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Arctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Requires Level 16Conjures an icy barrier that chills enemies when they hit you. You drop chilled ground while moving, and take less Fire and Physical damage while stationary.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% chance to Freeze Enemies for 350 ms when Hit0.05% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
0.05% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
Chill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
(8-13)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
(8-12)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
Base duration is (2.5-4.4) seconds
Buff grants Immunity to Freeze
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Arctic Armour skill iconArctic Armour inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 16
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Alteration
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcticArmour

Arctic Armour skill screenshot


Arctic Armour is a spell that reserves mana to grant the caster physical and fire damage reduction while stationary, chill enemies that hit them, and cause them to leave behind a trail of chilled ground while moving.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Less Damage taken when Hit: This modifier is applied at the very end of the damage calculations. As the damage reduction is only applied on hits (including reflect), damage over time effects like burning are not affected.
  • Chilled ground: Ground ice chills anything standing on it. This does not stack with other chills.
  • Mana Reservation: Arctic Armour is affected by all mana reservation modifiers.
  • Blood Magic: A Arrogance Support inventory iconArrogance SupportArrogance SupportAura, Support
    Icon: B
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (220-201)%
    Cooldown Time: 0.00 sec
    Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a reservation.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.25% increased Aura effectSupported Skills have 0.1% reduced Life ReservationSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have (10-19)% increased Aura effect
    Supported Skills Reserve Life instead of Mana
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Arrogance Support inventory icon
    gem can be linked to Arctic Armour or the Blood Magic keystone can be allocated to make Arctic Armour reserve life instead of mana.
  • The Perfect Form inventory iconThe Perfect FormThe Perfect Form
    Zodiac Leather
    Quality: +20%
    Evasion: (1281-1451)
    Movement Speed: -3%
    Requires Level 65, 197 Dex(5-10)% increased Dexterity
    (30-50)% increased Evasion Rating
    +(50-80) to maximum Life
    -30% to Cold Resistance
    Arctic Armour has 100% reduced Mana Reservation
    Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance
    Phase Acrobatics
    We share one space,
    speak one voice,
    act through one body.
    A flawless crystal.
    Brittle.
    The Perfect Form inventory icon
    : This unique item gives Arctic Armour 100% reduced mana reservation.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired Intelligenceless
Physical Damage
taken
less
Fire Damage
taken
Base
Duration
Exp.Total Exp.
11626188%8%2.500
22031228%8%2.64972549725
32437259%8%2.795714145439
42842299%8%2.8169595315034
53146329%9%2.9199345514379
63450359%9%3285815800194
737543710%9%3.14013441201538
840584010%9%3.25543791755917
943624310%10%3.37550492510966
1046664610%10%3.410165333527499
1149704811%10%3.518986025426101
1252745111%10%3.619640197390120
1355785411%11%3.725737319963851
1458825711%11%3.8467643914640290
1560845912%11%3.9301732717657617
1662876012%11%4782300125480618
1764906212%12%4.11526420840744826
1866926412%12%4.22627284567017671
1968956613%12%4.362872274129889945
2070986813%12%4.4212023122341913067
21721007013%13%4.5N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A13%13%4.6N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A14%13%4.7N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A14%13%4.8N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A14%14%4.9N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A14%14%5N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A15%14%5.1N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A15%14%5.2N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A15%15%5.3N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A15%15%5.4N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A15%15%5.45N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A16%15%5.5N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A16%15%5.55N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A16%15%5.6N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A16%15%5.65N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A16%16%5.7N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A16%16%5.75N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A16%16%5.8N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A16%16%5.85N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A17%16%5.9N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
13Divination card inventory iconThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card artDivination card frameThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted level 21 Spell gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black
Act 2

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Root of the Problem
Act 2
Yeena
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Arctic Armour.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 16624% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 27536% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 166Arctic Armour has 20% reduced Mana Reservationhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 275Arctic Armour has 30% reduced Mana Reservationhelmet 100
default 0

Related unique items[ | ]

The following unique items are related to Arctic Armour:

ItemBase ItemLvl.Stats
The Snowblind GraceThe Snowblind Grace inventory iconThe Snowblind Grace
Coronal Leather
Quality: +20%
Evasion: (736-834)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 49, 134 Dex+(30-40) to Dexterity
(30-50)% increased Evasion Rating
+(40-60) to maximum Life
10% chance to Dodge Spell Hits
25% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect
Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance
We dance in the white, like water,
colliding as many and emerging as one.

This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Tul
The Snowblind Grace inventory icon
Coronal Leather49+(30-40) to Dexterity
(30-50)% increased Evasion Rating
+(40-60) to maximum Life
10% chance to Dodge Spell Hits
25% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect
Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance
The Perfect FormThe Perfect Form inventory iconThe Perfect Form
Zodiac Leather
Quality: +20%
Evasion: (1281-1451)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 65, 197 Dex(5-10)% increased Dexterity
(30-50)% increased Evasion Rating
+(50-80) to maximum Life
-30% to Cold Resistance
Arctic Armour has 100% reduced Mana Reservation
Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance
Phase Acrobatics
We share one space,
speak one voice,
act through one body.
A flawless crystal.
Brittle.
The Perfect Form inventory icon
Zodiac Leather65(5-10)% increased Dexterity
(30-50)% increased Evasion Rating
+(50-80) to maximum Life
-30% to Cold Resistance
Arctic Armour has 100% reduced Mana Reservation
Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance
Phase Acrobatics

