Freeze

For the notable passive skill, see Freeze (passive skill).

Freeze

Status Ailment

A Frozen skeleton archer

Freeze is an elemental status ailment associated with cold that completely prevents the affected target from moving, attacking, or using any skills. It is still possible for player characters to use flasks while frozen.

Mechanics

A hit of damage that has a chance to freeze is capable of inflicting freeze. Critical strikes inherently have a 100% chance to freeze. By default, only cold damage is able to inflict freeze, but certain equipment such as The Three DragonsThe Three Dragons
Golden MaskEvasion: (96-103)
Energy Shield: (20-22)Requires Level 35, 40 Dex, 40 Int+(26-30)% to all Elemental Resistances
Your Fire Damage can Shock but not Ignite
Your Cold Damage can Ignite but not Freeze or Chill
Your Lightning Damage can Freeze but not Shock"The ice seared his naked feet
As the lightning stilled his heart,
But it was the flames upon his lover's face
That roused him to vengeance."
- From 'The Three Dragons' by Victario of Sarn can change which damage types are able to inflict freeze.

Base freeze duration is 60 milliseconds for every 1% of the target's maximum life (before party scaling) dealt by Cold damage, up to a maximum of 50%. If the duration would be below 0.3 seconds, the freeze effect is not applied. Freeze duration can be lengthened by effects such as the Freeze Duration nodes on the passive tree or the Temporal Chains curse.

When a target is frozen, it is also chilled for the entire freeze duration, plus an additional 300 ms.

Non-unique enemies that are killed while frozen shatter into pieces. They will still leave loot, but most other on-death effects are suppressed, including:

• Leaving a corpse. This prevents raising or exploding the corpse. Furthermore, there is no corpse to transfer status ailments with .
• Taking on a secondary form, such as the Shield Crab.
• Spines shot by the Porcupine Goliath.

These on-death effects are not suppressed:

• Spawning enemies, such as with Fracturing enemies.
• On-death explosions, such as Volatile Blood.
• Zombies spreading tar.

Freeze immunity

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• During an effect of flask with of Heat suffix
• Raider's passive Avatar of the Veil
• Pathfinder's passive Master Alchemist
• Dream FragmentsDream Fragments
  Sapphire RingRequires Level 24+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance20% increased maximum Mana
  50% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance
  Cannot be Chilled
  Cannot be FrozenDoryani stumbled into a realm of madness
  And awoke its Master.
• WanderlustWanderlust
  Wool ShoesEnergy Shield: (15-27)+5 to Dexterity
  +(10-20) to maximum Energy Shield
  (20-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  20% increased Movement Speed
  Cannot be FrozenAll the world is my home.
• Alpha's HowlAlpha's Howl
  Sinner TricorneEvasion: (664-850)Requires Level 64, 138 Dex+2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems
  (80-100)% increased Evasion Rating
  +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance
  25% chance to Avoid being Chilled
  Cannot be Frozen
  16% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of SkillsNature respects the strong
  And paints the snow red
  With the blood of the weak
• ShiverstingShiversting
  Bastard SwordTwo Hand Sword
  Physical Damage: (30.6-34) to (52.2-58)
  Elemental Damage: 35-70
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.45
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 14, 21 Str, 30 Dex60% increased Global Accuracy Rating(80-100)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds 35 to 70 Cold Damage
  0.6% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana
  Cannot be FrozenStoic visage, icy heart.
  Life of sorrow, lived apart.
• Shackles of the WretchedShackles of the Wretched
  Chain GlovesArmour: (14-20)
  Energy Shield: (4-6)Requires Level 7Hexes applied by Socketed Curse Skills are Reflected back to you
  (40-60)% increased Stun and Block Recovery
  You cannot be Chilled for 3 seconds after being Chilled
  You cannot be Frozen for 3 seconds after being Frozen
  You cannot be Ignited for 3 seconds after being Ignited
  You cannot be Shocked for 3 seconds after being Shocked
  You grant (4-6) Frenzy Charges to allies on DeathCaptivity breeds creativity.
• The Goddess UnleashedThe Goddess Unleashed
  Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
  Physical Damage: (44-47) to (101-134)
  Critical Strike Chance: (7.20-8.30)%
  Attacks per Second: 1.50
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 51, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy RatingUses both hand slots
  Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden)
  Adds (3-6) to (33-66) Physical Damage
  (44-66)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  33% increased Ignite Duration on Enemies
  Gain (66-99)% of Sword Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
  Gain Her Blessing for 3 seconds when you Ignite an Enemy
  33% chance to Blind nearby Enemies when gaining Her Blessing
  100% chance to Avoid being Ignited, Chilled or Frozen with Her Blessing
  20% increased Attack and Movement Speed with Her Blessing
  Uses goddess player audio (Hidden)
  Level Requirement reduced by 15 (Hidden)As a maiden I was bound; as a crone was I scorned
  Promised power rarely found, delivered fury fairly thorned.
  Not enough?...Fine. Now I am become both and another
  To take your hand and cradle your talents, not smother
  The consummate flames. So hush, dear, say not a word.
  Bequeathed, betrayed...beloved. At last, I am the third.
• Kiara's DeterminationKiara's Determination
  Silver FlaskLasts (1.20-2.40) Seconds
  Consumes 40 of 60 Charges on use
  OnslaughtRequires Level 27Immunity to Freeze, Chill, Curses and Stuns during Effect
  (80-60)% reduced DurationTravelers of the deep wood speak of a witch
  whose ale provides a different kind
  of liquid courage.Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
• Boots with Mutewind prefix

