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Weapons with the '''freezing''' [[brand]] will glow with a cold, blue light when wielded (this [[identification|identifies]] it) and will freeze [[monster]]s when it hits them, causing more damage to monsters without [[cold resistance]], and even more to monsters who are vulnerable to [[cold]]. It will also temporarily slow [[:Category:Cold-blooded | cold-blooded]] monsters not resistant to cold.
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The '''freezing''' [[brand]] causes a [[weapon]] to freeze its target, inflicting additional [[cold]] damage. Although less effective against creatures with cold resistance, it can devastate anything vulnerable to cold. Due to the fact that few enemies outside of the [[Ice Cave]] and [[Cocytus]] are fully immune to cold damage, freezing is considered the most universally useful weapon brand. A weapon with this brand will glow with a cold, blue light when wielded, [[identify]]ing it.
  
Weapons can be temporarily enchanted with the freezing brand with the level 2 spell [[Freezing Aura]].
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As an added effect, this brand is extremely useful when fighting [[:Category:Cold-blooded|cold-blooded]] monsters, as there is a chance with each hit that they will be temporarily [[slow]]ed (so long as they are not resistant to cold). This makes freezing weapons extremely useful for dealing with the [[list of draconians|draconian]] hordes encountered in [[the Realm of Zot]].
  
===Added damage:===
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This brand works best on heavy, high-damage weapons, since the extra cold damage dealt is determined by the amount of normal weapon damage you manage to get past an enemy's [[AC]].
*Not cold resistant or susceptible:
 
**+25% damage on avg.
 
*Cold resistant (1 or 2 levels):
 
**+12.5% damage on avg.
 
*Cold resistant (3 levels):
 
**+0 damage
 
* Amount of damage is reflected by punctuation at the end of message:
 
**1-2 "You freeze ... ."
 
**3-6 "You freeze ... !"
 
**7 and more "You freeze ... !!"
 
''Source:http://www.crawl.webpark.pl/melee.html''
 
  
The extra damage ignores AC. Also note that some particularly dangerous monsters are cold-blooded, including [[the Lernaean hydra]] and [[draconian]]s.
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===Sources===
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Along with simply finding freezing weapons as randomly generated loot, there are a few sources guaranteed to generate them. [[Frost giant]]s always carry freezing [[battleaxe]]s, and any unbranded weapon can be temporarily given this brand with the level 2 spell [[Freezing Aura]]. This temporary brand can be made permanent by reading a [[scroll of vorpalise weapon]].
  
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==Damage==
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*Normal: +0% to +50% cold damage (25% on average)
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*rC+: +0% to +25%
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*rC++: +0% to +10%
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*rC+++: No additional damage
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*rC-: +0% to +75%
  
==Tips & Tricks==
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The amount of damage dealt by any given attack is reflected by the punctuation at the end of message:
* This brand is best on a high-damage weapon, since the damage is multiplicative. It is the best general-purpose brand, since very few monsters are entirely immune to cold.
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*1-2 "You freeze ... ."
* Freezing also has a useful secondary effect of slowing a [[:Category:Cold-blooded | number of monsters]], including the [[List of draconians | draconian]] packs in Zot.
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*3-6 "You freeze ... !"
* [[Frost giant]]s are usually generated with freezing-branded weapons.
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*7+ "You freeze ... !!"
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 19:49, 31 July 2013

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The freezing brand causes a weapon to freeze its target, inflicting additional cold damage. Although less effective against creatures with cold resistance, it can devastate anything vulnerable to cold. Due to the fact that few enemies outside of the Ice Cave and Cocytus are fully immune to cold damage, freezing is considered the most universally useful weapon brand. A weapon with this brand will glow with a cold, blue light when wielded, identifying it.

As an added effect, this brand is extremely useful when fighting cold-blooded monsters, as there is a chance with each hit that they will be temporarily slowed (so long as they are not resistant to cold). This makes freezing weapons extremely useful for dealing with the draconian hordes encountered in the Realm of Zot.

This brand works best on heavy, high-damage weapons, since the extra cold damage dealt is determined by the amount of normal weapon damage you manage to get past an enemy's AC.

Sources

Along with simply finding freezing weapons as randomly generated loot, there are a few sources guaranteed to generate them. Frost giants always carry freezing battleaxes, and any unbranded weapon can be temporarily given this brand with the level 2 spell Freezing Aura. This temporary brand can be made permanent by reading a scroll of vorpalise weapon.

Damage

  • Normal: +0% to +50% cold damage (25% on average)
  • rC+: +0% to +25%
  • rC++: +0% to +10%
  • rC+++: No additional damage
  • rC-: +0% to +75%

The amount of damage dealt by any given attack is reflected by the punctuation at the end of message:

  • 1-2 "You freeze ... ."
  • 3-6 "You freeze ... !"
  • 7+ "You freeze ... !!"
Brands
Melee weapons AntimagicChaosDistortionDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyHoly wrathPainProtectionReachingSpectralSpeedVampiricVenom
DisruptionDragon slayingReapingSilver
Launchers AntimagicDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyPenetrationSpeed
Throwing weapons AtropaCurareDaturaDispersalPoisonedSilver