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Ice

Command the power of Ice, shaping it into mighty weapons and protecting allies with frigid winds. Characters that choose to master subzero temperatures make for challenging foes. During combat, ice wielders have the ability to lock down opponents who come within their chilling reach.
Specializing in Tanking abilities, Ice is a Power Set available for a character during Character Creation.


Power Description Details
Dodge

Press the Block button plus a direction to quickly dart in that direction in order to escape an incoming attack.
While dodging, ranged attacks are deflected.

Innate
Vulnerable to Interrupt
Cooldown: 0.15s

Block

Press the Block button plus to reduce damage from incoming attacks.

You gain the following benefits while blocking:

Innate
Vulnerable to Block Breaker

Breakout

Press the Block button plus to immediately regain control of yourself and recover from Knockdown or other Control Effects.
It is ineffective against Counter attacks, Interrupt effects and other very strong attacks.

Innate
Power Cost: 100

Damage Role

Press Cycle Power Tray button in order to toggle between roles.

You gain the following benefits while in Damage Role:

  • +10% Damage

Role

Tank Role

Press Cycle Power Tray button in order to toggle between roles.

You gain the following benefits while in Tank Role:

Taunt : When you use a super power, your opponents attack you instead of your allies.
Player versus Player:

Role
Level: 10

Ice Armor

Using a Shield power grants you Ice Armor.

Ice Armor : Increases your Defense by +35% while not Blocking.

Innate

Snow Ball
Snow Ball icon

Heave a sizable chunk of ice at your enemies, damaging the target and nearby enemies.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.

Level: 1
Cooldown: 0.5s
Power Cost: 100

Frost Slam
FreezeWave

Impale nearby enemies with ice spikes from the ground, damaging and knocking them down.

Level: 3
Cooldown: 3s
Power Cost: 200

Ice Boulder Strike
Ice Boulder icon

Strike your enemies with an enormous hailstone from above.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.

Level: 5
Cooldown: 3s
Power Cost: 300

Reflection
Reflection icon

Surround yourself with the essence of ice, protecting you from damage for a short time. Some damage from the next three attacks will be directed back at your attacker.

Usable While Controlled
Shield
Level: 7
Cooldown: 12s
Power Cost: 200

Resonating Gale
ResonatingGale

Conjure a chilling gale on your enemies, damaging and pulling them in.

Power Interactions : Inflicts Frostbite on enemies, making them vulnerable to freezing effects.

Level: 9
Cooldown: 3s
Power Cost: 200

Deep Freeze
DeepFreeze

Emit a shockwave of frost, damaging your enemies and encasing them in blocks of ice.

Level: 11
Cooldown: 30s
Supercharge Cost: 5000

Bitter Winds
BitterWinds

Create a whirling aura of wind and ice around yourself, damaging and knocking down nearby enemies.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.

Level: 13
Cooldown: 12s
Power Cost: 200

Inescapable Storm
InescapableStorm

Engulf your target and nearby enemies with a concentrated storm, damaging and dragging them toward you.

Level: 14
Cooldown: 0.5s
Power Cost: 100

Cold Snap
Cold Snap icon

Rapidly cool your body temperature, damaging nearby enemies over time.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.

Level: 15
Cooldown: 12s
Power Cost: 300

Frost Snipe
Frost Snipe icon

Pierce an enemy with a sharp blast of freezing energy, causing damage.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.
Tank Role : Taunts a single target to attack you instead of others. The effect is more powerful and will not be broken by a standard Tank Role taunt.

Level: 16
Cooldown: 0.5s
Power Cost: 100

Freeze Ray
Freeze Ray icon

Cast an absolute-zero beam at your enemy, causing extreme damage and encasing it in a block of ice.

Level: 17
Cooldown: 0.5s
Supercharge Cost: 5000

Impaling Ice
Impaling Ice icon

Impale your enemies with vicious shards of ice, damaging and knocking them down while restoring Supercharge.

