Ice Strike

Ice StrikeAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Cold
Tier: 5
Level: 1
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 140% of base
Attack Damage: 65% of baseRequires Level 14Perform a fast icy Strike. Using this Attack three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.Normal Strikes
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage

Third Strike
Attack Damage: (145-452)%
50% less Attack Speed
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
+7 to Melee Strike Range


Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0-10)% More Attack SpeedPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemIceStrike

Ice Strike is a quarterstaff strike skill. The user delivers a three-hit combo that deals cold damage, with a slower and more powerful final hit.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Attack Damage	Third Strike Base Damage
1	1	1	1	5	65%	145%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Cold AttunementCold AttunementSupport, Attack, Cold Category: Cold Attunement Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Attacks, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Supported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Cold Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning DamagePlace 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.	Crescendo ICrescendo ISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Category: Crescendo Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Strikes that perform a Final Strike at the end of a combination of attacks, allowing you to use the Final Strike twice in succession.Final Strike of Supported Skills can be performed twice in successionPlace 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.	Elemental Armament IElemental Armament ISupport, Attack Category: Elemental Armament Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 20% more Elemental Attack damagePlace 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.
II	CadenceCadenceSupport, Attack Category: Cadence Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks you use yourself. Supported Skills gain more Attack speed each time you use them, but will become unusable if used too frequently in a short time frame.Supported Skills have 8% more Attack speed for each time they've been used Recently Supported Skills are unusable for 10 seconds after being used 6 or more times within four secondsPlace 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.	FreezeFreezeSupport, Cold Category: Freeze Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Supported Skills cause 50% more Freeze BuildupPlace 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.	Frozen SpiteFrozen SpiteSupport, AoE, Projectile, Cold Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills, causing them to create Ice Fragments on Killing Frozen Enemies, Cannot Support Totem Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Support Supported Skills trigger Ice Fragments on Killing Frozen Enemies Ice Fragments
III	Behead IIBehead IISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Category: Behead Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Strike skills, causing them to steal two Modifiers from Rare monsters they kill.Killing Blows from Supported Strike Skills against Rare monsters grant two of their Modifiers for 20 secondsPlace 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.	Close Combat IClose Combat ISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 20% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace 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.	Practiced ComboPracticed ComboSupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Category: Practiced Combo Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Strike Skills. Supported Skills have a chance to build additional Combo on Hit. Cannot support Skills used by Minions.Supported Strike Skills have a 40% chance to build an additional Combo on HitPlace 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.
IV	Ancestral Call IAncestral Call ISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Category: Ancestral Call Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Supported Strike Skills are Ancestrally Boosted once every 5 secondsPlace 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.	Cold ExposureCold ExposureSupport, Cold, Duration Category: Cold Exposure Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold DamagePlace 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.	Crescendo IICrescendo IISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Category: Crescendo Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Strikes that perform a Final Strike at the end of a combination of attacks, allowing you to use the Final Strike twice in succession, and causing Non-Final Strike Attacks to be faster.Final Strike of Supported Skills can be performed twice in succession Attacks with Supported Skills that are not Final Strikes have 15% more Attack SpeedPlace 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.
V	Ancestral Call IIAncestral Call IISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Category: Ancestral Call Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Supported Strike Skills are Ancestrally Boosted once every 3 secondsPlace 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.	Close Combat IIClose Combat IISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 30% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace 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.	Crescendo IIICrescendo IIISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Category: Crescendo Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Strikes that perform a Final Strike at the end of a combination of attacks, causing the Final Strike to be Ancestrally Boosted.Final Strike of Supported Skill is Ancestrally BoostedPlace 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.

Item acquisition

Ice Strike has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.