Arctic Mastery

Overview

Arctic Mastery is one of the Ancillary Power Pools available to Brutes and Tankers.

You have Mastery over ice and snow to blast your foes and control your foes.

Power Table

The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Chillblain	35	Ranged, Moderate DoT(Cold), Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -SPD, -Fly
	Block of Ice	35	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Cold), Foe Hold, -Recharge, -SPD
	Ice Blast	41	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Cold/Smash), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
	Shiver	41	Ranged (Cone), Foe -Recharge, -SPD
	Ice Storm	44	Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DoT(Cold), Foe -Recharge, -SPD

Powers

The following are powers in the Arctic Mastery powerset.

Block of Ice

You can freeze a single foe in a Block of Ice. The target is frozen solid, helpless, and can be attacked. More powerful foes may not be held, but all affected targets will be slowed.

Damage	Moderate (Cold)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	35 (Brute)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Hold, -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Holds

Chillblain

Immobilizes your target in an icy trap. Deals some damage over time and slightly slows the target's attack and movement speed. Useful for keeping villains at bay.

Damage	Moderate Damage over Time(Cold)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	35 (Brute)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed, -Fly
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Immobilization Duration
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Immobilize
	Slow Movement

Ice Blast

Ice Blast hurls shards of ice at foes and slows their attacks and movement for a time. Slower recharge than Ice Bolt, but more damage. You must be level 41 and have Chilblain or Block of Ice before selecting this power.

Damage	Moderate (Cold/Smashing)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	41 (Brute)
	41 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Slow Movement

Ice Storm

Shred your foes with this Ice Storm. This power deals a lot of damage in a large area and can slow all affected targets movement and attack speed. You must be level 44 and have two other Arctic Mastery Powers before selecting this power.

Damage	Minor Damage over Time(Cold)
Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	44 (Brute)
	44 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged (Location Area of Effect)
	Foe -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Slow Movement

Shiver

You can blast forth a wide cone of chilling air that dramatically slows the movement and attack rate of nearby foes. You must be level 41 and have Chilblain or Block of Ice before selecting this power.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	41 (Brute)
	41 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged (Cone)
	Foe -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Slow Movement

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.

• This set was added to the game in Issue 3.
• Shiver was added to this set in Issue 13.
• This set was made available to Brutes in Issue 18.
• Issue 21 lowered the level at which the set's powers become available: two changed from 41 to 35, two from 44 to 41, and one from 47 to 44.

See Also

• Ancillary Power Pools
• Epic Power Set Proliferation
• Brute
• Tanker

External Links

• Arctic Mastery for Tankers at RedTomax.com