Frozen Vortex
Level: 1
Cost Multiplier: 120%
Requires: Level 1
Support Requirements: +5 Int
Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to create a chilling vortex on Shattering an enemy.
Vortex lasts 3 seconds
Supported Skills create a Vortex on Shattering an enemy
Vortex deals 30% of Overkill Damage per second
Vortex Chills Enemies
Vortex deals 30% of Overkill Damage per second
Vortex Chills Enemies
Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Level Effect /1
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Cost Multiplier: 120% |
Level | Requires Level | Int |
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1 | 1 | 7 |
Attribute /4
Frozen Vortex
Key | Value |
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Acronym | Shatter, Chill |
BaseType | Frozen Vortex |
Class | Support Gems |
ItemType | Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemFrozenVortex |
Frozen Vortex
Level: 1
Cost Multiplier: 120%
Requires: Level 1
Support Requirements: +5 Int
Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to create a chilling vortex on Shattering an enemy.
Vortex lasts 3 seconds
Supported Skills create a Vortex on Shattering an enemy
Vortex deals 30% of Overkill Damage per second
Vortex Chills Enemies
Vortex deals 30% of Overkill Damage per second
Vortex Chills Enemies
base frozen vortex range [16]
Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Supported Gem /121
Firebolt
Launches a fiery Projectile towards a target. The Projectile explodes on impact, damaging foes in a small area.
Ice Nova
A nova of ice expands from you, Knocking Back enemies based on how close they are to you. Casting Ice Nova targeting near a Frostbolt Projectile will cause it to originate from the Frostbolt instead of you, and cause more Freeze buildup.
Leap Slam
Jump into the air, damaging and Knocking Back enemies with your mace where you land. Enemies you would land on are
pushed out of the way.
Shield Charge
Channel to charge in the target direction. You will crash into enemies on your path, stopping your charge and dealing damage to enemies in an area, and extra damage to the enemies you collided with. While charging, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.
Detonate Dead
Causes a Corpse to violently explode, damaging surrounding enemies.
Volatile Dead
Consumes a Corpse to create a fireball that seeks out enemies and explodes.
Flicker Strike
Teleport to a enemy and Strike them. Consumes Power Charges to perform additional teleporting Strikes on nearby enemies.
Spark
Launches a spray of sparking Projectiles that travel erratically along the ground until they hit an enemy or expire.
Spark
Launches a spray of sparking Projectiles that travel erratically along the ground until they hit an enemy or expire.
Frost Wall
Creates a wall of Ice Crystals which holds back enemies. The Crystals explode if sufficiently damaged, or if pushed hard enough, damaging nearby enemies.
Shock Nova
Unleashes a Nova of Lightning damage to Electrocute enemies.
Lightning Warp
Teleports you inside the target's body, causing it to violently explode. Highlights enemies that can be Culled, and can only be used on these enemies or Ball Lightning Projectiles. The target is destroyed, and the explosion deals Lightning Damage to surrounding enemies and creates Shocked Ground.
Armour Breaker
Attack with a forceful blow, knocking enemies back and weakening their Armour.
Rain of Arrows
Fire arrows into the air, causing them to rain from above. Consumes your Frenzy Charges to fire more arrows.
Firestorm
Rains flaming bolts over the targeted area. Ignites on enemies in front of you are Consumed to fuel the Firestorm, causing one bolt to be improved for each Ignite Consumed.
Falling Thunder
Infuses your Quarterstaff with electrical energies, then Slams the ground to deal damage in a large cone in front of you. Consumes your Power Charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact.
Power Siphon
Attempts to rip the lifeforce from an enemy. Enemies within Culling range will be highlighted and instantly killed on Hit, granting a Power Charge. Can only target Enemies in Culling range.
Lightning Arrow
Fires a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire Chaining Lightning beams at nearby enemies.
Arc
An arc of Lightning stretches from the caster to a targeted enemy and Chains on to other nearby enemies.
Arctic Armour
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.
Incinerate
Conjures a torrent of Fire from your hand, Igniting enemies in front of you. The flames grow stronger the longer you Channel for, and at maximum strength also apply stacking Fire Exposure and creating Ignited Ground.
