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Overview

Ice Armor is a Tanker primary powerset in City of Heroes. (It was briefly a Brute secondary powerset in the City of Villains Beta, but proved to counteract Fury.)

You can dramatically reduce your core body temperature to form various armors of ice around yourself. You can protect yourself from many different damage types, and you gain exceptional resistance to cold based attacks. However, this set offers little protection to fire base powers and no protection against psionics.

Power Tables

Tanker

The Ice Armor powerset is available as a primary powerset for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Frozen Armor	1	Toggle: Self +DEF(Smash/Lethal), +Res(Fire, Cold, DEF Debuff)
	Hoarfrost	1	Self Heal, +Max Health, +Res(Toxic)
	Chilling Embrace	2	Toggle: PBAoE, Foe -Recharge, -SPD, -DMG
	Wet Ice	6	Toggle: Self +DEF(All but Psionics), +Res(Cold, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Knockback, -Recharge, -SPD, -Jump, DEF Debuff)
	Permafrost	8	Auto: Self +Res(Fire, Cold, -Recharge, -SPD, -Jump)
	Icicles	12	Toggle: PBAoE, Minor DoT(Lethal)
	Glacial Armor	18	Toggle: Self +DEF(Energy, Negative), +Res(Cold, DEF Debuff), +Perception
	Energy Absorption	26	PBAoE, Foe -End, Self +DEF(All DMG but Psionics), +Res(-Recharge, -SPD, -Jump), +End
	Hibernate	32	Toggle: Self Invulnerable, +Regen, +Recovery

Powers

Chilling Embrace

While active, you dramatically lower the temperature around yourself, Slowing the attack rate of all nearby foes, as well as their movement speed.

Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	2 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Damage
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Slow Movement

Energy Absorption

Activating this power draws moisture directly from the bodies of all nearby foes, draining their Endurance. Each foe you draw moisture from adds to your Endurance and Defense in the form of frozen armor. If there are no foes within range, you will not gain any bonus.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	26 (Tanker)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe -Endurance
	Self +Defense(All Damage but Psionics), +Resistance(-Recharge, -Speed, -Jump), +Endurance
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Defense
	Endurance Modification
	Taunt

Frozen Armor

While this power is active, you coat yourself in rock hard Frozen Armor. The hardness of Frozen Armor makes Smashing and Lethal attacks less likely to land. Cold attacks will also deal less damage.

Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Smashing, Lethal), +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Defense Debuff)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Buffs
Set Categories	Defense

Glacial Armor

When you activate this power you cover yourself in Glacial Ice. The crystalline matrix of the armor has refracting properties that make Energy and Negative Energy attacks less likely to land. Also, Cold attacks deal less damage.

Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	18 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), +Resistance(Cold, Defense Debuff), +Perception
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense

Hibernate

Hibernate

When you activate this power, you encase yourself in a block of solid ice, making yourself invulnerable, though you are frozen solid and cannot act. While Hibernating within this block of ice, you heal damage at an incredible rate. You also have endurance recovery while in Hibernation. This power lasts for 30 seconds. Your other toggles will remain active while in Hibernation but you cannot affect anyone during this time. You also cannot activate any powers until you come out of Hibernation.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	32 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self Invulnerable, +Regeneration, +Recovery
Enhancements	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb
	Endurance Modification

Hoarfrost

Activating this power covers you in a thick layer of Hoarfrost. The frost can absorb the impact from enemy attacks, effectively increasing your maximum Hit Points for a short time.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Self Heal, +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage
	Healing/Absorb

Icicles

While active, you form sharp icicles on your body that continuously cut all foes that attempt to enter melee range.

Damage	Minor Damage over Time(Lethal)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage

Permafrost

Your body temperature permanently lowers to 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Permafrost gives you strong resistance to cold damage, and some resistance to fire damage as well. You also gain an inherent resistance to slow effects. This power is always on and does not cost endurance.

Minimum Level	8 (Tanker)
Effects	Auto: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, -Recharge, -Speed, -Jump)
Enhancements	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Wet Ice

When you activate this power, you cover yourself in a thick coating of slick, melting ice. This makes you slippery, leaving you nearly immune to Disorient, Immobilization, Hold, Sleep, Slow and Knockback effects. This power also adds a slight increase in your defense to all attacks except Psionics. Wet Ice also reduces Cold damage and grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs.

Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	6 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(All Damage but Psionics), +Resistance(Cold, Disorient, Immobilize, Hold, Sleep, Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed, -Jump, Defense Debuff)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	None

External Links

• Ice Armor for Tankers at Titan Network's RedTomax