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Summons ice spikes from the ground, dealing water damage to any enemy in the targeted area.

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! Required Class
| [[Mage]]
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! Skill Branch
| [[Skill List#Mage| Ice]]
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! Available at 
| Level 5
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! Prerequisites
| [[Icicle]] Lv. 3
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! Range 
| 4 [[meter | meters]]
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! Cooldown 
| 3 seconds
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== Skill Usage ==

Ice Spikes is a burst damage AoE spell that [[mage | mages]] use to combat groups of earth or fire element monsters. It deals a single hit of high damage with moderate mana consumption and low cooldown. However, it has a shorter radius than [[Lightning Bolt]] and [[Spike Trap]], being prone to miss if using it against a monster that likes to move a lot. It is one of two AoE spells apart from [[Blizzard]] which mages that focus on water skills will choose from.

One advantage is the fact that Ice Spikes can reach the max skill level of 6 much sooner than Blizzard (Lv. 6 is unlocked at level 42), yielding a higher amount of DPS in a short time. But due to it's lack of range and single burst, there is a three second off-time because of the cooldown. However, Blizzard can have more sustained DPS over a period of time as well as bigger range.

== Notes ==

Ice Spikes can be combined with other skills in the meantime while it is on it's cooldown:

* Using [[Icicle]] during the cooldown of Ice Spikes is a good way of keeping up with your DPS, capable of dealing high damage, but can put a strain on your mana consumption.

* Using [[Frigid Splash]] prior to Ice Spikes can increase your chances of performing a critical with it. This can lead to a very high amount of burst damage.

* [[Mist of Ice]] with the [[Intense Cold]] passive allows you to have a another skill used by you as long as the monster can stay within the short radius of the mist, dealing a high amount of [[DoT]].

== Level ==

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! Skill Level !! Minimum Lv. Required !! Base Damage
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| Lv. 1 || 5 || 22-25
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| Lv. 2 || 12 || 56-75
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| Lv. 3 || 19 || 192-227
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| Lv. 4 || 25 || 412-454
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| Lv. 5 || 31 || 936-998
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| Lv. 6 || 38 || 1612-1630
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