Flameblast
Channels to build destructive energy around you or a targeted Solar Orb. Releasing the energy causes a devastating explosion that is larger and more intense the longer you Channelled for.
Ball Lightning
Fires a slow-moving Projectile that repeatedly shoots bolts of Lightning at nearby enemies.
Herald of Ice
While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
Herald of Thunder
While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Infernal Cry
Performs a warcry, Empowering subsequent Attacks. Consumes all Endurance Charges to Empower additional attacks. Enemies in the warcry's area are destabilised and will Combust on death.
Frost Bomb
Creates a pulsing Orb of frost. Each pulse inflicts Cold Exposure on nearby enemies. When the Orb's duration ends, it explodes, dealing Cold damage to surrounding enemies.
Orb of Storms
Creates an Orb of electricity that fires Chaining Lightning bolts at nearby enemies.
Earthquake
Smashes the ground, dealing damage in an area and leaving behind Jagged Ground that slows enemies. The Jagged Ground erupts in a powerful Aftershock after a duration. Cannot create Jagged Ground on top of an existing patch, or if you already have the maximum number of active patches.
Essence Drain
Fires a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.
Sunder
Slams the ground, creating a roiling fissure that damages enemies in a sequence of areas in front of you. A number of enemies hit by the wave will release a shockwave, damaging other enemies.
Frostbolt
Fires a slow-moving Piercing Projectile that leaves a wake of Chilled Ground, deals Cold damage and explodes on colliding with terrain.
Dark Pact
Sacrifices the life of a Reviving Minion to deal Chaos damage in an area around it. If you have no Minions, your own life is sacrificed instead.
Soulrend
Fires a Piercing Projectile that seeks out enemies. Enemies hit are inflicted with a Debuff that Hinders them and deals Chaos damage over time for a short duration.
Seismic Cry
Performs a damaging warcry, Knocking Back nearby enemies. If a Heavy Stunned enemy is hit, your next Slam is Empowered to perform an additional Aftershock. If not, this skill's cooldown is reset. Only counts Heavily Stunned enemies for purposes of counting Power Gained.
Earthshatter
Slam the ground, sending out a fissure that deals area damage to enemies it passes under and thrusts a spike from the ground when it ends. Warcries performed near the spike will cause it to shatter, damaging surrounding enemies.
Hexblast
Detonates Curses on enemies in an area, causing explosions of Chaos damage but removing the Curse.
Exsanguinate
Expel your own blood as Chaining blood tendrils in a cone in front of you. Enemies hit by the tendrils take Physical damage and are inflicted with a Debuff that deals Physical damage over time.
Reap
Conjures a bloody scythe that sweeps across the targeted area, dealing Physical damage to enemies and applying Critical Weakness.
Boneshatter
Attacks enemies with a melee Strike. The Strike will cause a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. Upon causing a Heavy Stun it will also create a Shockwave, dealing a large amount of damage in an area.
Eye of Winter
Fires a single Eye Projectile which does not hit enemies. The Eye constantly releases damaging shard Projectiles in a spiral as it flies, plus an extra burst of shards at the end of its flight. If the Eye passes over an Elemental ground surface, it will take on that surface's effect, applying it to nearby enemies and causing shards to deal more damage of the corresponding type.
Lightning Conduit
Calls down lightning to strike all enemies in a cone in front of you. Deals significantly more damage to Shocked enemies but Consumes Shock from them after damaging them. Targeting close to you will cause you to jump back as you cast.
Galvanic Field
Grants a Buff that boosts your Shock chance. Shocking an enemy consumes the Buff to attach an Orb of electricity to that enemy. The Orb fires bolts of electricity at nearby enemies until it expires.
Volcanic Fissure
Slam the ground, creating a winding fissure that deals damage as it travels and remains for a duration. Using a different Slam on a fissure will cause an Aftershock, which spreads to all connected fissures.
Whirling Assault
Advance while hitting enemies around you with a series of spinning Strikes.
Rolling Slam
Slam the ground to Stun enemies and knock them away, then continue forward and perform a devastating second Slam. Holding down the skill input allows you to change direction as you move.
Escape Shot
Leap backwards and fire an arrow which can Chill or Freeze enemies around the location you escaped from.
