Icy Dragon Sword

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Icy Dragon Sword
Icy Dragon Sword.jpg
Type Sword
Campaign Core
Attribute
requirement(s)
Swordsmanship
Damage type(s) Cold damage
Common salvage Iron Ingots
Rare salvage Steel Ingots
Inventory icon Icy Dragon Sword.png

The Icy Dragon Sword is the elemental opposite of the Fiery Dragon Sword.

Acquisition[edit]

Core

Prophecies

Dye[edit]

Dye affects the sword's hilt. The blade and flames are unaffected. The hilt will receive a slight tint of the dye color or become a lighter or darker shade of gray. The default color can be closely replicated using yellow dye. The ones obtained from a Gift of the Traveler cannot be dyed.

Icy Dragon Sword dye chart.jpg

Stats[edit]

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Icy Dragon Sword
Cold Dmg: 15-22 (Requires 9 Swordsmanship)
Damage +15% (while Health is above 50%)
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Icy Dragon Sword
Cold Dmg: 15-22 (Requires 9 Swordsmanship)
Inscription: None
"Yakkington had to win a tug of war battle with an Ice Imp for
this little treasure!" -Nicholas
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  • When obtained from a Gift of the Traveler, it has these stats:
    • Cold damage: 15-22 (Requires 9 Swordsmanship)
    • An empty Inscription slot.
    • It cannot be dyed nor sold.
    • It is appended with a note:
"Yakkington had to win a tug of war battle with an Ice Imp for this little treasure!" -Nicholas

Notes[edit]

  • Icy Dragon Swords are often abbreviated IDS.
Anomaly Anomaly.Unlike regular elemental weapons, such as Fiery Dragon Sword and Fiery Gladius, the Icy Dragon Sword uses white font color in its damage description.

Trivia[edit]

  • This item was released, unannounced, during Wintersday 2005. There was much speculation that this item would no longer drop following the celebration, accounting for the very high price at the time, until it was later learned the item would in fact continue to drop.
  • In the May 24th, 2007 update, Icy Dragon Swords (from Ice Imps) were retroactively changed to being considered a rare item to exempt them from loot scaling
  • The Icy Dragon Sword first came about from a faked "leak". ArenaNet devs were so amused that they made the sword and put it into the game; the player who faked the leak was eventually hired by ArenaNet as a programmer.[1]

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