Shaper of Winter
50% more Effect of Cold Ailments you inflict with Hits for which the highest Damage Type is Cold
Chills from your Hits always reduce Action Speed by at least 15%
Your Chills can reduce Action Speed by up to a maximum of 40% [1]
Shaper of Winter is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Elementalist. It causes your hits to always inflict chill and causes all damage types to scale chill effect. It also grants more cold ailment effect if the element the hit dealt the most damage of is cold damage, sets the minimum chill effect to 15% and increases the maximum chill effect to 40%.
Shaper of Winter's stats do not apply to self-damage, as self-damage isn't affected by the player's offensive stats. It is however possible to inflict chills with a 40% maximum on yourself through an enemy, for example with 
The FulcrumThe Fulcrum
Ezomyte StaffWarstaff
Physical Damage: (127.2-148.4) to (384-448)
Critical Strike Chance: 7.30%
Attacks per Second: 1.25
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 60, 113 Str, 113 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff(140-180)% increased Physical Damage
(0-50)% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
(0-50)% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
(0-50)% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Elemental Ailments you inflict are Reflected to you
Elemental Damage with Hits is Lucky while you are Shocked
Damage Penetrates (8-10)% Elemental Resistances while you are Chilled
Gain (30-40)% of Physical Damage as Extra Damage of a random Element while you are IgnitedTo stand at the confluence of the elements,
the master must achieve perfect balance.
, or a combination of 
The Golden RuleThe Golden Rule
Viridian JewelLimited to: 1(30-40)% increased Armour while Bleeding
Bleeding you inflict is Reflected to you
+1% to Chaos Resistance per Poison on you
Poison you inflict is Reflected to you if you have fewer than 100 Poisons on youCorruptedHurt as you would be hurt.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
and 
Icefang OrbitIcefang Orbit
Iron RingRequires Level 49Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks+(20-30) to Dexterity
25% chance to Poison on Hit
(40-60)% increased Damage with Poison
You are Chilled when you are Poisoned
Non-Chilled Enemies you Poison are Chilled
Poisoned Enemies you Kill with Hits ShatterThose members of the Brotherhood who employ the venom of Trarthan ice snakes must take great care with the volatile substance.
or 
VenopunctureVenopuncture
Iron RingRequires Level 49Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks+(20-30) to Strength
Attacks have 25% chance to cause Bleeding
(40-60)% increased Damage with Bleeding
You are Chilled while you are Bleeding
Non-Chilled Enemies you inflict Bleeding on are Chilled
Bleeding Enemies you Kill with Hits ShatterThere is a way to survive the bite of an ice snake,
but few have the resolve to attempt it.
.
Ruthless mode
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Chills from your Hits always reduce Action Speed by at least 10%
Shaper of Winter in Ruthless mode does not grant cold ailment effect or increased maximum chill effect; it also grants a lower minimum chill effect.
Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 3.22.0 |
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| 3.13.0 |
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