Cold Snap

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Cold SnapCold Snap of PowerVaal Cold Snap
Cold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-28) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.85 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (220-320)%
AoE Radius: 16
Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. Also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Deals (34-1440) to (51-2160) Cold Damage
Base duration is 5.00 seconds
Deals (28.7-1895.4) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Burst Base radius is 1.5 metres
Chilled Ground Base initial radius is 1.5 metres
Chilled Ground Base final radius is 3 metres
25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% more Effect of Chill
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop level: 16
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemColdSnap

Cold Snap is a spell that deals cold damage to enemies in an area, leaving chilled ground that expands and deals cold damage over time. It has a cooldown that can be bypassed with Frenzy Charges. It also has a 25% chance to grant a frenzy charge when you kill an enemy within its area of effect.

Skill functions and interactions

Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect: this modifier allows spell damage modifiers to modify the skill's natural cold damage over time. It will not apply to other types of damage over time, such as Ignite.

Chilled Ground: Cold Snap creates an expanding chilled ground that causes enemies to be chilled. While its base effect will scale with the player or skill's modifiers to cold and non-damaging ailments, it is not considered a chill inflicted by the player, limiting the use of certain stats. (See chilling area.)

Trigger: Even if the appropriate charges are available, Cold Snap's cooldown cannot be bypassed when triggered.[1]

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Damage
Effectiveness
Cold
Damage
Cold
DPS
Exp.Total Exp.
116182611220%34 to 5128.700
220223113230%48 to 7241.74972549725
324253714230%66 to 9959.295714145439
428294215240%90 to 13482.8169595315034
531324616240%112 to 168106.8199345514379
634355017250%139 to 208136.4285815800194
737375418260%171 to 257173.34013441201538
840405819260%211 to 3162195543791755917
943436220270%259 to 388274.77550492510966
1046466621270%316 to 474343.310165333527499
1149487021280%385 to 577426.218986025426101
1252517422280%467 to 701529.119640197390120
1355547823290%567 to 850653.225737319963851
1458578224300%685 to 1028804.3467643914640290
1560598425300%777 to 1166930.9301732717657617
1662608725310%880 to 13211076.1782300125480618
1764629026310%997 to 14951242.51526420840744826
1866649227310%1128 to 16921433.12627284567017671
1968669527320%1275 to 19121646.762872274129889945
2070689828320%1440 to 21601895.4212023122341913067
21727010029320%1626 to 24392173.9
227429320%1835 to 27532491.3
237630320%2069 to 31042852.6
247830320%2332 to 34993255.8
258031320%2628 to 39413722.5
268232320%2959 to 44384242.9
278432320%3330 to 49954832.9
288633320%3746 to 56195501.8
298833320%4212 to 63186259.6
309034320%4734 to 71017101.4
319134320%5018 to 75287649.6
329235320%5319 to 79798218.8
339335320%5637 to 84568866.9
349435320%5974 to 89619520.8
359536320%6330 to 949510242.2
369636320%6707 to 1006010991.5
379736320%7105 to 1065811792.7
389837320%7527 to 1129012649.1
399937320%7973 to 1195913592.2
4010037320%8444 to 1266614572.1

Item acquisition

Cold Snap can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Cold Snap can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
13The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The 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 gemA
6The 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 gemA
3Gemcutter'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% qualityA
1Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem 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 gem with 1–20% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black
Act 2
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black
Act 2
Yeena
YesYesYesNoNoYesYes
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Yes
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth
Yes

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Cold Snap:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.

ItemLimitRadiusStatsDrop
enabled
Winter's BountyWinter's Bounty
Cobalt Jewel
Limited to: 1
Radius: Medium
(10-15)% increased Cold Damage
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap grants Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges when Enemies die in its Area
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap's Cooldown can be bypassed by Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges
As a boy, Rigwald was taught to hunt,
Through the first snows of winter,
When beasts have gorged their fill,
And see nothing but the long slumber ahead.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
1Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap grants Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges when Enemies die in its Area
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Cold Snap's Cooldown can be bypassed by Power Charges instead of Frenzy Charges
No

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Cold Snap.

