Skills with a fixed number of projectiles (such as Glacial Lance) can now benefit from effects that cause projectile count modifiers to apply to something else instead (such as Ricochet III Support).
PoE2 skill gem
Glacial Lance
Throw a single Piercing lance that leaves icy fragments in its wake. The fragments Chill nearby enemies. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to cause the glacial fragments created by the first Projectile to explode outwards after a short duration, peppering enemies with shrapnel.
Changed in 0.5
Effects
22 effects- Converts 80% of Physical damage to Cold damage
- Chilling radius is 1.2 metres
- Fragment duration is 6 seconds
- Frenzy-Charged fragment duration is 1 second
- Pierces all Targets
- Projectiles cannot Split
- Projectiles cannot Fork
- Number of Projectiles cannot be modified
Spear
- Converts 80% of Physical damage to Cold damage
- Number of Projectiles cannot be modified
- (100-157)% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted
- (100-157)% more Freeze Buildup
- Pierces all Targets
- Projectiles cannot Fork
- Projectiles cannot Split
- Chilling radius is 1.2 metres
- Frenzy-Charged fragment duration is 1 second
- Fragment duration is 6 seconds
Requirements and restrictions
2 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Dex
Requires: Spears
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Dex | Mana | Base Damage | 100% more Freeze Buildup | 100% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 130%, 130%, 130%, 185% | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 143%, 143%, 143%, 204% | 103 | 103 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 157%, 157%, 157%, 224% | 106 | 106 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 171%, 171%, 171%, 245% | 109 | 109 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 185%, 185%, 185%, 265% | 112 | 112 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 199%, 199%, 199%, 286% | 115 | 115 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 17 | 213%, 213%, 213%, 307% | 118 | 118 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 19 | 226%, 226%, 226%, 327% | 121 | 121 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 21 | 237%, 237%, 237%, 346% | 124 | 124 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 23 | 249%, 249%, 249%, 366% | 127 | 127 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 25 | 261%, 261%, 261%, 387% | 130 | 130 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 28 | 274%, 274%, 274%, 410% | 133 | 133 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 31 | 288%, 288%, 288%, 434% | 136 | 136 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 33 | 303%, 303%, 303%, 461% | 139 | 139 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 37 | 318%, 318%, 318%, 490% | 142 | 142 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 40 | 334%, 334%, 334%, 520% | 145 | 145 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 43 | 350%, 350%, 350%, 554% | 148 | 148 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 47 | 368%, 368%, 368%, 590% | 151 | 151 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 51 | 386%, 386%, 386%, 628% | 154 | 154 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 55 | 405%, 405%, 405%, 670% | 157 | 157 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Dex | Mana | Base Damage | 100% more Freeze Buildup | 100% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 59 | 426%, 426%, 426%, 715% | 160 | 160 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 64 | 447%, 447%, 447%, 762% | 163 | 163 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 69 | 469%, 469%, 469%, 813% | 166 | 166 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 74 | 493%, 493%, 493%, 867% | 169 | 169 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 80 | 517%, 517%, 517%, 925% | 172 | 172 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 85 | 543%, 543%, 543%, 987% | 175 | 175 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 92 | 571%, 571%, 571%, 1052% | 178 | 178 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 98 | 599%, 599%, 599%, 1123% | 181 | 181 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 105 | 629%, 629%, 629%, 1197% | 184 | 184 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 113 | 660%, 660%, 660%, 1277% | 187 | 187 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 120 | 693%, 693%, 693%, 1362% | 188 | 188 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 129 | 728%, 728%, 728%, 1453% | 190 | 190 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 138 | 765%, 765%, 765%, 1550% | 191 | 191 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 147 | 803%, 803%, 803%, 1653% | 193 | 193 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 157 | 843%, 843%, 843%, 1763% | 194 | 194 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 167 | 885%, 885%, 885%, 1880% | 196 | 196 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 178 | 929%, 929%, 929%, 2006% | 197 | 197 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 190 | 976%, 976%, 976%, 2139% | 199 | 199 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 202 | 1025%, 1025%, 1025%, 2282% | 200 | 200 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 215 | 1076%, 1076%, 1076%, 2434% | 202 | 202 |
Quality effects
2 effectsSpear standard quality
- +(0-0.4) metres to Chilling radius
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
13 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Recommendation tier 5
Compatible support gems
239 source recordsShow 216 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: Attack, RangedAttack, Area, Cold, Projectile, Spear, ProjectileSpeed, ProjectilesFromUser, UsableWhileMoving, Barrageable, UsableWhileMounted, Duration, ConsumesCharges, SkillConsumesFrenzyChargesOnUse, ProjectilesNumberModifiersNotApplied, MirageArcherCanUse
Acquisition
1 sources- Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 7
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryThis skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 7 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
Vaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Glacial Lance. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
5 changesGlacial Lance is now able to chain off terrain.
Fixed a bug where Glacial Lance's explosions did not scale with area damage.
Glacial Lance Attack Speed is now 50% of base (from 45%).
Skills with a fixed number of projectiles (such as Glacial Lance) can now benefit from effects that cause projectile count modifiers to apply to something else instead (such as Ricochet III Support).
Glacial Lance: Frenzy-Charge-Empowered explosion now deals 213-670% of Attack Damage (previously 274-598%) at Gem levels 7-20. Attack speed is now 60% of base (previously 50%). Now has 118-157% more Freeze Buildup (previously 68-107%) at Gem levels 7-20. Explosion now has 168-364% more Freeze Buildup (previously 116-214%) at Gem levels 7-20. Now has equal Magnitude of Chill inflicted as Freeze Buildup. Now Converts 80% of Physical damage to Cold damage (previously 60%).
