The Frostbolt is a highly effective skill for the Monk in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 90 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Sione's Temper, Vilenta's Propulsion, Considered Casting. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Endless Blizzard, Turn the Clock Forward, Patient Barrier on the skill tree.

Frostbolt
(Monk) Builds
Sample size: 90 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
30%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
28.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
28.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
23.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
21.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
21.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.8%
# to maximum Mana
12.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
#% increased Cast Speed
10%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
30%
[Projectile|Projectiles] deal #% increased Damage with [HitDamage|Hits] for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
30%
[Projectile|Projectiles] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] chance for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
30%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
28.9%
# to maximum Mana
28.9%
# to maximum Life
25.6%
[Attack] [Projectile|Projectiles] [Return] if they [Pierce|Pierced] at least # times
25.6%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
24.4%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.6%
# to maximum Mana
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
42.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
20%
# to maximum Life
10%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
24.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.7%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
15.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
30%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
23.3%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
17.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
53.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
37.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
32.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.9%
# to maximum Mana
13.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12.2%
# to maximum Life
12.2%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
68.9%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
52.2%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
32.2%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
25.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
25.6%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
24.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
18.9%
# to maximum Mana
17.8%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
94.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
47.8%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
42.2%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
41.1%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
41.1%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
41.1%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
41.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
28.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
24.4%
# to maximum Mana
21.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
53.3%
# to maximum Mana
43.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
43.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
26.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
16.7%
Reflects opposite Ring
13.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.6%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
46.7%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
33.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
30%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
24.4%
# to maximum Life
22.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
20%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
20%
# to maximum Mana
18.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
16.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
47.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
31.1%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] [Spell] Skill Gems
30%
# to maximum Mana
28.9%
Spells which cost Life [Gain] #% of Damage as [Gain|Extra] [Physical] Damage
28.9%
#% increased maximum Life
26.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
24.4%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
8.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
8.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
8.9%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.6%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
5.6%
[Attack] [Projectile|Projectiles] [Return] if they [Pierce|Pierced] at least # times
5.6%
[Projectile|Projectiles] deal #% increased Damage with [HitDamage|Hits] for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
5.6%
[Projectile|Projectiles] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] chance for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
5.6%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Endless Blizzard
(78)86.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(68)75.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(68)75.6%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(63)70%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(59)65.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(58)64.4%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(58)64.4%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(54)60%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(54)60%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(51)56.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(49)54.4%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(49)54.4%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(48)53.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(46)51.1%✕ Remove
True Strike
(43)47.8%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(42)46.7%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(40)44.4%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(37)41.1%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(37)41.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(36)40%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(35)38.9%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(34)37.8%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(34)37.8%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(33)36.7%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(33)36.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(33)36.7%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(33)36.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(33)36.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(32)35.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(32)35.6%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(31)34.4%✕ Remove
Abasement
(31)34.4%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(31)34.4%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(31)34.4%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(31)34.4%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(30)33.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(30)33.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(30)33.3%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(30)33.3%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(29)32.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(29)32.2%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(27)30%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(27)30%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(25)27.8%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(25)27.8%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(25)27.8%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(24)26.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(23)25.6%✕ Remove
Fated End
(23)25.6%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(22)24.4%✕ Remove
Preservation
(22)24.4%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(22)24.4%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(21)23.3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(21)23.3%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(21)23.3%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(21)23.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(21)23.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(20)22.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(20)22.2%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(20)22.2%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(19)21.1%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(18)20%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(18)20%✕ Remove
Essence of Virtue
(17)18.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(17)18.9%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(17)18.9%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(17)18.9%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(17)18.9%✕ Remove
Paragon
(16)17.8%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(16)17.8%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(16)17.8%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(16)17.8%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(15)16.7%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(15)16.7%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(15)16.7%✕ Remove
All Natural
(15)16.7%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(14)15.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(14)15.6%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(14)15.6%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(14)15.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(14)15.6%✕ Remove
Phased Form
(13)14.4%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Mystic Attunement
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Authority
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Unfurled Finger
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(12)13.3%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Conduit
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(11)12.2%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(10)11.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(9)10%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(9)10%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(9)10%✕ Remove
Energise
(9)10%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(9)10%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(9)10%✕ Remove
Comradery
(9)10%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(9)10%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(9)10%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Dominion
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Flurry
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Corrupted Lifeforce
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Wildwood Persistence
(8)8.9%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(7)7.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(7)7.8%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(7)7.8%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(7)7.8%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(7)7.8%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(6)6.7%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(6)6.7%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(6)6.7%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(6)6.7%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(6)6.7%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(6)6.7%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(6)6.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Refocus
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(5)5.6%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Intricate Sigils
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Mind Phylacteries
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(4)4.4%✕ Remove
Knight of Izaro
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Master Fletching
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Grinning Immolation
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Blur
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Momentum
(3)3.3%✕ Remove
Dimensional Weakspot
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Afterimage
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping Presence
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Careful Consideration
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Resonance
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Inevitability
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Stability
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
All For One
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Warlord Berserker
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)2.2%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(2)2.2%✕ Remove