Freeze

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Freeze
Level	1
School1	Ice
Source(s)	Book of Frost
Casting noise	1
Spell noise	0
Power Cap	25
Range	1
Flags	Dir or target, Not self

Freezes an adjacent creature, dealing damage that bypasses any armour the target may have. This may temporarily slow cold-blooded creatures.

Spell Details
Damage Formula	1d(3+Power/3) cold
Max Damage	1d11
Max Power	25
Range	1
Targeting	Beam
To-hit	Never misses
Special	Ignores AC

Freeze is a level 1 Ice Magic spell which deals unavoidable cold damage (1d11 at max spell power) to an adjacent target, and may slow cold-blooded enemies. It also ignores AC, but enemies with cold resistance will take significantly less damage.

Ice Elementalists begin with this spell memorized.

Strategy

Freeze has comparatively high damage, and ignores both AC and EV, which makes it useful for longer than most level 1 spells. It is an excellent spell for taking out out-of-depth cold-blooded monsters, such as adders and bullfrogs. Its also useful against highly evasive enemies (such as killer bees) or early monsters that can turn invisible (such as orc wizards or sky beasts). But like all level 1 spells, its damage eventually becomes too low to consider for primary use.

Tips & Tricks

• While Freeze can slow tougher enemies like a hydra, a well-planned Frozen Ramparts can do so from a greater distance, and the hydra may resist the slow effect. Don't rely on this.
• Players may gain a passive version of this spell as a mutation, which counters all melee attacks with this spell for free.

Monster Version

The monster version of Freeze works identically to the player version.

The following enemies cast Freeze:

• J Endoplasm (1d5 damage)

History

• Prior to 0.17, Freeze delayed enemies without cold resistance for 0-6 auts.