Iceblink

Chill with extra slow

Iceblink is a legendary gem for your jewelry socket that reshapes your cold skills: they now chill enemies, and your chill effects additionally slow those affected. From rank 25 you also gain 10% increased critical hit chance against chilled or frozen enemies, which is why the gem shines above all in builds centered on the cold element. Here it combines control and critical hit chance in a single socket.

That makes Iceblink suitable for any class whose main skills deal cold damage, from Wizard to Demon Hunter to Necromancer. My tip: align your build consistently with the cold element so that as many of your hits as possible apply the chill. That way you benefit simultaneously from the reliable slow as control and from the increased critical hit chance, a double win from an inconspicuous gem.

Two layers of effect

The power works in two steps. First, it turns every Cold skill into a source of Chill - including those that don't chill on their own. Second, it strengthens all your Chill effects with an extra 5.0% slow. Those 5.0% are modest by themselves; the real gain is that your cold hits reliably keep enemies in the chilled state. That state is exactly what the critical hit chance from rank 25 needs.

Which skills count

A Cold skill is anything that deals Cold damage. Many runes convert a skill's damage into Cold, turning it into a trigger for Iceblink. If you already play a cold setup, the gem works without any extra effort; if you mix several elements, it only applies to part of your hits.

The gemcutter's idea

The flavor text tells how adventurers used to speak fondly of splint mail that could freeze opponents in place. The sickly gemcutter Zhong Yi Rou heard these tales and set out to create a gem with the same effect - with a few modifications all her own, as she was heard to mutter.

by eRnstl