Frost Shards of Domination Guide for Patch 9.2 (9.2)

Blizzard confirmed that Shards of Domination will be disabled in Patch 9.2 content, meaning they will not work in Zereth Mortis, Sepulcher of the First Ones, PvP, and dungeons. They will still work within Torghast wings including the new Jailer's Gauntlet challenge wing, however.

Patch 9.1 introduces 3 Frost Shards of Domination to the game. They are unique-equipped, so you cannot equip the same shard twice.

• Shard of Cor — Your damage is increased by 1.5% for 20 seconds after attacking an enemy you have not yet damaged.
• Shard of Kyr — Gain 660 Absorb every 5 seconds, up to a cap of 3,300.
• Shard of Tel — Your critical hits cause a nearby ally to absorb the next 171 damage dealt to them within 6 seconds.

We know Shards drop from bosses in the Sanctum of Domination, but Blizzard has not yet put out any information on how exactly that is supposed to work, whether they will be personal loot like Conduits in Castle Nathria, or whether they are actual physical items like relics were in Legion.

You must socket 3 Frost Shards into your Domination gear to activate Winds of Winter, a powerful 3-piece set bonus.

• Winds of Winter — While inside The Maw or Torghast, each time you deal a critical strike, the Winds accumulate 6% of that effect, up to a cap of 180 per critical strike. Every 20 seconds, the Winds unleash, dealing Frost damage equal to the total accumulation and absorbing 100% of damage dealt by the Winds.

Shards of Domination can be further upgraded to Rank 5 by talking to Bonesmith Heirmir in Korthia. You will need 100 Stygian Embers to fully upgrade your Shard of Domination to Rank 5.

• Rank 2 upgrade costs 5 Stygian Embers.
• Rank 3 upgrade costs 15 Stygian Embers.
• Rank 4 upgrade costs 30 Stygian Embers.
• Rank 5 upgrade costs 50 Stygian Embers.

The following section covers upgrade ranks for each Frost shard.

• Shard of Cor (Rank 1) — Your damage is increased by 1.5% for 20 seconds after attacking an enemy you have not yet damaged.
• Ominous Shard of Cor (Rank 2) — Your damage is increased by 1.88% for 20 seconds after attacking an enemy you have not yet damaged.
• Desolate Shard of Cor (Rank 3) — Your damage is increased by 2.25% for 20 seconds after attacking an enemy you have not yet damaged.
• Foreboding Shard of Cor (Rank 4) — Your damage is increased by 2.63% for 20 seconds after attacking an enemy you have not yet damaged.
• Portentous Shard of Cor (Rank 5) — Your damage is increased by 3% for 20 seconds after attacking an enemy you have not yet damaged.

• Shard of Kyr (Rank 1) — Gain 660 Absorb every 5 seconds, up to a cap of 3,300.
• Ominous Shard of Kyr (Rank 2) — Gain 825 Absorb every 5 seconds, up to a cap of 4,125.
• Desolate Shard of Kyr (Rank 3) — Gain 990 Absorb every 5 seconds, up to a cap of 4,950.
• Foreboding Shard of Kyr (Rank 4) — Gain 1,155 Absorb every 5 seconds, up to a cap of 5,775.
• Portentous Shard of Kyr (Rank 5) — Gain 1,320 Absorb every 5 seconds, up to a cap of 6,600.

• Shard of Tel (Rank 1) — Your critical hits cause a nearby ally to absorb the next 171 damage dealt to them within 6 seconds.
• Ominous Shard of Tel (Rank 2) — Your critical hits cause a nearby ally to absorb the next 213 damage dealt to them within 6 seconds.
• Desolate Shard of Tel (Rank 3) — Your critical hits cause a nearby ally to absorb the next 256 damage dealt to them within 6 seconds.
• Foreboding Shard of Tel (Rank 4) — Your critical hits cause a nearby ally to absorb the next 299 damage dealt to them within 6 seconds.
• Portentous Shard of Tel (Rank 5) — Your critical hits cause a nearby ally to absorb the next 342 damage dealt to them within 6 seconds.

You can read more about other shard types below.