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.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Cold Snap Cooldown Speed 166Merciless LabyrinthCold Snap has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Ratehelmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Cooldown Speed 275Eternal LabyrinthCold Snap has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Ratehelmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Damage 166Merciless Labyrinth25% increased Cold Snap Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Damage 275Eternal Labyrinth40% increased Cold Snap Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Area Of Effect 166Merciless Labyrinth16% increased Cold Snap Area of Effecthelmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Area Of Effect 275Eternal Labyrinth24% increased Cold Snap Area of Effecthelmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Cold Snap has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription
Blighted Cold Snap EffectBlighted Cold Snap EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes a blighted effect.Your Cold Snap becomes a blighted effect.
Cold Grasp EffectCold Grasp EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frostYour Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frost
Delirious Cold Snap EffectDelirious Cold Snap EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes a delirious effect.Your Cold Snap becomes a delirious effect.
Overseer Cold Snap EffectOverseer Cold Snap EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes an Overseer Effect.Your Cold Snap becomes an Overseer Effect.

Monster version

Cold Snap
Debuff
Cold Snap skill icon.png
You are taking cold damage over time from a Cold Snap

The Vaal Oversoul and its map variants Shadow of the Vaal, Jik'shah, placed "Cold Snap" on the ground instead of normal chilled ground.


The following monsters use Cold Snap (or similar) skills:

Monster names skill ids
Boiling Ambusher MeleeAtAnimationSpeed IceNovaWaterElemental MonsterColdSnap WaterElementalFrostbite
Boiling Ambusher MeleeAtAnimationSpeed IceNovaWaterElemental MonsterColdSnap WaterElementalFrostbite
Boiling Ambusher MeleeAtAnimationSpeed IceNovaWaterElemental MonsterColdSnap WaterElementalFrostbite
Boiling Ambusher MeleeAtAnimationSpeed IceNovaWaterElemental MonsterColdSnap WaterElementalFrostbite
Boiling Strider MeleeAtAnimationSpeed IceNovaWaterElemental MonsterColdSnap WaterElementalFrostbite
Bubbling Gold MeleeAtAnimationSpeed IceNovaWaterElemental MonsterColdSnap WaterElementalFrostbite
Bubbling Gold MeleeAtAnimationSpeed IceNovaWaterElemental MonsterColdSnap WaterElementalFrostbite
Corpsestitch MeleeAtAnimationSpeedUnique NecromancerReviveSkeletonInvasion NecromancerSummonSkeletonsInvasion NecromancerVulnerability MonsterLightningWarpInvasion MonsterColdSnapInvasion DesecrateInvasion FleshOfferingSideAreaBoss
Eoin Greyfur ExileGlacialHammer Melee WhiteExileCyclone ExileColdSnap ExileHatred ExileVaalColdSnap ExileVaalGlacialHammer
Eoin Greyfur ExileGlacialHammer Melee WhiteExileCyclone ExileColdSnap ExileHatred ExileVaalColdSnap ExileVaalGlacialHammer
Eoin Greyfur ExileGlacialHammer Melee WhiteExileCyclone ExileColdSnap ExileHatred ExileVaalColdSnap ExileVaalGlacialHammer
Eoin Greyfur ExileGlacialHammer Melee WhiteExileCyclone ExileColdSnap ExileHatred ExileVaalColdSnap ExileVaalGlacialHammer
Eoin Greyfur ExileGlacialHammer Melee WhiteExileCyclone ExileColdSnap ExileHatred ExileVaalColdSnap ExileVaalGlacialHammer WalkEmergeExile
Frigid Attendant MeleeAtAnimationSpeed MonsterColdSnapInvasion
Frostspout Melee DoLiterallyNothing MPSHeistRobotTotemColdShot GSHeistRobotTotemColdSnap ChangeToStance1Heist
Imperfect Shadow Construct AzmeriOversoulRocks AzmeriOversoulSpray AzmeriOversoulExplosion AzmeriOversoulLaser AzmeriOversoulRocksTriggered AzmeriOversoulColdSnapTriggered
Jik'shah IncaBossRocks IncaBossSprayMaps IncaBossTravel IncaBossExplosion IncaBossSummon IncaBossLaser IncaBossRocksTriggered IncaBossColdSnapTriggered
Mirageblast MeleeAtAnimationSpeedUnique IceNovaWaterElementalInvasion MonsterColdSnapInvasion
Mirageblast MeleeAtAnimationSpeedUnique IceNovaWaterElementalInvasion MonsterColdSnapInvasion
Mutewind Snow-singer Melee WbFreezingPulseTrap WbColdSnapTrap WbColdResistAura WbFreezingPulseMultiTrap
Olmec, the All Stone MonsterLightningWarpLegends MonsterCausticBombLegends MonsterColdSnapLegends MonsterSearingBondLegends MonsterLightningProjectileNovaLegends
Otesha, the Giantslayer WbThrownWeapon WbWhirlingBlades WbColdThorns WbBloodRage WbSmokeMine WbHatred WbColdLeaderWait WbColdSnap WbDoubleStrike WbDualStrike WbFrenzyFortify WbFlickerStrike WbColdLeaderIcestorm WbColdThornsShort
Otesha, the Giantslayer WbThrownWeapon WbWhirlingBlades WbColdThorns WbBloodRage WbSmokeMine WbHatred WbColdLeaderWait WbColdSnap WbDoubleStrike WbDualStrike WbFrenzyFortify WbFlickerStrike WbColdLeaderIcestorm WbColdThornsShort
Perfect Shadow Construct AzmeriOversoulRocks AzmeriOversoulSpray AzmeriOversoulExplosionIgnite AzmeriOversoulLaserMaxShock AzmeriOversoulRocksTriggered AzmeriOversoulColdSnapTriggered
Seething Brine MeleeAtAnimationSpeed MonsterColdSnap
Seething Brine MeleeAtAnimationSpeed MonsterColdSnap
Seething Brine MeleeAtAnimationSpeed MonsterColdSnap
Seething Brine MeleeAtAnimationSpeed MonsterColdSnap
Shadow Construct AzmeriOversoulRocks AzmeriOversoulSpray AzmeriOversoulExplosionIgnite AzmeriOversoulLaser AzmeriOversoulRocksTriggered AzmeriOversoulColdSnapTriggered
Shadow of the Vaal IncaBossRocks IncaBossSprayMaps IncaBossTravel IncaBossExplosion IncaBossSummon IncaBossLaser IncaBossRocksTriggered IncaBossColdSnapTriggered
Shadow of the Vaal IncaBossRocks IncaBossSprayMaps IncaBossTravel IncaBossExplosion IncaBossSummon IncaBossLaser IncaBossRocksTriggered IncaBossColdSnapTriggered
Shadow of the Vaal IncaBossRocks IncaBossSprayMaps IncaBossTravel IncaBossExplosion IncaBossSummon IncaBossLaser IncaBossRocksTriggered IncaBossColdSnapTriggered
Stranglecharm MeleeAtAnimationSpeedUnique IceNovaWaterElemental WaterElementalCleave StranglecharmWaterPool StrangleCharmColdSnap
Stranglecharm MeleeAtAnimationSpeedUnique IceNovaWaterElemental WaterElementalCleave StranglecharmWaterPool StrangleCharmColdSnap
Undying Patrician MeleeAtAnimationSpeed MonsterColdSnap
Undying Patrician MeleeAtAnimationSpeed CityStalkerColdSnap
Vaal Oversoul IncaBossRocks IncaBossSpray IncaBossTravel IncaBossExplosion IncaBossSummon IncaBossLaser IncaBossRocksTriggered IncaBossColdSnapTriggered

