The Freezing Salvo is a highly effective skill for the Deadeye in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 14 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Freeze, Concentrated Area, Projectile Acceleration III. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Gathering Winds, Honed Instincts, Projectile Proximity Specialisation on the skill tree.

Freezing Salvo
(Deadeye) Builds
Sample size: 14 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 07:44:41 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 [Physical] Damage
85.7%
#% reduced Projectile Range
71.4%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
57.1%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
35.7%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
28.6%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
21.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
21.4%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
21.4%
#% to [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
21.4%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
21.4%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Attack] Speed
92.9%
Each Arrow fired is a [UniqueArrowModifierChain|Crescendo], [UniqueArrowModifierSplit|Splinter], [UniqueArrowModifierPierceReturn|Reversing], [UniqueArrowModifierCrit|Diamond], [UniqueArrowModifierRarity|Covetous], or [UniqueArrowModifierStun|Blunt] Arrow
42.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Attack|Attacks]
35.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
28.6%
#% increased Damage with Bow Skills
28.6%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
28.6%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
28.6%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
21.4%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
14.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] for [Attack] Damage
14.3%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
71.4%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
42.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
71.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
35.7%
# to [Evasion] Rating
35.7%
#% increased [AilmentThreshold|Elemental Ailment Threshold]
35.7%
#% increased [Freeze] Duration on Enemies
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.7%
[Evasion|Evasion Rating] is doubled if you have not been [HitDamage|Hit] [Recently]
35.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
35.7%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.4%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
35.7%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.4%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
21.4%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
21.4%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
21.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
14.3%
# to maximum Life
14.3%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
14.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
14.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
64.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
42.9%
# to [Evasion] Rating
35.7%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.7%
# to maximum Life
28.6%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.4%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
57.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
57.1%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
50%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
50%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
42.9%
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
28.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
28.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
21.4%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
71.4%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.7%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
28.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
28.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.4%
Ring 2
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
42.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
35.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
28.6%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
92.9%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
57.1%
# to maximum Life
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
42.9%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
35.7%
# to [Armour]
28.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
28.6%
# to # [Physical|Physical] [Thorns|Thorns] damage
21.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
21.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
21.4%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
21.4%
Adds # to # [Fire|Fire] Damage
21.4%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
21.4%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
14.3%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
14.3%
[LifeLeech|Leeches] #% of [Physical|Physical] Damage as Life
14.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
7.1%
# to [Strength|Strength]
7.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Attack] Speed
14.3%
Each Arrow fired is a [UniqueArrowModifierChain|Crescendo], [UniqueArrowModifierSplit|Splinter], [UniqueArrowModifierPierceReturn|Reversing], [UniqueArrowModifierCrit|Diamond], [UniqueArrowModifierRarity|Covetous], or [UniqueArrowModifierStun|Blunt] Arrow
14.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
7.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
7.1%
#% increased [Block] chance against [Projectile|Projectiles]
7.1%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
7.1%
[Curse] Enemies with [Enfeeble] on [Block]
7.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Gathering Winds
(14)100%✕ Remove
Honed Instincts
(14)100%✕ Remove
Projectile Proximity Specialisation
(13)92.9%✕ Remove
Mirage Deadeye
(12)85.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(12)85.7%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(12)85.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Endless Munitions
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Concussive Attack
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Feathered Fletching
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Sniper
(7)50%✕ Remove
Blinding Strike
(7)50%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(7)50%✕ Remove
Clean Shot
(7)50%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(7)50%✕ Remove
Cooked
(7)50%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Vile Wounds
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
The Noble Wolf
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Master Fletching
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Essence of the Mountain
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Flow State
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Marked Agility
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Marked for Sickness
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Unsight
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Called Shots
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Pierce the Heart
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Snowpiercer
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Mental Toughness
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Serrated Edges
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Primal Sundering
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Imbibed Power
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Agile Succession
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Forces of Nature
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Stand and Deliver
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Precision Salvo
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Wrapped Quiver
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Blur
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Hail
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Subterfuge Mask
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Proficiency
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Storm Swell
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Wellspring
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Combat Alchemy
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Flash Storm
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Deep Freeze
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Decisive Retreat
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Catlike Agility
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Cold Nature
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
First Approach
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Falcon Technique
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Quick Fingers
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Staunch Deflection
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Electrocution
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Marked for Death
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Biting Frost
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Disorientation
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Exploit
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Enduring Deflection
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Agonising Calamity
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Electrotherapy
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Emboldened Avatar
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Shattering
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Freedom of Movement
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Conductive Embrace
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Cosmos
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Pocket Sand
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Anticipation
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Impact Force
(1)7.1%✕ Remove