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Sleet Storm

• Twist a violent storm around you, dealing 1161 Frost Damage every 1 second for 8 seconds to enemies around you and reducing their Movement Speed by 40%.

• You and nearby allies gain Major Protection reducing your damage taken by 10%

Northern Storm
(Morph)

• Twist a violent storm around you, dealing 1799 Frost Damage every 1 second for 8 seconds to enemies around you and reducing their Movement Speed by 40%. As the storm holds, your Weapon and Spell Damage increases by 50 every 1 second for 5 seconds, up to 9 stacks max. 

• You and nearby allies gain Major Protection reducing your damage taken by 10%

• Vastly increases damage done, and grants you ramping Weapon and Spell Damage for a brief time after activation.

Permafrost
(Morph)

• Twist a violent storm around you, dealing 158 Frost Damage every 1 second for 13 seconds to enemies around you and reducing their Movement Speed by 70% and applying the Chilled status effect.

• You and nearby allies gain Major Protection reducing your damage taken by 10%

• Increases the snare potency and applies the Chilled status effect enemies hit, but at the expense of damage done. Increases the duration as the ability ranks up.

Frost Cloak

• Wrap a thick cloak of ice around you and nearby allies. The ice grants  Major Resolve, increasing Physical and Spell Resistance, by 5948 for 20 seconds.

Expansive Frost Cloak
(Morph)

• Wrap a thick cloak of ice around you and nearby allies. The ice grants  Major Resolve, increasing Physical and Spell Resistance, by 5948 for 20 seconds.
• Increase the radius and reduces the cost.

Ice Fortress
(Morph)

• Wrap a thick cloak of ice around you and nearby allies. The ice grants  Major Resolve, increasing Physical and Spell Resistance, by 5948 for 24 seconds.
• You gain Minor Protection, reducing your damage taken 5% for 30 seconds.
• Grants Minor Protection to you. Increase the duration as the ability ranks up.

Impaling Shards

• Conjure icy shards around you to skewer enemies in the area, dealing 405 Frost Damage in the area every 1 second over 12 seconds and reducing Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.

• Damage done is based on your Max Health, and has a higher chance to apply the Chilled status effect.

Gripping Shards
(Morph)

• Conjure icy shards around you to skewer enemies in the area, immobilizing them for 3 seconds and dealing 419 Frost Damage in the area every 1 second over 12 seconds and reducing Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.

• Damage done is based on your Max Health, and has a higher chance to apply the Chilled status effect.

• Immobilizes enemies around you when cast and reduces the cost.

Winter's Revenge
(Morph)

• Conjure icy shards around you to skewer enemies in the area, dealing 804 Frost Damage in the area every 1 second over 12 seconds. This damage increases by 30% if cast with a Destruction Staff equipped. Enemies hit are overcome with bitter cold, reducing their Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds. This ability has a higher chance to apply the Chilled status effect.

• Summons at targeted location instead of around you. Deals damage based on your offensive stats rather than Max Health.

Arctic Wind

• Envelop yourself in winter winds, healing for 4958 Health instantly and an additional 990 Health every 2 second over 10 seconds. This ability scales with your Max Health. 

Polar Wind
(Morph)

• Envelop yourself and an ally in winter winds, healing for 4958 Health instantly and an additional 1229 Health every 2 second over 10 seconds. The healing from this ability scales with your Max Health. 

• Increases the healing over time, and causes the healing to also target a nearby ally.

Arctic Blast
(Morph)

• Envelop yourself in winter winds, instantly healing for 7941 Health. The winds persist for 20 seconds and chill your foes to the bone, dealing 1191 Frost Damage every 2 seconds and stunning them after 2 seconds for 3 seconds after activating. The damage has a higher chance to apply the Chilled status effect.

• The initial heal is based on your offensive stats rather than Health. Converts the heal over time into damage over time that stuns enemies.

Crystallized Shield

• Spin a shield of ice around you, absorbing up to 16528 damage from 3 projectiles.

• Each time you absorb a projectile you gain 2 Ultimate.

Crystallized Slab
(Morph)

• Spin a shield of ice around you, absorbing up to 24791 damage from 3 projectiles.

• Each time you absorb a projectile you launch an icy bolt back at the enemy, dealing 3280 Frost Damage and stunning them for 3 seconds.

• Greatly increases the shield strength. Absorbing projectiles launches an icy bolt back at the enemy, damaging and stunning them, but no longer restores Ultimate.

Shimmering Shield
(Morph)

• Spin a shield of ice around you, absorbing up to 16527 damage from 3 projectiles

• Each time you absorb a projectile you gain 2 Ultimate and gain Major Heroism for 6 seconds, granting you 3 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds.

• Absorbing projectiles grants you Major Heroism and reduces the cost as the ability ranks up.

Frozen Gate

• Summon an ancient portal, which arms after 1.5 seconds and lasts for 15 seconds.

• When triggered the enemy is teleported to you, immobilized for 3 seconds, and dealt 1742 Frost Damage.

• You can have up to 3 Frozen Gates active at a time.

Frozen Device
(Morph)

• Summon an ancient portal, which arms after 1.5 seconds.

• When triggered the enemy is teleported to you, immobilized for 3 seconds, dealing 1799 Frost Damage and afflicted with Major Maim reducing their damage done by 10% for 4 seconds.

• You can have up to 3 Frozen Devices active at a time.

• Teleported enemies have their damage done reduced.

Frozen Retreat
(Morph)

• Summon an ancient portal, which arms after 1.5 seconds.

• When triggered the enemy is teleported to you, immobilized for 3 seconds, and dealt 1799 Frost Damage.

• An ally in the portal can activate Icy escape synergy, teleporting them to you and granting them Major Expedition, increasing their Movement Speed by 30% for 8 seconds.

• You can have up to 3 Frozen Retreats active at a time.

• Grants allies in the area a synergy that teleports them to you and grants them increased Movement Speed.

Glacial Presence

• Increase the chance of applying Chilled to enemies with Winter's Embrace abilities by 100%. Increases the damage of your Chilled status effect by 308. This effect scales off your highest offensive stats.

• Increase the chance of applying Chilled to enemies with Winter's Embrace abilities by 200%. Increases the damage of your Chilled status effect by 613. This effect scales off your highest offensive stats.

Frozen Armor

• Increase your Physical and Spell Resistance by 495 for each Winter's Embrace ability slotted

• Increase your Physical and Spell Resistance by 990 for each Winter's Embrace ability slotted

Icy Aura

• Reduce the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 7%

• Reduce the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 15%

Piercing Cold

• Increases your damage done by 1%, which increases to 6% when wielding an Ice Staff.

• Increases your damage done by 2%, which increases to 12% when wielding an Ice Staff.