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3%
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0.6%
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11.3%
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5.1%
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1%
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1.3%

Ice Nova

(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 10 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC

The Ice Nova is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 10 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Magnified Area II, Efficiency II, Ice Bite II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Dampening Shield, Pure Energy, The Fourth Teaching on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Ice Nova
100%
└
Magnified Area II
70%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Ice Bite II
40%
└
Astral Projection
40%
└
Rapid Casting II
40%
└
Zenith II
30%
└
Encroaching Ground
20%
└
Cold Exposure
20%
└
Execute III
20%
└
Embitter
20%
└
Freeze
20%
└
Pinpoint Critical
10%
└
Expand
10%
└
Boundless Energy II
10%
└
Fire Exposure
10%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Sigil of Power
70%
└
Prolonged Duration II
85.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
85.7%
└
Magnified Area II
85.7%
└
Efficiency II
42.9%
└
Rapid Casting II
28.6%
└
Second Wind III
14.3%
└
Mobility
14.3%
Frost Bomb
60%
└
Short Fuse II
66.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
66.7%
└
Spell Echo
66.7%
└
Spell Cascade
50%
└
Overabundance II
50%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
33.3%
└
Zenith II
16.7%
└
Potent Exposure
16.7%
└
Second Wind II
16.7%
└
Magnified Area I
16.7%
└
Cold Mastery
16.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
16.7%
└
Short Fuse I
16.7%
Siphon Elements
60%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Cold Mastery
66.7%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
50%
└
Lightning Mastery
16.7%
└
Fire Mastery
16.7%
└
Remnant Potency I
16.7%
└
Remnant Potency III
16.7%
Mana Remnants
60%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
66.7%
└
Remnant Potency I
50%
└
Clarity II
33.3%
└
Remnant Potency II
16.7%
└
Uhtred's Augury
16.7%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
16.7%
└
Harmonic Remnants I
16.7%
└
Remnant Potency III
16.7%
Cast on Critical
50%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Zenith II
40%
└
Boundless Energy II
40%
└
Dialla's Desire
40%
└
Vorana's Siege
40%
└
Magnified Area II
40%
└
Lightning Mastery
20%
└
Cold Exposure
20%
└
Uhtred's Augury
20%
└
Execute III
20%
Comet
50%
└
Boundless Energy II
80%
└
Efficiency II
60%
└
Zenith II
40%
└
Spell Cascade
40%
└
Dialla's Desire
20%
└
Vorana's Siege
20%
└
Ixchel's Torment
20%
└
Energy Retention
20%
└
Concentrated Area
20%
└
Pinpoint Critical
20%
└
Cold Mastery
20%
└
Elemental Focus
20%
└
Considered Casting
20%
└
Zarokh's Refrain
20%
└
Uhtred's Augury
20%
Frost Wall
50%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Spell Cascade
60%
└
Fortress II
40%
└
Cold Mastery
40%
└
Verglas
40%
└
Efficiency II
40%
└
Rapid Casting II
20%
└
Cold Exposure
20%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
20%
└
Icicle
20%
└
Zenith II
20%
└
Fortress I
20%
└
Concentrated Area
20%
└
Glacier
20%
└
Considered Casting
20%
Frostbolt
40%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
100%
└
Sione's Temper
75%
└
Zenith II
75%
└
Efficiency II
75%
└
Tul's Stillness
50%
└
Pinpoint Critical
25%
└
Rapid Casting II
25%
└
Wildshards II
25%
└
Rakiata's Flow
25%
└
Execute III
25%
Powered by Verisium
40%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
75%
└
Rapid Casting II
75%
└
Boundless Energy II
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Magnified Area II
25%
└
Encroaching Ground
25%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
25%
└
Uhtred's Rite
25%
Cast on Elemental Ailment
40%
└
Spell Cascade
50%
└
Boundless Energy II
50%
└
Ixchel's Torment
25%
└
Energy Retention
25%
└
Pinpoint Critical
25%
└
Sione's Temper
25%
└
Efficiency II
25%
Living Bomb
30%
└
Boundless Energy II
66.7%
└
Efficiency II
66.7%
└
Zenith II
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
33.3%
└
Runic Extraction
33.3%
└
Overabundance II
33.3%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
33.3%
└
Spell Cascade
33.3%
└
Pinpoint Critical
33.3%
Elemental Weakness
30%
└
Focused Curse
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
66.7%
└
Heightened Curse
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
33.3%
└
Efficiency II
33.3%
└
Prolonged Duration I
33.3%
└
Expanse
33.3%
└
Cursed Ground
33.3%
Navira, the Last Mirage
30%
└
Bidding III
100%
└
Muster
66.7%
└
Frost Nexus
66.7%
└
Encroaching Ground
