Hail of Verglas

Hail of Verglas激飞冻雨
Hail of Verglas
Unique · Helm
1,200 Armor
+[2 - 3] to Ice Shards
Gain Ice Shards' Piercing Cold upgrade. Ice Shards deals [30 - 50]%[x] bonus damage.

"Ere the age of mage and king, storms raged so dread and fell that men named it the wrath of gods. Its hail smote the earth till mountains were wrought..." -Tome recovered from Kasama

Class：SorcererTarget drop：Astaroth

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Current overview

The current snapshot, acquisition route, and observed build coverage at a glance.

Current season
S15
Quality
Unique
Class
Sorcerer
Slot
Helm
Build adoption
1.0%
Observed builds
2 / 203

Drop Sources

It also drops anywhere in the world; the bosses below are target drops with a higher chance.

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Build Usage

Representative S15 builds. Open the rankings for the complete result set.

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Build adoption and version activity

Share of collected builds that use Hail of Verglas. Sample sizes are shown for every season.

Current adoption
1.0%
Current sample
2 / 203
Observed change
-1.1 pp
Official events
7
Collected build adoption trendCollection coverage differs by season. This is an observed site sample, not a global usage rate.5%2.5%0%2.1%S133/1450.4%S141/2541.0%S152/203Official version event trackS8S10S14

Collection coverage differs by season. This is an observed site sample, not a global usage rate.

Collected build adoption trend
SeasonUsed buildsCollected buildsRate
S1522031.0%
S1412540.4%
S1331452.1%

Patch History

Only verified changes with a traceable source are included.

  1. SEASONS14
    1. 3.1Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Guaranteed Affix 1: Primary Core Stat Guaranteed Affix 2: Skill Ranks to Ice Shards

  2. SEASONS10
    1. 2.4Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Fixed an issue where the effects of Azurewrath and Hail of Verglass did not function together as intended.

  3. SEASONS8
    1. 2.2Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Hail of Verglas - Unique Helm

    2. 2.2Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Hail of Verglas — Grigore, Urivar*

    3. 2.2Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Hail of Verglas changed the following 2 attributes.

      damage per hit
      Before1.5%After2%
      Maximum damage bonus
      Before75%After100%
    4. 2.2Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Max Life Affix has been changed to Cooldown Reduction. The spread of Ice Shards has been decreased. Paragon Enchantment Master Legendary Node

    5. 2.2Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Hail of Verglas (Unique Helm):

Data sources

Versioned sources used to verify this page.

Data coverage

Verified seasons, official changes, and observed build samples.

First observed
S13
Sources
4
  1. S15Current
    snapshot2/203 builds
  2. S14
    snapshot1 changes1/254 builds
  3. S13
    snapshot3/145 builds
  4. S10
    1 changes
  5. S8
    5 changes
Updated

S15 Blue Posts

Site update log

  • S15 full data refresh: build rankings expanded to 203 builds, with updated uniques, runewords, talismans and War Plan points.
  • Loot filter 0927 update: added "Hide GA Magic/Rare" toggle to endgame preset with seamless mode guide linkage; affix-matched drops stay highlighted while unmatched clutter is cleanly hidden.
  • Loot filter upgrade: added top-priority 3-4 GA God-tier Crimson highlight to both presets; jewelry and gloves recolored to high-contrast Electric Lime; endgame adds two optional toggles (Hide 1-GA Gear and Hide 0-GA Uniques).

Season status

Current season
S15 Hell's Legacy
Estimated window
Next season
S16Date not announced

Season end date is an estimate until Blizzard confirms it.