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1.8%
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0.9%
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0.5%
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3.5%
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0.9%
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7.8%
Disciple Of Varashta
3%
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Gemling Legionnaire
17.5%
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Infernalist
5.2%
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0.1%
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1.5%
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24.4%
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Monk
Oracle
5.4%
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1.7%
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Ritualist
1.3%
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2%
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0.6%
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Spirit Walker
11.3%
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5.1%
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1%
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2.8%
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0.3%
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Witchhunter
1.3%

Permafrost Bolts

(Witchhunter) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 33 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC

The Permafrost Bolts is a highly effective skill for the Witchhunter in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 33 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Elemental Armament II, Ice Bite II, Ricochet II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Ricochet, Remorseless, Reusable Ammunition on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Permafrost Bolts
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
97%
└
Ice Bite II
87.9%
└
Ricochet II
81.8%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
78.8%
└
Freeze
45.5%
└
Cold Attunement
42.4%
└
Rakiata's Flow
15.2%
└
Ice Bite I
9.1%
└
Execute III
6.1%
└
Close Combat I
6.1%
└
Nimble Reload
3%
└
Elemental Armament I
3%
└
Arjun's Medal
3%
└
Frost Nexus
3%
└
Ambush
3%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Fragmentation Rounds
100%
└
Concentrated Area
84.8%
└
Elemental Focus
78.8%
└
Elemental Armament II
69.7%
└
Rageforged II
66.7%
└
Close Combat II
57.6%
└
Elemental Armament III
18.2%
└
Deliberation
12.1%
└
Cold Attunement
9.1%
└
Frozen Spite
6.1%
└
Rigwald's Ferocity
6.1%
└
Biting Frost II
6.1%
└
Close Combat I
6.1%
└
Elemental Armament I
6.1%
└
Culling Strike II
6.1%
└
Ammo Conservation III
3%
Herald of Ice
93.9%
└
Magnified Area II
90.3%
└
Cold Attunement
87.1%
└
Elemental Armament II
87.1%
└
Elemental Focus
83.9%
└
Execute II
35.5%
└
Cold Mastery
9.7%
└
Overreach
6.5%
└
Elemental Armament I
6.5%
└
Heft
3.2%
└
Longshot II
3.2%
└
Vitality II
3.2%
└
Life Leech III
3.2%
└
Execute III
3.2%
└
Cold Penetration
3.2%
Freezing Mark
90.9%
└
Eternal Mark
90%
└
Charged Mark
76.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
70%
└
Lightning Exposure
36.7%
└
Mark of Siphoning II
33.3%
└
Prolonged Duration I
26.7%
└
Mark for Death
3.3%
Shard Scavenger
84.8%
└
Prolonged Duration II
82.1%
└
Precision II
28.6%
└
Precision I
25%
└
Prolonged Duration I
14.3%
└
Herbalism I
7.1%
└
Warm Blooded
3.6%
└
Vitality I
3.6%
└
Healing Runes
3.6%
└
Physical Mastery
3.6%
Thunderstorm
78.8%
└
Inexorable Critical II
84.6%
└
Blazing Critical
84.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
53.8%
└
Pinpoint Critical
34.6%
└
Potent Exposure
19.2%
└
Expanse
19.2%
└
Stormfire
15.4%
└
Expand
11.5%
└
Prolonged Duration I
3.8%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
3.8%
Sorcery Ward
78.8%
└
Cold Mastery
23.1%
└
Warm Blooded
7.7%
└
Cannibalism I
7.7%
└
Fire Mastery
7.7%
└
Rapid Casting III
3.8%
└
Uruk's Smelting
3.8%
└
Vitality I
3.8%
└
Uhtred's Omen
3.8%
Eternal Rage
66.7%
└
Vitality II
4.5%
└
Herbalism I
4.5%
└
Precision I
4.5%
└
Clarity I
