The Frost Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Infernalist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 17 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Short Fuse II, Overabundance II, Spell Cascade. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Grinning Immolation, Altered Flesh, Turn the Clock Forward on the skill tree.

Frost Bomb
(Infernalist) Builds
Sample size: 17 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
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
35.3%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
35.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
29.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
23.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
23.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
23.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
23.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.6%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
17.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
17.6%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
29.4%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
23.5%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
23.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.6%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
17.6%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
17.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
11.8%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
11.8%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
11.8%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
52.9%
# to maximum Mana
35.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
29.4%
# to maximum Life
29.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
29.4%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
29.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.1%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
29.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.4%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
29.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
29.4%
#% to all [MaximumResistances|Maximum Elemental Resistances]
29.4%
Take no Extra Damage from [Critical|Critical Hits]
29.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.5%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
17.6%
# to maximum Life
17.6%
# to maximum Mana
17.6%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
17.6%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
17.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.8%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
11.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
52.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
17.6%
# to maximum Life
17.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.6%
# to [Armour|Armour]
11.8%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
88.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
41.2%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
35.3%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
35.3%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
29.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
23.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
17.6%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
70.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
47.1%
# to maximum Mana
35.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35.3%
#% increased maximum Mana
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
17.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
17.6%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
47.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
29.4%
# to maximum Mana
23.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
11.8%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
11.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
11.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
82.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
52.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
52.9%
# to maximum Life
52.9%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
41.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
41.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
41.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
41.2%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
41.2%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
35.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
41.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
35.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.6%
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
11.8%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
11.8%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
11.8%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
11.8%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
11.8%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5.9%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
5.9%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
5.9%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] for [Attack] Damage
5.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Attack|Attacks]
5.9%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
5.9%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
5.9%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
5.9%
#% to [MaximumResistances|Maximum Fire Resistance]
5.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
5.9%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Grinning Immolation
(16)94.1%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(15)88.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(13)76.5%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Beidat's Will
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
All Natural
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Beidat's Gaze
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Loyal Hellhound
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Fast Acting Toxins
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Molten Being
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Bhatair's Storm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Beidat's Hand
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Invocations
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Close Confines
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Precise Invocations
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Burn Away
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Scales of the Wyvern
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mastered Darkness
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Momentum
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)5.9%✕ Remove