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Frozen Orb

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Frozen Orb in action.

Frozen Orb

Casting Delay: 1 Second
Required Level: 30
Prerequisites: Ice Bolt, Ice Blast, Frost Nova, Glacial Spike, Blizzard
Synergies: Each skill point in Ice Bolt adds: +2% Cold Damage Per Level
Details: One of the more awesome spells in the game, Frozen Orb fires out a glowing orb of ice that spins across most of the visible screen, emitting dozens of tiny Ice Bolts in all directions.

  • Frozen Orb requires some skill to use, since the damage is highest right where the orb is targeted, and especially at the point it expires with one final swirl of ice. Enemies must therefore be within effective range, and not blocked by walls or other obstacles.
  • As with all casting delay Sorceress skills, Frozen Orb can and should be teamed with another spell that can be cast during the second delay.
  • In earlier versions of D2, this spell was bugged so that monsters the Orb passed over took minimal damage. It was therefore necessary to aim just to the side of targets. This bug was fixed in v1.09.
Skill Level Progression [e]
Slvl Mana

Cold

Cold Dur.

Slvl Mana

Cold

Cold Dur.

Slvl Mana

Cold

Cold Dur.

Slvl Mana

Cold

Cold Dur.

1 25 +40-45 8 6 27 +90-95 13 11 30 +146-151 18 16 32 +206-211 23
2 25 +50-55 9 7 28 +100-105 14 12 30 +158-163 19 17 33 +220-225 24
3 26 +60-65 10 8 28 +110-115 15 13 31 +170-175 20 18 33 +234-239 25
4 26 +70-75 11 9 29 +122-127 16 14 31 +182-187 21 19 34 +248-253 26
5 27 +80-85 12 10 29 +134-139 17 15 32 +194-199 22 20 34 +262-267 27