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Frostflame Nova

Patch 0.5.5 · Updated Oct 3, 2026

Frostflame Nova

Skill Gems

Frostflame Nova is a Skill Gem in Path of Exile 2. Tags: Spell, AoE, Cold, Fire, Nova, Repeatable. 217 Support Gems can support it.

Gem level 1

Frostflame Nova

Spell, AoE, Cold, Fire, Nova, Repeatable

Level: 1

Cost: 11 Ward

Cast Time: 0.7 sec

Critical Hit Chance: 12%

Unleash a wave of volatile ice that feeds on flames. While the wave doesn't deal damage, the ice latches onto Ignited enemies, refreshing the duration of their active Ignite and rapidly Freezing them but preventing them from being Ignited further until the Ignite expires.

Wave

+3.5 metres to wave radius

Volatile Ice

10% more Freeze Buildup for each 1% of enemy's Ailment Threshold dealt by the affected Ignite per second

Hits enemies every 0.5 seconds until affected Ignite expires

Deals 2 to 3 Cold Damage

Type: Skill Gems
Attribute: No attribute
Tags: Spell, AoE, Cold, Fire, Nova, Repeatable
Levels: 1–40

Quality

At 20% quality

+1 metre to wave radius

Additionally with Advanced Thaumaturgy (Gemling Legionnaire)

20% increased Damage with Hits against Frozen Enemies

Used in builds

None of our builds uses this yet.

Values per level

Only values that change with the level – fixed values are in the tooltip. Click a row to show that level in the tooltip.

Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Cold Damage
1	–	11 Ward	2–3
2	3	12 Ward	2–4
3	6	14 Ward	4–5
4	10	15 Ward	5–7
5	14	17 Ward	6–9
6	18	19 Ward	8–12
7	22	21 Ward	10–15
8	26	23 Ward	12–18
9	31	26 Ward	14–21
10	36	28 Ward	17–26
11	41	31 Ward	20–30
12	46	33 Ward	24–36
13	52	36 Ward	28–42
14	58	39 Ward	33–49
15	64	42 Ward	38–58
16	66	45 Ward	45–67
17	72	48 Ward	52–78
18	78	52 Ward	60–91
19	84	55 Ward	70–105
20	90	59 Ward	81–122

Levels 21–40 (from additional gem levels)

Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Cold Damage
21	–	63 Ward	94–141
22	–	67 Ward	109–163
23	–	72 Ward	126–189
24	–	76 Ward	146–219
25	–	81 Ward	169–254
26	–	86 Ward	197–295
27	–	91 Ward	228–342
28	–	97 Ward	265–397
29	–	102 Ward	308–462
30	–	108 Ward	358–537
31	–	114 Ward	417–625
32	–	121 Ward	486–728
33	–	128 Ward	567–850
34	–	135 Ward	662–993
35	–	142 Ward	774–1161
36	–	150 Ward	907–1360
37	–	158 Ward	1063–1595
38	–	166 Ward	1249–1873
39	–	175 Ward	1469–2203
40	–	184 Ward	1730–2595

Matching supports 217

217 Support Gems can support this skill.

Strength 60

Armour Break I Armour Break II Armour Break III Armour Demolisher I Armour Demolisher II Arms Length Atalui's Bloodletting Bleed I Bleed II Bleed III Bleed IV Break Endurance Brutality I Brutality II Brutality III Concoct I Concoct II Dauntless Deep Cuts I Deep Cuts II Devastate Efficiency I Efficiency II Enduring Impact I Enduring Impact II Eternal Flame I Eternal Flame II Eternal Flame III Execute I Execute II Execute III Exploit Weakness Fire Attunement Fire Exposure Fire Penetration I Fire Penetration II Flame Pillar Heft Ignite I Ignite II Ignite III Knockback Lifetap Rageforged I Rageforged II Relentless Rage Rupture Rusted Spikes Searing Flame I Searing Flame II Stun I Stun II Stun III Uhtred's Augury Uhtred's Exodus Uhtred's Omen Unbreakable Uruk's Smelting Uul-Netol's Embrace Xoph's Pyre

Dexterity 54

Admixture Arakaali's Lust Blind I Blind II Blindside Bounty I Bounty II Bursting Plague Chance to Freeze Charm Bounty Commiserate Corrosion Deadly Poison I Deadly Poison II Deliberation Electrocute Eonyr's Thunder Escalating Poison Ferocity Hobble Inhibitor Innervate Lasting Shock Leverage Life Bounty Life Drain Lightning Attunement Lightning Exposure Lightning Penetration Lockdown Malady Mana Bounty Mobility Momentum Neural Overload Outmaneuver Overcharge Pin I Pin II Pin III Poison I Poison II Poison III Rakiata's Flow Shock Slow Potency Soul Drain Swift Affliction I Swift Affliction II Swift Affliction III Tacati's Ire Tul's Stillness Tumult Wind Wave

Intelligence 93

Ambrosia Ambrosia II Ambush Arbiter's Ignition Arcane Surge Astral Projection Atziri's Call Biting Frost I Biting Frost II Blazing Critical Bone Shrapnel Brittle Armour Catharsis Chaos Attunement Cold Attunement Cold Exposure Cold Mastery Cold Penetration Concentrated Area Concussive Spells Considered Casting Controlled Destruction Coursing Current Deep Freeze Derange Dialla's Desire Electromagnetism Elemental Discharge Elemental Focus Embitter Energy Barrier Enervation Esh's Radiance Excise Execrate Expand Expanse Extraction Fiery Death Fire Mastery Freeze Frost Nexus Frostfire Frozen Vortex Hourglass Ice Bite I Ice Bite II Inexorable Critical I Inexorable Critical II Invocation Living Lightning Living Lightning II Magnified Area I Magnified Area II Mana Flare Minion Pact I Minion Pact II Oisín's Oath Pinpoint Critical Potent Exposure Potential Practical Magic I Practical Magic II Profanity I Profanity II Rapid Casting I Rapid Casting II Rapid Casting III Rising Tempest Shock Conduction Shock Conduction II Shock Siphon Soulbreaker Spell Cascade Spell Echo Spreading Frost Static Shocks Stormfire Supercritical Thrill of the Kill Thrill of the Kill II Unbending Unleash Varashta's Blessing Verglas Volatile Power Volatility Wildfire Withering Touch Zarokh's Refrain Zarokh's Revolt Zenith I Zenith II

No attribute 10

Breachlord's Rift Esh's Prowess Mórrigan's Insight Prototype Seventeen Runic Extraction Scouring Flame Styrn's Anthem Trickster's Shard Tul's Avalanche Vorana's Siege