Ice Block
| Job | High Wizard |
|---|---|
| Type | Supportive (defensive, self) |
| Target | Self |
| Max level | 5 |
| SP cost | 60 |
| Cast time | 1 (sec) |
| After-cast delay | 1 (sec) |
| Cooldown | 120 s |
| Duration | 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 (sec) |
| Requires | Frost Nova Lv 5 |
Ice Block seals the High Wizard inside a shell of ice: immune to all damage, but unable to move or act until it breaks.
Overview
Ice Block is the survival ultimate of the Frost (Water) branch, reached after rebirth. It is an emergency button that grants total invulnerability at the cost of being frozen in place. Used well, it lets the fragile caster ride out a burst of incoming damage or wash off a dangerous stack of debuffs and return to the fight intact.
Mechanics
While Ice Block is active the caster is immune to all physical and magic damage, but cannot move, attack, cast, or equip, unequip and use items. The shell lasts 4 seconds at Level 1, rising to 8 seconds at Level 5.
On activation it also removes a wide set of harmful states from the caster: Burning, Poison, Deadly Poison, Curse, Confusion, Blind, Fear, Bleeding, Crystallize, Freezing, Slow Cast, Death Sentence and Death Mark. The shell itself cannot be dispelled or stripped away by enemies.
Recasting Ice Block while encased shatters it immediately at no SP or cast-time cost, returning control instantly. The 120-second cooldown begins the moment the skill is cast, not when the shell ends.
Leveling
| Level | Duration (sec) | SP | Cooldown (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 60 | 120 |
| 2 | 5 | 60 | 120 |
| 3 | 6 | 60 | 120 |
| 4 | 7 | 60 | 120 |
| 5 | 8 | 60 | 120 |
Notes
- The cleanse on activation makes it a panic answer to damage-over-time effects and heavy debuffs.
- Because the caster is locked in place, the early-break recast lets you choose exactly when to return to action.