Holy Freeze (Diablo II)

Holy Freeze Periodically slows enemies nearby.

Class: Paladin Skill Tree: Offensive Auras Required Level: 18 Damage Type: Cold Cast Delay: - Aura Prerequisites: Might (1), Holy Fire (6)

Skill progression Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mana Cost {{{Mana1}}} {{{Mana2}}} {{{Mana3}}} {{{Mana4}}} {{{Mana5}}} {{{Mana6}}} {{{Mana7}}} {{{Mana8}}} {{{Mana9}}} {{{Mana10}}} Damage {{{Damage1}}} {{{Damage2}}} {{{Damage3}}} {{{Damage4}}} {{{Damage5}}} {{{Damage6}}} {{{Damage7}}} {{{Damage8}}} {{{Damage9}}} {{{Damage10}}} Radius 4 4.6 5.3 6 6.6 7.3 8 8.6 9.3 10 Aura Cold Damage 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 11-12 13-14 Cold Damage added to player 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 55-60 65-70 Ememies Slowed +% 30 34 37 40 42 44 45 46 48 48 {{{Variable E}}} {{{E1}}} {{{E2}}} {{{E3}}} {{{E4}}} {{{E5}}} {{{E6}}} {{{E7}}} {{{E8}}} {{{E9}}} {{{E10}}}   Level 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost {{{Mana11}}} {{{Mana12}}} {{{Mana13}}} {{{Mana14}}} {{{Mana15}}} {{{Mana16}}} {{{Mana17}}} {{{Mana18}}} {{{Mana19}}} {{{Mana20}}} Damage {{{Damage11}}} {{{Damage12}}} {{{Damage13}}} {{{Damage14}}} {{{Damage15}}} {{{Damage16}}} {{{Damage17}}} {{{Damage18}}} {{{Damage19}}} {{{Damage20}}} Radius 10.6 11.3 12 12.6 13.3 14 14.6 15.3 16 16.6 Aura Cold Damage 15-16 17-18 19-20 21-22 23-24 25-26 28-29 31-32 34-35 37-38 Cold Damage added to player 75-80 85-90 95-100 105-110 115-120 125-130 140-145 155-160 170-175 185-190 Ememies Slowed +% 49 50 51 51 52 53 53 53 54 54 {{{Variable E}}} {{{E11}}} {{{E12}}} {{{E13}}} {{{E14}}} {{{E15}}} {{{E16}}} {{{E17}}} {{{E18}}} {{{E19}}} {{{E20}}}

Synergies Resist Cold +15% Cold Damage Per Level Salvation +7% Cold Damage Per Level {{{Synergy3}}} {{{Synergy Effect3}}} {{{Synergy4}}} {{{Synergy Effect4}}} {{{Synergy5}}} {{{Synergy Effect5}}} {{{Synergy6}}} {{{Synergy Effect6}}}

Description

Holy Freeze is a useful aura. It constantly slows down and freezes enemies all around the Paladin. However, Holy Freeze has the added bonus of ignoring resists and immunities. This means that an enemy player equipped with Cannot be Frozen items will still be slowed, and monster with Cold Immunities will also be slowed. The one exception are Death Lords, who cannot be slowed by any means.

Holy Freeze does not have the damage potential of other auras in the Paladin's arsenal, like Fanaticism, and it is generally not used as a main aura. It is however very common to get an Act 2 Nightmare Defensive Mercenary, who also uses the aura.

Lore

Using this aura, the Paladin causes the temperature of the air around him to drop drastically, freezing the flesh of his enemies. Those so affected will find their movement drastically hindered and are easily dispatched back to the Hells from whence they spawned.