Ice Shards
Attack
AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Sustained, Cold, Hazard
Tier: 5
Level: (1—20)
Requires: Level (1—90), (2—79) Str, (2—79) Dex
Load your Crossbow with a clip of icy bolts that rapidly fire at the ground, leaving a shard of ice at the impact location that arms after a duration. After arming, the ice shards explode when enemies step on them, dealing more damage the longer they have been armed, up to a maximum. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
Ammo
+16 Bolts loaded per clip
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Recommended Supports 14

Support gems suggested for this skill, grouped by the uncut support level needed to create them — hover any card for its full tooltip.

I
Cold Attunement
Cold Attunement
Support · Cold
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Int
Gain 25% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
Supported Skills deal 50% less Fire and Lightning Damage
Ice Bite I
Ice Bite I
Support · Warcry, Cold, Duration
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Int
Gain 25% of Damage as Cold Damage for 5 seconds on Freezing an enemy with Supported Skills
Elemental Armament I
Elemental Armament I
Support · Attack
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Str
Supported Skills deal 20% more Elemental Attack damage
II
Fresh Clip I
Fresh Clip I
Support
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Str
Supported Crossbow Skills deal 1% more Damage for each bolt Reloaded by that skill in the past 6 seconds
Embitter
Embitter
Support · Cold
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Int
If Supported Skills would gain extra Damage of any Type other than Cold, they gain extra Cold Damage instead
Cold Penetration
Cold Penetration
Support · Cold
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Int
Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Cold Resistance
III
Rearm I
Rearm I
Support · Hazard
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Dex
Hazards created by Supported Skills have 20% chance to rearm after they are triggered
Mobility
Mobility
Support
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Dex
25% less Movement Speed penalty while using Supported Skills
Verglas
Verglas
Support · Cold
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Int
Destroying an Ice Crystal grants Supported Skills 1% of Damage Gained as extra Cold for 6 seconds, per two thousand maximum Life of the destroyed Ice Crystal
IV
Cold Exposure
Cold Exposure
Support · Cold, Duration
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Int
Supported Skills inflict Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold Damage
Controlled Hazard
Controlled Hazard
Support · Hazard
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Dex
Hazards cannot be triggered for 3 seconds after being created
Rapid Attacks II
Rapid Attacks II
Support · Attack
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Dex
Supported Skills have 25% increased Attack Speed
V
Rearm II
Rearm II
Support · Hazard
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Dex
Hazards created by Supported Skills have 30% chance to rearm after they are triggered
Cold Mastery
Cold Mastery
Support · Cold
Requires: Level (1—90), (4—157) Int
+1 to Level of Supported Cold Skills