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Traveling across the Sword's Coast in Baldur's Gate 3 players will be able to find many unique pieces of equipment to aid them in combat. From weapons to armors, arrows to potions, bottled water to barrels of explosive smokepowder, the equipment you can discover can drastically change the way players approach and handle conflict. More so, many pieces of equipable gear offer unique modifiers and effects that enable players to inflict {{DamageType|Cold}} damage, or impact their actions and afflicted damage with greater abilities.

Below are tables listing the known equipment that inflict and/or impact the {{DamageType|Cold}} damage players can deal, their base {{DamageType|Cold}} damage, and {{DamageType|Cold}} modifiers and effects.

|+Gear that Inflicts {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!Base {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!Special {{DamageType|Cold}} Factors

|[[File:Allandra's Whelm Icon.png|alt=Allandra's Whelm Icon|frameless|100x100px]]

| Chilling Counter effect

|When a Target misses you with an attack it must make a Constitution Saving Throw of be [[Chilled (Condition)|Chilled]] for 2 turns.  

|  

#Depending on the kind of damage chosen from Elemental Age (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}), your attack also inflicts a related condition (i.e. [[Chilled (Condition)|Chilled]]).

| ✓

| Cast Level 1 [[Ice Knife]] spell, once per Long Rest

#Heart of Ice effect

# Dealing {{DamageType|Cold}} damage with a spell possibly inflicts Chilled upon the Target.

|[[File:Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle Icon.png|alt=Snow-Dusted Monastery Gloves Icon|frameless|100x100px]]

| Gloves

# Cast [[Ice Knife]] spell

|Watery Guidance effect  

|+Gear that Impacts {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!Item Type  

!Special {{DamageType|Cold}} Factors

|Take half damage from the next Elemental damage (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}) attack targeting you, and deal an additional {{DieIcon|d6|Slashing}} '''1d6''' of that element type on your next attack.

| Take half damage from the next Elemental damage (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}) attack targeting you, and deal an additional {{DieIcon|d6|Slashing}} '''1d6''' of that element type on your next attack.

| Elemental Augmentation effect

| When one of your cantrips deals Elemental damage (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}), add your Spellcasting Modifier to the damage dealt.

| When the wearer deals {{DamageType|Cold}} damage, they also create an Ice Surface around the Target(s).

|[[File:Allandra's Whelm Icon.png|alt=Trident of the Waves Icon|frameless|100x100px]]

| On a hit, create a Water Surface centered on the Target.

#If the wearer is standing in a Water Surface at the start of their turn, they heal for {{DieIcon|d4|Healing}} '''1d4''' Hit Points. [Ice Surfaces melt into Water Surfaces]

Actions are the primary interaction options players can make in Baldur's Gate 3. Everything from weapon attacks, casting spells, crouching to hide, or throwing enemies headfirst at their allies are potential actions that can be made during one's turn. Selecting your actions is important to determine how you handle the immediate situation, and even set up conditions to benefit yourself later. Many of these actions are poised to directly inflict {{DamageType|Cold}} damage; or impact the environment, nature of your attacks, and conditions your Targets will face.

 

Below are tables listing the known actions that inflict and/or impact the {{DamageType|Cold}} damage players can deal, their base {{DamageType|Cold}} damage, and {{DamageType|Cold}} modifiers and effects.  

!Base {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!Special {{DamageType|Cold}} Factors

! Source

|[[Absorb Elements]]

|{{DamageText|1d6 (1~6)|Cold}}*

|Take half damage from the next Elemental damage (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}) attack targeting you, and deal an additional {{DieIcon|d6|Slashing}} '''1d6''' of that element type on your next attack.

|Cast [[Cone of Cold]], once per Short Rest

| colspan="5" |<small>^{* Damage is indicative of unlocked spell/effects, not the base action}</small>

|}  

! Special Cold Factors

|✓  

|Gives Resistance to all Damage Types (i.e.{{DamageType|Cold}}) except Psychic.