Related items

• Lightning damage, rather than cold damage, can freeze while is equipped.
• Berek's GripBerek's Grip
  Two-Stone RingRequires Level 20+(12-16)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances(25-30)% increased Cold Damage
  Adds 1 to (50-70) Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks
  +(30-40) to maximum Life
  1% of Damage Leeched as Life against Shocked Enemies
  1% of Damage Leeched as Energy Shield against Frozen Enemies"Berek hid from Storm's lightning wrath
  In the embrace of oblivious Frost
  Repelled by ice, blinded by blizzards
  Storm raged in vain
  While Berek slept."
  - Berek and the Untamed grants Life Leech against frozen enemies.
• Berek's PassBerek's Pass
  Two-Stone RingRequires Level 20+(12-16)% to Fire and Cold Resistances(25-30)% increased Fire Damage
  Adds (20-25) to (30-50) Cold Damage to Spells and Attacks
  +(30-40) to maximum Energy Shield
  30% increased Damage while Ignited
  +5000 to Armour while Frozen"From Frost's ice-bound pass
  Berek taunted and jeered
  Until furious Flame scaled the mountain
  Berek escaped through the thaw
  And Frost's tortured moans."
  - Berek and the Untamed grants Armour while the player is frozen.
• Tasalio's SignTasalio's Sign
  Sapphire RingRequires Level 20+(20-30)% to Cold ResistanceAdds (7-10) to (15-20) Cold Damage to Spells and Attacks
  +(200-300) to Evasion Rating
  50% chance to Avoid being Chilled
  10% chance to Freeze
  Adds 40 to 60 Cold Damage against Chilled EnemiesA gift from Tasalio, God of Water,
  to the chieftain Rakiata.
  Kaom took Rakiata's head and hand
  so that his warriors' axes might rise and fall like the waves. adds physical damage against frozen enemies.
• WindripperWindripper
  Imperial BowBow
  Physical Damage: 29-117
  Elemental Damage: (48-60) to (72-90), 1 to (120-150)
  Critical Strike Chance: (6.50-7.00)%
  Attacks per Second: (1.59-1.67)Requires Level 66, 212 Dex(20-24)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack SkillsAdds (48-60) to (72-90) Cold Damage
  Adds 1 to (120-150) Lightning Damage
  (10-15)% increased Attack Speed
  (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  15% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Slain Frozen Enemies
  30% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Slain Shocked EnemiesIt hunts; as silent as falling snow, as deadly as the tempest. grants increased quantity of items dropped by slain frozen enemies.
• Taste of HateTaste of Hate
  Sapphire FlaskLasts 8.00 Seconds
  Consumes 20 of 50 Charges on use
  +40% to Cold Resistance
  +5% to Maximum ColdResistanceRequires Level 18(10-15)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage during Effect
  Gain (10-15)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage during effect
  30% chance to Avoid being Chilled during Effect
  30% chance to Avoid being Frozen during EffectA sip will freeze your lips,
  A swig will chill your heart,
  A glass will still your soul.Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. grants a chance to avoid being Frozen during flask effect
• Enemies frozen by a player wielding Taryn's ShiverTaryn's Shiver
  Maelström StaffWarstaff
  Physical Damage: 71-147
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.80%
  Attacks per Second: 1.25
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Int+25% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff(50-60)% increased Spell Damage
  (40-50)% increased Cold Damage
  (10-20)% increased Cast Speed
  +2 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems
  8% chance to Freeze
  Enemies Frozen by you take 20% increased DamageShed by the winged beast of night,
  A scaly frost-encrusted thorn.
  All who feel its wintry light
  Shiver in pain at the frozen dawn. take increased damage.
• The TamingThe Taming
  Prismatic RingRequires Level 30+(8-10)% to all Elemental Resistances20% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Freeze, Shock or Ignite on Enemy
  +(20-30)% to all Elemental Resistances
  30% increased Elemental Damage
  10% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
  30% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills"Moon after moon did Berek make fools
