Blades of Ice

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Type	Melee charge-up attack Radial damage and chilling or freezing
Tier	5
Required level	24
Required skills	Claws of Thunder
Requirements	Claw(s) or bare hand
Left button	Yes
In town	No
Mana cost	3
Attack no mana	Yes
Weapon damage	100%
Synergy skills	Phoenix Strike

Charging the ether around her claw blades, the trained Assassin can chill opponents with a vicious rake of her razors.

Detail

Each successful attack adds one charge, up to a maximum of three: further successful attacks only reset duration charges are active before expiring.

One charge

Two charges

Three charges

Charge bonuses do not apply until released using one of the following finishing skills:
- Normal melee Attack
- Dragon Talon
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Tail
- Dragon Flight
Only first successful attack applies charge bonuses when using Dragon Talon or Dragon Claw.
Charge bonuses accumulate upon successful attacks: applies cold damage and length to release target with one to three charges, cold damage and length within radius with two to three, and freeze length within radius with three; one charge applies +50% AR to finishing skill, two apply +100% AR and three apply +150% AR.

Given how small the freeze radius is, limiting it to two charges will result in higher damage over time without necessarily sacrificing much safety.

+% Cold Skill Damage only applies to first two charges. [2]
When equipping two claws, both weapons are used to attack.
Can also accumulate charges from the following skills before releasing with a finishing skill:
- Tiger Strike
- Fists of Fire
- Cobra Strike
- Claws of Thunder
- Phoenix Strike
As long as durations of respective charge-up skills do not expire, all applicable charge bonuses are applied to the finishing skill upon release.

+(1-3) Blades of Ice (Assassin Only) can spawn on ilvl >24 Exceptional and Elite claws (Hand Scythe and higher).

Stat	Level
Stat	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
+% Attack Rating	15	22	29	36	43	50	57	64	71	78
Minimum Cold Damage	15	23	31	39	47	55	63	71	81	91
Maximum Cold Damage	35	43	51	59	67	75	83	91	101	111
Cold and Freeze Length (Seconds)	4	4.4	4.8	5.2	5.6	6	6.4	6.8	7.2	7.6

Stat	Level
Stat	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
+% Attack Rating	85	92	99	106	113	120	127	134	141	148
Minimum Cold Damage	101	111	121	131	141	151	171	191	211	231
Maximum Cold Damage	121	131	141	151	161	171	193	215	237	259
Cold and Freeze Length (Seconds)	8	8.4	8.8	9.2	9.6	10	10.4	10.8	11.2	11.6

Stat	Level
Stat	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
+% Attack Rating	155	162	169	176	183	190	197	204	211	218
Minimum Cold Damage	251	271	301	331	361	391	421	451	491	531
Maximum Cold Damage	281	303	335	367	399	431	463	495	537	579
Cold and Freeze Length (Seconds)	12	12.4	12.8	13.2	13.6	14	14.4	14.8	15.2	15.6

Stat	Level
Stat	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
+% Attack Rating	225	232	239	246	253	260	267	274	281	288
Minimum Cold Damage	571	611	651	691	731	771	811	851	891	931
Maximum Cold Damage	621	663	705	747	789	831	873	915	957	999
Cold and Freeze Length (Seconds)	16	16.4	16.8	17.2	17.6	18	18.4	18.8	19.2	19.6

Stat	Level
Stat	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
+% Attack Rating	295	302	309	316	323	330	337	344	351	358
Minimum Cold Damage	971	1,011	1,051	1,091	1,131	1,171	1,211	1,251	1,291	1,331
Maximum Cold Damage	1,041	1,083	1,125	1,167	1,209	1,251	1,293	1,335	1,377	1,419
Cold and Freeze Length (Seconds)	20	20.4	20.8	21.2	21.6	22	22.4	22.8	23.2	23.6

Stat	Level
Stat	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
+% Attack Rating	365	372	379	386	393	400	407	414	421	428
Minimum Cold Damage	1,371	1,411	1,451	1,491	1,531	1,571	1,611	1,651	1,691	1,731
Maximum Cold Damage	1,461	1,503	1,545	1,587	1,629	1,671	1,713	1,755	1,797	1,839
Cold and Freeze Length (Seconds)	24	24.4	24.8	25.2	25.6	26	26.4	26.8	27.2	27.6