Ailments
Ailments are a family of common Debuffs associated with specific damage types. The list of Ailments is: Bleeding, Ignite, Chill, Freeze, Shock, Electrocute, and Poison.
Mechanic
Freeze Buildup
Freeze is an Ailment that causes targets to be unable to move or act, and lasts 4 seconds by default.0.5.4d
Current data
Catalog version 0.5.4d
No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
What Freeze Buildup means
PoE2 definitionFreeze is an Ailment that causes targets to be unable to move or act, and lasts 4 seconds by default.
Cold damage from Hits Contributes to Freeze Buildup on enemies until they become Frozen.
Related mechanics
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Ailments are a family of common Debuffs associated with specific damage types. The list of Ailments is: Bleeding, Ignite, Chill, Freeze, Shock, Electrocute, and Poison.
Cold
Cold damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is reduced by Cold Resistance. Cold hits apply Chill and build up Freeze, but cannot build up Heavy Stun.
Hits
Any damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Hitting
Any damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Hit
Any damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Damage with Hits
Any damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Frozen
A Frozen target cannot move or act. Targets become Frozen when they reach 100% Freeze buildup.
Related mechanics
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MechanicChillChill 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.
MechanicFreezeFreeze 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.
MechanicColdCold Damage is one of the five damage types. Cold Hits can Chill and build Freeze, but Chill Magnitude, Freeze Buildup, and Freeze Duration are separate values, and Cold damage from Hits cannot build Heavy Stun.
