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 35 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Potent Exposure, Spell Echo, Short Fuse II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Instruments of Power, Pure Energy, The Fourth Teaching on the skill tree.

Frost Bomb
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 35 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 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
54.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
54.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
45.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
34.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
31.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
31.4%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
14.3%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
14.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
14.3%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
71.4%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
71.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
51.4%
# to maximum Mana
45.7%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
17.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
17.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
17.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
62.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
51.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
48.6%
# to maximum Mana
45.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
37.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25.7%
# to maximum Life
17.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
8.6%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
48.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.4%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
25.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.1%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
11.4%
# to maximum Life
8.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
48.6%
# to maximum Life
34.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
25.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
25.7%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
20%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
17.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
17.1%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
54.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
51.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
28.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25.7%
# to maximum Mana
22.9%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
8.6%
#% reduced [Chill|Chill] Duration on you
8.6%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
68.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
57.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
42.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
34.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25.7%
# to maximum Mana
20%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
17.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
162.9%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
77.1%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
77.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
74.3%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
74.3%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
71.4%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
68.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
8.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
54.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
51.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
40%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
40%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
20%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
51.4%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
42.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
37.1%
# to maximum Life
34.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
31.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
28.6%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
28.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
28.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
25.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
45.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
34.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
28.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
11.4%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
11.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
11.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
11.4%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.6%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Instruments of Power
(35)100%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(34)97.1%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(34)97.1%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(34)97.1%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(33)94.3%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(33)94.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(31)88.6%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(30)85.7%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(30)85.7%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(29)82.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(29)82.9%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(29)82.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(27)77.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(27)77.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(27)77.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(27)77.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(25)71.4%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(25)71.4%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(25)71.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(25)71.4%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(24)68.6%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(23)65.7%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(23)65.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(23)65.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(22)62.9%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(20)57.1%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(20)57.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(19)54.3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(19)54.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(19)54.3%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(18)51.4%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(17)48.6%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(17)48.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(16)45.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(16)45.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(15)42.9%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(15)42.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(15)42.9%✕ Remove
Fated End
(15)42.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(14)40%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(14)40%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(14)40%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(13)37.1%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(13)37.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(13)37.1%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(12)34.3%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(12)34.3%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(12)34.3%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(12)34.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(12)34.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(11)31.4%✕ Remove
Preservation
(11)31.4%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(11)31.4%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(10)28.6%✕ Remove
Abasement
(10)28.6%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(10)28.6%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(10)28.6%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(9)25.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(9)25.7%✕ Remove
Dominion
(9)25.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(8)22.9%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(8)22.9%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(8)22.9%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(8)22.9%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(8)22.9%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(8)22.9%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(8)22.9%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(7)20%✕ Remove
Energise
(7)20%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(7)20%✕ Remove
Flurry
(6)17.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(5)14.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(5)14.3%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(5)14.3%✕ Remove
Roil
(5)14.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(4)11.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(4)11.4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(4)11.4%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)11.4%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(4)11.4%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(4)11.4%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(4)11.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(3)8.6%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Enduring Archon
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)5.7%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Direct Approach
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Steady Footing
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Proficiency
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Anticipation
(1)2.9%✕ Remove