The Frost Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 12 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Cooldown Recovery II, Overabundance II, Spell Cascade. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Critical Overload, Sanguimancy, Sunder the Flesh on the skill tree.

Frost Bomb
(Blood Mage) Builds
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
★ Selected Main Skills
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
50%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
50%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
50%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
41.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
25%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
25%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
25%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
8.3%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
8.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage per # [Spirit]
8.3%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
8.3%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
8.3%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
8.3%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
8.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
8.3%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.7%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
25%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
25%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
# to # [Physical|Physical] [Thorns|Thorns] damage
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
83.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
41.7%
# to maximum Life
41.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
41.7%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
41.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
16.7%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
16.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
16.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
58.3%
# to maximum Life
58.3%
#% increased Movement Speed
58.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
25%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
33.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% increased [Armour]
25%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
25%
[Critical|Critical Hits] [IgnoreResistances|Ignore] Enemy Monster [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
[Trigger] Lightning Bolt Skill on [Critical|Critical Hit]
25%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
16.7%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
91.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
# to maximum Life
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
33.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
25%
# to [Evasion] Rating
25%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
83.3%
# to maximum Life
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
33.3%
# to [Evasion] Rating
25%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
25%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
83.3%
# to maximum Life
58.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
# to [Armour]
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
#% increased [Flask] Mana Recovery rate
33.3%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
33.3%
# to # [Physical|Physical] [Thorns|Thorns] damage
25%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
16.7%
#% increased [Flammability] [BuffMagnitude|Magnitude]
16.7%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.3%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.3%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.3%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
8.3%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
8.3%
#% increased Damage with Bow Skills
8.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Attack|Attacks]
8.3%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
8.3%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
8.3%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
8.3%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Critical Overload
(12)100%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(12)100%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(12)100%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(9)75%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(9)75%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(9)75%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(6)50%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(3)25%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)25%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(3)25%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(3)25%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)25%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(3)25%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(3)25%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(3)25%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)25%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)25%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)25%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(3)25%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(3)25%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(3)25%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(3)25%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)25%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Whispers of the Flesh
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Invocations
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Deep Trance
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Energise
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)8.3%✕ Remove