Ice Armor

Overview

Ice Armor is a Tanker primary powerset in City of Heroes. (It was briefly a Brute secondary powerset in the City of Villains Beta, but proved to counteract Fury.)

You can dramatically reduce your core body temperature to form various armors of ice around yourself. You can protect yourself from many different damage types, and you gain exceptional resistance to cold based attacks. However, this set offers little protection to fire base powers and no protection against psionics.

Power Tables

Tanker

The Ice Armor powerset is available as a primary powerset for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Frozen Armor	1	Toggle: Self +DEF(Smash/Lethal), +Res(Fire, Cold, DEF Debuff)
Hoarfrost	1	Self Heal, +Max Health, +Res(Toxic)
Chilling Embrace	2	Toggle: PBAoE, Foe -Recharge, -SPD, -DMG
Wet Ice	6	Toggle: Self +DEF(All but Psionics), +Res(Cold, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Knockback, -Recharge, -SPD, -Jump, DEF Debuff)
Permafrost	8	Auto: Self +Res(Fire, Cold, -Recharge, -SPD, -Jump)
Icicles	12	Toggle: PBAoE, Minor DoT(Lethal)
Glacial Armor	18	Toggle: Self +DEF(Energy, Negative), +Res(Cold, DEF Debuff), +Perception
Energy Absorption	26	PBAoE, Foe -End, Self +DEF(All DMG but Psionics), +Res(-Recharge, -SPD, -Jump), +End
Hibernate	32	Toggle: Self Invulnerable, +Regen, +Recovery

Powers

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.

Recharge Very Fast Minimum Level 2 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Damage Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Slow Movement

Energy Absorption

Activating this power draws moisture directly from the bodies of all nearby foes, draining their Endurance. Each foe you draw moisture from adds to your Endurance and Defense in the form of frozen armor. If there are no foes within range, you will not gain any bonus.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 26 (Tanker) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe -Endurance Self +Defense(All Damage but Psionics), +Resistance(-Recharge, -Speed, -Jump), +Endurance Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Enhance Endurance Modification Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Defense Endurance Modification Taunt

Frozen Armor

While this power is active, you coat yourself in rock hard Frozen Armor. The hardness of Frozen Armor makes Smashing and Lethal attacks less likely to land. Cold attacks will also deal less damage.

Recharge Very Fast Minimum Level 1 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(Smashing, Lethal), +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Defense Debuff) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Defense Buffs Set Categories Defense

Glacial Armor

When you activate this power you cover yourself in Glacial Ice. The crystalline matrix of the armor has refracting properties that make Energy and Negative Energy attacks less likely to land. Also, Cold attacks deal less damage.

Recharge Very Fast Minimum Level 18 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), +Resistance(Cold, Defense Debuff), +Perception Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Defense

Hibernate

Hibernate

When you activate this power, you encase yourself in a block of solid ice, making yourself invulnerable, though you are frozen solid and cannot act. While Hibernating within this block of ice, you heal damage at an incredible rate. You also have endurance recovery while in Hibernation. This power lasts for 30 seconds. Your other toggles will remain active while in Hibernation but you cannot affect anyone during this time. You also cannot activate any powers until you come out of Hibernation.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 32 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self Invulnerable, +Regeneration, +Recovery Enhancements Enhance Endurance Modification Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Heal Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Healing/Absorb Endurance Modification

Hoarfrost

Activating this power covers you in a thick layer of Hoarfrost. The frost can absorb the impact from enemy attacks, effectively increasing your maximum Hit Points for a short time.

Recharge Very Long Minimum Level 1 (Tanker) Effects Self Heal, +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Heal Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Resistance Set Categories Resist Damage Healing/Absorb

Icicles

While active, you form sharp icicles on your body that continuously cut all foes that attempt to enter melee range.

Damage Minor Damage over Time(Lethal) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 12 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee AoE Damage

Permafrost

Your body temperature permanently lowers to 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Permafrost gives you strong resistance to cold damage, and some resistance to fire damage as well. You also gain an inherent resistance to slow effects. This power is always on and does not cost endurance.

Minimum Level 8 (Tanker) Effects Auto: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, -Recharge, -Speed, -Jump) Enhancements Enhance Damage Resistance Set Categories Resist Damage

Wet Ice

When you activate this power, you cover yourself in a thick coating of slick, melting ice. This makes you slippery, leaving you nearly immune to Disorient, Immobilization, Hold, Sleep, Slow and Knockback effects. This power also adds a slight increase in your defense to all attacks except Psionics. Wet Ice also reduces Cold damage and grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs.

Recharge Very Fast Minimum Level 6 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(All Damage but Psionics), +Resistance(Cold, Disorient, Immobilize, Hold, Sleep, Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed, -Jump, Defense Debuff) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories None

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 since Issue 0.

External Links

• Ice Armor for Tankers at City of Data v2.0