The Frost Wall is a highly effective skill for the Infernalist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 42 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Spell Cascade, Fortress II, Cooldown Recovery II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Grinning Immolation, Pyromantic Pact, Critical Overload on the skill tree.

Frost Wall
(Infernalist) Builds
Sample size: 42 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 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]
38.1%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
38.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
31%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
26.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
26.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
21.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
16.7%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.3%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
42.9%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
40.5%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
40.5%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
28.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
19%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
14.3%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
14.3%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
14.3%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
54.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
54.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
47.6%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
47.6%
# to maximum Life
31%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
28.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
19%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
14.3%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
57.1%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
57.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
57.1%
#% to all [MaximumResistances|Maximum Elemental Resistances]
57.1%
Take no Extra Damage from [Critical|Critical Hits]
57.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
31%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
28.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
26.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
26.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.8%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
# to maximum Mana
16.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
14.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.3%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
11.9%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
11.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.9%
#% increased Damage against [Immobilised] Enemies
11.9%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
66.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
54.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
45.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.8%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
19%
# to maximum Life
19%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.9%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
66.7%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
61.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
61.9%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
54.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
19%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
19%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.9%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
97.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
52.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
28.6%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
28.6%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
28.6%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
26.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
19%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
61.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
54.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
38.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.8%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
21.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
21.4%
# to maximum Life
19%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
19%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
45.2%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
42.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
33.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
31%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
31%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
31%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
28.6%
# to maximum Life
28.6%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
21.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
45.2%
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
31%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
26.2%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] [Spell] Skill Gems
7.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
7.1%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
7.1%
#% increased maximum Life
7.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
7.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
7.1%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
7.1%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
7.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Grinning Immolation
(41)97.6%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(38)90.5%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(33)78.6%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(31)73.8%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(30)71.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(28)66.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(28)66.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(28)66.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(26)61.9%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(26)61.9%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(25)59.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(24)57.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(24)57.1%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(23)54.8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(23)54.8%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(22)52.4%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(21)50%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(20)47.6%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(17)40.5%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(17)40.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(17)40.5%✕ Remove
Energise
(17)40.5%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(16)38.1%✕ Remove
Dominion
(16)38.1%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(16)38.1%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(15)35.7%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(15)35.7%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(15)35.7%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(14)33.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(14)33.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(14)33.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(13)31%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(13)31%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Melding
(11)26.2%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(11)26.2%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(11)26.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(11)26.2%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(11)26.2%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Preservation
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Cooked
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Mastered Darkness
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Conduit
(8)19%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(8)19%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(8)19%✕ Remove
Beidat's Will
(8)19%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Roil
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Abasement
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
All For One
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Loyal Hellhound
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Beidat's Hand
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Defiance
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Blood of the Wolf
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Warlord Berserker
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Stars Aligned
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Sundering
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Spirit of the Wolf
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Bond of the Wolf
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Pulse
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Endless Circuit
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Remains
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Seething Body
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Specialised Shots
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Thirsting Ally
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Favourable Odds
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Fulmination
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Blazing Arms
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Spirit of the Wyvern
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Artifice
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Steadfast Resolve
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
High Alert
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Voll's Protection
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Mystic Avalanche
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Beidat's Gaze
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Overheating Blow
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Emboldened Avatar
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lay Siege
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Precise Invocations
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Hale Traveller
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Immolation
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Licking Wounds
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Crystalline Flesh
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Staggering Wounds
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lasting Toxins
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Brush Off
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Unbound Forces
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Impenetrable Shell
(1)2.4%✕ Remove