Ice Shot

Ice ShotAttack, Projectile, Cold
Tier: 9
Level: 1Fire an icy arrow that sprays a cone of ice shards when it hits a target.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

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

Ice Shot is a bow attack skill that fires an arrow that deals cold damage with more chill magnitude to a target and sprays a cone of secondary shard projectiles on hit.

Skill functions and interactions

Quality grants more attack damage.

Primary Arrow

The primary arrow projectile of Ice Shot travels slower than comparable lightning bow skills. A majority of physical damage is converted to cold. The primary arrow has more chill magnitude.

Secondary Shard Projectiles

All shard physical damage is converted to cold. Modifiers to projectile speed affect distance traveled by the secondary shard projectiles. The shards spray towards other targets within a 90-degree "cone" (a quadrant) behind the primary target. When using Ice Shot with split, pierce, fork, or chain, targets behind the first may be hit by both the secondary shards and a primary arrow.

Gem level progression

Level
1	1

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.	EncumbranceEncumbranceSupport, Spell 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	LeverageLeverageSupport Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which Hit Enemies. Supported Skills gain increased chance to Critically Hit against Immobilised Enemies.Supported Skills have 50% increased Critical Hit Chance against Immobilised EnemiesPlace 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	FreezeforkFreezeforkSupport, Projectile, Cold Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which can fire Projectiles. Projectiles from Supported Skills always Fork when the initial Projectile Hits Frozen Enemies, but Supported Skills cannot build up Freeze themselves.Supported Skills Fork when hitting Frozen Enemies Supported Skills cannot cause 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.	Primal ArmamentPrimal ArmamentSupport, Attack Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks that use a weapon, causing them to deal more weapon Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Weapon Elemental 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.	RicochetRicochetSupport, Projectile Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Projectiles from Supported Skills have 40% chance to Chain an additional time from terrainPlace 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	Biting FrostBiting FrostSupport, Cold, Payoff Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to deal more damage to Frozen enemies but consume their Freeze. Cannot support skills that Consume Freeze.Supported Skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported Skills Consume Freeze on enemies to deal 50% 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.	SalvoSalvoSupport, Attack, Projectile Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which fire Projectiles. Supported Skills accumulate Seals over time, and consume them when used. For each Seal consumed, the Attack will fire additional Projectiles. Projectiles from Supported Skills are fired in random directions. Cannot Support Skills which require Combo, have a Cooldown or already gain Seals.Projectiles from Supported Skills are fired in random directions Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles per seal consumed Supported Skills consume all Accumulated seals on use Supported Skills have 3 maximum seals Supported Skills Accumulate a seal every 2 secondsPlace 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.	Spectral VolleySpectral VolleySupport, Attack, Projectile Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Bow or Spear Projectile Attacks you use yourself. Supported Skills deal lower damage initially, but generate Spectral Projectiles, which deal more damage when they fire. Spectral Projectiles linger and will fire a short duration after no new Spectral Projectiles have been created. Cannot support Channelling Skills, Leaping skills, or skills which rain Projectiles from above.Attacks with Supported Skills create a Spectral Projectile Spectral Projectiles will fire if no Spectral Projectiles have been created in the last 3 seconds Supported Skills deal 60% less Damage when not fired from Spectral Projectiles Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage when fired from Spectral Projectiles Maximum 5 Spectral ProjectilesPlace 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

Ice Shot has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Ice Shot has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0e	Ice Shot Shards (Secondary) now gains additional Projectiles as it Levels up Ice Shot Shards now targets within 90 Degree Cone Ice Shot Shards now travel further base (200ms, from 100ms), to be tested & iterated. Ice Shot Arrow & Projectiles are now smaller and are the same size as other arrows.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.