Changes: Ice giant

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It is hard to provide a detailed description of the ice giant, for no witcher has ever faced it. It is known only from tales and second-hand reports that mix fact with legend. Skelliger claim its skin is blue because it was born of snow and ice, which is, of course, clearly impossible, though it does indeed seem capable of withstanding the fiercest frosts and in fact seems to draw strength from them.

It can bind other creatures to its will, sirens in particular. It treats its victims cruelly and is particularly fond of human flesh. It uses simple weapons made from items looted from the bodies of those it has slaughtered.^[1]

Notable ice giants

Bestiary entry

Fled one time in my life. From the Ice Giant. And know what? I'm not a bit ashamed.
– Rasmund Kvaalkje, Clan Tordarroch oarsman

This powerful, primeval monster is quite possibly the last of its race. The Ice Giant resembles a man in many respects, but is blue as frost and taller than a tree. Though it seems capable of reason, all attempts to communicate with it to date have ended the same way – in a quick and painful death.

Combat tactics

Though similar to the cyclopses in terms of combat ability, there is one aspect of the ice giant that must be cautioned: reportedly, the monster draws its strength from cold weather, with blizzards allowing them to reach their physical peak.

Creatures such as sirens can be bound to the will of an ice giant. Witchers should coat their silver swords in oil that affect any potential allies to the ice giant to help eliminate them more quickly.

A Horrval horn was once crafted to help repel sirens attacking Skelligers, knocking them out of the sky with a single blast of noise. Having the horn would be of great use against an ice giant, directing the sirens to attack its enemies. As with a cyclops, evasiveness and footwork are your best defenses against an ice giant. Use Yrden to improve your chances of avoiding any attacks!

Videos

Designing The Witcher 3's Ice Giant

The Witcher 3 Ice Giant (Hard Mode)

