Arctic Howl

Warcry, Shapeshift, Buff, Werewolf

Skill Gem · Tier 5

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 0.8s

Shapeshift into a Werewolf and let out an icy howl that damages enemies and Freezes Primed enemies. If an enemy is Frozen or a Frozen enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers your attacks with added Cold damage, causes Empowered Slams to create Chilled Ground, and grants your Allies added Cold damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.

At level 1

Deals 5 to 8 Cold Damage
Cannot cause Freeze Buildup
Knocks Back Enemies
Freeze enemies that are Primed for Freeze
Enemy Power required per Empowered Attack (max)@5 (50)
Warcry radius is 5.5 metres
Buff duration is 8 seconds
Buff Cold damage@1 – 2
Empowered Attack Cold damage@4 – 5

At level 40

Deals 3246 to 4870 Cold Damage
Cannot cause Freeze Buildup
Knocks Back Enemies
Freeze enemies that are Primed for Freeze
Enemy Power required per Empowered Attack (max)@5 (50)
Warcry radius is 5.5 metres
Buff duration is 8 seconds
Buff Cold damage@649 – 974
Empowered Attack Cold damage@2110 – 3246

Arctic Howl is a tier 5 Intelligence skill gem in Path of Exile 2 (Warcry, Shapeshift, Buff, Werewolf). Support gems that can support it: 188.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

Tier: 5
Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 0.8s
Tags: Warcry, Shapeshift, Buff, Werewolf, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Support Gems: 188

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Per level

Level	Cost	Base Cold Damage	Wolf Warcry Buff Cold Damage Min Per 5 Power Up To Cap	Wolf Warcry Buff Cold Damage Max Per 5 Power Up To Cap	Wolf Warcry Empowered Attack Cold Damage Min Per 5 Power Up To Cap	Wolf Warcry Empowered Attack Cold Damage Max Per 5 Power Up To Cap
1	19	5–8	1	2	4	5
2	22	7–11	1	2	5	7
3	24	10–15	2	3	7	10
4	27	13–20	3	4	9	13
5	30	17–25	3	5	11	17
6	33	21–31	4	6	13	21
7	36	25–38	5	8	16	25
8	39	30–45	6	9	20	30
9	42	36–54	7	11	23	36
10	46	43–64	9	13	28	43
11	49	50–75	10	15	33	50
12	52	59–88	12	18	38	59
13	56	68–102	14	20	44	68
14	60	79–119	16	24	51	79
15	64	92–137	18	27	60	92
16	68	106–159	21	32	69	106
17	72	122–183	24	37	79	122
18	76	141–211	28	42	91	141
19	80	162–243	32	49	105	162
20	85	186–279	37	56	121	186
21	90	214–320	43	64	139	214
22	94	245–368	49	74	160	245
23	99	282–423	56	85	183	282
24	104	324–486	65	97	210	324
25	110	372–558	74	112	242	372
26	115	427–641	85	128	278	427
27	120	491–737	98	147	319	491
28	126	565–847	113	169	367	565
29	132	650–975	130	195	423	650
30	138	749–1123	150	225	487	749
31	144	863–1295	173	259	561	863
32	151	996–1493	199	299	647	996
33	157	1150–1725	230	345	747	1150
34	164	1329–1993	266	399	864	1329
35	171	1538–2307	308	461	999	1538
36	178	1781–2672	356	534	1158	1781
37	185	2066–3099	413	620	1343	2066
38	193	2399–3598	480	720	1559	2399
39	201	2789–4183	558	837	1813	2789
40	208	3246–4870	649	974	2110	3246

Support gems for Arctic Howl (188)

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Arctic Howl

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Per level

Support gems for Arctic Howl (188)

Lineage (29)

Physical (22)

Fire (12)

Cold (11)

Warcry (11)

Chaos (10)

Lightning (10)

Spell (10)

AoE (8)

Duration (7)

Attack (4)

Minion (4)

Payoff (1)

Other (49)

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