  Of the great and Untamed Three
  Until malice for a Brother
  Slew the hatred of the Other
  And Berek did hunt
  Alone and free."
  - Berek and the Untamed grants increased damage per freeze, shock and ignite on enemies.
• Tear of PurityTear of Purity
  Lapis AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to IntelligenceGrants Level 10 Purity of Elements Skill
  +(10-20) to all Attributes
  +(20-40) to maximum Life
  +(5-10)% to all Elemental ResistancesA shimmering symbol of Purity, clear as water,
  but I know better than most how quickly
  Purity can succumb to Corruption.
  How quickly water turns to blood.
  - Victario, the People's Poet grants chance to avoid freeze.
• Hrimnor's ResolveHrimnor's Resolve
  Samnite HelmetArmour: (552-715)Requires Level 55, 114 Str(30-40)% increased Fire Damage
  (100-120)% increased Armour
  +(50-70) to maximum Life
  +30% to Cold Resistance
  100% chance to Avoid being Chilled or Frozen if you have used a Fire Skill RecentlyHrimnor's presence was as cold as ice,
  but his heart burned for vengeance. grants chance to avoid freeze.
• Rashkaldor's PatienceRashkaldor's Patience
  Jade AmuletRequires Level 48+(20-30) to Dexterity+(40-80) to maximum Life
  +(20-40) to maximum Mana
  20% reduced Duration of Elemental Ailments on Enemies
  Items and Gems have 10% increased Attribute Requirements
  Always Freeze, Shock and IgniteFate's smile, man's ruin. grants chance to freeze.
• AuxiumAuxium
  Crystal BeltRequires Level 79+(60-80) to maximum Energy Shield+(60-70) to maximum Energy Shield
  +(45-55) to maximum Mana
  Chill Effect and Freeze Duration on you are based on 100% of Energy Shield
  (20-25)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills per Power Charge
  0.2% of Attack Damage Leeched as Mana per Power ChargeAs long as the soul is unfettered, so is the body. freeze duration on you is based on x% of energy shield.
• Call of the BrotherhoodCall of the Brotherhood
  Two-Stone RingRequires Level 20+(12-16)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances+(15-25) to Intelligence
  (15-25)% increased Lightning Damage
  (30-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  40% of Lightning Damage Converted to Cold Damage
  Your spells have 100% chance to Shock against Frozen EnemiesForged by three brothers
  so that they may recognize each other
  across any distance of time or travel. spells have X% chance to shock against frozen enemies.
• Asphyxia's WrathAsphyxia's Wrath
  Feathered Arrow QuiverRequires Level 20(20-30)% increased Projectile SpeedGrants Level 5 Frostbite Skill
  (8-12)% increased Attack Speed
  +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance
  (30-40)% increased Chill Duration on Enemies
  Gain 20% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  (7-10)% chance to Freeze
  Hexes Transfer to all Enemies within 3 metres when Hexed Enemy diesMist of breath
  Icing to lips and throat
  As the warm ones choke and fall
  Upon the frozen wasteland. grants chance to freeze.
• SouthboundSouthbound
  Soldier GlovesArmour: (92-103)
  Energy Shield: (19-21)Requires Level 51, 40 Str, 40 IntAdds (60-72) to (88-100) Cold Damage to Attacks
  (12-16)% increased maximum Life
  +(40-50)% to Cold Resistance
  100% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  Your Hits can only Kill Frozen EnemiesFar south, the winter crawls under the skin.
  Below the snow, adrift wanderers sleep. Hits can only kill frozen enemies.
• SpringleafSpringleaf
  Plank Kite ShieldChance to Block: 22%
  Armour: (32-55)
  Energy Shield: (9-15)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 7+4% to all Elemental Resistances(80-120)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  80% reduced Freeze Duration on you
  Regenerate (30-50) Life per second
  Regenerate 100 Life per Second while on Low LifeFrom death springs life. reduced freeze duration on You.
• Izaro's DilemmaIzaro's Dilemma
  Imperial ClawClaw
  Physical Damage: (81-90) to (207-230)
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.76-1.84)
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 68, 131 Dex, 95 IntGrants 46 Life per Enemy Hit(80-100)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds 20 to 50 Physical Damage
