Last updated 6/13/2020 (updated Road Warrior wand to level 130)
What’s the best gear for a max level Ice Wizard (currently level 130)?We’ve seen this question many times, so we’ve provided our recommendations below, in a format to help you compare options.
We’ll take a moment to review our criteria first, since the “best” gear depends on your role and objectives.
- Our Criteria
- Gear Sets
- Recommendations by Gear Type
- Hats
- Robes
- Boots
- Wands
- Athames
- Amulets
- Rings
- Decks
- Mounts
- Sample Builds
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Our Criteria
We consider the gear listed below the best for a max level Ice Wizard if you are:
- Questing by yourself (solo)
- Questing in a group & playing the role of a hitter, or
- Playing PvP in an offensive or traditional role
If you are questing in a group and playing a support role (i.e., buffing the wizard that is going to hit and/or healing) or if you are playing a very defensive PvP strategy, we assume you are more interested in global resist and outgoing healing. We suggest that you check out Cody’s guide on gear with the best outgoing healing, as it includes several high-resist gear options as well.
There are three types of recommendations, depending on your focus:
- Damage Focus
- Critical Focus
- Balanced
1. Damage Focus
Typically used against opponents with high block, such as bosses.
- Primary objective is to maximize damage
- Secondary objectives are power pips, accuracy and pierce
2. Critical Focus
Typically used against opponents with low block, such as mobs. Some PvP builds focus on high critical as well.
- Primary objective is critical
- Secondary objectives are damage, power pips and accuracy
3. Balanced
Typically used in PvP or against bosses that hit hard (e.g., Storm Titan anyone?):
- Primary objective is to provide decent damage and several helpful stats, including universal resist, power pips, accuracy, pierce and important jewel sockets
- Many balanced items contain some critical, although it’s typically not a “critical” objective (pun intended)
Gear Set Bonuses
Gear set bonuses provide stats in addition to whatever stats the gear provides, based on how many pieces of that set you’re wearing. We list relevant bonuses here so you can consider them when selecting gear for your Wizard.
- Ice Gear Set Bonuses of Interest
Ice Gear Set Bonuses of Interest
Dragoon’s Icy Set
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Best Ice Hats
For balanced hats, we prioritize universal resist.
- Recommended Ice Hats
- Other Ice Hats of Interest
Recommended Ice Hats
Reminder: Other Ice hats of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Damage & Critical
Dragoon’s Icy Helm
Drop from Fellspawn and Crafted (Recipe from Zasha Emberforge)
Alternative Damage
Icy Paradox Conical
Drop from Astral Forest and Storm Titan Chest
Recommended Balanced
Krokopatra Blizzard Fez
Drop from Krokopatra Exalted Duel
Recommended Balanced
Hood of the Cold Hearted
Drop from Darkmoor Graveyard
Highest Damage
Drum Jungle Tribal Helm (Level 130+)
Zafaria Safari Hoard Pack
Highest Damage
Hood of The Arund Vale (Level 130+)
Winterland Pack
Other Ice Hats of Interest
Alternative Damage & Critical
Vanguard’s Icy Helm
Drop from Fellspawn &King Detritusand Crafted (Zasha Emberforge)
Alternative Damage & Critical
Soldier’s Icy Helm
Drop fromKing Detritus(and possibly others)
Alternative Damage & Critical
Alphoi Defender Helm
Crafted: Recipe fromRomarinNimbus Citadel
Alternative Damage & Critical
Ancient Druidic Cowl (Level 130+)
Druid’s Hoard Pack
Alternative Damage & Critical
Sinister Harlequin Mask (Level 130+)
Creepier Carnival Bundle
Alternative Damage (and good Critical)
Monarch’s Diadem (Level 130+)
Fantastic Fairytale Bundle
Highest Pierce
Thunderous Karanahn Veil (Level 100+)
Pharaoh’s Hoard Pack
Balanced Pierce
Valiant Jouster’s Helm (Level 120+)
Grand Tourney Gauntlet
Best Ice Robes
For balanced robes, we prioritize universal resist.
