Frost Atronach (Skyrim)

Frost Atronachs are large hulking Daedra, both wild and as summoned creatures. They are both companions and enemies in Skyrim. They seem to do low-end damage when compared in ratio to their summoning time.

Battle behavior
Frost Atronachs use their bulky forms to deal out physical damage, never casting spells. Frost Atronachs are also completely immune to frost damage, but are 50% weaker to fire damage. Hitting them with a frost spell still counts as an attack and will eventually turn them hostile though.

Ice-Breaker
When fighting or watching an atronach, they may be seen smashing the ground furiously. This is an area of effect skill that the Frost Atronach has, and usually occurs when it's fighting two or more enemies. As a bound follower, the Frost Atronach may also perform this devastating attack, which can stagger an enemy. This move is slow however and relatively easy to dodge compared to its" Ice Stab" attack which is much faster and has a surprisingly long range.

Frost Cloak
If very close to a hostile Frost Atronach, health and stamina will rapidly decrease as the icy touch of its body gives off a permanent frost cloak. This also applies to any NPC it may come across (if hostile).

Blizzard Storm
The Frost Atronach explodes into an icy storm upon its destruction, damaging anyone around it.

Locations

 * Conjure Frost Atronach
 * The Chill
 * Rimerock Burrow

Trivia

 * In Skyrim, one can be summoned at the Atronach Forge using a Sapphire and a Frost Salts.
 * Frost atronachs will often use their most powerful attack (the ground smash with their club arm) as a coup de grâce of sorts when an enemy kneels after the health is nearly depleted.
 * Some people often use Frost Atronachs to help improve their Destruction skill, using it's bulky body to trap it through a doorway and attacking it with Destruction spells.
 * Frost Atronachs have no ranged attacks making them ineffective against airborne Dragons or archers and wizards keeping their distance.
 * If a summoned frost atronach is attacked with a fire spell it will instantly become aggressive, whereas attacking with a melee weapon may take several hits.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
 * The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim