The Frostbolt is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 33 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Sione's Temper, Rakiata's Flow, Vilenta's Propulsion. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Sanguimancy, For the Jugular, Sunder the Flesh on the skill tree.

Frostbolt
(Blood Mage) Builds
Sample size: 33 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 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
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
39.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
36.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
36.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
24.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.2%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
15.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
15.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
12.1%
# to maximum Mana
12.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
18.2%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
15.2%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
15.2%
[Attack] [Projectile|Projectiles] [Return] if they [Pierce|Pierced] at least # times
15.2%
[Projectile|Projectiles] deal #% increased Damage with [HitDamage|Hits] for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
15.2%
[Projectile|Projectiles] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] chance for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
15.2%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
9.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.1%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
6.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
60.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
# to maximum Life
51.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
12.1%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
51.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
24.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
24.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
15.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
15.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60.6%
# to maximum Life
51.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
24.2%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
21.2%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
15.2%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
12.1%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
69.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
42.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
39.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.4%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
21.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
60.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
45.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
39.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
30.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.3%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
21.2%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
21.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
18.2%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
87.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
54.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
39.4%
# to maximum Life
30.3%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
30.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.3%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
51.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
42.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
42.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
# to maximum Life
30.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
24.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24.2%
# to maximum Mana
21.2%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
97%
# to maximum Life
48.5%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
45.5%
# to [Strength|Strength]
42.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
39.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
39.4%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
39.4%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
30.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
27.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
24.2%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
48.5%
# to maximum Mana
30.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
24.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
18.2%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] [Spell] Skill Gems
15.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15.2%
#% increased maximum Life
15.2%
Spells which cost Life [Gain] #% of Damage as [Gain|Extra] [Physical] Damage
15.2%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Sanguimancy
(33)100%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(33)100%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(33)100%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(33)100%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(30)90.9%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(30)90.9%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(30)90.9%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(30)90.9%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(28)84.8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(28)84.8%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(27)81.8%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(26)78.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(26)78.8%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(24)72.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(24)72.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(23)69.7%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(23)69.7%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(23)69.7%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(22)66.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(21)63.6%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(21)63.6%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(19)57.6%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(15)45.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(15)45.5%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(15)45.5%✕ Remove
Roil
(15)45.5%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(13)39.4%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(13)39.4%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(13)39.4%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(11)33.3%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(11)33.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(10)30.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(9)27.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(9)27.3%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(8)24.2%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(7)21.2%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(7)21.2%✕ Remove
Melding
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)18.2%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
All Natural
(5)15.2%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(4)12.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(3)9.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(3)9.1%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(3)9.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)9.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(3)9.1%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(3)9.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
All For One
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Fated End
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)6.1%✕ Remove
Fast Acting Toxins
(1)3%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)3%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)3%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)3%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)3%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)3%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)3%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)3%✕ Remove
Crimson Assault
(1)3%✕ Remove
Catapult
(1)3%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(1)3%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(1)3%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(1)3%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(1)3%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)3%✕ Remove
Left Hand of Darkness
(1)3%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(1)3%✕ Remove
Authority
(1)3%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)3%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)3%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)3%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(1)3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)3%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)3%✕ Remove
Blood Barbs
(1)3%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)3%✕ Remove
Whispers of the Flesh
(1)3%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)3%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)3%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)3%✕ Remove
Deep Trance
(1)3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)3%✕ Remove
Energise
(1)3%✕ Remove
Ricochet
(1)3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)3%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)3%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(1)3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)3%✕ Remove
Goring
(1)3%✕ Remove
Multi Shot
(1)3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)3%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)3%✕ Remove
Wasting
(1)3%✕ Remove
Warlord Berserker
(1)3%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)3%✕ Remove
Protraction
(1)3%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Cosmos
(1)3%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)3%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(1)3%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(1)3%✕ Remove
Lucky Rabbit Foot
(1)3%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)3%✕ Remove