The Whispering Ice

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The Whispering Ice
Vile Staff
Warstaff
Physical Damage: 41-76
Critical Strike Chance: 6.10%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
Requires Level 33, 59 Str, 59 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+1 to Level of Socketed Support Gems
Grants Level 1 Icestorm Skill
Plays Whispering Ice sound on killing a rare Monster (Hidden)
(14-18)% increased Intelligence
(8-12)% increased Cast Speed
1% increased Spell Damage per 10 Intelligence
Guard your darkest thoughts well, for they are
the cracks through which the Nightmare crawls.
Vendor Offer
20x Alchemy Shard
3x Alteration Shard
Weapon DPS
Physical: 76.0
Phys+Chaos: 76.0
Total: 76.0
Metadata
Item class: Warstaff

The Whispering Ice is a unique Vile StaffVile StaffWarstaff
Physical Damage: 41-76
Critical Strike Chance: 6.10%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
Requires Level 33, 59 Str, 59 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff
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Modifiers

Grants Level 1 Icestorm Skill – The Whispering Ice grants level 1 Icestorm.

The Whispering Ice has a hidden modifier "Plays Whispering Ice sound on killing a rare Monster". In earlier versions of Path of Exile, this may have caused a ghostly sound effect to play when killing a rare or unique monster. Currently, it does not appear to do anything.

Item acquisition

The Whispering Ice can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.

Recipes

The Whispering Ice can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
4The IncantationThe Incantation4The Whispering IceWhen there is no other choice, even the meekest whisper can bring about the greatest storm.The Whispering IceM
7The SirenThe Siren7The Whispering Ice
Corrupted
At the beck and call
of The Siren's hand,
winter ravages
the trembling land,
and the weight of ice that binds
will break the strongest of minds.
corrupted The Whispering IceM
6The TowerThe Tower6StaffA tower built of the strongest stone is not eternal; a towering intellect is not enlightened.Random staffA
4Atziri's ArsenalAtziri's Arsenal4Weapon
Corrupted
In the prison of all sins, will you grasp godhood or sorrow? Only hope lies under the shadows.
Random corrupted weaponA
7PrejudicePrejudice7Item
Influenced Item
One who is blinded by their past may only see a sliver of the present.
Random influenced itemA
6Costly CurioCostly Curio6Item
Double-Influenced Item
"Oh no, I couldn't possibly afford this fine artefact. I'm... just looking."
Random double-influenced itemA
8Arrogance of the VaalArrogance of the Vaal8Item
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Discovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin.
Random two-implicit corrupted itemA
4Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank,
close your eyes,
and pray to the gods
for a pleasant surprise.
Random itemA
1Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random itemA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Legacy variants

The Whispering Ice has a legacy variant.

Version discontinued Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant.
  • Stat line – Same as current variant
  • Stat line – Different from current variant

2.6.0
  • +12% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff
  • +1 to Level of Socketed Support Gems
  • Grants level 1 Icestorm Skill
  • (14-18)% increased Intelligence
  • (8-12)% increased Cast Speed
  • 1% increased Spell Damage per 10 Intelligence

Alternate artwork

Winterheart race season prize for reaching 100 RP.

Gallery

Version history

Version Changes
3.17.0
  • Now deals 5 to 7 base Cold Damage per 10 Intelligence (previously 3 to 5). Now has an Added Damage effectiveness of 100% (previously 60%).
3.15.0
  • Now deals 3-5 Cold Damage per 10 Intelligence (previously 2-4).
3.12.0
  • The Ice Storm skill has undergone a significant rebalance, with larger impacts falling in a smaller area meaning you are significantly more likely to hit targets within the area multiple times over the storm's duration than before:
    • Now has 2 to 4 base Cold Damage per 10 Intelligence (from 1 to 3).
    • Now has a base Duration of 1 second (from 1.5 seconds).
    • Now gains 0.1 seconds of additional base duration per 100 intelligence (from 0.15 seconds).
    • There is now 1 impact every 0.2 seconds (from every 0.1 seconds)
    • Now has an Added Damage effectiveness of 60% (from 45%).
    • Now has a maximum of 5 storms at a time (any more than that replace the oldest).
    • Impacts now have a base radius of 16 units (from 10).
    • Impacts can now land in an area with a base radius of 22 (from 25).
3.11.0
  • The Icestorm skill granted by this item now has an added damage effectiveness of 45% (from 30%).
3.8.0
  • Several Staves are now classified as Warstaves. Warstaves can no longer roll caster-related modifiers, while Staves retain their old mod generation behaviour.
3.7.0
  • Certain staff base types can no longer roll spell-based mods such as added damage for spells or increased spell damage. Their base attack speeds have been slightly increased, and their damage decreased to compensate. This affects all existing versions of these base types. (For a full list, see Version 3.7.0 § Item Balance.)
2.6.0
  • Base type implicit mod increased to 18% Chance to Block (up from 12%).
  • Base type critical strike chance decreased to 6.1% (down from 6.6%).
2.1.2
  • Fixed a bug where The Whispering Ice was missing its vendor sell price.
2.0.0
  • Introduced to the game.

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