Ice Barrage

Sorcerer · Mage

Opens a rift that repeatedly shoots a barrage of ice shards in a target direction for 5 seconds.

More information

Ice Shards are cold projectiles that will curve to nearby targets.

The shards have a freeze rate of 40.

Added damage is applied at 120% effectiveness.

None escape the wrath of winter

Effect

Frostbolt

Base damage per hit
24 Cold
Critical strike chance
5 % · 200% critical damage
Added damage effectiveness
120 %
Counts as
Spell

Base values before skill tree nodes, passives and gear.

Skill tree: Ice Barrage

The skill tree as it appears in game. A specialized skill gains one point per level up to level 20; the number on a connection shows how many points the previous node needs.

Hover or tap a node for its description. The number on a node is its maximum points.

All nodes as a list (30)
  1. Frigid Barrage max 5

    Ice Barrage hits have a higher chance to freeze enemies.

    • +40% Freeze Rate Multiplier
  2. Subthermal Velocity max 3

    When a target is frozen by Ice Barrage, you are granted increased cast speed for 4 seconds.

    This effect can stack a limited number of times.

    • 10% Increased Cast Speed Per Stack fixed
    • 1 Maximum Stacks

    Requires 2 points in Frigid Barrage

  3. Intensifying Cold max 3

    Each ice shard released by Ice Barrage has a higher chance of freezing enemies than the previous shard.

    This effect resets when Ice Barrage is recast.

    • 10 Maximum Stacks fixed
    • +10% Freeze Rate Multiplier Per Ice Shard

    Requires 2 points in Frigid Barrage or 2 points in Hail Storm

  4. Frigid Doom max 1

    When Ice Barrage hits an enemy it has a chance to cast Frost Nova, a cold spell that damages nearby enemies.

    • 10% Chance To Cast Frost Nova

    Requires 3 points in Intensifying Cold

  5. Hail Storm max 5

    Ice Barrage has a faster rate of fire.

    • +5% Fire Rate
  6. Warding Bolts max 3

    You have a chance to gain ward on hit with Ice Barrage.

    • +15% Chance To Gain Ward
    • 7 Ward Gain fixed

    Requires 2 points in Hail Storm

  7. Cryogenesis max 4

    Ice Barrage deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers), but has a shorter duration.

    • +20% Damage
    • -10% Duration

    Requires 2 points in Hail Storm

  8. Ice Spire max 1

    Ice Barrage has a faster rate of fire, but you move more slowly while it is active.

    • +30% Fire Rate
    • 30% Reduced Movespeed fixed

    Requires 3 points in Cryogenesis

  9. Ice Shield max 1

    When you cast Ice Barrage you now also summon an Ice Shield in the target direction, a shield that blocks projectiles. Ice Shield lasts 2 seconds.

    Ice Barrage has a longer cooldown.

    • Ice Shield On Activation
    • +4 Cooldown (Seconds)

    Requires 4 points in Cryogenesis

  10. Shattering Bulwark max 1

    When Ice Shield expires it explodes, freezing nearby enemies.

    • Ice Shield Detonates On Expiration

    Requires Ice Shield

  11. Deep Shield max 1

    Ice Shield lasts longer, but Ice Barrage has a longer cooldown.

    • +2 Ice Shield Duration (seconds)
    • +2 Ice Barrage Cooldown (seconds)

    Requires Ice Shield

  12. Frost Armor max 2

    While Ice Shield is active, you deal more global cold damage and take less cold damage (multiplicative with other modifiers).

    • 30% More Global Cold Damage
    • -10% Cold Damage Taken

    Requires Deep Shield

  13. Looming Frost max 4

    Each ice shard released by Ice Barrage deals more damage than the previous shard (multiplicative with other modifiers).

    This bonus stacks, but is reset on recasting Ice Barrage.

    • +5% Damage Per Ice Shard fixed
    • 5 Maximum Stacks

    Requires 2 points in Hail Storm or 2 points in Eternal Winter

  14. Sleetfire max 1

    Ice Barrage has significantly increased fire rate, but while it is active all skills have increased mana cost.

    • 50% Increased Fire Rate
    • 50% Increased Mana Cost

    Requires Looming Frost

  15. Eternal Winter max 3

    Ice Barrage lasts longer.

