Blizzard Shower

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	[Special Active: Strength] Summon numerous ice shards. The ice shards will explode upon contact. Enemies hit will be frozen for 3 seconds. Increase damage and freeze duration by 2 seconds if used while Awakened. (Can also be activated midair)
	Final Enhanced Skill Cooldown is decreased by 2 seconds.
	Available for Memorize This skill can be memorized by inputting the skill key during the Memorize Stance. (Stand still for 2 seconds while in MP recovery state) Press V to activate the memorized skills in order.

Requirements

Class	Level Required	Skill Requirement
High Magician	30	Intermediate Training Skill Quest

Skill Information

Mode	Damage (Magical)				Enemy DebuffFreezeEnemy DebuffFreeze Duration		Max Hits		MP Usage	Cooldown
	Ice Shards		Ice Explosion		Normal	Awaken	Ice Shards	Ice Explosion
	Normal	Awaken	Normal	Awaken	Normal	Awaken	Ice Shards	Ice Explosion
Normal
PvE	368%	497%	745%	1009%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	8	8	200 MP	14 Seconds
PvP	124%	167%	251%	342%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	8	8	200 MP	14 Seconds
[Enhanced]
PvE	368%	497%	745%	1009%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	8	8	200 MP	12 Seconds
PvP	124%	167%	251%	342%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	8	8	200 MP	12 Seconds

Skill Traits

Gigantic Blizzard Shower	Killing Blow (1) Blizzard Shower
Attribute Effect	Attribute Effect	Duration
Attribute Effect	Attribute Effect	Normal	Awaken
Skill size increased to 150%	Skill effect's duration increased to 130%	3.9 Seconds	6.5 Seconds

Total Damage

Mode	Base				Double Casting
	Regular		Awakening Mode		Regular		Awakening Mode
	Per Side	Max	Per Side	Max	Per Side	Max	Per Side	Max
PvE	4,452%	8,904%	6,024%	12,048%	5,119.8%	10,239.6%	6,927.6%	13,855.2%
PvP	1,500%	3,000%	2,036%	4,072%	1,050%	2,100%	1,425.2%	2,850.4%

Does not include the initial hit.

Related Skills

Tips and Details

The skill does an unlisted initial hit that deals around Aisha that also inflicts Freeze and deals 100% damage (33.7% in PvP), but the duration doesn't increase when used while awakened.
The ice shards will always spawn in the same pattern, 4 wide apart, and then 4 more in the 3 gaps between the first 4. The gap furthest in front of you will thus have 2 shards spawn near each other, making that the sweet spot of the skill you should try and aim on smaller enemies.
- Only wide enough enemies that stretch behind you, such as Debrian Nasod Carrier during its Energy Buster attack can be hit by all the shards and their explosion. On average, you can hit around 3 shards and their explosions on any given target, especially with the Gigantic trait.
The shards themselves don't freeze and instead inflict hitstun.
- The shards will explode upon reaching a platform near your casting elevation or the ground if there is none.
Extremely useful in parties, as it can hit much of the screen and freezing stops the mobs from attacking or being knocked-down.
- The freeze can also be used to delay or even bypass any problematic or time-consuming patterns (ex. Kelaino's special attack, or Nasod Inspector's shields), creating a window for you and your party to quickly defeat a boss with very little trouble.
- Due to the freezing duration with Killing Blow (1) and the cooldown reduction when using Memorize after unlocking Awakened Will: Elemental Master, it is entirely possible to freeze a boss forever by just using Memorized Blizzard Shower over and over again, assuming they don't have high Water Resistance and you have a way of managing the MP cost.
  - Although, it is not advised to use this skill while chain freezing since it does multiple hits that freeze individually, quickly exceeding the limit of applying Enemy DebuffFreezeEnemy DebuffFreeze debuff and making the boss immune to freezing for 30 seconds.
    - It can be used as the last part of freezing chain however (for example, after throwing Water Orbs assuming correct timing).
If used against a target with around 300 Water resistance or more, the skill will likely not freeze them in place long enough with the initial hit to ensure they also get hit by the shards.

Trivia

The monster from Hamel "Iz" uses a similar version of this skill's initial hit.
The old version of this skill is still used by Ice Princess Noah when summoned through the use of a Monster Card.

Old Version

Video	Description
	Between its initial release and the 08/06/2015 KR Patch, Blizzard Shower rained down many smaller icicles instead of fewer large shards which explode when they hit the ground.

Updates

Date		Changes
KR	NA	PvE	PvP
08/06/2009	05/04/2011	Blizzard Shower added.
01/17/2013	-	▲ Now generates an ice field when casted, freezing enemies in range before using the skill. ▲ The field deals the same amount of damage as 1 shard of ice.
06/27/2013	11/06/2013	▼ MP Usage increased from 225 MP to 250 MP. Changed from Strength to Bravery skill.
08/06/2015	01/13/2016	▲ MP Usage decreased from 250 MP to 200 MP. Changed from Bravery to Strength skill.
01/12/2017	01/24/2017	▼ Damage decreased.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▲ Damage increased.	▼ Normal Ice Shards damage decreased.
07/27/2017	08/09/2017	▲ Explosion damage increased.
11/02/2017	11/15/2017	▲ Ice Shards damage increased. ▼ Explosion damage decreased.
02/22/2018	04/18/2018	▼ Damage decreased.	▲ Explosion damage increased. ▼ Ice Shards damage decreased.
04/05/2018	04/18/2018	▲ Damage increased.

Alternative Names

Server	Name	Translation
South Korea	블리자드 샤워	Blizzard Shower
Japan	ブリザードシャワー	Blizzard Shower
Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)	絕對零度	Absolute Zero
China (Simplified Chinese)	暴风雪	Blizzard
Germany	Eishagel	Glacial Hail
Spain	Granizo helado	Frozen Hailstone
France	Grêle	Hail
Italy	Chicco di grandine	Hailstone
Poland	Grad Lodowy	Glacial Hail
Brazil	Nevasca	Blizzard