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'''Ice Armor''' is an unknown a Tier 1 [[skill]], likely from the [[Wizard]]'s [[Storm skill treeSkill Tree]], slowing movement and attack speeds of enemies attacking the characterand damaging them a little as well.
|active= Active
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|ranks= ?5
|user= Wizard
|tree= Storm
|description= Slows A field of ice slows movement and attack speed of enemies that attack youat close range, and causes X [[cold]] damage.
|type= Self [[Buff]]
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|effect= Self
|school= [[Frost]]|resource= [[Mana]]|cost= Unknown10
|cast-time= Instant
|duration= ~6-8 min
|cooldown= Unknown
|synergies= Unknown
|prereq= [[Empowered Armor]]
}}
Lacking physical armour, a Wizard needs magical protection in dangerous places. This Ice Armor will have a chilling impact upon anyone striking her, cooling them to the point where their movements becomes slower, and limiting their ability to move aroundas well as delivering some pain from the cold.
The duration of the spell was shown as almost exactly 3/8 duration with 2 minutes left so it's safe to assume the duration is 6-8 minutes, but we do not know what the exact duration of the spell is.
As with the other defensive skills, this was just not needed at [[BlizzCon 2009]]. Even if cast a few times between battles, Wizards rarely took any hits when it was active.[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/]
==Skill Rank Table==
==Synergies==
* None known, but likely to synergise work nicely with with [[Arcane Armor]]
==Development==
Ice Armor was first shown in August 2009 at GamesCom, seen in the [[GamesCom 2009 demo|gameplay demo]] [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/gamescom-wizard-gameplay-footage/]. It was then not known if the spell is a [[Wizard skill ]] or a [[shrine ]] effect. The spell was shown more clearly at [[BlizzCon 2009]], and [[Flux]] described it further in his Wizard skill guide.[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/]. It's assumed to still be in the game today.
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==References==
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/gamescom-wizard-gameplay-footage/ Gamescom Wizard Gameplay Footage]