* '''Activation''': While attached, the Brand gains stages every time it activates, which increases its damage. The activation rate (and hence the stage-gaining rate) can be modified by modifiers to Brand activation frequency such as cast speed, or {{il|Swiftbrand Support}} or {{sl|Brandsurge}}.
* '''Activation''': While attached, the Brand gains stages every time it activates, which increases its damage. The activation rate (and hence the stage-gaining rate) can be modified by modifiers to Brand activation frequency such as cast speed, or {{il|Swiftbrand Support}} or {{sl|Brandsurge}}.
**By default, with a 0.25s activation frequency, a brand needs to be attached for 5s minimum to reach the final stage of 20, and will only be able to reach 8 stages without investment into duration or activation frequency.
**By default, with a 0.25s activation frequency, a brand needs to be attached for 5s minimum to reach the final stage of 20, and will only be able to reach 8 stages without investment into duration or activation frequency.
*'''Stages''': Stages are a property of the brand which increases with each activation. Stages are stored separately per Brand and are not shared between Brands.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/hb56kp/comment/fv71dio/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Stages gained while attached are maintained when attaching to a new enemy (e.g. with [[Brand Mastery]]), but will lose all stages if the brand becomes detached and is on the ground.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/hb56kp/path_of_exile_harvest_gem_information/fv71dio/?context=10</ref>
*'''Stages''': Stages are a property of the brand which increases with each activation. Stages are stored separately per Brand and are not shared between Brands.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/hb56kp/comment/fv71dio/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Stages gained while attached are maintained until the brand expires, regardless if the brand is detached during its lifespan.
*'''Hit''': Wintertide Brand does not have any components which hit. This prevents it from being supported by {{il|Hextouch Support}}, triggering [[Elemental Equilibrium]], or being reflected back to the player.
*'''Hit''': Wintertide Brand does not have any components which hit. This prevents it from being supported by {{il|Hextouch Support}}, triggering [[Elemental Equilibrium]], or being reflected back to the player.
*'''Chill''': Both "Wintertide" and "Wintertide's End" cause the enemy to be chilled while affected by the debuff. By default, it has a base chill of 10% reduced action speed. It is not a chilling area. After an undocumented change in [[Version 3.15.0]], when supported by {{il|Elemental Focus Support}}, the debuffs no longer chill enemies.
*'''Chill''': Both "Wintertide" and "Wintertide's End" cause the enemy to be chilled while affected by the debuff. By default, it has a base chill of 10% reduced action speed. It is not a chilling area. After an undocumented change in [[Version 3.15.0]], when supported by {{il|Elemental Focus Support}}, the debuffs no longer chill enemies.
Revision as of 20:20, 20 May 2022
Wintertide BrandSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Brand Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 secRequires Level 12Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy, dealing cold damage over time and chilling them. It periodically activates while attached, gaining stages that raise the damage. When removed, a short-duration debuff dealing the same damage over time and chill is applied to each nearby enemy. The brand keeps its charges while detached.Can be Attached for a total Duration of 2 seconds Your Skills can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy Can be Detached for a total Duration of 6 seconds Deals (13.7-261.2) Base Cold Damage per second Base Debuff Duration is 1 seconds Activates every 0.25 seconds while Attached Debuff deals 20% more Damage per Stage Maximum 20 Stages Can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +0.5% to Cold Damage over Time Multiplier0.5% increased Area of Effect2% increased Skill Effect Duration 2% reduced Cast SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Wintertide Brand is a spell that creates a brand at the target position. While attached, the brands deals colddamage over time to the attached target and chills them. When the enemies it attached to die or the attached duration end, it creates an area of effect that applies the total amount of DoT that it has dealt to the enemy it attached to to the surrounding enemies.
Debuffs: This skill has two debuffs: "Wintertide" and "Wintertide's End".
Wintertide: While a Wintertide Brand is attached to an enemy, it has the "Wintertide" debuff, which deals ColdDamage over Time, and causes the enemy to be chilled. If any enemy has more than one Wintertide Brand attached to it, each brand applies a separate stack of the "Wintertide" debuff. This debuff does not have any duration as it only exists while the Brand is attached.
Wintertide's End: When a Wintertide Brand is removed (either by attachment duration or Brand duration expiring, the Brand being recalled or overwritten, the enemy dying, or attaching to a new target e.g. via Brand Mastery), the enemy is no longer affected by that Brand's "Wintertide" debuff, and instead applies the "Wintertide's End" debuff to all enemies in an AOE (including the previously branded enemy, if it is still alive). "Wintertide's End" deals Cold Damage over Time equivalent to the "Wintertide" debuff at time of removal including the "More Damage per Stage", as well as causing the enemy to be chilled. It lasts for a base duration of 1 second, modified by Skill Duration, and multiple instances of the debuff cannot stack; only the strongest instance of "Wintertide's End" will apply.
Cold DOT: The skill has two debuffs.
