The Frost Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 18 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Overabundance II, Potent Exposure, Short Fuse II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pure Energy, Dampening Shield, Instruments of Power on the skill tree.

Frost Bomb
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 18 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 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
55.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
44.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
27.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.7%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
77.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to maximum Mana
44.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
22.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
11.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
66.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.9%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
16.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
44.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
38.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.2%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
22.2%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
16.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.9%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
33.3%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
27.8%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
27.8%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
27.8%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
27.8%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
22.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
72.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
66.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.1%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
# to maximum Life
22.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
11.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
66.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
66.7%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
27.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.8%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
22.2%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
161.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
77.8%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
72.2%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
66.7%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
66.7%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
66.7%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
61.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
16.7%
# to maximum Mana
11.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
11.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
55.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
44.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.9%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
22.2%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
88.9%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
61.1%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
44.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
33.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
27.8%
# to maximum Life
27.8%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
27.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
27.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
27.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
22.2%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
27.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.8%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
16.7%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
5.6%
# to maximum Life
5.6%
# to maximum Mana
5.6%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
5.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
5.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5.6%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
5.6%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
5.6%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pure Energy
(18)100%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(18)100%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(18)100%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(18)100%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(18)100%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(17)94.4%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(17)94.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(16)88.9%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(9)50%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(9)50%✕ Remove
Fated End
(9)50%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Preservation
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Abasement
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Flurry
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
All Natural
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Roil
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
True Strike
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Insulated Treads
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Unyielding
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Authority
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Direct Approach
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Unhindered
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Drenched
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Energise
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Perfectly Placed Knife
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Lasting Boons
(1)5.6%✕ Remove