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

Powers

IceArmor ChillingEmbrace.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 2 (Tanker)
Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Damage
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Slow powers.png Enhance Slow
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness.png Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Slow.png Slow Movement

IceArmor EnergyAbsorption.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 26 (Tanker)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect
Foe -Endurance
Self +Defense(All Damage but Psionics), +Resistance(-Recharge, -Speed, -Jump), +Endurance
Enhancements TO Training Defense Buff.png Enhance Defense Buffs
TO Training Endurance Modification.png Enhance Endurance Modification
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness.png Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Defense Buff.png Defense
IO Endurance Modification.png Endurance Modification
IO Taunt Duration.png Taunt

IceArmor IceArmor.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 1 (Tanker)
Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(Smashing, Lethal), +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Defense Debuff)
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Defense Buff.png Enhance Defense Buffs
Set Categories IO Defense Buff.png Defense

IceArmor GlacialArmor.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 18 (Tanker)
Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), +Resistance(Cold, Defense Debuff), +Perception
Enhancements TO Training Defense Buff.png Enhance Defense Buffs
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories IO Defense Buff.png Defense

IceArmor Hybernate.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 32 (Tanker)
Effects Toggle: Self Invulnerable, +Regeneration, +Recovery
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Modification.png Enhance Endurance Modification
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Heal.png Enhance Heal
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories IO Healing-Absorb.png Healing/Absorb
IO Endurance Modification.png Endurance Modification


IceArmor Hoarfrost.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 1 (Tanker)
Effects Self Heal, +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic)
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Heal.png Enhance Heal
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage Resistance.png Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories IO Resist Damage.png Resist Damage
IO Healing-Absorb.png Healing/Absorb

IceArmor Icicles.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 12 (Tanker)
Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness.png Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO PBAoE Damage.png PBAoE Damage

IceArmor Permafrost.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 8 (Tanker)
Effects Auto: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, -Recharge, -Speed, -Jump)
Enhancements TO Training Damage Resistance.png Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories IO Resist Damage.png Resist Damage

IceArmor WetIce.png 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 Archetypeicon tanker.png 6 (Tanker)
Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(All Damage but Psionics), +Resistance(Cold, Disorient, Immobilize, Hold, Sleep, Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed, -Jump, Defense Debuff)
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories None

Historical

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  • This set has been in the game since Issue 0.

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