- Recommended Ice Robes
- Other Ice Robes of Interest
Recommended Ice Robes
Reminder: Other Ice robes of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Damage, Critical & Balanced (damage & critical focus)
Frosty Light Brigade Armor
Drop fromCorporal Tenni’syn
Alternative Damage, Critical & Balanced (accuracy focus)
Armor of the Cold Hearted
Drop from Darkmoor Graveyard
Alternative Damage, Critical & Balanced
Bonesmasher Robe of Cold
Drop from Rattlebones Exalted Duel
Alternative Damage & Balanced (health, pierce & damage)
Turquoise Eagle’s Raiment (Level 130+)
Alternative Balanced (health & block)
Dragoon’s Icy Armor
Drop from Fellspawn and Crafted (Recipe from Zasha Emberforge)
Other Ice Robes of Interest
Highest Critical
Charred Nirini Robe (Level 100+)
Pharaoh’s Hoard Pack
Alternative Damage & Critical
Glorious Avenger’s Armor (Level 100+)
Phoenix Hoard Pack
High Damage
Tunic of Upper Zigzag
Drop from House of Scales
Highest Pierce
Nightfall Torment Guise (Level 120+)
Harrowing Nightmare Pack
Best IceBoots
For balanced boots, we prioritize universal resist.
- Recommended Ice Boots
- Other Ice Boots of Interest
Recommended Ice Boots
Reminder: Other Ice boots of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Damage, Critical & Balanced
Dragoon’s Icy Boots
Drop from Fellspawn and Crafted (Recipe from Zasha Emberforge)
Alternative Balanced (with accuracy)
Silent Knight’s Snowboots (Level 130+)
Winter Wonder Pack
Alternative Balanced (more Ice resist)
Lydia’s Frozen Footwraps (Level 130+)
Professor’s Hoard Pack
Alternative Balanced (with pips)
Greaves of the Briny Deep (Level 130+)
Undersea Enchantment Bundle
Alternative Balanced (more resist)
Abyssal Warrior’s Boots (Level 130+)
Fantastic Voyage Bundle
Highest Damage
Drum Jungle Tribal Boots (Level 130+)
Zafaria Safari Hoard Pack
Highest Damage
Sinister Harlequin Shoes (Level 130+)
Creepier Carnival Bundle
Highest Critical
Dragontooth Boots (Level 120+)
Nightmare Pack
Other Ice Boots of Interest
Alternative Damage, Critical & Balanced
Vanguard’s Icy Boots
Drop from Fellspawn & Prince Viggorand Crafted (Zasha Emberforge)
Alternative Damage, Critical & Balanced
Soldier’s Icy Boots
Drop fromPrince Viggor(and possibly others)
Prior Damage & Critical
Icy Paradox Boots
Drop from Astral Forest and Storm Titan Chest
Prior Damage & Critical
Alpholi Defender Boots
Crafted: Recipe fromRomarinNimbus Citadel
Alternative Damage & Critical
Cabalist Stompers of Vengeance
Drop from Secret Tunnel and other bosses in Empyrea
Alternative Balanced (with Block & Pierce)
Shoes of the Cold Hearted
Drop fromDarkmoor Graveyard
Highest Pierce
Headbanger’s Spiked Boots (Level 100+)
Drop from Patt Minotaur
Balanced Pierce
Marvelous Avenging Boots (Level 100+)
Phoenix Hoard Pack
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Best Ice Wands
For balanced wands, we prioritize pierce and critical.
