Overview[]
Ice Melee is one of the powersets. It is a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes. (It was briefly a Brute primary power set in the City of Villains Beta but proved to counteract Fury.)
Ice Melee allows the player to use Cold-based attacks, and even conjure up frozen melee weapons. Ice Melee powers are known for their ability to slow an opponent.
Power Tables[]
Tanker[]
The Ice Melee powerset is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect | |
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Frozen Fists | 1 | Melee, Minor Damage (Cold, Smash), Foe: -Recharge -Speed |
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Ice Sword | 2 | Melee, Moderate Damage (Cold, Lethal), Foe: -Recharge -Speed |
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Frost | 4 | Cone, Moderate Damage over time (Cold) Foe: -Recharge -Speed |
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Taunt | 10 | Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe +Taunt |
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Build Up | 16 | Self: +Accuarcy +Damage |
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Ice Patch | 20 | Location (Point Blank Area of Effect), Foe: +Knockdown |
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Freezing Touch | 28 | Melee, Minor Damage (Cold) Foe: +Hold |
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Greater Ice Sword | 35 | Melee, High Damage (Cold, Lethal) Foe: -Recharge -Speed |
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Frozen Aura | 38 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage (Cold), Foe: Sleep |
Powers[]
The following are powers in the Ice Melee powerset.
Build Up[]
Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your accuracy.
| Recharge | Long |
| Minimum Level |  16 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Self: +Damage +Accuracy |
| Enhancements |  Reduce Endurance Cost
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 Increase Attack Rate
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 Enhance ToHit Buff
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| Set Categories |  To Hit Buffs
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Freezing Touch[]
This freezing touch will encase a single foe in a block of ice. This will deal minor damage as well as freezing him in his tracks, leaving him cold and helpless.
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 28 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Melee, Minor DoT (Cold), Foe: +Hold |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Increase Attack Rate
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 Enhance Damage
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 Enhance Accuracy
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 Enhance Hold Duration
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 Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
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| Set Categories |  Holds
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 Melee Damage
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 Taunt
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Frost[]
You create a short cone of frost in front of you, that can frostbite a foe (dealing damage over time), and slows their attack speeds as they uncontrollably shiver.
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 10 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Cone, Moderate DoT (Cold) Foe: -Recharge |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
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 Enhance Range
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Enhance Damage
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| Enhance Accuracy
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| Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
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 Enhance Slow
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| Set Categories |  Slow Movement
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| Taunt
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| Targeted AoE Damage
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Frozen Aura[]
Your mastery of cold enables you to dramatically lower the temperature immediately around you. Foes near you when you perform a Frozen Aura will be stopped in their tracks in a fragile casing of ice. Any interaction with foes frozen by this will break them free. Frozen Aura deals moderate damage.
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 38 (Tanker)
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| Effects | PBAoE, Moderate Damage (Cold), Foe: Sleep |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Increase Attack Rate
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 Enhance Sleep Duration
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| Enhance Accuracy
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| Enhance Damage
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| Set Categories |  Sleep
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| Taunt
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| PBAoE Damage
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Frozen Fists[]
Frozen Fists encrusts your hands in ice giving them the ability to quickly inflict minor damage on villains. The foe's attack speed is slowed, due to the chill caused by the cold blows.
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 1 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Melee, Minor (Smashing, Cold) Foe: -Recharge |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Enhance Damage
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| Enhance Accuracy
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| Set Categories | Slow Movement
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| Taunt
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| Melee Damage
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Greater Ice Sword[]
The perfection of the Ice Sword, your mastery of it has allowed you to create an enhanced blade of solid ice that deals above average damage. Being hit by this Ice Sword will cause a villain to slow his rates of attack, due to the intense chill.
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 35 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Melee, High (Lethal, Cold) Foe: -Recharge |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Enhance Damage
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| Enhance Accuracy
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| Enhance Slow
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| Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
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| Set Categories | Slow Movement
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| Taunt
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| Melee Damage
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Ice Patch[]
You emanate a patch of ice around you, which causes foes that step onto it to slip and fall down. This effect lasts until the ice melts.
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 20 (Tanker)
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| Effects | PBAoE, Foe: +Knockdown |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Set Categories | None |
Ice Sword[]
Create a blade of solid ice that deals above average damage. Being hit by this Ice Sword will cause a villain to slow his rates of attack, due to the intense chill.
| Recharge | Moderate |
| Minimum Level | 2 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Melee, Moderate (Lethal, Cold) Foe: -Recharge |
| Enhancements | Enhance Accuracy
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| Enhance Damage
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| Reduce Endurance Cost
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Set Categories | Slow Movement
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| Taunt
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| Melee Damage
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Taunt[]
Taunts a foe and all foes around him to attack you.
Tanker: Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other enemies and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An accuracy check is not required to taunt your foes.
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 4 (Tanker)
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| Effects | Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe: +Taunt |
| Enhancements | Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
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| Enhance Range
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| Increase Attack Rate
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| Set Categories | Taunt
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External Links[]
- Ice Melee for Tankers at RedTomax.com
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