The Ice Nova is a highly effective skill for the Chronomancer in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 29 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Zenith II, Considered Casting, Magnified Area II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Phased Form, Quicksand Hourglass, Practiced Signs on the skill tree.

Ice Nova
(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
51.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
41.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
37.9%
# to maximum Mana
34.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
27.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
24.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
24.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
20.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
13.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.9%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
6.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.9%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
6.9%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
6.9%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
6.9%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
6.9%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
65.5%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
44.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
37.9%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
37.9%
# to maximum Life
34.5%
# to maximum Mana
34.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
62.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.8%
# to maximum Life
34.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
24.1%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
24.1%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
17.2%
# Life Regeneration per second
13.8%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
13.8%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
37.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
34.5%
# to maximum Life
31%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
31%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
27.6%
# to maximum Mana
24.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
24.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
24.1%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
24.1%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
24.1%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
69%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
44.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.4%
# to maximum Life
34.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
31%
# to maximum Mana
27.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
24.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
69%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
41.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
37.9%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
27.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.6%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
24.1%
# to maximum Mana
24.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
24.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
55.2%
# to maximum Mana
44.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
41.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31%
# to maximum Life
27.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
27.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
20.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
48.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
48.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
41.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
41.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
41.4%
# to maximum Life
34.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
31%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
24.1%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
86.2%
# to maximum Life
48.3%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
34.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.6%
# to maximum Mana
24.1%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
24.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
24.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
20.7%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
37.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
27.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
24.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
24.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20.7%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
13.8%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Phased Form
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(23)79.3%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(21)72.4%✕ Remove
Apex of the Moment
(21)72.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(21)72.4%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(20)69%✕ Remove
Roil
(20)69%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(19)65.5%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(18)62.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(17)58.6%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(17)58.6%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(17)58.6%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(17)58.6%✕ Remove
True Strike
(17)58.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(16)55.2%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(16)55.2%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(16)55.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(15)51.7%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(15)51.7%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(15)51.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(14)48.3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(14)48.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(13)44.8%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(13)44.8%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(13)44.8%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(13)44.8%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(12)41.4%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(12)41.4%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(12)41.4%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(11)37.9%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(11)37.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(11)37.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(11)37.9%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(9)31%✕ Remove
Energise
(9)31%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(8)27.6%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Melding
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Ruin
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Dominion
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Flurry
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Abasement
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Preemptive Strike
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Preservation
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Flow State
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Inevitability
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Shattering
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Frostwalker
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Stormwalker
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Finish Them
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mystic Avalanche
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Cull the Hordes
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Electrocution
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Desert's Scorn
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Drenched
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Precise Invocations
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Firestarter
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Enduring Archon
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Crystalline Flesh
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(1)3.4%✕ Remove