Fangs of Frost

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Fangs of FrostAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Cold
Tier: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-34) Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (95-296)% of basePerform an icy stab that exploits enemies who are already off balance. Hitting a Parried target Consumes the Debuff to cause a nova of frost and leave Chilled Ground.Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

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

Fangs of Frost is a spear skill.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Attack Damage
1	0	0	4	95%
2	3	9	5	105%
3	6	16	6	115%
4	10	25	6	125%
5	14	34	7	135%
6	18	43	8	145%
7	22	52	9	156%
8	26	61	10	165%
9	31	72	11	173%
10	36	83	12	182%
11	41	95	13	191%
12	46	106	15	201%
13	52	119	16	211%
14	58	133	18	221%
15	64	146	20	232%
16	66	160	23	244%
17	72	173	25	256%
18	78	189	28	269%
19	84	205	31	282%
20	90	221	34	296%

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	Cold InfusionCold InfusionSupport, Attack, Cold Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Attacks, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Supported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Cold Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	GlaciationGlaciationSupport, Cold Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Supported Skills cause 50% more Freeze BuildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Ice BiteIce BiteSupport, Attack, Cold, Duration Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Attacks you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses all of your Attacks with Cold damage for a short time.Attacks Gain 35% of Damage as Cold Damage for 5 seconds on Freezing an enemy with Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Close CombatClose CombatSupport, Attack Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 25% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Cold PenetrationCold PenetrationSupport, Cold Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Cold ResistancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	DesperationDesperationSupport, Attack, Melee Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself. Insufficient Mana doesn't prevent Supported Skills from being used while Surrounded.Insufficient Mana doesn't prevent the use of Supported Skills while SurroundedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	CulminationCulminationSupport, Attack, Melee, Conditional Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills gain Combo when you successfully Strike Enemies with other Melee Attacks. Supported Skills reset their Combo on use, dealing more Damage the higher Combo you had on use. Cannot support skills which already gain Combo. Cannot Support Skills used by Minions.Supported Skills can gain Combo Supported Skills lose all Combo on use Supported Skills lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 4 seconds Supported Skills deal 3% more Damage per ComboPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	ExecrateExecrateSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any damaging Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher chance to inflict Ailments on hit, but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Supported Skills have 100% more chance to inflict Ailments Supported Skills have +8 seconds to CooldownPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Unsteady TempoUnsteady TempoSupport, Attack, Melee, Critical Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself. Attacking with Supported Skills will cycle through various effects, with the first Attack in sequence inflicting Hobble on you. The second and third Attacks in sequence will powerfully scale chance to Critically Hit and overall damage, respectively, at which point the cycle will reset. Cannot Support Channelling Skills.First Attack in sequence with Supported Skill inflicts Hobble on you equal to 40% of your Life Second Attack in sequence with Supported Skill has 30% more chance to Critically Hit Third Attack in sequence with Supported Skill deals 20% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Fangs of Frost has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Fangs of Frost has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.