Supercharged Slam
Channel to charge up a heavy swing, drawing earth from the ground to enlarge your mace. Release to Slam the ground, dealing damage in an area around the impact, followed by Aftershocks dealing damage in a larger area.
Wind Blast
Strike enemies at range by generating a gust of wind as you swing. Enemies will be Knocked Back based on how close they are to you.
Wave of Frost
Flips backwards and sends forth a Freezing wave in front of you.
Ice Strike
Perform a fast icy Strike. Using this Attack three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.
Glacial Cascade
Sweep your Quarterstaff upwards, releasing an icy fissure which deals damage in a series of bursts culminating in a large spike. Frozen enemies hit by the final spike are dealt heavy damage but the Freeze is Consumed. Ice Crystals hit by the final spike explode.
Comet
Calls down a mass of ice from the sky, dealing high damage at the targeted location. Targeting close to you will cause you to jump back as you cast.
Killing Palm
Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an unarmed Attack, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.
Shattering Palm
Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an Unarmed Attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack damage. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.
Spiral Volley
Loads your Bow with a volley of enchanted arrows and fires them in a circle as you spin forward, firing directly at targets if possible. Consumes Frenzy Charges to cause the arrows to deal more damage and Chain to other targets. Each target can only be Hit once.
Lightning Bolt
Call down a Shocking bolt of Lightning to strike enemies in a small area.
Explosive Grenade
Fires a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.
Flash Grenade
Fires a bouncing grenade that unleashes a Blinding, Stunning explosion when its fuse expires. This explosion can Blind both Allies and Enemies.
Gas Grenade
Fires a bouncing Grenade that causes a burst of Poison gas when its fuse expires, damaging enemies and leaving behind a growing Poison cloud. Burning effects or Detonator skills will cause the cloud to explode in a fiery blast.
Oil Grenade
Fires a bouncing grenade that bursts in a spray of Oil when the fuse expires or when it impacts an Enemy, dealing minimal damage but covering the ground and nearby enemies in Oil. Oil created this way can be Ignited by Detonator Skills or Ignited Ground.
Voltaic Grenade
Fires a bouncing grenade that discharges an Electrocuting Lightning blast when its fuse expires.
Tempest Flurry
Perform a series of aggressive Strikes. When used in quick succession, the third use Strikes three times, and the fourth use performs a Final Strike that calls down a powerful Shocking bolt.
Staggering Palm
Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an Unarmed Attack. Heavy Stunning an enemy with this Skill grants you a Buff that causes your Quarterstaff and Unarmed Attacks to also fire Projectiles for a short duration. Enemies which are Primed for Stun will instantly be Heavily Stunned. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.
Siphoning Strike
Dash to a target and Strike them with your Quarterstaff. If the target is Shocked, consumes the Shock to release a Lightning shockwave around the target and grant you a Power Charge.
Tempest Bell
Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.
Chaos Bolt
Fires a burst of Chaos energy at the target.
Frozen Locus
Leap backward and crack the ground with your staff to call forth an Ice Crystal, which creates Chilled Ground around it and can be damaged by you and enemies. If the Crystal is destroyed it causes an icy explosion that deals Attack damage but does not use your weapon's damage.
Bonestorm
Channel to conjure a swarm of bone spikes in the air, then release to fire them at enemies and explode. Shrapnel lodges in enemies hit, each causing the next Attack against that enemy to deal additional damage. Consumes your Power Charges to cause much larger explosions.
Bone Cage
Raises a ring of bone spikes around you. The spikes are destroyed when enemies touch them, damaging and Pinning those enemies.
Unearth
Raises spikes of bone from the earth in front of you, damaging enemies. The bones of Corpses in the area are ripped out and reassembled into short-lived Bone Construct Minions that fight for you.
Detonating Arrow
Channel to build up power before firing off a burning arrow. At maximum charge, the arrow will detonate at the end of its flight, causing an explosion in an area around it.
Poisonburst Arrow
Fires a virulent arrow that creates a burst of Poison on hit, affecting all enemies in an area.
Toxic Growth
Leap into the air and fire a volley of arrows which cause toxic pustules to sprout from the ground on impact. The pustules explode after a delay and can be Poisoned, causing them to explode faster and more violently.
