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Freeze of Deflection

Freeze of Deflection

Legendary Shield

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

1,760–2,024 Armor

Secondary Attributes

  • Blocking an attack has a chance to Freeze the attacker for 0.5–1.5 seconds.

Random Affixes

  • +626–750 Strength
  • +626–750 Dexterity
  • +626–750 Intelligence

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +825–1,000 Strength

Primal

  • +1,000 Strength

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (16 primary, 24 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 3 primary and 1 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%
  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 5–8%.
  • +10–15% Life ancient +14–18%
  • Regenerates 4,643–5,528 Life per Second ancient 6,080–7,185
  • +91–100 Resistance to All Elements ancient +110–130
  • +626–750 Strength ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Dexterity ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Vitality ancient +825–1,000
  • +11% Chance to Block
  • +559–595 Armor ancient +654–775
  • Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
  • Reduces damage from elites by 10–11%
  • 34–39% chance to inflict Bleed for 300–400% weapon damage over 5 seconds.
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Reduces duration of control impairing effects by 20–40%
  • Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. ancient +32,684–38,625
  • +141–160 Physical Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Fire Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Cold Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Lightning Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Poison Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Arcane Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +5,334–7,696 Thorns Damage ancient +7,697–9,500
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Fear on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Stun on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Blind on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Freeze on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Chill on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Slow on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Immobilize on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Knockback on Hit
  • Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%.
  • Reduces damage from melee attacks by 6–7%
  • Ignores Durability Loss
  • +18–20 Maximum Essence (Necromancer)

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

Ice is surprisingly resilient.

Freeze of Deflection

This shield rewards active blocking with control: when you deflect an attack, there's a chance to freeze the attacker for a brief moment. A purely defensive action thus becomes an offensive tool that interrupts nearby enemies and buys you room to strike back or reposition.

The shield carries no class restriction and fits any block-oriented build – whether Crusader, Barbarian or another melee fighter with a high block chance. Its randomly rolled primary stat makes it universally wearable. Practical tip: deliberately wade into the thick of the fray where you intercept many attacks – the more hits you block, the more often you trigger freezes and the more you dominate melee through constant control over your enemies.

The Range Is the Duration

Unlike many powers, the range here is not a chance or a percentage but the length of the freeze: 0.5–1.5 seconds. The power text does not state the chance itself. Between the minimum and the maximum lies a factor of three - an enemy locked in place for 1.5 seconds gives you far more time than one that breaks free after half a second. A Primal Ancient copy freezes for the full 1.5 seconds.

Only the Attacker Freezes

The power targets the enemy whose attack you blocked - not the whole crowd around you. That makes the shield especially useful against single dangerous melee enemies that keep coming at you: every block against them is another chance to take them out of the fight for a moment.

Stats and Followers

The shield has no fixed affixes; the main stat rolls at +626–750 Strength, Dexterity or Intelligence. If it does not match your class, the Mystic can change exactly that property. Your follower can carry the shield as well. The flavor text stays brief and fitting: ice is surprisingly resilient.

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