Ice

Ice abilities, role effects, power interactions and source-listed costs.

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Source overview

  • 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.
Source wiki detail links (3)Tanking · Power Set · Character Creation
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Abilities and roles

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Source wiki detail links (63)Dodge · Block · Innate · Vulnerable to Interrupt · Cooldown · Defense · Toughness · Resistance · Control Effects · Vulnerable to Block Breaker · Breakout · Knockdown · Counter · Interrupt · Power Cost · Damage Role · Damage · Role · Tank Role · Tank · Perception · Taunt · Player versus Player · Health · Level · Ice Armor · Shield · Snow Ball · Power Interactions · Frostbitten · Frost Slam · Ice Boulder Strike · Reflection · Usable While Controlled · Resonating Gale · Deep Freeze · encasing · Supercharge Cost · Bitter Winds · Inescapable Storm · Cold Snap · Frost Snipe · Freeze Ray · Impaling Ice · Supercharge · Supercharge Generator · Winter Ward · Ice Bash · Weapon Buff · Ice Elemental · Arctic Gust · Wintry Tempest · freezing effects · Glacier Flash · Hibernation · Shatter Restraints · Group Breakout · Snow Devil · Ice Boulder · Avalanche · Blizzard · Frost Blast · stunning
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Abilities and roles - table 1

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PowerDescriptionDetails
DodgePress 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
BlockPress the Block button plus to reduce damage from incoming attacks.; You gain the following benefits while blocking:; - +100% Defense; - +100% Toughness; - Gain Resistance to Control Effects; - Counter certain melee attacks, damaging and knocking down your opponent and preventing incoming damage for a short time.Innate; Vulnerable to Block Breaker
BreakoutPress 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 RolePress Cycle Power Tray button in order to toggle between roles.; You gain the following benefits while in Damage Role:; - +10% DamageRole
Tank RolePress Cycle Power Tray button in order to toggle between roles.; You gain the following benefits while in Tank Role:; - +65% Defense while not blocking; - +3 Perception; - Super powers gain Taunt; Taunt : When you use a super power, your opponents attack you instead of your allies.; Player versus Player:; - +20% Health; - +3 PerceptionRole; Level: 10
Ice ArmorUsing a Shield power grants you Ice Armor.; Ice Armor : Increases your Defense by +35% while not Blocking.Innate
Snow BallHeave 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 SlamImpale nearby enemies with ice spikes from the ground, damaging and knocking them down.Level: 3; Cooldown: 3s; Power Cost: 200
Ice Boulder StrikeStrike your enemies with an enormous hailstone from above.; Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.Level: 5; Cooldown: 3s; Power Cost: 300
ReflectionSurround 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 GaleConjure 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 FreezeEmit a shockwave of frost, damaging your enemies and encasing them in blocks of ice.Level: 11; Cooldown: 30s; Supercharge Cost: 5000
Bitter WindsCreate 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 StormEngulf your target and nearby enemies with a concentrated storm, damaging and dragging them toward you.Level: 14; Cooldown: 0.5s; Power Cost: 100
Cold SnapRapidly cool your body temperature, damaging nearby enemies over time.; Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.Level: 15; Cooldown: 12s; Power Cost: 300
Frost SnipePierce 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 RayCast 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 IceImpale 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 WardSurround 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 BashInfuse 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 ElementalTransform 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 GustBlast 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 TempestFreeze 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 FlashFire 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
HibernationEncase 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 RestraintsUse 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 DevilSummon a chaotic snow devil to assault enemies with freezing winds.; Power Interactions : Frostbitten enemies take additional damage.Level: 27; Cooldown: 12s; Power Cost: 300
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Abilities and roles - table 2

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PowerDescriptionDetails
Ice BoulderSummon 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
AvalancheUnleash 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
BlizzardConjure a wide-spread, icy storm that inflicts heavy damage to enemies.Level: 30; Cooldown: 30s; Supercharge Cost: 5000
Frost BlastBlast 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
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Power Interactions

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Source wiki detail links (14)Frostbite · Ice Boulder · Resonating Gale · Wintry Tempest · Iconic · Freezing Breath · Arctic Gust · Bitter Winds · Cold Snap · Frost Blast · Frost Snipe · Ice Boulder Strike · Snow Devil · Snow Ball
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Power Interactions - table 1

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Power Interactions
InteractionPowers
Inflicts FrostbiteIce Boulder, Resonating Gale, Wintry Tempest; Iconic : Freezing Breath; Consumable : Cryogenic Solution
Additional Damage to Frostbitten enemiesArctic Gust, Bitter Winds, Cold Snap, Frost Blast, Frost Snipe, Ice Boulder Strike, Snow Devil, Snow Ball
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Trivia

  • Ice is the default power set for those Inspired By Superman during Character Creation, despite the fact that he only has Freezing Breath. Similarly, Ice is the default power for those Inspired By Steel, despite the fact that Steel has no powers outside of his armor.
  • Captain Cold, Killer Frost, and Mr. Freeze all use this power.
Source wiki detail links (8)Inspired By · Superman · Character Creation · Freezing Breath · Steel · Captain Cold · Killer Frost · Mr. Freeze
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Gallery

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See also

  • Frozen Style
  • Arctic Aura Style
  • Arctic Skin Style
  • Arctic Tendril Cloak Style
  • Arctic Material
  • Arctic Chroma Pack
  • Arctic Material Ball
  • Exobyte-Attuned Robot Sidekick
Source wiki detail links (8)Frozen · Arctic Aura · Arctic Skin · Arctic Tendril Cloak Style · Arctic Material · Arctic Chroma Pack · Arctic Material Ball · Exobyte-Attuned Robot Sidekick

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