- Recommended Ice Wands
- Other Ice Wands of Interest
Recommended Ice Wands
Reminder: Other Ice wands of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Damage
Crimson Pandamonium Jian (Level 130+)
Pandamonium Hoard Pack
Alternative Damage (with Critical and Pierce)
Sky Captain’s Boarding Hook (Level 130+)
Sinbad Hoard Pack
Alternative Damage (with Pierce)
Tarrak’s Focused Frostome
Crafted: Recipe fromIgnus Ferric
Alternative Damage (with Critical)
Dragoon’s Icy Broadsword
Drop from Fellspawn and Crafted (Recipe from Zasha Emberforge)
Recommended Critical
Polarian Explorer’s Pickaxe (Level 120+)
Polarian Explorer’s Bundle
Recommended Balanced Offense
Witch Hunter’s Arbalest (Level 120+)
Witch Hunter’s Bundle
Recommended Balanced with Block
Road Legend Skull (Level 130+)
Road Warrior’s Hoard Pack
Alternative Balanced with Block
Fortune Teller’s Eternal Gaze (Level 120+)
Terror’s Hoard Pack
Alternative Balanced with Block
Aquilan Secutor Lance (Level 110+)
Immortal’s Lore Pack
Highest Pierce
Sherlock’s Eyeglass (Level 130+)
Great Detective Bundle
Other Ice Wands of Interest
Alternative Damage (with Critical)
All Souls Cranium Wand (Level 120+)
Gloomthorn Nightmare Pack
Alternative Critical and Pierce
Shard Warrior’s Hammer (Level 120+)
Jewel Crafter’s Bundle
Alternative Critical
Tormentor’s Bonerattler (Level 120+)
Harrowing Nightmare Pack
Highest Block
Teeth of the Lords of Night (Level 100+)
Shaman’s Lore Pack
Best Ice Athames
For balanced athames, we prioritize power pips and two circle slots (typically for pierce or critical jewels).
- Recommended Ice Athames
- Other Ice Athames of Interest
Recommended Ice Athames
Reminder: Other Ice athames of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Damage and Balanced
Wolf’s Lancet of Shivers
Drop from Yevgeny Nightcreeper
Recommended Damage and Balanced
Shadow Spider’s Sting
Drop from Morganthe
Alternative Balanced (Health and Block)
Dragoon’s Icy Dagger
Drop from Fellspawn and Crafted (Recipe from Zasha Emberforge)
Other Ice Athames of Interest
Alternative Balanced (with one less Circle Jewel slot)
Blade of the Felled Titan
Drop fromCronus
Recommended Pierce
Hopper’s Claw of Verglas
Crafted: Recipe from Wozina the EdgeCutter
Best Ice Amulets
For balanced amulets, we prioritize pierce, universal resist, critical and helpful item cards.
- Recommended Ice Amulets
- Other Ice Amulets of Interest
Recommended Ice Amulets
Reminder: Other Ice amulets of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Balanced
Gem of the Grand Prophecy
Drop fromMorganthe
Recommended Critical and Pierce
Amulet of Neverwhere
Drop from Shane von Shane in Upper Halls
Recommended Resist
Dragoon’s Icy Charm
Drop from Fellspawn and Crafted (Recipe from Zasha Emberforge)
Alternative Resist
Orlov’s Icesheet Charm
Drop by Rasputin
Recommended Damage
- 115 Health
- 2% Ice Damage
- 1 Balefrost and 1 Frost Giant Item Card
Torc of the Ravenous Teeth
Drop from Chest behind Skeleton Key Door in Lower Zigazag
Other Ice Amulets of Interest
Alternative Balanced
Amulet of Divine Influence
Drop by Hades the Unseen
Best Ice Rings
For balanced rings, we prioritize power pips and a ciricle jewel slot (typically for pierce or critical jewels).
- Recommended Ice Rings
- Other Ice Rings of Interest
Recommended Ice Rings
Reminder: Other Ice rings of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Damage and Balanced
Band of the Chilling Light
Drop from Aphrodite II
Recommended Critical
Dragoon’s Icy Ring
Drop from Fellspawn and Crafted (Recipe from Zasha Emberforge)
Other Ice Rings of Interest
Alternative Critical & Damage
Vanguard’s Icy Ring
Drop from Fellspawn & the Devourerand Crafted (Zasha Emberforge)
Alternative Critical & Damage
Soldier’s Icy Ring
Drop from theDevourer
Prior Critical
Icy Paradox Ring
Drop in Spiritual Forest
Alternative Balanced
Alpha and Omega Ring
Drop byGladiator Dimachaerus
Best Ice Decks
For balanced decks, we prioritize a triangle socket, critical, and max copies.
