Arctic Armour

Arctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
Mana Reserved: 25%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Conjures an icy barrier that chills enemies when they hit you. You drop chilled ground while moving, and take less Fire and Physical damage while stationary.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Skill Effect DurationChill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
(8-13)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
(8-12)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
Base duration is (2.5-4.4) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 16Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Alteration

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcticArmour

Arctic Armour is a spell that reserves mana to grant the caster physical and fire damage reduction while stationary, chill enemies that hit them, and cause them to leave behind a trail of chilled ground while moving.

Skill functions and interactions

• Less Damage taken when Hit: This modifier is applied at the very end of the damage calculations. As the damage reduction is only applied on hits (including reflect), damage over time effects like burning are not affected.
• Chilled ground: Ground ice chills anything standing on it. This does not stack with other chills.
• Mana Reservation: Arctic Armour is affected by all mana reservation modifiers.
• Blood Magic: A Blood Magic SupportBlood Magic SupportSupport
  Icon: B
  Mana Multiplier: (245%-196%)Requires Level 31Supports any skill.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 0.5% reduced Mana CostSupported Skills Spend Life instead of ManaThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. gem can be linked to Arctic Armour or the Blood Magic keystone can be allocated to make Arctic Armour reserve life instead of mana.
• The Perfect FormThe Perfect Form
  Zodiac LeatherQuality: +20%
  Evasion: (1281-1451)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 65, 197 Dex(30-50)% increased Evasion Rating
  +(50-80) to maximum Life
  -30% to Cold Resistance
  (5-10)% increased Dexterity
  Arctic Armour has 100% reduced Mana Reservation
  Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance
  Phase AcrobaticsWe share one space,
  speak one voice,
  act through one body.
  A flawless crystal.
  Brittle.: This unique item gives Arctic Armour 100% reduced mana reservation.

Gem level progression

Level				less Physical Damage taken	less Fire Damage taken	Base Duration	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	26	18	8%	8%	2.5	0	0
2	20	31	22	8%	8%	2.6	49,725	49,725
3	24	37	25	9%	8%	2.7	95,714	145,439
4	28	42	29	9%	8%	2.8	169,595	315,034
5	31	46	32	9%	9%	2.9	199,345	514,379
6	34	50	35	9%	9%	3	285,815	800,194
7	37	54	37	10%	9%	3.1	401,344	1,201,538
8	40	58	40	10%	9%	3.2	554,379	1,755,917
9	43	62	43	10%	10%	3.3	755,049	2,510,966
10	46	66	46	10%	10%	3.4	1,016,533	3,527,499
11	49	70	48	11%	10%	3.5	1,898,602	5,426,101
12	52	74	51	11%	10%	3.6	1,964,019	7,390,120
13	55	78	54	11%	11%	3.7	2,573,731	9,963,851
14	58	82	57	11%	11%	3.8	4,676,439	14,640,290
15	60	84	59	12%	11%	3.9	3,017,327	17,657,617
16	62	87	60	12%	11%	4	7,823,001	25,480,618
17	64	90	62	12%	12%	4.1	15,264,208	40,744,826
18	66	92	64	12%	12%	4.2	26,272,845	67,017,671
19	68	95	66	13%	12%	4.3	62,872,274	129,889,945
20	70	98	68	13%	12%	4.4	212,023,122	341,913,067
21	72	100	70	13%	13%	4.5	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	13%	13%	4.6	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	14%	13%	4.7	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	14%	13%	4.8	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	14%	14%	4.9	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	14%	14%	5	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	15%	14%	5.1	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	15%	14%	5.2	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	5.3	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	5.4	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	5.45	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.5	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.55	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.6	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	16%	15%	5.65	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.7	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.75	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.8	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	16%	16%	5.85	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	17%	16%	5.9	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Arctic Armour.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 1	66	24% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 2	75	36% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 1	66	Arctic Armour has 20% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 2	75	Arctic Armour has 30% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Arctic Armour:

Item	Base Item		Stats
The Snowblind GraceThe Snowblind Grace Coronal LeatherQuality: +20% Evasion: (736-834) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 49, 134 Dex+(30-40) to Dexterity (30-50)% increased Evasion Rating +(40-60) to maximum Life 10% chance to Dodge Spell Hits 25% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold ResistanceWe dance in the white, like water, colliding as many and emerging as one. This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Tul	Coronal Leather	49	+(30-40) to Dexterity (30-50)% increased Evasion Rating +(40-60) to maximum Life 10% chance to Dodge Spell Hits 25% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance
The Perfect FormThe Perfect Form Zodiac LeatherQuality: +20% Evasion: (1281-1451) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 65, 197 Dex(30-50)% increased Evasion Rating +(50-80) to maximum Life -30% to Cold Resistance (5-10)% increased Dexterity Arctic Armour has 100% reduced Mana Reservation Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance Phase AcrobaticsWe share one space, speak one voice, act through one body. A flawless crystal. Brittle.	Zodiac Leather	65	(30-50)% increased Evasion Rating +(50-80) to maximum Life -30% to Cold Resistance (5-10)% increased Dexterity Arctic Armour has 100% reduced Mana Reservation Evasion Rating is increased by Uncapped Cold Resistance Phase Acrobatics

