The Frostbolt is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 104 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Vilenta's Propulsion, Sione's Temper, Pinpoint Critical. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Instruments of Power, The Fourth Teaching, Endless Blizzard on the skill tree.

Frostbolt
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 104 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
55.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
51.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
39.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
33.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
32.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
31.7%
# to maximum Mana
22.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.3%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
9.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
7.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
76.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
68.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.5%
# to maximum Mana
43.3%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
29.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
18.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
15.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
13.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
13.5%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
10.6%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
67.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
47.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
47.1%
# to maximum Mana
45.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
32.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
32.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
22.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.3%
# to maximum Life
14.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
59.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
45.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
28.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
23.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
10.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
48.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
40.4%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
40.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
39.4%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
39.4%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
39.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.8%
# to maximum Life
18.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
59.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
46.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
45.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
44.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
44.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
26%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
10.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.7%
# to maximum Mana
7.7%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
83.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
58.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
37.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
36.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
34.6%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
23.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
16.3%
# to maximum Mana
15.4%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
160.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
79.8%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
72.1%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
72.1%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
71.2%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
71.2%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
63.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
9.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
8.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
6.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
74%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
47.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
39.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
36.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
32.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.8%
# to maximum Mana
29.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.9%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
26%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
94.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
50%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
41.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
40.4%
# to maximum Life
29.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
29.8%
# to [Strength|Strength]
26.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
26%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
23.1%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
29.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
12.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
11.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
10.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.7%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
8.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Instruments of Power
(104)100%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(104)100%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(101)97.1%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(101)97.1%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(98)94.2%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(98)94.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(97)93.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(96)92.3%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(96)92.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(94)90.4%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(91)87.5%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(90)86.5%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(89)85.6%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(86)82.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(86)82.7%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(86)82.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(85)81.7%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(84)80.8%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(82)78.8%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(76)73.1%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(74)71.2%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(74)71.2%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(69)66.3%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(59)56.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(57)54.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(53)51%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(52)50%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(52)50%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(51)49%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(51)49%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(49)47.1%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(47)45.2%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(45)43.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(45)43.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(45)43.3%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(44)42.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(44)42.3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(40)38.5%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(40)38.5%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(39)37.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(38)36.5%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(38)36.5%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(37)35.6%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(37)35.6%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(37)35.6%✕ Remove
Abasement
(36)34.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(36)34.6%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(35)33.7%✕ Remove
Fated End
(35)33.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(35)33.7%✕ Remove
Preservation
(33)31.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(31)29.8%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(31)29.8%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(31)29.8%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(31)29.8%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(30)28.8%✕ Remove
Flurry
(29)27.9%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(29)27.9%✕ Remove
Dominion
(27)26%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(27)26%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(25)24%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(25)24%✕ Remove
Energise
(25)24%✕ Remove
All Natural
(25)24%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(23)22.1%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(22)21.2%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(22)21.2%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(21)20.2%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(18)17.3%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(18)17.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(17)16.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(16)15.4%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(16)15.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(15)14.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(15)14.4%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(15)14.4%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(14)13.5%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(14)13.5%✕ Remove
Roil
(14)13.5%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(13)12.5%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(12)11.5%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(10)9.6%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(10)9.6%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(10)9.6%✕ Remove
Cooked
(10)9.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(10)9.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(8)7.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(8)7.7%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(8)7.7%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(7)6.7%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(7)6.7%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(7)6.7%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(7)6.7%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(7)6.7%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(6)5.8%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(6)5.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(6)5.8%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(5)4.8%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(5)4.8%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(4)3.8%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(3)2.9%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(3)2.9%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(3)2.9%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(3)2.9%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)2.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)2.9%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(3)2.9%✕ Remove