Vaal Arctic Armour

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Arctic ArmourVaal Arctic Armour
Vaal Arctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold, Vaal
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 24 sec
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Requires Level 16Immediately encases you in ice, protecting you for a duration or until you take damage from a number of hits, and also grants a buff once the cast time has finished. You cannot move or perform non-instant actions while in the ice. When the ice breaks, the buff is also removed.Base duration is 5.00 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Buff grants (5-30.6) Mana Regeneration per second
Buff grants (20-395) Energy Shield Regeneration per second
You take 90% less Damage from Hits and count as Frozen
Ice breaks after you take 3 Damaging Hits or Duration expires

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 16
Vaal Arctic Armour can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corrupting Arctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Requires 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.Base duration is (2.50-4.40) seconds
Buff grants (11-21)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits while stationary
Buff grants (11-20)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits while stationary
Chill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
Buff grants Immunity to Freeze

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
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Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalArcticArmour

Vaal Arctic Armour is a Vaal spell that encases you in ice, freezing you and preventing any active movement or action, but granting you a massive reduction to damage taken from hits for a duration or until you take a certain number of damaging hits, as well as regenerating mana and energy shield during the effect.

Skill functions and interactions

You count as Frozen while encased in ice, even if the player is Immune to or Unaffected by Freeze. This can enable certain self-freeze mechanics, such as WinterheartWinterheart
Gold Amulet
Requires 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 Frozen
Those who dwell in the deep freeze
enjoy a special kind of madness.
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You cannot move or perform non-instant actions while encased in ice, including entering through a portal. This cannot be bypassed. Triggered skills and FrostblinkFrostblinkSpell, Movement, Duration, Cold, Travel, Blink, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-22) Mana
Cooldown Time: (3.00 sec-2.60 sec)
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 180%
Requires Level 4Teleport to a location, damaging enemies and leaving Chilled ground in an area at both ends of the teleport. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.Deals (9-1144) to (14-1716) Cold Damage
Base duration is 3.00 seconds
+(0-0.3) metres to radius
(15-19)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for each Normal or Magic Enemy in Area
(80-99)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for each Rare or Unique Enemy in Area
(0-38)% increased maximum travel distance

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased maximum travel distance
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
are still usable to move around.

IchimonjiIchimonji
Corsair Sword
One Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (45-58.5) to (167.4-195)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.86-1.94)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metres
Requires Level 58, 81 Str, 117 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(80-95)% increased Physical Damage
Adds (5-10) to (13-20) Physical Damage
(20-25)% increased Attack Speed
10% increased Effect of Buffs on you
10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
Allies' Aura Buffs do not affect you
Your Aura Buffs do not affect allies
Master yourself before you seek to master others.
's buff effect allows 99% damage reduction with one copy, and damage immunity while dual-wielding two copies. Arctic Armour has #% increased Buff Effect from Eldritch implicit modifiers and The Snowblind GraceThe Snowblind Grace
Zodiac Leather
Evasion: (1537-1964)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 65, 197 Dex(10-15)% increased Dexterity
(80-100)% increased Evasion Rating
+(40-60) to maximum Life
50% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect
Arctic Armour has no Reservation
We dance in the white, like water,
colliding as many and emerging as one.

This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Tul
can also provide full damage immunity.

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired IntelligenceMana
Regen
ES
Regen
Exp.Total Exp.
116261852000
22031225.523.44972549725
3243725627.495714145439
42842296.732169595315034
53146327.337.5199345514379
63450358.143.9285815800194
73754378.951.34013441201538
84058409.8605543791755917
943624310.770.27550492510966
1046664611.882.210165333527499
114970481396.118986025426101
1252745114.3112.519640197390120
1355785415.7131.625737319963851
1458825717.3154467643914640290
1560845919180.2301732717657617
1662876020.9210.8782300125480618
1764906223246.61526420840744826
1866926425.3288.52627284567017671
1968956627.8337.662872274129889945
2070986830.6395212023122341913067
21721007033.6462.1N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A37540.7N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A40.7632.6N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A44.8740.1N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A49.2866N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A54.21013.1N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A59.61185.4N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A65.51386.9N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A72.11622.7N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A79.31898.5N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A83.32059.9N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A87.52235N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A91.82425N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A96.42631.1N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A101.22854.8N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A106.33097.4N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A111.63360.7N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A117.23646.3N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A1233956.3N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A129.24292.6N/AN/A

Gem quality

TypeAdditional Effects per 1-20% QualityWeight
Superior(1-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration1

Item acquisition

Vaal Arctic Armour has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Vaal Arctic Armour can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corrupting Arctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Requires 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.Base duration is (2.50-4.40) seconds
Buff grants (11-21)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits while stationary
Buff grants (11-20)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits while stationary
Chill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
Buff grants Immunity to Freeze

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
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Recipes

Vaal Arctic Armour can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
9Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem
Quality: +20%
Corrupted
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.
Random corrupted Vaal gem with 20% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Arctic Armour.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 166Merciless Labyrinth24% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effecthelmet 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Buff Effect 275Eternal Labyrinth36% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effecthelmet 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 166Merciless LabyrinthArctic Armour has 40% increased Mana Reservation Efficiencyhelmet 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 275Eternal LabyrinthArctic Armour has 60% increased Mana Reservation Efficiencyhelmet 0
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 166Merciless LabyrinthArctic Armour has 50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiencyhelmet 100
Enchantment Arctic Armour Mana Reservation 275Eternal LabyrinthArctic Armour has 75% increased Mana Reservation Efficiencyhelmet 100

Related modifiers

NameGeneration TypeGroupsFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicit1Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(15-17)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 300
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicit2Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(18-20)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 300
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicit3Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(21-23)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 300
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicit4Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(24-26)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 300
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicit5Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(27-29)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 300
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicit6Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(30-32)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 300
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence3Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(39-41)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 60
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence4Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(42-44)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 60
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence5Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(45-47)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 60
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence6Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(48-50)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 60
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence2Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(27-29)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 150
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence3Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(30-32)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 150
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence4Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(33-35)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 150
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence5Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(36-38)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 150
ArcticArmourBuffEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence6Searing ExarchArcticArmourBuffEffect75(39-41)% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effectno_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0
body_armour 150

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Vaal Arctic Armour:

ItemBase ItemRequired levelStats
The Snowblind GraceThe Snowblind Grace
Zodiac Leather
Evasion: (1537-1964)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 65, 197 Dex(10-15)% increased Dexterity
(80-100)% increased Evasion Rating
+(40-60) to maximum Life
50% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect
Arctic Armour has no Reservation
We dance in the white, like water,
colliding as many and emerging as one.

This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Tul
Zodiac Leather65(10-15)% increased Dexterity
(80-100)% increased Evasion Rating
+(40-60) to maximum Life
50% increased Arctic Armour Buff Effect
Arctic Armour has no Reservation

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Arctic Armour has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, 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, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, 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
3.21.0
  • Introduced to the game.

References