Alternate skill effects

Arctic Armour has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff Effect inventory iconInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, petrified blood, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.Invisible Buff Effect inventory iconRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, petrified blood, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Stormcloud Arctic Armour EffectStormcloud Arctic Armour Effect inventory iconStormcloud Arctic Armour EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Arctic Armour becomes a stormcloud that showers ice on you.Stormcloud Arctic Armour Effect inventory iconYour Arctic Armour becomes a stormcloud that showers ice on you.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0d
  • Now grants immunity to Freeze.
3.13.0
  • No longer triggers when-hit effects from reflected damage (including any when-hit effects from quality).
3.12.0
  • Now has alternative quality.
3.4.0
  • Now instant by default and can therefore be used while moving.
  • All instant skills now have cooldown 1 second or less.
  • Instant skills cannot be supported by Spell Echo and will not be cast a second time by similar effects (such as from the Echoing Shrine).
3.1.0
  • Chilling effect now slows enemies by 30% when you are hit (up from 10%).
3.0.0
  • Now slows attackers by 30% for 0.6 seconds.
2.1.1d
  • Fixed a bug with Arctic Armour where characters would play the cast animation upon changing instances.
2.0.0
  • Arctic Armour now chills enemies when they hit you. It causes you to drop chilled ground only while moving and take a percentage less Fire and Physical damage while stationary. It will reserve mana instead of draining mana and no longer reduces damage taken by a flat amount.
1.3.0
  • Arctic Armour has had its physical and fire damage taken when hit increased at high levels. By gem level 20 they are increased from -189 to -161
1.0.6
  • Firestorm inventory iconFirestormFirestormSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (13-25) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Cast Time: 0.75 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 55%
    Requires Level 28Flaming bolts rain down over the targeted area. They explode when landing, dealing damage to nearby enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Damage0.5% chance to Ignite enemies1% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdBase duration is 1.4 seconds
    Deals (22-207) to (33-311) Fire Damage
    One impact every 0.2 seconds
    First Impact deals 325% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
    First Impact has 100% more Area of Effect
    Maximum 3 Firestorms at a time
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Firestorm skill icon
    Firestorm inventory icon
    , Caustic Arrow inventory iconCaustic ArrowCaustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-10) Mana
    Attack Damage: (55-64)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (55-64)%
    Projectile Speed: 3260
    Radius: 20
    Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageDeals (55-64.4)% of Base Attack Damage
    Base duration is 2 seconds
    Deals (8.8-1927.1) Base Chaos Damage per second
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
    Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
    +(0-6) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Caustic Arrow skill icon
    Caustic Arrow inventory icon
    , Ice Shot inventory iconIce ShotIce ShotAttack, Projectile, AoE, Cold, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-10) Mana
    Attack Damage: (130-174)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-174)%
    Projectile Speed: 3260
    Radius: 23 / 10
    Fires an arrow that converts some physical damage to cold on its target and converts all physical damage to cold in a cone behind that target.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Cold Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageDeals (130-174)% of Base Attack Damage
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
    (2-75) to (3-113) Added Cold Damage
    Chills Enemies as though dealing (100-195)% more Damage
    (0-19)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ice Shot skill icon
    Ice Shot inventory icon
    , Arctic Armour inventory iconArctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Reservation: 25% Mana
    Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: Instant
    Requires Level 16Conjures an icy barrier that chills enemies when they hit you. You drop chilled ground while moving, and take less Fire and Physical damage while stationary.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% chance to Freeze Enemies for 350 ms when Hit0.05% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
    0.05% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
    Chill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
    (8-13)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
    (8-12)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
    Base duration is (2.5-4.4) seconds
    Buff grants Immunity to Freeze
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Arctic Armour skill icon
    Arctic Armour inventory icon
    , Creeping Frost inventory iconCreeping FrostCreeping FrostSpell, Projectile, Duration, AoE, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-20) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%
    Projectile Speed: 844
    Radius: 12
    Requires Level 12Fire an icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect DurationFires an additional ProjectileChilling Area has 2% increased Movement SpeedBase duration is 5 seconds
    Deals (11-383) to (16-572) Cold Damage
    Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas
    Deals (16.7-1391.2) Base Cold Damage per second
    Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Creeping Frost skill icon
    Creeping Frost inventory icon
    , Curses and Smoke Mine inventory iconSmoke MineSmoke MineMine, Spell, AoE, Duration, Movement, Travel, Blink
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-13) Mana
    Reservation: (6-13) Mana
    Cooldown Time: 2.50 sec
    Can Store 3 Use(s)
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Requires Level 10Throws a mine that will teleport you to it when detonated. It covers both your escape and arrival with a cloud of smoke that blinds enemies, and gives you a temporary buff to movement speed. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect DurationBuff grants 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedMine lasts 8 seconds
    Base duration is (4-5) seconds
    Buff grants (10-29)% increased Movement Speed
    Base secondary duration is (4-5) seconds
    Only one Mine of this type can Detonate in each Detonation Sequence
    Mine Detonation is Instant
    Increases and Reductions to Mine Duration also apply to this Skill's Buff Duration
    Mines cannot be Re-armed
    (0-76)% increased Area of Effect
    (0-57)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Smoke Mine skill icon
    Smoke Mine inventory icon
    have had their base duration increased by 10%.
0.11.0
  • Arctic Armour has had its damage reduction adjusted for new monster damage scaling.
0.10.5
  • Fixed a bug with Arctic Armour, mana regeneration, and reaching exactly 0 mana.
0.10.4
  • Arctic Armour has been added to the game.

References[ | ]

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