The Frost Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Shaman in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 36 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Short Fuse II, Cooldown Recovery II, Efficiency II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Sacred Flow, Wisdom of the Maji, Arcane Intensity on the skill tree.

Frost Bomb
(Shaman) Builds
Sample size: 36 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
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
63.9%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
63.9%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
44.4%
# to maximum Mana
16.7%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
11.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
11.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
11.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
11.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.3%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
8.3%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
69.4%
# to maximum Life
55.6%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
50%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
19.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage per # [Spirit]
16.7%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
13.9%
# to maximum Mana
8.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.6%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
5.6%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
47.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30.6%
# to maximum Mana
30.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
27.8%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
27.8%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
27.8%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.1%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
22.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
19.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
19.4%
# Life Regeneration per second
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
30.6%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
27.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
19.4%
# to maximum Life
19.4%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
19.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
16.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
16.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
61.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.8%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
16.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
66.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
58.3%
# to maximum Mana
50%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
33.3%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
30.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
13.9%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
44.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
44.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
36.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
22.2%
Reflects opposite Ring
22.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
19.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
16.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
13.9%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased maximum Mana
44.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
36.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30.6%
Reflects opposite Ring
30.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
22.2%
You cannot be [Chill|Chilled] or [Frozen]
22.2%
# to maximum Mana
19.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.1%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
8.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
88.9%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
58.3%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
44.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
44.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
38.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
27.8%
# to maximum Life
25%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
19.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
19.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
16.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
16.7%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
13.9%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
11.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
8.3%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.3%
# to maximum Life
5.6%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
5.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage per # [Spirit]
5.6%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
5.6%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Sacred Flow
(35)97.2%✕ Remove
Wisdom of the Maji
(35)97.2%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(31)86.1%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(29)80.6%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(28)77.8%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(23)63.9%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(22)61.1%✕ Remove
Druidic Champion
(21)58.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(20)55.6%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(20)55.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(19)52.8%✕ Remove
Furious Wellspring
(19)52.8%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(18)50%✕ Remove
Reactive Growth
(18)50%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(17)47.2%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(16)44.4%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(16)44.4%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(16)44.4%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(16)44.4%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(16)44.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(16)44.4%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(15)41.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(15)41.7%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(14)38.9%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(14)38.9%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(14)38.9%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(13)36.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(13)36.1%✕ Remove
Avatar of Evolution
(13)36.1%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(12)33.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(12)33.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(12)33.3%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(11)30.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(11)30.6%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(11)30.6%✕ Remove
Preservation
(11)30.6%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(11)30.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(10)27.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(9)25%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(9)25%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(9)25%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(9)25%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(9)25%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(9)25%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(8)22.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(8)22.2%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(8)22.2%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(8)22.2%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
All Natural
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(7)19.4%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(6)16.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(6)16.7%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(6)16.7%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(6)16.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(6)16.7%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(5)13.9%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(5)13.9%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(5)13.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(5)13.9%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(5)13.9%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Piercing Shot
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Dominion
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Energise
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(4)11.1%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Turning of the Seasons
(3)8.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remains
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Paragon
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Meat Recycling
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Licking Wounds
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Sturdy Mind
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(2)5.6%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Blade Flurry
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Growing Swarm
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Holy Protector
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Electrifying Nature
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Steadfast Resolve
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Total Incineration
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Dead can Dance
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Iron Slippers
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Crystalline Resistance
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Lord of Horrors
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Flurry
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Full Recovery
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Resolution
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Defensive Reflexes
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Gigantic Following
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Stormkeeper
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Finality
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Carved Earth
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Relentless Fallen
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Desperate Times
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Necrotised Flesh
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Crystalline Flesh
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Rattled
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Marathon Runner
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Unbound Forces
(1)2.8%✕ Remove
Titanic
(1)2.8%✕ Remove