Cold Damage

Cold Damage is a non-physical, elemental magic, Damage Type available in Baldur's Gate 3. Cold Damage is available through select Spells and Items. Targets in Baldur's Gate 3 may have Vulnerabilities, Resistances, and Immunities to certain Damage Types that affect how much damage they receive from such sources.

Cold Damage has an association with conditions and effects that interfere with ground movement that makes it valuable to disrupt approaching Targets. The conditions and effects of Cold Damage often run counter to those related to Fire Damage.

Equipment

Gear that inflicts Cold Damage

[Placeholder] Gear that causes direct Cold Damage

Gear that impacts Cold Damage

[Placeholder] Gear that has effects dependent on Cold Damage

Spells

Spells that inflict Cold Damage

Spells that cause Cold Damage

	Spell Level	Base Cold Damage	Upcast Cold Damage	Concentration	AOE	Saving Throw	Special Cold Factors
Armour of Agathys	1	5	5				Damage upon being melee attacked
Chromatic Orb: Cold	1	2d8 (2~16)	1d8 (1~8)		✓		Creates Ice Surface
Cone of Cold	5	8d8 (8~64)	1d8 (1~8)		✓	Constitution: Halve	Creates Ice Surface
Fire Shield: Chill	4	2d8 (2~16)	N/A				Damage upon being melee attacked 10 Turn Duration
Glyph of Warding: Cold	3	5d8 (5~40)	1d8 (1~8)		✓	Dexterity: Halve	Inflicts damage upon contact with Hostile Target
Hunger of Hadar	3	2d6 (2~12)	N/A	✓	✓		Damage inflicted to Targets starting their turn in AOE 10 Turn Duration
Ice Knife	1	2d6 (2~12)	1d6 (1~6)		✓	Dexterity: Negate	Creates Ice Surface
Ice Storm	4	4d6 (4~24)	N/A		✓	Dexterity: Halve	Creates Ice Surface
Otiluke's Freezing Sphere	6	10d6 (10~60)	N/A		✓	Constitution: Negate
Ray of Frost	0	1d8 (1~8)	1d8 (1~8)				Inflicts Ray of Frost (Condition) decreasing Target Movement Speed Upcast damage unlocks upon reaching Spellcaster Level 5
Wall of Ice	6	10d6 (10~60)	N/A	✓	✓	Dexterity: Halve

Spells that impact Cold Damage

[Placeholder] Spells that have effects dependent on Cold Damage

Effects

[Placeholder] Effects that have effects dependent on Cold Damage. Unlike Gear or Spells these should be similar to Permanant Bonuses, i.e. Draconic Bloodline Elemental Affinity

Conditions

Chilled

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Encrusted with Frost

This condition causes Targets to role with Disadvantage on Dexterity Saving Throws, and when there are more than 7 turns remaining of 'Encrusted with Frost' the Target has to make Constitution Saving Throws to avoid taking Cold Damage and becoming Frozen. This condition is useful to make targets more vulnerable to becoming Prone on Ice Surfaces.

Frostbite

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Frozen

[Placeholder] Frozen information to be added to the Wiki.

Wet

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Surfaces

Ice Surface

Ice Surface is the signature Surface of Cold Damage being directly created by many 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 Cold Damage or another Ice Surface is created that connects to them.

Ice Surfaces cause Targets to make Dexterity Saving Throws to avoid becoming Prone. Prone targets are more open to attack and attacks made within melee range role with Advantage.

Steam Cloud

Steam Cloud is a valuable Surface to inflict the Wet Status on Targets making it highly useful when dealing Cold Damage. Steam Clouds can be created by igniting Water Surfaces with Fire Damage. Water Surfaces naturally form from Ice Surfaces that melt after 2 Rounds or after being hit by Fire Damage.