Ice Armor

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 +Defense(Smash/Lethal) +Resistance(Cold, Fire, Defense Debuff)
	Hoarfrost	1	Click Self Heal +Max Health +Resistance(Toxic)
	Chilling Embrace	2	Toggle Point Blank Area of Effect Foe -Recharge -Damage -Speed +Taunt
	Wet Ice	6	Toggle Self +Resistance (Cold, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Slow, Knockback, Defense Debuff) +Defense(All but Psi)
	Permafrost	8	Auto Self +Resistance(Cold, Fire, Slow)
	Icicles	12	Toggle Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Damage(Lethal) +Taunt
	Glacial Armor	18	Toggle Self +Defense(Energy, Negative Energy) +Resistance(Cold, Defense Debuff) +Perception
	Energy Absorption	26	Click Self +Endurance +Resistance(Slow) +Minimal Defense (All but Psi) Foe -End +Taunt
	Hibernate	32	Toggle Self: Invulnerable +Regeneration +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: PBAoE Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Damage, +Taunt
Enhancements	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness

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	Click: PBAoE Self +Endurance +Resistance(Slow)
	Self +Minimal Defense(All but Psionics)
	Foe -Endurance +Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Buffs

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(Smash, Lethal)
	+Resistance (Cold, Fire, DeBuff Defense)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Buffs

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	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Buffs

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
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Heal

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	Click: Self Heal, +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic)
Enhancements	Enhance Damage Resistance
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Heal

Icicles

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

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (Tanker)
Effects	PBAoE Minor(DoT) Lethal Damage, +Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduce Endurance Cost

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(Cold, Fire, Slow)
Enhancements	Enhance Damage Resistance

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 +Resistance(Cold, Disorient, Immobilize, Hold)
	+Resistance(Sleep, Slow, Knockback, Defense Debuff)
	+Minimal Defense (All but Psionics)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate

External Links

• Ice Armor for Tankers at Titan Network's RedTomax