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Icebreaker

Icebreaker2 ranks

When empowered by Rime, Howling Blast deals 30% increased damage to your primary target.

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TypeTalent
Ranks2 ranks
ClassDeath Knight
Specializations3
Tree sectionFrost specialization talents
Row8 of 11
Opens at20 points spent
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Frost Death Knight talent tree, Icebreaker sits in the Frost specialization talents, row 8 of 11. It takes 2 points to fill. Its row opens once 20 points are spent in Frost Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Icebreaker from Northwinds and Everfrost.

  • Northwinds

    Howling Blast now hits an additional target with maximum effectiveness. Rime increases Howling Blast damage done by an additional 75%.

  • Everfrost

    Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 50% increased damage to secondary targets.

Connected below

Icebreaker leads on to Shattering Blade and Hyperpyrexia.

  • Shattering Blade

    Frostbane consumes the Razorice on your main target to deal an additional 300% damage.

  • Hyperpyrexia

    Your Runic Power spending abilities have a chance to additionally deal 30% of the damage dealt over 4 sec.

Same row

Also on this row: Bonegrinder, Smothering Offense and Avalanche.

  • Bonegrinder2 ranks

    At your next Killing Machine consumes the stacks and grants you 10% increased Frost damage for 10 sec.

  • Smothering Offense

    Your auto attack damage is increased by 10%. This amount is increased for each stack of Icy Talons you have and it can stack up to 2 additional times.

  • Avalanche

    Casting Howling Blast with Rime active causes jagged icicles to fall on enemies nearby your target, applying Razorice and dealing (22.5% of Attack Power) Frost damage.

Talent trees

Icebreaker is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Death Knight: Blood (Tank), Frost (DPS), Unholy (DPS).

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Icebreaker Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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