The Frost Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 58 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Short Fuse II, Cooldown Recovery II, Overabundance II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Sanguimancy, Sunder the Flesh, Grasping Wounds on the skill tree.

Frost Bomb
(Blood Mage) Builds
Sample size: 58 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC
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]
37.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
32.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
29.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
24.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.4%
# to maximum Mana
19%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
17.2%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
15.5%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
15.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
13.8%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25.9%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
24.1%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
24.1%
# to maximum Life
19%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
13.8%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
10.3%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
10.3%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
10.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
10.3%
# to Level of all [Cold] Skills
5.2%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
65.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
44.8%
# to maximum Life
43.1%
# to maximum Mana
39.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
19%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
19%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
29.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
24.1%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
19%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
19%
Only [SoulCore|Soul Cores] can be Socketed in this item
19%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
17.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
48.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
44.8%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
29.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
24.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.2%
# to maximum Mana
17.2%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
15.5%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
15.5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
12.1%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
77.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.3%
# to maximum Life
24.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
19%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
19%
# to maximum Mana
17.2%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
67.2%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
51.7%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
51.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
37.9%
# to maximum Life
29.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
29.3%
# to maximum Mana
22.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
12.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
70.7%
# to maximum Mana
36.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
34.5%
# to maximum Life
29.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
29.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.6%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
22.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20.7%
#% increased maximum Mana
20.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
41.4%
Reflects opposite Ring
37.9%
# to maximum Mana
34.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
20.7%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
17.2%
# to maximum Life
15.5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
13.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
13.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
91.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
56.9%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
51.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
43.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
41.4%
# to maximum Life
36.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
32.8%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
25.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
25.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
25.9%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
43.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
41.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
24.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
15.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
15.5%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
13.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
13.8%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
12.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
12.1%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Sanguimancy
(58)100%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(58)100%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(57)98.3%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(55)94.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(49)84.5%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(49)84.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(45)77.6%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(45)77.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(42)72.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(41)70.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(40)69%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(39)67.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(36)62.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(36)62.1%✕ Remove
True Strike
(36)62.1%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(35)60.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(28)48.3%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(27)46.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(27)46.6%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(27)46.6%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(26)44.8%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(25)43.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(24)41.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(21)36.2%✕ Remove
Preservation
(20)34.5%✕ Remove
Cooked
(20)34.5%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(19)32.8%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(18)31%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(18)31%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(18)31%✕ Remove
Roil
(18)31%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(17)29.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(17)29.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(16)27.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(16)27.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(16)27.6%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(15)25.9%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(14)24.1%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(14)24.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(14)24.1%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(14)24.1%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(14)24.1%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(13)22.4%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(12)20.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(12)20.7%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(12)20.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(11)19%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(11)19%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(11)19%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(11)19%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(11)19%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(11)19%✕ Remove
All Natural
(11)19%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(11)19%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(10)17.2%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(10)17.2%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(10)17.2%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(10)17.2%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(10)17.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(9)15.5%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(8)13.8%✕ Remove
Melding
(7)12.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(7)12.1%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(7)12.1%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(7)12.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(6)10.3%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(6)10.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(6)10.3%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(6)10.3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(6)10.3%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(6)10.3%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(6)10.3%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(5)8.6%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(5)8.6%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(5)8.6%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(5)8.6%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(4)6.9%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Abasement
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Ruin
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Fast Metabolism
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Paragon
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Blood Rush
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(3)5.2%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Blood Barbs
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Whispers of the Flesh
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Near at Hand
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Fated End
(2)3.4%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(2)3.4%✕ Remove