Ice Manipulation

Overview

Ice Manipulation lets you surround yourself with various manifestations of ice and cold, assaulting and freezing nearby foes. Ice Manipulation powers are known to slow opponents. It is a Blaster secondary power set

Power Tables

Blaster

The Ice Manipulation powerset is available as a secondary set for Blasters. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Chilblain	1	Ranged, Moderate DoT(Cold), Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -SPD
Frozen Fists	2	Melee, Moderate DMG(Cold/Smash), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
Ice Sword	4	Melee, Moderate DMG(Cold/Lethal), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
Chilling Embrace	10	Toggle: PBAoE, Foe -Recharge, -SPD, -DMG
Build Up	16	Self +DMG, +To-Hit
Ice Patch	20	Location (PBAoE), Foe Knockdown
Shiver	28	Ranged (Cone), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
Freezing Touch	35	Melee, Minor DMG(Cold), Foe Hold
Frozen Aura	38	PBAoE, Foe Sleep

Powers

The following are powers in the Ice Manipulation powerset.

Build Up

Greatly boosts your attacks for a few seconds. Slightly increases chance to hit.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 16 (Blaster) Effects Self +Damage, +To-Hit Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Buff Set Categories To Hit Buff

Chilblain

Immobilizes your target in an icy trap. Deals some damage over time and slightly slows the target's attack and movement speed. Useful for keeping villains at bay.

Damage Moderate Damage over Time(Cold) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 1 (Blaster) Effects Ranged Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Immobilization Duration Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Set Categories Ranged Damage Immobilize Slow Movement

Chilling Embrace

While active, you dramatically lower the temperature around yourself, slowing the attack rate of all nearby foes, as well as their movement speed and damage.

Recharge Very Fast Minimum Level 10 (Blaster) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Damage Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Set Categories Slow Movement

Freezing Touch

This Freezing Touch will encase a single foe in a block of ice. This will deal minor damage as well as freezing him in his tracks, leaving him cold and helpless.

Damage Minor (Cold) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 35 (Blaster) Effects Melee Foe Hold Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Hold Duration Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee Damage Holds

Frozen Aura

Your mastery of cold enables you to dramatically lower the temperature immediately around you. Foes near you when you perform a Frozen Aura will be caught in a fragile casing of ice. Frozen foes will break free if attacked. Frozen Aura deals no significant damage.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 38 (Blaster) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Sleep Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Sleep Duration Set Categories Sleep

Frozen Fists

Frozen Fists encrusts your hands in ice, giving them the ability to quickly inflict minor damage on villains. The foe's attack and movement speed is slowed, due to the chills caused by the cold blows.

Damage Moderate (Cold/Smashing) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 2 (Blaster) Effects Melee Foe -Recharge, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Set Categories Melee Damage Slow Movement

Ice Patch

You emanate a patch of ice around you, which causes foes that step onto it to slip and fall down. This effect lasts until the ice melts. You must be near the ground to activate this power.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 20 (Blaster) Effects Location (Point Blank Area of Effect) Foe Knockdown Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories -

Ice Sword

You create a blade of solid ice that deals above average damage. Being hit by this Ice Sword will slow a target's movement and attack speed, due to the intense chill.

Damage Moderate (Cold/Lethal) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 4 (Blaster) Effects Melee Foe -Recharge, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Set Categories Melee Damage Slow Movement

Shiver

You can blast forth a wide cone of chilling air that dramatically slows the movement and attack rate of nearby foes.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 28 (Blaster) Effects Ranged(Cone) Foe -Recharge, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Set Categories Slow Movement

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

• This set has been in the game for Blasters since Issue 0.

External Links

• Ice Manipulation for Blasters at City of Data v2.0