Arctic Howl
Shapeshift into a Werewolf and let out an icy howl that damages enemies and Freezes Primed enemies. If an enemy is Frozen or a Frozen enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers your attacks with added Cold damage, causes Empowered Slams to create Chilled Ground, and grants your Allies added Cold damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.
Gem Effects
Deals (5-186) to (8-279) Cold Damage
Cannot cause Freeze Buildup
Knocks Back Enemies
Freeze enemies that are Primed for Freeze
Warcry radius is 5.5 metres
Buff duration is 8 seconds
Buff grants Allies (1-37) to (2-56) added Cold damage to Attacks
Empowered Attacks deal (4-121) to (5-186) additional Cold damage
Empowers one Attack per 5 enemy Power in
range, counting up to 50 Power
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Arctic Howl
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Arctic Howl Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
AoE Clearing
Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.
Freeze Defense
Cold damage can Freeze enemies, providing excellent defensive utility. Higher hits = longer freeze duration.
Crit Viable
Base 10% crit — strong crit scaling potential. Invest in crit chance + multiplier from gear and passive tree.
Crit Priority
10% base crit is exceptional. This skill is designed for crit builds — stack crit multiplier for huge damage spikes.
Alternatives to Arctic Howl
Similar skills — which one fits your build better?
Shapeshift into a Werewolf and offer your Rage to the moon to receive a blessing
Perform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embo
Build Glory by Hitting enemies with Elemental damage. When you have maximum Glor
Shapeshift into a Bear and roar in defiance, immediately gaining Rage if there a
How to Get Arctic Howl
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Arctic Howl. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.