The Icestorm is a highly effective skill for the Chronomancer in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 15 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Pinpoint Critical, Prolonged Duration II, Cold Mastery. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Phased Form, Endless Blizzard, Practiced Signs on the skill tree.

Icestorm
(Chronomancer) Builds
Sample size: 15 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
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
80%
#% increased Spell Damage per # [Intelligence]
73.3%
#% increased [Intelligence]
73.3%
#% reduced Cast Speed
73.3%
Inflict [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Exposure] on Hit, lowering [Total] [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] by #%
73.3%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
13.3%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
6.7%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
6.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
6.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
6.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
6.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.7%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
6.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage per # [Spirit]
6.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
6.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
6.7%
[Gain] #% of damage as [Fire] damage per #% [ChanceToBlock|Chance to Block]
6.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
86.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
66.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
66.7%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
66.7%
# to maximum Mana
13.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
13.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
6.7%
# to [Evasion] Rating
6.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
40%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
# to maximum Life
20%
# Life Regeneration per second
13.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
13.3%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
40%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
26.7%
# to maximum Life
26.7%
# to maximum Mana
26.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.7%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
26.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
26.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
66.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
60%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
53.3%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
40%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
66.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
46.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
46.7%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
40%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
26.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20%
#% increased maximum Mana
20%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
86.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
40%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
40%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
40%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
40%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
33.3%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
33.3%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
33.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
26.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
60%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
53.3%
# to maximum Mana
46.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
46.7%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
26.7%
# to maximum Life
20%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
# to maximum Mana
46.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.7%
# to [Armour]
20%
#% increased [Charm] Effect Duration
20%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
13.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
26.7%
#% increased Spell Damage per # [Intelligence]
26.7%
#% increased [Intelligence]
26.7%
#% reduced Cast Speed
26.7%
Inflict [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Exposure] on Hit, lowering [Total] [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] by #%
26.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Phased Form
(14)93.3%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(12)80%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(11)73.3%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(11)73.3%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(10)66.7%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(10)66.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(10)66.7%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(10)66.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(9)60%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(9)60%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(9)60%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(9)60%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(9)60%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(9)60%✕ Remove
Apex of the Moment
(9)60%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(9)60%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(9)60%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(7)46.7%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(7)46.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(6)40%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(6)40%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(6)40%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(6)40%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(6)40%✕ Remove
Inevitability
(6)40%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(6)40%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)40%✕ Remove
True Strike
(6)40%✕ Remove
Melding
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
All Natural
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(3)20%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(3)20%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)20%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(3)20%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(3)20%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)20%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(3)20%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(3)20%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(3)20%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(3)20%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)20%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Breath of Ice
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Warding Potions
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Unbending
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Martial Artistry
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Unbothering Cold
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Behemoth
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Chillproof
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Brutal
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
One with the Storm
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Resilient Soul
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Crushing Verdict
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Direct Approach
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Impact
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Giant's Blood
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Distracted Target
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Full Recovery
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Energise
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Storm
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Essence Infusion
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Stability
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Smash
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Overload
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Honourless
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Unimpeded
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Singular Purpose
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Unbreaking
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Protraction
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Proficiency
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)6.7%✕ Remove