Winter Orb

Winter OrbCold, Spell, Channelling, AoE, Duration, Projectile, Orb
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-4) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 28Channel to conjure an orb above you, which pelts nearby enemies with projectiles that impact the ground and explode. Channelling for longer builds up stages on the skill. When you stop channelling, the stages decay over a duration.Deals (30-270) to (37-337) Cold Damage
Base duration is 1.60 seconds
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to Projectile Frequency
Fires projectiles every 1.6 seconds
25% increased Duration per Stage
150% more Projectile Frequency while Channelling
15% increased Projectile Frequency per Stage
Maximum 10 Stages

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.1-2) Maximum StagesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 28Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWinterOrb

Winter Orb is a channelling skill (a spell). Channeling the skill charges up an orb, which fires icy projectiles to deal cold damage enemies, which target the ground to deal area of effect damage.

Skill functions and interactions

While Winter Orb has the Projectile keyword, testing shows it appears to gain no benefit from the Fork SupportFork SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: Y
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.Projectiles from Supported Skills Fork
Supported Skills deal (-10-9)% 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., Pierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: p
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 4Supports projectile skills.Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
Supported Skills deal (0-19)% 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., or 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. gems, even though the Active Skills window shows them as compatible. Firing projectiles in a nova with Sire of ShardsSire of Shards
Serpentine StaffWarstaff
Physical Damage: 56-117
Critical Strike Chance: 6.30%
Attacks per Second: 1.25
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 49, 85 Str, 85 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems fire 4 additional Projectiles
Socketed Gems fire Projectiles in a circle
+(15-20) to all Attributes
+(5-7)% to all Elemental Resistances
(60-100)% increased Projectile Damage
20% increased Light RadiusThat which was broken may yet break. causes multiple projects to launch spread out as expected but land not exactly the same distance away from the caster.

Projectile Rate

Base projectile rate at stage 1 without any increased cast speed is .625 per second.

The first stage does not gain projectile frequency. Therefore 10 stages gives (9 X 15) = 135% increased projectile frequency. The plus 2 maximum stages at 20% quality adds 30% projectile frequency.

All cast speed modifiers are additive with the increased projectile frequency. Therefore a 10 stage winter orb with 100% cast speed has (135 + 100) = 235% total increase projectile frequency.

150% more projectile frequency will multiply your projectile fire rate by 2.5 while channeling.

Example of projectile fire rate while channeling at 10 stages and 100% increased cast speed:

• $\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}0.625\times 3.35\times 2.5\approx 5.23{\text{ per second}}$

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	2	30 to 37	0	0
2	31	73	2	35 to 44	199345	199345
3	34	79	2	42 to 53	285815	485160
4	37	85	3	50 to 63	401344	886504
5	40	92	3	59 to 74	554379	1440883
6	42	96	3	66 to 82	477437	1918320
7	44	100	3	73 to 92	583786	2502106
8	46	104	3	82 to 102	710359	3212465
9	48	109	3	91 to 113	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	3	101 to 126	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	3	111 to 139	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	3	123 to 154	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	3	136 to 171	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	4	151 to 188	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	4	166 to 208	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	4	184 to 229	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	4	202 to 253	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	4	223 to 279	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	4	245 to 307	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	4	270 to 337	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	4	296 to 371	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	4	326 to 407	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	4	358 to 447	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	4	392 to 490	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	5	430 to 538	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	5	472 to 589	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	5	517 to 646	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	5	566 to 707	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	5	619 to 774	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	5	678 to 847	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	5	709 to 886	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	5	741 to 927	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	5	775 to 969	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	5	810 to 1013	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	5	847 to 1059	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	5	886 to 1107	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	5	926 to 1157	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	5	968 to 1210	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	5	1011 to 1264	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	5	1057 to 1321	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.1-2) Maximum Stages	1

Item acquisition

Winter Orb can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Winter Orb 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

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 ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Winter Orb.

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 Frost Fury Additional Max Number Of Stages 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Winter Orb has +2 Maximum Stages	helmet 100
Enchantment Frost Fury Area Of Effect Per Stage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Winter Orb has 2% increased Area of Effect per Stage	helmet 100
Enchantment Frost Fury Area Of Effect Per Stage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Winter Orb has 3% increased Area of Effect per Stage	helmet 100
Enchantment Winter Orb Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Winter Orb deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Winter Orb Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Winter Orb deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Winter Orb has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Winter Orb EffectCelestial Winter Orb EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Winter Orb becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Winter Orb becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Quality now provides +0-2 Maximum Stages, instead of 0-10% increased Cast Speed.
3.17.0	Winter Orb now deals 30 to 37 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 270 to 337 at gem level 20 (previously 232 to 291). Now has 150% more Projectile Frequency while Channelling (previously 100%). Now has 60% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 50%).
3.13.0	Now has a base duration of 1.6 seconds (from 1.2). Got Orb tag.
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality.
3.7.0	Deals 30 to 37 cold damage at gem level 1 (from 25 to 31), up to 232 to 291 at gem level 20 (from 232 to 289). Base duration is now 1.2 seconds (from 0 base duration, building solely on stages). Now states that increases and reductions to cast speed now also apply to projectile frequency (actual behaviour is unchanged). Now has a 20% reduced target acquisition range. Now fires projectiles every 1.6 seconds (from every 0.8 seconds) Now gains 25% increased duration per stage (from +0.4 seconds to base duration per stage). Now has 100% more projectile frequency while channelling.
3.6.0	Now deals 25 to 31 Cold damage at gem level 1 (from 23 to 28) and 232 to 289 Cold damage at gem level 20 (from 258 to 322). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 50% (from 60%).
3.5.0	Winter Orb has been added to the game.