Blades of Ice

Blades of Ice Class: Assassin Required Level: 24 Skill Tree: Martial Arts Requires: Fists of Fire, Claws of Thunder Active Cost: 3 Mana An attack that chills an enemy. Damage Type: Cold Synergies: Phoenix Strike Other Stats: Charge-up Skill; Requires a Claw-class weapon

Blades of Ice is an Assassin Skill in Diablo II.

Lore

Charging the ether around her claw blades, the trained Assassin can chill opponents with a vicious rake of her razors.

General Information

Synergies

• Gives synergy to:
  • Phoenix Strike: +10% Cold damage per level
• Receives synergy from:
  • Phoenix Strike: +8% Cold damage per level

This ability is a Charge-up Skill.

Compared to the other two elemental skills, Blades of Ice has the least damage, and is generally only useful for freezing. If invested in, this skill can still provide utility as it guarantees freezing over the immediate area (Phoenix Strike's 3rd charge can occasionally leave nearby enemies unaffected, due to the missiles' odd flight patterns), and it is not affected by NextDelay, so it can be combined with Phoenix Strike with no worries.

Skill Progression

Mana Cost: 3

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Bonus Attack	25%	35%	45%	55%	65%	75%	85%	95%	105%	115%	125%
Charge 1 Cold Damage	15–35	23–43	31–51	39–59	47–67	55–75	63–83	71–91	81–101	91–111	101–121
Charge 2 Cold Radius (yards)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Charge 3 Freeze Duration	4	4.4	4.8	5.2	5.6	6	6.4	6.8	7.2	7.6	8

Level	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	25
Bonus Attack	135%	145%	155%	165%	175%	185%	195%	205%	215%	265%
Charge 1 Cold Damage	111–131	121–141	131–151	141–161	151–171	171–193	191–215	211–237	231–259
Charge 2 Cold Radius (yards)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Charge 3 Freeze Duration	8.4	8.8	9.2	9.6	10	10.4	10.8	11.2	11.6	13.6