Implanted Gems Passive (0.2.0 Patch Update)
Now provides +2 to skill levels based on Path of Exile 2 Currency stat requirements.
Arctic Armour benefits from +2 Intelligence-based skills.
Integrated Efficiency Passive
Provides critical hit chance, damage, and speed based on the colors of linked support gems- boosting Arctic Armour and other cold skills even further.
Complete Skill Setup
You're not just relying on Arctic Armour. Here's the full setup that complements the Trampletoe tech and adds strong crowd control and AoE damage:
Core Damage Skills
Arctic Armour: Execute- Cold Mastery- Elemental Focus- Cold Penetration
Cast on Freeze: Cold Snap- Execute- Elemental Focus- Impetus
Cold Snap: Considered Casting- Concentrated Effect- Cold Mastery- Cold Penetration
Ice Nova: Arcane Surge- Arcane Tempo- Glaciation- Inspiration
Utility & Support
Frost Wall: Magnified Effect- Concentrated Effect- Spell Cascade- Considered Casting
Convalescence: Clarity- Ingenuity- Persistence (for shield regen)
Mana Remnants: Magnetism- Dissipate (to Path of Exile 2 Orbs for sale handle mana sustainability)
Blasphemy: Hypothermia- Magnified Effect- Clarity (optional, can cast Hypothermia manually if spirit is tight)