- Recommended Ice Decks
- Other Ice Decks of Interest
Recommended Ice Decks
Reminder: Other Ice decks of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Critical
Icy Paradox Deck
Drop in Astral Forest
Recommended Balanced (Size & Copies)
Luphilim’s Piercing Pack
Drop fromOmen Stribog
Alternative Balanced (Copies)
Rasputin’s Cards of Numbing
Drop from Rasputin
Highest Copies
Terror of Carpathes Cards with Triangle Socket
Crafted: Recipe Sold by Harker
Highest Damage (Treasure Cards only)
- Sideboard 64
- 500 Health
- 10% Ice Damage
- 150 Flat Fire Resist
- Power pip
Fire Deckathalete’s Deck 10
Crafted: Recipe Sold by Kara Runewright during Fire Deckathalon
Other Ice Decks of Interest
Alternative Critical
Freezing Zanadu Deck
Drop by Bosses in Empyrea Part 2
Best Ice Mounts
- Recommended Ice Mounts
- Other Ice Mounts of Interest
Recommended Ice Mounts
Reminder: Other Ice mounts of interest are listed in the next tab.
Recommended Damage
Ice Ghulture
Ghulture’s Hoard Pack
Highest Pierce
Vulpine Avenger
Avalon Outlaw’s Bundle
Highest Pierce
Clockwork Courser
Cuckoo Clock Gauntlet
Other Ice Mounts of Interest
Alternative Damage
Balance Ghulture
Ghulture’s Hoard Pack
Alternative Damage
Battle Havox
Battlemage Keep Bundle
Alternative Pierce
Festive Fox
Crowns Shop (Christmas only)
Alternative Damage
Battle Narwhal
Polarian Explorer’s Bundle
Suggestions & Sample Builds
We provide gear suggestions for questing and PvP below. If you feel like we’ve missed an important gear piece, please let us know in the comments.
We also calculate the highest damage possible, as well as the highest damage possible with 100% critical. If you identify a way to get it higher, please share it and we’ll update the guide so it’s as accurate as possible for everyone else.
- Gear for Questing
- Gear for PvP
- Highest Possible Damage
- 100% Critical and Max Damage
Suggested Gear for Questing (PvE)
- Hat
- Damage & Critical focus
- Dragoon’s Icy Helm orIcy Paradox Conical
- Balanced
- Krokopatra Blizzard Fez or Hood of the Cold Hearted
- Damage & Critical focus
- Robe
- Frosty Light Brigade Armor, Armor of the Cold Hearted or Bonesmasher Robe of Cold
- Boots
- Dragoon’s Icy Boots
- Wand
- Damage & Critical focus
- Sky Captain’s Boarding Hook and others
- Critical focus
- Polarian Explorer’s Pickaxe, Shard Warrior’s Hammer, or Tormentor’s Bonerattler
- Damage focus
- Crimson Padamonium Jian, Tarrak’s Focused Frostome and others
- Damage & Critical focus
- Athame
- Wolf’s Lancet of Shivers or Shadow Spider’s Sting
- Amulet
- Gem of the Grand Prophecy (for item blades) or Amulet of Neverwhere
- Ring
- Damage & Critical focus
- Dragoon’s Icy Ring
- Damage and Power Pip focus
- Band of the Chilling Light
- Damage & Critical focus
- Deck
- Icy Paradox Deck and others
- Mount
- Ice Ghulture
Suggested Gear for PvP
- Hat
- Health & Set Bonus
- Dragoon’s Icy Helm
- Balanced
- Krokopatra Blizzard Fez or Hood of the Cold Hearted