Stormcaller Arrow
Fires an arrow that embeds where it lands for a short duration. At the end of the duration, a Lightning bolt strikes the arrow, disintegrating it and damaging enemies with a high chance to Shock.
Lightning Rod
Fire an arrow that drops from above, creating a Lightning burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any Chaining Lightning beams can Chain to it. When Chained to, the arrows release another Lightning burst.
Snipe
Channel to charge up your bow before releasing a powerful shot. Releasing the moment you fully charge causes the arrow to explode on impact for a guaranteed Critical Hit.
Gas Arrow
Fires a noxious arrow at the ground, creating a cloud of flammable poisonous gas at the end of its flight. The cloud will detonate if hit by a Detonator skill or if an Ignited enemy touches it, creating a fiery explosion.
Solar Orb
Creates a fiery Orb that periodically releases fiery pulses. Enemies that are very close to the Orb are Ignited.
Fireball
Launches a large ball of Fire which explodes on impact, creating a nova of smaller firebolts.
Electrocuting Arrow
Leap forward into the air and fire downward. Hitting an enemy will attach an Electrocuting Rod to them, causing all incoming Lightning damage to build up Electrocution. This rod is removed when the enemy is next Electrocuted.
Cold Snap
Shatters the frost on a Frozen enemy, Consuming the Freeze to deal a large amount of Cold Damage to enemies caught in the blast. Can also be cast on a Frostbolt to cause it to explode immediately. Any Frozen enemies hit by the Frostbolt's explosion will be dealt Cold Snap's damage and have their Freeze Consumed.
Perfect Strike
Charge up your weapon while channelling. Releasing the moment you fully charge will release a wave of Fire.
Resonating Shield
Repeatedly strike your Shield with your weapon causing damaging shockwaves in an area around you. Enemies hit by the shockwave lose Armour for a duration. While using Resonating Shield, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.
Freezing Shards
Launches icy Projectiles in a sweeping arc. Multiple Projectiles can hit the same enemy.
Vine Arrow
Fire an arrow into the air that lands after a short delay, causing a plant to spring up at the impact location. The plant sprouts vines that latch onto nearby enemies, Slowing their movement speed and dealing Chaos damage over time. The plant can be Poisoned, causing it to deal more damage.
Decompose
Consumes a Corpse to create a cloud of flammable Poisonous gas. Any Burning effects or Detonator skills will explode the gas cloud, creating a fiery explosion.
Bone Blast
Conjures a circle of ritual inscriptions that last for a short duration. When the duration ends, spikes of bone erupt from enemies in the area, damaging them and potentially causing Bleeding.
Molten Blast
Gouges molten rock from the ground and flings it at the target. The Projectile explodes on collision, damaging enemies and scattering shrapnel in a cone behind it.
Hammer of the Gods
Entreats the Ancestors to crush your enemies, manifesting a massive hammer that falls from the sky onto your target, Slamming into the ground after a short duration and dealing immense damage based on your weapon.
Living Bomb
Plant a seed of Fire inside an enemy, which grows over a duration. When the duration expires, the seed explodes, damaging the enemy and all other enemies nearby.
Stampede
Charges forward, cracking the earth and leaving a patch of Jagged Ground with every footstep. At the end of your charge, a massive leaping Slam damages enemies and causes all nearby patches of Jagged Ground to explode, damaging enemies standing on them.
Shield Wall
Ram your Shield into the ground, throwing up a semi-circular wall of earth. Enemies can attack the walls and your Slams will instantly destroy them. Each wall segment explodes when destroyed, damaging enemies around it.
Ember Fusillade
Conjures a blazing Ember that hovers above you. After a short duration, the Ember launches at an enemy, dealing Fire damage in an area on impact. Recasting this spell resets the duration for all active Embers. Multiple Embers fired in the same Fusillade will attempt to target different enemies.
High Velocity Rounds
Loads your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that can consume Fully Broken Armour on enemies to deal extra damage.
Fragmentation Rounds
Loads your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode.
Siege Cascade
Loads your Crossbow with enemy-seeking payloads which are fired into the air, dropping a bolt near every enemy in the target area. These bolts lodge in the ground and explode after a short delay.
