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EliteCombat level 75Goblinoid

Frost Giant

A towering giant of the frozen wastes, wreathed in killing cold.

Pale blue-white skin, hair like frozen icicles, and armour of glacial ice plates lashed over furs -- the frost giant is both magnificent and terrifying. Its breath fogs the air even in summer. When it exhales in combat, that breath becomes a torrent of freezing air that locks flesh solid. It carries a greatclub of solid ice that reforms if shattered. Ancient and cruel, frost giants collect the bones of those they defeat as trophies.

Stats

Hitpoints
5,250
Melee attack
450
Magic attack
220
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
0.6
Attack range
5.5 m
Defences
Slash defence
60
Stab defence
52
Crush defence
65
Ranged defence
48
Magic resistance
45
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
3.2 m/s
Aggro range
16 m
Leash range
70 m

Abilities

4
Glacier StrikeCrushweight 48

A blow from the ice greatclub that shatters on impact, launching shards in a short cone.

Damage
400% of attack
Range
5.5 m
Effects
  • Status Effect — chance 0.2, duration 1
Ice BreathMagicTelegraph: Coneweight 22

Exhales a massive cone of killing frost that freezes targets solid.

Damage
300% of attack
Range
10 m
Wind-up
2 s
Cooldown
18 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — chance 0.8, duration 4
  • Dot — duration 6
Frozen Earth SmashCrushTelegraph: Circleweight 18

Drives the ice club into the ground, erupting frozen spikes in a ring around the impact.

Damage
350% of attack
Range
7 m
Wind-up
1.5 s
Cooldown
15 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — chance 0.7, duration 2
  • Knockback
Blizzard RoarMagicTelegraph: Circleweight 12

Screams into the sky, calling down a localized blizzard that persists for several seconds.

Damage
80% of attack
Range
0 m
Wind-up
2.5 s
Cooldown
40 s
Effects
  • Persistent Aoe — duration 8, radius 12

How it fights

Behaviour
Melee Aggressive
Patrol
Wander · 20 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Glacier Strike4848%
Ice Breath2222%
Frozen Earth Smash1818%
Blizzard Roar1212%

Drops

Rolls on Frost Giant.

Roll 1always drops · guaranteed
DropQuantityWeightChance
Frost Giant Hide
Insulated hide — cold resistance crafting
3–6—100%
Ice Crystal Giant1–3—100%
Roll 22 rolls · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—1515%
Coins Gold5–122525%
Frost Giant Axe
Two-handed axe with frost proc
11515%
Glacier Core
Alchemy — freeze-related potions/crafting
12020%
Frost Giant Helm11515%
Ancient Rune Tablet
Lore item — Frost Giant history
11010%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
2
Respawn Time
600
Respawn Variance
120

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/aggro
Ambient
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/idle
Attack
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/ice_club
Death
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/giant_stomp
Hurt
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/hurt
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_ice_club
    Base Damage
    400
    Cast Time
    0
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    0
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    A blow from the ice greatclub that shatters on impact, launching shards in a short cone.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      0.2
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      1
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Glacier Strike
    Name
    Glacier Strike
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    5.5
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/frost_giant/ice_club
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_ice_breath
    Base Damage
    300
    Cast Time
    2
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    18
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    magic
    Description
    Exhales a massive cone of killing frost that freezes targets solid.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      0.8
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      4
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    2. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      6
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      dot
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Ice Breath
    Name
    Ice Breath
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    10
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/frost_giant/ice_breath
    Telegraph
    cone
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  3. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_frozen_earth
    Base Damage
    350
    Cast Time
    1.5
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    15
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Drives the ice club into the ground, erupting frozen spikes in a ring around the impact.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      0.7
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      2
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    2. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      —
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      knockback
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Frozen Earth Smash
    Name
    Frozen Earth Smash
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    7
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/frost_giant/frozen_smash
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  4. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    blizzard_roar
    Base Damage
    80
    Cast Time
    2.5
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    40
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    magic
    Description
    Screams into the sky, calling down a localized blizzard that persists for several seconds.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      8
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      12
      Type
      persistent_aoe
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Blizzard Roar
    Name
    Blizzard Roar
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    0
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/frost_giant/blizzard_roar
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
Creature Frost Giant Blizzard Roar
Condition
target_count >= 3 AND self_hp_percent < 60
Priority
20
Creature Frost Giant Frozen Smash
Condition
target_count >= 2
Priority
24
Creature Frost Giant Ice Breath
Condition
target_count >= 2 OR target_distance < 8.0
Priority
28
Ability Weights
Creature Frost Giant Blizzard Roar
12
Creature Frost Giant Frozen Smash
18
Creature Frost Giant Ice Breath
22
Creature Frost Giant Ice Club
48
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
no
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
—
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
Melee Aggressive
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
20
Type
wander
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/aggro
Ambient
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/idle
Attack
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/ice_club
Death
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/giant_stomp
Hurt
sfx/creatures/frost_giant/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
elite
Combat Level
75
Description
A towering giant of the frozen wastes, wreathed in killing cold.
Examine
Pale blue-white skin, hair like frozen icicles, and armour of glacial ice plates lashed over furs -- the frost giant is both magnificent and terrifying. Its breath fogs the air even in summer. When it exhales in combat, that breath becomes a torrent of freezing air that locks flesh solid. It carries a greatclub of solid ice that reforms if shattered. Ancient and cruel, frost giants collect the bones of those they defeat as trophies.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/frost_giant
Id
Frost Giant
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Frost Giant
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
300
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Ice Breath is the signature encounter mechanic -- the 2s telegraph demands a sidestep or players are frozen for 4s, becoming stationary targets for follow-up attacks. Blizzard Roar creates a persistent zone; parties must reposition while continuing damage. freeze_defense: 999 means effectively immune to freeze. Fire damage is relatively more effective (no fire resistance) -- a counterplay hint for players. Stun and fear immune per giant category minimum.
Tags
humanoid, goblinoid, giant, elite, melee, magic, ice, freeze, stun_immune, fear_immune
Venery Category
goblinoid
Zone
frozen_wastes, ice_tundra, glacier_fields
Model
models/creatures/humanoid/frost_giant
Movement
—
Name
Frost Giant
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
2
Respawn Time
600
Respawn Variance
120
Spawn Animation
—
Spawn Sound
—
Stats
Aggro Range
16
Attack
450
Attack Range
5.5
Attack Speed
0.6
Crush Defense
65
Immunities
none
Leash Range
70
Magic Attack
220
Magic Resistance
45
Max Hp
5,250
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
3.2
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
48
Slash Defense
60
Stab Defense
52
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Ice Breath is the signature encounter mechanic -- the 2s telegraph demands a sidestep or players are frozen for 4s, becoming stationary targets for follow-up attacks. Blizzard Roar creates a persistent zone; parties must reposition while continuing damage. freeze_defense: 999 means effectively immune to freeze. Fire damage is relatively more effective (no fire resistance) -- a counterplay hint for players. Stun and fear immune per giant category minimum.

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