The Frost Wall is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 48 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Spell Cascade, Pinpoint Critical, Cooldown Recovery II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Instruments of Power, The Fourth Teaching, Sacred Rituals on the skill tree.

Frost Wall
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 48 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
58.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
41.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
39.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
31.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
29.2%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
20.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20.8%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
18.8%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.6%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
56.2%
# to maximum Mana
43.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
18.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
16.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
14.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
12.5%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
12.5%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
64.6%
# to maximum Mana
43.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
43.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
39.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.8%
# to maximum Life
18.8%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
39.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.2%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
27.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
12.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
8.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
37.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
33.3%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
29.2%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
29.2%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
29.2%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
29.2%
# to maximum Life
22.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.9%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
22.9%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
52.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
39.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.1%
# to maximum Mana
22.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
10.4%
# to maximum Life
8.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
64.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
62.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
31.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.9%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
20.8%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
18.8%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.8%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
135.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
62.5%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
58.3%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
56.2%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
54.2%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
54.2%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
52.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
22.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.8%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
64.6%
# to maximum Mana
39.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20.8%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
18.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
89.6%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
52.1%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
41.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
37.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
29.2%
# to maximum Life
27.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
22.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
22.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
20.8%
# to [Armour]
18.8%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
27.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
12.5%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
10.4%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
10.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
8.3%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
8.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
8.3%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Instruments of Power
(48)100%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(48)100%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(46)95.8%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(45)93.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(44)91.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(41)85.4%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(40)83.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(39)81.2%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(39)81.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(39)81.2%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(38)79.2%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(38)79.2%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(37)77.1%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(36)75%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(35)72.9%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(34)70.8%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(31)64.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(30)62.5%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(29)60.4%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(29)60.4%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(29)60.4%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(28)58.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(25)52.1%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(25)52.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(24)50%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(24)50%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(23)47.9%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(22)45.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(21)43.8%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(21)43.8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(21)43.8%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(20)41.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(20)41.7%✕ Remove
Abasement
(19)39.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(19)39.6%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(18)37.5%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(18)37.5%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(18)37.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(17)35.4%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(17)35.4%✕ Remove
Preservation
(17)35.4%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(16)33.3%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(16)33.3%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(16)33.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(15)31.2%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(14)29.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(14)29.2%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(14)29.2%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(14)29.2%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(13)27.1%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(13)27.1%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(13)27.1%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(13)27.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(13)27.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(12)25%✕ Remove
Energise
(12)25%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(12)25%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(12)25%✕ Remove
Roil
(12)25%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(12)25%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(11)22.9%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(11)22.9%✕ Remove
All Natural
(11)22.9%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(10)20.8%✕ Remove
Fated End
(10)20.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(9)18.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(9)18.8%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(9)18.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(9)18.8%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(8)16.7%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(8)16.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(7)14.6%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(7)14.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(6)12.5%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(6)12.5%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(6)12.5%✕ Remove
Flurry
(6)12.5%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(6)12.5%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(6)12.5%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(5)10.4%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(5)10.4%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(5)10.4%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(5)10.4%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(5)10.4%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(5)10.4%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(5)10.4%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(4)8.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)6.2%✕ Remove
Varashta's Intuition
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Paragon
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Drenched
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Warlord Berserker
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(2)4.2%✕ Remove
Toxic Tolerance
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Tolerant Equipment
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Escape Strategy
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Insulated Treads
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Navira's Fracturing
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Deep Freeze
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Decisive Retreat
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Careful Consideration
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Authority
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Cold Nature
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Master Fletching
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Unhindered
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Navira's Oasis
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Precise Invocations
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Constricting
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)2.1%✕ Remove
Lasting Boons
(1)2.1%✕ Remove