Frozen Orb

Frozen Orb is a Sorcerer skill from the Core skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Cold Dmg	Frozen
Chills (CC)
Vulnerable
+ Mana
Core
Frost

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Frozen Orb Unleash an orb that Chills (CC) for 34% and expels piercing shards dealing a total of 36% damage. Upon expiration, Frozen Orb explodes, dealing 34% damage and Chilling enemies for 9%. Mana Cost: 40 Enchantment Slot Effect Whenever you cast a non-Basic Skill, you have a 20% chance to launch a Frozen Orb at a nearby enemy. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 4% Tags: Core, Frost

Upgrades

Enhanced Frozen Orb When cast above 40 Mana, Frozen Orb's explosion damage is increased by x 45% against Elites and x 30% against all other enemies.	Greater Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion has a 30% chance to make all enemies hit Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Frozen Orb always makes Frozen enemies Vulnerable.
	Destructive Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion restores 5 Mana when hitting a Frozen enemy.

Items that work with Frozen Orb

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Frozen Orb
• Create a condition Frozen Orb can exploit
• Exploit a condition Frozen Orb creates

Legendary Aspects

Accelerating Aspect	Offensive	Critical Strikes with Core skills increase your Attack Speed by 15 - 25% for 5 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Aspect of Biting Cold	Offensive	When you Freeze an enemy there is a 25 - 35% chance they become Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Forgotten Depths (Map)	Dry Steppes	Sorcerer
Aspect of Control	Offensive	You deal 25 - 35% more damage to Immobilized (CC), Stunned (CC), or Frozen (CC) enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Sunken Library (Map)	Kehjistan	Sorcerer
Aspect of Efficiency	Resource	Casting a Basic Skill reduces the Mana cost of your next Core Skill by 10 - 20%. Ring	Domhainne Tunnels (Map)	Scosglen	Sorcerer
Aspect of Frozen Orbit	Offensive	Frozen Orb stays in place after reaching its destination and explodes 2 additional times for 20 - 30% of its damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Aspect of Shared Misery	Utility	Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 30 - 50% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Oblivion (Map)	Hawezar	All
Aspect of the Umbral	Resource	Restore 1 - 4 of your Primary Resource when you Crowd Control an enemy. Ring	Champion's Demise (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Elementalist's Aspect	Offensive	Core or Mastery skills cast at or above 100 Mana gain a 20 - 40% increased Critical Strike Chance. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Pallid Delve (Map)	Dry Steppes	Sorcerer
Everliving Aspect	Defensive	You take 20 - 25% less damage from Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Exploiter's Aspect	Utility	You have + 20% increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal x 20 - 40% increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Smiting Aspect	Offensive	You have x 10 - 20% increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy, you gain x 20 - 40% increased Crowd Control Duration. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Storm Swell Aspect	Offensive	You deal 21 - 30% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies while you have a Barrier. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Onyx Hold (Map)	Dry Steppes	Sorcerer

