Champion Icebrood Goliath

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Champion Icebrood Goliaths are powerful Icebrood Goliaths, an evolved form of icebrood norn.

Locations[edit]

Shiverpeak Mountains

Story involvement[edit]

The Icebrood Saga[edit]

Event involvement[edit]

Event boss (tango icon).png [Group Event] Defeat the champion icebrood goliath (16)
Event swords (tango icon).png Defeat the dragon minions before they absorb too much ley-line magic (17, 22, 24)
Event swords (tango icon).png [Group Event] Destroy the dragon crystal at Elder's Vale (80)
Event swords (tango icon).png [Group Event] Lure out the Claw of Jormag by destroying the final dragon crystal (80)
Event boss (tango icon).png [Group Event] Defeat the Claw of Jormag (80)
Event cog (tango icon).png Defeat Jormag's Champion (80)

Combat abilities[edit]

Regular[edit]

Effects

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Skills
  • Smash - Basic melee autoattack.
  • Lunge - Jumps forward to smash the ground.
  • Frozen Ground
Stolen skills

In Asgeir's Legacy[edit]

Abilities
  • Casts Frozen Ground
Effects

DefianceLocked defiance bar

Skills
  • Frozen Ground - Goliath kneels and creates an AoE attack at target which deals damage and applies Chilled.png Chilled every second.
  • Slash - Basic melee attack.
    • Redirect Arrow.png Slash - Basic melee attack.
      • Redirect Arrow.png Slash - Strong slam melee attack.
Stolen skills

During Strike Mission: Cold War[edit]

Abilities
  • Blessings of Jormag
Effects

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  • Any 1-3 of the effects granted by Unstable Magic Abilities:
    • Flash Freeze (effect).png Flash Freeze - Time jumps to avoid chilling pulses.
    • Frigid Footfalls.png Frigid Footfalls - Creates icy areas that damages and chill enemies.
    • Windfall.png Frigid Vortex - A vortex of freezing cold air surrounds you, periodically dealing massive damage.
    • Frozen Barrier.png Frozen Barrier - Periodically generates a barrier that reflects missiles.
    • Icy Echoes.png Icy Echoes - When hit, causes the attacker to deal damage to allies in a radius around themselves. No attacker can cause this effect more than once every 2 seconds.
    • Lethal Coalescence (Cold War).png Lethal Coalescence - Periodically targets a foe with a massive burst of frost magic. The damage done by this attack is distributed among all enemies caught in the blast.
Skills
  • Lunge - Leaps forward, dealing damage and creating a damaging field.
  • Slash - A melee attack.
    • Redirect Arrow.png Slash - Strong slam melee attack.
Stolen skills

Drops[edit]

Name Type Rarity Quantity
Gilded Strongbox.png Gilded Strongbox Container Exotic 1
Icebrood Goliath Sinew.png Icebrood Goliath Sinew
(only drops if the Bitterfrost Frontier Master collection is active)
(only drops if the Defeat Jormag's Champion event is active)
(only drops in Bitterfrost Frontier)
Trophy Exotic 1
Snowden Wildlife Refuge Sign.png Snowden Wildlife Refuge Sign
(only drops if the Chuka and Champawat III: Tigris collection is active)
(only drops in Tromigar Valley)
Trophy Rare 1

Notes[edit]

Occasionally, Icebrood Goliaths will use ogre shouts upon aggro, deaggro, and death.
  • There are two slightly different versions of Champion Icebrood Goliaths that spawn during Claw of Jormag, one that can easily bursted down and one that cannot, that latter of which does not drop a champ bag.

See also[edit]

Associated items