10 turn duration  

!Bast {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!AOE  

! [[File:Saving Throw Icon.png|alt=Saving Throw Icon|frameless|25x25px]] Saving Throw

!Special {{DamageType|Cold}} Factors

|✓

Damage upcast at Monk Level 9  

|[[Shaping of the Ice]]

| colspan="7" |[[File:Spell Slot Icon.png|alt=Spell Slot Icon|left|frameless|25x25px]]Spells serve as a core aspect for combat, exploration, and interaction in Baldur's Gate 3. Spells offer the ability to easily switch between damage types (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}), and attacks/effects against Targets from a distance and in various ways. Except cantrips, out of combat Ritual spells, or spells achieved through [[Scrolls|Spell Scrolls]] all spells will consume the Spell Slot resource.

All classes can make use of spells, by them being a core aspect of their class (or subclass) combat, or by utilizing Spell Scrolls to achieve the result. This makes it extremely valuable, and potentially easy, to prepare companions ahead of time to cooperate their abilities and spells towards common goals.

|+Spells that Inflict/Impact {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!Base {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

! Upcast {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage  

! Concentration

![[File:Saving Throw Icon.png|alt=Saving Throw Icon|frameless|25x25px]]Saving Throw

!Special {{DamageType|Cold}} Factors

| [[File:Armour Of Agathys Icon.png|alt=Armour of Agathys Icon|frameless|100x100px]]

|{{DamageText|5|Cold}}*

|{{DamageText|5|Cold}}*

| [[Chromatic Orb: Cold]]

| {{DamageText|1d8 (1~8)|Cold}}

| rowspan="3" |N/A  

| rowspan="2" | Only one entity can be summoned from [[Conjure Elemental]] at a time

|[[File:Spell Evocation FireShield Warm.png|alt=Fire Shield: Chill Icon|frameless|100x100px]]  

|{{DamageText|2d8 (2~16)|Cold}}*

|N/A  

| {{DamageText|5d8 (5~40)|Cold}}

| Dexterity: Halve

|Inflicts damage upon contact with Hostile Target  

|[[File:Hunger of Hadar Icon.png|alt=Hunger of Hadar|frameless|100x100px]]  

|[[Hunger of Hadar]]  

|{{DamageText|2d6 (2~12)|Cold}}  

|✓  

|Dexterity: Negate  

|N/A  

| N/A

| ✓

| [[File:Ray of Frost Icon.png|alt=Ray of Frost Icon|frameless|100x100px]]  

|{{DamageText|1d8 (1~8)|Cold}}  

| Inflicts [[Ray of Frost (Condition)]]

|N/A  

10 turn duration  

| {{DamageText|10d6 (10~60)|Cold}}

| colspan="7" |[[File:Spell Conjuration FindFamiliar.png|alt=Summoned Creature Icon|left|frameless|25x25px]]There are numerous useful creatures players can summon to assist them in combat by inflicting damage, aiding allies, applying conditions, or changing the Surfaces of the battlefield. The elemental summons stand as the most iconic and accessible summons players can bring forth, and those that deal and interact with {{DamageType|Cold}} damage are listed below with their unique actions.

| [[File:Spell Conjuration ConjureMinorElementals IceMephit.png|alt=Ice Mephits Icon|left|frameless|100x100px]]The Ice Mephit is the first and weakest {{DamageType|Cold}} damage dealing elemental summon in Baldur's Gate 3. Brought forth through the Level 4 spell, [[Conjure Minor Elemental]]: Ice Mephits. The Ice Mephit is a useful ally in combat being able to attack and distract enemies, create Ice Surfaces, and inflicting damage even in death. 2 Ice Mephits are summoned at a time, conflict with any other entities summoned through Conjure Minor Elemental, do not conflict with entities summoned through [[Conjure Elemental]], and persists until death or Long Rest.

