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===Acquisition Tips===
===Acquisition Tips===
*[[Trickster Imp]] uses this very early in the fight when encountered.
*[[Trickster Imp]] uses this very early in the fight when encountered.
*[[Azulmagia]] will open with the spell as his barrier for Act 1 and will alternate it with his magic-counter barrier in Act 3 at certain intervals in the fight.
*[[Azulmagia (enemy)|Azulmagia]] will open with the spell as his barrier for Act 1 and will alternate it with his magic-counter barrier in Act 3 at certain intervals in the fight.


===Other Tips===
===Other Tips===
*This is a buff spell that does not require a target. Use this when dealing with physical-attack focused enemies and/or enemies weak to ice type.
*This is a buff spell that does not require a target. Use this when dealing with physical-attack focused enemies and/or enemies weak to ice type.

Revision as of 21:07, 20 July 2021

Ice Spikes

Acquired
Blue Mage frame icon.png BLU (actions)
Level
1
Type
Spell
Index
16
Rank
Damage Type
Magical Damage.png Magical
Aspect
Ice Ice
MP Cost
500
Casting
1.90s
Recast
2.38s (GCD)
Range
0y
Radius
0y
Targeting
Enemy
Patch
4.5

Counters enemies with ice damage every time you suffer physical damage.
Counter Potency: 40
Duration: 15s
Additional Effect: 50% chance that when you are struck, the striker will be afflicted with Slow +20%.
Duration: 15s

— In-game description

Ice Spikes is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.

Flavor Text

Favored by certain types of voidsent, this spell─technically a curse, cast upon oneself─converts the malice of attackers into aetherial spikes of ice, impaling them each time they strike. The more furious their flurries, the more pain they cause themselves─poetic justice, one might say.

Acquisition

Open World

Dungeon

Masked Carnivale

Tips

Acquisition Tips

  • Trickster Imp uses this very early in the fight when encountered.
  • Azulmagia will open with the spell as his barrier for Act 1 and will alternate it with his magic-counter barrier in Act 3 at certain intervals in the fight.

Other Tips

  • This is a buff spell that does not require a target. Use this when dealing with physical-attack focused enemies and/or enemies weak to ice type.