Heart of Ice

Heart of IceSpell, Buff, Persistent, Aura, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: Instant
Critical Strike Chance: 11.00%Chills all enemies in your Presence.Chills enemies in your Presence as though dealing (26-888) to (39-1332) Cold damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% more Magnitude of Chill inflictedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop disabled
Granted as an inherent weapon skill from a The Whispering IceThe Whispering Ice
Permafrost StaffStaffRequires Level 75Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Heart of Ice
Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Icestorm+(2-4) to Level of all Cold Spell Skills
(10-20)% reduced Cast Speed
(5-15)% increased Intelligence
4% increased Spell Damage per 10 Intelligence
Inflict Elemental Exposure on Hit, lowering Total Elemental Resistance by (20-30)%"From what beast you derived, we can only fathom.
Aye, you of living ice, rotting gill, and untold nightmare!
We Brinerot return ye to the sea."
- Weylam Roth.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemHeartOfIce

Heart of Ice is a persistent buff skill granted by equipping a The Whispering IceThe Whispering Ice
Permafrost StaffStaffRequires Level 75Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Heart of Ice
Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Icestorm+(2-4) to Level of all Cold Spell Skills
(10-20)% reduced Cast Speed
(5-15)% increased Intelligence
4% increased Spell Damage per 10 Intelligence
Inflict Elemental Exposure on Hit, lowering Total Elemental Resistance by (20-30)%"From what beast you derived, we can only fathom.
Aye, you of living ice, rotting gill, and untold nightmare!
We Brinerot return ye to the sea."
- Weylam Roth.

Gem level progression

Level			Cold Damage
1	0	0	26 to 39
2	3	9	35 to 53
3	6	14	48 to 72
4	10	21	63 to 94
5	14	28	79 to 119
6	18	35	98 to 148
7	22	41	120 to 180
8	26	48	144 to 217
9	31	57	172 to 258
10	36	65	203 to 305
11	41	74	239 to 359
12	46	82	280 to 420
13	52	92	326 to 489
14	58	103	378 to 567
15	64	113	438 to 657
16	66	116	506 to 759
17	72	126	583 to 875
18	78	137	672 to 1007
19	84	147	773 to 1159
20	90	157	888 to 1332

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	Slow PotencySlow PotencySupport, Spell Category: Encumbrance Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.Debuffs inflicted with Supported Skills have 15% increased Slow MagnitudePlace 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.	Vitality IVitality ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Vitality Tier: 1 Additional Reservation: 20 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Regenerate 1% of maximum Life per second while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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	Herbalism IHerbalism ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Herbalism Tier: 2 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.30% Increased Recovery from Life Flasks while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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.	Mysticism IMysticism ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Mysticism Tier: 2 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Deal 30% increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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	Cannibalism ICannibalism ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Cannibalism Tier: 3 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.2% of maximum Life recovered on Kill while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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.	Warm BloodedWarm BloodedSupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Warm Blooded Tier: 3 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Freeze applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.50% less Freeze duration on you while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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.
IV	Clarity IIClarity IISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Clarity Tier: 4 Additional Reservation: 20 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.50% Increased Mana Regeneration Rate while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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.	Vitality IIVitality IISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Vitality Tier: 4 Additional Reservation: 40 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Regenerate 2% of maximum Life per second while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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.
V	Cold MasteryCold MasterySupport, Cold Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Cold 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.

Item acquisition

Heart of Ice is drop disabled.

Alternate skill effects

Heart of Ice has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Heart of Ice, granted by The Whispering IceThe Whispering Ice Permafrost StaffStaffRequires Level 75Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Heart of Ice Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Icestorm+(2-4) to Level of all Cold Spell Skills (10-20)% reduced Cast Speed (5-15)% increased Intelligence 4% increased Spell Damage per 10 Intelligence Inflict Elemental Exposure on Hit, lowering Total Elemental Resistance by (20-30)%"From what beast you derived, we can only fathom. Aye, you of living ice, rotting gill, and untold nightmare! We Brinerot return ye to the sea." - Weylam Roth Unique Staff: Now Chills enemies in your Presence as though dealing 26-888 to 39-1332 Cold Damage at gem levels 1-20 (previously 12-378 to 18-567).
0.2.1	Introduced to the game.