Unique Items

	Ahavarion Spear of Lycander The angel Lycander left us a portion of her power in this spear. It is all the proof I need that she watches over us still. - Oracle Argoysni Type: Staff - Uber Unique Class: Druid and Sorcerer Description: Gain a random Shrine effect for 10-20 seconds after killing an Elite enemy. Can only occur once every 30 seconds.	+ % Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies Affixes: + % Damage + % Attack Speed + % Critical Strike Chance Lucky Hit: Up to a + % chance to Stun (CC)
	Banished Lord's Talisman "His name has been lost to history, but to have been exiled from a land as cursed as Hawezar, his deeds must have been truly depraved." - Scholar's Notes Type: Amulet Class: All Description: After you spend 275 of your Primary Resource, your next Core Skill is guaranteed to Overpower. Your Critical Strikes that Overpower deal %[x] increased damage.	Affixes: + % Critical Strike Chance + % Overpower Damage + % Resource Generation + # Ranks of all Core Skills
	Blue Rose "Her lover's spirit faded, and in her sorrow she wept frozen tears. Where they fell, roses of the purest ice would blossom each winter." - Greenslade's Tales, Chapter 7: "The Myth of Irina Coldheart" Type: Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy has up to a 30% chance to form an exploding Ice Spike, dealing # Cold damage. Triple this chance if the enemy is Frozen.	+ % Resistance to All Elements + % Cold Resistance Affixes: % Mana Cost Reduction + % Critical Strike Damage + % Lucky Hit Chance + % Ice Spike Damage
	Frostburn A touch so frigid it stops the heart and chills the very soul. Type: Gloves Class: All Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 15 - 25% chance to Freeze (CC) enemies for 2 seconds.	Affixes: + % Critical Strike Chance + % Attack Speed + % Freeze Duration Lucky Hit: Up to a % chance to restore + % Primary Resource.
	Godslayer Crown "The Sahptev faithful believe in a thousand and one gods. If it takes me as many lifetimes, I will find and kill them all." - Gaspar Stilbian, Veradani Outcast" Type: Helm Class: All Description: When you Stun (CC), Freeze (CC), or Immobilize (CC) an Elite enemy, or damage a Boss, it Pulls (CC) In Nearby enemies. You deal [30 - 60]%[x] increased damage to them for 3 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 12 seconds.	Affixes: % Cooldown Reduction + % Crowd Control Duration + # Maximum Life + % Damage
	Iceheart Brais The mad artisan saw his fingers turn black from frostbite as he worked the cloth, but refused to stay the needle and thread for even a moment. Type: Pants Class: Sorcerer Description: Enemies that die while Frozen have a 21 - 30% chance to unleash a Frost Nova.	While Injured, your potion also restores 20% Resource Affixes: % Damage Reduction + % Freeze duration + % Damage to Frozen enemies + # - # Maximum Life
	Melted Heart of Selig "Do not allow your passions to become obsessions. Fuel the fire that burns within you, but it is madness to allow yourself to become ash to please an uncaring universe." - Last words of Master Selig Type: Amulet - Uber Unique Class: All Description: Gain 60 Maximum Resource. 75% of incoming damage drains 2 Resource for every 1% of Life you would have lost instead.	Affixes: + Resistance to All Elements + All Stats + Core Skill Damage + Damage while Healthy Resource Regeneration
	Mother's Embrace "Every tome, every scroll, every book in this temple produces the same answer. The only being willing to stand against the Eternal Conflict, against the Prime Evils, was Lilith." - Elias Type: Ring Class: All Description: If a Core Skill hits 4 or more enemies, 30% - 50% of the Resource cost is refunded.	Affixes: + % Resist All + % Shadow Resistance + # All Stats + % Maximum Life + % Critical Strike Damage
	Paingorger's Gauntlets Crafted from fragments of Duriel's carapace, wearing these gloves, or being struck by them, causes an agonizing sensation akin to pushing one's hands through a thousand shards of glass. Type: Gloves Class: All Description: Damaging enemies with a cast Non–Basic Skill marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill’s damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing x 100 – 200% increased damage.	Affixes: + % Critical Strike Chance + % Attack Speed + 8 - 14 All Stats + % Basic Skill Damage
	Penitent Greaves Remorseful devotees of the Cathedral of Light must undertake a gruelling pilgrimage, journeying across the frigid glacier known as the Serac Rapture. Only then may their gravest sins be forgiven. Type: Boots Class: All Description: You leave behind a trail of frost that Chills (CC) enemies. You deal [12 - 15]%[x] more damage to Chilled enemies.	Evade Grants +50% Movement Speed for 1 Second Affixes: + % Movement Speed + % Crowd Control duration % Slow duration reduction % Cold Resistance
	Ring of Starless Skies "Yours is the power to pluck the stars from the heavens with the ease of a child gathering fruit from the bough." - Unknown Type: Ring - Uber Unique Class: All Description: Spending resources reduces your resource costs and increases your damage by x10% for 3 seconds, up to 40%.	+ % All Resistances Affixes: + % Lucky Hit Chance + % Critical Strike Chance + % Critical Strike Damage + % Core Skill Damage
	Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop "Fool said he dug it out of the sands near Lut Gholem with a few other worthless trinkets. I hid my delight at receiving such as treasure in exchange for a meager handful of coins" - Rakhaan Type: Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: For each type of elemental damage you deal, gain [X] 14% increased damage for 4 seconds. Dealing Elemental damage refreshes all bonuses. (Sorcerer Only)	+ % Resistance to All Elements + % Resistance to All Elements Affixes: + % Non-Physical Damage + % Lucky Hit Chance + % Resource Generation + % Cooldown Reduction

Paragon Glyphs

	Advantage Magic: Barbarian / Necromancer / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Control Rare: Necromancer / Sorcerer / Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence (Necro) purchased within range, you deal + 2% (lvl 1) - 10% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. For every 5 Intelligence (Rogue) / 5 Dexterity (Sorc) purchased within range, you deal 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.	Additional Bonus: You (and your Minions, necro only) deal x 10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies or, instead, x 20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemies. Requirements: 40 Int (Necro), 25 Int (Rogue), 25 Dex (Sorc) (in radius range)
	Electrocute Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Lightning damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Your Lightning damage has a + 5% increased chance to Critically Strike enemies who are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Frozen (CC). Requirements: 25 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Elementalist Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Non-physical damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Dealing Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage to an enemy increases all damage you deal to them by x 5% for 10 seconds, stacking once per element. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Frostbite Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal + 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Chilled (CC) targets.	Additional Bonus: Enemies deal 15% reduced damage to you for 5 seconds after they are no longer Frozen. Requirements: 25 Willpower (in radius range)
	Subdue Magic: Barbarian / Druid / Necromancer / Rogue / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Dexterity (Barb/Druid/Necro/Sorc) / Intelligence (Rogue) purchased within range, you gain + 0.8% increased damage to Vulnerable targets.
	Winter Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Grants + 25% (lvl 1) - 125% (lvl 21) bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: Whenever you Chill (CC) or Freeze (CC) an enemy, you deal x 3% increased Cold damage for 10 seconds, up to x 15%. Requirements: 25 Dexterity (in radius range)

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Frozen Orb

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand
Ranks to Frozen Orb [2 -3]					✔
Core Skill Damage [12.5 - 19.5%]						✔
Core Skill Damage [25 - 39%]							✔
Frost Skill Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]	✔				✔
Damage to Chilled Enemies [7 - 14%]		✔				✔
Damage to Chilled Enemies [14 - 28%]							✔
Damage to Frozen Enemies [9.5 - 16.5%]		✔				✔
Damage to Frozen Enemies [19 - 33%]							✔
Cold Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔		✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [5 - 12%]		✔				✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [10 - 24%]							✔
Crowd Control Duration [5 - 12%]	✔		✔					✔
Staff: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [35%]							✔
Vulnerable Damage [9.8 - 19.6%]		✔				✔
Vulnerable Damage [19.6 - 39.2%]							✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand

Changes to Frozen Orb

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

• Enhanced Frozen Orb
  • Threshold for bonus damage reduced from 50 to 40 Mana.
  • Maximum distance reduced from 6 to 4.
  • Additional functionality: Bonus explosion damage is increased to x45% against Elites.

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Initial base damage increased from 32% to 36%.
• Explosion base damage increased from 29% to 34%.
• Greater Frozen Orb - Chance to apply Vulnerable increased from 25% to 30%.