The Frost Darts is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire 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 Ricochet II, Rakiata's Flow, Elemental Focus. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Gem Studded on the skill tree.

Frost Darts
(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
Sample size: 18 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
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
44.4%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
38.9%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
27.8%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
27.8%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
22.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
16.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
16.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
22.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.1%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
11.1%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
11.1%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
11.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
11.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
11.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
5.6%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
72.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
55.6%
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
44.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
38.9%
# to maximum Life
27.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
27.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
22.2%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
22.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
27.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
22.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
22.2%
# to maximum Life
22.2%
# to maximum Mana per Socket filled
16.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
38.9%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
38.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
38.9%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
33.3%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
33.3%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
61.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
55.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
# Life Regeneration per second
16.7%
# to [Evasion] Rating
16.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
38.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
38.9%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
38.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
27.8%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
27.8%
# to Level of all [Cold] Skills
27.8%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
27.8%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased maximum Mana
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
22.2%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
22.2%
#% reduced [Presence|Presence] Area of Effect
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
22.2%
Inflict [AbyssalWasting|Abyssal Wasting] on [HitDamage|Hit]
22.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
38.9%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.8%
Reflects opposite Ring
27.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.2%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
16.7%
#% increased maximum Mana
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
94.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
61.1%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
50%
# to maximum Life
38.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
38.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
33.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
27.8%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
27.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
27.8%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
22.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
16.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
11.1%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
11.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
11.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
11.1%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
11.1%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
5.6%
#% reduced Skill Effect Duration
5.6%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
5.6%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
5.6%
Recover # [Ward|Runic Ward] when you [Block]
5.6%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
5.6%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
5.6%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Essence of Virtue
(18)100%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(18)100%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(17)94.4%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(17)94.4%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Paragon
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
True Strike
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(9)50%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(9)50%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(9)50%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(9)50%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(9)50%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(9)50%✕ Remove
All Natural
(9)50%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Preservation
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Roil
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Energise
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Briny Carapace
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Void
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Watchtowers
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Combat Alchemy
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Trick Shot
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Electrifying Nature
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Cold Nature
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Blur
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Ricochet
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Instability
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Defensive Reflexes
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Multi Shot
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Hale Traveller
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Adaptive Capability
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Hunker Down
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Effectiveness
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)5.6%✕ Remove