Ice Bolt | Ice Lance

[funerallaughter]

Snazzy buff, but it seems more like late-game use, considering that there's few options to amass so much water

[Essence]

Well, even if you cast it on Turn 1, it's still a 40% chance to stop the opponent's weapon for 3 turns.  That's nothing to sneeze at.  Build up 13 quanta and it's a coin flip.

[Hyroen]

Ice Bolt and Shockwave sitting in a tree..

W-I-N-N-I-N-G.

They were meant for each other, and with this, my wish that Ice Bolt should have a chance to freeze the enemy's weapon has been granted.

[funerallaughter]

Personal preference I guess ><
I'm not relying on this quite yet X3

[Boingo]

Do protected/untargetable weapons become targetable when frozen?  If so, do they remain targetable after thawing?

[Wonder]

Do protected/untargetable weapons become targetable when frozen?  If so, do they remain targetable after thawing?

I don't think you can target Immaterial Weapons.

[Falcon4415]

Do protected/untargetable weapons become targetable when frozen?  If so, do they remain targetable after thawing?

To shatter a weapon you have to first freeze it with the bolt or with a voodoo combo, and then use Shockwave. However, what you are targetting all the time is the enemy elemental, not the weapon slot.

[Essence]

That's correct.  Ice Bolt/Lance affects the player, freezing the weapon slot, not the weapon itself.  Imagine your arm being frozen, so you can't swing.  The weapon itself is still immaterial and thus untargetable.

[Boingo]

Do protected/untargetable weapons become targetable when frozen?  If so, do they remain targetable after thawing?

To shatter a weapon you have to first freeze it with the bolt or with a voodoo combo, and then use Shockwave. However, what you are targetting all the time is the enemy elemental, not the weapon slot.

Thanks.  I just tried it out in trainer.  If Essence formula is correct, and ice lance does minimum 2 damage, then you always have at least 40% chance to freeze weapon.  A buff for reflective shields.

[Falcon4415]

A buff for reflective shields.

Which results in a nerf to all kinds of bolts and Shockwave. Conclusion: don't buff things because you may end up nerfing them in the process .

[frlaa]

Can the shied get frozen if there is no weapon?

[willng3]

I actually have my doubts about this being able to freeze Immaterial weapons.  I just tested this multiple times in trainer, with 140+ gathered at the end (when the freeze chance should be 100%) and I could not freeze the opponent's Morning Glory.  I later tested the same against PA'd Pulvies.  Again, I could not freeze them.  Next I tried against unprotected Pulvies.  This worked as intended.  Conclusion:  Ice Bolt can not freeze Immaterial/protected weapons.