Creeping Frost of Floes is a transfigured version of the Creeping Frost skill gem in Path of Exile. It modifies the original skill's mechanics, typically focusing on different ways to apply its cold damage or chilling effects.
Creeping Frost of Floes(Level 20 with 20% quality)
Fire a single icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep rapidly across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.
Deals 395 to 592 Cold Damage
Base duration is 5.00 seconds
Deals 2669.1 Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to number of Projectiles do not apply to this Skill
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Base radius is 1.5 metres
Base secondary radius is 2.2 metres
Can have up to 5 Chilling Areas
Chilling Area has 140% increased Movement Speed
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Level 20 with 20% quality Creeping Frost of Floes Gem
Key Mechanics
Skill Type: It remains a Cold Projectile Spell with Area of Effect (AoE) and Duration tags.
Behavior: Like the base version, it fires a projectile that explodes upon reaching a targeted area or hitting an enemy, dealing initial hit damage and creating a Chilling Area that deals cold damage over time.
Shotgunning: Multiple overlapping explosions from the same cast can hit a single target, a mechanic known as shotgunning. This makes modifiers to the number of projectiles (like Greater Multiple Projectiles) highly effective for scaling single-target damage.
Common Build Archetypes
Occultist (Cold DoT): A popular league-starter that scales the Damage over Time (DoT) aspect. It often pairs Creeping Frost with other cold spells like Vortex and Cold Snap.
Hit-Based Inquisitor/Deadeye: These builds focus on the "shotgunning" hit damage rather than the DoT. Deadeye builds sometimes utilize Nimis for massive projectile scaling.
Cast on Critical Strike (CoC): High-end versions use CoC mechanics to trigger many projectiles rapidly, achieving very high DPS.
Recommended Support Gems
Damage Focus: Elemental Focus, Controlled Destruction, and Efficacy.
Level Scaling: Empower is critical as Creeping Frost scales strongly with gem levels.
Utility/Clear: Greater Multiple Projectiles (GMP) for more explosions or Spell Echo for faster casting.
