Arctic Armour

Arctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires 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 HitsChill 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 FreezePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcticArmour

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 SupportArrogance SupportAura, Support
  Icon: B
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (220-201)%
  Cooldown Time: 0.00 secRequires 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 ManaThis 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. 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 FormThe Perfect Form
  Zodiac LeatherQuality: +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 AcrobaticsWe share one space,
  speak one voice,
  act through one body.
  A flawless crystal.
  Brittle.: This unique item gives Arctic Armour 100% reduced mana reservation.

Gem level progression

Level				less Physical Damage taken	less Fire Damage taken	Base Duration	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	26	18	8%	8%	2.5	0	0
2	20	31	22	8%	8%	2.6	49725	49725
3	24	37	25	9%	8%	2.7	95714	145439
4	28	42	29	9%	8%	2.8	169595	315034
5	31	46	32	9%	9%	2.9	199345	514379
6	34	50	35	9%	9%	3	285815	800194
7	37	54	37	10%	9%	3.1	401344	1201538
8	40	58	40	10%	9%	3.2	554379	1755917
9	43	62	43	10%	10%	3.3	755049	2510966
10	46	66	46	10%	10%	3.4	1016533	3527499
11	49	70	48	11%	10%	3.5	1898602	5426101
12	52	74	51	11%	10%	3.6	1964019	7390120
13	55	78	54	11%	11%	3.7	2573731	9963851
14	58	82	57	11%	11%	3.8	4676439	14640290
15	60	84	59	12%	11%	3.9	3017327	17657617
16	62	87	60	12%	11%	4	7823001	25480618
17	64	90	62	12%	12%	4.1	15264208	40744826
18	66	92	64	12%	12%	4.2	26272845	67017671
19	68	95	66	13%	12%	4.3	62872274	129889945
20	70	98	68	13%	12%	4.4	212023122	341913067
21	72	100	70	13%	13%	4.5	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	13%	13%	4.6	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	14%	13%	4.7	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	14%	13%	4.8	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	14%	14%	4.9	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	14%	14%	5	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	15%	14%	5.1	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	15%	14%	5.2	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	5.3	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	5.4	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	5.45	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.5	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.55	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.6	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.65	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.7	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.75	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.8	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.85	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	17%	16%	5.9	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
8	Dying AnguishDying 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.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓

Vendor reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
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.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 1	66	24% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 2	75	36% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 1	66	Arctic Armour has 20% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 2	75	Arctic Armour has 30% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Arctic Armour:

Item	Base Item		Stats
The Snowblind GraceThe Snowblind Grace Coronal LeatherQuality: +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 ResistanceWe dance in the white, like water, colliding as many and emerging as one. This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Tul	Coronal Leather	49	+(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 Zodiac LeatherQuality: +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 AcrobaticsWe share one space, speak one voice, act through one body. A flawless crystal. Brittle.	Zodiac Leather	65	(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:

Item	Effect(s)
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible 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.	Removes 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 EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Arctic Armour becomes a stormcloud that showers ice on you.	Your 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	FirestormFirestormSpell, 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 timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Caustic 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: 20Fires 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 radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Ice 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 / 10Fires 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 AilmentsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Arctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold Level: (1-20) Reservation: 25% Mana Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires 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 HitsChill 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 FreezePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Creeping 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: 12Requires 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 effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Curses and Smoke 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 secRequires 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 RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. 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.