Cold damage

Cold damage is an elemental damage type that is usually caused by; ice, water, frost, or other related sources. The majority of cold damage sources are found in the Elementalist's Water Magic line, though cold damage is also plentiful in Necromancer offensive skills, and also appears in several Air Magic and Wind Prayers spells. Within weapons, cold damage can be inflicted by; staves and wands with Water Magic, Curses and Death Magic attribute requirements. In addition, cold damage can also be inflicted by any martial weapon upgraded with an Icy prefix upgrade.

Unlike some other games, cold damage has no inherent effects such as slowing or shattering foes on hit. However, many Water Magic spells are hexes that both inflict cold damage and snare a target.

Cold damage is particularly effective against fire damage-based foes. Using cold damage against a Flame Djinn will substantially increase damage one would otherwise do. Contrarily, cold damage is less effective against icy or cold-based enemies such as Ice Imps.

Generally within PvE, cold damage is uncommon, with most players opting to wield fire damage due to its nature to deal damage; although occasionally depending on the situation, using cold damage may be preferable. Within PvP, cold damage either commonly comes in the form of a side effect from utilizing Water Magic hexes to support allies via snaring foes, or preventing them from dealing damage. However, cold damage also occurs within some spikes - sometimes as the primary damage source.

Equipment that protects against cold damage

 * Armor
 * Frostbound Insignia
 * Hydromancer Insignia
 * Inscriptions
 * Focus item or Shield Inscriptions
 * [[Image:Inscription focus items or shields.png|19px]] "Leaf on the Wind"

Skills that protect against cold damage

 * Stances
 * - also provides energy whenever cold damage is taken

Skills that are involved with cold damage

 * Nature Rituals
 * - converts elemental damage into cold damage.


 * Enchantment spells
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 * (elite) - attack skills executed with an icy weapon also cause crippled

Skills that trigger on cold damage

 * Hex spells
 * - interrupt foe whenever struck, and caster loses energy

Skills that inflict cold damage

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Monsters specifically resistant to cold damage

 * Centaur
 * Centaur Scouts
 * Losaru Bladehands
 * Losaru Bowmasters
 * Losaru Lifebands
 * Losaru Windcasters
 * Maguuma Avengers
 * Maguuma Enchanters
 * Maguuma Hunters
 * Maguuma Protectors
 * Maguuma Warlocks
 * Maguuma Warriors
 * Shiverpeak Longbows
 * Shiverpeak Protectors
 * Shiverpeak Warriors
 * Eidolons
 * Elemental
 * Avalanches
 * Chilling Wisps
 * Frozen Elementals
 * Ice Imps
 * Icy Stalagmites
 * Maelstrom Djinn
 * Shattered Elementals
 * Water Djinn
 * Whirling Wisps
 * River Drakes
 * Skale
 * Bog Skales
 * Bog Skale Blighters
 * Bog Skale Iceteeth
 * Mergoyles
 * Mergoyle Wavebreakers
 * Titans encountered during Defend Droknar's Forge
 * Dark Titans
 * Frost Titans
 * Icy Brutes
 * Titan's Hearts
 * Titan's Malices
 * Tundra Giants

Monsters specifically vulnerable to cold damage

 * Destroyer
 * Destroyers of Bones
 * Destroyers of Compassion
 * Destroyers of Deeds
 * Destroyers of Earth
 * Destroyers of Flesh
 * Destroyers of Hope
 * Destroyers of Hordes
 * Destroyers of Lives
 * Destroyers of Sinew
 * Destroyers of Souls
 * Destroyer Spawns
 * Destroyers of Thoughts
 * Destroyer Tremors
 * Devourers
 * Carrion Devourers
 * Crimson Devourers
 * Plague Devourers
 * Whiptail Devourers
 * Elemental
 * Burning Spirits
 * Flowstone Elementals
 * Ilsundur, Lord of Fire
 * Ruby Djinn
 * Obsidian Behemoths
 * Stone Guardians
 * Stone Crushers
 * Stone Rains
 * Stone Reapers
 * Stone Souls
 * Temple Guardians
 * Titans
 * Burning Titans
 * Fists of the Titans
 * Hands of the Titans
 * Madness Titans
 * Pain Titans
 * Risen Ashen Hulks
 * Sparks of the Titans