Hoarfrost

Hoarfrost

An active ability found on the first slot of Frost Staffs.

It is unlocked at mastery level 3.

Hoarfrost	Energy Cost	14	A spell that deals 406 magical damage in a 4m radius.
	Cast Time	2s
	Range	14m
	Cooldown	0s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1060 item power.

Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 18.040.1	6 May 2021	Call to Arms Patch 4 (Balance Patch)	Frost Staffs Freezing Wind has a much larger area that also stays on the ground briefly, making it easier to hit enemies or block choke points. To offset this significant buff and allow for more counterplay, the root will now not instantly affect the target, but instead stacks up quickly, so it is possible to blink out before getting rooted. Hoarfrost has struggled with its unique identity among the other Q abilities. With this patch it now has a 6m AoE radius, making it the best Q ability to spread damage among multiple enemies. This makes it less powerful in focusing down one target, but adds constant pressure to enemy healers as it hits multiple targets repeatedly. Hoarfrost (all Frost Staffs): Cast Time: 2s → 1.8s Damage to main target: 150 Splash Damage to other enemies in the AoE 150 → 110 Radius: 4m → 6m Cast Range: 14m → 12m Freezing Wind (One-handed Frost Staff): Area size and duration increased Area no longer roots instantly - instead applies 3 cc stacks in quick succession: Stacks: 1 / 2 / 3 → Effect: Slows 15% / Slows 30% / Roots for 2.5s
Version 1.16.393.162877	25 March 2020	Queen Patch 8	Frost Staffs Hoarfrost (all Frost Staffs): Damage: 103.41 → 150 Cast Time: 1.5s → 2s Radius: 3m → 4m Hit Delay: 0.2s → 0.1s Cast Range: 11m → 14m Ice Shard (all Frost Staffs): Damage vs Mobs: 125 → 90
Version 1.12.365.126590	26 September 2018	Merlyn Preseason Balance Patch	Frost Staffs: Frostbolt (all Frost Staffs) Standtime: 0.2s → 0s Hoarfrost (all Frost Staffs) Standtime: 0.2s → 0s Frost Beam (all Frost Staffs) Cast Range: 11m → 12m Move & Attack Speed Reduction per tick: 10% → 15% Shatter (all Frost Staffs) Damage: 86.91 → 93.60 Freezing Wind (normal Frost Staff) Damage: 145.41 → 160.00 Ice Storm (Glacial Staff) Slow Duration per tick: 1s → 3s Slow base strength: 30% → 15% Cast Range: 11m → 5m Damage against Players: 27.86 → 35.0 Damage against Mobs: 15.60 → 16.7