Chains of Ice
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| Chains of Ice | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Death knight |
| School | Frost |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Other information | |
| Level learned | 13 |
| Improvements |
 [Bitter Chill],  [Deathchill],  [Ice Prison],  [Proliferating Chill] |
| Related debuff | |
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Chains of Ice is a death knight ability that slows the target. It is automatically learned for Frost death knights.
Trivia
- During the development of World of Warcraft, mages had a spell by this name that worked similarly to priests'
[Shackle Undead]. It can be seen at 1:45 in the March 2003 Gameplay Preview trailer.
Patch changes
Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Now learned at level 13 (was a row 1 class talent). 
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 class talent (was a level 13 ability). 
Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Chains of Ice now has a spell highlight on the action bar when the Death Knight has 20 stacks of 
[Cold Heart]. - Hotfix (2021-03-25): Chains of Ice will once again be removed from the target when spells like
[Blessing of Freedom] are used. - Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 13 (was 56). All death knights can now use Chains of Ice.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now learned at level 56 (was 63) and range increased to 30 yards (was 20). 
Hotfix (2017-10-10): Now reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for Unholy and Frost Death Knights in PvP situations (was 70%). - Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer available to Blood or applies
[Frost Fever]. Now reduces movement speed by 70%, up from 60%. 
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now reduces movement by 60%, down from 95%. The target no longer regains a % of their movement each second 
Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): The ability now innately applies Frost Fever to a target. - Hotfix (2009-12-14): Chains of Ice is no longer limited to a single target. In addition, when Chains of Ice is used on a snare immune target with
[Endless Winter] talented, it will once again apply Frost Fever. - Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This ability will no longer appear to land on targets which are immune.
- Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Now reduces movement by 95% instead of 100%. The main effect of this change will be that targets of Chains of Ice will not have to re-issue a movement command to continue moving.
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): This ability is no longer able to land on death knights who have Anti-Magic Shell active.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
Other versions
Wrath Classic
Chains of Ice 
- Chains of Ice
- Level 58 death knight ability
- 20 yd range
- 1 Frost Rune
- Instant
- Shackles the target with frozen chains, reducing their movement by 95%, and infects them with Frost Fever. The target regains 10% of their movement each second for 10 sec.
Properties Class Death knight School Frost Cooldown None/Global Cooldown Other information Level learned 58 Improvements 
[Chill of the Grave], 
[Icy Reach]Glyphs 
[Glyph of Chains of Ice]Related debuff - Magic
- Chains of Ice
- Slowed by frozen chains.
- Duration: 10 sec
Cataclysm Classic
Chains of Ice - Chains of Ice
- Level 58 death knight ability
- 20 yd range
- 1 Frost Rune
- Instant
- Shackles the target with frozen chains, reducing movement speed by 60% for 8 sec. Also infects the target with Frost Fever.
Properties Class Death knight School Frost Cooldown None/Global Cooldown Other information Level learned 58 Improvements 
[Chilblains], [Chill of the Grave], Ebon Plguebringer#Cataclysm Classic, [Icy Reach]Glyphs [Glyph of Chains of Ice]Related debuff - Magic
- Chains of Ice
- Slowed by frozen chains.
- Duration: 8 sec
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