Supercharge Generator Level: 18
Cooldown: 6s
Power Cost: 200

Winter Ward
Winter Ward icon

Surround yourself in a shield of ice, protecting you from damage for a short time.

Usable While Controlled
Shield
Level: 19
Cooldown: 18s
Power Cost: 300

Ice Bash
Ice Bash icon

Infuse your weapon with the power of ice, increasing the damage of your weapon attacks for a short time.

Weapon Buff
Level: 20
Cooldown: 12s
Power Cost: 300

Ice Elemental
Ice Elemental icon

Transform into the embodiment of Ice, greatly enhancing role-specific stats. Ice Elemental form provides new weapon combos, and renders you immune to most Control effects.

Tank Role : Increases Defense.
Damage Role : Increases damage output.


While in Damage Role you gain 25% Control Resistance, 60% Damage Bonus, another 20% Control Resistance, 10% Weapon DPS and 10% Precision buffs for 21 seconds upon using this ability.

Usable While Controlled
Level: 21
Cooldown: 0.5s
Supercharge Cost: 5000

Arctic Gust
ArticGust

Blast your enemies with a sustained cone of frigid air, causing damage.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.

Vulnerable to Interrupt
Level: 22
Power Cost: 200

Wintry Tempest
WintryTempest

Freeze the area near your target. The icy crystals damage your target and nearby enemies.

Power Interactions : Inflicts Frostbite to make enemies vulnerable to freezing effects.

Level: 23
Cooldown: 12s
Power Cost: 300

Glacier Flash
GlacierFlash

Fire a beam of intense cold at your enemy, causing damage.
Enemies at 35% health or below will take double damage.

Vulnerable to Interrupt
Level: 24
Cooldown: 4.4s
Power Cost: 200

Hibernation
Hibernation icon

Encase yourself in a protective mound of ice that quickly heals you while protecting you from damage.

Tank Role : Taunts nearby enemies to attack you instead of others.

Usable While Controlled
Shield
Level: 25
Cooldown: 60s
Supercharge Cost: 5000

Shatter Restraints
ShatterRestraints

Use the unstoppable power of ice to gain immunity to control effects, and to protect yourself from damage for a short time.

Tank Role : Provides immunity to control effects and removes control debuffs for you and up to seven group members.

Usable While Controlled
Group Breakout
Level: 26
Cooldown: 18s
Power Cost: 200

Snow Devil
SnowDevil

Summon a chaotic snow devil to assault enemies with freezing winds.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.

Level: 27
Cooldown: 12s
Power Cost: 300

Ice Boulder
Ice Boulder icon

Summon a huge chunk of ice to hurl at your enemies, damaging and knocking them down.

Power Interactions : Inflicts Frostbite on enemies, making them vulnerable to freezing effects.

Level: 28
Cooldown: 6s
Power Cost: 300

Avalanche
Avalanche icon

Unleash a barrage of ice and snow upon your target and nearby enemies, causing damage and knocking them down.

Vulnerable to Interrupt
Level: 29
Cooldown: 3.5s
Power Cost: 300

Blizzard
Blizzard icon

Conjure a wide-spread, icy storm that inflicts heavy damage to enemies.

Level: 30
Cooldown: 30s
Supercharge Cost: 5000

Frost Blast
Frost Blast icon

Blast your enemies with a torrent of jagged ice shards, stunning, damaging and knocking them down.

Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.

Vulnerable to Interrupt
Level: 30
Cooldown: 3s
Power Cost: 400

Power Interactions[]

Interaction Powers
Inflicts Frostbite

Ice Boulder, Resonating Gale, Wintry Tempest
Iconic : Freezing Breath
Consumable : Cryogenic Solution

Additional Damage to Frostbitten enemies

Arctic Gust, Bitter Winds, Cold Snap, Frost Blast, Frost Snipe, Ice Boulder Strike, Snow Devil, Snow Ball

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