!AOE

![[File:Saving Throw Icon.png|alt=Saving Throw Icon|frameless|25x25px]] Saving Throw

|Freezing Claws  

| Death Burst: Cold

|{{DamageText|4d6 (4~24)|Cold}}  

| ✓

| Kills Ice Mephit  

| Death Burst: Cold (Auto)

| Automatically activates upon natural death

|}  

|+ Water Elemental Cold Actions

| AOE

|[[File:Saving Throw Icon.png|alt=Saving Throw Icon|frameless|25x25px]] Saving Throw

|Special Cold Factors  

!<small>^{[[File:Action Monster ElementalWater Slam.png|alt=Slam Icon|frameless|100x100px]]}</small>

!Slam

!{{DamageText|1d6 (1~6)|Cold}}

 

Creates Water Surface  

| Winter's Breath

| <small>^{[[File:Action Monster ElementalWater MultiAttack.png|alt=Multiattack: Water Icon|frameless|100x100px]]}</small>

|Multiattack: (Water)

| Once per turn

| colspan="6" |<small>^{* Damage is indicative of unlocked spell/effects, not the base action}</small>  

!Base Cold Damage

![[File:Saving Throw Icon.png|alt=Saving Throw Icon|frameless|25x25px]] Saving Throw

!Special Cold Factors

| [[File:Trident Icon.png|alt=Trident of the Depths Icon|frameless|100x100px]]

|[Image Pending]  

|Inflicts 2 turns of Chilled

|{{DamageText|3d8 (3~24)|Cold}}{{DamageText|3d8 (3~24)|Cold}} {{DamageText|3d8 (3~24)|Cold}}

|N/A  

== Effects ==

Progressing through Baldur's Gate 3 players will earn impressive powers through gear and unlock significant features by leveling up. These aspects can be regarded as effects, that alter how the player's actions play out in combat, exploration, and interaction. From offering or ignoring damage Resistances, inflicting or immunizing against particular effects, increasing damage or providing healing, effects are major changes to how players fight.

|Features will remain permanently active on the player upon unlock (barring things such as class respec).

|+Features that Impact {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!Name

|On slippery surfaces (i.e. Ice Surface) you have Advantage on Saving Throws against being knocked prone.  

|[[File:PassiveFeature DraconicAncestry Silver.png|alt=Draconic Ancestry Silver Icon|frameless|100x100px]]

| rowspan="2" |You have Resistance to a particular damage type depending on your Dragonborn subrace (i.e. Silver & White Dragons are {{DamageType|Cold}}).

| rowspan="2" |[[Dragonborn]] Race

|Elemental Adept: Cold

|Your spells ignore Resistance to {{DamageType|Cold}}. When you cast {{DamageType|Cold}} spells you cannot role a 1.

|When you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry (i.e. Silver & White Dragons are {{DamageType|Cold}}), you can spend one Sorcerery Point to gain Resistance to that damage type.

|Choose a damage type (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}) to become Resistant to, you can change this each Short Rest.

|Gear Effects will remain active on the player so long as they have the necessary piece of gear equipped; Except for the effects given by the spell [[Kereska's Favour]] unlocked by [[Markoheshkir]]. This effect must be reapplied after every Long Rest and can be changed after every Short Rest (awaiting confirmation if the spell effects remain after switching weapons).

|+Gear Effects that Impact {{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

! Name

!Effects Description

|Chilling Counter  

| Coldbrim Chill

When you deal spell damage, you inflict 1 turn of [[Encrusted with Frost (Condition)|Encrusted with Frost]] on the Target.  

| [[Markoheshkir]], [[Kereska's Favour]]

 

Must be reapplied, after Long Rest  

| After dealing Elemental damage (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}) using a spell or cantrip, until the end of your next turn, you deal an additional {{DieIcon|d4|Slashing}} '''1d4''' of that element on a successful weapon attack.

|Elemental Momentum  

|Depending on the kind of damage chosen from [[Elemental Age]] (i.e. {{DamageType|Cold}}), your attack also inflicts a related condition (i.e. [[Chilled (Condition)|Chilled]]).

|When the wearer stands in certain surfaces (i.e. Ice Surface) and casts a spell that deals damage, the target also suffers the surface's effects (i.e. Prone).

