PoE2 skill gem

Permafrost Bolts

Load your Crossbow with icy bolts that fragment in flight, damaging enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. The icy coating on the bolts makes them extremely potent at Freezing enemies. These fragments can Merge.

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

14 effects

Ammunition

  • +1 Bolt loaded per clip

Projectile

  • Fire icy bolts that fragment in flight, damaging enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. The icy coating on the bolts makes them extremely potent at Freezing enemies. These fragments can Merge.
  • Cost: 0 Mana
  • Attack Damage: (17-49)% of base
  • Projectile Speed: 28 metres per Second
  • Converts 80% of Physical damage to Cold damage
  • Pierces (2-4) targets
  • (200-504)% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted
  • (200-504)% more Freeze Buildup
  • Bolts shatter on impact, dealing Damage in a 2.7 metre cone
  • Fires 10 fragments per shot

Hidden

Requirements and restrictions

2 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex
Weapon or skill requirementCrossbows
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex

Requires: Crossbows

Gem level progression

40 levels
Permafrost Bolts levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexManaBase Damage200% more Freeze BuildupPierces 2 targets200% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted
10446100%, 100%, 100%, 17%, 100%2002200
23777100%, 100%, 100%, 19%, 100%2162216
36998100%, 100%, 100%, 21%, 100%2322232
410131310100%, 100%, 100%, 22%, 100%2482248
514171711100%, 100%, 100%, 24%, 100%2642264
618202012100%, 100%, 100%, 26%, 100%2802280
722242414100%, 100%, 100%, 28%, 100%2962296
826282815100%, 100%, 100%, 29%, 100%3123312
931323217100%, 100%, 100%, 31%, 100%3283328
1036373719100%, 100%, 100%, 32%, 100%3443344
1141414121100%, 100%, 100%, 34%, 100%3603360
1246464623100%, 100%, 100%, 35%, 100%3763376
1352515125100%, 100%, 100%, 37%, 100%3923392
1458575727100%, 100%, 100%, 38%, 100%4083408
1564626230100%, 100%, 100%, 40%, 100%4243424
1666646432100%, 100%, 100%, 42%, 100%4404440
1772707035100%, 100%, 100%, 44%, 100%4564456
1878757538100%, 100%, 100%, 45%, 100%4724472
1984808041100%, 100%, 100%, 47%, 100%4884488
2090868644100%, 100%, 100%, 49%, 100%5044504
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Permafrost Bolts levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexManaBase Damage200% more Freeze BuildupPierces 2 targets200% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted
21Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable48100%, 100%, 100%, 51%, 100%5204520
22Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable52100%, 100%, 100%, 54%, 100%5364536
23Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable56100%, 100%, 100%, 56%, 100%5524552
24Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable60100%, 100%, 100%, 58%, 100%5685568
25Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable64100%, 100%, 100%, 61%, 100%5845584
26Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable69100%, 100%, 100%, 63%, 100%6005600
27Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable74100%, 100%, 100%, 66%, 100%6165616
28Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable80100%, 100%, 100%, 69%, 100%6325632
29Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable85100%, 100%, 100%, 71%, 100%6485648
30Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable91100%, 100%, 100%, 74%, 100%6645664
31Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable98100%, 100%, 100%, 78%, 100%6805680
32Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable104100%, 100%, 100%, 81%, 100%6965696
33Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable112100%, 100%, 100%, 84%, 100%7125712
34Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable119100%, 100%, 100%, 88%, 100%7285728
35Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable127100%, 100%, 100%, 91%, 100%7445744
36Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable136100%, 100%, 100%, 95%, 100%7605760
37Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable145100%, 100%, 100%, 99%, 100%7765776
38Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable154100%, 100%, 100%, 103%, 100%7925792
39Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable164100%, 100%, 100%, 108%, 100%8085808
40Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable175100%, 100%, 100%, 112%, 100%8245824

Quality effects

3 effects

Ammunition standard quality

  • (0-100)% more reload speed

Projectile standard quality

  • Fires (0-2) fragments per shot

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.

  • 100% more reload speedQuality scaling: (0-100)% more reload speed

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: CrossbowAmmoSkill, ReservesManually, Attack, UsableWhileMoving, MirageArcherCanUse

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 1

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Crossbow, tier 1

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 1 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Crossbow

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Permafrost Bolts. 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
0.4.0
Direct change

Permafrost Bolts: Now has Projectiles Pierce 2 targets at Gem level 1 scaling to Projectiles Pierce 5 targets at Gem level 24. Base projectile speed has been increased by 50%. Now has equal Magnitude of Chill inflicted as Freeze Buildup.

0.3.0
Direct change

Permafrost Bolts: Now has 200-504% more Freeze Buildup at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 80% at all Gem levels). Now has 17-49% Attack Damage at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 17-62%).

0.2.0
Direct change

Permafrost Bolts now scales Freeze Buildup with Gem level, up to 186% more at Gem level 20 (previously 80% at all levels).