Cone of Cold (Origins)

For the spell in Dragon Age II, see Cone of Cold (Dragon Age II).

Cone of Cold
Type	Cold
Effect type	Activated
Range	Short
Activation	40
Cooldown	15s
Requires	25 magic
Description	The caster's hands erupt with a cone of frost, freezing targets solid unless they pass a physical resistance check, and slowing their movement otherwise. Targets frozen solid by Cone of Cold can be shattered with a critical hit. Friendly fire possible.

Cone of Cold is a mage spell from the Primal tree in Dragon Age: Origins.

Information

• Deals (34 + 0.34 * spellpower) cold damage.
• Area of Effect - Cone: 8m, 35°.
• Freeze duration (adjusted for target's rank): 8s.
• Movement speed penalty: 40% for 10s.
• Range: 8m.
• Conjuration time: 1s.
• Being hit by this ability is supposed to generate 40 Threat in addition to damage-based Threat on the target(s). As of Patch 1.04, only damage-based Threat is drawn.
• Spell combinations: Shattering.

Notes

• Activation base is in mana and values vary with fatigue%.
• Can interrupt a grab attack (from an Ogre, for example).
• Arcane Warrior spellcasting: the spell must be cast with your weapon(s) sheathed.

Bugs

• Due to a bug in the spell script, only the enemy currently selected (locked on) by the caster is allowed a physical resistance check. All other enemies hit by the cone will always be frozen, unless their spell resistance negates the spell.
  • A fix for this is available here.

See also

• Ability mechanics