Ice Melee

Overview

Ice Melee is one of the powersets. It is a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes. (It was briefly a Brute primary power set in the City of Villains Beta but proved to counteract Fury.)

Ice Melee allows the player to use Cold-based attacks, and even conjure up frozen melee weapons. Ice Melee powers are known for their ability to slow an opponent.

Power Tables

Tanker

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

Power	Level	Effect
Frozen Fists	1	Melee, Minor DMG(Cold/Smash), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
Ice Sword	2	Melee, Moderate DMG(Cold/Lethal), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
Frost	4	Close (Cone), Moderate DoT(Cold), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
Taunt	10	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt, -Range
Build Up	16	Self +DMG, +To-Hit
Ice Patch	20	Location (PBAoE), Foe Knockdown, -SPD, -Jump
Freezing Touch	28	Melee, High DoT(Cold), Foe Hold
Greater Ice Sword	35	Melee, High DMG(Cold/Lethal), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
Frozen Aura	38	PBAoE, Moderate DMG(Cold), Foe Sleep

Powers

The following are powers in the Ice Melee powerset.

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your chance to hit.

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

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 High Damage over Time(Cold) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 28 (Tanker) Effects Melee Foe Hold Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Hold Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee Damage Holds Taunt

Frost

You create a short cone of frost in front of you, that can frostbite a foe (dealing damage over time), and slows their attack speeds as they uncontrollably shiver.

Damage Moderate Damage over Time(Cold) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 10 (Tanker) Effects Close (Cone) Foe -Recharge, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage Slow Movement Taunt

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 stopped in their tracks in a fragile casing of ice. Any interaction with foes frozen by this will break them free. Frozen Aura deals moderate damage.

Damage Moderate (Cold) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 38 (Tanker) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Sleep Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Sleep Duration Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Sleep Taunt

Frozen Fists

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

Damage Minor (Cold/Smashing) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Tanker) Effects Melee Foe -Recharge, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee Damage Slow Movement Taunt

Greater Ice Sword

The perfection of the Ice Sword, your master of it has allowed you to create an enhanced blade of solid ice that deals above average damage. Being hit by this Ice Sword will cause a villain to slow his rates of attack, due to the intense chill.

Damage High (Cold/Lethal) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 35 (Tanker) Effects Melee Foe -Recharge, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee Damage Slow Movement Taunt

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.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 20 (Tanker) Effects Location (Point Blank Area of Effect) Foe Knockdown, -Speed, -Jump Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories None

Ice Sword

Create a blade of solid ice that deals above average damage. Being hit by this Ice Sword will cause a villain to slow his rates of attack, due to the intense chill.

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

Taunt

Taunts a foe and all foes around him to attack you.

Tanker: Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other enemies and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An accuracy check is not required to taunt your foes.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 4 (Tanker) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Taunt, -Range Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Taunt

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 Tankers since Issue 0.

External Links

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