Armour Piercing Rounds
Loads your Crossbow with a clip of bolts that can be fired rapidly and Break enemy Armour. Using this skill again reloads the clip.
Explosive Shot
Loads your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.
Incendiary Shot
Loads your Crossbow with flaming bolts that fragment in flight, damaging and Igniting enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target.
Rapid Shot
Loads your Crossbow with a large clip of heavily modified bolts that cause Heat to build up on your crossbow, before unleashing a stream of flaming bolts that gain Fire Damage based on your Heat. Heat also grants bonus damage to Grenades you fire, but dissipates rapidly when not building up. Using this skill again reloads the clip.
Glacial Bolt
Loads your Crossbow with icy bolts that create two walls of Ice Crystals at the end of their flight.
Permafrost Bolts
Loads 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.
Hailstorm Rounds
Passively generates bolts of ice at a frequency equal to reload time, up to a cap. Activate to Load the accumulated bolts into your Crossbow. All loaded bolts are fired at once, causing them to rain down over the target area.
Ice Shards
Loads your Crossbow with a clip of icy bolts that rapidly fire at the ground, leaving a shard of ice at the impact location unless the bolt hits an enemy. The ice shards shatter when enemies step on them, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Using this skill again reloads the clip.
Plasma Blast
Loads your Crossbow with unstable bolts that require a lengthy charging period to fire but deal devastating damage, pierce through enemies, and explode upon hitting terrain.
Galvanic Shards
Loads your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. Using this skill again reloads the clip.
Stormblast Bolts
Loads your Crossbow with charged bolts that land around the target location and explode if hit by a Detonator Skill. Using this skill again reloads the clip.
Shockburst Rounds
Loads your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts which release damaging pulses upon Hitting an enemy affected by a Lightning Ailment. Using this skill again reloads the clip.
Shockchain Arrow
Fires a Lightning-infused arrow that homes in on Shocked enemies. Hitting a Shocked enemy will Consume the Shock to charge the arrow, causing it to release a damaging shockwave and split beams towards up to two nearby targets, prioritising ones which are Shocked. If the beam hits a Shocked target, it will release another damaging shockwave and can continue to Chain.
Vaulting Impact
Leaps forward and Slams the ground, sending out a Stunning shockwave that is especially potent against Dazed enemies.
Storm Wave
Sweep your Quarterstaff, projecting a bolt of Lightning through the ground in a long wave ahead of you.
Decompose
Consumes a Corpse to create a cloud of flammable Poisonous gas. Any Burning effects or Detonator skills will explode the gas cloud, creating a fiery explosion.
Ice Shot
Fires an icy arrow that sprays a cone of ice shards when it hits a target.
Cluster Grenade
Fires a bouncing Grenade that explodes when its fuse expires, throwing out a nova of mini Grenades that explode when they come to a stop.
Tornado Shot
Fires a skyward shot that whips up a Tornado where it lands, dealing Physical damage over time and Hindering enemies standing in it. Arrows and Crossbow bolts fired at the Tornado are sucked into it, causing the Tornado to spit out a nova of copied Projectiles. Copied Projectiles cannot be copied again, even by further Tornados.
Magnetic Salvo
Aims skyward and fires energy missiles at lingering arrows or bolts created by other Lightning Attacks in front of you. The missiles explode if they land close to a lingering bolt or arrow, dealing more damage in a larger area but destroying that bolt or arrow in the process.
Freezing Salvo
Passively coalesces icy missiles from the air over time. Using the skill fires a missile, firing an additional missile for each that has been accumulated.
Gathering Storm
Flips backward and Channels to charge your Quarterstaff with Lightning. Releasing dashes towards the target location, damaging enemies along the way. Releasing with perfect timing performs a Lightning-infused dash that releases shockwaves from enemies you dash through and leaves a trail of Shocked Ground in your wake.
Ember Fusillade
Conjures a blazing Ember that hovers above you. After a short duration, the Ember launches at an enemy, dealing Fire damage in an area on impact. Recasting this spell resets the duration for all active Embers. Multiple Embers fired in the same Fusillade will attempt to target different enemies.
Lightning Bolt
Call down a Shocking bolt of Lightning to strike enemies in a small area.