Winter Orb
Winter OrbCold, Spell, Channelling, AoE, Duration, Projectile, Orb
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-4) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Projectile SpeedBase duration is 1.6 seconds
Deals (30-270) to (37-337) Cold Damage
Maximum 10 Stages
Fires projectiles every 1.6 seconds
25% increased Duration per Stage
15% increased Projectile Frequency per Stage
150% more Projectile Frequency while Channelling
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to Projectile FrequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 28Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWinterOrb
Winter Orb is a channelling skill (a spell). Channeling the skill charges up an orb, which fires icy projectiles to deal cold damage enemies, which target the ground to deal area of effect damage.
Skill functions and interactions
While Winter Orb has the Projectile keyword, testing shows it appears to gain no benefit from the Fork SupportFork SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: Y
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills have 1% chance for an additional Projectile when ForkingProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.05 additional TargetSupported Skills deal (-10-9)% more Projectile Damage
Projectiles from Supported Skills ForkThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.,
Pierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: p
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles from Supported Skills that have Pierced deal 2% increased DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more Projectile 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., or
Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
Icon: c
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with HitsThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. gems, even though the Active Skills window shows them as compatible. Firing projectiles in a nova with
Sire of ShardsSire of Shards
Serpentine StaffWarstaff
Physical Damage: 56-117
Critical Strike Chance: 6.30%
Attacks per Second: 1.25
Weapon Range: 13Requires Level 49, 85 Str, 85 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems fire 4 additional Projectiles
Socketed Gems fire Projectiles in a circle
+(15-20) to all Attributes
+(5-7)% to all Elemental Resistances
(60-100)% increased Projectile Damage
20% increased Light RadiusThat which was broken may yet break. causes multiple projects to launch spread out as expected but land not exactly the same distance away from the caster.
Projectile Rate
Base projectile rate at stage 1 without any increased cast speed is .625 per second.
The first stage does not gain projectile frequency. Therefore 10 stages gives (9 X 15) = 135% increased projectile frequency. The plus 2 maximum stages helmet enchantment adds 30% projectile frequency.
All cast speed modifiers are additive with the increased projectile frequency. Therefore a 10 stage winter orb with 100% cast speed has (135 + 100) = 235% total increase projectile frequency.
150% more projectile frequency will multiply your projectile fire rate by 2.5 while channeling.
Example of projectile fire rate while channeling at 10 stages and 100% increased cast speed:
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Cold Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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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 |
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8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
1 | ![]() Item drops after killing {0} monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random superior gem | A |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 superior gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 |
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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:
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Winter Orb.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Frost Fury Additional Max Number Of Stages 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Winter Orb has +2 Maximum Stages | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Frost Fury Area Of Effect Per Stage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Winter Orb has 2% increased Area of Effect per Stage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Frost Fury Area Of Effect Per Stage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Winter Orb has 3% increased Area of Effect per Stage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Winter Orb Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Winter Orb deals 25% increased Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Winter Orb Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Winter Orb deals 40% increased Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Alternate skill effects
Winter Orb has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Celestial Winter Orb Effect![]() ![]() | Your Winter Orb becomes a Celestial Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.17.0 |
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3.13.0 |
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3.12.0 |
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3.7.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.5.0 |
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