Essence of Winter

Essence of Winter

30m Range
Fast
Tactical Skill
Max Targets: 5
Radius: 5m
Induction: 1.5s
Resistance: Tactical
Skill Type: Frost
In writing, the significance of winter is that in time all things must slow, then stop. Lowers your foes' incoming healing and increases their skill Power cost.
... Frost Damage
-15% Incoming Healing Modifier
+5% Power Cost
Duration: 15s
Cost: [538 at Level 150] Power
• Cooldown: 15s

General Information

Class: Rune-keeper

Level: 24

Effects

Using this skill applies  Essence of Winter to all targeted enemies.

Trait Interactions

• The set bonus  Frost Affinity in the Benediction of Peace trait tree increases the damage of this skill by 20%.
  

Tracery Interactions

• Chill of Winter Duration & Critical Vulnerability increases the duration of Essence of Winter by up to 11 seconds.
  
• Target Chill of Winter Resist Chance decreases the resist chance of this skill by up to 5.5%.
  

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shagâni Pillar jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster makes  Essence of Storm apply Essence of Winter to the Rune-keeper upon Critical Hit, which removes the Induction of this skill.

Tactical Information

This AoE skill can be useful in PvP fights for its Incoming Heal and Power debuffs. It is not used much on Landscape and in Fellowship content.