- Health & Set Bonus
- Robe
- Health & Set Bonus
- Dragoon’s Icy Armor
- Balanced
- Turquoise Eagle’s Raiment, Frosty Light Brigade Armor, Armor of the Cold Hearted or Bonesmasher Robe of Cold
- Health & Set Bonus
- Boots
- Dragoon’s Icy Boots
- Wand
- Set Bonus
- Dragoon’s Icy Broadsword
- Damage & Critical focus
- Sky Captain’s Boarding Hook and others
- Set Bonus
- Athame
- Health and Set Bonus
- Dragoon’s Icy Dagger
- Balanced
- Wolf’s Lancet of Shivers or Shadow Spider’s Sting
- Health and Set Bonus
- Amulet
- Health and Set Bonus
- Dragoon’s Icy Charm
- Balanced
- Amulet of Neverwhere
- Health and Set Bonus
- Ring
- Critical and Set Bonus
- Dragoon’s Icy Ring
- Pierce
- Duelist’s Daredevil Ring (Level 100+)
- Critical and Set Bonus
- Deck
- Icy Paradox Deck (for stats), Luphilum’s Piercing Pack (for max copies) and others
- Mount
- Damage
- Ice Ghulture
- Pierce
- Vulpine Avenger or Clockwork Courser
- Damage
Highest Possible Damage
Note: Excludes Fire Deckathlete’s Decks, which can add up to 10% Ice Damage if you’re only using Treasure Cards.
170% Ice Damage:
- Hat: Hood of The Arund Vale (11% Ice Damage, 15% Universal Damage) or Drum Jungle Tribal Helm
- Robe: Royal Fusilier’s Dress Coat (26% Universal Damage)
- Boots: Sinister Harlequin Shoes (31% Universal Damage) or Drum Jungle Tribal Boots
- Wand: Crimson Pandamonium Jian (20% Universal Damage)
- Athame: Shadow Spider’s Sting (17% Ice Damage)
- Amulet: Necklace of Upper Zigazag (2% Ice Damage)
- Ring: Band of the Chilling Light (12% Universal Damage)
- Deck: Bumbler’s Sleetfall Pack (1% Ice Damage)
- Mount: Ice Ghulture (3% Ice Damage)
- Pet (max stats): With Ice-Dealer, Ice-Giver, Ice-Boon, Pain-Giver, Pain Bringer, Mighty Jewel (21% Ice Damage; 11% Universal Damage)
- Gear Set Bonus: None
100% Critical and Max Damage
Note: Excludes Fire Deckathlete’s Decks (if you’re only using Treasure Cards, higher damage may be possible with it).
841 Ice Critical (100%) and 143% Ice Damage:
- Hat: Dragoon’s Icy Helm (152 Ice Critical; 24% Ice Damage)
- Robe: Charred Nirini Robe (120 Universal Critical; 15% Universal Damage)
- Boots: Dragoon’s Icy Boots (126 Ice Critical; 30% Ice Damage)
- Wand: Sky Captain’s Boarding Hook (115 Universal Critical; 19% Universal Damage)
- Athame: Shadow Spider’s Sting with 2 Sparkling Ice Critical Jewels (36 Ice Critical; 17% Ice Damage)
- Amulet: Amulet of Neverwhere (35 Universal Critical)
- Ring: Dragoon’s Icy Ring with 1 Sparkling Ice Critical Jewel (119 Ice Critical; 10% Ice Damage)
- Deck: Icy Paradox Deck (49 Ice Critical)
- Mount: Ice Ghulture (3% Ice Damage)
- Pet (max stats): With Ice-Dealer, Ice-Giver, Pain-Giver, Ice Assailant, Ice Striker, Critical Striker (58 Ice Critical; 31 Universal Critical; 16% Ice Damage, 6% Universal Damage)
- Gear Set Bonus: 3 pieces of Dragoon’s Icy Set (3% Ice Damage)
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