Blizzard

Blizzard is a Sorcerer skill from the Mastery skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Cold Dmg	Frozen
Chills (CC)	Core Skills
Freezes
Mastery
Frost

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Blizzard Summon a frigid blizzard that deals 130% damage and continually Chills enemies for 18% over 8 seconds. Mana Cost: 40 Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Enchantment Every 15 seconds, a Blizzard forms over you and follows you for 6 seconds. Damage: Cold Damage Tags: Mastery, Frost, Core Class: Sorcerer

Upgrades

Enhanced Blizzard Blizzard deals x 40% increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies.	Mage's Blizzard Blizzard's duration is increased by 4 seconds.
	Wizard's Blizzard While you have an active Blizzard , you gain 1 Mana Regeneration for every 20 Maximum Mana.

* Chilled enemies have reduced Movement Speed. Repeatedly Chilling and enemy will Freeze it.
* Frozen enemies cannot move or attack. Enemies can be Frozen by repeatedly Chilling them.

Items that work with Blizzard

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Blizzard
• Create a condition Blizzard can exploit
• Exploit a condition Blizzard creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Biting Cold	Utility	Cold damage is increased by 15.0 - 20.0% and makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer, Rogue, Necromancer
Aspect of Control	Offensive	You deal 20 - 40% [x] more damage to Immobilized (CC), Stunned (CC), or Frozen (CC) enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Sunken Library	Kehjistan	Sorcerer
Aspect of Shared Misery	Utility	Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 35 - 55% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Oblivion	Hawezar	All
Aspect of the Umbral	Resource	Incapacitating enemies generates 4.0 - 6.0 Primary Resource.	N/A	Extraction	All
Elementalist's Aspect	Offensive	Skill Casts at or above 100 Mana gain a 25.0 - 45.0%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Everliving Aspect	Defensive	Each Crowd Controlled enemy Nearby grants 2.0 - 3.0% Damage Reduction, up to 13 enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Exploiter's Aspect	Utility	You have 50% [+] increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable , you deal 30 - 50% [x] increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Glacial Aspect	Offensive	Blizzard periodically spawns exploding Ice Spikes that deal 150 - 195 damage. Your Ice Spikes Chill enemies for 15% . Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Smiting Aspect	Offensive	You have 13 - 23%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy , you gain 25 - 45%[+] increased Crowd Control Duration. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Snowguard's Aspect	Defensive	While within your own Blizzard and for 3 seconds after leaving it, you take 15 - 35% less damage. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Fetid Mausoleum	Hawezar	Sorcerer

Unique Items

	Blue Rose Armor: 111 All Resist "Her lover's spirit faded, and in her sorrow she wept frozen tears. Where they fell, roses of the purest ice would blossom each winter."- Greenslade's Tales, Chapter 7: "The Myth of Irina Coldheart" Type: Unique Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: Skills that form Ice Spikes deal [40 - 60]% [x] increased damage. Lucky Hit: Up to a 15% chance to form an exploding Ice Spike , dealing 225 Cold damage.
	Frostburn Armor: 600 Armor A touch so frigid it stops the heart and chills the very soul. Type: Unique Gloves Class: All Classes Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 50% chance to Freeze enemies for 1 second. You deal [40 - 50]% [x] increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies.
	Godslayer Crown "The Sahptev faithful believe in a thousand and one gods. If it takes me as many lifetimes, I will find and kill them all." - Gaspar Stilbian, Veradani Outcast" Type: Unique Helm Class: All Classes Description: When you Stun (CC), Freeze (CC), or Immobilize (CC) an Elite, your Pull In (CC) all Nearby enemies and deal x30 - 60% increased damage to them for 3 seconds. Can only occur once every 12 seconds.	Affixes: + 50 - 67.3% Damage to Elites 8.1 - 8.8% Cooldown Reduction + 489 - 526 Maximum Life + 51 - 65 All Stats
	Iceheart Brais Armor: 1,500 Armor The mad artisan saw his fingers turn black from frostbite as he worked the cloth, but refused to stay the needle and thread for even a moment. Type: Unique Pants Class: Sorcerer Description: Your Conjurations periodically unleash Frost Nova . Enemies affected by Frost Nova take [20 - 30]% [x] increased damage from you.
	Paingorger's Gauntlets Armor: 600 Armor Crafted from fragments of Duriel's carapace, wearing these gloves, or being struck by them, causes an agonizing sensation akin to pushing one's hands through a thousand shards of glass. Type: Unique Gloves Class: All Classes Description: Damaging enemies with a Non- Basic Skill cast marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill's damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing [100 - 125]% [x] increased damage.
	Penitent Greaves Armor: 600 Armor Remorseful devotees of the Cathedral of Light must undertake a grueling pilgrimage, journeying across the frigid glacier known as the Serac Rapture. Only then may their gravest sins be forgiven. Type: Unique Boots Class: All Classes Description: You are permanently Unhindered and leave behind a trail of frost that Chills enemies. Your Chill effects cause enemies to take [10 - 15]% [x] increased damage from you.
	Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop Armor: 111 All Resist "Fool said he dug it out of the sands near Lut Gholein with a few other 'worthless trinkets'. I hid my delight at receiving such a treasure in exchange for a meager handful of coins."- Rakhaan Type: Unique Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: Casting a Pyromancy , Shock , or Frost Skill increases your damage by [10.0 - 20.0]% [x] for 8 seconds, stacking once per Element. Casting again refreshes all bonuses if the previous skill was a different Element.

