Ice Shield

shield -- survival

Base Damage

Tier

Scroll Type

survival

Class

shield

Ratings

PvE Rating5/5 -- Excellent

PvP Rating5/5 -- Excellent

Description

A shield forged from eternal ice. Successful parries freeze attackers solid, leaving them vulnerable to massive follow-up damage. Essential for survival parry builds.

Critical Condition

Parry freezes attacker

Special Effect

Successful parry freezes the attacker for several seconds. Frozen enemies take bonus damage from all sources.

Strengths

+Best defensive utility in game
+Freeze enables massive follow-up damage
+Core of survival meta

Weaknesses

-Low direct damage
-Requires parry skill
-Some late-game enemies attack too fast to parry

Tips & Strategy

1Freeze into Sadist's Stiletto crit is the strongest survival combo.
2Frozen enemies take bonus damage from ALL sources including traps.
3Parry bosses to create multi-second damage windows.