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Freezes the air around a target, causing significant harm and slowing the target's movement. It has no effect on targets that are already frozen.

Flash Freeze is a monster-only spell which fires a beam of cold that ignores EV and applies the Frozen status effect to the target. This negative enchantment lasts for 3 turns and cannot be refreshed.

The following enemies cast Flash Freeze:

L Josephina (3d24 damage)
* Orb of winter (3d31 damage)
k Rime drake (3d14 damage)
D Serpent of Hell (Cocytus) (3d22 damage)

Other possible sources are the wrath of Vehumet and Makhleb.

History

Prior to 0.20, there was the Dagger of Chilly Death unrandart, which could 'flash-freeze' the target on a successful hit.
Prior to 0.19, Flash Freeze was one of the possible magical effects of the Legendary Destruction spell.
This spell was added in 0.14.

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+{{Flavour|Freezes the air around a target, causing significant harm and slowing the target's movement. It has no effect on targets that are already frozen.}}
-{{Flavour|This spell freezes the air around a target rapidly enough to both cause significant harm and cause a thick sheet of ice to form, hindering the target's movement.}}
 '''Flash Freeze''' is a monster-only spell which fires a beam of cold that ignores [[EV]] and applies the [[Frozen]] [[status effect]] to the target. This negative enchantment lasts for 3 turns and cannot be refreshed.
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-Other possible sources are the wrath of [[Vehumet]] or [[Makhleb]], and the [[Legendary Destruction]] spell.
+Other possible sources are the wrath of [[Vehumet]] and [[Makhleb]].
-The unrandart [[Dagger of Chilly Death]] may also 'flash-freeze' the target on a successful hit.
 ==History==
-This spell was added in [[0.14]].
+*Prior to [[0.20]], there was the [[Dagger of Chilly Death]] unrandart, which could 'flash-freeze' the target on a successful hit.
+*Prior to [[0.19]], Flash Freeze was one of the possible magical effects of the [[Legendary Destruction]] spell.
+*This spell was added in [[0.14]].
 [[Category:Monster spells]]