Paragon Glyphs

	Adept Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence within range, Mastery Skills gain +3% increased damage.	Additional Bonus: Mastery Skills have 30% increased area. Required (purchased in range): +40 Intelligence Legendary Bonus: Increase Mastery Skill damage by x2.8%.
	Advantage Magic: Barbarian / Necromancer / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Control Glyph Class: Necromancer, Paladin, Rogue, Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +3% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. (Paladin, Rogue) For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal +3% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. (Sorcerer) For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. (Necromancer)	Additional Bonus: You deal x10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled enemies or, instead, x20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen enemies. (Paladin, Rogue, Sorcerer) You deal x20% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. (Necromancer) Required (purchased in range): +25 Intelligence (Paladin, Rogue) +40 Intelligence (Necromancer) +25 Dexterity (Sorcerer) Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Crowd Controlled targets by x2.8%. (Necromancer, Paladin, Rogue, Sorcerer)
	Electrocute Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: Grants +25% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: Your Lightning damage has a +15% increased chance to Critically Strike enemies who are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Frozen (CC). Required (purchased in range): +25 Dexterity Legendary Bonus: Increase Lightning damage by x0.5%.
	Elementalist Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: Grants +25% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: Dealing Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage to an enemy increases all damage you deal to them by x5% for 10 seconds, stacking once per Element. Required (purchased in range): +40 Intelligence Legendary Bonus: Increase Non-Physical damage by x0.5%.
	Enchanter Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2% increased damage.	Additional Bonus: For each Skill equipped in your Enchantment Slots, gain +5% Resistance to that Skill's Element. Required (purchased in range): +40 Intelligence Legendary Bonus: Increase damage by x0.5%.
	Cryopathy Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you deal +3.0% increased damage to Chilled targets.	Additional Bonus: Enemies deal 15% reduced damage to you for 5 seconds after they are no longer Frozen. Required (purchased in range): +25 Willpower Legendary Bonus: Increase Cold damage by x0.5%.
	Winter Glyph Class: Sorcerer Bonus: Grants +25% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: Whenever you Chill or Freeze an enemy, you deal x3.6% increased Cold damage for 10 seconds, up to x18%. Required (purchased in range): +25 Dexterity Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Crowd Controlled targets by x2.8%.

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Blizzard

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand
Ranks in Blizzard [2 -3]					✔
Ranks in All Mastery Skills [1 - 2]	✔
Frost Skill Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]	✔			✔
Cold Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔		✔
Damage to Chilled Enemies [7 - 14%]		✔				✔
Damage to Chilled Enemies [14 - 28%]							✔
Damage to Frozen Enemies [9.5 - 16.5%]		✔				✔
Damage to Frozen Enemies [19 - 33%]							✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [5 - 12%]		✔				✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [10 - 24%]							✔
Crowd Control Duration [5 - 12%]	✔		✔					✔
Staff: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [35%]							✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand

Changes to Blizzard

Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2024

• Mage's Blizzard - Condition to be cast while over 50 mana has been removed.

Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023

• Wizard's Blizzard - Core Skill Mana cost reduction increased from 10% to 20%.

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Base damage increased from 120% to 130%.