Version history

Version Changes
3.25.0
  • Now has 220% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1, scaling up to 320% at gem level 20 (previously 320% at all gem levels).
3.23.0
  • No longer has 0-19% increased Effect of Chill.
  • Quality now provides 0-20% more Effect of Chill, instead of 0-10% increased Area of Effect.
3.17.0
  • Cold Snap now deals 34 to 51 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 34 to 52), up to 1440 to 2160 at gem level 20 (previously 1057 to 1586).
  • Now has 320% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 240%).
3.16.0
  • Now deals 34 to 52 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 32 to 47), up to 1057 to 1586 at gem level 20 (previously 666 to 999).
  • It also now deals 28.7 Base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 26.3), up to 1894 at gem level 20 (previously 1193.2).
  • It now has 240% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 140%).
3.10.1d
  • Fixed a bug where spells triggered by SpellslingerSpellslingerTrigger, Spell
    Level: (1-20)
    Reservation: (30-25)% Mana
    Cooldown Time: 0.60 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: Instant
    Requires Level 24Reserves mana based on the supported spells to cause those spells to trigger when you fire projectiles from a wand attack.This Skill's Mana Reservation is the total of the Mana Reservations of Supported Skills, and cannot be further modified
    Trigger Supported Spells when you fire Projectiles from a Non-Triggered Wand Attack
    Supported Skills have (0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Supported Skills have Added Spell Damage equal to (60-174)% of Damage of Equipped Wand
    If two Wands are Equipped, each contributes half as much Added Damage
    Supported Skills deal (37-31)% less Damage with Hits and Ailments

