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===Boss Abilities===
[[File:Izual_arena.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Izual's arena.]]
Izual was a [[quest]]-based [[superunique]] in Diablo II, and was largely a pushover. While he had a massive health pool, his only two abilities were a [[frost novaFrost Nova]], and a melee attack imbued with cold damage. The fight usually consisted of the player slogging it out with him, holding down an attack button for minutes on end.
Oddly enough, Izual's skill set remains mostly as it was in Diablo II, but in Diablo III, he is a quite dangerous boss.
* '''Melee Attack''' - Unlike other bosses, Izual's melee attack is quite painful. Like in D2, it is imbued with cold damage, that will slow the movement and attack speed of the victim. This melee attack does high damage, although Izual is slow to swing with his large mace.
* '''Frost Nova''' - Izual, after reaching half health, will begin intermittently casting a frost nova which has no graphic attached, to freeze the hero and his or her allies, including Tyrael. The nova has a very large range. During the freeze period, Izual will often summon help or attack the hero. This ability cannot be avoided, outside of being at least a screen away from Izual when he casts it, which is exceedingly difficult to do as the arena size is not very large. Izual will preface this attack by shouting ''The cold hand of death reaches out for you, hero!''
* '''Frozen Modifier''' - Izual has the [[frozen]] [[boss modifier]] where occasionally small spheres of ice will explode, randomly placed around the arena, and freeze the hero. This attack is passive, but becomes quite dangerous when coupled with Izual's melee [[snare]].
* '''Summon Minions''' - Izual will on occassion summon minions to aid him. They can be [[Oppressor]]s, [[Corrupted Angel]]s, or [[Tongue Lasher]]s. They are the only source of external health regeneration outside of [[potions]], as they drop [[health globes]]. Tyrael will also summon angels to aid the hero and battle Izual's minions, but the angels are highly outclassesoutclassed. The minions, particularly the oppressors, are able to box in the hero and trap them with their bodies, making them succeptible to the frozen explosions that randomly occur around the arena.
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