  (10-15)% increased Attack Speed
  +(300-400) to Accuracy Rating
  100% increased Global Physical Damage while FrozenIzaro saw himself not as a man,
  but as a divine saviour trapped in a man's body. increased physical damage while frozen.
• Cameria's MaulCameria's Maul
  GavelOne Handed Mace
  Physical Damage: (129.6-151.2) to (242.4-282.8)
  Elemental Damage: (10-20) to (30-50)
  Critical Strike Chance: (5.75-7.00)%
  Attacks per Second: 1.15
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 212 Str15% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold(140-180)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds (10-20) to (30-50) Cold Damage
  (15-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  40% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Frozen Enemies
  (30-40)% increased Cold Damage with Attack Skills"You'll have my riches when you pry them from my cold, dead hands!"
  "That's how I prefer it." increased rarity of items dropped by frozen enemies.
• Spine of the First ClaimantSpine of the First Claimant
  Iron SceptreSceptre
  Physical Damage: (54-64.8) to (80-96)
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.16-1.21)
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 20, 38 Str, 38 Int14% increased Elemental Damage(100-140)% increased Physical Damage
  40% increased Damage with Hits against Frozen Enemies
  +(25-35)% to Cold Damage over Time Multiplier
  (30-50)% increased Cold Damage
  (5-10)% increased Attack Speed
  (4-8)% increased Cast Speed
  5% chance to FreezeThousands gazed upon the doors of the great labyrinth,
  at an Eternal Champion in steel and gold,
  The first to challenge its treacherous traps.
  To mark the occasion, Izaro had the Champion's remains gilded. increased damage against frozen enemies and grants chance to freeze.
• The StormheartThe Stormheart
  Royal StaffStaff
  Physical Damage: (48.6-54) to (145.8-162)
  Elemental Damage: (25-35) to (45-60), (1-10) to (70-90)
  Critical Strike Chance: (7.80-8.78)%
  Attacks per Second: 1.15
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 28, 51 Str, 51 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff(80-100)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds (25-35) to (45-60) Cold Damage
  Adds (1-10) to (70-90) Lightning Damage
  (20-35)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  100% chance to Avoid being Shocked while Chilled
  50% chance to Shock Chilled EnemiesWhen the storm comes,
  the safest place to be is the centre. character cannot be shocked while frozen.
• WinterheartWinterheart
  Gold AmuletRequires Level 42(12-20)% increased Rarity of Items found+(20-30) to Dexterity
  +(50-70) to maximum Life
  +75% to Cold Resistance
  Cannot be Chilled
  Regenerate 10% of Life per second while FrozenThose who dwell in the deep freeze
  enjoy a special kind of madness. grants great amount of life regeneration when character is frozen.
• Conqueror's LongevityConqueror's Longevity
  Viridian JewelLimited to: 1+3% chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  10% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
  10% increased Life Recovery from FlasksVictory is as simple as being the last one standing.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
• Izaro's TurmoilIzaro's Turmoil
  Crimson Jewel(18-25)% increased Fire Damage
  (18-25)% increased Cold Damage
  2% chance to Ignite
  2% chance to FreezeThe once-glorious emperor spent his final days
  imprisoned in his greatest creation;
  a tool to filter out the unworthy
  that pushed a monster to power.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.

Related passive skills

Passives related to Freeze include: Template:Passive table

Freeze immune enemies

Currently there are only a few selected enemies in the game that are immune to the freeze status ailment. These are:

• Tormented Temptress
• Atziri Trio (Y'ara'az, Q'ura, A'alai)
• Vaal Temple Trio (K'aj Y'ara'az, K'aj Q'ura, K'aj A'alai)
• Atziri's Devoted (Atziri minions in healing phase)
• Vessel of the Vaal
• Haast, Unrelenting Frost
• Abaxoth, the End of All That Is
• Argus
• Rigwald, the Wolven King

Achievements

Name	Description
Cryomancer	Shatter 5 frozen monsters with a single action.