Vaal Cold Snap

Vaal Cold SnapSpell, AoE, Duration, Vaal, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 35
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec
Cast Time: 0.85 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 350%Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold around you, damaging enemies. This also creates a chilling area around you which expands and deals cold damage over time to surrounding enemies in addition to chilling them. Enemies that die while in the area grant Frenzy Charges, and you will passively gain Frenzy Charges while there are enemies in the area.Deals (46-1571) to (69-2356) Cold Damage
Deals (37.8-2454.5) Base Cold Damage per second
Base duration is 4 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Always Freezes enemies
(0-19)% increased Effect of Chill
Gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 16
Vaal Cold Snap can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalColdSnap

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Cold Snap.

Vaal Cold Snap is a Vaal spell that causes an initial burst of ice to explode around the player, freezing enemies. After the burst an area of damage over time releases from the player chilling any enemy that comes into contact with it as well as awarding Frenzy charges every second per enemy in the area.

Skill functions and interactions

The Damage over Time interacts with spell damage like most DoT skills. It also interacts with multiple sources of cold DoT. Stacking Creeping FrostCreeping FrostSpell, Projectile, Duration, AoE, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
Projectile Speed: 844
AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 12Fire an icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.Deals (11-568) to (16-847) Cold Damage
Deals (18.4-2225.7) Base Cold Damage per second
Base duration is 5 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Cold SnapCold 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: 320%
AoE Radius: 16Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This 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
Deals (28.7-1895.4) Base Cold Damage per second
Base duration is 5 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
(0-19)% increased Effect of Chill
25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-20) Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.80 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 270%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Deals (41-1209) to (62-1813) Cold Damage
Deals (116-2317.2) Base Cold Damage per second
Base duration is 3 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
(0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., or any other source of Cold Damage over Time will work together.

Multiple activation of the skill by other players will stack the burst but not the DoT portion of this skill.

Gem level progression

Level				Cold Damage	Cold DPS	Chill Effect	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	18	26	46 to 69	37.8	N/A	0	0
2	20	22	31	63 to 95	55	1%	49725	49725
3	24	25	37	86 to 128	78.7	2%	95714	145439
4	28	29	42	114 to 172	111.6	3%	169595	315034
5	31	32	46	141 to 212	143	4%	199345	514379
6	34	35	50	173 to 260	184.6	5%	285815	800194
7	37	37	54	211 to 317	233.5	6%	401344	1201538
8	40	40	58	257 to 386	293.9	7%	554379	1755917
9	43	43	62	312 to 468	371.3	8%	755049	2510966
10	46	46	66	377 to 565	463	9%	1016533	3527499
11	49	48	70	454 to 681	579.8	10%	1898602	5426101
12	52	51	74	545 to 818	715.5	11%	1964019	7390120
13	55	54	78	653 to 980	884.9	12%	2573731	9963851
14	58	57	82	782 to 1172	1091	13%	4676439	14640290
15	60	59	84	880 to 1320	1252.3	14%	3017327	17657617
16	62	60	87	989 to 1484	1442.8	15%	7823001	25480618
17	64	62	90	1112 to 1668	1644.4	16%	15264208	40744826
18	66	64	92	1248 to 1873	1885.6	17%	26272845	67017671
19	68	66	95	1401 to 2101	2154.8	18%	62872274	129889945
20	70	68	98	1571 to 2356	2454.5	19%	212023122	341913067
21	72	70	100	1760 to 2641	2787.4	20%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	1972 to 2958	3163	21%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	2207 to 3311	3578.9	22%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	2469 to 3704	4064	23%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	2761 to 4142	4573.1	24%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	3086 to 4629	5186	25%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	3447 to 5171	5853.2	26%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	3849 to 5774	6615.8	27%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	4296 to 6444	7458.5	28%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	4793 to 7189	8404.3	29%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	5062 to 7593	8928.3	29%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	5345 to 8018	9465.2	30%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	5644 to 8466	10052.8	30%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	5958 to 8938	10675.5	31%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	6290 to 9435	11313.6	31%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	6640 to 9960	12011.5	32%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	7008 to 10512	12751	32%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	7396 to 11095	13508.6	33%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	7805 to 11708	14337	33%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	8236 to 12355	15185.8	34%	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Stats (per 1% quality)	Weight
Superior	0.5% increased Area of Effect	50

Item acquisition

Vaal Cold Snap has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Vaal Cold Snap can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.

Recipes

Vaal Cold Snap can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
9	Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem Quality: +20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.	Random corrupted Vaal gem with 20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Vaal Cold Snap:

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
Winter's BountyWinter's Bounty Cobalt JewelLimited 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 ChargesAs 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.	1	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	0

Drop disabled threshold jewels

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats
Winter's BountyWinter's Bounty Cobalt JewelLimited 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 ChargesAs 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.	1	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

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Cold Snap.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Cold Snap Cooldown Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Cold Snap has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Cooldown Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Cold Snap has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Cold Snap Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Cold Snap Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Cold Snap Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Cold Snap Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Cold Snap Area of Effect	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Cold Snap has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Cold Grasp EffectCold Grasp EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frost	Your Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frost
Overseer Cold Snap EffectOverseer Cold Snap EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes an Overseer Effect.	Your Cold Snap becomes an Overseer Effect.

Skill demonstration

Video

Initial GGG promote video in 2014, showing the initial version of the skill . The skill had reworked in Version 3.3.0.

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Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	Now deals 37.8 Base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 34.3), up to 2454.4 at gem level 20 (previously 1532.7). Its Hit Damage remains unchanged.
3.14.0	Now deals 46 to 69 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 35 to 53), and 1571 to 2356 Cold Damage at gem level 20 (previously 1002 to 1502). Now deals 34.3 base Cold Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 29.4), and 1532.7 base Cold Damage per second at gem level 20 (previously 1495.5). Now has added damage effectiveness of 350% (previously 200%). The base radius of the Hit is now 32 (previously 15). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 6 seconds (previously 8). Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl.
3.6.0	Can now affect up to 40 targets per cast (from 20). Added wind physics.
3.5.0	Critical Strike Chance increased to 6%. Skill has been reworked to deal DoT and work with Frenzy instead of Power Charges.
3.3.0	Previously created a snowflake-shaped area of chilled ground which lasted 10 seconds. Now deals 35-53 cold damage at gem level 1 (up from 11-17), up to 800 to 1201 cold damage at gem level 20 (up from 600-901). Now creates an area of chilled ground in a circle around the caster, which deals cold damage over time for 5 seconds. Now requires 35 souls to use (up from 32). Now prevents you from gaining Vaal souls for 10 seconds after use. Now has a 100% chance to grant a frenzy charge when an enemy dies while affected by the skill's cold damage over time.
2.0.0	Critical Strike Chance increased to 5%.
1.1.0d	Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
1.1.0	Introduced to the game.

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