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DC Universe Online Ice Powers Guide: Ice Cryogenics Tree
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By chronodev (Ron)
Published on 01/21/2011
 
A guide to the Ice Cryogenics Powers Tree in DC Universe Online

Cryogenics powers revolve around freezing things in ice, including yourself! Specializing in this tree grants +1% critical attack chance and +25 Health.

[Tank Role] In the Tank role all damage you cause is penalized by 20%. Using super powers increases your defense and toughness by 90% and will attract the attention of enemies causing them to attack you, rather than allies. Finally you gain +3 Perception, improving your chances of detecting Stealth using enemies.

[Player versus Player] While in the Tank role you have a special advantage versus Gadgets and Mental power user. You are immune to their debuffing effects and highly resistant to their controls. Some abilities provide you and allies total immunity to Controller effects. Attacking them may inspire Confidence within you, briefly increasing your damage by 55%.

Tier 1

Cold Snap
Plummets your body temperature, increasing your resistance to control effects, damaging nearby enemies, and reflecting additional damage back at your attackers when they strike you
[Power Interactions] Grants Chill Effect; Gaining five consecutive Chill Effects activates Ice Armor
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 35% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)

Tier 2

Snow Ball
Heaves a sizable ice chunk at enemies, damaging and knocking them down
[Power Interactions] Rooted enemies take double damage; after three or more Chill Effects the snowball will explode and damage all enemies in the area
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 35% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)

Frost Snipe
Pierces enemies with a lightning blast of freezing energy
[Power Interactions] While embued with Chill Effects targeted enemies may become rooted, while rooted enemies may be encased
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 35% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)

Tier 3

Hybernation
[Usable While Controlled]
[50% Supercharge Cost]
For a short time, creates a protective ice block that quickly heals you while deflecting damage

Ice Bash
[Bashes your enemies with ice
[Power Interactions] Grants Chill Effect; gaining five consecutive Chill Effects activates Ice Armor
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 40% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)
Prerequisite: Cold Snap

Freeze Ray
[50% Supercharge Cost]
Broadcasts an absolute-zero beam that encases and causes extreme damage to an enemy

Tier 4

Frost Blast
[Vulnerable to Interrupt]
Stuns, damages, and knocks down enemies with a torrent of jagged ice shards
[Power Interactions]
Rooted, Burning, Frostbitten, and Electrified enemies take additional damage
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 45% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)
Prerequisite: Snow Ball

Reflection
[Usable While Controlled]
Directs damage from the next three attacks back to your attacker
[Power Interactions] Grants Chill Effect; gaining five consecutive Chill Effects activates Ice Armor
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 45% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)
Prerequisite: Ice Bash

Ice Boulder
Creates a huge, throwable, ice chunk
[Power Interactions] Chilled enemies may become rooted, while rooted enemies may be encased
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 45% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)
Prerequisite: Frost Snipe

Tier 5

Impaling Ice
Heavily damages and knocks down enemies with a vicious shard of ice, with enemies at 35% health or below taking double damage
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 60% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)
Prerequisite: Frost Blast

Ice Elemental
[Usable While Controlled]
[100% Supercharge Cost]
Transforms you into an embodiment of Ice Power, greatly enhancing role-specific stats, providing new weapon combos, and rendering you immune to most Control powers
Prerequisite: Reflection

Winter Ward
Liberates you and your groupmates from control effects, increases your defense and toughness, and damages attacking enemies
[Damage Role] Increases all damage by 50% until the hit counter resets (at least five seconds)
Prerequisite: Ice Boulder