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{{Spell
|name=Ice Form
|level=4
|school1={{Ice Magic}}
|school2={{Transmutations}}
|school3=
|sources=<div>
[[Book of Rime]]<br>[[Book of the Tundra]]
</div>
|castingnoise=3
|spellnoise=0
|power cap=100
|flags=Chaotic, Helpful, Utility
}}
{{flavour|Transforms the caster into a frozen ice-creature, light enough to float on water. The caster gains a freezing melee attack, and becomes incredibly resistant to cold and resistant to poison, but vulnerable to fire. High power increases the armour granted by this form.

While transformed, any equipped weapons and armour are melded.}}
'''Ice Form''' is a level 4 [[Ice Magic]]/[[Transmutations]] spell which transforms you into an ice beast, giving you a body made of ice. 

[[Transmuter]]s begin with this spell in their libraries.

==Useful Info==
Casting this spell gives you Ice Form for a spellpower-dependent duration. You'll gain the following:

'''Combat'''
* '''HP Bonus:''' 120% HP
* '''Innate AC:''' <code>5 + 12 * pow/100</code> [[AC]] (5-17 AC)
* '''[[Unarmed Combat]]:''' 12 base damage, with an added [[freezing]] brand.

'''Resistances'''
*[[Cold resistance|rC+++]]
*[[Fire resistance|rF-]]
*[[Poison resistance]]
*[[Amphibious]]: can swim through [[deep water]], resists [[Primal Wave]]
*[[Unbreathing]] and lacks [[blood]]
*Vulnerable to [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]] 

'''Restrictions'''
*'''[[Transformation#Useful Info|Melded Gear]]:''' All [[armour]], [[weapon]] and [[shield]]. (Can only wear [[jewellery]])
*Cannot [[throw]] items.

'''Other'''
*Ice Form is '''[[large]]'''-sized. Species smaller than large will have reduced [[EV]] in this form.
*Suppresses many mutations. Has 1.0 [[movement delay]], even if your [[species]] is faster or slower. 

Like all form changing spells, [[mummies]], [[ghoul]]s, and bloodless [[vampire]]s cannot use this spell.

==Strategy==
A moderately strong UC form on its own. It's near-perfect for taking on [[the Lair]]. Freezing attacks will [[slow]] [[cold-blooded]] creatures like [[cane toad]]s, [[hydra]]s, and [[skyshark]]s. Plus, because of the lack of blood, Ice Form is immune to skysharks' bloodzerk attacks. The most noticeable downside is the low AC, at least when compared to a regular melee character. Ice Form also has merit for the four [[Lair]] branches, though the AC (and your [[silver]] vulnerability, for [[Shoals]]) is a bigger issue.

Ice Magic users may want to pick up this spell for some extra AC, even if they aren't specializing into Transmutations. The resistances can help with spells like [[Mephitic Cloud]] and [[Freezing Cloud]].

If you are not already using Ice Magic, Transmutations, or Unarmed Combat, Ice Form often isn't worth the skill investment.

===Tips & Tricks===
*[[Ozocubu's Armour]] can be used to shore up you relatively low AC.
*Note that Ice Form is still considered a [[natural]], living form. E.g. you are still vulnerable to [[sleep]] from [[dream sheep]] or the spell.

==History==
*Ice Form was removed in [[0.31]].
*Prior to [[0.27]], Ice Form received less AC (5-12) as the spell gained power.
*Prior to [[0.22]], Ice Form prevented usage of [[wand]]s.
*Prior to [[0.17]], Ice Form increased the AC bonus from Ozocubu's Armour.
*Prior to the changes to butchering in [[0.12]], Ice Form was an option for players that needed to butcher a corpse but were unable to (due to a cursed blunt weapon).
*Prior to [[0.9]], Ice Form also provided [[conservation]] for the player's currently held [[potion]]s.
*Prior to [[0.6]], Ice Form did not allow you to butcher while unarmed.

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