This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 4 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
PoE2 skill gem
Arctic Armour
While active, conjures an icy barrier that gains stages over time. While the barrier has stages, Melee Attacks that hit you will remove a stage to cause a burst of ice that deals Cold Spell damage to the attacker.
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.
Effects
6 effectsRequirements and restrictions
1 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Int | Base Damage | Deals 3 to 5 Cold Damage per Stage | Gains a Stage every 1.25 seconds, up to a maximum of 2 Stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3, 5 | 1.25, 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 5, 7 | 1.18, 2 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 6, 9 | 1.15, 2 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 8, 12 | 1.13, 3 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 10, 15 | 1.1, 3 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 13, 19 | 1.08, 3 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 15, 23 | 1.05, 3 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 18, 27 | 1.03, 3 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 22, 32 | 1, 3 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 25, 38 | 0.98, 3 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 29, 44 | 0.95, 4 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 34, 51 | 0.93, 4 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 40, 59 | 0.9, 4 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 46, 68 | 0.88, 4 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 52, 78 | 0.85, 4 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 60, 90 | 0.83, 4 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 68, 103 | 0.8, 4 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 78, 117 | 0.78, 4 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 89, 133 | 0.75, 4 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 101, 152 | 0.73, 5 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Int | Base Damage | Deals 3 to 5 Cold Damage per Stage | Gains a Stage every 1.25 seconds, up to a maximum of 2 Stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 115, 173 | 0.7, 5 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 131, 196 | 0.68, 5 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 149, 223 | 0.65, 5 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 169, 253 | 0.63, 5 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 192, 288 | 0.6, 5 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 218, 327 | 0.58, 5 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 247, 371 | 0.55, 6 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 281, 421 | 0.53, 6 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 319, 479 | 0.5, 6 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 363, 544 | 0.48, 6 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 413, 619 | 0.45, 6 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 470, 705 | 0.43, 7 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 535, 802 | 0.4, 7 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 609, 914 | 0.38, 7 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 695, 1042 | 0.35, 7 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 793, 1190 | 0.33, 7 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 906, 1359 | 0.3, 8 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1036, 1553 | 0.28, 8 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1185, 1777 | 0.25, 8 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1357, 2036 | 0.23, 8 |
Quality effects
2 effectsArctic Armour standard quality
- Gains a Stage every seconds, up to a maximum of (0-1) Stages
Advanced Thaumaturgy
This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.
Recommended support gems
9 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Recommendation tier 5
Compatible support gems
165 source recordsShow 142 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: Spell, Buff, HasReservation, Cold, OngoingSkill, Persistent, Damage, Sustained, GainsStages, Cooldown, AttackInPlace
Granted by items
1 itemsAcquisition
2 sources- Lament Amulet: Lament Amulet · Uncut Spirit Gem Tier 4
- Uncut Spirit Gem: Lament Amulet · Uncut Spirit Gem Tier 4
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryVaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Arctic Armour. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
1 changesArctic Armour: Now deals 8 to 12 Cold Damage per Stage at Gem level 4 (previously 16 to 24), scaling to 101 to 152 Cold Damage per Stage at Gem level 20 (previously 203 to 304). Now has 100% more Freeze Buildup. Now has 100% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted.