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have Added Spell Damage equal to +(1-20)% of Damage of Equipped Wand
    If two Wands are Equipped, each contributes half as much Added Damage
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    could have their cooldown bypassed if that is normally a behaviour of the skill. Trigger effects that add a cooldown now all correctly prevent any cooldown bypass. This currently only affects Cold Snap.
3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 11 (was 8).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 28 (was 20).
  • Now deals 32 to 47 Cold damage at gem level 1 (from 24 to 35) and 666 to 999 Cold damage at gem level 20 (from 668 to 1002).
  • Now deals 26.3 base Cold damage per second at gem level 1 (from 19.6) and 1193.2 base Cold damage per second at gem level 20 (down from 1196.4).
3.5.0
  • Now deals 19.6 base cold damage at gem level 1, up to 1196.3 base cold damage at gem level 20 (up from 997).
3.3.1
  • Fixed a bug where Cold Snap's damage over time stacked with itself. To compensate for this, we have increased Cold Snap and Vaal Cold Snap's damage by 25% at gem level 20, scaling down to no change at gem level 1.
3.3.0c
  • Fixed a bug where Cold Snap's damage over time could bypass damage immunities.
  • Fixed a bug where damage over time from Cold Snap was not removed between PvP rounds or on death. This fixes a case of Catarina minions dying immediately upon being resurrected.
3.3.0
  • Previously dealt cold damage in an area.
  • Now deals cold damage in an area, then creates an area of chilled ground which deals cold damage over time and expands over its duration to up to twice its original size. This effect lasts 6 seconds.
  • Now deals 24-35 cold damage at gem level 1 (up from 9-13), up to 534-800 cold damage at gem level 20 (up from 462-693).
  • Now has a cooldown of 3 seconds (down from 4), which can be bypassed by expending a frenzy charge (previously required a power charge).
  • Now requires level 16.
  • Now requires 18 dexterity at gem level 1 (Previously only required intelligence).
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 180% (up from 120%).
  • Now has a 25% chance to grant a frenzy charge when an enemy dies while affected by the skill's cold damage over time.
3.0.0
  • Cold Snap now has 20% increased Chill Effect at gem level 1, gaining 1% per gem level.
2.6.0
  • Cold Snap gains 1 additional unit of radius every 4 levels.
  • No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.0.0
  • Quality now instead increases area of effect by 0.5% per 1%, and no longer affects freeze or chill duration.
1.2.0
  • Cold Snap: We changed the freeze chance to 30% at all levels. We increased the damage of Cold Snap by 50% at all levels.
1.1.0
  • Increased the damage of the following skills at low levels: SparkSparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-21) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.65 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%
    Projectile Speed: 420
    Launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-104) to (28-1983) Lightning Damage
    Base duration is 2.00 seconds
    Fires (4-8) Projectiles

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Fires +(0.1-2) Projectiles
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    , Cold Snap, Ice SpearIce SpearCritical, Spell, Projectile, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (8-23) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%
    Projectile Speed: 1000
    Requires Level 12Launches shards of ice in rapid succession. After travelling a short distance they change to a second form, which moves much faster and pierces through enemies.Deals (22-568) to (33-852) Cold Damage
    Fires 2 Projectiles
    Second form has 600% increased Critical Strike Chance
    Second form has +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
    Second form has 300% more Projectile Speed

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Second form has +(2-40)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    and to a lesser extent, Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-21) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.65 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (250-330)%
    Projectile Speed: 1800
    An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Deals (8-1458) to (12-2188) Cold Damage
    Projectiles Pierce all Targets
    Projectiles continuously lose Damage, up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
    Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (2-40)% increased Projectile Speed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    and Storm CallStorm CallSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-16) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (220-250)%
    Requires Level 12Sets a marker at a location. After a short duration, lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it and causing lightning strikes at any other markers you've cast.Deals (21-949) to (39-1762) Lightning Damage
    Base duration is 1.50 seconds
    +(0-0.6) metres to radius

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (0.75-15)% chance for Lightning to Strike the Marker when Cast
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    .
0.10.0
  • Damage significantly increased (40% higher at Level 1, 105% higher at Level 15).
  • Merveil now uses new custom (purchasable!) art for her Cold Snap skill.
0.9.11
0.9.5g
  • Fixed a bug where maximum distance could be bypassed with shift-casts.
0.9.4c
0.9.3c
0.9.2
  • Massively increased Cold Snap's chill duration bonus.
0.9.1
  • Disabled the ability to cast Cold Snap on invalid locations.
0.8.5
0.8.3
  • Cold Snap now does 15% more damage.
0.8.0
0.7.1
  • Slightly increased Cold Snap's damage.
0.6.11
  • Added the Cold Snap skill.