Vaal Cold SnapSpell, AoE, Duration, Vaal, Cold Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 35 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec Cast Time: 0.85 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 350%Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold around you, damaging enemies. This also creates a chilling area around you which expands and deals cold damage over time to surrounding enemies in addition to chilling them. Enemies that die while in the area grant Frenzy Charges, and you will passively gain Frenzy Charges while there are enemies in the area.Deals (46-1571) to (69-2356) Cold Damage Deals (37.8-2454.5) Base Cold Damage per second Base duration is 4 seconds Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Always Freezes enemies (0-19)% increased Effect of Chill Gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition Drop restricted Drop level: 16 Vaal Cold Snap can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Vendor Offer 1x Scroll FragmentMetadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalColdSnap
Vaal Cold Snap is a Vaalspell that causes an initial burst of ice to explode around the player, freezing enemies. After the burst an area of damage over time releases from the player chilling any enemy that comes into contact with it as well as awarding Frenzy charges every second per enemy in the area.
The Damage over Time interacts with spell damage like most DoT skills. It also interacts with multiple sources of cold DoT. Stacking Creeping FrostCreeping FrostSpell, Projectile, Duration, AoE, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-20) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120% Projectile Speed: 844 AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 12Fire an icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.Deals (11-568) to (16-847) Cold Damage Base duration is 5.00 seconds Deals (18.4-2225.7) Base Cold Damage per second Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Base radius is 1.5 metres Base secondary radius is 1.8 metres Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace 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., VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 270% AoE Radius: 2Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it.Deals (49-779) to (73-1169) Cold Damage Base duration is 3.00 seconds Deals (116-2316.1) Base Cold Damage per second Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Base radius is 2 metres Base secondary radius is 2 metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., or any other source of Cold Damage over Time will work together.
Multiple activation of the skill by other players will stack the burst but not the DoT portion of this skill.
Gem level progression
Level
Cold Damage
Cold DPS
Chill Effect
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
16
18
26
46 to 69
37.8
N/A
0
0
2
20
22
31
63 to 95
55
N/A
49725
49725
3
24
25
37
86 to 128
78.7
N/A
95714
145439
4
28
29
42
114 to 172
111.6
N/A
169595
315034
5
31
32
46
141 to 212
143
N/A
199345
514379
6
34
35
50
173 to 260
184.6
N/A
285815
800194
7
37
37
54
211 to 317
233.5
N/A
401344
1201538
8
40
40
58
257 to 386
293.9
N/A
554379
1755917
9
43
43
62
312 to 468
371.3
N/A
755049
2510966
10
46
46
66
377 to 565
463
N/A
1016533
3527499
11
49
48
70
454 to 681
579.8
N/A
1898602
5426101
12
52
51
74
545 to 818
715.5
N/A
1964019
7390120
13
55
54
78
653 to 980
884.9
N/A
2573731
9963851
14
58
57
82
782 to 1172
1091
N/A
4676439
14640290
15
60
59
84
880 to 1320
1252.3
N/A
3017327
17657617
16
62
60
87
989 to 1484
1442.8
N/A
7823001
25480618
17
64
62
90
1112 to 1668
1644.4
N/A
15264208
40744826
18
66
64
92
1248 to 1873
1885.6
N/A
26272845
67017671
19
68
66
95
1401 to 2101
2154.8
N/A
62872274
129889945
20
70
68
98
1571 to 2356
2454.5
N/A
212023122
341913067
21
72
70
100
1760 to 2641
2787.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
1972 to 2958
3163
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
2207 to 3311
3578.9
N/A
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
2469 to 3704
4064
N/A
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
2761 to 4142
4573.1
N/A
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
3086 to 4629
5186
N/A
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
3447 to 5171
5853.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
3849 to 5774
6615.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
4296 to 6444
7458.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
4793 to 7189
8404.3
N/A
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
5062 to 7593
8928.3
N/A
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
5345 to 8018
9465.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
5644 to 8466
10052.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
5958 to 8938
10675.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
6290 to 9435
11313.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
6640 to 9960
12011.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
7008 to 10512
12751
N/A
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
7396 to 11095
13508.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
7805 to 11708
14337
N/A
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
8236 to 12355
15185.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
(1-20)% more Effect of Chill
1
Item acquisition
Vaal Cold Snap has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Cold Snap can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.
Recipes
Vaal Cold Snap can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
4
A Chilling WindA Chilling Wind4Level 21 Vaal Cold Snap Quality:+20% CorruptedAll things slow under winter's onslaught - even life itself.
CorruptedLevel 21 Vaal Cold Snap with 20% quality
M
9
Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem Quality:+20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.
Random corruptedVaal gem with 20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item
Limit
Radius
Stats
Drop Enabled
Winter's BountyWinter's Bounty Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap grants Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges when Enemies die in its Area With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap's Cooldown can be bypassed by Power Charges instead of Frenzy ChargesAs a boy, Rigwald was taught to hunt, Through the first snows of winter, When beasts have gorged their fill, And see nothing but the long slumber ahead.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Winter's BountyWinter's Bounty Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap grants Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges when Enemies die in its Area With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap's Cooldown can be bypassed by Power Charges instead of Frenzy ChargesAs a boy, Rigwald was taught to hunt, Through the first snows of winter, When beasts have gorged their fill, And see nothing but the long slumber ahead.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
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.
Now deals 37.8 Base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 34.3), up to 2454.4 at gem level 20 (previously 1532.7). Its Hit Damage remains unchanged.
Now deals 46 to 69 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 35 to 53), and 1571 to 2356 Cold Damage at gem level 20 (previously 1002 to 1502).
Now deals 34.3 base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 29.4), and 1532.7 base Cold Damage per second at gem level 20 (previously 1495.5).
Now has added damage effectiveness of 350% (previously 200%).
The base radius of the Hit is now 32 (previously 15).
Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 6 seconds (previously 8).
Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl.
Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).