    • +1 Duration (Seconds)
  16. Challenge the Elements max 1

    Ice Barrage hits against bosses and rare enemies grant increased fire rate to the remaining hits. This effect stacks up to a cap.

    • 10% Increased Fire Rate Against Rare Enemies
    • 20% Increased Fire Rate Against Bosses
    • 100% Maximum Increase

    Requires 2 points in Eternal Winter

    This bonus is additive with other sources of Increased Rate of Fire on this tree.

  17. Brightlance max 1

    Ice Barrage hits deal more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers), but no longer seek nearby enemies.

    • +30% Hit Damage
    • No Homing fixed

    Requires Eternal Winter

  18. Aura of Frost max 4

    Ice Barrage creates a Chilling Aura around you. The aura repeatedly applies chill to nearby enemies for a duration. This effect can apply multiple stacks of chill to the same enemy.

    • Chills Nearby Enemies fixed
    • 0.5 Chill Duration (seconds)

    Requires 2 points in Warding Bolts

  19. Biting Cold max 4

    Ice Barrage deals more cold damage (multiplicative with other modifiers) and has more critical strike chance.

    • +8% Cold Damage
    • 8% Increased Crit Chance
  20. Nailed Shot max 3

    Each ice shard cast by Ice Barrage has a chance to pierce all enemies (continue through enemies hit).

    • +34# Pierce Chance

    Requires 2 points in Biting Cold

  21. Hypothermia max 4

    Ice Shards that pierce enemies have a chance to inflict them with Frostbite.

    • +50% Frostbite Chance with Piercing

    Requires 3 points in Nailed Shot

  22. Sublimation max 3

    Ice Barrage deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers), and its ice shards become larger.

    Ice Barrage has a slower fire rate, and there is a longer delay between each shard being created and released.

    • +30% Damage
    • +10% Ice Shard Size
    • -13% Fire Rate
    • +30% Delay Before Each Ice Shard fixed

    Requires 2 points in Biting Cold

    The fire rate modifier is multiplicative with other fire rate modifiers on this tree.

    The change to the delay does not affect the frequence at which shards are created.

  23. Wintry Blast max 1

    Ice Barrage now fires 5 ice shards in a cone in front of you, but has a slower fire rate and costs more mana.

    • 4 Extra Projectiles
    • -40% Fire Rate
    • +20% Increased Mana Cost

    Requires 2 points in Sublimation

    The fire rate modifier is multiplicative with other fire rate modifiers on this tree.

  24. Yrun's Conquest max 3

    Ice Barrage releases ice shards in a wider cone.

    • +30 Cone Width (Degrees)

    Requires Wintry Blast

  25. Brittle Fragments max 1

    Ice Shards cast by Ice Barrage shatter and deal cold damage in a cone behind the target. This does not work on piercing projectiles.

    • Ice Shards Shatter On Hit

    Requires 2 points in Sublimation

  26. Frozen Ballista max 1

    Ice Barrage deals significantly more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers) and has a shorter cooldown, but now only lasts 1 second and fires 3 projectiles.

    • +100% Damage
    • -1.5 Cooldown Duration (seconds)
    • 3 Projectiles
    • 1 Duration (second)

    Requires 3 points in Sublimation

    This node does not prevent additional projectiles created with Wintry Blast or Ice Burst.

  27. Jagged Ice max 3

    Ice Barrage has more critical strike chance against frozen targets (multiplicative with other modifiers).

    • 20% More Crit Chance Against Frozen Targets

    Requires 2 points in Biting Cold or 2 points in Shattered Skin

  28. Shattered Skin max 3

    Ice Barrage hits deal more damage to frozen targets (multiplicative with other modifiers).

    • 15% More Hit Damage To Frozen Targets

    Requires 2 points in Jagged Ice or 2 points in Frigid Barrage

  29. Ice Burst max 1

    Ice Barrage instantly fires 5 ice shards in a cone.

    • +5 Ice Burst On Activation

    Requires 3 points in Frigid Barrage

  30. Arctic Storm max 3

    Ice shards released via Ice Burst have a higher chance to freeze enemies, and deal more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers).

    • +40% Ice Burst Damage
    • +40% Ice Burst Freeze Rate Multiplier

    Requires Ice Burst

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