Ice Strike

Ice StrikeAoE, Melee, Strike, Cold
Tier: 5
Level: 1
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 140% of base
Attack Damage: 65% of baseRequires Level 14Perform a fast icy Strike. Using this Attack three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.Normal Strikes
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage

Third Strike
Attack Damage: (145-452)%
50% less Attack Speed
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
+7 to Melee Strike Range


Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0-10)% More Attack SpeedPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemIceStrike

Ice Strike is a quarterstaff strike skill. The user delivers a three-hit combo that deals cold damage, with a slower and more powerful final hit.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Attack Damage	Third Strike Base Damage
1	1	1	1	5	65%	145%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	CrescendoCrescendoTier: 1 Level: 1Final strike of supported skills can be performed twice in successionSupports Strikes that perform a Final Strike at the end of a combination of attacks, allowing you to use the Final Strike twice in succession.Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Frost NexusFrost NexusAoE, Cold Tier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to create patches of Chilled Ground around Frozen enemies.Supported Skills create Chilled Ground for 4 seconds when they Freeze an EnemyPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Ice BiteIce BiteAttack, Cold, Duration Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Attacks you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses all of your Attacks with Cold damage for a short time.Attacks Gain 35% of Damage as Cold Damage for 3 seconds on Freezing an enemy with Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Cold PenetrationCold PenetrationCold Tier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Cold ResistancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Practiced ComboPracticed ComboAttack, Melee, Strike Tier: 2 Level: 1Supports Strike Skills. Supported Skills have a chance to build additional Combo on Hit. Cannot support Skills used by Minions.Supported Strike Skills have a 40% chance to build an additional Combo on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Primal ArmamentPrimal ArmamentAttack Tier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports Attacks that use a weapon, causing them to deal more weapon Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Weapon Elemental DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	BeheadBeheadAttack, Melee, Strike Tier: 3 Level: 1Supports Strike skills, causing them to steal Modifiers from Rare monsters they kill.Killing Blows from Supported Strike Skills against Rare monsters grant one of their Modifiers for 20 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Cold ExposureCold ExposureCold, Duration, Critical Tier: 3 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Cold Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict Cold Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Elemental FocusElemental FocusTier: 3 Level: 1Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Ice Strike has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.