| Chains of Ice | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Death knight |
| School | Frost |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Improvements |
 [Bitter Chill],  [Deathchill],  [Proliferating Chill] |
| Related debuff | |
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Chains of Ice is a death knight talent that slows the target. It is automatically learned for Frost death knights.
Trivia[]
This spell originally belonged to mages somewhere in the game development, and it worked exactly like priest shackle undead, but it was scrapped at some point.
Patch changes[]
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 class talent (was a level 13 ability). - Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Chains of Ice now has a spell highlight on the action bar when the Death Knight has 20 stacks of [Cold Heart].
- Hotfix (2021-03-25): Chains of Ice will once again be removed from the target when spells like [Blessing of Freedom] are used.
- Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 13 (was 56). All death knights can now use Chains of Ice.
- Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now learned at level 56 (was 63) and range increased to 30 yards (was 20).
- Hotfix (2017-10-10): Now reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for Unholy and Frost Death Knights in PvP situations (was 70%).
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer available to Blood or applies [Frost Fever]. Now reduces movement speed by 70%, up from 60%.
- Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now reduces movement by 60%, down from 95%. The target no longer regains a % of their movement each second
- Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): The ability now innately applies Frost Fever to a target.
- Hotfix (2009-12-14): Chains of Ice is no longer limited to a single target. In addition, when Chains of Ice is used on a snare immune target with [Endless Winter] talented, it will once again apply Frost Fever.
- Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This ability will no longer appear to land on targets which are immune.
- Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Now reduces movement by 95% instead of 100%. The main effect of this change will be that targets of Chains of Ice will not have to re-issue a movement command to continue moving.
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): This ability is no longer able to land on death knights who have Anti-Magic Shell active.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
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