Freeze

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.^[1] 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 Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Elemental Proliferation".
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. (Citation Needed)
On-death explosions, such as Volatile Blood. (Citation Needed)
Zombies spreading tar. (Citation Needed)

Related items

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 and 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. all prevent the player from becoming frozen when the item is equipped.
Critical hits with lightning damage, rather than cold damage, cause freeze while Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Three Dragons" 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.
Frozen Enemies take increased Damage while using 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.