Frozen Locus

Frozen LocusAttack, AoE, Melee, Cold, Duration, Nova
Tier: 1
Level: 1Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemFrozenLocus

Frozen Locus is a melee cold attack skill.

Gem level progression

Level		Mana Cost
1	0	12
2	3	13
3	6	15
4	10	16
5	14	18
6	18	20
7	22	22
8	26	25
9	31	28
10	36	31
11	41	34
12	46	38
13	52	42
14	58	47
15	64	52
16	66	57
17	72	64
18	78	71
19	84	78
20	90	87

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Deep FreezeDeep FreezeSupport, Cold Category: Deep Freeze Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing Freeze it inflicts to last longer.Supported Skills have 50% increased Freeze Duration on EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	IcicleIcicleSupport Category: Icicle Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Skill which creates Ice Crystals, causing them to be created with lower Life.Ice Crystals created by Supported Skills have 50% less LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.		RimeRimeSupport, Cold Category: RimeSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which create Ground Surfaces, causing Enemies Chilled by those Surfaces to be more easily Frozen, but at the cost of some Chill magnitude.Hits against Enemies in Chilled Ground created by Supported Skills build up Freeze as though dealing 20% more Damage 30% less effect of Chill inflicted by Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	Biting FrostBiting FrostSupport, Cold, Payoff Category: Biting Frost Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to deal more damage to Frozen enemies but consume their Freeze. Cannot support skills that Consume Freeze.Supported Skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported Skills Consume Freeze on enemies to deal 40% more Damage Supported Skills deal 20% more damage to Frozen Unique enemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Cold ExposureCold ExposureSupport, Cold, Duration Category: Cold Exposure Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Elemental FocusElemental FocusSupport Category: Elemental Focus Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
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Item acquisition

Frozen Locus has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Frozen Locus has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	Ice crystals can no longer apply on kill effects such as Herald of Ash and Trampletoe's overkill.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.