PoE2 skill gem

Freezing Shards

Launch icy Projectiles in a sweeping arc. Multiple Projectiles can hit the same enemy.

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.

Effects

3 effects

Requirements and restrictions

1 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-157) Int
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int

Gem level progression

40 levels
Freezing Shards levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelIntBase DamageDeals 2 to 3 Cold Damage
104100%, 100%, 100%2, 3
239100%, 100%, 100%3, 4
3614100%, 100%, 100%4, 5
41021100%, 100%, 100%5, 7
51428100%, 100%, 100%6, 9
61835100%, 100%, 100%7, 11
72241100%, 100%, 100%9, 14
82648100%, 100%, 100%11, 17
93157100%, 100%, 100%14, 20
103665100%, 100%, 100%16, 24
114174100%, 100%, 100%19, 29
124682100%, 100%, 100%22, 34
135292100%, 100%, 100%26, 39
1458103100%, 100%, 100%30, 44
1564113100%, 100%, 100%34, 51
1666116100%, 100%, 100%38, 58
1772126100%, 100%, 100%44, 66
1878137100%, 100%, 100%50, 74
1984147100%, 100%, 100%56, 84
2090157100%, 100%, 100%64, 96
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Freezing Shards levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelIntBase DamageDeals 2 to 3 Cold Damage
21Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%72, 108
22Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%81, 122
23Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%92, 138
24Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%104, 155
25Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%117, 175
26Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%132, 198
27Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%149, 223
28Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%168, 252
29Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%189, 284
30Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%213, 320
31Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%241, 361
32Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%272, 408
33Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%307, 461
34Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%347, 521
35Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%393, 589
36Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%444, 666
37Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%503, 755
38Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%570, 855
39Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%646, 970
40Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%734, 1100

Quality effects

1 effects

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Spell, Damage, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, AreaSpell, Invokable, Cold, Unleashable, UsableWhileMoving

Granted by items

2 items

Acquisition

1 sources

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Freezing Shards. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
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Patch history

3 changes
0.2.1
Direct change

The Cold variant of Guiding Palm is now called Guiding Palm of the Eye. It now grants Allies in your Presence 15-23 to 28-35 Added Cold Damage to Attacks (previously 3-5 to 6-8). It now grants 20-30 Intelligence instead of 7-13 to all Attributes. It now grants you 25% of damage as extra Cold damage, and a permanent Guided Freezing Shrine buff that causes freezing shards to fire around you in a spiral when in range of enemies.

0.3.0
Direct change

The following skills found as inherent skills on Wands and Staves now deal approximately 12% more Damage from skill level 11 onwards: Bone Blast, Chaos Bolt, Decompose, Firebolt, Freezing Shards, Lightning Bolt, Power Siphon, and Solar Orb.

0.2.0
Direct change

Freezing Shards now fires 5 projectiles (previously 7), and now has 100% more Freeze Buildup (previously 50%).