Arcanists/Book of Frost

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The Frost book contains some of the most damaging spells in the game. However, many of these are offset by low accuracy or difficulty in achieving the damage - for example, many spells split into ice or snow, which can be difficult to accurately hit your enemy with.

Arcanists Spellbooks
Arcane	Flame	Stone	Storm	Frost
Underdark	Overlight	Nature	Seas	Cogs

Spells

Many frost attacks split into smaller pieces upon impact. There are three types: ice, frost, and snow. All three of these, if they touch an Arcanist or minion, will disappear and do damage. If frost touches the ground, it will leave a small hole. If ice or snow lands on the ground, it will pile up. If snow lands on water it will form land. Ice and frost both do 5 damage, whereas snow does 2. While frost minions and ice towers are hurt by both ice and frost, snow will heal them.

Icon	Spell	Level	Type	Number of Charges	Charge Time Initial/Recharge	Destruction Radius	Maximum Damage	Description
	Ice Ball	1	Ball	Infinite	0/1	Small	75	Small explosion, then shatters into ice.
	Ice Bomb	2	Bomb	2	0/1	Medium	250	Releases a number of ice balls.
	Frost Shards	1	Bolt	4	0/1	Small	75	Fires 15 frost shards. As with most other bolts, if one of them hits you, or, if you stand directly next to/on top of your target, the spell will stop, and you will suffer damage.
	Frost Arrow	2	Arrow	2	0/1	Small	100	Fires frost shards upon impact. High knock-back.
	Snow Ball	1	Ball	Infinite	0/1	N/A	100 Snow	Will detonate when it reaches its apex (top of its trajectory), or on impact, sending snow down on to the target. The ball itself is not snow and will not form land if it hits water before detonating.
	Blizzard	2	Targeted	Infinite	3/5	N/A	1000 Snow	Produces a cloud which hovers over an area and drops snow on it for the next four turns; the snow will fall at the beginning of the casting Arcanist's turn. Most missiles, including Meteor and Comet, are deflected by the cloud.
	Ice Shield	1	Personal	Infinite	0/5	N/A	N/A	Creates a thin barrier around the caster. Does not end the caster's turn.
	Ice Castle	2	Tower	Infinite	0/5	Small	75hp	If an Ice Castle lands on water it will create an ice platform at the expense of a small amount of health, usually 5hp. The Ice Castle is immune to snow damage and it heals the tower, however.
	Summon Sylph	1	Minion	Infinite	0/5	N/A	N/A	Summons a Sylph.
	Summon Frost Giant	2	Minion	Infinite	3/5	N/A	N/A	Whenever a frost giant is summoned a snow cloud appears above its head and will remain above it where ever it goes.
	Comet	3	Targeted	Infinite	5/5	Medium	500	Drops a Comet, which does 50 damage on impact and shatters into a number of ice balls and frost shards.
	Summon Frost Dragon	3	Minion	1	5/-	N/A	N/A	Summons a Frost Dragon.

Familiar

The Frost familiar is the Frost Sprite. It increases the jumping ability of you and your minions, and makes water you stand on freeze, turning your life into ice platforms in increments of 5 hit points.

Minions

Sprite	Name	Health	Spells	Number of Charges	Charge Time Initial/Recharge	Maximum Damage	Spell Description
	Sylph	50	Sylph Arrow	Infinite	0/1	60	Shoots three frost arrows which home in on the target.
			Ice Shield	Infinite	0/5	N/A	See above.
	Frost Giant	100	Smash	Infinite	0/1	30	A short range attack with high knock-back.
			Frost Giant-Ball	Infinite	0/1	75	Same as Ice ball.
			Ice Bomb	2	0/1	250	See above.
			Snow Ball	Infinite	0/1	100 Snow	See above.
	Frost Dragon	150	Frost Dragon Breath	Infinite	0/1	125	Releases a high power ice bolt, which splits into ice on impact

Sylphs jump better than Arcanists. Frost Giants jump less distance than Arcanists, but further than most minions. Both of them can walk on water, converting their hit points into ice platforms in increments of 5hp.