Winter Orb

Winter OrbCold, Spell, Channelling, AoE, Duration, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%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 (25-232) to (31-289) Cold Damage
Maximum 10 Stages
Fires projectiles every 0.8 seconds
+0.4 seconds to Base Duration per Stage
15% increased Projectile Frequency per StagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 28Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Orb of Chance

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

Winter Orb is a channelling skill gem.

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

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	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Winter Orb:

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

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

Version history

Version	Changes
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.