Blizzard Shower

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	[Special Active: Strength] Summon numerous ice shards. The ice shards will explode upon contact. Enemies hit will be Enemy DebufffrozenEnemy Debufffrozen for 3 seconds. Increase damage and Enemy DebuffFreezeEnemy DebuffFreeze 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 Input skill key during Memorize Stance (1 sec. in standby mode) to memorize.

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
	Chilling Aura	Per Ice Shard				Normal	Awakening	Chilling Aura	Ice Shard Count
		Ice Shard		Ice Explosion
		Normal	Awakening	Normal	Awakening
Normal
PvE	100%	368%	497%	745%	1009%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	1	8	200 MP	14 Seconds
PvP	33%	124%	167%	251%	342%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	1	8	200 MP	14 Seconds
[Enhanced]
PvE	100%	368%	497%	745%	1009%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	1	8	200 MP	12 Seconds
PvP	33%	124%	167%	251%	342%	3 Seconds	5 Seconds	1	8	200 MP	12 Seconds

Skill Traits

Gigantic Blizzard Shower	Killing Blow (1) Blizzard Shower
Attribute Effect	Attribute Effect	Duration
Skill size increased to 150%	Skill effect's duration increased to 130%	Enemy DebuffFreezeEnemy DebuffFreeze: 3.9 Seconds Enemy DebuffFreezeEnemy DebuffFreeze (Awakening): 6.5 Seconds

Extra Information

Total Damage

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Average damage is tested on small (e.g., Lowe) to medium targets (e.g., Wooden Doll) with realistic positioning.
Maximum damage for large-hitbox skills may be unattainable in-game and is estimated.
Timed buffs are included only if they alter skill function or appear in the tooltip; permanent boosts are always included.

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Mode	Base				Memorize
	Regular		Awakening Mode		Regular		Awakening Mode
	Per Ice Shard	Max	Per Ice Shard	Max	Per Ice Shard	Max	Per Ice Shard	Max
PvE	1,113%	8,904%	1,506%	12,048%	1,335.6%	10,684.8%	1,807.2%	14,457.6%
PvP	375%	3,000%	509%	4,072%	405%	3,240%	549.72%	4,397.76%

Damage calculations do not include Chilling Aura.

Miscellaneous

Affected By Action Speed
* (See Tips and Details)

Related Skills

Tips and Details

The Chilling Aura is an initial hit that also inflicts FreezeFreeze.
- This hit's FreezeFreeze duration is not increased in Awakening mode.
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 farthest 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 inflict FreezeFreeze and instead inflict hitstun.
- The shards will explode upon reaching a platform near your casting elevation or the ground if there is none.
This skill is extremely useful in parties, as it can hit much of the screen and freezing stops the mobs from attacking or being knocked down.
- The FreezeFreeze can also be used to delay or even bypass any problematic or time-consuming patterns (ex. Kelaino's special attack, Nasod Inspector's shields), creating a window for you and your party to quickly defeat a boss with very little trouble.
- 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 FreezeFreeze debuff and making the boss temporarily immune to freezing.
  - It can be used as the last part of a 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.
Only your initial casting animation is affected by action speed.

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
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy	Between its initial release and the 08/06/2015 KR Patch, Blizzard Shower rained down many smaller icicles.

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