Talk:High Frigor/@comment-33780977-20180527174343

So, I was doing this Frigor Ice platform, AKA Iceblock, testing intensively lately: if charging into an Iceblock can stagger enemy, on Drake but with already exposed heart. For maximum effect I used goldforged Rusted Staff and 2xBarbed Nails, Impact and Emphasis but also m ad trials without said Augments. Rusted Staff for convenience mainly as with slowed Drake it's much easier to gain distance necessary for casting. Here are the results. Staff+Nails 1. One Frigor or High Frior Ice platform, no difference, charging Dake cant't be stopped that easily. 2. There is always one "but" however. Do you remeber Drake preparing a fire breath and running around in such condition? Well, if he'll charge at the Ice block with "burning teeth" it's a guaranteed stagger.  3. There is always a cumulative effect too. If Drake will fall into two blocks in short time period or one is able to produce two Iceblocks in a row  - stagger.  4. And hey, hiting an Iceblock can even sever a horn from him! Ergo, another mandatory stagger.  5. As I said before, I staggered even a Firedrake with it. Without Impact or Eggression, just silverforged Chilling Focus so not big difference I guess.

BTW Drake's shake-head-stagger animation differs greatly from mandatory-heart-exposed-stagger animation. BBTW "Mandatory Stagger when heart is exposed.", seems like a nice general strategy tip for dragonkin, huh? At least when it comes to living ones ;)

Staff + all the goods Obviously one Drake's charge into one Frigor or High Frigor Iceblock is hands down enough to stagger the bastard, riiight? Nope. It appears that Augments or skill level have no or not much effect when it comes to Iceblock stagger potential. Heck I checked that even with silverforged Cast Stone and goldforged Chilling Focus, and no change in Iceblocks efficiency. So, it appears those have no application other than "trickshot viideos". On a bright side: they make an excellent heat shield ;)  As a side note, "digging a nose into Iceblock" works nice with other, lesser charging enemies, probably due to their weaknes to Ice but still.