orb has a cooldown
but maxing out both will leave you short for energy shield/telekinesis and teleport
2.4 patch notes
| Skill | Req Level | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| Frost Nova | 6 | * Damage level scaling increased by about 25%. |
| Blizzard | 24 | * Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays. |
- Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay.|
|Frozen Orb|30|* Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays.
- Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay.|
Shield Spells
| Skill | Req Level | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| Frozen Armor | 1 | * Base duration increased from 120 seconds to 144 seconds. |
| Shiver Armor | 12 | * Damage level scaling increased by about 25%. |
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Base duration increased from 120 seconds to 144 seconds.|
|Chilling Armor|24|* Damage level scaling increased by about 200%. -
Duration bonus per level increased from 6 seconds to 12 seconds.
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Chill length bonus per level for level 16+ increased from 1 second to 2 seconds (matching Shiver Armor).
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Defense baseline increased from 45% to 60%.
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Defense bonus per level increased from 5% to 7%.
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Frozen Armor damage synergy increased from 7% to 9%.
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Chilling Armor damage synergy increased from 7% to 9%.|