While a Wintertide Brand is attached to an enemy, it has the "Wintertide" debuff, which deals cold damage over time and chills. Multiple instances of this debuff stack when there are multiple brands attached to the enemy. This debuff has no duration.[1]
When a Wintertide Brand is removed, it removes its "Wintertide" debuff from the enemy it detached from, and applies "Wintertide's End" debuff to each enemy in range (may include the previously-branded enemy if that's still alive). It also deals cold damage over time (value copied from the removed "Wintertide" debuff) and chills. It lasts for a a base duration of 1 second. This debuff cannot stack, and only the strongest instance will apply at a time.
An enemy can be affected by both "Wintertide" and "Wintertide's End" debuffs at the same time and will take damage from both (e.g. if an enemy is having a brand attached while receiving "Wintertide's End" from a removed brand).
Area: Neither "Wintertide" nor "Wintertide's End" are considered area damage, due to being debuffs applied by the skill. Unlike other Cold Damage over Time skills, Wintertide Brand does not create a chilling area. However, modifiers to Area of Effect will affect the area the brand can apply the "Wintertide's End" debuff on.[2]
Activation: While attached, the Brand gains stages every time it activates, which increases its damage. The activation rate (and hence the stage-gaining rate) can be modified by modifiers to Brand activation frequency such as cast speed, or Swiftbrand SupportSwiftbrand SupportBrand, Support Icon: t Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports skills which create brands.Supported Skills have 65% less Attached Duration Supported Skills have 65% less Detached Duration Supported Skills have (30-44)% more Activation frequency
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% more Activation frequencyThis 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 Brandsurge.
By default, with a 0.25s activation frequency, a brand needs to be attached for 5s minimum to reach the final stage of 20, and will only be able to reach 8 stages without investment into duration or activation frequency.
Stages: Stages are a property of the brand which increases with each activation. Stages are stored separately per Brand and are not shared between Brands.[3] Stages gained while attached are maintained until the brand expires, regardless if the brand is detached during its lifespan.
Hit: Wintertide Brand does not have any components which hit. This prevents it from being supported by Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger Icon: & Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Supported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit You cannot Cast Supported Curse Spells 35% less Effect of Supported Curses Supported Skills have (50-31)% reduced Curse Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Curse DurationThis 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., triggering Elemental Equilibrium, or being reflected back to the player.
Chill: Both "Wintertide" and "Wintertide's End" cause the enemy to be chilled while affected by the debuff. By default, it has a base chill of 10% reduced action speed. It is not a chilling area. After an undocumented change in Version 3.15.0, when supported by Elemental Focus SupportElemental Focus SupportSupport Icon: F Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Elemental 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., the debuffs no longer chill enemies.
Duration: Modifiers to skill effect duration and brand's duration will affect the following properties of the skill: total attached duration, total detached duration, and "Wintertide's End" debuff duration.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Cold DPS
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
12
33
6
13.7
0
0
2
15
39
6
16.9
15249
15249
3
19
48
7
22
41517
56766
4
23
56
8
28.1
81983
138749
5
27
64
9
35.4
147968
286717
6
31
73
9
44
250557
537274
7
35
81
10
54.1
405086
942360
8
38
88
11
62.9
447718
1390078
9
41
94
11
72.8
615318
2005396
10
44
100
12
83.9
834639
2840035
11
47
106
12
96.5
1570760
4410795
12
50
113
13
110.7
1633987
6044782
13
53
119
13
126.6
2151030
8195812
14
56
125
14
144.5
2812189
11008001
15
59
132
14
164.6
5099360
16107361
16
62
138
15
187.1
9400731
25508092
17
64
142
15
203.6
15273366
40781458
18
66
146
16
221.3
26286582
67068040
19
68
151
16
240.5
62890590
129958630
20
70
155
16
261.2
212046017
342004647
21
72
159
17
283.4
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
17
307.4
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
18
333.1
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
18
360.9
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
18
390.8
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
19
422.9
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
19
457.4
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
19
494.6
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
20
534.5
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
20
577.5
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
20
600.1
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
20
623.6
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
21
647.9
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
21
673.1
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
21
699.2
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
21
726.3
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
21
754.4
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
22
783.4
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
22
813.5
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
22
844.8
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Wintertide Brand can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Wintertide Brand 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 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.
The following unique items are related to Wintertide Brand:
Item
Base Item
Stats
Replica AllelopathyReplica Allelopathy Satin GlovesEnergy Shield: (56-72)Requires Level 41, 60 IntGrants Level 22 Wintertide Brand Skill (100-120)% increased Energy Shield 10% increased Area of Effect Immune to Chill Wintertide Brand has (20-30)% increased Chill Effect"There seems to be some innate relationship between the forces of chaos and cold. Perhaps we should consult an occultist."
Grants Level 22 Wintertide Brand Skill (100-120)% increased Energy Shield 10% increased Area of Effect Immune to Chill Wintertide Brand has (20-30)% increased Chill Effect
(Undocumented) When supported by Elemental Focus SupportElemental Focus SupportSupport Icon: F Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Elemental 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., debuffs no longer apply chill.
Swiftbrand SupportSwiftbrand SupportBrand, Support
or 
Brandsurge.
Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger
, triggering Elemental Equilibrium, or being reflected back to the player.
Elemental Focus SupportElemental Focus SupportSupport
, the debuffs no longer chill enemies.
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.
Celestial Brand EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Brand becomes a Celestial Effect.
Replica Allelopathy