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
33.3%
Archmage
30%
└
Cannibalism I
66.7%
└
Clarity II
33.3%
└
Lightning Mastery
33.3%
└
Uhtred's Exodus
33.3%
└
Dialla's Desire
33.3%
└
Seraph's Heart
33.3%
└
Strong Hearted
33.3%
└
Atziri's Communion
33.3%
Convalescence
20%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Clarity I
50%
Cast on Minion Death
20%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Encroaching Ground
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword
20%
└
Muster
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Potent Exposure
50%
└
Bidding III
50%
└
Bidding II
50%
Pain Offering
20%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Danse Macabre
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Sacrificial Offering
50%
Kelari, the Tainted Sands
20%
└
Muster
100%
└
Heft
100%
└
Bidding III
100%
└
Concentrated Area
50%
Skeletal Storm Mage
20%
└
Muster
100%
└
Shock
50%
└
Overcharge
50%
Skeletal Frost Mage
20%
└
Muster
100%
└
Multishot I
50%
└
Rapid Casting I
50%
Skeletal Arsonist
20%
└
Infernal Legion I
50%
└
Feeding Frenzy I
50%
└
Muster
50%
└
Fire Attunement
50%
└
Multishot II
50%
Skeletal Warrior
20%
└
Infernal Legion I
50%
└
Muster
50%
└
Minion Instability
50%
└
Essence Harvest
50%
Arctic Armour
20%
└
Knockback
100%
└
Cold Mastery
100%
└
Mysticism II
50%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
50%
└
Living Lightning II
50%
Snap
20%
└
Fire Exposure
50%
└
Ignite III
50%
└
Knockback
50%
└
Execute II
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Remnant Potency I
50%
└
Considered Casting
50%
└
Deliberation
50%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
Fireball
20%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Wildshards I
50%
└
Ricochet II
50%
└
Fiery Death
50%
└
Rapid Casting III
50%
└
Sione's Temper
50%
Enervating Nova
10%
Spectre: Powered Zealot
10%
└
Wildshards II
100%
└
Muster
100%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
100%
└
Tecrod's Revenge
100%
└
Pierce III
100%
Wolf Pack
10%
└
Infernal Legion I
100%
└
Romira's Requital
100%
└
Minion Instability
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy I
100%
Skeletal Reaver
10%
└
Muster
100%
└
Armour Break III
100%
Skeletal Cleric
10%
└
Meat Shield II
100%
Spark
10%
└
Esh's Prowess
100%
└
Esh's Radiance
100%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Rakiata's Flow
100%
Lightning Conduit
10%
└
Dialla's Desire
100%
└
Vorana's Siege
100%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Flame Wall
10%
└
Fire Mastery
100%
└
Zenith II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
Orb of Storms
10%
└
Overabundance II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
Mana Tempest
10%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Uhtred's Rite
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
Reap
10%
└
Fire Penetration II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Blasphemy
10%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Slow Potency
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Heightened Curse
100%
Temporal Chains
10%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Slow Potency
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Heightened Curse
100%
Charge Regulation
10%
Incinerate
10%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
└
Eternal Flame II
100%
└
Fire Mastery
100%
└
Burgeon II
100%
└
Scouring Flame
100%
Flameblast
10%
└
Frostfire
100%
└
Eternal Flame II
100%
└
Fire Mastery
100%
└
Burgeon II
100%
└
Scouring Flame
100%
Solar Orb
10%
└
Overabundance II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
100%
└
Fire Exposure
100%
Frostflame Nova
10%
└
Deep Freeze
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Freeze
100%
└
Cold Mastery
100%
Feast of Flesh
10%
His Winnowing Flame
10%
Frost Darts
10%
└
Sione's Temper
100%
└
Deliberation
100%
└
Pinpoint Critical
100%
└
Zenith II
100%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
100%
Freezing Shards
10%
Skeletal Sniper
10%
└
Muster
100%
└
Fire Attunement
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
Companion: Plague Harvester
10%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
Refutation
10%
└
Execute III
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Skyfall
10%
└
Execute III
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Explosive Transmutation
10%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Runic Extraction
100%
└
Spell Cascade
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
100%
Arc
10%
└
Sione's Temper
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Ball Lightning
10%
└
Sione's Temper
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Remnants of Kalguur
10%
└
Remnant Potency III
100%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%