Grim Pillars

Spell, AoE, Cold, Duration

Skill Gem

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 0.7s

Spend Runic Ward to cause damaging Ice-Crystal spears to erupt from the ground around you. These spears can be destroyed for an explosion of Cold damage.

At level 1

Deals 3 to 5 Cold Damage
Less damage in first 0.5 seconds@80%
+4 metres to creation radius
Creates +8 Grim Pillars
+1.2 metres to eruption radius
Grim Pillar duration is 10 seconds
Grim Pillar maximum Life@27
Limit 20 Grim Pillars

At level 40

Deals 1520 to 2280 Cold Damage
Less damage in first 0.5 seconds@80%
+4 metres to creation radius
Creates +8 Grim Pillars
+1.2 metres to eruption radius
Grim Pillar duration is 10 seconds
Grim Pillar maximum Life@25301
Limit 20 Grim Pillars

Grim Pillars is a Path of Exile 2 skill gem. It is not cut from an uncut gem.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

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Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 0.7s
Tags: Spell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Support Gems: 191

Per level

Level	Cost	Base Cold Damage	Frost Wall Maximum Life	Frost Wall Damage Taken % Final From Enemies
1	15	3–5	27	-16
2	17	4–6	48	19
3	19	6–9	81	59
4	21	7–11	123	74
5	24	9–14	180	97
6	26	12–17	251	121
7	29	14–21	345	150
8	32	17–25	468	184
9	35	20–30	624	204
10	38	24–36	825	232
11	42	28–42	1079	263
12	45	32–49	1400	299
13	49	38–56	1806	323
14	53	43–65	2315	351
15	57	50–75	2955	382
16	61	58–86	3762	420
17	66	66–99	4772	459
18	71	76–114	6024	489
19	76	87–130	7589	642
20	81	99–149	9536	832
21	86	114–170	10013	879
22	92	130–195	10513	928
23	98	148–222	11039	979
24	104	169–254	11591	1033
25	110	193–290	12170	1090
26	117	221–331	12779	1149
27	124	252–379	13418	1212
28	132	288–433	14088	1277
29	140	330–495	14793	1346
30	148	377–566	15533	1418
31	156	432–648	16309	1494
32	165	495–743	17125	1574
33	174	568–852	17981	1658
34	184	652–977	18880	1746
35	194	749–1123	19823	1838
36	204	861–1291	20815	1935
37	215	991–1486	21856	2036
38	227	1141–1712	22949	2143
39	238	1316–1974	24096	2255
40	251	1520–2280	25301	2373

Support gems for Grim Pillars (191)

Grim Pillars

Per level

Support gems for Grim Pillars (191)

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