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 | |
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Chillblain | 35 | Ranged, Moderate DoT(Cold), Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -SPD, -Fly |
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Block of Ice | 35 | Ranged, Moderate DMG(Cold), Foe Hold, -Recharge, -SPD |
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Ice Blast | 41 | Ranged, Moderate DMG(Cold/Smash), Foe -Recharge, -SPD |
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Shiver | 41 | Ranged (Cone), Foe -Recharge, -SPD |
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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)
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 35 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Ranged |
| Foe Hold, -Recharge, -Speed | |
| Enhancements |  Enhance Accuracy
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 Enhance Damage
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 Reduce Endurance Cost
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 Enhance Hold Duration
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 Enhance Range
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 Increase Attack Rate
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| Set Categories |  Ranged Damage
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 Holds
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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)
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| 35 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Ranged |
| Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed, -Fly | |
| Enhancements | Enhance Accuracy
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| Enhance Damage
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| Reduce Endurance Cost
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 Enhance Immobilization Duration
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| Enhance Range
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| Increase Attack Rate
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 Enhance Slow
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| Set Categories | Ranged Damage
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 Immobilize
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 Slow Movement
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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)
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| 41 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Ranged |
| Foe -Recharge, -Speed | |
| Enhancements | Enhance Accuracy
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| Enhance Damage
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| Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Enhance Range
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Set Categories | Ranged Damage
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| Slow Movement
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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)
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| 44 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Ranged (Location Area of Effect) |
| Foe -Recharge, -Speed | |
| Enhancements | Enhance Damage
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| Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Enhance Range
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Enhance Slow
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| Set Categories |  Targeted AoE Damage
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| Slow Movement
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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)
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| 41 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Ranged (Cone) |
| Foe -Recharge, -Speed | |
| Enhancements | Enhance Accuracy
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| Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Enhance Range
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Enhance Slow
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| Set Categories | Slow Movement
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Historical
 This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.
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- 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
External Links
- Arctic Mastery for Tankers at RedTomax.com