Alternate skill effects

Arctic Armour has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.	Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Stormcloud Arctic Armour EffectStormcloud Arctic Armour EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Arctic Armour becomes a stormcloud that showers ice on you.	Your Arctic Armour becomes a stormcloud that showers ice on you.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.4.0	Now instant by default and can therefore be used while moving. All instant skills now have cooldown 1 second or less. Instant skills cannot be supported by Spell Echo and will not be cast a second time by similar effects (such as from the Echoing Shrine).
3.1.0	Chilling effect now slows enemies by 30% when you are hit (up from 10%).
3.0.0	Now slows attackers by 30% for 0.6 seconds.
2.1.1d	Fixed a bug with Arctic Armour where characters would play the cast animation upon changing instances.
2.0.0	Arctic Armour now chills enemies when they hit you. It causes you to drop chilled ground only while moving and take a percentage less Fire and Physical damage while stationary. It will reserve mana instead of draining mana and no longer reduces damage taken by a flat amount.
1.3.0	Arctic Armour has had its physical and fire damage taken when hit increased at high levels. By gem level 20 they are increased from -189 to -161
1.0.6	FirestormFirestormSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire Radius: 25 / 10 Mana Cost: (9-25) Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 45%Requires Level 28Flaming bolts rain down over the targeted area. They explode when landing, dealing damage to nearby enemies.Per 1% Quality: 1% increased DamageDeals (7-200) to (11-300) Fire Damage Base duration is 2 seconds One impact every 0.1 secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Caustic ArrowCaustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Bow Radius: 20 Mana Cost: (6-10) Cast Time: 1.00 sec Effectiveness of Added Damage: (55%-64%) Projectile Speed: 3260Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (55-64.4)% of Base Attack Damage Base duration is 2 seconds Deals (8.8-1927.1) Base Chaos Damage per second 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Ice ShotIce ShotAttack, Projectile, AoE, Cold, Bow Radius: 23 / 10 Mana Cost: (6-10) Cast Time: 1.00 sec Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130%-174%) Projectile Speed: 3260Fires an arrow that converts some physical damage to cold on its target and converts all physical damage to cold in a cone behind that target.Per 1% Quality: 1% increased Cold DamageDeals (130-174)% of Base Attack Damage 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage (2-75) to (3-113) Added Cold Damage Chills Enemies as though dealing (100-195)% more Damage (0-19)% increased Effect of ChillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Arctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold Mana Reserved: 25% Can Store 1 Use(s) Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Conjures an icy barrier that chills enemies when they hit you. You drop chilled ground while moving, and take less Fire and Physical damage while stationary.Per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationChill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30% (8-13)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits (8-12)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits Base duration is (2.5-4.4) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Creeping FrostCreeping FrostSpell, Projectile, Duration, AoE, Cold Radius: 12 Mana Cost: (7-20) Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80% Projectile Speed: 844Requires Level 12Fire an icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.Per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectBase duration is 5 seconds Deals (11-383) to (16-572) Cold Damage Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas Deals (16.7-1391.2) Base Cold Damage per second Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Curses and Smoke MineSmoke MineMine, Spell, AoE, Duration, Movement, Travel, Blink Mana Reserved: (6-13) Can Store 3 Use(s) Cooldown Time: 2.50 sec Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Throws a mine that will teleport you to it when detonated. It covers both your escape and arrival with a cloud of smoke that blinds enemies, and gives you a temporary buff to movement speed. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.Per 1% Quality: 2% increased Area of EffectMine lasts 8 seconds Base duration is (4-5) seconds (10-29)% increased Movement Speed Base secondary duration is (4-5) seconds Only one Mine of this type can Detonate in each Detonation Sequence Mine Detonation is Instant Increases and Reductions to Mine Duration also apply to this Skill's Buff Duration Mines cannot be Re-armed (0-76)% increased Area of Effect (0-57)% increased Cooldown Recovery SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have had their base duration increased by 10%.
0.11.0	Arctic Armour has had its damage reduction adjusted for new monster damage scaling.
0.10.5	Fixed a bug with Arctic Armour, mana regeneration, and reaching exactly 0 mana.
0.10.4	Arctic Armour has been added to the game.