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 never misses and ignores AC, but enemies with cold resistance will take significantly less damage.

Ice Elementalists begin with this spell memorized.

Tips & Tricks

• This spell's comparatively high damage and the fact that it ignores both AC and EV make it useful for far longer than most level 1 spells.
• Freeze is an excellent spell for taking out out-of-depth cold-blooded monsters, such as adders, bullfrogs, or water moccasins.
• Freeze can also come in handy for fighting both highly evasive monsters (such as killer bees) or early monsters that can turn invisible (such as orc wizards or sky beasts)
• While Freeze can slow 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.