Frost Bolt

Frost Bolt is a Sorcerer skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Cold Dmg	Frozen (CC)
Chills (CC)	Chilled (CC)
Freezes (CC)
+ Mana
Vulnerable
Basic
Frost

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Frost Bolt Details and Upgrades

Frost Bolt Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing 38% damage and Chilling (CC) them for 15%. Enchantement Slot Effect Direct Damage from skills applies up to 15% Chill. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Tags: Basic, Frost

Upgrades

Enhanced Frost Bolt Frost Bolt has a 15% chance to explode on Chilled targets hitting surrounding enemies. Chance increased to 100% against Frozen targets.	Glinting Frost Bolt Frost Bolt generates 4 Mana when hitting Chilled or Frozen enemies.
	Flickering Frost Bolt Frost Bolt makes Frozen enemies  Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

Items that work with Frost Bolt

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Frost Bolt
• Create a condition Frost Bolt can exploit
• Exploit a condition Frost Bolt creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Efficiency	Resource	Core or Mastery Skill by 9.0%. Ring	Domhainne Tunnels (Map)	Scosglen	Sorcerer
Aspect of the Expectant	Offensive	After attacking enemies with a Basic Skill, increase the damage of your next Core Skill cast within 5 seconds by 4%[x], up to 30%[x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Underroot (Map)	Codex of Power	All
Aspect of Might	Defensive	Basic Skills grant 20.0% Damage Reduction for 1.5 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Dark Ravine (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Aspect of Overwhelming Currents	Offensive	Unstable Currents has a 14% chance to cast an additional Shock Skill. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Rapid Aspect	Offensive	Basic Skills gain 14%[+] Attack Speed. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Buried Halls (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Stable Aspect	Offensive	While Unstable Currents is not active, your Shock Skills have a 6.0% chance to trigger a free cast from it. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer

Unique Items

	Blue Rose "Her lover's spirit faded, and in her sorrow she wept frozen tears. Where they fell, roses of the purest ice would blossom each winter." - Greenslade's Tales, Chapter 7: "The Myth of Irina Coldheart" Type: Ancestral Unique Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy has up to a 30% chance to form an exploding Ice Spike, dealing [75 - 112] Cold damage. Triple this chance if the enemy is Frozen (CC).	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Cold Resistance Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[3.2 - 6.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[21.0 - 42.0]% Ice Spike Damage +[14.0 - 21.0]% Critical Strike Damage [9.5 - 16.5]% Mana Cost Reduction
	Iceheart Brais The mad artisan saw his fingers turn black from frostbite as he worked the cloth, but refused to stay the needle and thread for even a moment. Type: Ancestral Unique Pants Class: Sorcerer Description: Enemies that die while Frozen (CC) have a [21 - 30]% chance to unleash a Frost Nova.	Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[403 - 873] Maximum Life +[9.5 - 16.5]% Damage to Frozen (CC) Enemies [3.1 - 7.3]% Damage Reduction +[5.0 - 12.0]% Freeze Duration
	Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop "Fool said he dug it out of the sands near Lut Gholein with a few other 'worthless trinkets'. I hid my delight at receiving such a treasure in exchange for a meager handful of coins." - Rakhaan Type: Ancestral Unique Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: For each type of Elemental damage you deal, gain [10.0 - 15.0]%[x] increased damage for 4 seconds, up to [40.0 - 60.0]%[x] . Dealing Elemental damage refreshes all bonuses.	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +4.0% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[19.0 - 26.0]% Non-Physical Damage [5.0 - 12.0]% Resource Generation +[3.2 - 6.0]% Lucky Hit Chance [4.2 - 7.0]% Cooldown Reduction

Paragon Glyphs

	Control Rare: Necromancer / Sorcerer / Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence (Necro) purchased within range, you deal + 2% (lvl 1) - 10% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. For every 5 Intelligence (Rogue) / 5 Dexterity (Sorc) purchased within range, you deal 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.	Additional Bonus: You (and your Minions, necro only) deal x 10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies or, instead, x 20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemies. Requirements: 40 Int (Necro), 25 Int (Rogue), 25 Dex (Sorc) (in radius range)
	Electrocute Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Lightning damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Your Lightning damage has a + 5% increased chance to Critically Strike enemies who are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Frozen (CC). Requirements: 25 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Elementalist Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Non-physical damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Dealing Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage to an enemy increases all damage you deal to them by x 5% for 10 seconds, stacking once per element. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Enchanter Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2% (lvl 1) -10% (lvl 21) increased Non-physical damage.	Additional Bonus: For each skill equipped in your Enchantment Slots, gain + 5% Maximum Resistance to that Skill's element. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Frostbite Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal + 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Chilled (CC) targets.	Additional Bonus: Enemies deal 15% reduced damage to you for 5 seconds after they are no longer Frozen. Requirements: 25 Willpower (in radius range)
	Winter Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Grants + 25% (lvl 1) - 125% (lvl 21) bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: Whenever you Chill (CC) or Freeze (CC) an enemy, you deal x 3% increased Cold damage for 10 seconds, up to x 15%. Requirements: 25 Dexterity (in radius range)

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Frost Bolt

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand
Ranks to Frost Bolt [2 -3]
Basic Skill Damage [18.5 - 39.5%]					✔		✔
Basic Skill Damage [37 - 79%]						✔
Basic Skill Attack Speed [4.4 - 10%]			✔				✔
Frost Skill Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]	✔			✔
Damage to Chilled Enemies [7 - 14%]		✔			✔
Damage to Chilled Enemies [14 - 28%]						✔
Damage to Frozen Enemies [9.5 - 16.5%]		✔			✔
Damage to Frozen Enemies [19 - 33%]						✔
Cold Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔		✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [5 - 12%]		✔			✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [10 - 24%]						✔
Crowd Control Duration [5 - 12%]	✔		✔				✔
Staff: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [35%]						✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand

Changes to Frost Bolt

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Base damage increased from 35% to 38%.