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The Ice Armor is basically the same as the Flame Armor, except that it resists Fire instead of Cold. It is useful to give one character the Ice Armor and Flame Shield (or the Flame Armor and Ice Shield) to grant them resistance to both Cold and Fire.
The Ice Sword is a huge upgrade over every Weapon you've seen so far, both in terms of Damage and Hit Rate. Though found first, the Ice Sword is significantly more powerful than the Flame Sword—it is a bit strange to be using it in the Ice Cave, but it's quite effective. It also makes an excellent Weapon for your RedMAGE, potentially granting them a third attack before any other Weapon. Just for good measure, you'll find a second Ice Sword in the Castle of Ordeal.
Description
Shield forged with the essence of ice.
Type
Shield
Absorb
12
Value
5,000 gil (5,000 gil on Easy)
Found In
Ice Cavern B1
The Ice Shield is the Fire-resistant version of the Flame Shield. Give it to someone wearing the Flame Mail to maximize your elemental resistances.
Attack
4
Evasion Bonus
+7%
×(Icon)Shield skill + 1
Type
(Icon)Shield
Accuracy
-
Magic Penalty
70%
Value
2,500 gil
The Ice Shield is another Element-resisting shield with the same stats as the rest. It resists Fire, and unlike the Ice- and Lightning-resistant shields, you will be able to buy more Ice Shields later in the game. Fire attacks are fairly common, so this is a good shield to have on hand. Note that you can find one in the Dreadnought, but it is guarded by a deadly Hill Gigas. Since you can always get more later, this is one Treasure you might consider passing by.
Absorbs Ice-elemental attack
Type
Icon
Shield
Spell Taught
Ice 2 ×5
Break Item Ability
Ice 3
Value
1 GP
Defense
42
Evade %
20 (not used)
Mag.Def
28
MBlock%
10
Colosseum
Wager Crystal Mail or Flame Shld
The Ice Shld is a nice shield, and along with the other Elemental shields, the best shield many Characters can equip in terms of Defense and Mag.Def. It offers protection against Ice (which it absorbs) and Fire, but also confers a weakness to Wind. As a nice side bonus, the user will learn Ice 2 at a ×5 rate.