4.5%
Wind Dancer
60.6%
└
Elemental Armament II
60%
└
Blind II
50%
└
Freeze
45%
└
Close Combat II
40%
└
Magnified Area II
35%
└
Embitter
20%
└
Knockback
10%
└
Life Leech III
10%
└
Precision II
5%
└
Pin I
5%
└
Blind I
5%
└
Vitality II
5%
└
Magnified Area I
5%
└
Cold Attunement
5%
└
Deep Freeze
5%
Crossbow Shot
42.4%
└
Cold Attunement
50%
└
Concentrated Area
35.7%
└
Magnified Area II
35.7%
└
Ice Bite I
35.7%
└
Rapid Attacks I
21.4%
└
Armour Break I
14.3%
└
Magnified Area I
14.3%
└
Elemental Armament II
14.3%
└
Elemental Armament I
7.1%
└
Pierce III
7.1%
└
Culling Strike I
7.1%
└
Nimble Reload
7.1%
└
Rapid Attacks II
7.1%
└
Nova Projectiles I
7.1%
└
Brutality I
7.1%
Oil Grenade
30.3%
└
Potent Exposure
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
70%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
10%
Attrition
12.1%
└
Precision II
25%
└
Clarity I
25%
└
Armour Demolisher II
25%
Berserk
9.1%
Explosive Grenade
6.1%
└
Payload
50%
└
Multishot II
50%
└
Fire Penetration II
50%
└
Short Fuse I
50%
└
Adhesive Grenades II
50%
└
Elemental Armament II
50%
└
Multishot I
50%
└
Magnified Area I
50%
Frost Bomb
6.1%
└
Short Fuse II
50%
└
Potent Exposure
50%
└
Lifetap
50%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Cold Mastery
50%
Mortar Cannon
6.1%
└
Potent Exposure
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
Herald of Ash
6.1%
└
Swift Affliction I
50%
└
Magnified Area I
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
Supporting Fire
6.1%
└
Minion Mastery
50%
└
Bidding III
50%
└
Brutality III
50%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Brutality I
50%
└
Bidding I
50%
Siege Ballista
3%
└
Cold Penetration
100%
└
Fire Attunement
100%
└
Fire Penetration II
100%
└
Fire Exposure
100%
Rapid Shot
3%
└
Pierce II
100%
└
Cold Attunement
100%
└
Bleed II
100%
└
Fresh Clip II
100%
Emergency Reload
3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Blasphemy
3%
└
Heft
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Execute II
100%
Repulsion
3%
└
Heft
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Execute II
100%
Flash Grenade
3%
└
Stun II
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Second Wind III
100%
Time of Need
3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
Overwhelming Presence
3%
Gemini Surge
3%
Voltaic Mark
3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Eternal Mark
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Mark for Death
100%
Galvanic Shards
3%
└
Armour Demolisher I
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Dominus' Grasp
100%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
└
Innervate
100%
Herald of Thunder
3%
└
Longshot II
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Elemental Focus
100%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
Stormblast Bolts
3%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Lightning Attunement
100%
└
Esh's Prowess
100%
Voltaic Grenade
3%
└
Bounty II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks I
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Culling Strike I
100%
Refutation
3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Armour Demolisher II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Fragments Of The Past
3%
└
Scouring Flame
100%
└
Multishot I
100%
Herald of Blood
3%
└
Bleed III
100%
└
Poison III
100%
└
Bursting Plague
100%
Ghost Dance
3%
└
Cool Headed
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Direstrike II
100%
└
Warm Blooded
100%
└
Precision II
100%
Trinity
3%
└
Atziri's Communion
100%
└
Uhtred's Augury
100%
└
Cold Mastery
100%
Virtuous Barrier
3%
Artillery Ballista
3%
└
Urgent Totems III
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Tawhoa's Tending
100%
└
Overabundance II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
Requiem
3%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
└
Cold Attunement
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
War Banner
3%
└
Expanse
100%
└
Daresso's Passion
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
Crushing Fear
3%
Charge Regulation
3%
└
Cannibalism I
100%
└
Armour Demolisher II
100%