed Gems fire Projectiles in a circle +(15-20) to all Attributes +(5-7)% to all Elemental Resistances (60-100)% increased Projectile Damage 20% increased Light RadiusThat which was broken may yet break. causes multiple projects to launch spread out as expected but land not exactly the same distance away from the caster.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Cold Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
28
67
2
30 to 37
0
0
2
31
73
2
35 to 44
199345
199345
3
34
79
2
42 to 53
285815
485160
4
37
85
3
50 to 63
401344
886504
5
40
92
3
59 to 74
554379
1440883
6
42
96
3
66 to 82
477437
1918320
7
44
100
3
73 to 92
583786
2502106
8
46
104
3
82 to 102
710359
3212465
9
48
109
3
91 to 113
1355511
4567976
10
50
113
3
101 to 126
1138877
5706853
11
52
117
3
111 to 139
1368233
7075086
12
54
121
3
123 to 154
1638338
8713424
13
56
125
3
136 to 171
1956648
10670072
14
58
130
4
151 to 188
3655184
14325256
15
60
134
4
166 to 208
3017327
17342583
16
62
138
4
184 to 229
7759995
25102578
17
64
142
4
202 to 253
15138193
40240771
18
66
146
4
223 to 279
26083825
66324596
19
68
151
4
245 to 307
62620247
128944843
20
70
155
4
270 to 337
211708088
340652931
21
72
159
4
296 to 371
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
4
326 to 407
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
4
358 to 447
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
4
392 to 490
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
5
430 to 538
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
5
472 to 589
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
5
517 to 646
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
5
566 to 707
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
5
619 to 774
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
5
678 to 847
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
5
709 to 886
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
5
741 to 927
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
5
775 to 969
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
5
810 to 1013
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
5
847 to 1059
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
5
886 to 1107
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
5
926 to 1157
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
5
968 to 1210
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
5
1011 to 1264
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
5
1057 to 1321
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Winter Orb can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Winter Orb can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
13
The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Random corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem
A
6
The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gem
A
3
Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
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.