FrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220% Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-972) to (13-1458) Cold Damage Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 1% increased Cold Damage5% reduced Damage 1% chance to inflict Cold Exposure on Hit1% less Projectile SpeedProjectiles have 1% chance to Return to youPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Frostbolt is a coldspell that fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces all targets. Frostbolt interacts with Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 230% AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 12A circle of ice expands from the caster.Deals (23-988) to (34-1481) Cold Damage Base radius is (2.6-3) metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and 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., allowing those spells to be cast on Frostbolt projectiles instead of the player.
Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 230% AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 12A circle of ice expands from the caster.Deals (23-988) to (34-1481) Cold Damage Base radius is (2.6-3) metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and 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.: When Ice Nova or Vortex is cast while the player has active Frostbolt projectiles, the skills will be cast on the projectiles rather than the player but with 20% less area of effect. Ice Nova will cast on up to 2 Frostbolts, and Vortex will cast on up to 4. Vortex will consume the projectiles, but Ice Nova will not.[1]
Projectile speed: Frostbolt's total projectile distance traveled is not affected by changes to projectile speed (such as Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: j Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Projectile SpeedThis 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 Slower Projectiles SupportSlower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: J Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills have (20-30)% less Projectile Speed Supported Skills deal (10-19)% 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.).
Fork and Chain: Frostbolt projectiles will always pierce, and therefore can never fork or chain.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Cold Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
1
0
6
9 to 13
0
0
2
2
0
6
10 to 15
70
70
3
4
16
7
13 to 20
308
378
4
7
22
8
18 to 27
1554
1932
5
11
31
9
27 to 41
6667
8599
6
16
41
10
42 to 64
26047
34646
7
20
50
11
59 to 89
49725
84371
8
24
58
12
81 to 121
95714
180085
9
28
67
13
108 to 163
169595
349680
10
32
75
14
144 to 216
283759
633439
11
36
83
15
190 to 285
453996
1087435
12
40
92
16
249 to 373
703128
1790563
13
44
100
18
323 to 485
1061223
2851786
14
48
109
19
418 to 627
2065870
4917656
15
52
117
20
537 to 806
2507110
7424766
16
56
125
21
688 to 1033
5798936
13223702
17
60
134
22
879 to 1318
15083919
28307621
18
64
142
23
1117 to 1676
27792735
56100356
19
67
148
24
1336 to 2004
43869739
99970095
20
70
155
25
1594 to 2392
242081556
342051651
21
72
159
25
1793 to 2689
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
26
2014 to 3022
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
26
2262 to 3393
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
27
2539 to 3809
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
27
2849 to 4273
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
28
3194 to 4791
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
28
3580 to 5369
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
29
4010 to 6015
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
30
4490 to 6735
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
30
5026 to 7538
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
30
5316 to 7974
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
31
5623 to 8434
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
31
5947 to 8920
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
31
6288 to 9433
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
31
6649 to 9974
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
32
7030 to 10545
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
32
7432 to 11149
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
32
7857 to 11785
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
33
8305 to 12457
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
33
8778 to 13166
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Frostbolt can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Frostbolt 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
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item
Limit
Radius
Stats
Drop Enabled
Frozen TrailFrozen Trail Cobalt JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt Projectiles gain 40% increased Projectile Speed per second With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt fires 2 additional ProjectilesThe Maraketh knew that a mountain path free of vegetation was cut by regular avalanches, and so the advancing Eternals were unwittingly drawn into a deathtrap.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
2
Medium
(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt Projectiles gain 40% increased Projectile Speed per second With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Frostbolt fires 2 additional Projectiles
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.
Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
and 
VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
, allowing those spells to be cast on Frostbolt projectiles instead of the player.
Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
or 
Slower Projectiles SupportSlower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
).
The Cataclysm
The Cataclysm
13Level 21 Spell Gem
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Frozen Trail
Black Hole Frostbolt EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Frostbolt becomes a flying black hole.