Chilled Ground | PoE2 Mechanic

What Chilled Ground does

Current rules

Chilled Ground applies Chill without needing a Cold Hit. While a target remains on the surface, use the surface's stated Chill effect instead of trying to calculate Chill from Hit damage.

Applies Chill directly: A target standing on Chilled Ground is Chilled. This does not require a Hit or the normal Cold-damage Chill calculation.
Default duration: Chilled Ground lasts 6 seconds by default. A skill, support, item, or encounter can state a different duration.
Source-specific Chill: The creating source can state the Chill value or other behavior. The 6-second default describes the surface duration, not a universal Chill magnitude.

Sources and virtual boosts

3 cases

01

Fangs of Frost

Hitting a Parried target consumes Parried, causes a frost explosion, and leaves Chilled Ground.

Related: Fangs of Frost

02

Ice Nova and Cold supports

Ice Nova can consume a Cold Infusion to leave Chilled Ground. Frost Nexus and Creeping Chill add Chilled Ground creation to eligible supported skills.

03

Berek's Pass

Does not create Chilled Ground. It makes eligible Wind Skills count as boosted by Chilled Ground.

RequiresLevel 42+(12-16)% to Fire and Cold Resistances+(10-20) to Strength and Intelligence+(10-20)% to Fire and Cold ResistancesRegenerate (1-2)% of maximum Life per second while IgnitedWind Skills which can be boosted by Elemental Ground Surfaces countas being boosted by Chilled Ground"From Frost's ice-bound passBerek taunted and jeeredUntil furious Flame scaled the mountainBerek escaped through the thawAnd Frost's tortured moans."- Berek and the Untamed

Rare monster modifiers

1 linked

01

Trail of Ice

Creates Chilled Ground that lasts for 4 seconds.

Limits and exceptions

3 rules

The ground's duration and the resulting Chill effect are separate values.
A source that counts a skill as boosted by Chilled Ground does not place Chilled Ground.
Freeze is a separate ailment. Chilled Ground does not automatically Freeze.

Related pages

9 connections

mechanicElemental Ground Surfaces

Elemental Ground Surfaces are Ignited Ground, Chilled Ground, and Shocked Ground. A surface applies its own effect to targets standing on it, and specific skills can absorb or count that surface for an elemental bonus.

mechanicChill

Chill is a non-damaging Elemental Ailment that slows action speed. Cold Hits can Chill without a separate application chance, but a calculated Chill below 30% Magnitude is discarded.

mechanicFreeze

Freeze is a non-damaging Cold Ailment that prevents a target from moving or acting. Cold Hits can Freeze directly or add Freeze Buildup, and reaching 100% Buildup makes the target Frozen.

skillFangs of Frost

Perform an icy stab that exploits enemies who are already off balance. Hitting a Parried target Consumes the Debuff to cause an explosion of frost and leave Chilled Ground.

skillIce Nova

Conjure a wave of ice in all directions, Knocking Back enemies based on how close they are to you. Casting Ice Nova targeting near a Frostbolt Projectile will cause it to originate from the Frostbolt instead of you. Consumes a Cold Infusion if possible to leave a patch of Chilled Ground.

skillArctic Howl

Shapeshift into a Werewolf and let out an icy howl that damages enemies and Freezes Primed enemies. If an enemy is Frozen or a Frozen enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers your attacks with added Cold damage, causes Empowered Slams to create Chilled Ground, and grants your Allies added Cold damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.