Ice Crystal

Ice Crystals

Tooltip

Ice Crystals are solid blocks of ice which can be damaged. When destroyed, Ice Crystals will deal ColdCold damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is reduced by Cold Resistance. Cold hits apply Chill and build up Freeze, but cannot build up Heavy Stun. damage in an area. Ice Crystals will block the movement of smaller monsters, while larger monsters will destroy Ice Crystals in their path.

Skills which ConsumeMultiple effects on enemies can be Consumed. Only one Consumption benefit can occur at once, and Consumption effects from Skills will take priority over those from other sources.

Consuming a Debuff on an enemy causes the enemy to be immune to that Debuff for 1 seconds. FreezeFreeze is an Ailment that causes targets to be unable to move or act, and lasts 4 seconds by default.

Cold damage from Hits Contributes to Freeze Buildup on enemies until they become Frozen. will instantly shatter Ice Crystals, causing them to deal more damage in a larger area.

Ice Crystals are objects created by some skills which explode when destroyed, dealing cold damage in an area around them.

Mechanics

Ice crystals are stationary objects that block movement of smaller enemies, but larger enemies can walk through them and destroy them. Ice crystals can be damaged and destroyed by the user and their allies or enemies. Skills which consume freeze will instantly destroy ice crystals.

When an ice crystal is destroyed, it explodes and deals cold area of effect damage around it. The explosion deals 80% less damage if it was destroyed less than 0.5 seconds since the ice crystal was created.

Related skills

The following skills are related to ice crystals:

Gem	Tier
Fragmentation RoundsFragmentation RoundsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Payoff, Merging Tier: 1 Level: (1-40) Cost: (8-688) ManaLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode.Fragmentation Rounds Projectile Knocks Back Enemies Multiple fragments can Hit the same target Multiple Fragments hitting a target simultaniously will combine their damage into a single Hit Bolts Pierce 2 Targets Fires 10 fragments per shot Vs Frozen Attack Damage: (425-1326)% Base Explosion radius is (1.4-1.6) metres Ammunition 1 Bolts loaded per clip Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Deals (1-20)% more Physical DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Frozen LocusFrozen LocusAttack, AoE, Melee, Cold, Duration, Nova Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-87) Mana Attack Speed: 70% of baseLeap backward and crack the ground with your staff to call forth an Ice Crystal, which creates Chilled Ground around it and can be damaged by you and enemies. If the Crystal is destroyed it causes an icy explosion that deals Attack damage but does not use your weapon's damage. This skill can be used while using other skills.Maximum 1 Ice Crystal Ice Crystal duration is 6 seconds Ice Crystal has (43-1364) maximum Life Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Magnitude of Chill inflictedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Glacial CascadeGlacial CascadeAttack, AoE, Melee, Cold, Payoff Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (9-67) Mana Attack Speed: 75% of base Attack Damage: (40-125)% of baseSweep your Quarterstaff upwards, releasing an icy fissure which deals damage in a series of bursts culminating in a large spike. Frozen enemies hit by the final spike are dealt heavy damage but the Freeze is Consumed. Ice Crystals hit by the final spike explode.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage Burst radius is 0.5 metres Wave length is 4.8 metres Causes 8 Bursts Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Gains (0.5-10)% of Physical damage as Cold damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Glacial BoltGlacial BoltAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Cold, Duration Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-53) ManaLoad your Crossbow with icy bolts that create two walls of Ice Crystals at the end of their flight.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage Knocks Back Enemies Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.1-2) Bolts loaded per clipSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	7
Frost WallFrost WallSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration Tier: 9 Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-90) Mana Cooldown Time: 5.00 sec Can Store 3 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 11.00%Create a wall of Ice Crystals which holds back enemies. The Crystals explode if sufficiently damaged, or if pushed hard enough, damaging nearby enemies. Consumes a Lightning Infusion if possible to add another Lightning explosion if destroyed.Deals (7-175) to (11-263) Cold Damage 50% more Freeze Buildup Explosion radius is 2 metres Ice Crystal duration is 8 seconds Ice Crystals have (36-12714) maximum Life Wall is (2.8-5.6) metres long Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RateSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	9

Persistent skills

Gem	Tier

Related support gems

Gem	Tier
Crystalline ShardsCrystalline ShardsSupport Category: Crystalline Shards Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which create Ice Crystals. Damaging Explosions caused by Ice Crystals from Supported Skills will Impale Enemies.Supported Skills cannot Extract Impale Ice Crystals created by Supported Skills can Impale with Cold Damage as though it was Physical Ice Crystals created by Supported Skills have 100% chance to ImpalePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	1
GlacierGlacierSupport Category: Glacier Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Skill which creates Ice Crystals, causing them to be created with higher Life.Ice Crystals created by Supported Skills have 100% more LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	2
IcicleIcicleSupport Category: Icicle Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Skill which creates Ice Crystals, causing them to be created with lower Life.Ice Crystals created by Supported Skills have 50% less LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	2
VerglasVerglasSupport, Cold Category: Verglas Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills you use yourself which can Hit Enemies. Supported Skills Gain a percentage of their Damage as Cold Damage when you destroy Ice Crystals.Destroying an Ice Crystal grants Supported Skills 1% of Damage Gained as extra Cold for 6 seconds, per two thousand maximum Life of the destroyed Ice CrystalPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	3

Related passive skills

The following passive skills are related to ice crystals:

Name	Stats
Ice Walls	200% increased Ice Crystal Life [1]
Shattered Crystal	60% reduced Ice Crystal Life [1]

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Ice Crystals will now instantly shatter from hits that could Consume Freeze. As this is now default behaviour, Glacial CascadeGlacial CascadeAttack, AoE, Melee, Cold, Payoff Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (9-67) Mana Attack Speed: 75% of base Attack Damage: (40-125)% of baseSweep your Quarterstaff upwards, releasing an icy fissure which deals damage in a series of bursts culminating in a large spike. Frozen enemies hit by the final spike are dealt heavy damage but the Freeze is Consumed. Ice Crystals hit by the final spike explode.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage Burst radius is 0.5 metres Wave length is 4.8 metres Causes 8 Bursts Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Gains (0.5-10)% of Physical damage as Cold damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. and Fragmentation RoundsFragmentation RoundsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Payoff, Merging Tier: 1 Level: (1-40) Cost: (8-688) ManaLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode.Fragmentation Rounds Projectile Knocks Back Enemies Multiple fragments can Hit the same target Multiple Fragments hitting a target simultaniously will combine their damage into a single Hit Bolts Pierce 2 Targets Fires 10 fragments per shot Vs Frozen Attack Damage: (425-1326)% Base Explosion radius is (1.4-1.6) metres Ammunition 1 Bolts loaded per clip Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Deals (1-20)% more Physical DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. no longer specifically call out this behaviour. Updated the Ice Crystal Keyword to clarify that it blocks movement of smaller monsters, while larger monsters will destroy any crystals in their path. Ice Crystal now deals 80% less damage in the first 0.5 seconds of its duration.
0.2.0	Ice Crystals created by Glacial Bolt and Frost Wall now have lowered life scaling past gem level 20. Their scaling up until this point is unchanged.
0.1.1c	Hitting inanimate objects, such as Ice Crystals, Tempest Bell or Vine Arrow plants, can no longer cause your trigger skills to generate energy.
0.1.1	Fixed a bug where Siege Cascade was targeting Vine Arrow plants and Frostwall Ice Crystals.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.