Frost Blades
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Frost Blades is a cold melee attack skill that strikes with increased range, then has the secondary effect of releasing projectiles from the struck enemies.
Skill functions and interactions
- Dual Wielding: Since Frost Blades has no weapon restrictions, attacks will alternate between both hands while dual wielding.
An attack with Frost Blades consists of two parts:
- An initial melee hit with the keywords Cold, Attack, Melee
- A projectile attack with the keywords Cold, Attack, Projectile
When an enemy is hit by this skill, multiple homing projectiles fly out from behind the enemy and target nearby enemies. This skill increases the melee range by an appreciable degree. Unlike Lightning Strike, if the initial attack does not hit an enemy, then no projectiles are released.
The projectiles have the same damage multiplier as the initial melee hit, with the same cold damage conversion. However the initial melee attack scales with melee damage modifiers (such as Melee Physical Damage), whereas the projectiles scale with projectile damage modifiers. Both components scale equally with (unspecified) attack, physical, and cold damage modifiers.
Multistrike uses the increased attack range of this skill when selecting targets to attack. Melee Splash does not release additional projectiles from secondary targets struck by the initial melee splash, nor does it splash the projectiles' damage. Faster Projectiles will increase the speed and effective range of the secondary projectiles. Vicious Projectiles scales all the damage of the projectiles, but not the initial melee attack: attack speed is NOT reduced since the attack animation itself is melee, rather than projectile.
Note: the tooltip DPS shows only the melee attack component damage and DPS. It does not show damage values for the projectile component. To calculate the projectile component, use the formula at the bottom of this page.
Gem level progression
Level | Damage Effectiveness | Attack Damage | # Projectiles | Range | increased Projectile Speed | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 110% | 110% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 116% | 116% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 16 | 122% | 122% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 22 | 128% | 128% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1554 | 1932 |
5 | 11 | 31 | 134% | 134% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6667 | 8599 |
6 | 16 | 41 | 140% | 140% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26047 | 34646 |
7 | 20 | 50 | 146% | 146% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 49725 | 84371 |
8 | 24 | 58 | 152% | 152% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 95714 | 180085 |
9 | 28 | 67 | 158% | 158% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 169595 | 349680 |
10 | 32 | 75 | 164% | 164% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 283759 | 633439 |
11 | 36 | 83 | 171% | 171% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 453996 | 1087435 |
12 | 40 | 92 | 177% | 177% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 703128 | 1790563 |
13 | 44 | 100 | 183% | 183% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1061223 | 2851786 |
14 | 48 | 109 | 189% | 189% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2065870 | 4917656 |
15 | 52 | 117 | 195% | 195% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2507110 | 7424766 |
16 | 56 | 125 | 201% | 201% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5798936 | 13223702 |
17 | 60 | 134 | 207% | 207% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15083919 | 28307621 |
18 | 64 | 142 | 213% | 213% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27792735 | 56100356 |
19 | 67 | 148 | 219% | 219% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43869739 | 99970095 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 225% | 225% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 242081556 | 342051651 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 231% | 231% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 237% | 237% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 243% | 243% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 249% | 249% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 255% | 255% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 261% | 261% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 267% | 267% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 273% | 273% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 279% | 279% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 286% | 286% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 289% | 289% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 292% | 292% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 295% | 295% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 298% | 298% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 301% | 301% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 304% | 304% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 307% | 307% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 310% | 310% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 313% | 313% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 316% | 316% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Frost Blades can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Frost Blades can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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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 |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Projectile Damage Calculation
To calculate the projectile damage (or DPS) given the melee tooltip damage (or DPS) use the following formula:
where:
- IAD = Sum of all % increased attack damage (not including either melee or projectile specific increased damage nor effects from Strength)
- IMD = Sum of all % increased melee damage (including effects from Strength)
- IPD = Sum of all % increased projectile damage (including effects from Strength if Iron Grip is applicable)
- MMD = individual % more/less melee damage modifiers
- MPD = individual % more/less projectile damage modifiers
All % values are expressed as decimal, e.g. 20% = 0.20. Reduced and less damage modifiers are expressed as negative values.
projectile_damage = tooltip_damage * (1.0 + IAD + IPD) / (1.0 + IAD + IMD) * (1.0 + MPD) / (1.0 + MMD)
If there are multiple more/less damage modifiers, then repeat the multiplicative terms (1.0 + MMD) and/or (1.0 + MPD) individually for each source.
Derivation |
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tooltip_damage_melee = base_damage * (1.0 + IAD + IMD) * (1.0 + MMD) (1) tooltip_damage_projectile = base_damage * (1.0 + IAD + IPD) * (1.0 + MPD) (2) Divide (2) with (1) to eliminate base_damage tooltip_damage_projectile / tooltip_damage_melee = (1.0 + IAD + IPD)/(1.0 + IAD + IMD) * (1.0 + MPD) / (1.0 + MMD) (3) In order to be accurate, IAD, IMD, and IPD must be calculated correctly, including any effects from Strength and Iron Grip if applicable. Note also that (3) is valid only individually for the physical or cold portions of the damage. In the presence of cold or elemental damage modifiers such as Fangs of Frost, HatredHatredAura, Spell, AoE, Cold |
Example |
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Tooltip_damage = [10, 20] % increased physical damage from passives = 20% % increased melee physical damage from passives = 60% % increased melee physical damage from 90 Strength = 18% (Iron Grip is not taken) % increased projectile damage from passives = 40% 30% more melee damage (from level 1 Melee Physical Damage) 30% more melee damage (from level 1 Melee Damage on Full Life) 35% more projectile damage (from level 6 Physical Projectile Attack Damage) 25% less projectile damage (from level 1 Lesser Multiple Projectiles) IAD = 0.2 IMD = 0.6 + 0.18 = 0.78 IPD = 0.4 MPD_1 = 1.35 (35% more) MPD_2 = 0.75 (25% less) MMD_1 = 1.3 (30% more) MMD_2 = 1.3 (30% more) projectile_damage = tooltip_damage * (1.0 + IAD + IPD) / (1.0 + IAD + IMD) * (MPD_1 * MPD_2) / (MMD_1 * MMD_2) = [10, 20] * (1.0 + 0.2 + 0.4) / (1.0 + 0.2 + 0.78) * (1.35 * 0.75)/(1.3 * 1.3) = [10, 20] * (1.6) / (1.98) * (1.0125) / (1.69) = [10, 20] * (0.4841) = [4.8, 9.6] |
Threshold Jewel
The following threshold jewels augment the skill gem:
Item | Radius | Stats |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Frost Blades.
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 | |
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Enchantment Frost Blades Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Frost Blades Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Frost Blades Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Frost Blades Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Frost Blades Projectile Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% increased Frost Blades Projectile Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Frost Blades Projectile Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% increased Frost Blades Projectile Speed | helmet 100 |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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2.6.0 |
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2.4.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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