Ice Armor

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Ice Armor
Ice Armor Instant cast 630 Mana at max rank Increases Armor by X and frost resistance by Y. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.
Usable by
Class	Mage
Properties
Type	Defensive
School	Frost
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Talents
Improvement talents	Frost Warding, Frostbite, Permafrost, Elemental Precision, Frost Channeling
Other information
Ranks	5
Related buff
Magic Ice Armor Increases armor by X, Frost resistance by Y and may slow attackers. Duration: 30 minutes
Related debuff
Magic Chilled Movement slowed by 30% and time between attacks increased by 25%. Duration: 5 seconds

Touching a mage neatly packed with ice can be an unpleasant experience

Ice Armor is a mage spell that grants a self buff which increases armor and frost resistance, and has a chance to snare attackers. Enemies that attack with melee have a chance to become chilled, slowing their movement and attack speed. This is an improved version of Frost Armor.

Rank	Mana Cost	Armor	Frost resist	Level	Cost
1	240	290	6	30	80
2	320	380	9	40	1 50
3	410	470	12	50	3 20
4	500	560	15	60	4 20
5	630	645	18	69	11

Notes

The secondary effects are a 30% snare and a 25% slow in a debuff called "Chilled".

The amount of frost resistance granted is the same amount granted by similar ranks of Mage Armor, which gives resistance to all schools.

It is possible for an enemy to resist the secondary effects, which are bundled into one debuff called "Chilled". You'll see "attacking mob resists your Chilled".

Only one armor self-buff can be active at a time.

Talents improvements

The talent Frost Warding increases the armor bonus of Frost Armor by uo to 30% at max rank.

The talent Permafrost at max rank lengthens the duration of the chill effect to 8 seconds and reduces enemy movement speed by a total 40%. Also, the chill effect can trigger the talent Frostbite.

This spell benefits from the mana cost reduction effects of the talents Elemental Precision and Frost Channeling.

Tips and tactics

The snare effect means never having to fight aggressive mobs you'd rather run past, assuming they don't resist every time. On foot, a chasing creature will get in 2 or 3 hits (some things run faster and swing faster than others) before you outpace them; mounted characters will be hit a single time before getting away. A very good thing to be able to do.

Past changes

Patch 2.1.0 (5/22/07): Rank 5 will now still trigger a chill effect when all damage received is prevented by a damage shield, such as Mana Shield.

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