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 Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing 38% damage and Chilling them for 15%. Enchantment Direct damage from Skills applies up to 18% Chill. Damage: Cold 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 (CC) enemies.
	Flickering Frost Bolt Frost Bolt makes Frozen (CC) 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	Casting a Basic Skill reduces the Mana cost of your next Core or Mastery Skill by [35.0 - 50.0]%. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	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 [5 - 10]%[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 [2.0 - 7.0] seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Dark Ravine (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Aspect of Overwhelming Currents	Offensive	Unstable Currents has a [25 - 40]% 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 [15 - 30]%[+] 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 [6.5 - 14.0]% 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: Unique Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 30% chance to form an exploding Ice Spike, dealing [75 - 150] 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) +[251.0 - 350.0]% Ice Spike Damage +[129.5 - 170.0]% Cold Damage +[9.0 - 11.0]% Critical Strike Chance +[26.0 - 35.0]% Chance for Ice Spikes to Explode Twice
	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: Unique Pants Class: Sorcerer Description: Enemies that die while Frozen (CC) have a [21 - 40]% chance to unleash a Frost Nova.	Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[57.5 - 80.0]% Cold Resistance +[974 - 1,427] Maximum Life +[57.0 - 75.0]% Frost Nova Size +[4.0 - 6.0]% to Shatter's Damage Echo
	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: Unique Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: For each type of Elemental damage you deal, gain [10.0 - 20.0]%[x] increased damage for 4 seconds, up to [40.0 - 80.0]%[x] . Dealing Elemental damage refreshes all bonuses.	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +4.0% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[57.0 - 75.0]% Non-Physical Damage [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[2 - 3] to Potent Warding

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 deal x20% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. (necro) You deal x10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies or, instead, x20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemies. (rogue, sorc) 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 4% increased Cold damage for 10 seconds, up to x 18%. 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%.