Creeping Frost

Creeping 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.

Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcticBreath

Creeping Frost is a projectile cold spell that launches a frozen skull at a targeted area. The projectile will explode when it reaches the targeted area, or if it comes into contact with an enemy. This explosion causes initial damage and creates a Chilling Area that slows and deals cold damage over time to any enemies that enter it. This chilling area will move in the direction of nearby enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

• Area of Effect: The radius of the explosion is affected by all AoE increases. Full spell damage is done to any enemy in range of the explosion. Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: o
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
  Supported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area 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. and Area of Effect damage passive nodes will only affect the damage if the projectile does not fork or pierce. Additionally Area of Effect chilled ground effect will only trigger at the end of a projectile chain supported by 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..

• Projectile: While Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: l
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile Damage
  Supported Skills fire 2 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. and 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. will increase the number of projectiles, a single target can only be hit by one projectile of Creeping Frost. However, an enemy can be hit by multiple explosions from a single cast, provided each projectile can collide with something and there is enough overlap on the enemy. In this sense, Creeping Frost is capable of "shotgunning" an enemy.

• Duration: Increases/decreases to duration affect length of time the chilled ground remains.

Creeping Frost's chilling area is not considered Chilled Ground. Enemies affected by Creeping Frost's chilling area counts as being Chilled by you.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Cold DPS	Cold Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	14	21	7	18.4	11 to 16	0	0
2	15	17	25	8	25.8	14 to 21	15249	15249
3	19	21	30	9	38.5	20 to 29	41517	56766
4	23	24	35	9	56.1	27 to 40	81983	138749
5	27	28	41	10	80.1	36 to 54	147968	286717
6	31	32	46	11	112.6	48 to 72	250557	537274
7	35	36	51	12	156.5	64 to 95	405086	942360
8	38	38	55	13	201.2	78 to 116	447718	1390078
9	41	41	59	14	256.5	95 to 142	615318	2005396
10	44	44	63	14	325.4	116 to 173	834639	2840035
11	47	47	67	15	411.4	140 to 209	1570760	4410795
12	50	49	71	15	515.6	169 to 253	1633987	6044782
13	53	52	75	16	644.7	204 to 305	2151030	8195812
14	56	55	79	16	803.2	246 to 367	2812189	11008001
15	59	58	83	17	997.5	295 to 440	5099360	16107361
16	62	60	87	18	1232.1	353 to 528	9400731	25508092
17	64	62	90	18	1431.8	398 to 595	15273366	40781458
18	66	64	92	19	1661.2	449 to 670	26286582	67068040
19	68	66	95	19	1926.3	505 to 753	62890590	129958630
20	70	68	98	20	2225.7	568 to 847	212046017	342004647
21	72	70	100	21	2568.3	638 to 952	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	21	2962.7	717 to 1070	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	21	3406.8	804 to 1201	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	21	3913.2	903 to 1347	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	22	4490.1	1012 to 1511	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	22	5151.5	1134 to 1693	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	23	5899.1	1271 to 1897	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	23	6737.6	1423 to 2124	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	24	7695.4	1593 to 2378	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	24	8789.4	1782 to 2660	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	24	9379	1885 to 2814	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	25	10006.5	1993 to 2975	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	25	10682.6	2108 to 3146	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	25	11402.2	2228 to 3326	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	25	12158.6	2356 to 3517	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	26	12963	2490 to 3717	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	26	13829.1	2632 to 3929	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	26	14739.2	2782 to 4153	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	26	15706.9	2940 to 4389	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	27	16735.4	3107 to 4638	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.01-0.2) metres to radius	1

The Divergent quality has breakpoints and instead provides 1 additional projectile per 20% quality.

Item acquisition

Creeping Frost can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Creeping Frost 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 corrupted level 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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence 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
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Creeping Frost.

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 Creeping Frost Chilling Area Movement Velocity 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Creeping Frost's Chilling Area has 38% increased Movement Speed	helmet 75
Enchantment Creeping Frost Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Creeping Frost Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Creeping Frost Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Creeping Frost Damage	helmet 75
Enchantment Creeping Frost Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	24% increased Creeping Frost Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Creeping Frost Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	36% increased Creeping Frost Duration	helmet 75
Enchantment Creeping Frost Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Creeping Frost Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Creeping Frost Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Creeping Frost Area of Effect	helmet 75

Alternate skill effects

Creeping Frost has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Consuming Creeping Frost EffectConsuming Creeping Frost EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Creeping Frost becomes a Consuming Octopus Effect.	Your Creeping Frost becomes a Consuming Octopus Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Quality now provides +0-0.2 metres to radius, instead of 0-10% increased Area of Effect.
3.17.0	Creeping Frost now deals 11 to 16 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 568 to 847 at gem level 20 (previously 383 to 572). Now has 120% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 80%).
3.16.0	Now deals 18.4 Base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 16.7), up to 2225.6 at gem level 20 (previously 1391.2). Its Hit Damage remains unchanged.
3.11.0	The visual effects have been improved. Renamed from Arctic Breath. There was an error which caused Arctic Breath to not correctly inherit damage penalties from gems like 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. after gem level 1. We have fixed this, and have compensated the damage accordingly. Now deals 11 to 16 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 383 to 572 Cold Damage at gem level 20 (from 301 to 450). Now deals 16.7 base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 1391.2 Cold Damage per second at gem level 20 (from 1383.5)
3.10.0	Base projectile speed has been greatly increased. Now has a base cast time of 0.6 seconds (from 0.7). Now deals 11 to 16 cold damage at gem level 1 (from 13 to 19), up to 301 to 450 at gem level 20 (from 350 to 524). Now costs 7 mana at gem level 1 (from 8), up to 20 at gem level 20 (from 23).
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 has a cast time of 0.7 seconds (from 0.8). Now deals 13 to 19 Cold damage at gem level 1 (from 7 to 10) and 350 to 524 Cold damage at gem level 20 (from 275 to 413). Now deals 16.7 base Cold damage per second at gem level 1 (from 9.2) and 1383.5 base Cold damage per second at gem level 20 (from 1089.2). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 80% (from 60%).
3.5.0	No longer a ground-projectile. It is now capable of passing over gaps and cliffs. No longer leaves a trail of Chilled Ground in its wake. Now leaves a chilling area on impact that deals cold damage over time over its duration. This area will move towards enemies. You can now target specific locations with this skill. The projectile will impact at the location if it does not collide with something sooner. Now requires level 28.
2.4.0	35% more damage at gem level 20.
2.0.0	Explosion area increased (to 12). The radius of the chilled ground left by the explosion now matches the radius of the explosion.
1.2.0	Cast time has been reduced from 1000ms to 800ms. The mana cost has been reduced further than other skills to account for the change in cast time. Its damage has been reduced by 20%. The same change was applied to monster versions of this skill, though to a lesser or no extent if they had a cooldown or mana cost.
1.1.2	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.'s damage has been increased by 42% at level 1, up to an increase of 95% at level 15.
1.0.0b	Fixed a performance problem with Ice ShotIce ShotAttack, Projectile, AoE, Cold, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (130-174)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-174)% Projectile Speed: 3260 AoE Radius: 23 / 10Fires an arrow that converts some physical damage to cold on its target and converts all physical damage to cold in a cone behind that target.(2-75) to (3-113) Added Cold Damage 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Base radius is 2.4 metres Chills Enemies as though dealing (100-195)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (4-80)% increased Area of Effect anglePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and 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..
0.9.12	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. has been added to the game.