If you are playing an ice sorcerer in Diablo 4, an important item for your build will absolutely be the Hail of Verglas Helm. If you want some powerful stats and buffs to help you deal more damage with your ice shards, this hat is a must-have.

In order to get this item, you will need to farm for it on your Diablo 4 sorcerer. There are several different locations and enemies that can drop it, and each can be found in the article below to make searching for this unique a lot easier.

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Hail of Verglas Locations in D4

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Hail of Verglas is an Ancestral item that has several different possible drop locations. There are enemies that drop it as well as some other places you can find this important helmet. As per usual, there is a small chance to find this helm by killing random enemies in the world as well as opening chests, both inside and outside World Events and Helltides. You can also gamble for the Hail of Verglas by giving your Murmuring Obols to the Purveyor of Curiosities; there is a small chance to get it there as well. Here are the bosses that can drop it:

Boss Name

Location

Grigoire

Hall of the Penitent, Dindai Flats

Echo of Duriel

Gaping Crevasse, Kehjistan

The Beast in the Ice

Glacial Fissure, Desolate Highlands

Urivar

Fields of Judgment, Nahantu

Affixes and Stats for Hail of Verglas

Sorcerers in Diablo 4

This Sorcerer unique has an effect that helps to boost the power of Diablo 4 Ice Shards. The helm will always add two additional shards, and each shard will have an increased damage of 1-2% increased damage for each time Ice Shards damages an enemy for 5 seconds.

Affix Level

Affix

Affix 0

+7.5% Maximum Cold Resistance

+50% Cold Resistance

Affix 1

+4 - 6 Ranks in Ice Shards

Affix 2

+10.5 - 15% Int

Affix 3

+10.5 - 15% Attack Speed

Affix 4

+8.1 - 8.8% Max Life

Other items for Ice Shard Sorceress

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If you are looking for the overall best in slots for Ice Shard Sorceress, you will need a whole lot more than just the Hail of Verglas Helm. Here are all the BiS items currently available in Diablo 4 for Sorceress' builds.

  • Helm: Hail of Verglas
  • Chest: Shroud of False Death/Raiment of the Infinite
  • Gloves: Fists of Fate
  • Pants: Snowveiled/Orange Herald
  • Boots: Orange Herald/Mind's Awakening
  • Main Hand: Azurewrath
  • Offhand: Piercing Cold
  • Amulet: Shredding Blades
  • Ring: Ring of Starless Skies/Storm Swell
  • Ring: Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop
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