Looking to become an unstoppable ice mage who can freeze, control, and annihilate entire enemy armies? The Galaxy Freeze Evoker Mage build does just that, unleashing huge area-of-effect attacks that chill, weaken, and outright shatter enemies on any difficulty — including nightmare mode. The result? Total battlefield control and mind-bending damage output that takes down even the toughest foes.
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Explosive Combos and Easy Crowd Control
Picture filling the screen with explosions of cold energy that weaken all enemies, leaving them vulnerable to your next devastating blast. Your spells chill them into helplessness and then detonate them all at once, turning even nightmare mode into a cakewalk. This build maximizes your staff’s light and heavy attacks, amplifying each spell’s reach and impact. Think of it as sucking in enemies and blowing them to bits, all in a way that feels effortless.
Step-By-Step Skill Tree Progression
- Begin with Frost Nova, a temporary skill. Then work upwards in your skill tree until you get Ice Blast, a control blast ability that delivers cold damage, weakens enemies, and applies chill.
- Replaces Ice Blast’s mana cost with a cooldown, saving your mana for bigger moves like Entropic Spear.
- At levels 10-15, unlock Dark Squall to create projectiles that chill enemies. This keeps your mana freed up for your main damage spells while adding another method to debuff enemies.
- Pick up two “Breathing Room” nodes to expand the Entropic Sphere, a massive cold-damage area effect. This attack covers the entire screen, dealing cold damage and weakening all foes.
- At higher levels (30-40), grab Vortex of Shadow for a high-damage cold ability that pulls enemies into the center. Paired with Entropic Sphere, you’ll create endless crowd-control opportunities.
Power-Up Your Staff and Gear
- Projectile Buffs: Find enhancements that increase your staff’s projectile count. This increases the reach and damage of all your projectile spells, layering on extra chill and damage over time.
- Entropic Sphere Buffs: Prioritize anything that adds cold damage, boosts projectile abilities, or expands Entropic Sphere’s area. This ability will be the core of your offensive strategy.
- Critical Hit Gear: Equip “Maw of the Black City” for consistent critical hits on abilities. This keeps your damage high but drains health, so pair with Harding’s healing support.
- Runes and Enchantments: Choose upgrades that improve frozen duration, ability damage, and cold damage. Use items that enhance area-of-effect attacks or boost chill effects for even bigger hits.
Companion Choices
- Harding: Use Harding’s “Shred” skill to apply sundered to enemies, setting them up for massive damage. Equip “spontaneous shred” to make sunder an automatic effect, triggering whenever you need it.
- Davin: Davin’s strength lies in detonating weakened enemies. His Battlecry draws aggro from you, keeping enemies off your back.
Game Plan
- Use ranged staff attacks and combo with Dark Squall and Harding’s sunder effect for strong opening strikes.
- Gather enemies with Entropic Sphere, then finish them off with Ice Blast. Always stand close to the sphere to keep safe and regenerate mana quickly.
- Since your health dips with each cast, rely on Harding’s rejuvenate skill and healing potions. Keep moving and avoid taking unnecessary hits, as this build focuses on pure offense.
If you enjoy controlling the battlefield while unleashing high-damage ice spells that freeze and explode everything in sight, this Galaxy Freeze Evoker Mage build is perfect for you. Adapt it, master it, and turn Dragon Age’s toughest foes into a frosty pile of debris.