One of the new starting classes in the upcoming MMO has been revealed as a master of the cold. The Cryomancer is the Mister Freeze of the bunch, a class that's supposed to be perfect for beginners to the game.
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This class is a bit different than the previously released ones, as Cryomancers are a bit weaker. Playing as this class means that you have to move around the battlefield and dodge more often, shooting off ranged attacks as far away as possible. He's heavily manueverable thankfully, and his ice and cold attacks are meant to freeze and slow down enemies. One clear benefit of playing with this class is that the character's ability cooldowns (no pun intended) take less time than the others, meaning you can blast away more often while dancing around.
They have released a trailer that shows off all of the abilities, which you can see below.
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Here are two basic offensive abilities of the class, both of which have two charge levels-
- Cryonic Pulse - Depending on how long the player holds down the mouse button, one of the following abilities is activated: Shattered Storm (moderate damage to a single target) or Freezing Gale (damage to multiple enemies within a specific radius of the target).
- Icy Missile - Just like with Cryonic Pulse, the effect of this skill depends on the time you hold down the mouse button. Short clicks will activate Icy Thorn that inflicts considerable damage to a single target. Holding down the mouse button will trigger Icy Dart that will add damage over time effect to your base damage.
And here's a list of some of the more impressive abilities the class offers.
- Snowball - This ability is primarily used for crowd control at a medium range. It knocks down the enemies and takes them with it as it rolls along. Eventually it breaks apart, sending the enemies flying and stunning them.
- Ice Statue - This ability is a diversionary tactic; the Cryomancer slides back, leaving an ice statue in his place that distracts opponents and applies Intense Cooling effect to them. The effect can be stacked until it completely immobilizes them.
- Whiteout - Affects several targets at once. An ice storm rises from the ground that slows down and inflicts damage to all enemies that get caught in it.
- Northern Breeze - This is a finishing ability that becomes available when the target has a small amount of health left. It inflicts fatal damage, turning the enemy into a block of ice.
- Frost Shackles - The Cryomancer’s ultimate ability! It creates an icy dome around the character that rapidly increases in size, and the enemies caught within it take great damage and are turned into ice statues. The ability is also effective against bosses immune to other types of control.
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