The Frost Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Chronomancer in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 98 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Cooldown Recovery II, Spell Echo, Potent Exposure. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Phased Form, Quicksand Hourglass, Now and Again on the skill tree.

Frost Bomb
(Chronomancer) 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
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
39.8%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
26.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
23.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
23.5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
19.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
12.2%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
19.4%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
17.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
9.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.2%
# to maximum Life
8.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
8.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
7.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
7.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
51%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.8%
# to maximum Mana
40.8%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
30.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25.5%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
25.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
23.5%
# to maximum Life
22.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
55.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
39.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
25.5%
# to maximum Life
24.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.4%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
16.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
41.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.6%
# to maximum Mana
25.5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
25.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
24.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
20.4%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
60.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
43.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
# to maximum Life
27.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25.5%
# to maximum Mana
22.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
64.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
58.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30.6%
# to maximum Mana
29.6%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
24.5%
# to maximum Life
24.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.4%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
20.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.4%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.4%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
61.2%
# to maximum Mana
30.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
29.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
26.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
24.5%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
22.4%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
22.4%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
22.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
52%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
39.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
38.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
26.5%
# to maximum Life
23.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
21.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
17.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
88.8%
# to maximum Life
37.8%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
32.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
23.5%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
22.4%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
22.4%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
20.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
20.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
41.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
25.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
24.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
14.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
14.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
13.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
13.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
13.3%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
12.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10.2%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
12.2%
# to maximum Life
9.2%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
9.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
9.2%
Lose #% of maximum Mana on Kill
9.2%
[LifeLoss|Lose] #% of maximum Life on Kill
9.2%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Phased Form
(85)86.7%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(80)81.6%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(68)69.4%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(63)64.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(61)62.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(61)62.2%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(60)61.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(56)57.1%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(56)57.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(55)56.1%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(55)56.1%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(54)55.1%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(52)53.1%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(51)52%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(50)51%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(49)50%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(48)49%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(48)49%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(46)46.9%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(45)45.9%✕ Remove
Apex of the Moment
(45)45.9%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(45)45.9%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(44)44.9%✕ Remove
True Strike
(44)44.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(41)41.8%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(41)41.8%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(40)40.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(39)39.8%✕ Remove
Preservation
(39)39.8%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(37)37.8%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(37)37.8%✕ Remove
Roil
(35)35.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(34)34.7%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(33)33.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(32)32.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(32)32.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(32)32.7%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(30)30.6%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(28)28.6%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(28)28.6%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(28)28.6%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(28)28.6%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(27)27.6%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(26)26.5%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(26)26.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(25)25.5%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(25)25.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(25)25.5%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(25)25.5%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(24)24.5%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(24)24.5%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(24)24.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(23)23.5%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(21)21.4%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(21)21.4%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(21)21.4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(20)20.4%✕ Remove
All Natural
(20)20.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(19)19.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(19)19.4%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(18)18.4%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(18)18.4%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(18)18.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(17)17.3%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(17)17.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(17)17.3%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(17)17.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(16)16.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(16)16.3%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(16)16.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(16)16.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(15)15.3%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(15)15.3%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(15)15.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(15)15.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(15)15.3%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(15)15.3%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(15)15.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(14)14.3%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(14)14.3%✕ Remove
Inevitability
(14)14.3%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(14)14.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(14)14.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(14)14.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(14)14.3%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(13)13.3%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(13)13.3%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(13)13.3%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(12)12.2%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(12)12.2%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(12)12.2%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(12)12.2%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(11)11.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(11)11.2%✕ Remove
Energise
(11)11.2%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(10)10.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(10)10.2%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Dominion
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Refocus
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Immolation
(9)9.2%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Burnout
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Firestarter
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Fated End
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(8)8.2%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Melting Flames
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(7)7.1%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(6)6.1%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(6)6.1%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Pulse
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Iron Slippers
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Defensive Reflexes
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(5)5.1%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Arsonist
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Cremation
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Self Immolation
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Flurry
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Mystic Avalanche
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Searing Heat
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Molten Carapace
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Flamekeeper
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(4)4.1%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Abasement
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Molten Being
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
One For All
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
All For One
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(3)3.1%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(2)2%✕ Remove
Draiocht Cleansing
(2)2%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(2)2%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(2)2%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(2)2%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(2)2%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(2)2%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)2%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)2%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)2%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping Presence
(2)2%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(2)2%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(2)2%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(2)2%✕ Remove
Breath of Ice
(2)2%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(2)2%✕ Remove
Paragon
(2)2%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(2)2%✕ Remove
Fulmination
(2)2%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)2%✕ Remove
Cold Nature
(2)2%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(2)2%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(2)2%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)2%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(2)2%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(2)2%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Fire
(2)2%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(2)2%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(2)2%✕ Remove
Shattering
(2)2%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(2)2%✕ Remove
Protraction
(2)2%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(2)2%✕ Remove
Against the Elements
(2)2%✕ Remove