The Ice Nova is a highly effective skill for the Stormweaver in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 28 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Zenith II, Magnified Area II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Efficient Casting, Refracted Infusion, Constant Gale on the skill tree.

Ice Nova
(Stormweaver) Builds
Sample size: 28 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
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
39.3%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
28.6%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
21.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
21.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
21.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
21.4%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
17.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.9%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
39.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
32.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
21.4%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
21.4%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
21.4%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
21.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
21.4%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
17.9%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
10.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
53.6%
# to maximum Mana
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
42.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
32.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32.1%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
25%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
21.4%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
21.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
25%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.9%
# Life Regeneration per second
10.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Attack] Speed
46.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
46.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
46.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
42.9%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
42.9%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
42.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.9%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
10.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
67.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
46.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
46.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
25%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
14.3%
# to maximum Life
14.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
60.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
60.7%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
57.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
57.1%
# to maximum Mana
42.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
17.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
#% increased maximum Mana
14.3%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
39.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
32.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
25%
Reflects opposite Ring
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
21.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
21.4%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
17.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
17.9%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
64.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
32.1%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
32.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
32.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
28.6%
#% increased maximum Mana
28.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
25%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
89.3%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
64.3%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
53.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
46.4%
# to maximum Life
39.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
39.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
39.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
35.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
25%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
42.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
39.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
17.9%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.3%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
14.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
14.3%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10.7%
# to maximum Mana
10.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
7.1%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
7.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Efficient Casting
(23)82.1%✕ Remove
Refracted Infusion
(21)75%✕ Remove
Constant Gale
(20)71.4%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(19)67.9%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(19)67.9%✕ Remove
Storm's Recollection
(19)67.9%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(18)64.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(18)64.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(16)57.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(15)53.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(15)53.6%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(15)53.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(14)50%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(14)50%✕ Remove
Tempest Caller
(14)50%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(14)50%✕ Remove
Dominion
(14)50%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(13)46.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(13)46.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(13)46.4%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(12)42.9%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(12)42.9%✕ Remove
Energise
(12)42.9%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(12)42.9%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(12)42.9%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Force of Will
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(11)39.3%✕ Remove
Strike Twice
(10)35.7%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(10)35.7%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(10)35.7%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(10)35.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(9)32.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(9)32.1%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(9)32.1%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(9)32.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(9)32.1%✕ Remove
All Natural
(9)32.1%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(9)32.1%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(8)28.6%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(8)28.6%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(8)28.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)28.6%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(7)25%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(7)25%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(7)25%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(7)25%✕ Remove
Preservation
(7)25%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(7)25%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(7)25%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(7)25%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(7)25%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
Multiplying Squalls
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
Shaper of Storms
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(6)21.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
True Strike
(5)17.9%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(4)14.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)14.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)14.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(4)14.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(4)14.3%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(4)14.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Abasement
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(3)10.7%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Equilibrium
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(2)7.1%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Pulse
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remains
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Agile Sprinter
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
The Spring Hare
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Preemptive Strike
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Frantic Swings
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
First Approach
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Primal Growth
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Crystalline Resistance
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Effervescent
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Bastion of Light
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Enduring Archon
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)3.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)3.6%✕ Remove