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Chains of Ice
Spell frost chainsofice
  • Chains of Ice (1 rank)
  • Death knight ability
  • 20 yd range
  • 1 Frost Rune
  • 15 sec cooldown
  • Instant
  • Shackles the target with frozen chains, reducing their movement by 95%, and infects them with Frost Fever. The target regains 10% of their movement each second for 10 sec.
Properties
Class Death knight
School Frost
Cooldown 15 sec
Improvements Spell frost manarecharge [Icy Reach], Generic Chill of the Grave
Related debuffs
Spell frost chainsofice
  • Magic
  • Chains of Ice
  • Slowed by frozen chains.
  • Duration: 10 sec

Spell deathknight frostfever
  • Disease
  • Frost Fever
  • Deals Frost damage over 15 sec.
    Reduces melee and ranged attack speed.
  • Duration: 15 seconds

[[Category:death knight abilities]][[Category:death knight abilities]]

Chains of Ice is a level 56 Death knight ability that slows the target. The target will gradually regaining speed over the duration of the effect.

Improvements

Talents

Glyphs

Glyph of Chains of Ice
Spell frost chainsofice
Usable by
Class Death knight
Properties
Level learned 25
Glyph type Major Glyph
Exclusive with Glyph of the Ice Reaper
Inv glyph majordeathknight [Glyph of Icy Runes]
Source item
Inv glyph majordeathknight20
  • Glyph of Chains of Ice
  • Major Glyph
  • Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.

    Your Chains of Ice also causes 144 to 156 Frost damage, with additional damage depending on your attack power.
  • Classes: Death Knight
  • Requires Level 25
  • Sell Price: 1s

Source

This item is created with Inscription (295).

Materials required:
Inv inscription inksilver01 3x [Shimmering Ink] Inv inscription papyrus 1x [Light Parchment]

Patch changes

  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Requirements changed.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now requires 3x Ink of the Sea (up from 1).
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Now deals damage instead of causing Chains of Ice to apply Frost Fever.

External links

Item Spell

Patch changes

  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): The ability now innately applies Frost Fever to a target.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This ability will no longer appear to land on targets which are immune.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Now reduces movement by 95% instead of 100%. The main effect of this change will be that targets of Chains of Ice will not have to re-issue a movement command to continue moving.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): This ability is no longer able to land on death knights who have Anti-Magic Shell active.

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