Frostbite - Path of Exile

Frostbite Frostbite is an active skill gem.

Curses all targets in an area, lowering their cold resistance and giving them a chance to be frozen when hit.You are cursed. You take more Cold damage and are more prone to being Frozen.

Spell, AoE, Duration, Cold, Curse, Hex. Level: 1–20. Cost: 24–50 Mana. Cast Time: 0.50 sec. Radius: 16. Requires Level 24.

  • Base duration is (8–11.8) seconds
  • +(0–10) to radius
  • Cursed enemies have (-36–-17)% to Cold Resistance
  • Hits against Cursed Enemies have +25% chance to Freeze

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

NameAdditional Effects From QualityWeight
FrostbiteFreezes on Cursed enemies have (0–20)% increased Duration50

PoE 3.20 Changes

Frostbite
Removed
  • Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
Modified
  • New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
  • Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
  • New: Cursed enemies have -36% to Cold Resistance
  • Old: Cursed enemies have -44% to Cold Resistance

PoE 3.20: Frostbite now causes Cursed Enemies to have -17% to Cold Resistance at gem level 1 (previously -25%), up to -36% at gem level 20 (previously -44%).

Blizzard Caller now provides "Your Frostbite Curse can affect Hexproof Enemies" and "30% increased Freeze Duration on Cursed Enemies."

Boiling Ambushers found in Map areas now cast Frostbite instead of Elemental Weakness.

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Related Gems

Level Effect

LevelRequires LevelDexterityIntelligenceCostBase duration is 9 seconds# to radiusCursed enemies have -25% to Cold ResistanceExperience
12425372490-25118,383
2272841269.11-26175,816
3303145279.21-27254,061
4333449299.32-28359,090
5363653309.42-29498,508
6393956329.53-30682,057
7424260349.63-31921,777
8454564359.74-321,727,879
9484868379.84-331,138,877
10504971389.95-341,368,233
1152517439105-351,638,338
125453764010.16-361,956,648
135655794210.26-373,655,184
145857824310.37-383,017,327
156059844410.47-397,793,914
166260874510.58-4015,206,031
176462904610.68-4126,185,582
186664924710.79-4262,755,923
196866954810.89-43211,877,683
207068985010.910-44
2172511110-45
22745211.111-46
23765311.211-47
24785411.312-48
25805611.412-49
26825711.513-50
27845811.613-51
28865911.714-52
29886011.814-53
30906111.915-54
31916311.9515-54
3292651215-55
33936612.0515-55
34946712.116-56
35956812.1516-56
36967012.216-57
37977112.2516-57
38987212.317-58
39997312.3517-58
401007512.417-59

Frostbite is a spell that curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to cold damage and giving cold damage a chance to freeze.

Skill Functions and Interactions

  • Negative Resistances: This curse can cause resistance values to dip into the negative, if the base values are low enough. This will have the effect of increasing the damage above values listed on the character screen. For example, a monster that has 0% cold resistance, and then is inflicted with level 1 Frostbite, will take 25% more (multiplicative) cold damage than the spell or attack would normally cause.
  • Frostbite can be turned into an aura by linking it with either Blasphemy Support or Awakened Blasphemy Support.

Item acquisition

Frostbite can drop anywhere. Drop level: 24.

Recipes

Frostbite can be created from the following recipes:

Amount Part Description
13 The Cataclysm Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem
6 The Fox Random level 20 gem
8 Dying Anguish Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality
8 The Hook Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality
3 Gemcutter's Promise Random gem with 20% quality
1 Gemcutter's Incubator Random gem with 1–20% quality
1 The Void Random divination card set exchange

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class → Witch Shadow Ranger Duelist Marauder Templar Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love
Act 3		 ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class → Witch Shadow Ranger Duelist Marauder Templar Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love
Act 3
Clarissa		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa		 ✓
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth		 ✓

Other sources

Mods

Name Generation Type Group Level Stats Spawn Weighting
of Redemption Suffix CurseOnHitLevel 75 Curse Enemies with Frostbite on Hit, with 20% increased Effect ring_eyrie 200
default 0
of Redemption Suffix CurseOnHitLevel 80 Curse Enemies with Frostbite on Hit, with 32% increased Effect ring_eyrie 200
default 0
of Redemption Suffix CurseOnHitLevel 78 Curse Enemies with Frostbite on Hit, with 40% increased Effect wand_eyrie 500
default 0

Delve drop-only modifiers

Name Generation Type Group Level Stats
of the Underground Suffix CurseOnHitLevel 60 Curse Enemies with Frostbite on Hit, with 20% increased Effect

Unique items

Item Level Stats
The Putrid Cloister 1 Players are Cursed with Vulnerability
Players are Cursed with Conductivity
Players are Cursed with Flammability
Players are Cursed with Frostbite
Players are Cursed with Despair
Unique Boss drops divination cards
The Twilight Temple 1 Area has increased monster variety
Players are Cursed with Flammability
Players are Cursed with Frostbite
Area is inhabited by Lunaris fanatics
Area is inhabited by Solaris fanatics
(25-50)% increased Pack size
Watcher's Eye 1 (4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield
(4-6)% increased maximum Life
(4-6)% increased maximum Mana
<Two or Three random aura modifiers>
Asphyxia's Wrath 20 (20-30)% increased Projectile SpeedGrants Level 5 Frostbite Skill
(8-12)% increased Attack Speed
+(30-40)% to Cold Resistance
(30-40)% increased Chill Duration on Enemies
Gain 20% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
(7-10)% chance to Freeze
Hexes on Slain Enemies are transferred to a nearby Enemy
Impresence 64 +(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage
+(50-70) to maximum Life
(45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
+(20-25)% to Cold Resistance
Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy
Impresence 64 +(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage
+(50-70) to maximum Life
(45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
+(20-25)% to Cold Resistance
Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy
<Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Frostbite.

Name Level Labyrinth Stats Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Frostbite Curse Effect 1 66 Merciless Labyrinth 20% increased Frostbite Curse Effect helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Frostbite Curse Effect 2 75 Eternal Labyrinth 30% increased Frostbite Curse Effect helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Frostbite Duration 1 66 Merciless Labyrinth 30% increased Frostbite Duration helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Frostbite Duration 2 75 Eternal Labyrinth 45% increased Frostbite Duration helmet 100
default 0