Gallery

References

↑ The official Prima game guide

External links

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

[1] The official Prima game guide

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+{{Infobox Bestiary2
-=={{tw3}}==
+|Image = <gallery>
-{{Infoboxbestiary2|
+Tw3 journal ice giant locked.png|Unknown
-name = Ice Giant |
+Tw3 journal icegiant.png|Unlocked
-image = [[File:Ice_Giant.jpeg|thumb]] |
+</gallery>
-variations = |
+|Class = [[Ogroid]]
-class = Ogroids |
+|Occurrence = [[Skellige]]
-occurrence = Has been observed on Skellige; if they exist on the Continent they're yet to be discovered |
+|Susceptibility = [[Ogroid oil]]<br>[[Quen]]
-immunity = |
+|Tactics =Wields a large improvised flail made from a ship anchor
-susceptibility = Ogroid Oil, Quen |
+|Loot =[[Elemental essence]]<br>[[Monster brain]]<br>[[Monster eye]]}}
-tactics = |
+It is hard to provide a detailed description of the''' ice giant''', for no [[witcher]] has ever faced it. It is known only from tales and second-hand reports that mix fact with legend. [[Skelliger]] claim its skin is blue because it was born of snow and ice, which is, of course, clearly impossible, though it does indeed seem capable of withstanding the fiercest frosts and in fact seems to draw strength from them.
-loot = Elemental Essence, White Bear Pelt, White Wolf Pelt, Lesser Glyph of Yrden, Lesser Zoria Runestone, Infused Crystal |
-additional = |
-}}
-“Fled one time in my life from the ice giant. And know what? I’m not a bit ashamed.”—Rasmund Kvaalkje, Clan Torrdarroch oarsman
+It can bind other creatures to its will, [[siren]]s in particular. It treats its victims cruelly and is particularly fond of [[human]] flesh. It uses simple weapons made from items looted from the bodies of those it has slaughtered.<ref>The [https://www.primagames.com/games/witcher-3 official Prima] game guide</ref>
-This powerful, primeval monster is quite possibly the last of its race. The ice giant resembles a man in many respects, but is blue as frost and taller than a tree. Though it seems capable of reason, all attempts to communicate with it to date have ended in the same way—quick and painful death.
+== Notable ice giants ==
-It is hard to provide a detailed description of the ice giant, for no witcher has ever faced it. It is known only from tales and second-hand reports that mix fact with legend. Skelligers claim its skin is blue because it was born of snow and ice, which is, of course, clearly impossible—though it does indeed seem capable of withstanding the fiercest frosts and in fact seems to draw strength from them. It can bind other creatures to its will, sirens in particular. It treats its victims cruelly and is particularly fond of human flesh. It uses simple weapons made from items looted from the bodies of those it has slaughtered.
+* [[Myrhyff]]
+* [[Jotunn]]
-==Combat Tactics==
+==Bestiary entry==
+: ''Fled one time in my life. From the Ice Giant. And know what? I'm not a bit ashamed.<br>– Rasmund Kvaalkje, [[Clan Tordarroch]] oarsman''
+: ''This powerful, primeval monster is quite possibly the last of its race. The Ice Giant resembles a man in many respects, but is blue as frost and taller than a tree. Though it seems capable of reason, all attempts to communicate with it to date have ended the same way – in a quick and painful death.''
+==Combat tactics==
-Though similar to the cyclopses in terms of combat ability, there is one aspect of the ice giant that must be cautioned: reportedly, the monster draws its strength from cold weather with blizzards allowing them to reach their physical peak.
+Though similar to the [[Cyclops|cyclopses]] in terms of combat ability, there is one aspect of the ice giant that must be cautioned: reportedly, the monster draws its strength from cold weather, with blizzards allowing them to reach their physical peak.
-Creatures such as the siren can be bound to the will of an ice giant. Witchers should coat their silver swords in oil that affect any potential allies to the ice giant to help eliminate them more quickly.
+Creatures such as sirens can be bound to the will of an ice giant. Witchers should coat their silver swords in oil that affect any potential allies to the ice giant to help eliminate them more quickly.
-A Horrval Horn was once crafted to help repel sirens attacking skelligers, knocking them out of the sky with a single blast of noise. Having the horn would be of great use against an ice giant directing them to attack its enemies.
+A Horrval horn was once crafted to help repel sirens attacking Skelligers, knocking them out of the sky with a single blast of noise. Having the horn would be of great use against an ice giant, directing the sirens to attack its enemies. As with a cyclops, evasiveness and footwork are your best defenses against an ice giant. Use [[Yrden]] to improve your chances of avoiding any attacks!
+== Videos ==
-As with a cyclops, evasiveness and footwork are your best defenses against an ice giant. Use Yrden to improve your chances of avoiding any attacks!
+<gallery position="center">
+File:Designing_The_Witcher_3's_Ice_Giant
+File:The_Witcher_3_Ice_Giant_(Hard_Mode)
+</gallery>
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+Tw3 ice giant2.png|Screenshot of the 3D ingame model.
+Ice-Giant.png|Ice giant concept art.
+Tw3 wallpaper 1.jpg|Wallpaper.
+Tw3 screenshot ice giant anchor.jpg|Geralt fighting the Ice Giant, screenshot (demo version).
+Tw3 screenshot 02.jpg|Another screenshot from the Ice Giant's cave (demo version).
+Tw3 concept art 7.jpg|The Giant's weapon of choice - a ship anchor.
+Tw3 cardart monsters ice giant.png|Gwent card art
+Gwent_cardart_monsters_ice_giant.jpeg|Gwent standalone card art
+</gallery>
+== References ==
+<references />
+== External links ==
+*{{Gwent|Ice Giant}}
+{{Tw3 bestiary}}
-[[File:The Witcher 3 Ice Giant (Hard Mode)|none|thumb|480x480px]]
-[[File:The Witcher 3 "Old Speartip" the Giant Boss Fight (Hard Mode)|none|thumb|480x480px]]
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+[[pl:Lodowy gigant]]
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+[[pt-br:Gigante de Gelo]]
+[[ru:Ледяной великан]]
+[[uk:Крижаний велетень]]
+[[Category:Creatures]]
+[[Category:The Witcher 3 bestiary]]