Conditions are unique effects that can strengthen or weaken Targets to particular damage types, status impairments, or [[Ability Scores|ability score]] roles. The conditions that directly concerned {{DamageType|Cold}} damage have been compiled here with their descriptions and relevance to {{DamageType|Cold}} damage.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

|+Conditions related to{{DamageType|Cold}} Damage

!Name

!Condition Description

!Special Cold Factors

|{{IconLink|size=50|Chilled Condition Icon.webp|Chilled (Condition)|Chilled}}

|Vulnerable Targets take double {{DamageType|Cold}} damage

|{{IconLink|size=50|Encrusted with Frost Condition Icon.webp|Encrusted with Frost (Condition)|Encrusted with Frost}}

|If there are 7 or more turns remaining Targets must succeed a [[Constitution]] {{SavingThrow}}, or take {{DamageText|1d4 (1~4)|Cold}} damage and become {{IconLink|size=25|Frozen Condition Icon.webp|Frozen (Condition)|Frozen}}. If Target succeeds a {{SavingThrow}} they take half damage and lose {{IconLink|size=25|Encrusted with Frost Condition Icon.webp|Encrusted with Frost (Condition)|Encrusted with Frost}}.

Targets have {{Disadvantage}} on [[Dexterity]] {{SavingThrow}}s, making it easier to become {{IconLink|size=25|Prone Condition Icon.webp|Prone (Condition)|Prone}}.

|{{IconLink|size=50|Frostbite Condition Icon.webp|Frostbite (Condition)|Frostbite}}

|Targets hit by {{DamageType|Cold}} damage receive an additional {{DamageText|1|Cold}} for every turn of Frostbite remaining.

|Increases {{DamageType|Cold}} damage received on every {{DamageType|Cold}} attack

|{{IconLink|size=50|Frozen Condition Icon.webp|Frozen (Condition)|Frozen}}

While Frozen Target becomes Vulnerable to {{DamageType|Bludgeoning}}, {{DamageType|Thunder}}, and {{DamageType|Force}} damage.

|Applied by 7 turns of {{IconLink|size=25|Encrusted with Frost Condition Icon.webp|Encrusted with Frost (Condition)|Encrusted with Frost}}

|{{IconLink|size=50|Prone Condition Icon.webp|Prone (Condition)|Prone}}

|Target is knocked down and cannot move, and consume half their movement speed to stand back up.

Attacks made against a Prone Target have {{Advantage}} when made within {{distance|m=3|ft=10}}, and Prone Target's have {{Disadvantage}} on [[Strength]] and [[Dexterity]] {{SavingThrow}}s.

 

|{{IconLink|size=50|Ray of Frost Condition Icon.webp|Ray of Frost (Condition)|Ray of Frost}}

|Reduces Target movement speed by {{distance|m=3|ft=10}}.

|{{IconLink|size=50|Wet Condition Icon.webp|Wet (Condition)|Wet}}

|Target becomes immune to {{IconLink|size=25|Burning Condition Icon.webp|Burning (Condition)|Burning}} and has Resistance to {{DamageType|Fire}} damage for the duration.

|Vulnerable Targets take double {{DamageType|Cold}} damage

==Surfaces==

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|[Image Pending] Ice Cloud

|

|

|{{IconLink|size=50|Steam Cloud Icon.png|Steam Cloud|Steam Cloud}}

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|{{IconLink|size=50|Water Surface Icon.png|Water Surface|Water Surface}}

Ice Surface are the signature Surface of {{DamageType|Cold}} damage being directly created by many {{DamageType|Cold}} spells with area effects. Ice Surfaces can also be created by Blood and Water Surfaces when they, or a target standing in them, are hit by a {{DamageType|Cold}} damage or another Ice Surface is created that connects to them.